Abstract: In an apparatus for capturing the image of a user, transforming the image and then printing the transformed image, the user is notified of the manner in which the image will be transformed before the image is printed. To accomplish this, the transformed image of the user is displayed on a monitor display unit before it is printed. Thus the user can verify how the transformed image will look before it is printed. According to another aspect of the invention, when a captured image is transformed and displayed, the user is allowed to set the method of transformation and the degree thereof. To this end, the image of the user is captured and loaded into the image capture apparatus. A screen for setting shape and color transformations is displayed on the display unit of the image capture apparatus. By pressing buttons on the apparatus, the user changes the position and size of a small circle in a setting chart displayed in an area of the display screen.

Abstract: An electrical insulating material for use in electrical insulators, for example, for insulated electric wires such as internal wiring of electronic equipment, automobiles or the like, electrical insulating covers produced from the electrical insulating material and a method of electrical insulation using the material are provided. More particularly, it relates to an electrical insulating material which is excellent in mechanical properties and durability, an electrical insulating cover produced from the material and a method of electrical insulation using the material.

Abstract: Provided is a flexible resin boot of which the noise-preventing effect lasts long and which ensures improved sealability and durability. The boot is formed from a base resin of a thermoplastic elastomer resin, and has a large port and a small port that are connected with each other via a bellows therebetween. For this, mineral oil or vegetable oil is added to the thermoplastic elastomer resin. Preferably, the thermoplastic elastomer resin is a thermoplastic polyester elastomer, and the mineral oil is process oil having an aromatic content of at most 13%. The boot is used for covering the constant velocity joint in an automobile.

Abstract: In the light source unit 3A, a switching filter section 14, which can switch the RGB filter for normal-light observation and a filter for fluorescent observation on the optical path, is installed in front of the lamp 12, where if the fluorescent image mode is selected, the excitation light in a part of the blue wavelength band is supplied to the electronic endoscope 2A, and the excitation light reflected by the subject side is shielded by the excitation light cut filter 27 in front of the CCD 28 so as to obtain the fluorescent image, and also the signal of the fluorescent image and the signals of the two reflected light images which are set in a predetermined wavelength band are passed through the image processing circuit 38, where a matrix circuit for appropriately allocating the color signals of the R, G and B channels is installed, and as a result, the images can be displayed on the monitor 5 in pseudo-colors in hues which allow easy identification of a normal tissue and a pathologically affected tissue.

Abstract: In a light source unit, a switchable filter section in which an RGB filter and a fluorescence observation filter can be shifted into the light path is disposed in front of a lamp. When fluorescence image mode is selected, excitation light in a part of the wavelength band of the blue wavelength band is supplied to an electronic endoscope, and the excitation light which is reflected by the subject is shielded by an excitation light shielding filter situated in front of a CCD, whereby a fluorescence image can be obtained. On the other hand, if normal-light image mode is selected, then R, G, B light is supplied sequentially, and even under illumination of B light, the color component image in the wavelength bands which are not shielded by the excitation light shielding filter are captured, thereby yielding a normal-light image also, and hence making it possible to capture both a fluorescence image and a normal-light image by means of a single image pickup element.

Abstract: A system manages a layered network including an upper layer and a lower layer. In this system, a fault or degraded performance on a lower layer line, which is a connection line in a lower layer, is detected as an event. An upper layer line, which is a connection line in an upper layer affected by the detected event, is extracted. Then, a control is conducted for the extracted upper layer line.

Abstract: A fluorescent imaging device to prevent the breakdown of a fluorescent image high-sensitivity imaging apparatus has a light source for endoscope use which selectively switches between an excitation light and a white light. This introduces a light into a light guide of an endoscope and such light is emitted onto an object. A fluorescent image high-sensitivity imaging device images the fluorescences obtained by excitation with the excitation light which is emitted onto the object. A white light imaging device images a white light image obtained from the white light which is emitted onto the object. A switch inputs a power source onto the fluorescent image high-sensitivity imaging apparatus and there is a mechanism to prevent overprint on an image plane of the fluorescent image high-sensitivity imaging apparatus which is in the imaging condition with the power source inputted.

Abstract: In a logical partitioning system, a Web server program is executed on each of several logical partitions, the load on each of the logical partitions is monitored, and when a logical partition is overloaded, data being distributed by the logical partition is automatically switched for distribution by another logical partition that has spare capacity to accommodate the load, whereby load balancing is carried out.

Abstract: In a network management apparatus which manages a network composed of network elements installing different communication technologies such as an ATM, an MPLS, and a Diff-Serv, a QoS guarantee path route candidate retriever retrieves a route enabling a predetermined QoS to be guaranteed or a route enabling the predetermined QoS to be guaranteed by being assigned with the flow identifier from among routes between a source and a destination network elements based on network configuration information, QoS guarantee capability information, the flow identifier assignment capability information, and a QoS guarantee path establishing portion performs a QoS guarantee setting and a flow identifier assignment setting to the network elements on the retrieved route.

Abstract: An imaging system for use with an endoscope, including a light source which emits white light and excitation light which will produce a fluorescence response by an object under inspection, an imaging camera including separate paths for processing images produced by white light and excitation light, a selection device that causes the imaging device to operate in a white light mode or an excitation light mode, and a protective device that prevents damage to high-sensitivity imaging components from exposure to excessive light input. Fluorescent image data are separated into at least red and green color bands which are separately processed to produced a video display in which normal tissue is displayed in predetermined specific color, and abnormal tissue in one or more distinctly different colors. In one embodiment, an image color interpretation guide is provided in the form of multiple color bars which are superimposed on a single video display device with the image display. of different kinds.

Abstract: A printing system for printing a color image provided via the Internet, includes: a terminal unit, connected to the Internet, operable to obtain the color image; a printer, connected to the terminal unit, operable to print the color image; and a correcting information provider operable to provide the terminal unit with correcting information for allowing the color image to be corrected in accordance with at least color characteristics of the printer, wherein the printer prints the color image by using the correcting information.

Abstract: Provided is a flexible resin boot of which the noise-preventing effect lasts long and which ensures improved sealability and durability. The boot is formed from a base resin of a thermoplastic elastomer resin, and has a large port and a small port that are connected with each other via a bellows therebetween. For this, mineral oil or vegetable oil is added to the thermoplastic elastomer resin. Preferably, the thermoplastic elastomer resin is a thermoplastic polyester elastomer, and the mineral oil is process oil having an aromatic content of at most 13%. The boot is used for covering the constant velocity joint in an automobile.

Abstract: In a network management system performing a fault management process in a hierarchical network, an upper layer fault manager performs a fault management of an upper layer of a hierarchical network, a lower layer fault manager performs a fault management of a lower layer of the network, an inter-layer node connecting information storage portion manages connecting information between packet switching nodes composing the upper layer and link offering nodes composing the lower layer, and an inter-layer fault notifying portion notifies the upper layer fault manager, upon receiving a notification of a link fault which has occurred on a link between the link offering nodes from the lower layer fault manager, that the packet switching nodes affected by the fault are faulted, based on the connecting information.

Abstract: A heating element (IC, transistor or the like) is placed on a printed circuit board and silicon grease is coated on the surface of the printed circuit board side of the heating element. The projection portion of a radiator with a step portion is inserted into the through hole of the printed circuit board and closely contacted with the lower portion of the heating element through the silicon grease. As a result, heat generated from the heating element is transferred to the projection portion of the radiator through the silicon grease and then transferred to the entirety of the radiator. Excessive silicon grease is collected in a step portion provided at the base of the projection portion of the radiator and prevented from leaking to other portion such as a portion on the board.

Abstract: A light scanning device has a tip structure which includes a light scanning part connected to a light source, and which is insertable into a body cavity and is formed so as to be water-tight. A controlling part controls the light scan through the tip structure, and the tip structure and the controlling part are also connected to each other in a water-tight manner by a slender tube through which a plurality of electrical cables pass. An electric connector is fixed with the proximal end portion of the tube in a water-tight manner, and is electrically connectable so as to be water-tight with and removable from this controlling part.

Abstract: A heating element (IC, transistor or the like) is placed on a printed circuit board and silicon grease is coated on the surface of the printed circuit board side of the heating element. The projection portion of a radiator with a step portion is inserted into the through hole of the printed circuit board and closely contacted with the lower portion of the heating element through the silicon grease. As a result, heat generated from the heating element is transferred to the projection portion of the radiator through the silicon grease and then transferred to the entirety of the radiator. Excessive silicon grease is collected in a step portion provided at the base of the projection portion of the radiator and prevented from leaking to other portion such as a portion on the board.

Abstract: The present invention discloses the compound represented by the formula (I): wherein A represents the following formula (a-1) or the following formula (a-2): B represents the following formula (b): (wherein the symbols are each as defined in the specification) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and intermediates for the preparation thereof, which have excellent platelet aggregation inhibitory activity and other properties and useful as prophylactic or therapeutic agents for diseases associated with a fibrinogen receptor, thrombosis, infarction and the like.

Abstract: A method of generating access-control lists executable by a system and derived from access-control rules supplied for insuring security of an operation system is presented.

Abstract: At the tip of an insertion part of an endoscope, an object window for regular observation use is positioned at almost the center, directly connected to which, said object window for fluorescent observation use is provided, and at the both sides of the object window for regular observation use and the object window for fluorescent observation use, two illumination windows are provided. A forceps hole which is an opening part at the tip side of a forceps channel which is inserted into the insertion part is provided at the lower right of the object window for regular observation use, and a treatment tool which is inserted through a forceps insertion channel is to be extruded from this forceps hole. By this way, on monitor images at both of white light observation and fluorescent observation, the treatment tool such as a forceps or the like is designated at almost the same position to improve the manipulation capability.

Abstract: A low coherence beam emitted by a low coherence light source is split into two portions. One portion is transmitted from the outward end of a first single mode fiber via a detachable connector to a beam scanning probe, and then to a biological tissue; and the other is transmitted from an optical coupler placed midway along the light path via a second single mode fiber to a light path modifier. The light path modifier includes a galvanometer mirror to modify the light path length in accordance with a scan range, and a uniaxial stage to adjust the light path length to absorb the variation in lengths of different beam scanning probes. The light path is adjusted by the uniaxial stage such that the beam interference is detected for the scan range, to ensure stable acquisition of tomographic images.