Abstract: A control apparatus which controls a capturing device so as to obtain a plurality of captured images including an entire region of an object by capturing the object by a plurality of times while changing a capturing direction of the capturing device, the apparatus comprises: a derivation unit configured to derive a corrected capturing range when at least one of lens aberration correction and perspective correction which are based on a position and the capturing direction of the capturing device with respect to the object is applied to a capturing range obtained upon capturing the object by the capturing device; and a determination unit configured to determine a plurality of capturing ranges which cover the entire region of the object so that two corrected capturing ranges corresponding to two adjacent capturing ranges, respectively, overlap each other.

Abstract: A resonance pattern (21) made of conductive material and having a circular plan shape is formed over the principal surface of a dielectric substrate. First and second virtual straight lines mutually crossing at a right angle are defined. A first input port (22) and a first output port (23) are electromagnetically coupled to the resonance pattern at two cross points between the first virtual straight line and an outer circumference line of the resonance pattern. A second input port (24) and a second output port (25) are electromagnetically coupled to the resonance pattern at two cross points between the second virtual straight line and the outer circumference line of the resonance pattern. A first inter-port waveguide (26) propagates a high frequency signal output to the first output port to the second input port.

Abstract: In a BST thin film being a capacitor film in a capacitor element, the capacitor film is formed such that two kinds of chemical states of Sr(I) and Sr(II) exist at a portion of which depth is up to 2.5 nm from a surface thereof (surface layer portion of which thickness is 2.5 nm), an average concentration of Sr(I) is set as AC(I), an average concentration of Sr(II) is set as AC(II), and when “R=AC(II)/AC(I)”, a value of “R” is adjusted to be “0” (zero)<R?0.3, more preferably, “0” (zero)<R?0.1.

Abstract: A resonance pattern (21) made of conductive material and having a circular plan shape is formed over the principal surface of a dielectric substrate. First and second virtual straight lines mutually crossing at a right angle are defined. A first input port (22) and a first output port (23) are electromagnetically coupled to the resonance pattern at two cross points between the first virtual straight line and an outer circumference line of the resonance pattern. A second input port (24) and a second output port (25) are electromagnetically coupled to the resonance pattern at two cross points between the second virtual straight line and the outer circumference line of the resonance pattern. A first inter-port waveguide (26) propagates a high frequency signal output to the first output port to the second input port.

Abstract: A dual-mode filter capable of providing a high degree of design freedom and/or tunability is disclosed. The dual-mode filter includes a ring resonator; an input feeder and an output feeder disposed substantially orthogonal with respect to each other and with respect to the ring resonator so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the ring resonator; and a dual-mode generating line disposed inside the ring resonator in a manner so that the dual-mode generating line does not overlap with a line extending from the input feeder or a line extending from the output feeder.

Abstract: A color processing apparatus configured to simulate a print product output by a printer on a monitor.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell configured to generate electric power with a fuel gas and an oxygen gas fed to the fuel cell and to discharge exhaust gas including CO2 as a result of generating the electric power; a CO extraction part configured to reduce the CO2 in the exhaust gas fed to the CO extraction part to CO, the CO extraction part including a processing container fed with the exhaust gas and a CO2 adsorbing member provided in the processing container and formed of an oxide having an oxygen deficiency; and a CO recycling part configured to feed the extracted CO to the fuel cell as part of the fuel gas.

Abstract: To provide a semiconductor module, a terminal strip, a method for manufacturing the terminal strip, and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor module in which loop inductance is decreased. A terminal strip includes a grounding (GND) conductor, power supply (VDD) conductors, signal line conductors, and insulators. The insulators intervene between the GND conductor and the VDD conductors. Similarly, the insulators intervene between the GND conductor and the signal line conductors. In the terminal strip, since the GND conductor and the VDD conductors are disposed close to each other, mutual inductance between GND wiring and VDD wiring can be increased. Thus, loop inductance can be decreased.

Abstract: A thin-film capacitor element having two conductive films and a dielectric film sandwiched therebetween is provided above a substrate. An inorganic protective film covering the thin-film capacitor element and having a second opening exposing at least a part of the conductive films is provided. An organic protective film covering the thin-film capacitor element from above the inorganic protective film and having a first opening therein, which is larger than the second opening and exposes the second opening, is provided. Besides, a bump connected with the conductive films via the first opening and the second opening is provided.

Abstract: The generation of an N-dimension look-up table used (N?2) in conversion processing of input image data includes acquiring a value of the input image data for every channel corresponding to a respective dimension of the N-dimension look-up table by analyzing the input image data to be processed, determining an input value range of each dimension of the N-dimension look-up table based upon the acquired value, arranging a predetermined number of grid points in the determined input value range with regard to each dimension of the N-dimension look-up table, and setting an output value of each arranged grid point based upon desired image conversion processing.

Abstract: At a first coupling point on a ring resonator having a ring-shaped transmission line, an input feeder is electromagnetically coupled with the ring resonator. An output feeder is electromagnetically coupled with the ring resonator at a second coupling point on the ring resonator. A dual mode generating line is disposed in an inner area of the ring resonator. One end of the dual mode generating line is electromagnetically coupled with the ring resonator at a third coupling point on the ring resonator, and the other end is electromagnetically coupled with the ring resonator at a fourth coupling point on the ring resonator distant from the third coupling point by half of a transmission line length of the ring resonator.

Abstract: A variable capacitor includes a metal oxide film having a perovskite structure, first and second electrode films having the metal oxide film placed therebetween and to be coupled to an external voltage source, and a bias voltage source configured to provide a bias voltage that is applied in series or parallel to a capacitance of a capacitor including the metal oxide film and the first and second electrode films, wherein the bias voltage applied by the bias voltage source to the capacitance is adapted to maximize a voltage dependency of a relative permittivity of the metal oxide film.

Abstract: A first image obtained by capturing white paper placed under an illuminant having known illuminant information using an image capturing device is input together with identification information of the illuminant, and illuminant information of the illuminant having the known illuminant information is obtained together with the identification information of the illuminant. A table is generated by associating a chromaticity of the first image with the obtained illuminant information based on the identification information. A second image obtained by capturing the white paper placed under an illuminant having unknown illuminant information using the image capturing device is input, and illuminant information of the illuminant having the unknown illuminant information is estimated from a chromaticity of the second image by referring to the table.

Abstract: A superconducting tunable filter comprises a dielectric base plate; a patch-shaped resonator pattern formed of a superconducting material on the dielectric base plate; a top dielectric locally placed on the superconducting resonator pattern at a prescribed position and made of a material with an electric-field dependent permittivity; a conducting pattern formed on a top face of the top dielectric; and a bias voltage supply configured to apply a bias voltage between the conducting pattern and the superconducting resonator pattern.

Abstract: A core layer of an optical waveguide is grown as a film comprised of an electro-optic material with a rhombohedral structure and grown above a substrate with (100) crystal orientation on a major face.

Abstract: A dual-mode filter capable of providing a high degree of design freedom and/or tunability is disclosed. The dual-mode filter includes a ring resonator; an input feeder and an output feeder disposed substantially orthogonal with respect to each other and with respect to the ring resonator so as to be electromagnetically coupled to the ring resonator; and a dual-mode generating line disposed inside the ring resonator in a manner so that the dual-mode generating line does not overlap with a line extending from the input feeder or a line extending from the output feeder.

Abstract: The thin-film capacitor comprises a capacitor part 20 formed over a base substrate 10 and including a first capacitor electrode 14, a capacitor dielectric film 16 formed over the first capacitor electrode 14, and a second capacitor electrode 18 formed over the capacitor dielectric film 16; leading-out electrodes 26a, 26b lead from the first capacitor electrode 14 or the second capacitor electrode 18 and formed of a conducting barrier film which prevents the diffusion of hydrogen or water; and outside connection electrodes 34a, 34b for connecting to outside and connected to the leading-out electrodes 26a, 26b.

Abstract: A bandpass filter capable of creating a dual mode with a simple configuration and stably adjusting the filter characteristics of the bandpass filter is disclosed. The bandpass filter includes a dielectric base substrate; a disk resonator formed over the dielectric base substrate; and a dielectric block disposed over a part of the dielectric base substrate and in substantially the same plane as the disk resonator.

Abstract: A resonance pattern (21) made of conductive material and having a circular plan shape is formed over the principal surface of a dielectric substrate. First and second virtual straight lines mutually crossing at a right angle are defined. A first input port (22) and a first output port (23) are electromagnetically coupled to the resonance pattern at two cross points between the first virtual straight line and an outer circumference line of the resonance pattern. A second input port (24) and a second output port (25) are electromagnetically coupled to the resonance pattern at two cross points between the second virtual straight line and the outer circumference line of the resonance pattern. A first inter-port waveguide (26) propagates a high frequency signal output to the first output port to the second input port.

Abstract: A capacitor device includes a dielectric layer configured to have a composition represented as (Ba1-x, Srx)Ti1-zScyO3+? (0<x<1, 0.01<z<0.3, 0.005<y<0.02, ?0.5<?<0.5) and an in-plane deformation ? of crystal that satisfies ?0.4<<0.4, an upper electrode and a lower electrode that are placed on respective sides of the dielectric layer, and a substrate on which the upper electrode, the lower electrode, and the dielectric layer are disposed.