Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a base plate and at least two device chips in which ejection ports for ejecting a liquid are formed and which are disposed on the base plate. At least one first reference mark is provided on the base plate. A second reference mark is provided on each of the device chips. At least one space is formed between adjacent device chips. The second reference marks and the first reference mark present in the space are disposed on an array axis along which the device chips are arrayed.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a base plate and at least two device chips in which ejection ports for ejecting a liquid are formed and which are disposed on the base plate. At least one first reference mark is provided on the base plate. A second reference mark is provided on each of the device chips. At least one space is formed between adjacent device chips. The second reference marks and the first reference mark present in the space are disposed on an array axis along which the device chips are arrayed.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a base plate and at least two device chips in which ejection ports for ejecting a liquid are formed and which are disposed on the base plate. At least one first reference mark is provided on the base plate. A second reference mark is provided on each of the device chips. At least one space is formed between adjacent device chips. The second reference marks and the first reference mark present in the space are disposed on an array axis along which the device chips are arrayed.

Abstract: In this shift device, in a case in which an external force has acted on a lever when an operating mechanism is causing the lever to pivot, a clutch mechanism permits rotation of a first detent plate with respect to a second detent plate, such that pivoting of the lever is permitted. Note that a restraining mechanism urges the lever toward a shift position. This enables to the restraining mechanism to urge the lever separately to the clutch mechanism, thereby enabling the degrees of freedom for setting a biasing load on the lever by the restraining mechanism to be increased.

Abstract: In a first step, a circuit sheet is set such that a first region of a second main surface of the circuit sheet is in contact with a plateau portion of a first mold and a second region is not in contact with the first mold. In the first step, a first fixed portion of the circuit sheet is arranged on a first portion of the first mold, and a second fixed portion is arranged on a second portion of the first mold. The first portion is a portion that is higher than the plateau portion and runs along at least one of a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion provided along the plateau portion. The second portion is a portion where the first protruding portion or the second protruding portion is not provided along the plateau portion.

Abstract: In a first step, a circuit sheet is set such that a first region of a second main surface of the circuit sheet is in contact with a plateau portion of a first mold and a second region is not in contact with the first mold. In the first step, a first fixed portion of the circuit sheet is arranged on a first portion of the first mold, and a second fixed portion is arranged on a second portion of the first mold. The first portion is a portion that is higher than the plateau portion and runs along at least one of a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion provided along the plateau portion. The second portion is a portion where the first protruding portion or the second protruding portion is not provided along the plateau portion.

Abstract: An autonomous cleaner includes: a main body including a housing, a drive wheel (wheel) attached to the housing, and a drive unit that drives the drive wheel; a map storage unit that stores map information for the main body to travel; a determination unit that determines whether the main body approaches or comes into contact with a person infected with at least one of a virus and a bacterium; and a map information corrector that reflects, in the map information stored in the map storage unit, contact information on approach or contact of the main body with the infected person determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: An autonomous cleaner includes: a main body including a housing, a drive wheel (wheel) attached to the housing, and a drive unit that drives the drive wheel; a map storage unit that stores map information for the main body to travel; a determination unit that determines a harmful concentrated region that is likely to generate a harmful substance including at least one of a virus and a bacterium; and a map information corrector that reflects and corrects, in the map information stored in the map storage unit, the harmful concentrated region determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: To provide a cylindrical printed board in which a processing shape is maintained, and a printed-board-integrated molded article in which the cylindrical printed board is integrated with an inner wall of a hole portion in a molded article. A cylindrical printed board 1 according to the present invention is a printed board 4 including an insulator substrate 2 and a conductor pattern 3 formed on the insulator substrate 2, wherein the printed board 4 is rolled beyond one full circle to form a cylindrical shape. In addition, a printed-board-integrated molded article 40 includes a molded article 20 constituting a casing that has a cylindrical part, and the cylindrical printed board 4 that is integrated with an inner wall 21a of a hole portion 21 in the cylindrical part of the molded article 20.

Abstract: To provide a cylindrical printed board in which a processing shape is maintained, and a printed-board-integrated molded article in which the cylindrical printed board is integrated with an inner wall of a hole portion in a molded article. A cylindrical printed board 1 according to the present invention is a printed board 4 including an insulator substrate 2 and a conductor pattern 3 formed on the insulator substrate 2, wherein the printed board 4 is rolled beyond one full circle to form a cylindrical shape. In addition, a printed-board-integrated molded article 40 includes a molded article 20 constituting a casing that has a cylindrical part, and the cylindrical printed board 4 that is integrated with an inner wall 21a of a hole portion 21 in the cylindrical part of the molded article 20.

Abstract: A method for controlling an autonomous device that moves in two dimensions using a controller includes obtaining a first image at a first position, which is a destination of the autonomous device, calculating, from the first image, first feature values indicating certain characteristics of the first image, referring to map information indicating correspondences between coordinate information indicating coordinates of defined positions included in a movement area of the autonomous device and second feature values, which are calculated from second images and indicate certain characteristics of the second images and identifying, by referring to the map information, a second position corresponding to second feature values having at least a predetermined degree of correspondence to the feature values generating a command for moving the autonomous device to the second position on the basis of coordinate information corresponding to the second position, and transmitting the command to the autonomous device.

Abstract: The server may be configured to: estimate a total number of the new replaceable components to be purchased by the user of the device at the predetermined timing that is before the replacement timing; based on the estimated total number of the new replaceable components to be purchased and based on a stock quantity of the replaceable components at the predetermined timing, calculate a quantity of stock shortage of the replaceable components at the predetermined timing; and generate replenishment information for replenishing stock of the replaceable components according to the calculated quantity of stock shortage of the replaceable components.

Abstract: A method for controlling an autonomous device that moves in two dimensions using a controller includes obtaining a first image at a first position, which is a destination of the autonomous device, calculating, from the first image, first feature values indicating certain characteristics of the first image, referring to map information indicating correspondences between coordinate information indicating coordinates of defined positions included in a movement area of the autonomous device and second feature values, which are calculated from second images and indicate certain characteristics of the second images and identifying, by referring to the map information, a second position corresponding to second feature values having at least a predetermined degree of correspondence to the feature values generating a command for moving the autonomous device to the second position on the basis of coordinate information corresponding to the second position, and transmitting the command to the autonomous device.

Abstract: A proximity wireless communication device includes a first housing and a second housing, and they are provided with respective two antennas. In the first housing, a first antenna and a second antenna are configured to be disposed on different parallel planes, and in the second housing, a third antenna and a fourth antenna are configured to be disposed on different parallel planes. Then, the first antenna and the third antenna carry out non-contact near-field wireless communication facing in proximity and the second antenna and the fourth antenna carry out non-contact near-field wireless communication facing in proximity.

Abstract: In order to realize efficient memory access, addresses in the same bank in a memory are consecutively accessed. A data processing apparatus performs mapping so as to store data, which are the same data, with use of the first arrangement and the second arrangement, respectively, in different memory areas constituting a memory. When reading a portion of the data, a selecting unit selects one of the arrangements that is more efficient in accessing the portion of the data based on an address range corresponding to the portion of the data according to each arrangement, and an access control unit accesses a memory area corresponding to the selected arrangement. The data is mapped to a position different from a position of the data in terms of relative positions with respect to boundary addresses of blocks each corresponding to the same row address in the same bank.

Abstract: A proximity wireless communication device includes a first housing and a second housing, and they are provided with respective two antennas. In the first housing, a first antenna and a second antenna are configured to be disposed on different parallel planes, and in the second housing, a third antenna and a fourth antenna are configured to be disposed on different parallel planes. Then, the first antenna and the third antenna carry out non-contact near-field wireless communication facing in proximity and the second antenna and the fourth antenna carry out non-contact near-field wireless communication facing in proximity.

Abstract: A system including a device with a first chip and a device with a second chip, to realize contactless communication therebetween. The first chip includes a transmitter circuit converting parallel data into a differential signal and a transmitting antenna transmitting the signal to the second chip. The second chip includes a receiving antenna receiving the differential signal from the transmitting antenna and a receiver circuit converting the differential signal into the parallel data. The transmitting and receiving antenna each include at least two antenna elements, first and second terminals, and first and second junctions. The antenna elements consist of wiring lines on the chips. The terminals are connected with circuits on the chips. At the first junction, first ends of the antenna elements meet to connect to the first terminal. At the second junction, second ends of the antenna elements meet to connect to the second terminal.

Abstract: A memory controller (101) according to this invention includes: a command generation unit (102) which generates access commands each including a physical address, based on an access request including a logical address indicating a rectangular area in image data; and a command issuance unit (105) which issues, to a memory (0), the access commands generated by the command generation unit (102). The command generation unit (102) includes a group determination unit (104) which determines a group to which a bank including data to be accessed belongs, based on the physical address corresponding to the access request. The command generation unit (102) generates a pair of a first and a second access commands which share a prefetch buffer between two banks belonging to different groups, when data to be accessed is continuous across two banks belonging to different groups.

Abstract: A system including a device with a first chip and a device with a second chip, to realize contactless communication therebetween. The first chip includes a transmitter circuit converting parallel data into a differential signal and a transmitting antenna transmitting the signal to the second chip. The second chip includes a receiving antenna receiving the differential signal from the transmitting antenna and a receiver circuit converting the differential signal into the parallel data. The transmitting and receiving antenna each include at least two antenna elements, first and second terminals, and first and second junctions. The antenna elements consist of wiring lines on the chips. The terminals are connected with circuits on the chips. At the first junction, first ends of the antenna elements meet to connect to the first terminal. At the second junction, second ends of the antenna elements meet to connect to the second terminal.

Abstract: The memory control device according to the present invention includes a command generating unit which divides the memory access request issued by the master into access commands each of which is for one of the memory devices, a command issuing units which issue each of the access commands to the memory devices, a data control unit which switches data between a master and memories, and the command generating unit switch between control for outputting an identical physical address to the memory units and control for outputting different physical addresses to the memory devices, depending on when the physical addresses of the memory devices are identical and when the physical addresses of the memory devices are different, each of the memory devices corresponds to one of the divided access commands.