Abstract: Imaging of, with height reduction, a high-quality image with a maximum angle of view of 90 degrees or larger is realized. A lens group forms an optical image of an object on a curved imaging surface. The maximum angle of view is 90 degrees or larger. When a first imaging height half angle of view is 40 degrees and is denoted by Yw, a second imaging height that is a half of the maximum angle of view is denoted by Y, a total optical length is denoted by TL, a focal length of the entire imaging lens is denoted by f, and a focal length of the lens closest to the object is denoted by f1, the following are satisfied: 0.27?(Yw/Y)2?0.7, 0.3?TL/2Y?0.695, ?0.35?f/f1?0.73. The present technology can be applied to an ultrawide-angle camera or the like.

Abstract: A memory system includes: a first wiring board having first and second interconnections and a first side surface; a second wiring board having third and fourth interconnections and a second side surface; first and second projecting parts each provided at one of the first and second side surfaces; first and second recessed parts each provided at the other of the first and second side surfaces; and a memory and a memory controller mounted on the first and second wiring boards, respectively. The first and second projecting part are connected to one of the first and third interconnections and one of the second and fourth interconnections, respectively. The first and second recessed parts is connected to the other of the first and third interconnections and the other of the second and fourth interconnections, respectively. The first projecting part is engaged with the first recessed part to electrically connect the memory to the memory controller via the first and third interconnections.

Abstract: A longitudinal groove forming instrument 11 is provided on a base plate bottom face of a screed 7, 8. The longitudinal groove forming instrument 11 comprises a plurality of beam members 12. The beam members 12 are disposed in parallel with the direction of travel of the screed as the axial direction. A longitudinal groove 20 is formed by the beam members 12 pressing into a leveled face when leveling a pavement face and moving in the direction of travel for leveling while the beam members are being pressed down.

Abstract: Provided is longitudinal groove forming technology that is easy to execute. A longitudinal groove forming instrument 11 is provided on a base plate bottom face of a screed 7, 8. The longitudinal groove forming instrument 11 comprises a plurality of beam members 12. The beam members 12 are disposed in parallel with the direction of travel of the screed as the axial direction. A longitudinal groove 20 is formed by the beam members 12 pressing into a leveled face when leveling a pavement face and moving in the direction of travel for leveling while the beam members are being pressed down.

Abstract: A magnetic disk device testing method includes obtaining index values indicating the signal quality of an adjacent track at different positions scattered in the width direction in the adjacent track located in the vicinity of a target track on a magnetic disk after repeatedly writing data onto the target track, and determining a representative value of the index values indicating the signal quality of the adjacent track based on the obtained results, while incrementing the number of data write times; and estimating an index value indicating the signal quality of the adjacent track to be obtained where data is written onto the target track a larger number of times than the total number of data write times the data has been actually written in obtaining the index values, the index value being estimated with the use of the representative values decided in the representative value deciding.

Abstract: A magnetic disk device testing method includes obtaining index values indicating the signal quality of an adjacent track at different positions scattered in the width direction in the adjacent track located in the vicinity of a target track on a magnetic disk after repeatedly writing data onto the target track, and determining a representative value of the index values indicating the signal quality of the adjacent track based on the obtained results, while incrementing the number of data write times; and estimating an index value indicating the signal quality of the adjacent track to be obtained where data is written onto the target track a larger number of times than the total number of data write times the data has been actually written in obtaining the index values, the index value being estimated with the use of the representative values decided in the representative value deciding.

Abstract: An exciting device capable of producing sound by sound-producing vibration body of a main body of an apparatus is provided. An exciting member 32A thin and long in the direction X is provided on a vibration substrate 31 thin and long in the direction X. Both ends of the exciting member 32A are fixed to the vibration substrate 31. Further, a piezoelectric element 33 that functions as vibration generating means is provided in the middle in the direction X of the exciting member 32A. The vibration substrate 31 is directly or indirectly fixed to the sound-producing vibration body. Vibration of the exciting member 32A is transmitted to the sound-producing vibration body through the vibration substrate 31 so that the sound-producing vibration body produces sound.

Abstract: A frame synchronizing signal detecting method according to the invention is used in a data multiplexing transmitter-receiver which is provided with a transmitter-receiver that transmits and receives at least a radio-frequency signal, a modulator-demodulator that converts the radio-frequency signal to a baseband signal and vice versa and a baseband signal processor that processes the baseband signal and in which the baseband signal processor is provided with a frame synchronizing signal detector, and when a frame synchronizing signal included in received data is detected, the frame synchronizing signal detector sets the detection precision of the frame synchronizing signal before a frame synchronization link is established to a value higher than regular detection precision and sets the detection precision of the frame synchronizing signal after the frame synchronization link is established to a value lower than the regular detection precision.

Abstract: An exciting device capable of producing sound by sound-producing vibration body of a main body of an apparatus is provided. An exciting member 32A thin and long in the direction X is provided on a vibration substrate 31 thin and long in the direction X. Both ends of the exciting member 32A are fixed to the vibration substrate 31. Further, a piezoelectric element 33 that functions as vibration generating means is provided in the middle in the direction X of the exciting member 32A. The vibration substrate 31 is directly or indirectly fixed to the sound-producing vibration body. Vibration of the exciting member 32A is transmitted to the sound-producing vibration body through the vibration substrate 31 so that the sound-producing vibration body produces sound.

Abstract: A sensor unit having a sensor and an adjustment unit is welded to a vehicle. After the mounting of the sensor unit, a receiver unit externally receives modification information for modifying the load signal adjustment. Thereby, the load signal outputted from the sensor is adjusted by the adjustment unit responsive to the modification information to be externally outputted. Thus, alter the mounting of the sensor unit, the receiver unit receives the modification information, and the adjustment unit adjusts the load signal supplied from the sensor based on the modification information. This allows the sensor unit to unitarily have the sensor and the adjustment unit. Thereby, the adjustment unit can be modified by the modification information externally supplied. Accordingly, the sensor unit with the adjustment unit can be applied to various types of vehicles.

Abstract: A frame synchronizing signal detecting method according to the invention is used in a data multiplexing transmitter-receiver which is provided with a transmitter-receiver that transmits and receives at least a radio-frequency signal, a modulator-demodulator that converts the radio-frequency signal to a baseband signal and vice versa and a baseband signal processor that processes the baseband signal and in which the baseband signal processor is provided with a frame synchronizing signal detector, and when a frame synchronizing signal included in received data is detected, the frame synchronizing signal detector sets the detection precision of the frame synchronizing signal before a frame synchronization link is established to a value higher than regular detection precision and sets the detection precision of the frame synchronizing signal after the frame synchronization link is established to a value lower than the regular detection precision.

Abstract: A time division data transmitter/receiver for transmitting/receiving data packets by a TDMA/TDD communication system, having a transmitting/receiving unit for transmitting/receiving high frequency signals, a modulating/demodulating unit for converting the high frequency signals into baseband signals, and a baseband signal processing unit for processing the baseband signals, wherein each of the data packets is augmented with a frame flag for specifying the data packet and a retry flag for specifying, in the event the data packet suffers a communication error, the need or non-need to retransmit the data packet, and wherein the baseband signal processing unit is provided with a means for changing over, where the retry flag of one data packet is transmitted with the need to retransmit specified, to an operation mode to retransmit the packet only when the frame flag specification of the data packet received immediately after that transmission is wrong or when a reception error has arisen in that received data pack

Abstract: A sensor unit having a sensor and an adjustment means is welded to a vehicle. After the mounting of the sensor unit, a receiver mean externally receives modification information for modifying the load signal adjustment. Thereby, the load signal outputted from the sensor is adjusted by the adjustment means responsive to the modification information to be externally outputted. Thus, after the mounting of the sensor unit, the receiver mean receives the modification information, and the adjustment means adjusts the load signal supplied from the sensor based on the modification information. This allows the sensor unit to unitarily have the sensor and the adjustment means. Thereby, the adjustment means can be modified by the modification information externally supplied. Accordingly, the sensor unit with the adjustment means can be applied to various types of vehicles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium and a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus for the same. In the magnetic recording medium there are provided a read/write region which permits modification of written data and a read-only region dedicated to the reading of data, which is used for reading only once writing is done. In recording servo information to a data format region of the magnetic recording medium, the time width of servo information in the read-only region is set shorter than that in the read/write region.

Abstract: A method for starting up a recording and reproducing apparatus connected to a host computer. The method involves allowing the host computer to receive necessary programs from the recording and reproducing apparatus illustratively upon power-up, whereby the apparatus is started up. When the recording and reproducing apparatus is powered, the controller of the host computer transfers first a bootstrap program and then an initial program loader from the apparatus to the host computer, and loads the transferred programs into a RAM of the latter for startup operation.

Abstract: A invention relates to a disk medium and a method of writing data onto the disk medium. The disk medium is formatted in such a manner that: there are provided a plurality of track zones formed into segments of concentric circles separated from each other in radial directions of the disk; a plurality of servo areas are formed along lines which are located at intervals of substantially equal angle and which extend from the center of the disk toward the outer periphery across the track zones; the plurality of track zones each include a plurality of sector areas each provided with a data area; and the length (in bytes) of the data area in each sector area is varied depending on the track zone's location on the disk medium so that no servo area is located within any of data areas.