Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operation panel, a printing device, a storage device, a job management unit, a power-saving mode setting unit, and an operation mode control unit. The power-saving mode setting unit that: (a) specifies the job log where the start time point of the job execution belongs to an identical time slot in a past for a predetermined time slot; and (b1) sets the power-saving mode for the predetermined time slot to the first power-saving mode when a proportion of the number of the executing jobs where the job types of the specified job log belong to the first job type group to the number of the executing jobs where the job types of the specified job log belong to the first job type group or the second job type group exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: A server device is connected with a plurality of electronic devices in a communicable manner and configures a setting for a desired electronic device out of the plurality of electronic devices. The server device includes a device location management section and a setting determination section. The device location management section acquires location information representing current locations of the electronic devices. The setting determination section refers to settings for other electronic devices, out of the plurality of electronic devices, located at a short distance from the current location of the desired electronic device to determine the setting for the desired electronic device.

Abstract: A document reading unit performs a first reading mode for generating image data by reading a document fed by ADF and a second reading mode for generating image data by reading a document set on platen. A first reading receiver receives a first reading instruction to cause the document reading unit to continue reading a plurality of documents in the first reading mode when a jam is detected. A second reading receiver receives a second reading instruction to continue reading the plurality of documents in the second reading mode after the reading of the plurality of documents is continued in the first reading mode by the document reading unit. The document reading unit continues reading the plurality of documents in the first reading mode when the first reading instruction is received and continues reading the plurality of documents in the second reading mode when the second reading instruction is received.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a document box, a communication unit, a console unit, a referencing entity management table, and a control unit. The console unit accepts a delete operation of inputting a delete instruction to delete document data stored in the document box. The referencing entity management table allows information about another image forming apparatus referencing document data stored in the document box to be registered therein as referencing entity information. The control unit determines whether or not the document data to be deleted designated by the delete instruction input by the delete operation is referenced by another image forming apparatus, based on the referencing entity management table. The control unit, if the document data to be deleted is referenced by another image forming apparatus, causes the communication unit to transmit the document data to be deleted to the another image forming apparatus based on the referencing entity information.

Abstract: A document reading unit performs a first reading mode for generating image data by reading a document fed by ADF and a second reading mode for generating image data by reading a document set on platen. A first reading receiver receives a first reading instruction to cause the document reading unit to continue reading a plurality of documents in the first reading mode when a jam is detected. A second reading receiver receives a second reading instruction to continue reading the plurality of documents in the second reading mode after the reading of the plurality of documents is continued in the first reading mode by the document reading unit. The document reading unit continues reading the plurality of documents in the first reading mode when the first reading instruction is received and continues reading the plurality of documents in the second reading mode when the second reading instruction is received.

Abstract: A set information recording device records set information that is recorded in a recording unit of electronic equipment and equipment information indicating characteristic of the electronic equipment together. When the set information and the equipment information are input from the set information recording device to the electronic equipment, a deciding unit of the electronic equipment compares the input equipment information with the recorded equipment information in the recording unit so as to decide whether or not the input set information is appropriate.

Abstract: A universal joint component is used for connecting two members, such as a reflector and a lamp body. The universal joint component includes a shaft, an installation section formed on one end of the shaft, and a spherical head formed on the other end of the shaft. The spherical head includes a joint base, a top end, and at least one gap formed on a side of the spherical head between the top end and the joining base. The gap is formed of a groove or through hole so as to straddle a phantom line substantially passing through a center of the spherical head and perpendicularly intersecting a shaft axis of the shaft. Split head sections are defined by the at least one gap so that the split head sections flexibly deform when the spherical head is inserted into a spherical socket.

Abstract: A vehicle maintenance system comprises: at least one customer's terminal; at least one dealer's terminal; a customer vehicle terminal associated with the customer's terminal; and a maintenance center terminal including a control server, all terminals mutually connected via a communication network to exchange maintenance-related information among the terminals. Accordingly, maintenance-related information including maintenance information, repair shop (dealer) information, and maintenance-reservation management information can be comprehensively unified. Thus, the customer is enabled to make a maintenance reservation without preliminarily getting any dealer information (e.g. regular closing day, location, contact address, how much the service garage is tied up, etc.).

Abstract: A universal joint component is used for connecting two members, such as a reflector and a lamp body. The universal joint component includes a shaft, an installation section formed on one end of the shaft, and a spherical head formed on the other end of the shaft. The spherical head includes a joint base, a top end, and at least one gap formed on a side of the spherical head between the top end and the joining base. The gap is formed of a groove or through hole so as to straddle a phantom line substantially passing through a center of the spherical head and perpendicularly intersecting a shaft axis of the shaft. Split head sections are defined by the at least one gap so that the split head sections flexibly deform when the spherical head is inserted into a spherical socket.

Abstract: A magnet device includes two sets of static magnetic field generation sources spaced from each other in the vertical direction such that the uniform magnetic field region (patient space) is between then. Each set has concentric current carrying coils to generate a uniform magnetic field in a first direction (the vertical direction).

Abstract: A magnet device is provided with two static magnetic field generating sources 14a and 14b disposed so as to oppose each other while placing a person to be inspected therebetween, a vessel 15 containing the static magnetic field generating source 14a and a vessel 16 containing the static magnetic field generating source 14b, and the vessels 15 and 16 are disposed at positions asymmetric with respect to the person to be inspected. Thereby, a magnet device and an MRI device using the same which can extend a space above the person to be inspected on a bed while avoiding introduction of a large scale device which causes to increase the manufacturing cost thereof.

Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver includes a CPU. The CPU starts a VTR several ten seconds before a broadcast start time for a reserved program, to set a video recording mode. Simultaneously, program information for the reserved program is outputted to the VTR. When the broadcast start time comes, the CPU stops the outputting of the program information, and outputs a video and audio signal for the reserved program to the VTR. Accordingly, a video cassette is first recorded with the program information, and then video-recorded with the reserved program.

Abstract: A small-sized high-precision superconducting magnet apparatus which can prevent an occurrence of the principal factor in generating a quench and can restrain the magnetic flux from varying with time, and a method of regulating the magnetization of such a superconducting magnet apparatus, by which the superconducting magnet apparatus can be uniformly magnetized. Superconducting magnet apparatus of the present invention has: a cooling container; a holding medium for holding a persistent current therein, which is placed in said cooling container and is operative to generate a magnetic flux in a uniform magnetic field region (FOV); static-magnetic-field generating means composed of a plurality of cylinders using superconducting composite plate materials; a cylinder supporting base for holding the plurality of cylinders; and temperature regulating devices (not shown in FIG. 67) embedded in the cylinders, respectively.

Abstract: A program guide display controller at a user terminal of a television broadcasting system in which a user can enter a program guide display command for displaying a program guide on a display device, and the user can set contents for restricting the program guide displayed on the display device. A memory is provided for storing the restricting contents set by the user. A display control is provided for displaying a program guide adapted to the restricting contents stored in the memory on the display device when the program guide display command is entered by the user.

Abstract: A laminated superconducting magnet includes a multilayer short-circuit superconductor group 2 formed by uniting superposed hollow superconducting plates, and an exciting coil 3 for inducing a current from an external power source 4 to the multilayer short-circuit superconductor group 2 for operation in a permanent current mode. Even if some of the superconducting plates are quenched, the other normal superconducting plates share the excess current temporarily. Therefore, the entire superconducting magnet is not quenched.

Abstract: Superconducting magnet system using a liquid helium for its operation and a permanent current switch and a system thereof applied to the superconducting magnet system employing a permanent current loop created by a superconducting material developing superconductivity when cooled. The system includes a superconducting magnet dipped in the liquid helium, the permanent current switch for driving or interrupting the superconducting magnet, and a cryostat for accommodating the superconducting magnet and the permanent current switch, and the permanent current switch is arranged over a liquid surface of the liquid helium.

Abstract: A probe unit comprising a base in the form of a rectangular plate and a plurality of ultrathin metal wires which are partially secured to the base at a given pitch. Each of the wires comprises a straight portion firmly secured to the base, a bent portion located on an extension of the straight portion, and an inclined portion inclined from the bent portion outwardly of the base toward an inspected surface of an object to be inspected, and an R-shaped portion extending from the front end of the inclined portion outwardly of the base. The bent portion protrudes outwardly from the base and is bent toward the inspected surface. The R-shaped portion forms each probe pin bearing against the inspected surface.

Abstract: In a superconducting switching device including a switching member comprising a superconducting wire, and a magnetic field generation section for controlling superconducting-normal conducting transition caused in the switching member, the switching member comprises an oxide superconductor having a high critical temperature and having a large electric resistivity value under the normal conductive state.

Abstract: In a forced flow cooling-type superconducting coil apparatus including a superconducting coil having superconducting wires inserted into a hollow conduit, current leads for supplying a current to said superconducting coil, and cooling means for cooling said superconducting wires by forcibly flowing the coolant through said hollow conduit, a part of the coolant flowing through said cooling means is branched to cool said current leads.