Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display panel including discharge cells, each at an intersection of a scan electrode and a sustain electrode, and a data electrode. One field period is divided into a plurality of sub-fields, each having an initializing period, writing period, and sustaining period. The sustaining period of at least one sub-field has a first sustaining period and a second sustaining period. In the first sustaining period, a transition period of a sustain pulse applied to the scan electrode is not temporally overlapped with a transition period of a sustain pulse applied to the sustain electrode. In a second sustaining period, a transition period of the sustain pulse applied to the scan electrode is temporally overlapped with a transition period of the sustain pulse applied to the sustain electrode. The second sustaining period is included at least at the end of the sustaining period.

Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display panel including discharge cells, each at an intersection of a scan electrode and a sustain electrode, and a data electrode. One field period is divided into a plurality of sub-fields, each having an initializing period, writing period, and sustaining period. The sustaining period of at least one sub-field has a first sustaining period and second sustaining period. In the first sustaining period, a sustain pulse has a first leading edge duration. In a second sustaining period, the sustain pulse has a second leading edge duration shorter than the first leading edge duration. The second sustaining period is included at least at the end of the sustaining period.

Abstract: An aqueous pigment dispersion is produced by ultrafinely dispersing a pigment dispersion mixture, which has been obtained by mixing at least a pigment and a dispersant in an aqueousmedium, with microbeads having diameters of not smaller than 0.02 mm but smaller than 0.2 mm. A color composition for a color filter is produced by dispersing a mixture of a pigment, a dispersant, a resin varnish and a solvent with the microbeads in a mill.

Abstract: To provide a method of manufacturing a thin rubber member capable of accommodating various-size and manufacturing a thin rubber member having a constant thickness. In the first step, a long rectangular rubber strip having taper portions formed at both end portions in a transverse direction of the long rectangular rubber strip is cut to a predetermined length to thereby form a plurality of segmented rubber strips 36. In the second step, taper portions 36B at both end portions in a transverse direction of the rubber strip 36 are overlapped with one another, and a plurality of the segmented rubber strips 36 is connected to each other in the transverse direction, whereby a rubber sheet 38, the end portions of which are tapered and which has a large area, can be formed. Further, the rubber sheet 38 that can accommodate various sizes can be obtained by changing the length of the segmented rubber strip 36 and the number of connections thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a plasma display device for displaying a high quality image, and its driving method, with which the production cost and power consumption may be reduced and write errors may be suppressed. In the driving method, the length of the erase period D2 is T0+160 &mgr;sec, based on the number of sustain pulses being greater than or equal to 25 and less than 50 in the discharge sustain period C2. The length is set by a T1 setting unit according to the information on the number of the sustain pulses sent from a preprocessor in a driving unit, and a T1 table stored in a T1 table storage unit. The T1 setting unit sets T1=160 &mgr;sec referring to an extension time period T1 corresponding to the number of sustain pulses that is greater than or equal to 25 and less than 50 in the T1 table.

Abstract: In a plasma display device in which a substrate contains a plurality of rows of sustain electrodes and scan electrodes, a terminal lead-out section of sustain electrodes is formed of a structure in which a common connection pattern is disposed at a location other than the effective display area of the panel, which provides all rows of sustain electrodes with a common connection. Furthermore, a plurality of connecting blocks, to which each of a plurality of flexible printed circuits (FPCs) is connected, are arranged at almost the same pitch to establish an electrical connection with the common connection pattern. A terminal lead-out section so structured can minimize differences in luminance on the panel caused by an uneven amount of current flow into the FPCs.

Abstract: A coordination controller prevents the deterioration of electric power quality in an electric power system, such as in terms of voltage values, that can be caused when distributed power resources connected in parallel to the electric power system are operated without restrictions. A distributed power resource 103 includes means 112 for communicating with the outside of an electric power facility, means 116 for monitoring the current time, means 115 for synchronizing with the outside time, means 112 for receiving a control schedule for an electric power-consuming apparatus or electric power generating apparatus, and a coordination controller 101 for implementing the control schedule according to the time obtained by the time monitoring means 116.

Abstract: A water-based pigment ink contains a pigment, a hydrophilic dispersant, an aqueous medium, an alkali agent for solubilizing the hydrophilic dispersant in the aqueous medium, and a hydrophilic compound having at least one structural unit of “hydrophobic molecular chain-hydrophilic molecular chain-hydrophobic molecular chain” in a structure thereof. The water-based pigment ink is suited especially as an ink for ink-jet printers.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dispenser that comprises a seal disk (30), a valve member (40), a plunger guide block (50), a cam-follower guide block (60), a motor (3), and an end cam (5). The seal disk (30) has communication holes (31), (32) and a sliding surface (33). The valve member (40) has a sliding surface (41), three plunger holes (42) and three plungers (80) inserted in the plunger holes (42). The cam-follower guide block (60) has three guide holes (62) in which cam followers are inserted. The motor (3) rotates the cam-follower guide block (60). Each cam follower has a body (70) having a semispherical recess (71) and a ball (75) held in the recess (71) and contacting the cam surface (5A) of the cam (5). The coefficient of friction between the ball (75) and the recess (71) is smaller than the coefficient of friction between the ball (75) and the cam surface (5A).

Abstract: According to a mixed reality realizing system of the present invention, when a viewer wears a head mount display (HMD) including a video display and a CCD camera, and views an exhibit using an optical see-through type system, identification signals and position signals transmitted from infrared LEDs located around the exhibit are received to determine a position of the exhibit, and to superimpose contents such as explanations of the exhibit, which have been stored in advance in a portable computer, on a predetermined position on the video display where the exhibit is displayed.

Abstract: Random access reproduction in prompt response to user commands is realized. A stream analyzing block analyzes sequentially inputted transport streams to get entry point data. Discontinuity point data are obtained in correspondence to a discontinuity occurrence flag inputted from a PLL block. Sequentially inputted transport packets are analyzed to get mark point data. A stream database creating block creates a stream database by use of the discontinuity point data and the mark point data. The stream database is recorded on a recording medium.

Abstract: A steering device for a vehicle has: a target wheel steering angle production unit for producing a target wheel steering angle on the basis of a detected steering wheel angle; a wheel steering angle control unit for controlling steering angles of wheels turned for steering so that a detected wheel steering angle and a target wheel steering angle coincide with each other; a target reaction production unit for producing a target reaction on the basis of the steering wheel angle; a first reaction torque control unit for controlling a reaction torque produced in the steering wheel by driving a reaction control mechanism so that the reaction torque and the target reaction coincide with each other; and a second reaction torque control unit for compensating an output from the wheel steering angle control unit so that the reaction and the target reaction torque coincide with each other.

Abstract: The reverse direction reproduction of encoded data comprised of picture data compressed in accordance with the MPEG system is to be realized at a higher speed. To this end, plural frame memories are used for reverse direction reproduction. The respective pictures are sequentially decoded and the decoded pictures are sequentially held in the frame memories. If there is no vacant memory, the frame memories are sequentially overwritten beginning from the frame memory which stores the picture decoded first. If the decoding progresses up to the picture to be reproduced, and the decoding of the picture to be reproduced comes to a close, the decoding is transiently halted and the picture to be reproduced is read out from the frame memory and displayed. If the picture to be reproduced is displayed, the frame memory which has held the displayed picture is evacuated. The decoding is re-initiated for decoding the picture consecutive to the picture the data of which are as yet held in the frame memory.

Abstract: The present invention enables to obtain a video representation with a smooth motion during a fast reproduction of a video signal which has been prediction coded in the time axis direction. A video signal reproduction apparatus 100 includes a controller 11 having a detection block 11a, a decision block 11b, and mode switching block 11c. According to an information from a demultiplexer 5 and a decode information from a video decoder 6, the controller 11 detects a reproduction speed in the detection block 11a. The detected reproduction speed is supplied to the decision block 11b where it is compared to a predetermined threshold value so as to select a first fast reproduction mode requiring reproduction of all the reference pictures of the video signal which has been prediction coded or a second fast reproduction mode requiring reproduction of some the reference pictures. According to this decision result, the mode switching block 11c switches between the first and the second rast reproduction modes.

Abstract: To provide a steering system that may simultaneously allow manual steering and automatic steering, and in addition ensure the same steering feeling as normal even if the manual and automatic steering are simultaneously performed, there is provided a steering system including: a target reactive force generating unit for generating a target value of a reactive torque; a reactive torque detecting unit for detecting a reactive torque; a reactive torque controlling unit for controlling a drive torque; a steerable vehicle wheel controlling mechanism for controlling a steering direction of steerable vehicle wheels; an actual steering detecting unit for detecting the actual steering angle of the steerable vehicle wheels; a target steering angle generating unit for generating a target value of the steering angle of the steerable vehicle wheels; and an actual steering angle controlling unit for driving and controlling the steerable vehicle wheel controlling mechanism.

Abstract: A fluid discharging device is provided with diaphragm members 20 and 30. The diaphragm member 30 being a valve member comprises an outlet 35 and a suction passage opening and closing portion 33, and can be moved forward and backward relative to the diaphragm member 20 being a pump member. The diaphragm member 20 comprises an outlet opening and closing portion 25 capable of opening and closing the outlet 35 and a measuring portion 26 capable of changing the volume of a measuring space 42. An outlet opening and closing means 50 opens and closes the outlet 35 by moving the outlet opening and closing portion 25 backward and forward relative to the outlet 35, and opens a liquid suction passage 40 by detaching the suction passage opening and closing portion 33 from the diaphragm member 20. A diaphragm moving means 55 changes the volume of the measuring space 42 by moving the measuring portion 26 forward and backward.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a disc recording medium, a recording apparatus and a playback apparatus, more concretely, the present invention provides a disc recording medium wherein a circular track is created in advance to be used for recording data as a groove or a land, said track is wobbled to contain approximately fixed number of wobbling periods as counted in a longitudinal direction of said track, and said track includes rotational-angle marks each showing a predetermined rotational angular position on said disc recording medium. As a result, the precision and the reliability of recording can be attained.

Abstract: According to a mixed reality realizing system of the present invention, when a viewer wears a head mount display (HMD) including a video display and a CCD camera, and views an exhibit using an optical see-through type system, identification signals and position signals transmitted from infrared LEDs located around the exhibit are received to determine a position of the exhibit, and to superimpose contents such as explanations of the exhibit, which have been stored in advance in a portable computer, on a predetermined position on the video display where the exhibit is displayed.

Abstract: An engine with an electromagnetic driving valve reduces a loss during a cranking operation to shorten a starting time, reduce an electric power consumption for a starter motor, and prevent an interference between a valve system and a piston. Intake and exhaust valves are sequentially excited and started such that, after starting the cranking operation by a starter motor, a first cranking rotating speed can be reached, and the valves can be all closed at a predetermined cranking angle. All intake and exhaust valves are closed and the cranking rotating speed reaches an ignition point by the supply of a fuel and the continuous operation of the engine can be performed at more than a second cranking rotating speed, and the intake and exhaust valves can be switching controlled in the normal cylinder process.

Abstract: In a distance measuring device, reflected pulsed light beams with respect to one transmitted light beam are amplified by plural amplifiers (22a, 22b) of different gains. The retroreflection times of the reflected pulsed light beams are detected by retroreflection time detectors (30a, 30b) respectively connected to the amplifiers. Based on outputs of the retroreflection time detectors, distance calculator (40) judges the overlapping state of the reflected pulses and the power of reflection from first pulse widths of the reflected pulsed light beams, selects a distance calculating method in accordance with the state, and outputs distance measurement data of high reliability.