Abstract: An AlTiC-based substrate suitable for a thin-film magnetic head is provided. The Al2O3—TiC based substrate for a thin-film magnetic head including an Al2O3 phase and a TiC phase, wherein a c-axis lattice constant of the Al2O3 phase is 12.992 ? or more and 12.998 ? or less, and a lattice constant of the TiC phase is 4.317 ? or more and 4.325 ? or less.

Abstract: An AlTiC-based substrate suitable for a thin-film magnetic head is provided. The Al2O3—TiC based substrate for a thin-film magnetic head including an Al2O3 phase and a TiC phase, wherein a c-axis lattice constant of the Al2O3 phase is 12.985 ? or more and 12.992 ? or less, and a lattice constant of the TiC phase is 4.297 ? or more and 4.325 ? or less.

Abstract: An AlTiC-based substrate suitable for a thin-film magnetic head is provided. The Al2O3—TiC based substrate for a thin-film magnetic head including an Al2O3 phase and a TiC phase, wherein a c-axis lattice constant of the Al2O3 phase is 12.992 ? or more and 12.998 ? or less, and a lattice constant of the TiC phase is 4.317 ? or more and 4.325 ? or less.

Abstract: An AlTiC-based substrate suitable for a thin-film magnetic head is provided. The Al2O3-TiC based substrate for a thin-film magnetic head including an Al2O3 phase and a TiC phase, wherein a c-axis lattice constant of the Al2O3 phase is 12.985 ? or more and 12.992 ? or less, and a lattice constant of the TiC phase is 4.297 ? or more and 4.325 ? or less.

Abstract: An AlTiC-based substrate suitable for a thin-film magnetic head is provided. The Al2O3—TiC based substrate for a thin-film magnetic head including an Al2O3 phase and a TiC phase, wherein a c-axis lattice constant of the Al2O3 phase is 12.992 ? or more and 12.998 ? or less, and a lattice constant of the TiC phase is 4.297 ? or more and 4.315 ? or less.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device including: an anode and a cathode; and at least one organic thin film layer between the anode and the cathode, wherein one of the organic thin film layer(s) comprises a polymer represented by the following formula (1).

Abstract: Provided are a copolymer having plural repeating units each having a specific structure, and having a weight-average molecular weight of from 100,000 to 3,000,000; a material for organic electronic devices and a material for organic electroluminescent devices containing the copolymer; a solution containing the copolymer and a solvent; and an organic electroluminescent device using the material for organic electroluminescent devices. The copolymer has not only charge transporting properties but also solubility and is suitable for forming a film according to a coating method. The present invention provides the copolymer, and a material for organic electronic devices and a material for organic electroluminescent devices containing the copolymer, an organic electroluminescent device, and a solution containing the copolymer.

Abstract: Provided are a polymer compound, which comprises a copolymer containing at least a unit B, and a unit A and/or a unit C referring to repeating units A, B and C, and which has a weight-average molecular weight of from 50,000 to 1,500,000; a material for electronic devices and a material for organic electroluminescent devices comprising the compound; an organic electroluminescent device having an anode, a cathode and an organic thin film layer, wherein at least one organic thin film layer contains the polymer compound; a coating liquid containing the polymer compound and a solvent; and a method for producing an organic electroluminescent device using the coating liquid. Also provided is a polymer compound suitable to a coating method; a material for electronic devices and a material for organic electroluminescent devices comprising the compound; and an organic EL device, a coating liquid and a method for producing an organic EL device using the compound.

Abstract: A navigation device that includes a map data base in which map information is stored and a positioning unit that determines a current position based upon a radio wave signal received from a satellite, contains: a tunnel detection unit that detects a tunnel that is present ahead on a road where the navigation device is moving; a travel data acquisition unit that acquires travel data of another vehicle from an information center; and a position estimation unit that in case the tunnel detection unit detects a presence of a tunnel ahead on a road and the travel data acquisition unit acquires from the information center travel data of another vehicle that has traveled through the detected tunnel, estimates a current position of the navigation device in the detected tunnel using a travel speed in the detected tunnel in the acquired travel data as a movement speed of the navigation device.

Abstract: A navigation device includes a map display means for displaying a large-area map screen showing a large-area map and displaying an enlarged map screen showing a partial enlarged map obtained by enlarging a partial region of the large-area map in superposition on the large-area map screen; a speed calculation means for calculating a speed pertaining to movement of the enlarged map screen; an enlarged map creation means for creating an enlarged map obtained by enlarging a predetermined region including the partial region of the large-area map based on vector data of a detailed map obtained by enlarging the large-area map; and a selection means for selecting the partial region as the partial enlarged map when the speed is no lower than a reference speed and selecting a region of the enlarged map, corresponding to the partial region, as the partial enlarged map when the speed is lower than it.

Abstract: A display control device includes: a transparent color information storage unit that stores transparent color information; a run-length counter that calculates a run-length specifying the number of consecutive pixels having the same color information; a combination calculation unit that combines the image data for the plurality of display layers; and a combined image display unit that outputs the combined image data to a display device. If the color information for a total of run-length pixels calculated by the run-length counter is a transparent color, the combination calculation unit performs combination by ignoring the image data for the total number run-length of consecutive pixels.

Abstract: A map update data delivery method includes: storing update unit data compiled in correspondence to each set of update data used to update map data in a specific version to map data in another version for a map element by incorporating update data for another map element that must also be updated in coordination with a change made for the map element; searching for base update data needed to update a map data for a map element designated as an update target in a map area specified at a terminal as a map data update target; searching for related update data with a relation to contents of update data included in the base update data searched; and transmitting the base update data and the related update data to the terminal.

Abstract: A navigation device that includes a map data base in which map information is stored and a positioning unit that determines a current position based upon a radio wave signal received from a satellite, contains: a tunnel detection unit that detects a tunnel that is present ahead on a road where the navigation device is moving; a travel data acquisition unit that acquires travel data of another vehicle from an information center; and a position estimation unit that in case the tunnel detection unit detects a presence of a tunnel ahead on a road and the travel data acquisition unit acquires from the information center travel data of another vehicle that has traveled through the detected tunnel, estimates a current position of the navigation device in the detected tunnel using a travel speed in the detected tunnel in the acquired travel data as a movement speed of the navigation device.

Abstract: A method for producing a ?-alkoxypropionamide shown by the following formula (I) including the step of reacting a ?-alkoxypropionic acid ester with an amine in the presence of a basic catalyst or in the presence of a basic catalyst and a polyol: wherein R1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a methoxymethyl group or a glycidyl group.

Abstract: A display control device includes: a transparent color information storage unit that stores transparent color information; a run-length counter that calculates a run-length specifying the number of consecutive pixels having the same color information; a combination calculation unit that combines the image data for the plurality of display layers; and a combined image display unit that outputs the combined image data to a display device. If the color information for a total of run-length pixels calculated by the run-length counter is a transparent color, the combination calculation unit performs combination by ignoring the image data for the total number run-length of consecutive pixels.

Abstract: A route information supply system comprises a reception module which receives information on a current position and a destination from a terminal device by communication, a map data storage module storing at least detailed map data and summary map data, a traffic information storage module which stores traffic information, a route search module which searches for a guidance route based on the current position and the destination, a map information generation module which generates map information on an area containing the searched route by use of the map data storage module, and an output module which outputs the generated map information to the terminal device. When an event satisfying a prescribed condition regarding the traffic information exists in the area, the map information generation module generates map information on an area in the vicinity of a point where the event has occurred by use of the detailed map data.

Abstract: If a route has not yet been set in a car navigation apparatus, and when a vehicle approaches a specific crossing or a charging station located ahead of a current-driving road, or when remaining charge of a battery becomes less, the navigation apparatus retrieves and displays information about charging stations of the respective branching directions. When the vehicle approaches a specific crossing, the navigation apparatus guides information for indicating whether or not a charging station is present, a distance, and whether or not the vehicle can reach the charging station with respect to each of directions branched from the specific crossing. Also, when a charging station is located ahead of the road, the navigation apparatus retrieves charging stations of the respective branching destinations at a specific crossing located in front of the road, and judges whether or not the vehicle can be driven up to the respective retrieved charging stations.

Abstract: A traffic information providing system externally acquires traffic information including information relating to the travel time of a link, calculates a travel time for a non-provision link to which no travel time is provided through estimate/complement operation. The estimate/complement operation is carried out with use of travel times, emergencies, travel times of links in the vicinity of the non-provision link, and so on, obtained in the near past. The system stores and statistically processes the externally-acquired traffic information, and also estimates a travel time in the near future. When there is an abnormality in the acquired traffic information, the system deletes the abnormality, regards the information as a non-provision link, calculates a probability distribution of travel times of links, calculates a probability distribution of travel times of the entire route made up of a plurality of links, and also calculates a probability for a specific travel time range.

Abstract: A computer system includes a plurality of processors, a shared resource being used by the processors, and a storage unit in which management information corresponding to the shared resource is stored. The management information includes a semaphore for each OS managing a task which runs on the processors, a queue in which information for specifying a processor which has requested acquisition of the shared resource is stored in series, and a resource counter indicating a remaining number of the shared resources which can be acquired. Each of the processors includes a counter obtaining section that obtains a value of the resource counter, an acquisition decision-making section that makes a decision as to whether or not the shared resource can be acquired, and a resource acquiring section that stores information for specifying the processor in the queue if decided that it can not be acquired.

Abstract: A map update data delivery method includes: storing update unit data compiled in correspondence to each set of update data used to update map data in a specific version to map data in another version for a map element by incorporating update data for another map element that must also be updated in coordination with a change made for the map element; searching for base update data needed to update a map data for a map element designated as an update target in a map area specified at a terminal as a map data update target; searching for related update data with a relation to contents of update data included in the base update data searched; and transmitting the base update data and the related update data to the terminal.