Abstract: A sole structure for a sport shoe can increase accelerating force during activities and achieve quick movements. A sole assembly 1 for an indoor shoe includes a sole body 2 formed of a soft elastic member and a plate-like member or planar sheet member 3 that is disposed at a position under the first to fourth distal phalanx DP1-DP4 of the wearer's foot on a foot sole contact surface 2A of the sole body 2, and that has a higher hardness than that of the sole body 2. The plate-like member 3 extends arcuately substantially in the foot width direction along the toes of the wearer's foot and has a narrow part 3C of a short length in the foot length direction, or a spacing gap, at a region between the first toe and the second toe.

Abstract: A sole structure for a sport shoe is proposed that can increase accelerating force during activities and achieve quick movements. A sole assembly 1 for an indoor shoe includes a sole body 2 formed of a soft elastic member and a plate-like member 3 that is disposed at a position right under the first to fourth distal phalanx DP1-DP4 of the foot on a foot sole contact surface 2A of the sole body 2 and that has a higher hardness than that of the sole body 2. The plate-like member 3 extends arcuately substantially in the foot width direction along the toes and has a narrow part 3C of a short length in the foot length direction at a region between the first toe and the second toe.

Abstract: An autofocus control method, an autofocus control apparatus and an image processing apparatus all of which can realize stable autofocus control operation by eliminating influences due to optical systems. In calculation of a focus evaluated value of each of sample images respectively acquired at a plurality of focused positions, each of the acquired sample image is subjected to smoothing to reduce a grayscale pattern of brightness due to an optical system, and the focus evaluated value is calculated on the basis of the smoothed sample image. In addition, the focus evaluated value is standardized with the screen average luminance of the sample image, thereby effecting optimization of the evaluated value.

Abstract: A portable external hard disk system is provided. The hard disk system includes a hard disk unit and a conversion unit that is attachable to and detachable from the hard disk unit. The hard disk unit has an IDE interface terminal. The conversion unit has an IDE interface terminal and a USB terminal. Also, the conversion unit includes therein a secondary battery. The conversion unit supplies the combined power of the power of a USB power line and the power of the secondary battery to the hard disk unit.

Abstract: A portable external hard disk system is provided. The hard disk system includes a hard disk unit and a conversion unit that is attachable to and detachable from the hard disk unit. The hard disk unit has an IDE interface terminal. The conversion unit has an IDE interface terminal and a USB terminal. Also, the conversion unit includes therein a secondary battery. The conversion unit supplies the combined power of the power of a USB power line and the power of the secondary battery to the hard disk unit.