Abstract: A television includes a transmitting and receiving unit that transmits and receives video data to/from an external apparatus connected to the television, a connection terminal, which is connected to the transmitting and receiving unit, and located on a side of the television, and a control unit configured to inhibit the transmitting and receiving unit from outputting video data from the connection terminal unless an instruction removing the inhibit is received.

Abstract: An in-vehicle terminal (101) is provided, which has a function ensuring that computer resource secured by a virtual machine (1a1) or a virtual machine (1b1) is controlled within a limit value of the computer resource that is allocated to the corresponding virtual machine, or a function which is capable of executing multiple virtual machines appropriately. When the virtual machine (1a1) or the virtual machine (1b1) requests securing the computer resource, the in-vehicle terminal (101) requests the OS (143) to secure computer resource in response to the request, if the requested resource is lower than the limit value of the computer resource that is allocated to the corresponding virtual machine.

Abstract: In a target supply unit of an extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet light by applying a laser beam to a target material to turn the target material into plasma, clogging of a target nozzle for supplying the target material to a laser beam application point is suppressed. The target supply unit includes: a target container for accommodating the target material; a target nozzle for injecting the target material supplied from the target container; and a reducing gas supply unit for supplying a reducing gas into the target container. Instead of using the reducing gas, a carbon-based material having a reduction action may be provided within the target container for causing reduction reaction.

Abstract: In a target supply unit of an extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet light by applying a laser beam to a target material to turn the target material into plasma, clogging of a target nozzle for supplying the target material to a laser beam application point is suppressed. The target supply unit includes: a target container for accommodating the target material; a target nozzle for injecting the target material supplied from the target container; and a reducing gas supply unit for supplying a reducing gas into the target container. Instead of using the reducing gas, a carbon-based material having a reduction action may be provided within the target container for causing reduction reaction.

Abstract: A terminal allows immediate receipt of notification, while holding down the load on a management control device. The terminal has a timer value storage for storing a timer value, a counter for counting the cycle indicated by the timer value, a connection request part for transmitting a connection request to the management control device every time when the counting is finished, an event detector for detecting an event, and a timer value modifier for modifying the timer value to a value indicating a shorter cycle, upon occurrence of the event. The connection request part further transmits the connection request to the management control device, upon occurrence of detecting the event, and the timer value modifier modifies the timer value a value indicating a longer cycle, upon receiving a message indicating that there is no processing request from the management control device.

Abstract: Solid tin (Sn) is used as a target, a CO2 laser is used as an excitation source for the target, and after the size of debris emitted from plasma is decreased to a nanometer or smaller size by exciting the solid tin by a laser beam outputted from the CO2 laser, the emitted debris of a nanometer or smaller size is acted upon so as not to reach the optical element. In accordance with the present invention, in the EUV light source apparatus, the debris emitted together with EUV light from plasma generated by exciting a target within a chamber by a laser beam is prevented from adhering to an optical element provided within the chamber and forming a metal film. As a result, the service life of the optical element can be extended.

Abstract: An electric component structure is provided with at least two electrical conductive parts, an insulator and a magnetic flux generating structure. The electrical conductive parts are arranged with an electric line of force existing between adjacent ones of the conductive parts. The insulator holds the conductive parts. The magnetic flux generating structure generates a magnetic flux with magnetic flux lines oriented in a direction different from a direction of the electric line of force existing between the adjacent ones of the conductive parts.

Abstract: Regarding first and second audio data to be reproduced simultaneously within a certain time period, a computer which has a storage device records the first audio data to the storage device within the period while at the same time reproducing only the second audio data, and, after having reproduced the second audio data, reproduces the first audio data while forcing its playback speed to increase with time. Whereby, the computer enables the two sets of audio data being reproduced simultaneously to be output in such a way as to provide a listener with enhanced audibility.

Abstract: For the purpose of reducing the time for information processing in an array type disk device provided with a plurality of optical disk devices, when a beginning address is notified from any one of the optical disk devices to a main control device of the array type disk device, the main control device determines the beginning address notified first as a writing start address, without waiting for a notification of a beginning address from any other optical disk devices. Then, the main control device notifies the determined writing start address to the respective optical disk devices. Accordingly, even if search times for the writing start address are different among the optical disk devices, all the optical disk devices can start the writing of information based on which optical disk device has most quickly notified the beginning address.

Abstract: To provide a brake device for a motor vehicle that can suppress variation in braking force applied to a wheel regardless of variation in friction coefficient between a rotator and a braking means in a fluid pressure brake. A brake device for a motor vehicle is provided with a fluid pressure brake 2 (braking means) that applies brake force according to brake fluid pressure to a brake disk (rotator) 20 fixed to a driving wheel (wheel) 3, and has a first feedback mechanism (pressure-reducing means) 15-1 that applies reaction force inputted from the brake disk 20 to the fluid pressure brake 2 in brake operation in a reducing direction of the brake fluid pressure.

Abstract: Provided is a resource management method in a system which individually limits a resource amount used by a software module (143) and adjusts the total of the maximum resource amounts used by respective software modules to be smaller than the entire system resource amount. When installing or executing a new software module, step 406 checks whether a software module group already installed or being executed is stably operating according to an execution history thereof; and step 407 checks whether to enable the installation or execution by including the maximum actual resource use value in the total from the execution history.

Abstract: The soil-water coupled analysis program of the invention computes a global L matrix and a modified global L matrix regarding a volume change rate of a soil skeleton over time, a global H matrix regarding a water permeability of soil, a global M matrix regarding a mass, and a global K matrix regarding a tangent stiffness of the soil skeleton, based on input settings of soils, such as clay, intermediate soil, and sand, to respective elements of a soil foundation, input settings of a solid soil model, and input settings of analysis conditions (steps S140 to S165). The soil-water coupled analysis program formulates a global tangent stiffness equation (simultaneous linear equations) using all these computed matrixes and determines an unknown ‘jerk field’ and a ‘pore water pressure field’ under given boundary conditions, for example, a given deformation condition and a given stress rate condition (step S170).

Abstract: A light irradiation power adjusting method includes a first recording step, a first reproducing step, a first measuring step, a bias power determining step and a recording power determining step. In the first recording step, an adjustment pattern is recorded to an optical information recording medium while fixing a recording power to a predetermined first power value and while changing a bias power among a plurality of second power values within a predetermined range. In the first reproducing step, the recorded adjustment pattern is reproduced so as to generate a reproduction signal. In the first measuring step, asymmetry values corresponding to the plurality of second power values are measured. In the bias power determining step, an optimum bias power value is determined based on the asymmetry values. In the recording power determining step, an optimum recording power value is determined based on the optimum bias power value.

Abstract: An information processor enabling a digital broadcast to be viewed at a child device at a low cost, a TV system and a program are provided. Video decoders are corrected to the post-stage of demultiplexers, respectively, and video data of MPEG divided by the demultiplexers is decoded by the video decoders. At this time, the video data of MPEG is converted into a display format of a base band in a raster scan form. A common memory having a capacity equivalent to at least one displayed image, and a memory controller controlling the operation of the common memory are further provided. Three write video data output from resolution converters is stored in the common memory under control by the memory controller.

Abstract: A method for automatically configuring an apparatus is provided by an apparatus configuration system including a plurality of apparatuses connected to a network, wherein the apparatuses include at least setting processing source apparatuses in which configuration information for configuring apparatus operation is stored, and a setting processing target apparatus for which the configuration information is to be set, and wherein at least one of the apparatuses has a setting processing execution unit that selects an apparatus being used by a user of the setting processing target apparatus among the setting processing source apparatuses and sets the configuration information about the setting processing target apparatus based on the configuration information stored in the selected apparatus.

Abstract: A target supply apparatus controls a gas pressure inside a tank storing a liquid target material to be outputted from a nozzle by a pressure of gas supplied from a gas supply having a pressure regulator. The target supply apparatus comprises a gas passage introducing gas supplied from the gas supply into the tank, and a high-precision pressure regulator arranged on the gas passage and regulating a pressure of gas flowing the gas passage. The high-precision pressure regulator is able to regulate pressure with accuracy higher than the pressure regulator.

Abstract: In a target supply unit of an extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet light by applying a laser beam to a target material to turn the target material into plasma, clogging of a target nozzle for supplying the target material to a laser beam application point is suppressed. The target supply unit includes: a target container for accommodating the target material; a target nozzle for injecting the target material supplied from the target container; and a reducing gas supply unit for supplying a reducing gas into the target container. Instead of using the reducing gas, a carbon-based material having a reduction action may be provided within the target container for causing reduction reaction.

Abstract: To solve the foregoing problems, provided is a ZnO-based semiconductor element having an entirely novel function distinct from hitherto, using a ZnO-based semiconductor and organic matter for an active role. An organic electrode 2 is formed on a ZnO-based semiconductor 1, and an Au film 3 is formed on the organic electrode 2. An electrode formed of a multilayer metal film including a Ti film 4 and an Au film 5 is formed on the back surface of the ZnO-based semiconductor 1 so as to be opposed to the organic electrode 2. A bonding interface between the organic electrode 2 and the ZnO-based semiconductor 1 is in a pn junction-like state. Thus, rectification occurs therebetween.

Abstract: An image control apparatus in an image display system applies scrambling only to image data which requires content protection and notifies to a display apparatus which pixel or pixels are scrambled. Alternatively, when a plurality of windows are displayed at the same time, the image control apparatus scrambles each window individually using a different key, and notifies to the display apparatus which scramble is applied to each pixel.

Abstract: An equalizer (22) performs a PR equalization of a reproduced signal waveform output from an A/D converter (21). A reference-waveform generation unit (42) generates a reference reproduced-waveform based on a recording data train estimated from the reproduced signal waveform by a recognition unit (30). An equalization-error calculation unit (43) calculates an equalization error between the reference reproduced-waveform and the reproduced signal waveform. A transient equalization-error detector (44) extracts equalization error information, as a transient equalization error, at the time instant at which the reference reproduced-waveform assumes a specific level, and at which the specific level-value and a level-value of the reference reproduced-waveform at one channel clock before or after the time instant satisfy therebetween a specific relative relationship. The extracted transient equalization error is used as an index showing the quality of the recorded mark.