Abstract: A network system includes: a monitored node (300) which is connected to a network (50) for isochronous transfer and asynchronous transfer and has a utility function; and a monitoring node (200) which monitors an operating state of the monitored node. The monitored node cyclically transmits a command (KA) representative of a normal operating state thereof to the monitoring node in one of isochronous channels on the network. When the monitoring node determines non-reception of the command representative of the normal operating state from the monitored node, the monitoring node transmits, to the monitored node, a real-time command to execute abnormality response processing such as resetting, power shut-off or disconnection from the network.

Abstract: A parking assistance apparatus includes: a generation unit that generates an overhead-view image as seen from a predetermined viewpoint, in accordance with an image captured by at least one image capturing apparatus mounted in a vehicle; and an output unit that superimposes, in the same coordinate system as the overhead-view image generated by the generation unit, an image of the vehicle on the overhead-view image and a predetermined figure at a position a predetermined distance away from the vehicle on the overhead-view image, and outputs the resulting overhead-view image to a display apparatus.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate composed of silicon carbide, an upper surface electrode which contacts an upper surface of the substrate, and a lower surface electrode which contacts a lower surface of the substrate, the method including steps of: (a) forming an upper surface structure on the upper surface side of the substrate, and (b) forming a lower surface structure on the lower surface side of the substrate. The step (a) comprises steps of: (a1) depositing an upper surface electrode material layer on the upper surface of the substrate, the upper surface electrode material layer being a raw material layer of the upper surface electrode, and (a2) annealing the upper surface electrode material layer.

Abstract: A silicon carbide semiconductor device having a MOS structure includes: a substrate; a channel area in the substrate; a first impurity area; a second impurity area; a gate insulating film on the channel area; and a gate on the gate insulating film. The channel area provides an electric current path. The channel area and the gate insulating film have an interface therebetween. The interface includes a dangling bond, which is terminated by a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl. The interface has a hydrogen concentration equal to or larger than 2.6×1020 cm?3.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device, a semiconductor substrate made of silicon carbide and having first and second opposing surfaces is prepared. The second surface of the semiconductor substrate is processed so that a surface roughness of the second surface is less than or equal to 10 nm and a value of (100%-reflectance-transmittance) at a wavelength of a laser light is greater than or equal to 80%. A metal layer is formed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate after the processing the second surface. The metal layer is irradiated with the laser light and thereby an ohmic electrode is formed on the second surface.

Abstract: A housing device includes: a housing that has an opening and defines a containment space for containing an object inserted through the opening; a guide member that has a longitudinal direction aligned with a direction of insertion of the object with respect to the housing and guides the object when the object is inserted into the containment space; a support structure that supports the guide member to be moveable with respect to the housing in the longitudinal direction; and a cover that opens and closes the opening, wherein when the cover closes the opening, the cover supports the object such that the object is spaced apart from the guide member.

Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes: a housing; a first cover attached to the housing; a belt-shaped intermediate transfer body; a rotating member; a support member that contacts an inner surface of the intermediate transfer body at a position opposed to the rotating member to form an image transfer portion where an image is transferred from the intermediate transfer body onto a recording medium; a first supporting unit provided to the housing to support a first end of the support member, a positioning mechanism that determines a position of the first cover relative to the housing when the first cover is closed; and a second supporting unit provided to the first cover to support a second end of the support member, such that a pressure generated between the support member and the rotating member is increased when the first cover is closed than when the first cover is opened.

Abstract: A driving support system includes an image pickup apparatus captures an image of a periphery of a vehicle in which the image pickup apparatus is provided, a measurement apparatus measures a distance from the vehicle to an obstacle around the vehicle, a driving support apparatus, which includes a determination unit determines a driving danger level of a driver of the vehicle based on the distance, an image enlargement unit changes a size of a simulated image of the vehicle stored in advance based on a result of determination, and an image generation unit combines the image of the periphery of the vehicle and the simulated image of the vehicle changed by the image enlargement unit, and a display apparatus displays the image combined by the image generation unit.

Abstract: A gateway apparatus (100) is capable of connecting to an internal network (10) and an external network (50), and includes an information management unit (120) for managing a global IP address of the gateway apparatus and identification information for a device to be permitted to connect to the internal network. The information management unit transmits the global IP address and the identification information over the external network to an external apparatus. In response to a request received over the external network, the information management unit transmits a one-time password over the external network to the external apparatus.

Abstract: An image processor (3) includes: an image input unit (7) that obtains an image captured by an imaging device (2) installed on a vehicle; a vehicle information input unit (8) that obtains the distance between the vehicle and a road junction or curve from a navigation system (5); a recording unit (15) in which imaging information and driver information are pre-stored; a magnifying object recognition unit (9) that recognizes a certain magnifying object in the obtained captured image; and a composing unit (11) that produces, when a magnifying object is recognized, a composite image of an magnified image and the captured image. The composing unit (11) uses the distance obtained by the vehicle information input unit (8) as well as the imaging information and the driver information stored in the recording unit (15) to calculate an area in the captured image that is not an image of a blind spot for the driver, and produces the composite image such that the magnified image is superimposed on the non-blind spot area.

Abstract: An image processing system including a display apparatus, a plurality of image capture units and an image processing apparatus is provided. The plurality of image capture units each include a camera capturing an image data, a storage unit storing segment information for identifying each of segments divided from the image data, and importance degrees calculated for the segments, an image compressing unit compressing each of the segments of the image data, and a transmitting unit transmitting the compressed image data to the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes a network interface unit inputting the compressed image data, an image generating unit generating a combined image data based on the compressed image data, and a transmitting unit transmitting the combined image data to the display apparatus, and the display apparatus includes a receiving unit receiving the combined image data and a display unit displaying the combined image data.

Abstract: An image processing system including a plurality of image capture units and an image processing apparatus, each of image capture units including a camera taking image data, a storage unit storing use part information indicative of a use part of the image data and importance degree calculated per use part, an image clipping unit clipping segment image data serving as the use part from the image data, a transmit image data generating unit performing image processing according to the importance degree of the use part to generate transmit image data, and a transmitting unit transmitting the transmit image data, and the image processing apparatus including a network interface unit inputting a plurality of pieces of the transmit image data, an image generating unit generating the combined image data based on the plurality of pieces of transmit image data, and an display unit outputting the combined image data.

Abstract: The video processing apparatus includes: a pattern information storing unit that stores use part information and location information; a plurality of video inputting units that input each of a plurality of video data; a video data generating unit that generates a plurality of types of generated video data; a generated video pattern selecting unit that selects a pattern of generated video data to be generated; a process unit that stores the use part of each video data in a storing unit; and a video outputting unit that coordinate-converts the generated combined video data with coordinate conversion data, generates the generated video data, and outputs the generated video data to the display unit. The use part information indicates a use part of each video data used for the generated video data, and the location information includes reduction ratio information of the use part of the each video data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided that combines image data captured by multiple cameras and displays the resulting image of surroundings of the vehicle to monitor monitoring the surroundings of a vehicle.

Abstract: A power feeding mechanism includes: a power-fed body placed in an apparatus main body, the power-fed body into which power is fed at least when the power-fed body is used; a placement portion where the power-fed body provided in the apparatus main body is placed; a power feed member provided in the apparatus main body and configured to move between a noncontact position and a contact position, the power feed member at the contact position that feeds power into the power-fed body from the apparatus main body; and a move unit that moves the power feed member to at least the two positions. At the noncontact position, the power feed member is noncontact in electric with the power-fed body being placed in the placement portion. At the contact position, the power feed member is contact in electric with the power-fed body being placed in the placement portion.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus body that includes an image forming unit forming an image; a switching mechanism that switches a state of members between a contacting state and a non-contacting state, the members related to image formation by the image forming unit in the apparatus body; a covering unit that is supported in the apparatus body so as to be freely opened and closed, and that covers a part of the apparatus body when being closed; and a connection unit that is provided to the covering unit, that is not connected to the switching mechanism when the covering unit is opened while being connected to the switching member when the covering unit is closed, and that causes the switching mechanism to operate in conjunction with an operation by an operator any one of to open and to close the covering unit.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus for enabling a quality of service (QoS) to be maintained, the security against interception to be ensured, and a communication route to be switched over without any interruption of communications, and capable of restraining the processing time and the number of adjusting parameters. The communication control apparatus including a coding unit, an allocation unit, and a sending unit.

Abstract: There is provided a vehicle communication device and a computer program that can avoid a dangerous situation generated when a driver performs an operation such as selection of a vehicle to which notification information is to be sent when communication is made between vehicles and improve safety. A plurality of imaging devices are arranged around a vehicle. The vehicle communication device detects the circumstance of its own vehicle, and refers to a predetermined table based on the detected circumstance, to determine the notification information to be sent and the direction to confirm the existence of other vehicles, and transmits the notification information to the other vehicles detected by the imaging device for detecting the vehicle in the detected direction.

Abstract: There is provided a method for displaying a traffic situation in a traffic situation display system, the method comprising: transmitting image data obtained by imaging an imaging region including roads from a road-side device; receiving the transmitted image data in an in-vehicle device; displaying an image on the basis of the received image data; storing, by the road-side device, corresponding information in which a pixel coordinate in the image and positional information of the imaging region are corresponded to each other; transmitting, by the road-side device, the stored corresponding information; receiving, by the in-vehicle device, the corresponding information; acquiring, by the in-vehicle device, positional information of an own vehicle; specifying, by the in-vehicle device, an own vehicle position on the image based on the received corresponding information and the acquired positional information; and displaying, by the in-vehicle device, the specified own vehicle position on the image.

Abstract: An insertion assisting tool inserted into a catheter and positioned ahead of the catheter is provided so as to assist an insertion of the catheter. The insertion assisting tool includes: a distal end portion whose end is tapered and which has a guide wire lumen opening at a tip end and a proximal end of the distal end portion; and a shaft extending from a part of a proximal-end surface of the distal end portion to a proximal end of the insertion assisting tool.