Abstract: A magnetic field detection apparatus includes a magnetoresistive effect element and a coil. The coil includes first and second tier parts opposed to each other in a first axis direction, with the magnetoresistive effect element interposed therebetween. The coil is configured to be supplied with a current and thereby configured to generate an induction magnetic field to be applied to the magnetoresistive effect element in a second axis direction. The first tier part includes first conductors extending in a third axis direction, arranged in the second axis direction and coupled in parallel to each other. The second tier part includes a second conductor or second conductors extending in the third axis direction, the second conductors being arranged in the second axis direction and coupled in parallel to each other. The first conductors each have a width smaller than a width of the second conductor or each of the second conductors.

Abstract: Disclosed is a network system capable of transferring data at a high speed between multicast-supported networks via a L2 network. The network system includes a multicast-unsupported L2 network, two multicast-supported network, two gateway devices for connecting one of the multicast-supported networks to the multicast-unsupported L2 network, and each of witch is capble of assembling, when a multicast data packet is transmitted from the side of the multicast-supported network, a L2-network packet in which a destination MAC address of the multicast data packet is translated into a MAC address of the other gateway device, and transmitting the L2-network packet over the L2 network.

Abstract: A multicast network system is provided with a multicast network unit that delivers data between independent multicast network domains. The multicast network unit includes an extraction part for extracting a multicast delivery destination address from received data, a holder part for holding conversion data where the multicast delivery destination address corresponds to a delivery source address, and a judgment part for judging whether the multicast delivery destination address is held and outputting the result of a judgment. The multicast network unit also includes a filtering part which, when the result of the judgment is holding, converts the multicast delivery source address to an arbitrary delivery destination address and, when it is non-holding, discards the received data. The multicast network unit further includes a transmitter part for transmitting data containing the converted multicast address to the domain.

Abstract: Disclosed is a network system capable of transferring data at a high speed between multicast-supported networks via a L2 network. The network system includes a multicast-unsupported L2 network, two multicast-supported network, two gateway devices for connecting one of the multicast-supported networs to the multicast-unsupported L2 network, and each of witch is capble of assembling, when a multicast data packet is transmitted from the side of thet multicast-supported network, a L2-network packet in which a destination MAC address of the multicast data packet is translated into a MAC address of the other gateway device, and transmitting the L2-network packet over the L2 network.

Abstract: A distortion compensating device provided in a receiver for compensating distortion which is added to a signal in a transmission path. The signal is generated in a multi-level modulator of a transmitter in which a digital signal is mapped to one of a plurality of specified signal points in a signal space diagram. The device includes a signal-point-position averaging circuit for producing an average signal point for each of a plurality of distributions of received signal points in the signal space diagram. A discrimination circuit in the device discriminates the average signal point closest to a received signal point from other average signal points in the signal space diagram.

Abstract: A video display control method comprises generating camera operation information concerning an operation of a camera operated by remote control, transmitting data of video captured by the camera and the camera operation information to a control apparatus via a network; and processing the data of the video based on the camera operation information to display an image of the video at the control apparatus.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting data in a linear-type or ring-type network structured by a plurality of nodes and both-way transmission lines each connecting between adjacent nodes includes that each node operates as a left TE, a right TE, or an IE. The left and right TEs prepare token packets each including a transmission right and packet trailers each including data packet storage area. The left TE transmits the packet trailers on a right direction line of the both-way transmission line.

Abstract: A multicast network system is provided with a multicast network unit that delivers data between independent multicast network domains. The multicast network unit includes an extraction part for extracting a multicast delivery destination address from received data, a holder part for holding conversion data where the multicast delivery destination address corresponds to a delivery source address, and a judgment part for judging whether the multicast delivery destination address is held and outputting the result of a judgment. The multicast network unit also includes a filtering part which, when the result of the judgment is holding, converts the multicast delivery source address to an arbitrary delivery destination address and, when it is non-holding, discards the received data. The multicast network unit further includes a transmitter part for transmitting data containing the converted multicast address to the domain.

Abstract: A plurality of image transmitting apparatuses are connected to the image transmitting side of a transmission line, a plurality of image receiving apparatuses are connected to the image receiving side of the transmission line, and a plurality of logical channels are set on the transmission line. A predetermined logical channel is fixedly allotted to each image receiving apparatus, and each image transmitting apparatus is provided with a function of transmitting an image to an image receiving apparatus through any logical channel. Each image transmitting apparatus transmits an image to a designated image receiving apparatus through a predetermined logical channel.

Abstract: A first camera 12 having a fish-eye lens 13 and a second camera 14 having a fish-eye lens 15 are disposed with the respective fish-eye lenses faced with each other. An image pick-up range of the first camera 12 and an image pick-up range of the second camera 14 are partially overlapped, and only a relatively narrow area at the backside of each camera becomes a blind area. A processor 30 sets a frame F in the image pick-up area of the first camera 12 and the image pick-up area of the second camera 14 respectively corresponding to a set monitoring range. The image data within these frames F are taken out and distortions of the image due to the characteristics of the fish-eye lenses 13 and 15 are eliminated to obtain first and second transformed frame data. These transformed frame data are combined by an image combining unit 25, to obtain image data corresponding the monitoring range free from any gap. The combined image data is displayed in a monitor 8 through a PC 7.

Abstract: The invention provides an automatic delay equalizer and an automatic delay equalization method which can detect a delay characteristic (delay distortion) of an input signal and automatically compensate for the delay characteristic. The equalizer includes an inclination delay equalization section for compensating for the delay characteristic of the input signal in accordance with an inclination delay characteristic, and a control section for discriminating a direction of variation of a value of a first one of a pair of digital demodulated signals of the input signal, detecting error information from a second one of the digital demodulated signals which is orthogonal to the first signal and outputting a control signal for the inclination delay equalization section based on a correlation between the error information and the direction of variation of the value of the first signal.

Abstract: A distortion compensating device provided in a receiver for compensating distortion which is added to a signal in a transmission path. The signal is generated in a multi-level modulator of a transmitter in which a digital signal is mapped to one of a plurality of specified signal points in a signal space diagram. The device includes a signal-point-position averaging circuit for producing an average signal point for each of a plurality of distributions of received signal points in the signal space diagram. A discrimination circuit in the device discriminates the average signal point closest to a received signal point from other average signal points in the signal space diagram.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting data in a linear-type or ring-type network structured by a plurality of nodes and both-way transmission lines each connecting between adjacent nodes includes that each node operates as a left TE, a right TE, or an IE. The left and right TEs prepare token packets each including a transmission right and packet trailers each including data packet storage area. The left TE transmits the packet trailers on a right direction line of the both-way transmission line.

Abstract: A video display control method includes the steps of (a) generating camera operation information concerning an operation of a camera operated by remote control, (b) transmitting data of video captured by the camera and the camera operation information to a control apparatus via a network; and (c) processing the data of the video based on the camera operation information so that an image of the video can be displayed at the control apparatus.

Abstract: A first camera 12 having a fish-eye lens 13 and a second camera 14 having a fish-eye lens 15 are disposed with the respective fish-eye lenses faced with each other. An image pick-up range of the first camera 12 and an image pick-up range of the second camera 14 are partially overlapped, and only a relatively narrow area at the backside of each camera becomes a blind area. A processor 30 sets a frame F in the image pick-up area of the first camera 12 and the image pick-up area of the second camera 14 respectively corresponding to a set monitoring range. The image data within these frames F are taken out and distortions of the image due to the characteristics of the fish-eye lenses 13 and 15 are eliminated to obtain first and second transformed frame data. These transformed frame data are combined by an image combining unit 25, to obtain image data corresponding the monitoring range free from any gap. The combined image data is displayed in a monitor 8 through a PC 7.

Abstract: A distortion compensating device provided in a receiver for compensating distortion which is added to a signal in a transmission path. The signal is generated in a multi-level modulator of a transmitter in which a digital signal is mapped to one of a plurality of specified signal points in a signal space diagram. The device includes a signal-point-position averaging circuit for producing an average signal point for each of a plurality of distributions of received signal points in the signal space diagram. A discrimination circuit in the device discriminates the average signal point closest to a received signal point from other average signal points in the signal space diagram.

Abstract: A distortion compensating device provided in a receiver for compensating distortion which is added to a signal in a transmission path. The signal is generated in a multi-level modulator of a transmitter of which a digital signal is mapped to one of a plurality of specified signal points in a signal space diagram. The device includes discrimination circuits for discriminating a received signal according to threshold lines partitioning the signal space diagram into discrimination areas, the threshold lines being defined so that the discrimination areas on an outer side of the signal space diagram having each an area greater than an area of each of the discrimination areas on an inner side of the signal space diagram and a selection circuit for selecting one of a plurality of threshold line patterns based on a level of the received signal which is discriminated according to a selected threshold line pattern.

Abstract: The invention provides an automatic amplitude equalizer for compensating an amplitude characteristic of an input signal, wherein a control signal for equalizing an inclination amplitude distortion of an input signal is detected making use of a pair of digital demodulated signals to compensate for the amplitude characteristic of the input signal with a high degree of accuracy and which can be constructed with a reduced circuit scale and at a reduce cost.

Abstract: When neutralized plasma is generated, the cylindrical electrode 8 is set at a negative potential against the processing chamber 23 by the DC power source 18, so that ions 23 in the neutralized plasma can be collected at the cylindrical electrode 8. Electrons 24 equal to the collected ion charge can be supplied uniformly toward the ion beam 25. Therefore, by allowing the cylindrical electrode to collect ions, the ion collection area can be spread easily, and only by generating neutralized plasma of low density, a sufficient volume of ions can be collected surely from the plasma and a sufficient volume of electrons can be supplied to the ion beam 25 at the same time.

Abstract: A cross polarization interference canceler includes a digital conversion unit for subjecting a demodulated signal of one channel to an analog-to-digital conversion out of two channels which are independently formed, using carriers having the same frequency but having planes of polarization which are mutually orthogonal. An interference canceling unit is provided for canceling interference caused by the other channel of the two channels, with respect to the demodulated signal which is digitally converted by the digital conversion unit. The canceler further includes an integrator for carrying out an integration process with respect to the demodulated signal which is digitally converted by the digital conversion unit so as to provide a negative feedback to the digital conversion unit.