Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive belt carried by a driver device, for forming a toner image thereon; an internal transcription belt for transcribing the toner image; and a transcription portion for transcribing the toner image, which is transcribed on the internal transcription belt, onto a recording medium. A transcription side roller is suspended with the internal transcription belt thereon, and disposed on a side of a photosensitive belt side roller. Detectors detect a first cycle of the internal transcription belt, and a second cycle, which starts measurement delaying by ½ cycle of the photosensitive belt side roller from the first cycle measurement start. A controller conducts speed compensation of the photosensitive belt by referring to the first cycle and the second cycle, wherein the internal transcription belt is in contact with the photosensitive belt, so that it is carried following thereafter.

Abstract: A distributed computing system having a plurality of computers different from each other in performance, load, and type, uniformly manages local priority schemes adapted in the respective computers by utilizing the concept of “urgency” or “time limit”. Each of the computers includes a priority level conversion procedure for performing a conversion between an urgency level and a priority level of processing in accordance with the performance and the load of the computer, and a priority level changing procedure for changing a priority level of a program, which executes the processing, in accordance with a priority level indicated by the priority level conversion procedure.

Abstract: A medical knife of the invention having a cutting edge formed along the outer periphery of a blade portion includes a shank; and a blade portion formed continuously from the shank, the blade portion includes a tip portion including a tip whose projected plane shape is formed at an extreme end portion; a maximum width portion having a largest width: a side surface portion formed between the tip portion and the maximum width portion; a cutting edge; a first slanting surface formed along the cutting edge; and a second slanting surface formed along the first slanting surface, wherein the first slanting surface constituting the tip portion has a width larger than that of the first slanting surface constituting the side surface.

Abstract: A medical knife has a cutting edge formed along the outer edge of a blade portion, and the thickness of the lower portion located under a boundary acting as a surface including the cutting edge is made thinner than that of an upper portion located on the boundary, or a lower surface is composed of the surface including the cutting edge. The surface of the upper portion on the above surface including the cutting edge is composed of a first slanting surface constituting the cutting edge, a second reflecting surface, and a flat surface composed of a non-reflecting surface as well as the lower portion has a lower slanting surface 10 and a lower flat surface 11 each composed of a reflecting surface. With the above arrangement, the medical knife can reduce the amount of reflected light when an operation such as an ophthalmic operation is executed under a microscope.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, comprising: a photosensitive belt being carried by a driver device, for forming a toner image thereon; an internal transcription belt for transcribing the toner image thereon, which is formed on said photosensitive belt; and a transcription portion for transcribing the toner image, which is transcribed on said internal transcription belt, onto a recording medium, further comprising: a transcription side roller, being suspended with said internal transcription belt thereon, and disposed on a side of a photosensitive belt side roller, which is disposed on a side of said photosensitive belt, and a transcription side roller, which is disposed on a side of said transcription side; means for detecting a first cycle of said internal transcription belt; and means for detecting a second cycle, which starts measurement delaying by ½ cycle of said photosensitive belt side roller from the first cycle measurement start; a controller means for conducting speed compensation of said photose

Abstract: A cellular phone which is easy to use featuring a sufficient degree of safety preventing unauthorized use by conducting a minimum degree of required authentication operation which is not perceived by the user. As the user holds the cellular phone 1 by hand, the control unit 12 issues an instruction to temperature obtaining units 15 to start detecting the temperature. The temperature obtaining units measure the temperature at regular intervals, and successively transfer the obtained temperature data to a temperature comparator unit 16. The temperature comparator unit judges whether the temperature data obtained by the temperature obtaining units are lying within a predetermined condition, and issues an instruction to biodata obtaining units 19 to obtain fingerprint data of the user depending upon the result of judgement. The biodata obtaining units obtain the fingerprint data of the user and transfer the obtained fingerprint data to a biodata authentication unit 20.

Abstract: Consumption power control is provided for a system LSI made of a combination of a plurality of reusable logic circuit modules, i.e., Intellectual Property (IP) cores. Hardware resources such as interfaces and registers for the consumption power control of other IP cores are prepared and controlled by software for the consumption power control of a system LSI. The consumption power can be controlled at an IP core level. A method is provided which facilitates a system LSI designer to enter a consumption power control specification of a system LSI when the system LSI is configured.

Abstract: If a plurality of operating systems are running in one computer and each of those operating systems has its own managed time, which is different from others, then trace log information items collected by those operating systems and merged in order of their generated times may not be as they are generated actually. In order to avoid such a problem, therefore, the present invention provides an operating system management system with recording means for storing a check point trace in the operation trace information of each of those operating systems, thereby finding the correspondence among those check point traces by searching the operation trace information item of each operating system, then adding such additional information as a time difference, a counter value, etc. to the operation trace information.

Abstract: A picture image forming apparatus including a photoreceptor belt driven by a drive device, a plurality of developing devices for forming toner picture images on the photoreceptor belt, an intermediate transfer device, to a surface of which toner picture images on the photoreceptor belt are overlappingly transferred plural times when a picture image is to be formed on a single page, and a transfer roller for pushing a sheet against the intermediate transfer device in order to transfer toner picture images to the sheet. The intermediate transfer device is an intermediate transfer belt contacted by the photoreceptor belt to be driven thereby. A photoreceptor-side roller enables contact of the intermediate transfer belt and the photoreceptor belt, and the intermediate transfer belt is trained around the photoreceptor-side roller and a transfer-side roller for pushing the sheet against the transfer roller. A diameter d2 of the transfer-side roller is smaller than a diameter d1 of the photoreceptor-side roller.

Abstract: An on-vehicle breakdown-warning report system is disclosed. an occurrence of break-down is detected and judged based on a signal in an electronic control system installed on a control apparatus for an engine ignition system, a charging system, an engine fuel system, a engine cooling system, a power transmission system, and an oil lubricating system of an automobile or a diagnosis display system; and a diagnostic data is sent to an information terminal device of a diagnosis and maintenance agency or a service company having a diagnosis and maintenance agency as a contents information by using an on-vehicle mobile communication apparatus, and an action for an emergency measures and a maintenance schedule is asked.

Abstract: A portable electronic device receives notification from a base station showing that the amount of energy or fuel remaining in a battery is low. The portable electronic device then has a display showing the remaining amount of energy or fuel in the battery is low in accordance with the notification. Location information is received by a location information receiving section, and is transmitted to the base station. The portable electronic device receives fuel supplying device information showing the location of a device able to supply fuel or give a charge of electricity to the battery from the base station. A supplying device provides the fuel or gives the charge of electricity in accordance with information transmitted from the portable electronic device, and transmits information showing the compensation owed to the base station.

Abstract: Consumption power control is provided for a system LSI made of a combination of a plurality of reusable logic circuit modules, i.e., Intellectual Property (IP) cores. Hardware resources such as interfaces and registers for the consumption power control of other IP cores are prepared and controlled by software for the consumption power control of a system LSI. The consumption power can be controlled at an IP core level. A method is provided which facilitates a system LSI designer to enter a consumption power control specification of a system LSI when the system LSI is configured.

Abstract: A color electrophotographic apparatus includes a photosensitive member, an exposing device for forming an image on the photosensitive member, developing devices for different colors, and a transfer member. The developing devices include a toner storing chamber, a toner carrying member for forming a toner layer, a regulating member for regulating an amount of toner attached to the toner carrying member, a toner supply chamber having a supply member therein, a toner recovery chamber having an rotating member therein, and a separating member for separating the toner supply chamber from the toner recovery chamber so that the toner supply chamber is disposable above the toner recovery chamber.

Abstract: The invention contemplates to improve versatility or flexibility of a system for managing a controller. In a data format converter, a computer constitutes reception unit for acquiring input information containing a program, etc, of a first data format and outputted from a programmer unit, direction extract unit for extracting a convert direction of a data format contained in the input information so acquired, data conversion rule acquisition unit for acquiring a conversion rule of a data format corresponding to the convert direction so extracted and convert execution means for converting the program, etc, of the first data format to a second data format. The program, etc, of the second data format converted is outputted to the controller. The program, etc, can be created in this way in an arbitrary data format different from the data format of the controller.

Abstract: An electrophotographic image forming system having a form cassette for storing forms, a transfer unit for forming an image, a feeder for feeding the forms to the transfer unit and a fusing device for fusing transferred image of the form. The electrophotographic image forming system provides in a path for feeding the form with unfused colored particles (toner) deposited thereon, a form guide so as to contact the non-printing area of the surface of the form with unfused colored particles (toner) deposited thereon.

Abstract: To solve the problem of existing terminals having a memorandum function in that the terminals cannot share a memorandum, or are not suitable for assisting execution of a matter by a plurality of users, a memorandum terminal has a function of assisting a plurality of memorandum terminals to share a memorandum and to also share a completion state of the memorandum. The memorandum terminal further has a function of changing a display sequence of the memorandum of its own in accordance with the condition of other users, and assists execution of a memorandum having higher priority.

Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device includes detecting a condition associated with the electronic device that affects a performance of an operation by the electronic device; and transmitting a condition report to a remote electronic device, the condition report including a request to perform the operation.

Abstract: In a game program production method which can create game programs, a plurality of different partial scenarios different from one another are prepared and one story is formed by successively linking partial scenarios from first to fourth ones selected substantially randomly from the partial scenarios by the use of pseudo-random numbers. Thus, a wide variety of stories can be written in this way by combining many and various partial scenarios. Thus, the method is realized by a game system and a recording medium with which players can enjoy games that are rich in variety.

Abstract: A computer system is provided with a scheme to making the input and output device provided in a computer in common for a plurality of operating system, in a multiple operating system control unit operating a plurality of mutually distinct operating systems on one computer system. The computer system includes a plurality of operating systems, and OS switching unit for switching a plurality of operating systems. The OS switching means makes reference to a preferential interrupt table on the basis of an interrupt factor for switching to corresponding operating system and calls interrupt processing means incorporated in the operating system.

Abstract: A cellular phone which is easy to use featuring a sufficient degree of safety preventing unauthorized use by conducting a minimum degree of required authentication operation which is not perceived by the user. As the user holds the cellular phone 1 by hand, the control unit 12 issues an instruction to temperature obtaining units 15 to start detecting the temperature. The temperature obtaining units measure the temperature at regular intervals, and successively transfer the obtained temperature data to a temperature comparator unit 16. The temperature comparator unit judges whether the temperature data obtained by the temperature obtaining units are lying within a predetermined condition, and issues an instruction to biodata obtaining units 19 to obtain fingerprint data of the user depending upon the result of judgement. The biodata obtaining units obtain the fingerprint data of the user and transfer the obtained fingerprint data to a biodata authentication unit 20.