Abstract: A loop status monitoring apparatus monitors a status of an arbitration loop that includes a plurality of devices and a switch that controls connections between the devices, has at least one of loop status detection data, primitive detection data, and frame count data, and includes a failure detecting unit that detects whether an initialization failure, which is a connection failure, has occurred during an initialization of the arbitration loop from the loop status detection data; and a device identifying unit that identifies, when the initialization failure is detected, a device with the initialization failure occurred from the primitive detection data or the frame count data.

Abstract: A door handle apparatus comprising a grip member whose one end is rotatably supported by a door panel, and an escutcheon which is disposed closer to the other end surface of the grip member and which is fixed to the door panel, wherein the door handle apparatus further comprises a water force reducing structure which reduces force of water which enters from a gap between the grip member and the escutcheon.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a bus master and a bus slave connected by a second bus is provided. A bus control unit (BCU) comprises a first relative address control circuit that performs a process for requesting the access using a relative address to a semiconductor storage medium through the second bus, the process including generation of a relative address corresponding to an absolute address based on the received absolute address and generation of an identification signal indicating the relative address. The memory controller comprises a second relative address control circuit that decides whether the received access address is a relative address or not and, if the received access address is a relative address, calculates an absolute address corresponding to the relative address.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a frequency conversion section, a frequency component generation section, an enlarged image area generation section and an enlarged image generation section. The frequency conversion section converts neighboring areas of each area in question into plural frequency components. The areas in question and the neighboring areas of the areas in question are included in an input image. The frequency component generation section generates predetermined frequency components from the frequency components of each neighboring area. The enlarged image area generation section generates an enlarged image area for each area in question, using (i) an image region which contains each area in question and which has a predetermined size and (ii) the predetermined frequency components. The enlarged image generation section places the enlarged image areas to generate an enlarged image for the input image.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a fuel tank arranged underneath a seat, a fuel pump housed inside the fuel tank and including an attachment portion arranged to attach the fuel pump to an upper wall of the fuel tank, the fuel pump including at least one connector projecting upwards from the attachment portion, and a vehicle cover covering at least a portion of the vehicle. A portion of the vehicle cover extends between the upper wall of the fuel tank and the lower surface of the seat and includes an upright portion extending between an upper wall of the fuel tank and the lower surface of the seat. The vehicle protects the at least one connector of the fuel pump without causing an increase in the number of components and manufacturing steps.

Abstract: A vehicle, such as an all terrain vehicle, includes a saddle type seat for the rider to sit on, and a fuel tank arranged below the seat. The fuel tank includes a fuel inlet positioned in front of the seat, in a traveling direction of the vehicle. The all terrain vehicle provides a comfortable ride to a rider by providing the fuel tank in the center of the vehicle, while mounting a fuel tank that is convenient to access.

Abstract: A method for providing design data and a system for providing design data that enable a lens processor to manufacture a desired inner-surface progressive addition lens corresponding to prescription data. A design data providing system is a system such that a design data creator provides design data of an inner-surface progressive addition lens to a lens processor in the case where the lens processor has agreed upon a contract to the effect that the lens processor receives provision of the design data of the inner-surface progressive addition lens from the design data creator on the condition that the lens processor pays a consideration. The design data providing system has a server device as a host computer device, a terminal computer device, and a network for connecting the server device to the terminal computer device.

Abstract: An apparatus manages a plurality of storage units forming a RAID. When a storage unit becomes defective, the apparatus determines whether the defective storage unit can be isolated from other storage units based on a configuration of the defective storage unit. If the defective storage unit can not be isolated, then the apparatus copies data from the defective storage unit a non-defective storage unit and then isolates the defective storage unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has an edge direction estimation section for estimating edge direction information for a first image area containing a notable pixel, an edge pattern selection section for selecting an edge shape pattern corresponding to the first image area corresponding to a predetermined edge direction estimated based on the edge direction information and pixel values in the first image area containing the notable pixel, an image enhancement section for enhancing the pixel values of the first image area containing the notable pixel, an enlarged image block generation section for generating an enlarged image area using the selected edge shape pattern and the enhanced pixel values of the first image area, and an image block placement section for placing the enlarged image area generated by the enlarged image block generation section according to a predetermined method.

Abstract: A radiographic intensifying screen has a radiographic intensifying function layer in which the radiographic intensifying function layer is composed of a binder and radiographic intensifying particles, in which the intensifying particles is capable of absorbing a radiation and then not emitting a light in ultraviolet or visible wavelength region but emitting secondary electrons, secondary X-rays, secondary ?-rays or their combinations, and the particles contain at least one metal or metal compound in which the metal is gold, tungsten, tantalum, barium, tin, silver, molybdenum, niobium, zirconium, zinc, copper, nickel, cobalt, iron, chromium, vanadium, or titanium.

Abstract: A loop status monitoring apparatus monitors a status of an arbitration loop that includes a plurality of devices and a switch that controls connections between the devices, has at least one of loop status detection data, primitive detection data, and frame count data, and includes a failure detecting unit that detects whether an initialization failure, which is a connection failure, has occurred during an initialization of the arbitration loop from the loop status detection data; and a device identifying unit that identifies, when the initialization failure is detected, a device with the initialization failure occurred from the primitive detection data or the frame count data.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a bus master and a bus slave connected by a second bus is provided. A bus control unit (BCU) comprises a first relative address control circuit that performs a process for requesting the access using a relative address to a semiconductor storage medium through the second bus, the process including generation of a relative address corresponding to an absolute address based on the received absolute address and generation of an identification signal indicating the relative address. The memory controller comprises a second relative address control circuit that decides whether the received access address is a relative address or not and, if the received access address is a relative address, calculates an absolute address corresponding to the relative address.

Abstract: A door handle apparatus comprising a grip member whose one end is rotatably supported by a door panel, and an escutcheon which is disposed closer to the other end surface of the grip member and which is fixed to the door panel, wherein the door handle apparatus further comprises a water force reducing structure which reduces force of water which enters from a gap between the grip member and the escutcheon.

Abstract: A method for providing design data and a system for providing design data that enable a lens processor to manufacture a desired inner-surface progressive addition lens corresponding to prescription data. A design data providing system is a system such that a design data creator provides design data of an inner-surface progressive addition lens to a lens processor in the case where the lens processor has agreed upon a contract to the effect that the lens processor receives provision of the design data of the inner-surface progressive addition lens from the design data creator on the condition that the lens processor pays a consideration. The design data providing system has a server device as a host computer device, a terminal computer device, and a network for connecting the server device to the terminal computer device.

Abstract: A nickel-based alloy is provided for provide parts and members of improved oxidation-resistance and high temperature strength for use in an oxidation atmosphere at high temperatures, such as automobile parts including an electrode for an ignition plug, power plant facility parts including a gas turbine nozzle, inner parts of heat treat furnaces, and fuel cell parts. The alloy improved in oxidation-resistance, high temperature strength and hot workability consists essentially of, in mass percentage, C: 0.003 to 0.1%, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 2.0% or less, Cr: 12 to 32%, Fe: 20% or less, Mg: 0.001 to 0.04%, at least one element, of not more than 2.5% in total, selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta and V, impurity elements of S: 0.01% or less, but the ratio of the Mg-content to the S-content (Mg/S) being 1 or more, and Ti: 0 inclusive to 0.02%, and the rest being Ni and incidental impurities.

Abstract: The present invention is characterized in that a negative electrode material for lithium ion secondary batteries containing graphite having high density and high isotropy is produced by pressing a spherical graphite isostatically. Use of said negative electrode material provides a negative electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries and a lithium ion secondary battery excellent in discharge load characteristics, cycle characteristics, and the like.

Abstract: A temperature sensitive fluid type fan coupling apparatus obtains linear characteristics without spoiling the drag performance. The fan coupling apparatus has a sealed case divided by a partition into an oil reservoir chamber and a torque transfer chamber. A valve is adapted to open and close an outflow regulating port in the partition in accordance with external ambient temperature. A driving disk is in the torque transfer chamber, and the transfer of torque is controlled by increasing and decreasing an effective contact surface of the oil with the driving disk. An idle oil reservoir chamber is formed in a hollow inner portion of the driving disk. A communication port is made in a side wall of the oil reservoir chamber and communicates with the torque transfer clearance. The communication port is closer to an inner circumference of the torque transfer chamber.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has an edge direction estimation section for estimating edge direction information for a first image area containing a notable pixel, an edge pattern selection section for selecting an edge shape pattern corresponding to the first image area corresponding to a predetermined edge direction estimated based on the edge direction information and pixel values in the first image area containing the notable pixel, an image enhancement section for enhancing the pixel values of the first image area containing the notable pixel, an enlarged image block generation section for generating an enlarged image area using the selected edge shape pattern and the enhanced pixel values of the first image area, and an image block placement section for placing the enlarged image area generated by the enlarged image block generation section according to a predetermined method.

Abstract: A nickel-based alloy is provided for provide parts and members of improved oxidation-resistance and high temperature strength for use in an oxidation atmosphere at high temperatures, such as automobile parts including an electrode for an ignition plug, power plant facility parts including a gas turbine nozzle, inner parts of heat treat furnaces, and fuel cell parts. The alloy improved in oxidation-resistance, high temperature strength and hot workability consists essentially of, in mass percentage, C: 0.003 to 0.1%, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 2.0% or less, Cr: 12 to 32%, Fe: 20% or less, Mg: 0.001 to 0.04%, at least one element, of not more than 2.5% in total, selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta and V, impurity elements of S: 0.01% or less, but the ratio of the Mg-content to the S-content (Mg/S) being 1 or more, and Ti: 0 inclusive to 0.02%, and the rest being Ni and incidental impurities.

Abstract: The data processing circuit of this invention enables efficient description and execution of processes that act upon the stack pointer, using short instructions. It also enables efficient description of processes that save and restore the contents of registers, increasing the speed of processing of interrupts and subroutine calls and returns. A CPU that uses this data processing circuit comprises a dedicated stack pointer register SP and uses an instruction decoder to decode a group of dedicated stack pointer instructions that specify the SP as an implicit operand. This group of dedicated stack pointer instructions are implemented in hardware by using general-purpose registers, the PC, the SP, an address adder, an ALU, a PC incrementer, internal buses, internal signal lines, and external buses.