Abstract: A liquid container includes a container body having a fluid channel forming portion for forming a fluid channel in which a liquid flows, a sensor member having a sensor and a film that is adapted to fix the sensor member to the container body. The fluid channel forming portion has a container side opening section opened so as to face the sensor member and an outer peripheral portion disposed so as to surround the container side opening section, the film is adapted to seal a portion between an outer edge portion of the sensor member and the outer peripheral portion of the fluid channel forming portion, and the outer peripheral portion has an elastically deformable portion that allows the sensor member to move in a direction away from the container side opening section.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a cartridge that has a photosensitive drum and can be attached to and detached from a main body of the image forming apparatus, an optical device that has a cover glass through which light emitted toward the photosensitive drum passes, a cleaning member that can move from a cleaning start position to a cleaning end position for cleaning the cover glass, and a lock member that prevents the cleaning member from moving. Before the cartridge is attached, the lock member prevents the cleaning member from moving in the longitudinal direction of the cover glass. During the attachment of the cartridge, the cartridge engages with the lock member and unlocks the cleaning member and enables the cleaning member to move from the cleaning start position.

Abstract: In an optical transmission node network in which a first optical transmission node is connected with a second optical transmission nodes through an optical fiber cable and automatic optical output (APSD: Automatic Power Shut-Down) control is activated, after the APSD control is brought into an inhibited status, if an optical conduction to the second optical transmission node is detected, the APSD control inhibited status is canceled. In this way, if an optical transmission fiber is resorted (reconnected) after optical output power measurement or the like is carried out, the APSD control inhibition status (invalid status) is canceled for automatically restoring the APSD control activated status. Thus, optical output can be prevented from being inadvertently emitted at a high energy level from the optical fiber cable.

Abstract: An abnormality detecting apparatus comprises a synchronous detecting circuit for detecting a synchronous signal from a video signal outputted from a camera unit, and an abnormality detecting circuit for judging whether or not a first direct current signal level obtained from an input path of said video signal is greater than a predetermined first threshold value, whether or not a second direct current signal level obtained from said input path of said video signal is smaller than a predetermined second threshold value, and whether or not said synchronous signal is detected by said synchronous detecting circuit, and determining that said input path of said video signal is in one of a normal state, an open state, a power connected state, and a ground connected state based on the result of the judgments.

Abstract: A parameter selection section selects one from a plurality of image synthesis parameters stored in a parameter storage section according to an output of a vehicle state detection section. An image synthesis section reads out camera images from frame memories according to the selected image synthesis parameter and generates a synthesized mage showing a state of vehicle surroundings. A moving object detection section detects, in the thus generated synthetic image, a moving object region estimated as a region where a moving object is present.

Abstract: A parameter selection section selects one from a plurality of image synthesis parameters stored in a parameter storage section according to an output of a vehicle state detection section. An image synthesis section reads out camera images from frame memories according to the selected image synthesis parameter and generates a synthesized image showing a state of vehicle surroundings. A moving object detection section detects, in the thus generated synthetic image, a moving object region estimated as a region where a moving object is present.

Abstract: A joystick input device includes a casing having a tiltable-component supporter, a tiltable component held in the tiltable-component supporter, tilt-detecting means for detecting a state of tilting of the tiltable component, a pushable component held in the tiltable component, push-detecting means for detecting a state of pushing of the pushable component, and an operation component for performing a tilt operation of the tiltable component and a push operation of the pushable component. The tiltable-component supporter has a pushable-component through-hole through which the leading edge of the pushable component can pass. The tiltable-component supporter regulates a tilt operation of the tiltable component when the leading edge of the pushable component passes through the pushable-component through-hole. A pushable-component stopping portion is formed around the pushable-component through-hole to regulate a push operation of the pushable component when the tiltable component is tilted.

Abstract: The optical scanning apparatus has a first light source, a second light source disposed in a side-by-side relationship with the first light source in a sub-scanning direction, a deflector deflecting respectively a first light beam outgoing from the first light source and a second light beam outgoing from the second light source, and scanning over different scanned surfaces with the light beams, a first optical member provided in a first optical path between the first light source and the deflector, wherein the first light beam outgoing from the first light source passes through, a second optical member provided in a second optical path between the second light source and the deflector, wherein the second light beam outgoing from the second light source passes through, disposed beside the first optical member in the sub-scanning direction, the second optical member having the same optical characteristic as the first optical member, a holding member that holds a side face of the optical member and a side face o

Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus for correcting the curvature of a scanning line effectively by a small number or parts, having a rotary polygon mirror for scanning a ray of light, and a reflecting mirror formed over an entire area in the scanning direction of the ray of light, and scanning the ray of light on an image bearing member, the reflecting mirror is nipped and held between a support member for supporting the reflecting mirror and a pressure member for pressing the reflecting mirror toward the support member side, and the pressure member is movable in a main scanning direction.

Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus constructed to dispose optical elements guiding light beams to a deflector such as a rotary polygon mirror at a low cost with high accuracy, includes a first light source, a second light source, a deflector, a first optical member provided on a first optical path between the first light source and the deflector, a second optical member provided on a second optical path between the second light source and the deflector, and one wall holding both of a side surface of the first optical member and a side surface of the second optical member.

Abstract: An operating device for controlling a display screen, which includes a rotatable operating member of cylindrical shape, and a slidable operating member having a cylindrical tip portion located above an upper end of the rotatable operating member. The diameter of an upper surface of the slidable operating member cylindrical tip portion is reduced relative to a diameter of a lower surface of the cylindrical tip portion, and the diameter of the lower surface of the slidable operating member cylindrical tip portion is equal to or less than a diameter of an upper surface of the rotatable operating member. An operating device is provided which prevents a misoperation in slide operation and rotation operation and improves operability.

Abstract: An optical receiver includes an optical amplifier configured to amplify an input optical signal and output an amplified optical signal; and a light receiving element configured to convert the amplified optical signal into an electrical signal and output the electrical signal, and the optical amplifier controls an output-level of the amplified optical signal according to a wavelength of the input optical signal.

Abstract: A vehicle meter unit has a control unit and a controller area network (CAN) constituting a communications network. On-vehicle systems such as an engine control system, anti-lock braking system and electric power steering system are also provided with CANs and fault diagnostic functions for decentralized control. Faults in the systems are displayed in fault codes through the control unit on a liquid crystal display on which the indications of an odometer and trip recorder are displayed.

Abstract: An optical scanning device has a light shield plate where a scanning line emitted from a light source passes through a scanning lens, and is reflected by a rotation polygon mirror, and after that, passes through the scanning lens again, and is reflected by the scanning lens at the opposite side of the rotation polygon mirror by nipping the scanning lens, wherein the light shield plate is placed at a position wherein the distance between the rotation polygon mirror and the scanning lens, the thickness in the optical axial direction of the scanning lens, the angle by which the scanning line incident the rotation polygon mirror and the convergent angle of the scanning line satisfies a certain relationship.

Abstract: In order to quicken switching of indices and reduce the time required for display after switching, a mobile phone includes a video content specifying portion to specify at least one video content, an index element generating portion to generate a thumbnail for a video content when accepting a generation instruction and to stop generation of the thumbnail when accepting a cancellation instruction, an index element generation requesting portion, in response to the event that a video content is specified by the video content specifying portion, to output a generation instruction including identification information identifying the specified video content to the index element generating portion, and a cancellation instructing portion to output a cancellation instruction to stop generation of the thumbnail for the already specified video content when a new video content is specified before completion of generation of the thumbnail for the already specified video content.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a camera calibrating apparatus for calibrating an optical parameter of a camera mounted on an automotive vehicle, comprising: a first housing position information storing section (115) for storing first housing position information, a second housing position information storing section (116) for storing second housing position information, a first optical position information producing section (117) for producing first optical position information, a first optical position information storing section (118) for storing the first optical position information, a second optical position information producing section (120) for producing second optical position information, a second optical position information storing section (130) for storing the second optical position information, and a calibrating section (160) for calibrating the second optical position information stored in the second optical position information storing section (130) on the basis of image information obtained by a camera

Abstract: The optical scanning apparatus has a first light source, a second light source disposed in a side-by-side relationship with the first light source in a sub-scanning direction, a deflector deflecting respectively a first light beam outgoing from the first light source and a second light beam outgoing from the second light source, and scanning over different scanned surfaces with the light beams, a first optical member provided in a first optical path between the first light source and the deflector, wherein the first light beam outgoing from the first light source passes through, a second optical member provided in a second optical path between the second light source and the deflector, wherein the second light beam outgoing from the second light source passes through, disposed beside the first optical member in the sub-scanning direction, the second optical member having the same optical characteristic as the first optical member, a holding member that holds a side face of the optical member and a side face o

Abstract: An optical scanning apparatus constructed to dispose optical elements guiding light beams to a deflector such as a rotary polygon mirror at a low cost with high accuracy, includes a first light source, a second light source, a deflector, a first optical member provided on a first optical path between the first light source and the deflector, a second optical member provided on a second optical path between the second light source and the deflector, and one wall holding both of a side surface of the first optical member and a side surface of the second optical member.

Abstract: A channel equalizer obtains channel impulse responses (CIRs) for all subcarriers by way of filtering channel impulse responses of specific subcarriers using at least two filters. One of the two filters may be a low pass filter. At least one other of the at least two filters is implemented as a band pass filter having a variable filtering bandwidth, being available to establish various filtering bandwidths in response to various multi-path channel environments. By improving the performance of channel estimation, equalization may be improved.

Abstract: This invention provides a method and a system for selling content capable of ensuring a fair profit of a copyrighter of a creation in content. More specifically, this invention provides a method and a system for selling content for judging whether an user terminal has purchase information of each creation in content including one or two creations or more or not and for calculating forwarding charge of the content based on whether the user terminal has purchase information of each creation in the content or not, in forwarding the content to the user terminal. The method and system for selling content enable to circulate the creation itself in the content as the object of dealing and to gain profit directly from the user of content. Therefore, the copyrighter can gain the fair profit without being influenced by the achievement of the content including the creation. This is also to encourage the creative urge of the creator and to improve the creative level of the creator.