Abstract: There is provided an information providing apparatus including a reception unit, a provision determining unit, and a request reply unit. The reception unit receives provision availability information indicating whether provision of user information for an advertisement delivery apparatus is permitted from a user terminal accessing any one of a plurality of site providing apparatuses or the like. The provision determining unit determines whether the provision availability information corresponding to the user terminal represents a provision permission in a case where an acquisition request for the user information relating to the user terminal is received from the advertisement delivery apparatus. The request reply unit replies to the advertisement delivery apparatus with the user information of the user terminal in a case where the provision permission is determined to be represented by the provision determining unit.

Abstract: An input device includes a sensor member that detects input position information; and a protective member that protects the sensor member, wherein the protective member includes a window-shaped light-transmissive region transmitting light in the thickness direction, a transparent substrate having an input surface on a first surface, and a decorative layer disposed on a second first of the transparent substrate. The decorative layer is stacked on the transparent substrate so as to surround the light-transmissive region, and an inclined section is provided at the inner edge of the decorative layer; the transparent filler is stacked on the second surface of the transparent substrate to cover the light-transmissive region and the inclined section; and the sensor member and the protective member are bonded together with the adhesive layer disposed on the transparent filler and the decorative layer.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a transparent panel, a decorative layer which is formed in a decorative region on a first surface of the transparent panel, a transparent electrode which is formed from a transparent input region of the first surface to a surface of the decorative layer, and a wiring layer which is formed to extend to the surface of the decorative layer and electrically connected to the transparent electrode.

Abstract: An input device includes a sensor member that detects input position information; and a protective member that protects the sensor member, wherein the protective member includes a window-shaped light-transmissive region transmitting light in the thickness direction, a transparent substrate having an input surface on a first surface, and a decorative layer disposed on a second first of the transparent substrate. The decorative layer is stacked on the transparent substrate so as to surround the light-transmissive region, and an inclined section is provided at the inner edge of the decorative layer; the transparent filler is stacked on the second surface of the transparent substrate to cover the light-transmissive region and the inclined section; and the sensor member and the protective member are bonded together with the adhesive layer disposed on the transparent filler and the decorative layer.

Abstract: An amplification circuit includes: an amplifier apparatus configured to amplify an input signal and outputting the amplified signal from an output terminal; and a boost circuit which, when a difference between a voltage of the input signal and a voltage at the output terminal is greater than a given value, supplies a positive or negative constant electrical current to at least one given part of the amplifier apparatus, thus enhancing output responsiveness of the amplifier apparatus.

Abstract: A signal transmission device includes a transmitting circuit 11 and a receiving circuit 12 provided with shunt regulator power supplies 110 and 120 for causing fixed currents to flow thereinto respectively, and a signal transmission path 13 connecting between the transmitting circuit 11 and the receiving circuit 12 and having a function of preventing an alternating current component, in which a ground GNDA of the transmitting circuit 11 and a ground GNDB of the receiving circuit 12 are disposed independently of each other, and are connected to a ground GNDC of the shunt regulator power supplies 110 and 120 at a single point.

Abstract: A progress information output method executed by a computer includes acquiring a set of similar applications, the contents of which are similar to the contents of a given application, by searching a first database that stores the contents of each application using information regarding the contents of the given application as a search key, acquiring a set of progress information corresponding to the set of similar applications by searching a second database that stores progress information that is an accumulation of information on procedures performed for applications and indicates a progress of a given application, counting the number of procedures included in the set of progress information, and outputting the number of procedure types counted or an analysis result obtained using the counted number.

Abstract: An oscillator circuit having a closed loop connection, including: an oscillator for generating an output signal oscillating at a frequency corresponding to a control signal; a frequency/voltage converter for generating a detection signal having a voltage corresponding to a frequency of the output signal; a difference detector for generating a difference signal indicating a difference between the detection signal and a reference signal; and an integrator for generating the control signal by integrating the difference signal.

Abstract: A classification-rule generating unit generates a classification rule for classifying documents in a second domain into categories in a first domain, by using a plurality of feature vectors that is extracted from a plurality of documents in the first domain and transformed into a plurality of feature vectors in the second domain. A classifying unit classifies the documents in the second domain into the categories in the first domain based on the classification rule generated.

Abstract: When classifying cases into categories of a category system, a classification rule is generated from information obtained from a set of cases classified into categories of another category system and the cases are classified according to the classification rule.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a sealing device having a function capable of a plurality of tubular members such as plug tubes or the like being inserted side by side for sealing. In a sealing device (1) attached in an opening portion (2a) of a housing (2) for sealing between the housing (2) and tubular members (3) inserted to the opening portion (2a) of the housing (2), the sealing device (1) integrally has a mounting portion (4) fixed to the housing (2), seal lips (6) brought into close contact with outer peripheral surfaces (3a) of the tubular members (3) and following deformation portions (7) provided between the mounting portion (4) and the seal lips (6). The mounting portion (4) has a plurality of tubular inner surfaces (5), in which the tubular members (3) are inserted within a flat surface. Further, a plurality of the seal lips (6) and the following deformation portions (7) are provided in correspondence to the respective tubular inner surfaces (5).

Abstract: An optical waveguide structure capable of optically coupling a surface type optical device, such as a surface emitting laser diode or a photodiode, and a transmission medium, such as an optical fiber, located so that their light output surface and light input surface will form an angle of about 90° with each other simply and easily. The optical waveguide structure comprises a first clad section having a curved surface for gradually turning the direction in which light travels almost squarely and a groove formed in the curved surface along the direction in which light travels, a core section which is made from a transparent material with a refractive index higher than the refractive index of the first clad section and with which the groove is filled in, and a second clad section which covers an exposed surface of the core section and the curved surface of the first clad section and which is integrated with the first clad section.

Abstract: An amplification circuit includes: an amplifier apparatus configured to amplify an input signal and outputting the amplified signal from an output terminal; and a boost circuit which, when a difference between a voltage of the input signal and a voltage at the output terminal is greater than a given value, supplies a positive or negative constant electrical current to at least one given part of the amplifier apparatus, thus enhancing output responsiveness of the amplifier apparatus.

Abstract: The reference reason of a reference document is identified by analyzing a position where the reference document is cited in document data, a method by which the reference document is cited, a sentence in the document data, etc. Then, documents are retrieved and classified using a reference correlation including this reference reason.

Abstract: A classification-rule generating unit generates a classification rule for classifying documents in a second domain into categories in a first domain, by using a plurality of feature vectors that is extracted from a plurality of documents in the first domain and transformed into a plurality of feature vectors in the second domain. A classifying unit classifies the documents in the second domain into the categories in the first domain based on the classification rule generated.

Abstract: An optical waveguide and a first lens are formed on an underlying surface. The optical waveguide guides light along a first direction. The first lens is continuous with one end of the waveguide and converges light radiated from the end plane of the optical waveguide and diverging along directions parallel to the underlying surface. A second lens converges light transmitted through the first lens and diverging along directions perpendicular to the underlying surface. A support member supports the first and second lenses. It is possible to prevent a shift of positions of the optical waveguide and lens to be caused by a temperature change and to prevent a light coupling efficiency from being lowered.

Abstract: An optical element comprising a transparent body 10 including a first end face 12; a second end face 14 forming a prescribed angle to the first end face; and a third end face 15 having a plurality of light reflection parts 16a–16d formed on, which respectively reflect a plurality of light signals entering one of the first end face and the second end face to cause to exit at the other of the first end face and the second end face, a pitch of the plurality of light reflecting parts formed on the third end face, which are projected on the first end face being a first pitch, and a pitch of the plurality of light reflecting parts formed on the third end face, which are projected on the second end face being a second pitch which is different from the first pitch. The light emitting element array, etc. including the light emitting elements, etc.

Abstract: A first optical waveguide having at least a core layer with a refractive index ncj and a second optical waveguide having at least a core layer with a refractive index nck are arranged to oppose their end surfaces, and at least any one end surface of the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide is formed by the etching, and the end surface formed by the etching is covered with a coating medium with a refractive index nij or nik that is equal to a refractive index ncj or nck of the core layer that is exposed from the end surface.

Abstract: An oscillator circuit having a closed loop connection, including: an oscillator for generating an output signal oscillating at a frequency corresponding to a control signal; a frequency/voltage converter for generating a detection signal having a voltage corresponding to a frequency of the output signal; a difference detector for generating a difference signal indicating a difference between the detection signal and a reference signal; and an integrator for generating the control signal by integrating the difference signal.

Abstract: A first optical waveguide having at least a core layer with a refractive index ncj and a second optical waveguide having at least a core layer with a refractive index nck are arranged to oppose their end surfaces, and at least any one end surface of the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide is formed by the etching, and the end surface formed by the etching is covered with a coating medium with a refractive index nij or nik that is equal to a refractive index ncj or nck of the core layer that is exposed from the end surface.