Abstract: The present invention has been made to reproduce data such as video or sound while preventing a video image from being reproduced in a discontinuous manner with respect to a previously reproduced still image in a reproducing apparatus that reproduces a video image and still image that operate in accordance with time information for synchronous reproduction and that have been recorded on a recording medium according to a recording system in which the data size corresponding to one frame is variable.

Abstract: In one direction of transmission, an ATM switch establishes a virtual connection from any of its input ports to any of outgoing transmission links. Multiplexers receive and multiplexes user cells from the ATM switch into outbound cells having any one of all virtual channel identifiers assigned to the multiplexers and return the outbound cells to the input ports of the ATM switch, where they are routed through the virtual connections to the outgoing transmission links. In the opposite direction, the ATM switch establishes a virtual connection from any of incoming transmission links to any of its output ports. Inbound cells from the incoming links are first routed through the virtual connections in the ATM switch to demultiplexers, where they are decomposed into user cells for application to the ATM switch. Similar to the outbound cells, the inbound cells have any of the virtual channel identifiers assigned to the demultiplexers.

Abstract: A microscope system provided by the present invention in which an electronic camera is used to pick up an observation image by a microscope, comprising a controlling section for setting an image pickup operation of an image pickup element in the electronic camera to an optimum state in accordance with a state of at least one of an optical system combination for a projection magnification of at least an objective lens and a photo eyepiece on a microscope side, an observation method, and lighting conditions.

Abstract: A toner having a half melting temperature not greater than 115° C. has good fixability without filming, even in an image forming method using a non-contact fixing method; has good fixability and color reproducibility, even in an image forming method reproducing multi-colored images by combining two or more toner layers of different color; has good heat resistance without impairing fixability and color reproducibility; and produces high quality images without impairing fixability and color reproducibility.

Abstract: An imaging portion performs imaging of a subject. A time lapse imaging condition setting portion sets a time lapse imaging condition including at least an exposure time and an imaging interval, prior to the imaging of the subject by the imaging portion. A determining portion determines a contradiction of the time lapse imaging condition set by the time lapse imaging condition setting portion according to a predetermined criterion. A presenting portion presents at least information relating to the contradiction of the time lapse imaging condition based on a determined result by the determining portion.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a packet transfer method and system adapted to minimize delay in data and discard of data in a mobile communication system, and thus to provide improvements in processing ability and service quality in a base station and a switching center.

Abstract: A double-layer vacuum container includes: an inner container having a bridging member supported by an outer container in a bridging manner; the outer container through which the bridging member extending from the inner container is externally exposed; and a cover member for externally covering the portion of the outer container through which the bridging member is exposed and for sealing a space inside the cover member and a space between the inner container and the outer container in a vacuum state between the cover member and the outer container. With such a structure of the double-layer vacuum container, the inner container other than a lip is supported by the outer container with a good heat retaining property to prevent the displacement or damage of the inner container.

Abstract: A region selection device, which select one region from among a plurality of regions displayed on a display screen, according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a coordinate input unit for inputting coordinate information to the display screen, a region table which stores attributes of the plurality of regions, a display for displaying the plurality of regions on the display screen according to the attributes stored in the region table, and a region selector for, when the regions displayed on the display screen lie on top of one another, selecting a predetermined region according to priorities corresponding to a feature parameter which is at least one of the attributes of the plurality of regions.

Abstract: An image acquiring apparatus includes a pixel shifting section which changes the relative position between luminous flux incident on an imaging element and the imaging element to a plurality of specific positions, an imaging section which photographs in at least one of a plurality of specific positions including an initial position, an image creating section which creates a high-resolution new image based on at least one item of image data photographed by the imaging section, and a display control section which displays at least one image photographed by the imaging section before the high-resolution new image has been created.

Abstract: A toner having a half melting temperature not greater than 115 ° C. has good fixability without filming, even in an image forming method using a non-contact fixing method; has good fixability and color reproducibility, even in an image forming method reproducing multi-colored images by combining two or more toner layers of different color; has good heat resistance without impairing fixability and color reproducibility; and produces high quality images without impairing fixability and color reproducibility.

Abstract: An information sharing system for sharing information between a supply source of products and supply destinations of the products is provided. In the information sharing system, a database accumulating device accumulates pieces of information on each product, generated and inputted by the supply source and the supply destinations, respectively, in a database. An individual code identifying device identifies individual codes assigned to the supply source and the supply destinations, when the database of the database accumulating device is accessed by the supply source and the supply destinations, respectively.

Abstract: A microscope system provided by the present invention in which an electronic camera is used to pick up an observation image by a microscope, comprising a controlling section for setting an image pickup operation of an image pickup element in the electronic camera to an optimum state in accordance with a state of at least one of an optical system combination for a projection magnification of at least an objective lens and a photo eyepiece on a microscope side, an observation method, and lighting conditions.

Abstract: A toner including a binder resin; a colorant; and an external additive, wherein the external additive includes a particulate inorganic material, and a silicone oil, wherein the silicone oil is present on the particulate inorganic material in an amount of Ws by weight and present as a free silicone oil in an amount of Wfs by weight, and a free silicone degree defined as a ratio Wfs/Ws is from 10 to 70%.

Abstract: A packet transfer system for transferring data from or to a plurality of terminals while sectioning the data into given data-length packets, the system having a communication system that has the plurality of terminals, a base station connected through a wireless line with the plurality of terminals and a switching office connected through one or more wired lines with the base station, the wired lines being of shared channels that the plurality of terminals can use commonly and a leased channel that one terminal can use exclusively. When the amount of data transferred from or to one of the plurality of terminals is greater than a predetermined value, one of the shared channels is assigned exclusively to the one of the plurality of terminals or the leased channel is assigned to the one of the plurality of terminals.

Abstract: There is disclosed a camera for a microscope, connected to the microscope including at least one port for outputting an image from an objective lens, for picking up an image outputted from the port, the camera comprising an image pickup element for picking up the image outputted from the port, a display direction controlling section for converting a display direction of the image picked up by the image pickup element to a predetermined display direction, a display direction setting section for setting the predetermined display direction with respect to the display direction controlling section, and a display section for displaying an image having the display direction converted by the display direction controlling section.

Abstract: A toner including a binder resin; a colorant; and an external additive, wherein the external additive includes a particulate inorganic material, and a silicone oil, wherein the silicone oil is present on the particulate inorganic material in an amount of Ws by weight and present as a free silicone oil in an amount of Wfs by weight, and a free silicone degree defined as a ratio Wfs/Ws is from 10 to 70%.

Abstract: In one direction of transmission, an ATM switch establishes a virtual connection from any of its input ports to any of outgoing transmission links. Multiplexers receive and multiplexes user cells from the ATM switch into outbound cells having any one of all virtual channel identifiers assigned to the multiplexers and return the outbound cells to the input ports of the ATM switch, where they are routed through the virtual connections to the outgoing transmission links. In the opposite direction, the ATM switch establishes a virtual connection from any of incoming transmission links to any of its output ports. Inbound cells from the incoming links are first routed through the virtual connections in the ATM switch to demultiplexers, where they are decomposed into user cells for application to the ATM switch. Similar to the outbound cells, the inbound cells have any of the virtual channel identifiers assigned to the demultiplexers.

Abstract: A small-sized light-weight tape cartridge to be installed in a recording and reproducing apparatus, for stably controlling a predetermined running speed of the tape. A clock signal is calculated from the photo-detected rotation of a reel in the cartridge by reading out from a ROM a count value per second corresponding to an accumulated counting value. The rotation speeds of the winding reel and the feeding-out reel in the cartridge are controlled so that the tape speed becomes a prescribed value. As a result, there is no need for a capstan motor, and the tape, a drum, the winding reel, the feeding-out reel and a control driving system are accommodated in a small-sized tape cartridge housing that is removably installed in the recording and reproducing apparatus.

Abstract: Each of communication terminals for use in a communication system which performs voice communications and data communications has an individual database which manages mobility information of its own and other communication terminals. The mobility information managed by the individual database includes subscriber numbers, subscribers' names, authentication numbers, date and time information, incoming call destination priority information, terminal types, location registration information, incoming call addresses, etc. of its own and other communication terminals.

Abstract: In assignment of radio channels to terminals for communication with a switching office, one of currently idle channels can be assigned to a calling terminal by use of a channel state memory in the office which memory stores channel numbers and terminal information currently using channels. The office further includes a terminal memory for storing the maximum number separately predetermined for each of fixed and mobile types of the terminals assignable to the channels. The calling terminal is rejected to be assigned with any idle channel when the maximum number is equal to the current number of terminals currently using channels which are same as the type of the calling terminal. In another aspect, the terminal memory further stores information that the fixed type has a priority. An idle channel is assigned to a calling one of fixed type terminals even when the maximum number for the fixed type is equal to or smaller than the current number.