Abstract: An information recording apparatus that records information on a recording medium includes a write unit performing a write operation on the recording medium in which data continuity is maintained at an ending and an beginning point of writing information to the recording medium, a stop instruction unit instructing a temporary stop of the write operation during the write operation, a restart instruction unit instructing a restart of the write operation, and a write stop/restart control unit controlling the write unit to stop performing the write operation in response to an instruction of the temporary stop by said stop instruction unit and controlling the write unit to restart performing the write operation in response to an instruction of the restart by the restart instruction unit.

Abstract: A supplemental capacitor is formed using the large capacitance between the wirings (M11 and M12) and that between the through-holes (B11 and B12) because of downsizing of the process technique. The inter-wiring capacitor and inter-through-hole capacitor can be arranged at any optional position within the semiconductor device. The supplemental capacitor can be easily formed in the vicinity of the area-where switching noise is generated, thereby effectively realizing the countermeasure for power source noise. In the process technique with advanced downsizing, a capacitor having large capacitance can be formed with a smaller area. In addition, the capacitor can be formed in the same process as the other device such as a transistor without adding any special step.

Abstract: A cold roll forming method for reducing the diameter of a metal pipe and a metal pipe product having the diameter reduced by such method are disclosed, wherein the method includes the steps of passing a raw metal pipe through a set of pre-forming rolls so that it can be pre-formed into an intermediate metal pipe having an elliptic, elongated circular or rectangular cross-sectional shape and then passing the intermediate metal pipe through a set of diameter-reducing rolls disposed on the downstream side of the set of pre-forming rolls so that it can have its outer circumferential length reduced to a smaller length than the outer peripheral length of the raw metal pipe while at the same time it can be re-formed into the circular cross-sectional shape or any other cross-sectional shape different from the cross-sectional shape of the intermediate metal pipe.

Abstract: High speed access to an information recording medium is made possible by preparing information relative to a lower level recording unit, e.g., a fragment, the magnitude of which is set smaller than a higher level recording unit, e.g., a session in the information recording medium. A fragment identifier, typically, a fragment number is assigned to each fragment, sequentially and in ascending order. A fragment number (greatest fragment number) that is greater than any other fragment number in the session is recorded in the information recording medium for each session.

Abstract: An information recording apparatus that records information on a recording medium includes a write unit performing a write operation on the recording medium in which data continuity is maintained at an ending and an beginning point of writing information to the recording medium, a stop instruction unit instructing a temporary stop of the write operation during the write operation, a restart instruction unit instructing a restart of the write operation, and a write stop/restart control unit controlling the write unit to stop performing the write operation in response to an instruction of the temporary stop by said stop instruction unit and controlling the write unit to restart performing the write operation in response to an instruction of the restart by the restart instruction unit.

Abstract: A driving apparatus is provided for a vibration type motor which obtains a driving force by applying a periodic signal to an electro-mechanical energy conversion element portion of the vibration type motor. When the driven amount of the vibration type motor is small, the vibration type motor is driven by a high voltage in a frequency range with a high lower limit as compared with a case wherein the driven amount is not small, thereby making it possible to realize high-speed focusing and suppress electric power consumption.

Abstract: An information recording apparatus that records information on a recording medium includes a write unit performing a write operation on the recording medium in which data continuity is maintained at an ending and an beginning point of writing information to the recording medium, a stop instruction unit instructing a temporary stop of the write operation during the write operation, a restart instruction unit instructing a restart of the write operation, and a write stop/restart control unit controlling the write unit to stop performing the write operation in response to an instruction of the temporary stop by said stop instruction unit and controlling the write unit to restart performing the write operation in response to an instruction of the restart by the restart instruction unit.

Abstract: An image recording/reproducing apparatus includes an image signal processing unit which transforms original image data with a first resolution, supplied from an image input device, into a processed image signal with a second resolution. A recording signal generating unit transforms at least one of the original image data and the processed image signal-produced by the image signal processing unit, into a recording form. An image recording device stores the processed image signal in the recording form, produced by the recording signal generating unit, into a storage unit, the recording form of the processed image signal being suited to a predetermined data format on the storage unit. An image reproducing device transforms the processed image signal in the recording form, read from the storage unit, into an output-form signal, and displays an image on a display monitor in accordance with the output-form signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information recording/reproducing device capable of ejecting an information recording medium during a process of formatting the medium or continuously writing data on the medium, characterized in that the device records a variable length of a lead-out in a lead-out area on the information recording medium; and the device allows the information recording medium to be ejected after the recording of the lead-out is completed.

Abstract: An information recording method of recording additional or modified data with an information recording and reproducing apparatus on a rewritable information recording medium on which previous data, a previous file descriptor group, a previous volume descriptor group, and a previous anchor are recorded, is provided. The method comprising the steps of recording the additional or modified data on the rewritable information recording medium; recording an additional file descriptor group on the rewritable information recording medium; recording an additional volume descriptor group on the rewritable information recording medium; and updating the previous anchor recorded on the rewritable information recording medium. The additional/modified data recording step, the additional file descriptor group recording step, the additional volume descriptor group recording step, and the anchor updating step are performed in a consecutive manner.

Abstract: A camera comprising the following components is disclosed:

Abstract: An image recording/reproducing apparatus includes an image signal processing unit which transforms original image data with a first resolution, supplied from an image input device, into a processed image signal with a second resolution. A recording signal generating unit transforms at least one of the original image data and the processed image signal produced by the image signal processing unit, into a recording form. An image recording device stores the processed image signal in the recording form, produced by the recording signal generating unit, into a storage unit, the recording form of the processed image signal being suited to a predetermined data format on the storage unit. An image reproducing device transforms the processed image signal in the recording form, read from the storage unit, into an output-form signal, and displays an image on a display monitor in accordance with the output-form signal.

Abstract: In a driving apparatus for a vibration type motor which obtains a driving force by applying a periodic signal to an electromechanical energy conversion element portion, when the driven amount of the vibration type motor is small, the vibration type motor is driven by a high voltage in a frequency range with a high lower limit as compared with a case wherein the driven amount is not small. This makes it possible to realize high-speed focusing and suppress electric power consumption low.

Abstract: A tool controlling apparatus includes a position controlling unit and a torque controlling unit for carrying out the conversion between the position control and the torque control of the tool for pushing the work, and the conversion of the torque in the torque control in a moment by using a servo motor in the course of process of the work.

Abstract: An information recording apparatus that records information on a recording medium includes a write unit performing a write operation on the recording medium in which data continuity is maintained at an ending and an beginning point of writing information to the recording medium, a stop instruction unit instructing a temporary stop of the write operation during the write operation, a restart instruction unit instructing a restart of the write operation, and a write stop/restart control unit controlling the write unit to stop performing the write operation in response to an instruction of the temporary stop by said stop instruction unit and controlling the write unit to restart performing the write operation in response to an instruction of the restart by the restart instruction unit.

Abstract: A camera with a collapsible barrel zoom lens has a lens barrel collapsing drive mechanism for putting out a lens barrel including a zoom operation member for operating a plurality of lenses for zooming by controlling the positions of the lenses from a collapsed position to a photographing waiting position in front of the camera body, a bayonet member for positioning and retaining the lens barrel on the camera body, the bayonet member being mounted on the camera body so as to be rotatable about an optical axis, a zoom driving force transmission mechanism for transmitting a zoom driving force to the zoom operation member by connecting an input gear for transmitting a driving force to the zoom operation member provided on the lens barrel and an output gear provided on the camera body, an input gear rotation inhibition member capable of engaging with the input gear while the input gear is moved to a position immediately before the position at which is connected to the output gear, the input gear rotating inhibiti

Abstract: A camera includes a plurality of camera operation mechanisms, a sun gear which rotates by means of a motor, a planetary gear which revolves around the sun gear, and a plurality of output gears each capable of meshing with the planetary gear by means of revolution of the planetary gear. The plurality of output gears transmit power to the plurality of camera operation mechanisms, respectively. A holding member is switchable from a first state, in which the planetary gear is allowed to revolve freely, to a second state, in which the planetary gear is held at a revolution position where the planetary gear is in mesh with one of the plurality of output gears. A controller causes the planetary gear to revolve so as to mesh with a selected one of the plurality of output gears, and switches the holding member from the first state to the second state, after completion of a power transmitting operation.

Abstract: In an image read system which reads an image recorded on a film capable of holding incidental information of the image in an area different from the area where the image is recorded, the incidental information of the image recorded on the film is read, and the read image and the incidental information is processed and outputted as data of a single image.

Abstract: A tool controlling apparatus includes a position controlling unit and a torque controlling unit for carrying out the conversion between the position control and the torque control of the tool for pushing the work, and the conversion of the torque in the torque control in a moment by using a servo motor in the course of process of the work.

Abstract: A camera includes a plurality of camera operation mechanisms, a sun gear which rotates by means of a motor, a planetary gear which revolves around the sun gear, and a plurality of output gears each capable of meshing with the planetary gear by means of revolution of the planetary gear. The plurality of output gears transmit power to the plurality of camera operation mechanisms, respectively. An unlocking device removes backlash by causing the planetary gear to rotate temporarily in an opposite direction when the planetary gear is to be switched from one of the plurality of output gears in mesh therewith, to another one of the plurality of output gears. A locking device prevents the planetary gear and such one output gear from coming out of mesh with each other until the backlash is removed when the unlocking device causes the planetary gear to rotate in the opposite direction.