Abstract: When a network is formed among vehicles with the use of inter-vehicle communication units, a network-forming-request-source vehicle sends its position serving as a reference position, its moving direction, and requested information to surrounding vehicles by the use of a free ID. Among the surrounding vehicles, vehicles which are to subscribe to the network receive the position, the moving direction, and the requested information, determine where the vehicles are positioned among positions specified in advance relative to the reference position, and respond at a timing corresponding to their positions by the use of free IDs. The network-forming-request-source vehicle receives the responses, stops receiving responses when the number of responded vehicles reaches an appropriate number of vehicles, and sends its genuine ID and a vehicle communication order.

Abstract: The invention provides a display method of processing images photographed by plural cameras and an apparatus for the same, which synthesizes the images by plural cameras mounted on a vehicle for photographing the surroundings thereof and makes it possible to display an easily viewable three-dimensional object near the vehicle, as if one camera were positioned above the vehicle. An image capture unit captures images photographed by plural cameras that photograph the surroundings of a vehicle. An upper observation point image processing unit synthesizes the captured images into an image viewed as from above the vehicle. An image intensity/chrominance determination unit detects an area wherein the displayed image varies from other areas in the synthesized image based on the intensity/chrominance thereof. When the intensity or the chrominance of the area is continuously varying, a three-dimensional object detection unit determines the detected area as a three-dimensional object.

Abstract: After applying a film-forming composition containing a polysiloxane, a pore-forming agent, an onium salt, and a solvent onto a semiconductor substrate, the solvent is evaporated from the film-forming composition in a first heat treatment. Then, a second heat treatment is carried out in an inert-gas atmosphere to promote the polymerization of the polysiloxane and thus form a polysiloxane resin film. Thereafter, a third heat treatment is carried out in an oxidizing-gas ambient to form pores in the polysiloxane resin film.

Abstract: A housing of a multi-path joint is divided into a plurality of blocks in correspondence with the number of lead-in ports, and a reverse-stop valve for preventing mixed fluid in the main path from flowing backward is provided between the lead-in ports and the main path. Each of the plurality of blocks formed by dividing the housing is provided with a connecting section for positioning when joining to adjacent blocks, and a holding unit is provided for connecting all the blocks in their respective connecting sections and maintaining a connected state between them. According to this multi-path joint, mixed fluid which flowing along the main path, does not flow backward to lead-in ports, and therefore, the atmosphere in the lead-in ports is stabilized. In addition, the multi-path joint is highly functional, being speedily adaptable to the number and shape of the paths on the lead-in port side.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a multi-path joint is disclosed. A housing is formed having a plurality of lead-in ports, a main path, connecting to each lead-in port, and a lead-out port. The housing is formed by connecting a plurality of blocks, each block having at least one lead in port and portion of the main path with at least one block having a lead out port that forms the end-point of the main path.

Abstract: During non-use of tank (53), a connector for dispensing liquid from the tank has no portion projecting from the tank, keeps the tank in its sealed condition, and makes no disturbance. Provided in drum cap (51) threadably engaged with a neck of the tank are liquid outlet plug installation hole (55) and dual-purpose gas/liquid inlet plug installation hole (56). Siphon tube (59) extending downward to the bottom of the tank is provided inside hole. (55) of liquid plug (57) an upper surface of which does not extend beyond an upper surface of the drumcap. Dual-purpose gas/liquidplug (70) is provided inside the hole (56) not having its upper surface extend beyond the upper surface of the drum cap. Caps (62 and 75) are detachably fitted in the liquid plug and the gas/liquid plug, respectively, to seal upper openings of these plugs (57 and 70), respectively.

Abstract: An information processing method in an information processing apparatus that is equipped with a monitoring unit that acquires and retains information from a printing apparatus via a communication channel using an information request or an event registration is provided. The information processing method includes an obtaining step of obtaining from the monitoring unit an acquiring method for acquiring the retained information; an acquiring step of acquiring the retained information in accordance with the obtained acquiring method; and a display controlling step of allowing a display unit to perform a display based on the information acquired in the acquiring step.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to provide an image scanning system which has both a printer function and image scanning function but allows simple operation for scanning an image. In order to achieve this object, a system has a print device with a scanner function, which allows printing and scanning by selectively mounting a print head and scan head on a head mounting portion, and a host computer which is connected to the print device to be able to communicate with it, and includes a scanner driver which can control scanning of the print device. When the scan head is mounted on the head mounting portion in a state an original to be scanned is prepared on the print device, the print device communicates with the host computer to start the scanner driver and to read an image of the original into the scanner driver.

Abstract: When a communication link is disconnected during a printing operation of a print job due to deteriorated radio wave conditions, a printer can prevent and/or reduce incorrect print or other malfunction occurring in response to a print control command included in the print job. Furthermore, in a state monitor function of a peripheral apparatus, when establishment or disconnection of the communication link is unclear due to deteriorated radio wave conditions, the monitor does not fall into an uncontrollable state. A port monitor (PM), controlling a communication interface, confirms a state of the communication interface. A language monitor (LM), controlling a peripheral apparatus, confirms a state of the communication interface. Communications with the peripheral apparatus can be performed based on a state confirmation result of the LM. Furthermore, a transmission buffer is cleared in response to disconnection of the communications.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to control a peripheral device by selecting optimal processing even when the version of the OS of an information processing apparatus is updated and when the version of firmware of the peripheral device is updated. To this end, according to this invention, the version information of the OS of an information processing apparatus, that of firmware of a printer, and that of a printer driver are acquired. A control method that acquires status information of the printer is set according to the acquired information.

Abstract: A terminal device that is virtually connected to an external information processing device that includes a recording medium that stores content so that the terminal device can communicate with the information processing device includes an input unit for receiving a user's instruction, a display unit that presents information on a screen, an information storage unit that stores content, and a control unit that is connected to the input unit, the display unit, and the information storage unit. The control unit creates a deletion history when a piece of content stored in the information storage unit is deleted, and displays the deletion history on the screen of the display unit and requests the information processing device to transfer a deleted piece of content that has been selected from the deletion history when a user's instruction has been received via the input unit.

Abstract: A duplex printing instruction is accepted. When duplex printing is performed in accordance with the accepted duplex printing instruction, which of single-side printing and duplex printing is performed for a job of one page is decided in accordance with a condition.

Abstract: In a game machine circuit board case inspection method, the inspection of a circuit board case 39 storing a control circuit board 38 having a predetermined electronic part 47 mounted thereon is performed through a seal confirming step 15 for confirming whether or not the circuit board case 39 has been sealed by sealing means 49 and 50, and an intrinsic identification information reading step 18 for reading the intrinsic identification information 48 on said electronic part 47 stored in the circuit board case 39 after the seal confirming step 15. Thereby, the reading of the intrinsic identification information affixed to the electronic part on the control circuit board in the circuit board case, and the confirmation of the sealed state of the circuit board case can be reliably effected, thus preventing dishonest acts, such as replacing the electronic part by a new one in the inspection step and allowing the new one to read a dishonest intrinsic identification information.

Abstract: Even in case of using a hand-held personal computer, operability regarding a printing operation is improved and a print can be normally completed without allowing the print to be finished as an error. When a sufficient available area exists in an RAM 11 of a hand-held personal computer 1, image data sent from an application is converted into print data and, thereafter, the print data is temporarily stored as a spool file into the RAM 11. At the point when the whole print data is stored and the spool file is completed, a printing process in the application is released and the print data in the spool file is sent to a printer 5 by a background. If the sufficient available area does not exist in the RAM 11 of the hand-held PC 1, the whole print data is not temporarily stored as a spool file but the raster unit image data sent from the application is converted into the print data. The print data is sequentially sent to the printer 5 by the foreground and the printing process is executed.

Abstract: An application in an image processing apparatus presents information about ink installed in a peripheral device, such as the shape, color, size, arrangement direction, and a remaining ink level of an ink tank, in a visually realistic manner using accurate graphics. The image processing apparatus acquires ink information about, in particular, a remaining ink level, arrangement direction, and the order of the arrangement of the ink tank, and displays the information about the peripheral device in a user interface of the application using the acquired ink information.

Abstract: Interlayer insulating films 5,7 (insulating films) provided in a memory capacitor cell 8 are formed between a gate electrode 3 and a counter electrode 8C formed on a silicon wafer 1. The interlayer insulating films 5,7 comprise a borazine-based resin, having a specific dielectric constant of no greater than 2.6, a Young's modulus of 5 GPa or greater and a leak current of no greater than 1×10?8 A/cm2.

Abstract: This invention relates to an image processing apparatus which is connected to image input and output devices via a communication medium, an image processing method, a storage medium, and a program. According to this invention, input setting information and output setting information corresponding to an image processing mode selected by the operator are acquired from those pre-stored in a memory, an image input process of the image input device is controlled on the basis of the acquired input setting information, and an image output process of the image output device is controlled on the basis of the acquired output setting information, thus obtaining a high-quality image processing result by simple operation.

Abstract: The composition for forming silica based coating of the invention comprises siloxane resin such as an alkoxysilane as component (a), a solvent such as an alcohol capable of dissolving the siloxane resin as component (b), an ammonium salt, etc. as component (c) and a thermal decomposing/volatile compound as component (d), wherein the stress of the coating obtained by heat treatment at 150° C./3 min is 10 MPa and the specific permittivity of the silica based coating obtained by final curing is less than 3.0. The composition for forming silica based coating according to the invention can form a silica based coating having low permittivity, excellent adhesion and sufficient mechanical strength.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is connectable to an external device via a communication network and that supplies information concerning the external device, the information being displayable in accordance with a plurality of expressions. The information processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire information concerning a display program, the information being used for identifying an expression to be displayed in the display program; a receiving unit configured to receive the information concerning the external device from the external device; and a generating unit configured to identify the expression of the information concerning the external device, received by the receiving unit, based on the information concerning the display program, acquired by the acquiring unit, to generate display information complying with the identified expression.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for forming a silica-based film, the composition containing (a) a siloxane resin; (b) an organic solvent including at least one species of aprotic solvent; and (c) an onium salt.