Abstract: Images taken by a plurality of cameras mounted on a vehicle are combined and an image of the surrounding area is developed, in a plane, around a vehicle display portion. The vehicle display portion shows an illustration border line indicative of the outer shape of the vehicle. The outline of the vehicle indicated by the illustration border line is drawn slightly larger than the outer shape of the actual image of the vehicle. This allows margin areas to be formed between the vehicle and its surroundings, thus reducing the possibility of a collision with an obstacle during driving.

Abstract: If a device driver is simply installed in the same manner for any network environment, there is a possibility that the device driver is installed in a manner improper for a particular network environment. To avoid the above problem, an information processing apparatus selects an optimum installation mode according to property information of the information processing apparatus and property information of an image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a background image selection unit for providing image data corresponding to a background image, a synthesis-target-image selection unit for providing image data corresponding to a different image to be superimposed on the background image, a motion vector detection unit for detecting a motion vector in the background image, a display position determination unit for determining a display position of the different image on the background image based on the detected motion vector, and an image combining unit for carrying out an image combining operation in which the different image is positioned at the determined display position and is superimposed over the background image.

Abstract: An accurate, highly reliable peripheral device control system is realized by issuing notifications related to a print job having the correct content from a printer driver with accurate timing and in the correct order, and conveying correct information to an application with accurate timing and in the correct order in a peripheral device control system that uses a low-performance printer. In an peripheral device control system composed of an information processing apparatus and a peripheral device, the information processing apparatus acquires peripheral device information related to the peripheral device from the peripheral device, generates job information from the peripheral device information, and notifies the job information. At this time, a notification not yet issued is created based on notified printing and printed page numbers and a current printing page number, and issued.

Abstract: The object is to provide a seal ring for a plug, which, when used in a plug cap, can be used regardless of kind of chemical liquid and has no possibility of damaging a seal surface of the plug in tightening the plug cap. The seal ring is placed in the plug cap installed on the plug having a liquid path and/or a gas path, and the seal ring achieves liquid sealing and/or gas sealing of the plug. The seal ring (1) has on its upper surface an edge seal section (17), on its inner surface a surface seal section (18), and on its outer surface a projection section (19) engaging with a ring engagement section (16a) formed on the inner surface of the plug cap.

Abstract: A digital camera includes: an imaging unit that receives and images a light from a subject transmitted a photographing optical system; a recognition unit that recognizes a feature region of the subject using an image obtained by imaging with the imaging unit; a detection unit that detects a size of the feature region that is recognized with the recognition unit; and a control unit that predicts a distance to the subject after a predetermined period of time according to the size of the feature region, and controls the photographing optical system so as to focus on the subject.

Abstract: The object is to provide a connector to be attached to a liquid tank, which reduces a trouble of arranging a plug, is advantageous in cost and capable of preventing misconnection, is provided by compactly integrating two types of plugs, which are a liquid delivery plug and a gas feeding plug. The connector is to be attached to a liquid tank for delivery of an internal liquid, and is constructed of: a plug (1) fixedly mounted on the tank; and, a corresponding socket (2) connected thereto. The connector is characterized by the plug (1) and the socket (2), wherein: the plug (1) is provided with a liquid passage (8) and a gas passage (12); and, the socket (2) is provided with: a liquid passage (38) communicating with the liquid passage (8); a liquid passage connecting piece (21) communicating with the liquid passage (38); a gas passage (34) communicating with the gas passage (12); and, a gas passage connecting piece (37) communicating with the gas passage (34).

Abstract: The present invention allows a printing process to be released from application software earlier. At the start of printing, the size of an available area in a RAM 11 is obtained. It is determined whether or not the size of total print data transmitted from a handheld computer to a color printer is the obtained size of the available area. If it is determined that the size of the total print data is larger, the size of an available area in a memory card is obtained. It is then determined whether or not the obtained size of the available area is larger than the size of the total print data. If it is determined that the size of the available area is larger, the total print data is created on the available area in the memory card. Then, the created total print data is transmitted to the color printer.

Abstract: An image display apparatus combines vehicle-surroundings images photographed by cameras and displays a top view image. The image display apparatus includes image memories for storing images of landscapes ahead of the vehicle, at the left side of the vehicle, at the right side of the vehicle, and behind the vehicle which are photographed by the corresponding cameras, a mapping-table determining unit for determining a mapping table to be used by detecting the number of passengers in back seats, and a mapping unit for reading image data from the image memories by using the mapping table corresponding to the number of passengers and mapping the read image data to a frame memory to display a top view image.

Abstract: The invention provides a connector capable of reducing an amount of liquid remaining in a container when the liquid is drawn out therefrom in which the liquid is stored. A connector 1 that is disposed at containers 51 and 61 in which liquid is stored to draw out the liquid includes a connecting unit 5 having a threaded portion 17 that is screwed onto a container-side threaded portion 63 formed at the containers 51 and 61; a main body coupled so as to have a common a central axis with the connecting unit 5; and a siphon tube 9 that is secured to the main body 3 and that extends to a bottom portion of the containers 51 and 61. The connecting unit 5 and the main body 3 are connected so as to be capable of relatively rotating about the central axis.

Abstract: Provided are a rotary joint and housing segments of a rotary joint which can handle the case where, for example, the number of chemical solutions used is increased or decreased at low cost and which contribute to a reduction in production costs and lead time.

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 having a storage unit configured to store a device driver and an operating system, and a deletion unit configured to delete the device driver, wherein the deletion unit issues a command before deleting the device driver to deactivate a software instance associated with a device corresponding to the device driver.

Abstract: When images of vehicle surroundings are captured by cameras and are displayed together with an image of a vehicle, surrounding images within a predetermined distance from the vehicle are displayed at the same scale as the scale of the vehicle image, and surrounding images outside the predetermined distance are displayed at a larger scale than the scale of the vehicle image. The surrounding images may be displayed at a progressively larger scale as the distance from the vehicle increases.

Abstract: A reproduction time measuring circuit for measuring a reproduction time of digital data sampled at a predetermined frequency, the circuit comprises: a count circuit configured to count a clock of the predetermined frequency while the digital data is stored in an output buffer configured to output the digital data in accordance with the clock; and a reproduction time signal output circuit configured to output a reproduction time signal indicating that the digital data has been reproduced for a time corresponding to the predetermined value, when a count value of the clock output from the count circuit reaches a predetermined value.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus has a peripheral apparatus control unit which controls a peripheral apparatus and an operation control unit which controls the operation in the peripheral apparatus by using operation instructing information regarding such an operation. The peripheral apparatus control unit forms first operation instructing information having a non-hierarchical structure from operation setting information including a specific setting, sets the specific setting into a private area in the first operation instructing information, and forms second operation instructing information having a hierarchical structure and including the specific setting from the first operation instructing information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a radiation curing composition comprising (a): a siloxane resin, (b): a photoacid generator or photobase generator, and (c): a solvent capable of dissolving component (a), and (d): a curing acceleration catalyst.

Abstract: In an automatic exposure method/apparatus, a metering area setting apparatus sets a metering area for use in automatic exposure of an in-vehicle camera installed in a vehicle such that, when the in-vehicle camera takes an image of a vehicle and a surrounding scene including at least a ground surface of a parking space or other areas surrounding a vehicle such as a road surface in a nearby area around the vehicle, an exposure condition becomes optimum for a particular area of interest in the total imaging area of the in-vehicle camera.

Abstract: A safety valve unit permits its user to perform an adjustment of the valve unit in cracking pressure from the outside in an easy and an adequate manner without disassembling any part of the valve unit in a condition in which the valve unit remains inline-connected with a fluid circuit. The safety valve unit is provided with a rotary barrel member (1), in which a cracking-pressure adjusting portion (4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) is incorporated and driven by the barrel member (1) in order to adjust the cracking pressure. The barrel member (1) has its female screw portion (2) threadably engaged with a male screw portion of the cracking-pressure adjusting portion (4) that is a movable spring support (4). When the barrel member (1) is rotated, the spring support (4) is axially and linearly displaced to adjust the cracking pressure of the valve unit.

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.