Abstract: A wide display (200) displays video obtained from a content source on a screen (230) in single-screen display mode or in dual-screen display mode. A video processing apparatus (600) switches the mode of video display from dual-screen display mode to single-screen display mode when a plurality of same videos are displayed on split screens (210) and (220) formed by splitting the screen (230) of the wide display (200).

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a NOTIFICATION APPARATUS comprising a behavior detecting unit for detecting a behavior of a vehicle, a video display unit for displaying a video, an imaging unit for acquiring a video showing the front of the vehicle in a traveling direction; and a control unit for controlling a display mode of the acquired video displayed by the video display means in accordance with the behavior detected by the behavior detecting unit, thereby displaying the video taken by the imaging unit selectively in a full screen of the video display unit by an interrupt way and a split screen of the video display unit while the television picture is displayed. The notification apparatus thus constructed can enhance riding comfort of vehicle passengers even though the vehicle passengers may watch, for example, a television picture.

Abstract: A touch location detection section (103) detects the location on a display screen where the operator's finger touches. A transfer length calculation section (104) calculates the transfer length La of the operator's finger from the touch start location S to the touch end location E. A transfer length judgment section (105) judges whether or not the transfer length La is greater than a reference transfer length Ls. A location shift calculation section (106) calculates the location shift ? of the operator's finger. A location shift judgment section (107) judges whether or not the location shift ? is less than a predetermined reference location shift ?s. When La>Ls and ?<?s, a screen split control section (108) controls the operation of an image display section so as to split a display screen 101.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an image display apparatus which can reduce a burden to be imposed on vehicle occupants by informing the vehicle occupants about current and next travel states of a vehicle while allowing the vehicle occupants to watch TV or the like in the vehicle. In the on-vehicle image display apparatus, the image controlling means controls the on-screen position of the image produced by the image producing means on the basis of the judgments made by the travel state detecting means on whether or not the vehicle is turning to the right, or about to turn to the right, whether or not the vehicle is turning to the left, or about to turn to the left, whether or not the vehicle is being accelerated, or about to be accelerated, and whether or not the vehicle is being decelerated, or about to be decelerated.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a method of forming an external electrode of an electronic component whereby the external electrode can be formed in a stable fashion.

Abstract: A testing apparatus using a scanning electron microscope for enabling tests and measurements on any part of a test subject in a nondestructive way without being limited by a size of the test subject, which is, a testing apparatus 1 using a scanning electron microscope for performing tests and measurements on any part of a test subject in a nondestructive way by using a scanning electron microscope 6a, comprising a local vacuum formation portion 9 for forming a local vacuum region by blocking around a part to be tested of the test subject from the outside air, wherein the local vacuum formation portion comprises an exhaust portion for exhausting to form a partial vacuum region, a float means 14 for floating the whole local vacuum formation portion above the test subject by emitting a compressed gas to an outer circumference portion of the local vacuum formation portion and a length measuring means 16 for measuring a distance between the test subject and the local vacuum formation portion for controlling floati

Abstract: A testing apparatus using a scanning electron microscope for enabling tests and measurements on any part of a test subject in a nondestructive way without being limited by a size of the test subject, which is, a testing apparatus 1 using a scanning electron microscope for performing tests and measurements on any part of a test subject in a nondestructive way by using a scanning electron microscope 6a, comprising a local vacuum formation portion 9 for forming a local vacuum region by blocking around a part to be tested of the test subject from the outside air, wherein the local vacuum formation portion comprises an exhaust portion for exhausting to form a partial vacuum region, a float means 14 for floating the whole local vacuum formation portion above the test subject by emitting a compressed gas to an outer circumference portion of the local vacuum formation portion and a length measuring means 16 for measuring a distance between the test subject and the local vacuum formation portion for controlling floati

Abstract: There is disclosed a defect-review SEM (scanning electron microscope) and method for inspecting contact holes having small aperture diameters (e.g., less than 0.05 &mgr;m) and high aspect ratios (e.g., 10 to 15) for defects with high throughput. An angular aperture control lens interlocks with an objective lens to control the convergence angle of the electron beam incident on a wafer sample to a small value (e.g., 10−5 to 10−6 rad). The beam is scanned across the sample by an upper-stage deflector and a lower-stage deflector. The beam is scanned in two stages to scan the surface of the sample vertically. The resulting secondary electrons or backscattered electrons are detected by a detector located near the back focal point of the objective lens.

Abstract: There is provided a coil retainer for an engine valve to be mounted therewithin, said retainer prepared by forging of an aluminum-based alloy of the following composition; followed by special combined heat treatments to convert into an alloy material having a dendrite arm spacing value less than 15 micrometer; and the composition being composed ofSilicon: 8 to 17 weight percent;Copper: 2 to 5 weight percent;Magnesium: 0.2 to 10 weight percent;Manganese: 0.1 to 1.5 weight percent;the balance of the composition being aluminum and inevitable amount of impurities.

Abstract: A crystallizable low melting glass consisting essentially of PbO, ZnO, B.sub.2 O.sub.3, GeO.sub.2 and optionally SiO.sub.2, SnO.sub.2 and a metal oxide colorant.

Abstract: There is provided a simple fire extinguishing apparatus comprising a fire sensor 2 and a fire extinguishing water spraying head 3 positioned at required positions, a water tank 1 serving as a water supply source, a level switch 13 and a resupply port 10 which is not in contact with the water surface, installed in the water tank 1, a driving pump 7, a main pipe 5 allowing the suction and delivery sides of the driving pump 7 respectively to communicate with the water tank 1 and the fire extinguishing water spraying head 3, a control valve 8 installed in the main pipe 5 and adapted to be actuated by the fire sensor 2 and the level switch 13, a resupply pipe 4 branching from a tap water pipe 11 and extending to communicate with the resupply port 10, and a control valve 9 installed in the resupply pipe 4 and adapted to be actuated by the fire sensor 2 and the level switch 13, the arrangement being such that when a fire breaks out, water is fed from the water tank 1 through the main pipe 5 to the fire extinguishing

Abstract: A method and apparatus for finding, by dynamic programing, combined patterns of standard patterns which are most similar to an input pattern by conducting a comparison collation between the input pattern expressed by a feature vector row and various combined patterns of memorized standard patterns expressed by feature vector rows corresponding to respective units of the words and the like to be recognized. In a dynamic programming calculation apparatus a comparison collation distance between a local pattern of the input pattern and an individual standard pattern is obtained, as a first step, by a method which is independent of a local length of the input pattern.

Abstract: A converging lens system of the electron beam scanning device incorporates a condenser lens (or lenses), an objective lens and an aperture means being capable of changing the aperture diameter so as to produce an electron beam spot on a specimen and vary the electron beam current on the specimen. The optimum aperture diameter is determined based on the designated electron beam current and the accelerating voltage of the electron beam by means of a data processor, so that the minimum diameter of the electron beam is formed on the specimen.

Abstract: An upper deflection coil comprising a toroidal coil. A lower deflection coil comprising a saddle-shaped coil to minimize the combined inductance of the upper and lower deflection coils. A single scanning signal generator which supplies the deflection coils with scanning signals having different frequencies, ranging from low scanning speeds to television scanning speeds. Thus, no image shift occurs when changing scanning speeds in between television scanning speeds and other scanning speeds.

Abstract: In a scanning electron microscope, an objective lens has upper, lower and outer magnetic pole pieces. The bore diameter of the lower magnetic pole piece is smaller than those of said upper and outer magnetic pole pieces. The lens field between said upper and lower magnetic pole pieces is generated for observing a bulk specimen positioned at a long working distance. The lens field between said lower and outer magnetic pole pieces is generated for obtaining a high resolution image of a specimen.

Abstract: A 10 to 50 microns thick apertured foil is coated on at least one of its sides with a material having a thickness of about 10 to 100 microns. The atomic number of the coating material is such that characteristic X-rays generated are effectively absorbed.

Abstract: In a scanning electron microscope, an objective lens field is generated between a pair of deflecting coils and a specimen by an objective lens having upper and lower magnetic pole pieces. A supplemental magnetic pole piece is installed between said upper and lower magnetic pole pieces so that the half width of the objective lens axial magnetic field distribution is increased and the principal plane of the objective lens is positioned near the lower pole piece. By so doing, the spherical aberration coefficient of the objective lens is reduced and a high resolution scanning image is obtained.

Abstract: An electron gun having a thermionic emitter held by boron carbide heating members or the like, supported by electroconductive members which have additional elastic positioning members arranged to nullify the emitter shift and other effects caused by heat distortion.

Abstract: There is provided a device for preventing the jutting-out of the ladder of a ladder truck, wherein when the extending and contracting operation of an extensible ladder is completed and a ladder extending and contracting changeover valve is returned to its neutral position, locking levers are automatically turned to their locking position with respect to several stage ladders required to be prevented from jutting out, thereby providing for prevention of jutting-out, whereas at the time of extension and contraction of the extensible ladder said locking levers are turned to their retracted position to enable the extension and contraction to be effected without hindrance.