Abstract: In one embodiment, a temperature compensation circuit includes a bias circuit configured to output a bias current having a current value increasing in proportion to an absolute temperature in a low-temperature region, and having a greater current value than the current value proportional to the absolute temperature in a high-temperature region, and a transistor which is supplied with the bias current. The bias circuit includes first to third transistors, a fourth transistor through which a first current flows, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor through which a second current flows, and a control circuit having a connection terminal capable of being connected with an external resistor for adjusting a magnitude of the second current. The bias circuit generates a third current by adding the first current to the second current, and outputs the bias current that is the third current or a fourth current depending on the third current.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a temperature compensation circuit includes a bias circuit configured to output a bias current having a current value increasing in proportion to an absolute temperature in a low-temperature region, and having a greater current value than the current value proportional to the absolute temperature in a high-temperature region, and a transistor which is supplied with the bias current. The bias circuit includes first to third transistors, a fourth transistor through which a first current flows, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor through which a second current flows, and a control circuit having a connection terminal capable of being connected with an external resistor for adjusting a magnitude of the second current. The bias circuit generates a third current by adding the first current to the second current, and outputs the bias current that is the third current or a fourth current depending on the third current.

Abstract: A temperature compensation circuit includes a bias circuit configured to output a bias current having a current value increasing in proportion to an absolute temperature in a low-temperature region in which a temperature is lower than a predetermined temperature, and having a greater current value than the current value proportional to the absolute temperature in a high-temperature region in which the temperature is equal to or greater than the predetermined temperature, and a transistor having a control terminal supplied with the bias current.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a current mirror circuit includes first to fourth insulated gate field effect transistors (FETs), and a bias circuit. The gate electrodes of the first and second FETs are connected to each other. The source electrode of the third FET is connected to the drain electrode of the first FET, and the drain electrode of the third FET is connected to the gate electrodes of the first and second FETs and a current input terminal. The gate electrode of the fourth FET is connected to the gate electrode of the third FET, the source electrode of the fourth FET is connected to the drain electrode of the second FET, and the drain electrode of the fourth FET becomes a current output terminal. The bias circuit is configured to provide a bias voltage to the gate electrodes of the third and fourth FETs.

Abstract: Colors of printed materials are easily matched. Provided is a print management system used in a printing system including a plurality of printing presses and performing printing using plates respectively created for each printing press. The print management system includes a tone-curve storage unit for linking and storing identifying information of the printing presses and tone curves for the printing presses; a communication device for obtaining binary image data from a host system; a binary-image-data correction unit for creating binary image data for each of the printing presses by correcting the binary image data using the tone curves stored in the tone-curve storage unit; and CTPs for creating respective plates for each of the printing presses on the basis of the corrected binary image data.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a current detection circuit is provided with: a NMOS transistor, whose control signal is given to a gate electrode, whose source electrode is connected to a ground line, and whose drain electrode is connected to an input/output terminal; a first PMOS transistor, in which the control signal is given to a gate electrode, and whose drain electrode is connected to the input/output terminal and the drain electrode of the NMOS transistor; and a second PMOS transistor, whose drain electrode is connected to the source electrode of the first PMOS transistor, and a first supply voltage is given to a source electrode. A detection section detects whether or not a current has changed at the input/output terminal from a change in current flowing through the second PMOS transistor.

Abstract: A temperature compensation circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a bias circuit configured to output a bias current having a current value increasing in proportion to an absolute temperature in a low-temperature region in which a temperature is lower than a predetermined temperature, and having a greater current value than the current value proportional to the absolute temperature in a high-temperature region in which the temperature is equal to or greater than the predetermined temperature, and a transistor having a control terminal supplied with the bias current.

Abstract: Colors of printed materials are easily matched. Provided is a print management system used in a printing system including a plurality of printing presses and performing printing using plates respectively created for each printing press. The print management system includes a tone-curve storage unit for linking and storing identifying information of the printing presses and tone curves for the printing presses; a communication device for obtaining binary image data from a host system; a binary-image-data correction unit for creating binary image data for each of the printing presses by correcting the binary image data using the tone curves stored in the tone-curve storage unit; and CTPs for creating respective plates for each of the printing presses on the basis of the corrected binary image data.

Abstract: On receiving from a personal computer (1) a request for transmitting data for displaying a picture for inputting a user's profile in association with an MGID and an APID for specifying the personal computer (1), an EMD registration server (3) selects data recorded in correspondence to the APID based on the received APID and transmits the selected data to the personal computer (1). The EMD registration server (3) receivers the user's profile inputted based on the data from the personal computer (1) and records the user's profile in correspondence to the MGID.

Abstract: An information providing system, an information providing apparatus, an information providing method, and a program storing medium makes it possible to always provide provision information suitable for personal user information about a user regardless a user's terminal the user uses. Provided are a user identifying means 12 for identifying a user, a user information taking-out means 13 for taking out personal user information about the identified user from a user information storage means 16, a control information creating means 14 for creating control information based on the taken-out user information, and a provision information supplying means 22 for creating provision information suitable for the personal user information on the basis of the control information and supplying it to the user.

Abstract: On receiving from a personal computer (1) a request for transmitting data for displaying a picture for inputting a user's profile in association with an MGID and an APID for specifying the personal computer (1), an EMD registration server (3) selects data recorded in correspondence to the APID based on the received APID and transmits the selected data to the personal computer (1). The EMD registration server (3) receivers the user's profile inputted based on the data from the personal computer (1) and records the user's profile in correspondence to the MGID.

Abstract: A crystal oscillator which configures a voltage controlled oscillator having a variable oscillation frequency is also used as a crystal oscillator of an oscillator for generating a fixed frequency. Control input is integrated by an integrator, a phase of a frequency-divided signal obtained by dividing a fixed clock by a frequency divider is controlled by the integrated value to vary a frequency. Every time a phase-shifting amount at the time becomes to correspond to one clock, a frequency division ratio at dividing the clock is changed from a predetermined frequency division ratio for one time of frequency division to absorb the phase shifting amount for one clock, thereby operating as a voltage controlled oscillator. Thus, the voltage controlled oscillator having the frequency accuracy of a fixed clock is realized.

Abstract: The invention provides a disc drive apparatus which is suitable for making the apparatus compact, light and thin and make it possible to automatically mount and discharge the disc. The disc drive apparatus has pick-up means and transfer means, and the transfer means has medium driving means, synchronous driving means and positioning means which is brought into contact with an outer peripheral edge of the disc. Accordingly, the disc can be transferred in a direction of a disc surface and can be positioned by the positioning means.

Abstract: An FM signal oscillator circuit includes a resonator having a graded- or abrupt-junction variable capacitance diode that is producible through standard IC manufacturing processes but causes an inconstant modulation level. The FM signal oscillator circuit, therefore, is provided with a function of maintaining a constant modulation level irrespective of oscillation frequencies. Namely, to maintain a constant modulation level without regard to oscillation frequencies that change depending on a control voltage applied to the variable capacitance diode, the FM signal oscillator circuit employs a variable gain amplifier whose gain changes in response to the control voltage. The variable gain amplifier amplifies a modulating signal, and the amplified modulating signal is superimposed onto the control voltage.

Abstract: There are provided a character printing method and device. There are defined print size alternatives to be selectively set to a print size of a printing area of a printing object on which is to be printed part or all of a character group including at least one character. One of the print size alternatives is set to the print size. Print image data is formed by extracting part or all of the character group such that the part or all of the character group is adapted to the print size. A print image is printed on the printing object based on the print image data.

Abstract: An FM signal oscillator circuit includes a resonator having a graded- or abrupt-junction variable capacitance diode that is producible through standard IC manufacturing processes but causes an inconstant modulation level. The FM signal oscillator circuit, therefore, is provided with a function of maintaining a constant modulation level irrespective of oscillation frequencies. Namely, to maintain a constant modulation level without regard to oscillation frequencies that change depending on a control voltage applied to the variable capacitance diode, the FM signal oscillator circuit employs a variable gain amplifier whose gain changes in response to the control voltage. The variable gain amplifier amplifies a modulating signal, and the amplified modulating signal is superimposed onto the control voltage.

Abstract: An information providing system, an information providing apparatus, an information providing method, and a program storing medium makes it possible to always provide provision information suitable for personal user information about a user regardless a user's terminal the user uses. Provided are a user identifying means 12 for identifying a user, a user information taking-out means 13 for taking out personal user information about the identified user from a user information storage means 16, a control information creating means 14 for creating control information based on the taken-out user information, and a provision information supplying means 22 for creating provision information suitable for the personal user information on the basis of the control information and supplying it to the user.

Abstract: In a digital information system for realizing the sale of information or the like having a commercial value in the form of a digital signal, and an audio processor, and signal processor suitably used with the system, when a digital signal is received/delivered, a digital signal source is connected directly to a player for receiving and storing a specified information, which is reproduced by the player independently. A voice interval of a digital audio signal is processed to realize the slow and fast playback. The system includes a data compressor and a data extender of simple configuration. The value of the digital signal received/delivered can be exhibited directly. A selling system is constructed easily, and the player is simple in configuration and easy to operate by anyone.

Abstract: In a digital information system for realizing the sale of information or the like having a commercial value in the form of a digital signal, and an audio processor, and signal processor suitably used with the system, when a digital signal is received/delivered, a digital signal source is connected directly to a player for receiving and storing a specified information, which is reproduced by the player independently. A voice interval of a digital audio signal is processed to realize the slow and fast playback. The system includes a data compressor and a data extender of simple configuration. The value of the digital signal received/delivered can be exhibited directly. A selling system is constructed easily, and the player is simple in configuration and easy to operate by anyone.

Abstract: The electric power consumption by a terminal used for communication of multimedia information is controlled by changing the quality of transmitted information. The terminal is provided with input means (101, 102, 106 and 107) through which such information as images and sounds is inputted, channel control sections (123 and 124) which output the input information to channels and receive information from the channels, output means (103, 104, 108, 109 and 105) which output the information received from the channels in the form of images, sounds, etc., a codec means (110) which is provided between the input and output means and the control sections, encodes the input information in one of multiple encoding modes in which electric power is differently consumed, and decodes the information inputted from the channels, and a control section (133) which controls the selection of the encoding mode.