Abstract: An RE123-based oxide superconductor characterized by comprising a conductive layer containing an REBa2Cu3O7-?-based oxide superconductor formed using a mixed material of at least RE2BaO4 and a Bax—Cuy—Oz-based material and a holding member which holds said conductive layer, where, RE is one type or more of elements selected from La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Y.

Abstract: According to the present invention, in order to provide an audio reproduction device and an audio-video reproduction system which are capable of realizing sounds having natural sound quality with no peculiarities and, further, are capable of providing an excellent audio-image ascending effect which is not varied due to differences among individual persons, thereby making audio images and images coincident with each other, a frequency characteristic correction portion forms a frequency characteristic such that a sound-pressure frequency characteristic of reproduced sound radiated to a viewing position from speakers has a first peak and a second peak, the center frequency of the first peak falls within the range of 6 kHz±15%, and the center frequency of the second peak falls within the range of 13 kHz±20%.

Abstract: A posture adjustment method of a magnetic head is provided. A magnetic head initial position adjustment apparatus measures an initial position of the magnetic head and writes the initial position into an adjustment position information shared apparatus. A magnetic head posture adjustment apparatus reads from the adjustment position information shared apparatus, and information of an adjustment amount given to the magnetic head when the magnetic head is moved and adjusted to a final position is written in the adjustment position information shared apparatus. An adjustment position as a current position of the magnetic head is calculated using the initial position information and the adjustment amount information.

Abstract: A map drawing device includes a drawing parameter DB 7 for storing drawing parameter data which define specifications of map drawing, a drawing parameter managing unit 1 for managing the descriptions of the drawing parameter data, a map drawing unit 9 for carrying out map drawing according to the descriptions of the drawing parameter data managed by the drawing parameter managing unit 1, and a map drawing control unit 8 for controlling the map drawing carried out by the map drawing unit 9 according to the descriptions of the drawing parameter data managed by the drawing parameter managing unit 1.

Abstract: To provide a digital data transmitting apparatus and a digital data receiving apparatus that can realize, even when a transmission channel characteristic changes because of aged deterioration or the like of a relay, improvement of a reception performance following the change. A transmitting apparatus 1 generates a multiplexing frame formed by N slots including control information, data, outer parities, stuff bits, and inner parities and added with synchronization, pilot, and a transmission control signal and a parity and transmits data of the respective slots in a transmission system designated by the transmission control signal. In this case, pilot signals are symbols allocated to all signal points in order determined in advance for each of modulation schemes. A receiving apparatus 2 rewrites a phase error table 214 to calculate a phase error and performs synchronous detection according to the pilot signals. The receiving apparatus 2 also rewrites a likelihood table 235 to perform inner code decoding.

Abstract: A flow control method includes a step of receiving individual data of each session from a network in an individual trunk apparatus and transmitting the received individual data as a transmission side common channel data to a common buffer, a step of temporarily storing data of plural sessions received from the individual trunk apparatus all at once and monitoring the congestion of the common channel according to the common buffer use amount, and upon detection of a congestion level, a step of stopping or limiting transmission of individual data of a session corresponding to a QoS class having a low priority from the individual trunk apparatus to the common buffer.

Abstract: An acoustic reproduction device includes first speaker units 12 and 15 that emit sound in an inward direction and second speaker units 13 and 16 that emit sound in a forward or outward direction. The first speaker units are arranged at positions symmetrical with respect to a listening center axis, and so are second speaker units. The device further includes first and second processing units that process center channel signals as signals for the first and the second speaker units, respectively. Front channel signals are superimposed on an output signal of the second processing unit. The first processing unit includes a HPF 33 and a first high-shelf block 34 for boosting a high-range component. The second processing unit includes an LPF 38, a low-shelf block 36 for attenuating a low-range component, and a second high-shelf block 37 for attenuating a high-range component.

Abstract: In order to reduce the computational burden required for scanning and to enhance the recognition accuracy, an image recognition device is configured so that a scanning pattern recording unit that records a plurality of scanning patterns for directing how to scan recognition areas of predetermined size in the image data is included, and different scanning patterns for successive frames are read out from the scanning pattern recording unit and applied to scan the recognition areas.

Abstract: A posture adjustment method of magnetic heads includes a method in which a magnetic head initial position adjustment apparatus 11 measures an initial position of the magnetic head 1 which was moved and adjusted, and writes the initial position into an adjustment position information shared apparatus 10, a magnetic head posture adjustment apparatus 12 reads from the adjustment position information shared apparatus 10, and information of an adjustment amount given to the magnetic head 1 when the magnetic head 1 is moved and adjusted to a final position is written in the adjustment position information shared apparatus 10, and an adjustment position as a current position of the magnetic head 1 is calculated using the initial position information and the adjustment amount information, and a method in which it is detected that one of the magnetic heads 1 reached a moving limit at which movement and adjustment of the magnetic head 1 becomes impossible, and other magnetic heads 1 which do not reach the moving limit

Abstract: A speaker device includes first speaker units 2 and 5 and second speaker units 3 and 6 that are arranged symmetrically as viewed from a listening center axis X1-X2. The first speaker units 2 and 5 emit sounds in inward directions and reproduces at least the mid-range and above, and the second speaker units 3 and 6 emit sounds in a front direction and attenuates the treble range.

Abstract: An RE123-based oxide superconductor characterized by comprising a conductive layer containing an REBa2Cu3O7-?-based oxide superconductor formed using a mixed material of at least RE2BaO4 and a Bax—Cuy—Oz-based material and a holding member which holds said conductive layer, where, RE is one type or more of elements selected from La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Y.

Abstract: A character display apparatus searches through a cache means for vector font data which match character attributes of a character to be displayed to acquire the vector font data, and, when no vector font data which match the character attributes of the character to be displayed exist in the cache means, acquires the vector font data from a large-volume storage means. If there exists no corresponding luminance image data in the cache means, the character display apparatus acquires luminance image data generated from the vector font data. If there exists no corresponding display image in the cache means, the character display apparatus acquires display character image data generated from the luminance image data. The character display apparatus displays the display image which is thus acquired and which matches the character attributes of the character to be displayed on a display device.

Abstract: A discriminator generating apparatus includes a learning unit (21) for performing a learning process on an example image of a target object and an example image of a non-target object using a rectangle filter so as to generate a discriminator for discriminating whether an image which is a target for detection is an image of the target object, and an arbitrary angle object discriminator construction unit (22) for rotating the rectangle filter which constructs the discriminator, which is generated by the learning unit (21), by an arbitrary angle so as to generate an arbitrary angle object discriminator for carrying out detection of an object at the arbitrary angle.

Abstract: An estimate image is generated from a position and an angle of a camera and the estimate image is stored. A collating unit collates an estimate image with a scenery image, and corrects estimate values of a position and angles of the camera according to a result of the collation. An indication image generating unit generates an indication image by processing indication information stored in an indication information storing unit, based on position information that shows a position of the camera and angle information that shows angles of the camera after the correction processing stored in a position and angle information storing unit.

Abstract: A speaker of the present invention includes the following: a diaphragm that includes an inner periphery coupled to a voice coil, and a corrugation provided at the intermediate position between the inner periphery and an outer periphery; a speaker edge for supporting the outer periphery of the diaphragm; and a damping member attached to an outer peripheral part of the diaphragm outside the vicinity of an outer periphery of the corrugation. The effective vibration area of an inner peripheral part of the diaphragm inside an inner periphery of the corrugation is substantially half or less of the total effective vibration area. The damping member is configured as a damping portion by extending an overlap portion of the speaker edge overlapping with the diaphragm to the vicinity of the outer periphery of the corrugation.

Abstract: A feature-quantity-extraction image generating means 2 generates an image for feature quantity extraction in which a predetermined operation is performed on the value of each pixel from an inputted image. A face detecting means 3 and a both eyes detecting means 4 carry out detection of a person's face and both eyes on the basis of the image for feature quantity extraction. A feature quantity acquiring means 6 extracts a feature quantity from the image which is normalized on the basis of the positions of the person's both eyes. A face identification means 10 carries out identification of the person's face by comparing the feature quantity acquired by the feature quantity acquiring means 6 with feature quantities which are registered in advance.

Abstract: An empty container pressing apparatus is disclosed. The empty container pressing apparatus includes at least one pressure applying cylinder section in which a first cylinder chamber and a second cylinder chamber separated by a pressure receiving piston which slides in a cylinder chamber having the first cylinder chamber and the second cylinder chamber are disposed. In addition, an inlet to which a pressure applying medium supplied from the outside is input and an outlet which drains the input pressure applying medium is connected to the first cylinder chamber. Further, the empty container pressing apparatus includes at least one pressing section which is connected to the pressure applying cylinder section and provides a pressing piston that moves together with the pressure receiving piston via a pressure transmitting member and applies pressing force to a empty container, and the empty container is pressed.

Abstract: In order to reduce the computational burden required for scanning and to enhance the recognition accuracy, an image recognition device is configured so that a scanning pattern recording unit that records a plurality of scanning patterns for directing how to scan recognition areas of predetermined size in the image data is included, and different scanning patterns for successive frames are read out from the scanning pattern recording unit and applied to scan the recognition areas.

Abstract: A makeup simulation enables a high-quality simulation image quickly and simply. A first image generator portion 20 generates n transparency layer images in which the transparency of each pixel is normalized on the basis of n layer images in a use-reference image. A second image generator portion 30 generates n color converted layer images by applying a color conversion on a frame image using color components of the layer images. A mesh setting portion 50 sets a mesh in a facial region in each frame image and a makeup pattern image. An image deformer 60 calculates a difference between vertices of meshes in both images and deforms a makeup element image in each normalized transparency layer image based on this difference to fit in the facial region of the frame image. A synthesizer 70 synthesizes color converted layer images and each frame image by alpha blending.

Abstract: A speaker is provided that is operable to reproduce ultrahigh frequencies. Specifically, the speaker outputs ultrahigh frequencies up to 100 kHz with stable sound pressure. The speaker may include a disk-shaped piezoelectric ceramic vibrator wherein a piezoelectric ceramic and a metal substrate are bonded; a dome-shaped diaphragm attached to the piezoelectric ceramic vibrator; and a panel that fixes an outer peripheral part of the piezoelectric ceramic vibrator.