Abstract: Disclosed is a sheet conveying apparatus. The sheet conveying apparatus includes a conveying roller pair (58) for conveying a sheet, a registration roller pair (57) disposed downstream of the conveying roller pair (58) and a guide portion for guiding the sheet conveyed to the registration roller pair (57) by the conveying roller pair (58) such that the sheet is deflected. Further, the guide portion guides the sheet such that a number of deflection nodes changes according to stiffness of the sheet.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes first and second display devices having first and second display screens held in first and second housings, respectively. The second display screen is provided with a sensor which generates an output signal determining an input area in response to an external predetermined input to the second display screen. The first and second housings are connected together by a connecting mechanism so that an opening angle between the first and second housings can be adjusted. A first interface image is displayed on the second display screen. An instruction input to the interface image is determined on the basis of a sensor output signal. In response to the instruction input, a second display image is displayed in place of the first display image. In response to the instruction input, a second interface image is displayed in place of the first interface image.

Abstract: An input device includes a display unit indicating an image which represents an input position; a contact position detecting unit detecting a position of an object brought into contact with a contact detecting surface of the display unit; a memory storing data representing a difference between the detected position and a center of the image which represents the input position; and an arithmetic unit calculating an amount for correcting the image which represents the input position on the basis of the data stored by the memory.

Abstract: An input device includes: a display unit indicating an image of an input position; a contact position detecting unit detecting a position of an object brought into contact with a contact detecting layer provided on a display layer of the display unit; a contact strength detecting unit detecting contact strength of the object brought into contact with the contact detecting layer; a feature quantity extracting unit extracting a feature quantity related to the detected contact strength; and a special process executing unit comparing the extracted feature quantity with a predetermined threshold, and executing special processes.

Abstract: An input device includes: a display unit indicating an image of an input position; a contact position detecting unit detecting a position of an object brought into contact with a contact detecting layer provided on a display layer of the display unit; a contact strength detecting unit detecting contact strength of the object brought into contact with the contact detecting layer; and a contact state determining unit which extracts a feature quantity of the detected contact strength, compares the extracted feature quantity with a predetermined threshold, and determines a contact state of the object.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first display device having a display screen, an input device for acquiring a first information indicating a touch position on the display screen, a storing device for storing emulation information used to convert the first information into a second information indicating a touch position on an operating system, and a converting means for converting the first information indicating the touch position acquired by the input device into the second information indicating the touch position on the operating system, based on the emulation information stored in the storing device.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes first and second display devices having first and second display screens held in first and second housings, respectively. The second display screen is provided with a sensor which generates an output signal determining an input area in response to an external predetermined input to the second display screen. The first and second housings are connected together by a connecting mechanism so that an opening angle between the first and second housings can be adjusted. A first interface image is displayed on the second display screen. An instruction input to the interface image is determined on the basis of a sensor output signal. In response to the instruction input, a second display image is displayed in place of the first display image. In response to the instruction input, a second interface image is displayed in place of the first interface image.

Abstract: In a network topology design apparatus for designing a network topology connecting a plurality of points by communication lines so that a predetermined traffic volume is transmitted between the plurality of points, chromosomes wherein the network topology is represented in a matrix are created, and a genetic algorithm is applied to evolve the chromosomes in order to improve cost performance. Then by applying a local search method to the chromosomes which have been evolved by the genetic algorithm, to search the chromosomes in the neighborhood of the evolved chromosomes, a chromosome with a better cost performance is determined. In this way, genetic algorithms and local search methods are applied to design a network topology with excellent cost performance.

Abstract: In a network topology design apparatus for designing a network topology connecting a plurality of points by communication lines so that a predetermined traffic volume is transmitted between the plurality of points, chromosomes wherein the network topology is represented in a matrix are created, and a genetic algorithm is applied to evolve the chromosomes in order to improve cost performance. Then by applying a local search method to the chromosomes which have been evolved by the genetic algorithm, to search the chromosomes in the neighborhood of the evolved chromosomes, a chromosome with a better cost performance is determined. In this way, genetic algorithms and local search methods are applied to design a network topology with excellent cost performance.

Abstract: A camera comprises an optical system, an imaging element, an electric circuit for processing a signal output from the imaging element, a length of magnetic tape and a mechanism for driving the tape. The camera is for photographing objects only. The magnetic tape can be rewind and signals can be reproduced from the tape, only after the camera has been connected to a playback device.