Abstract: A measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity capable of easily and accurately measuring, with a compact and simple facility, each of the electric field component and the magnetic field component of an electromagnetic field formed in space is to be provided. By simultaneously measuring output currents O1 and O2 from two ends of a measuring probe 20 and an output current R from a reference signal probe 30, the magnitudes of each of the output currents O1 and O2 and the phase difference of each of the output currents O1 and O2 from the output current R are measured, on the basis of the measurements the electric field component current generated from the electric field and the magnetic field component current generated from the magnetic field upon the measuring probe 20 are calculated, and on the basis of the calculated results the electric field intensity and the magnetic field intensity are figured out.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first input terminal to which a first DC supply voltage of a fuel cell system having a controllable supply voltage is provided; a second input terminal to which a second DC supply voltage of a rechargeable secondary battery is provided; a DC voltage conversion circuit which receives the first and second DC supply voltages from the first and second input terminals, and supplies a current of a desired voltage to a load; a charging circuit which receives the first DC supply voltage from the first input terminal, and supplies a DC supply voltage for charging to the second input terminal; and a control circuit which determines a desired value of the first DC supply voltage in accordance with a value of the second DC supply voltage of the secondary battery, and provides the determined desired value to the fuel cell system.

Abstract: A mobile apparatus senses without failing an object which exists in a traveling direction of itself even when a pedestrian is moving while looking at a screen on which information is displayed. The mobile apparatus having the screen comprises an object detector part 17 which exits within a predetermined range centered around the traveling direction of itself, an acceleration detector part 16 and the detection range changing means for changing a range in which the object detector part 17 detects the existence of an object, the traveling direction of itself is calculated based on acceleration of itself, and based on thus calculated traveling direction of itself, the detection range changing means changes the range in which the object detector part 17 detects the existence of an object.

Abstract: Provided is a method, apparatus and program for calculating an electric-field vector that allows for grasping the intensity, direction and phase of electric field on a scanning plane for an appliance, and a medium storing the program.

Abstract: A measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity capable of easily and accurately measuring, with a compact and simple facility, each of the electric field component and the magnetic field component of an electromagnetic field formed in space is to be provided. By simultaneously measuring output currents O1 and O2 from two ends of a measuring probe 20 and an output current R from a reference signal probe 30, the magnitudes of each of the output currents O1 and O2 and the phase difference of each of the output currents O1 and O2 from the output current R are measured, on the basis of the measurements the electric field component current generated from the electric field and the magnetic field component current generated from the magnetic field upon the measuring probe 20 are calculated, and on the basis of the calculated results the electric field intensity and the magnetic field intensity are figured out.

Abstract: A measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity capable of easily and accurately measuring, with a compact and simple facility, each of the electric field component and the magnetic field component of an electromagnetic field formed in space is to be provided. By simultaneously measuring output currents O1 and O2 from two ends of a measuring probe 20 and an output current R from a reference signal probe 30, the magnitudes of each of the output currents O1 and O2 and the phase difference of each of the output currents O1 and O2 from the output current R are measured, on the basis of the measurements the electric field component current generated from the electric field and the magnetic field component current generated from the magnetic field upon the measuring probe 20 are calculated, and on the basis of the calculated results the electric field intensity and the magnetic field intensity are figured out.

Abstract: Intensities of electric and magnetic fields are measured by locating a conductor and reference conductor in the electromagnetic field so the conductor and reference conductor simultaneously output plural currents that are respectively simultaneously measured in different directions relative to the electromagnetic field. On the basis of the magnitudes of the currents and the phase difference, an electric field component current generated in the conductor by an electric field included in each current and a magnetic field component current generated in the conductor by a magnetic field included in each output current is calculated. On the basis of the magnitudes of the calculated electric field component current and the magnetic field component current, the electric field and magnetic field intensities are measured.

Abstract: An information processing unit of an electronic apparatus includes a power manager managing power of a secondary battery, and has major functions and a supplementary function. The power manager initiates restriction of the supplementary functions, when present remaining battery power of the secondary battery as detected by a detector is below a predetermined threshold. The power manager computes one of the predetermined threshold for the secondary battery and a set operating time for the major functions from the remaining battery power at the predetermined threshold, in accordance with the other of the predetermined threshold for the secondary battery and the set operating time for the major functions from the remaining battery power at the predetermined threshold.

Abstract: An information access system comprises: antennas arranged at respective different positions and used for communicating with contactless information storage devices that pass through a predetermined region substantially simultaneously; reader devices coupled to the respective antennas and adapted to communicate with the contactless information storage devices; and a control unit for controlling the reader devices and transmitting, to another apparatus, data received from the reader devices. In response to a control signal received from the other apparatus, the control unit controls predetermined one of the reader devices to transmit an RF identification request signal to the predetermined region via the antenna. The reader devices receive RF response signals from the contactless information storage devices via the antennas, then reproduce identifications, and then provide the reproduced identifications to the control unit.

Abstract: A battery device for an electronic apparatus includes a rechargeable secondary battery, a fuel cell, and a run time computing unit receiving, from the secondary battery, data representative of a voltage versus residual-capacity characteristic of the secondary battery, and receiving, from the fuel cell, data representative of a residual capacity of the fuel cell. The computing unit determines data representative of a residual capacity and a run time of the secondary battery in accordance with the data representative of the voltage versus residual-capacity characteristic and with supply voltage and supply current of the secondary battery, determines a run time of the fuel cell in accordance with the data representative of the fuel cell residual capacity and with supply current of the fuel cell, and estimates which of power capacities of the secondary battery and fuel cell reaches predetermined residual capacities earlier.

Abstract: A voltage conversion circuit is provided for efficiently converting the voltage of a DC power source into a lower voltage in accordance with load currents of voltage converters.

Abstract: A measuring method for electromagnetic field intensity capable of easily and accurately measuring, with a compact and simple facility, each of the electric field component and the magnetic field component of an electromagnetic field formed in space is to be provided. By simultaneously measuring output currents O1 and O2 from two ends of a measuring probe 20 and an output current R from a reference signal probe 30, the magnitudes of each of the output currents O1 and O2 and the phase difference of each of the output currents O1 and O2 from the output current R are measured, on the basis of the measurements the electric field component current generated from the electric field and the magnetic field component current generated from the magnetic field upon the measuring probe 20 are calculated, and on the basis of the calculated results the electric field intensity and the magnetic field intensity are figured out.

Abstract: A mobile apparatus senses without failing an object which exists in a traveling direction of itself even when a pedestrian is moving while looking at a screen on which information is displayed. The mobile apparatus having the screen comprises an object detector part 17 which exits within a predetermined range centered around the traveling direction of itself, an acceleration detector part 16 and the detection range changing means for changing a range in which the object detector part 17 detects the existence of an object, the traveling direction of itself is calculated based on acceleration of itself, and based on thus calculated traveling direction of itself, the detection range changing means changes the range in which the object detector part 17 detects the existence of an object.

Abstract: Provided is a method, apparatus and program for calculating an electric-field vector that allows for grasping the intensity, direction and phase of electric field on a scanning plane for an appliance, and a medium recording the program.

Abstract: A conductor is disposed within an area where electric coupling and magnetic coupling take place between the conductor and a device-under-test (DUT) in at least a portion of frequency band width, and the value of composite currents that is outputted in a plurality of directions different from each other against the DUT, is measured. Based on the measured plurality of values of the composite currents, the first electric current due to electric coupling between the DUT and the conductor and the second electric current due to magnetic coupling between the DUT and the conductor are calculated. From these first and second electric current values, electric field intensity and magnetic field intensity are calculated.

Abstract: In this laminated ceramic capacitor, a heat radiation conductor is provided on a top face of a rectangular parallelepiped laminated chip where a plurality of first conductor layers and a plurality of second conductor layers are arranged alternatively through each ceramic layer with facing each other. In addition, the heat radiation conductor is connected to the upper edge of each second conductor layer. Therefore, when heat is generated in each first conductor layer and each second conductor layer which play the role of internal electrodes, the heat of each second conductor layer is directly transferred from each second conductor layer to the heat radiation conductor, and is radiated outside from the heat radiation conductor.

Abstract: A laminated varistor having excellent radiation capability is provided. A heat conductor portion is disposed on the top surface of a rectangular parallelepiped laminated chip including a plurality of first conductor layers and a plurality of second conductor layers disposed alternately in a lateral direction with varistor layers therebetween, and the heat conductor portion is connected to a top end of each second conductor layer. Therefore, when the heat from an exothermic device, e.g., an IC, disposed in the vicinity is transferred to each of the first conductor layers and the second conductor layers via a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion or when heat generation occurs as a current passes through the varistor layers, the heat is directly and highly efficiently transferred from each second conductor layer to the heat conductor portion, and is effectively released to the outside from the heat conductor portion.

Abstract: A conductor is disposed within an area where electric coupling and magnetic coupling take place between the conductor and a device-under-test (DUT) in at least a portion of frequency band width, and the value of composite currents that is outputted in a plurality of directions different from each other against the DUT, is measured. Based on the measured plurality of values of the composite currents, the first electric current due to electric coupling between the DUT and the conductor and the second electric current due to magnetic coupling between the DUT and the conductor are calculated. From these first and second electric current values, electric field intensity and magnetic field intensity are calculated.

Abstract: An information processing device (10) includes first (12) and second (13) wireless communication units, and a communication monitoring and controlling unit (11). When the first communication unit is communicating with another information processing device (20), the monitoring and controlling unit monitors the communication state of the second communication unit and adjusts a transmission condition of a wireless transceiver of the first communication unit based on the monitored communication state of the second communication unit. When the second communication unit establishes or maintains a connection, the transmission power of the transceiver of the first communication unit is lowered, and when the transceiver of the second communication unit neither establishes nor maintains a connection, the transmission power of the first communication unit is at a higher level.

Abstract: A conductor is disposed within an area where electric coupling and magnetic coupling take place between the conductor and a device-under-test (DUT) in at least a portion of frequency band width, and the value of composite currents that is outputted in a plurality of directions different from each other against the DUT, is measured. Based on the measured plurality of values of the composite currents, the first electric current due to electric coupling between the DUT and the conductor and the second electric current due to magnetic coupling between the DUT and the conductor are calculated. From these first and second electric current values, electric field intensity and magnetic field intensity are calculated.