Abstract: A light guide plate (63) includes a light introducing section (65), which is at a position facing a point light source (62), for confining light from the point light source, and a light guide plate main body (64), which has a thickness smaller than a thickness at an end of the light introducing section on the point light source side, for outputting the confined light to an outside from a light outputting surface by light outputting means (70). The light introducing section (65) has an inclined surface (67), which is inclined from a surface of the light introducing section towards a surface of the light guide plate main body (64). The inclined surface (67) has a directivity converting pattern (68) for converting a directivity expansion in a thickness direction of the light guide plate of the light entered to the light introducing section (65) to directivity characteristics tilted towards a direction parallel to a surface direction of the light guide plate.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to uniform Web application navigation in a Web application environment and provide a method, system and computer program product for a dynamically added navigation widget for loosely integrating multiple Web pages. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamically adding a navigation widget for loosely integrating multiple Web pages in a social network can be provided. The method can include identifying a user as either author or owner of content for Web pages loaded from different sources for viewing in a content browser, matching the user with a set of menu selections and configuring a navigation script with the set of menu selections, and returning the navigation script for embedding in each of the Web pages as a navigator.

Abstract: A process control apparatus for controlling a control target includes, but is not limited to, first and second control units. The first control unit is designed in a design environment unspecifying any period of disturbance. The first control unit performs a feedback control to the control target by using a setting value of the control target and a measured value of the control target. The first control unit is included in a feedback loop. The second control unit is also included in the feedback loop. The second control unit is designed by using an internal model principle. The second control unit rejects the disturbance, which is applied to the feedback loop, by using the measured value of the control target.

Abstract: According to the present invention, in changing the concentration of a treatment solution supplied to a substrate, a volume of an existing treatment solution in a tank connected to a treatment solution supply section for supplying the treatment solution to the substrate is first measured. Based on this measured value, a minimum drain volume of the existing treatment solution to be drained out from the tank and a supply volume of either a treatment solution with a predetermined concentration or a diluting fluid to be supplied into the tank is calculated respectively in order to change the treatment solution in the tank to be in an intended volume and to have an intended concentration. Then, the calculated drain volume of the existing treatment solution is drained out from the tank. Meanwhile, the calculated supply volume of either the treatment solution with the predetermined concentration or the diluting fluid is supplied into the tank.

Abstract: According to the present invention, in changing the concentration of a treatment solution supplied to a substrate, a volume of an existing treatment solution in a tank connected to a treatment solution supply section for supplying the treatment solution to the substrate is first measured. Based on this measured value, a minimum drain volume of the existing treatment solution to be drained out from the tank and a supply volume of either a treatment solution with a predetermined concentration or a diluting fluid to be supplied into the tank is calculated respectively in order to change the treatment solution in the tank to be in an intended volume and to have an intended concentration. Then, the calculated drain volume of the existing treatment solution is drained out from the tank. Meanwhile, the calculated supply volume of either the treatment solution with the predetermined concentration or the diluting fluid is supplied into the tank.

Abstract: A nickel-metal hydride storage battery is provided capable of suppressing an increase of discharge reserve of a negative electrode and preventing lowering of battery characteristics. A nickel-metal hydride storage battery 100 of the present invention comprises a battery main part (an electrode plate group 150, an electrolyte, and others), a case 102 housing this battery main part, and a safety valve device 101 having an excessive pressure preventing function for preventing excessive rise of the internal pressure in the case 102 by discharging gas from the case 102 when the internal pressure in the case 102 exceeds a predetermined value.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for organizing and viewing electronic objects (such as incoming electronic mail messages, documents, and so forth) according to relationships among the objects. Objects may be organized according to user-selectable, node-specific criteria. These criteria may be dynamically learned, based upon a particular user's behavior, using the disclosed techniques.

Abstract: A set of attached extensions is reduced before it is exposed to the code of a processing extension point to which the extensions are attached. An application calls an extension registry to obtain a list of available extensions attached to a given extension point, and filter functionality is integrated into the extension registry. Filters including filtering logic are plugged into the extension registry itself, and the extension registry selects the filter or filters to be applied for a current context. The extension registry itself defines an extension point to collect filters as extensions and to define an interface that those filters will implement. Each filter specifies when it should be called. As a result, an application can supply a filter that knows what extensions to expose and which to exclude in one or more contexts, and provide a hint to the extension registry indicating when the extension registry should apply the filter.

Abstract: Methods and software are described which provide the ability to use plug-ins to extend functionality for J2EE applications. The methods involve use of an application deployment package including a plug-in manifest file containing plug-in meta-data, a unique identifier for the plug-in and interconnection data representing interconnections to other plug-in packages. An extension registry service uses the plug-in package to provide extensibility to the application by locating plug-ins and determining the interconnections between them based on the interconnection data. The extension registry service collects plug-in packages dynamically as J2EE modules are loaded by the J2EE platform and maintains the unique identifiers for all extension point(s) and extension(s) defined in the plug-in packages. The extension registry is used to find the associated extensions when the application executes an extension point. Identified extensions can then be invoked by extension point code.

Abstract: A writing magnetic pole portion composed of a first magnetic film and a second magnetic film formed on the first magnetic film via a gap film is fabricated on a given wafer. Then, the writing magnetic pole portion is swung forward and backward around a rotation standard axis parallel to a center line of the writing magnetic pole portion in a direction parallel to a surface of the. Then, the writing magnetic pole portion is milled during the swing of the writing magnetic pole portion to define the width of the writing magnetic pole portion.

Abstract: A plating underlayer is formed on an insulating film. An anti-reflection film is formed on the plating underlayer. A photoresist is formed over the antireflection film 62. The photoresist and the antireflection film are exposed and developed to form a resistframe made thereof. A second magnetic layer is formed within an inner pattern enclosed by the resistframe. The anti-reflection film is made of a material soluble for a developer through exposure.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing a solid-state imaging device enabling an improvement of a light sensitivity characteristic in a light receiving unit, a solid-state imaging device in which the light sensitivity characteristic is improved, and a camera provided with the solid-state imaging device. A shield film projected around the light receiving unit is formed on a substrate in which the light receiving unit is formed; an transparent insulation film is formed on the shield film; a sidewall insulation film is formed by etch-back of the insulation film, in a side wall of the shield film; a mask layer having an aperture at a position corresponding to the light receiving unit is formed on the shield film; and the shield film is etched by using the sidewall insulation film and the mask layer as a mask to form an aperture portion exposing the light receiving unit.

Abstract: A writing magnetic pole portion composed of a first magnetic film and a second magnetic film formed on the first magnetic film via a gap film is fabricated on a given wafer. Then, the writing magnetic pole portion is swung forward and backward around a rotation standard axis parallel to a center line of the writing magnetic pole portion in a direction parallel to a surface of the. Then, the writing magnetic pole portion is milled during the swing of the writing magnetic pole portion to define the width of the writing magnetic pole portion.

Abstract: An electrode film and a protective electrode film are formed on an insulating film and a first magnetic film in turn. Then, a first photoresist layer, an intermediate layer and a second photoresist layer are formed on the protective electrode film in turn. The intermediate layer is formed by a sputtering method so that the surface temperature of the intermediate layer is set to 140° C. or below. Then, the first photoresist layer is exposed and developed, to fabricate a photoresist pattern. Then, the intermediate layer is partially etched and removed via the photoresist pattern as a mask by a reactive ion etching method using a chlorine-based gas.

Abstract: A writing magnetic pole portion composed of a first magnetic film and a second magnetic film formed on the first magnetic film via a gap film is fabricated on a given wafer. Then, the writing magnetic pole portion is swung forward and backward around a rotation standard axis parallel to a center line of the writing magnetic pole portion in a direction parallel to a surface of the. Then, the writing magnetic pole portion is milled during the swing of the writing magnetic pole portion to define the width of the writing magnetic pole portion.

Abstract: A process liquid supply mechanism for supplying a process liquid comprises a process liquid supply source for supplying a process liquid, a process liquid discharging nozzle for discharging the process liquid, a pipe connecting the process liquid supply source to the process liquid discharging nozzle, a pump mounted to the pipe for allowing the process liquid to be discharged from the process liquid discharging nozzle, a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure of the process liquid at a prescribed position intermediate between the pump and the process liquid discharging nozzle, and a controller for controlling the inner pressure of the pump based on the pressure value detected by the pressure sensor and the relationship obtained in advance between the pressure and the discharging rate of the process liquid such that the process liquid is discharged at a prescribed discharging rate.

Abstract: A lens array substrate and an image displaying device which can prevent unstable operation and malfunction of the TFTs by suppressing the rise in the temperature of liquid crystal display panel are provided. According to the invention, a lens resin layer and a sealing resin layer are provided on the glass substrate, and a lens array is formed at the interface of the lens resin layer and the sealing resin layer which have different refractive indexes from each other. On a cover substrate provided on the sealing resin layer, a light blocking member comprising a material with high reflectance such as Al and Ag is formed along the region corresponding to the boundary edges between the lenses in the lens array, then, a transparent electrode is formed on the all surface of the cover substrate via the light blocking member.