Abstract: A sewing machine includes: a needle vertical movement mechanism which moves a sewing needle; a moving mechanism which holds a workpiece by a holding frame; an inner presser-foot device which moves an inner presser foot on an upper side of the workpiece held by the holding frame; a control device which controls the moving mechanism based on sewing data in which stitch positions are defined in order in a series of sewing; and a height detector which detects a height of the inner presser foot. The control device lowers the inner presser foot to an upper surface of the workpiece held by the holding frame, detects the height of the inner presser foot by the height detector, and determines suitability of a thickness of the workpiece, at one or plural stitch positions defined in the sewing data before starting the sewing in accordance with the sewing data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid-crystalline media comprising one or more compounds of the formula I and II in which the parameters have the respective meanings indicated in claim 1, and to liquid-crystal displays, especially active-matrix displays and in particular displays of the vertically aligned mode, containing these media.

Abstract: A sewing machine includes: a needle vertical movement mechanism which moves a sewing needle; a moving mechanism which holds a workpiece by a holding frame; an inner presser-foot device which moves an inner presser foot on an upper side of the workpiece held by the holding frame; a control device which controls the moving mechanism based on sewing data in which stitch positions are defined in order in a series of sewing; and a height detector which detects a height of the inner presser foot. The control device lowers the inner presser foot to an upper surface of the workpiece held by the holding frame, detects the height of the inner presser foot by the height detector, and determines suitability of a thickness of the workpiece, at one or plural stitch positions defined in the sewing data before starting the sewing in accordance with the sewing data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid-crystalline media comprising one or more compounds of the formula I and II in which the parameters have the respective meanings indicated in claim 1, and to liquid-crystal displays, especially active-matrix displays and in particular displays of the vertically aligned mode, containing these media.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a copying method including, deriving a first time requested by a process in a first transmission device that interrupts transmission to a copying destination device to transmit a copying object to the copying destination device, detecting a second transmission device that transmits the same copying object to the copying destination device during the process that interrupts transmission to the copying destination device following after interruption point and deriving second time in which the detected device transmits the copying object to the copying destination device, deriving third time in which the copying destination device is set in a non-reception state for the copying object.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dielectrically positive, preferably nematic, media comprising one or more polymerisable compounds of formula I in which the parameters have the meaning given in the text, to polymer-stabilized media obtained therefrom, to the use thereof in liquid-crystal displays, and to these displays, in particular PSA-IPS, PSA-FFS and PSA-positive VA displays.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a copying method including, deriving a first time requested by a process in a first transmission device that interrupts transmission to a copying destination device to transmit a copying object to the copying destination device, detecting a second transmission device that transmits the same copying object to the copying destination device during the process that interrupts transmission to the copying destination device following after interruption point and deriving second time in which the detected device transmits the copying object to the copying destination device, deriving third time in which the copying destination device is set in a non-reception state for the copying object.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dielectrically positive, preferably nematic, media comprising one or more polymerisable compounds of formula I in which the parameters have the meaning given in the text, to polymer-stabilised media obtained therefrom, to the use thereof in liquid-crystal displays, and to these displays, in particular PSA-IPS, PSA-FFS and PSA-positive VA displays.

Abstract: In a broadcast receiving device, a broadcast signal of a data broadcast program that is tuned in to by a tuner is demodulated into a transport stream by a demodulator, and a data broadcast content is acquired by an information acquisition unit from the demodulated transport stream. The acquired data broadcast content is stored in a storage device, and a data broadcast screen based on the stored data broadcast content is presented by an information presentation unit. When a reception state is a poor state, a presentation state of the data broadcast screen is held by the information presentation unit. When the reception state changes from the poor state to a good state and the data broadcast programs received in the good states before and after the poor state are the same, the presentation of the data broadcast screen based on the stored data broadcast content is restarted by the information presentation unit.

Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid crystal medium having a birefringence at 20° C. that is lower than 0.08 and contains 1-30% by weight of one or more compounds of formula IA, 1-10% by weight of one or more compounds of formula IB, 0-9% by weight of one or more compounds of formula IC, and the use of the medium for electro-optical purposes, and to displays containing the medium.

Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid crystal medium having a birefringence at 20° C. that is lower than 0.08 and contains 1-30% by weight of one or more compounds of formula IA, 1-10% by weight of one or more compounds of formula IB, 0-9% by weight of one or more compounds of formula IC, and the use of the medium for electro-optical purposes, and to displays containing the medium.

Abstract: In a connector, a terminal plate, having terminals projecting therefrom, is fitted in a housing. Flat surfaces parallel to a direction of insertion of the terminal plate are formed on inner surfaces of the housing. Flat surfaces are also formed on an outer surface of the terminal plate, and contact the flat surfaces of the housing, respectively, to thereby prevent the terminal plate from shaking. Preferably, two pairs of parallel flat surfaces are formed on the inner surface of the housing, and two pairs of parallel flat surfaces are formed on the outer surface of the terminal plate.

Abstract: An inner plate which can be inserted into a casing, includes a retaining portion which comprises elongate support members, an elastic engagement portion elastically deformable at one ends of the support members, and reinforcement ribs increasing the rigidity of the support members and the elastic engagement portion. A retaining projection for retaining engagement with the elastic engagement portion is formed on the casing.

Abstract: A memory device for channel selection in a television receiver comprises a nonvolatile memory for storing at least one set of channel data and channel attendant data, and a RAM having a channel data storing part which accesses and stores all channel data stored in the nonvolatile memory. When a read tuning command is given, the nonvolatile memory is accessed in order to search addresses of the channel attendant data if a specified channel exists in the RAM. When no specified channel data exists in the RAM, the nonvolatile memory is not accessed.

Abstract: In a DAC-output circuit of a TV set, an output judging part lowers a multiplying factor of sub-data as user data come close to zero, to converge the output onto zero in accordance with the turning down of the user data.

Abstract: In a receiver having a channel selection apparatus which is capable of receiving channels of the number of three digits, when the receiver is used in a zone having channels of the number of two digits or the number of one digit, a reference counting value corresponding to digits of the number of the channels is set in a counter. Counting operation of the counter is changed by changing the reference counting value and a channel selection time of a channel in the number of two digits or the number of one digit is reduced.

Abstract: A muting circuit for a television receiving set comprises a mute-judging part, a mute key input, an acoustic output circuit, a caption-judging part, and a caption key input. The mute-judging partenters a mute ON and a mute OFF state alternately every time it receives a mute key input signal. The acoustic output circuit reduces the sound output level to zero decibels at the mute ON state, and restores the sound output at the mute OFF state. The caption-judging part enters a caption ON state and caption OFF state alternately every time it receives a caption key input signal while it enters a caption ON state if the mute-judging part enters a mute ON state. Thus, in the mute ON stated the closed caption is displayed on the screen.