Abstract: An image recording apparatus that can communicate with an external apparatus includes a recording unit, a completion unit, a first input unit, and a transmission unit. The recording unit records movie data on at least one recording medium. The completion unit completes a movie file based on recorded movie data. The first input unit receives a predetermined instruction for transmitting at least part of movie data, recorded by the recording unit, to the external apparatus. The transmission unit transmits, via the communication interface, at least one of movie files completed by the completion unit, based on the predetermined instruction. Where the first input unit receives the predetermined instruction while the recording unit is recording the movie data, the completion unit completes a recorded part of the movie data being recorded, as a movie file, and the transmission unit automatically transmits the completed movie file via the communication interface.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a thermal transfer sheet which can prevent a kick and a scumming, and can form a photographic tone color image of high quality with a continuous tone image by sublimation transfer, while expanding the range of choices for colorants to be included in a colorant layer; a coating liquid for colorant layer to be used for forming the colorant layer of this thermal transfer sheet; a method for manufacturing this thermal transfer sheet; and image forming method employing this thermal transfer sheet.

Abstract: A vehicle reverse traveling speed limiting apparatus includes a fluid pressure detector, a brake driver, a limiting speed setter, and a reverse traveling speed controller. The fluid pressure detector detects a brake fluid pressure. The brake driver causes a main brake to perform braking based on a set instruction fluid pressure. The limiting speed setter sets a limiting speed upon reverse traveling. The reverse traveling speed controller executes torque and brake controls to allow an actual vehicle speed of a vehicle to be maintained at the limiting speed. When the actual vehicle speed is higher than the limiting speed, the reverse traveling speed controller sets the instruction fluid pressure to allow the actual vehicle speed to be converged to the limiting speed, and executes, even when the brake fluid pressure is higher than the instruction fluid pressure, the brake control to allow the instruction fluid pressure to be maintained.

Abstract: A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horizontal directions and form a thumbnail as the coverage area picture. The coverage area picture display presents a display indicating a direction in which the camera is currently directed for picture photographing. In accordance with the display, a photographing direction is controlled. A plurality of frames are photographed with respect to a designated position, then stored, and displayed. A whole picture display presents a whole panorama picture. A selective picture display presents a frame at the position designated within the whole panorama picture as a selected picture.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a thermal transfer sheet which can prevent a kick and a scumming, and can form a photographic tone color image of high quality with a continuous tone image by sublimation transfer, while expanding the range of choices for colorants to be included in a colorant layer; a coating liquid for colorant layer to be used for forming the colorant layer of this thermal transfer sheet; a method for manufacturing this thermal transfer sheet; and image forming method employing this thermal transfer sheet.

Abstract: A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horizontal directions and form a thumbnail as the coverage area picture. The coverage area picture display presents a display indicating a direction in which the camera is currently directed for picture photographing. In accordance with the display, a photographing direction is controlled. A plurality of frames are photographed with respect to a designated position, then stored, and displayed. A whole picture display presents a whole panorama picture. A selective picture display presents a frame at the position designated within the whole panorama picture as a selected picture.

Abstract: Provided is a valve seat insert made of an iron-base sintered alloy, in which a base matrix part that includes a base matrix phase and hard particles, has a base matrix part composition containing, in % by mass, 0.5%-2.0% of carbon and 10%-70% in total of one kind or two or more kinds selected from nickel, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, vanadium, tungsten, manganese, silicon and sulfur, with the balance being iron and unavoidable impurities, and Co-base hard particles having a composition containing, 1.0% or less of C, 25%-50% of Mo, 5%-15% of Cr, Si as an impurity in a content adjusted to be 0.3% or less, with the balance being Co, and having a Vickers hardness of 500 to 1,500 HV, are dispersed as hard particles in the base matrix phase in an amount of 10%-60% by mass with respect to the total amount of the valve seat insert.

Abstract: A content management apparatus, which includes a recording unit for recording a content, and an operation unit for accepting a user operation required to append additional information to the content, executes at least one of a first process for recording additional information in association with a latest content of already recorded contents and a second process for recording additional information in association with a content to be recorded, and a third process for recording additional information in association with a currently recording content in response to respective execution instructions. Enabling and disabling user operations required to issue execution instructions of the first to the third processes are switched based on whether or not a content recording operation of the recording unit is in progress.

Abstract: A device is equipped with an electrical connector in the form of a receptacle that is subject to liquid intrusion. The device detects the insertion of a mating connector and optionally detects the presence of liquid in the receptacle by applying a low power, pulsed sense signal to a terminal pin of the receptacle while the terminal pin is decoupled from a circuit part to which the terminal pin is normally coupled and concurrently sensing a voltage coupled from the terminal pin and comparing the voltage to at least a predetermined lower voltage bound and optionally a predetermined upper voltage bound and based on the results of those comparison deduces the presence of a mating connector or optionally the presence of liquid in the receptacle.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus that can communicate with an external apparatus includes a recording unit, a completion unit, a first input unit, and a transmission unit. The recording unit records movie data on at least one recording medium. The completion unit completes a movie file based on recorded movie data. The first input unit receives a predetermined instruction for transmitting at least part of movie data, recorded by the recording unit, to the external apparatus. The transmission unit transmits, via the communication interface, at least one of movie files completed by the completion unit, based on the predetermined instruction. Where the first input unit receives the predetermined instruction while the recording unit is recording the movie data, the completion unit completes a recorded part of the movie data being recorded, as a movie file, and the transmission unit automatically transmits the completed movie file via the communication interface.

Abstract: A joining method includes punching respective laminated plate materials by a rivet shaft portion of a SPR, forming a crimp portion at the front end of the rivet shaft portion, and fastening and joining the laminated plate materials between the rivet head portion and the crimp portion. Washers are laid on and brought into contact with respective opposite surfaces relative to joining surfaces of the laminated plate materials, the washers each having an inner hole through which the rivet shaft portion is allowed to pass, the washers are used as jigs at the time of the punching, the punching by means of the rivet shaft portion is performed along the inner holes of the washers, and the joining is performed so that the washers left between the rivet head and the crimp portion and the opposite surfaces.

Abstract: A content management apparatus, which includes a recording unit for recording a content, and an operation unit for accepting a user operation required to append additional information to the content, executes at least one of a first process for recording additional information in association with a latest content of already recorded contents and a second process for recording additional information in association with a content to be recorded, and a third process for recording additional information in association with a currently recording content in response to respective execution instructions. Enabling and disabling user operations required to issue execution instructions of the first to the third processes are switched based on whether or not a content recording operation of the recording unit is in progress.

Abstract: An engine-powered work tool includes: a shaft extending in a first direction; an engine at a rear end portion of the shaft; a fuel tank disposed below the engine in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a stand fixed to the engine. The stand includes a fastening portion fixed to a front end portion of the engine, and a curved portion extending from the fastening portion and curving toward a rear end portion of the engine. The curved portion provides a lower end portion positioned downstream of a bottom end portion of the fuel tank in the second direction. The lower end portion has a distal end positioned upstream of the rear end portion of the fuel tank in the first direction, the distal end and the bottom end of the fuel tank defining a gap therebetween in the second direction.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a thermal transfer sheet which can prevent a kick and a scumming, and can form a photographic tone color image of high quality with a continuous tone image by sublimation transfer, while expanding the range of choices for colorants to be included in a colorant layer; a coating liquid for colorant layer to be used for forming the colorant layer of this thermal transfer sheet; a method for manufacturing this thermal transfer sheet; and image forming method employing this thermal transfer sheet.

Abstract: A content management apparatus, which includes a recording unit for recording a content, and an operation unit for accepting a user operation required to append additional information to the content, executes at least one of a first process for recording additional information in association with a latest content of already recorded contents and a second process for recording additional information in association with a content to be recorded, and a third process for recording additional information in association with a currently recording content in response to respective execution instructions. Enabling and disabling user operations required to issue execution instructions of the first to the third processes are switched based on whether or not a content recording operation of the recording unit is in progress.

Abstract: There is provided a soft magnetic alloy for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium having a low coercive force, high amorphous properties, high corrosion resistance, and a high hardness; and a sputtering target for producing a thin film of the alloy. The alloy comprises in at. %: 6 to 20% in total of one or two of Zr and Hf; 1 to 20% of B; and 0 to 7% in total of one or two or more of Ti, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Ni, Al, Si, and P; and the balance Co and/or Fe and unavoidable impurities. The alloy further satisfies 6?2×(Zr%+Hf%)?B%?16 and 0?Fe%/(Fe%+Co%)<0.20.

Abstract: A Ti-based brazing filler material comprising in mixture a Zr-containing alloy powder comprising 30 to 90% by mass of one or two of Cu and Ni, the balance being Zr and unavoidable impurities and a Ti-based powder comprising 0 to 50% by mass of one or two of Cu and Ni, the balance being Ti and unavoidable impurities, wherein the weight ratio of the Zr-containing alloy powder to the Ti-based powder is 8:2 to 4:6. This Ti-based brazing filler material can achieve good brazing and can exhibit excellent effects in the production of aerospace instruments, medical instruments, frames of glasses, heat-exchangers made from titanium.