Abstract: In a disk drive, since high-frequency repeatable runout (RRO) components own low correlative relationships between adjoining tracks, a servo control system of a magnetic head is followed to the high-frequency RRO components, and thus, in the worst case, there is a possibility that data which have been previously recorded on these tracks are destroyed. To avoid this problem, both a tracking type repetitive control unit which is followed to low-frequency RRO components, and a rejection type repetitive control unit which cancels the high-frequency RRO components are provided in a following control loop in order that the following control system is not unnecessarily followed to the high-frequency RRO.

Abstract: A printing system for processing a print job transmitted from a terminal to a printer by the printer, includes a display which can display information associated with the print job, and a controller which switches in accordance with a demanding party of the information associated with the print job whether all pieces of information associated with the print job are displayed on the display or some pieces of information associated with the print job are limited upon display on the display.

Abstract: A shape measuring method for measuring a shape of a surface of an object. The method includes a first measuring step for measuring the surface of the object by detecting light from the object, and a second measuring step for measuring the surface of the object by relatively scanning a probe and the object. A scanning speed changes on the basis of the result of the first measurement step.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to dynamically transfer a virtual file server within a cluster that is configured by a plurality of file servers in which virtual file servers are set up. A storage system includes: a first file server; a second file server; and a disk subsystem, in which: the first file server and the second file server each include a virtual file server control unit that sets up the virtual file server; the virtual file server includes a routing table that stores path information necessary for communication; and the virtual file server started up in the second file server determines a communication path by using the routing table used by the virtual file server in the first file server after taking a failover from the virtual file server of the first file server to the second file server.

Abstract: An optical pickup includes: a lens holder having an objective lens, an optical component, a radiator plate formed of a sheet metal, and a base member on which the lens holder and the optical component are mounted, the base member being formed of a synthetic resin molded body. The base member has a base plate portion in which a light passage hole is opened in such a manner as to face the objective lens, a mounting wall on which the optical component is mounted and a mounting piece of the radiator plate is secured, and an enclosure wall that is erected substantially on an opposite side to the mounting wall across the light passage hole. The surface plate portion extends toward the enclosure wall and an end of the surface plate portion is fixed to a top portion of the enclosure wall.

Abstract: The number of components of a high frequency power amplifier is reduced. A bias resistance ratio is adjusted in accordance with a change in the threshold voltage Vth of a transistor. A high frequency power amplifier has a plurality of amplifying systems. Each of these systems has an input terminal to which a signal to be amplified is supplied, an output terminal, a bias terminal, a plurality of amplifying stages which are sequentially cascaded between the input and output terminals, and a bias circuit connected to the bias terminal and each of the amplifying stages to apply a bias potential to the amplifying stage. The amplifying stage includes a control terminal for receiving an input signal and the bias potential supplied to the stage and a first terminal for transmitting an output signal of the stage.

Abstract: A CPU in an MFP apparatus opens a PDL file that is stored in an auxiliary memory device, stores page description PDL in the auxiliary memory device, stores a print setting state in the auxiliary memory device, outputs raster data by a rendering process, stores the raster data in the auxiliary memory device when a predetermined time period expires, and generates, when the predetermined time period does not expire, a page-unit PDL and stores it in the auxiliary memory device, generates a print job control script file and stores it in the auxiliary memory device, and closes the PDL file.

Abstract: In order to restrain the deterioration in assembling precision and prevent the formation of rust and deterioration in magnetic characteristics in a yoke to thereby obtain magnetic characteristics required for high-speed printing, a yoke having a core around which a coil is wound and a reference surface for assembly is made of permendur material, wherein the reference surface is polished so as to be flattened to complete the yoke. Accordingly, the reference surface of the yoke is precisely formed to be flat, thereby being capable of restraining the deterioration in assembling precision. The yoke is made of permendur material, so that the formation of rust on the yoke can be prevented. A plating layer that is a cause of magnetic resistance is not formed on the yoke, whereby the deterioration in magnetic characteristics at the yoke is prevented to thereby be capable of obtaining magnetic characteristics required for high-speed printing.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to dynamically transfer a virtual file server within a cluster that is configured by a plurality of file servers in which virtual file servers are set up. A storage system includes: a first file server; a second file server; and a disk subsystem, in which: the first file server and the second file server each include a virtual file server control unit that sets up the virtual file server; the virtual file server includes a routing table that stores path information necessary for communication; and the virtual file server started up in the second file server determines a communication path by using the routing table used by the virtual file server in the first file server after taking a failover from the virtual file server of the first file server to the second file server.

Abstract: Provided is an image display apparatus capable of displaying a preferable image whose dark place contrast has a large value and whose color-reproducibility and gray-level reproducibility are excellent. A voltage level of a scanning selective signal is changed in response to a request from an outside or the like, so that a black level luminance is reduced to improve dark place contrast. In addition, when the voltage level of the scanning selective signal is changed, a conversion table for converting an input luminance into a modulation signal is changed to another conversion table. Therefore, for example, it is possible to maintain a display gray-level characteristic before and after the voltage level of the scanning selective signal is changed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a semiconductor device package providing a capacitor in its circuit board and a semiconductor chip mounted on that package, wherein the capacitor is provided directly under a semiconductor chip mounting surface of the circuit board on which the semiconductor chip is to be mounted and the conductor circuit electrically connecting the semiconductor chip and capacitor is made the shortest distance by having the external connection terminals of the capacitor directly connected to the other surface of the connection pads exposed at one surface at the semiconductor chip mounting surface of the circuit board and to which the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip are to be directly connected.

Abstract: The user's waiting time in a dialogue system is effectively utilized. A dialogue apparatus makes a first dialogue with a user and judges whether a second dialogue should be started when a user's waiting time occurs during the first dialogue, For example, when information necessary to further continue the first dialogue is acquired via a network during the first dialogue, a waiting time occurs, If the waiting time is expected to be long, the second dialogue is made during the first waiting time, After this dialogue ends, the first dialogue is resumed, Thus, the waiting time during the dialogue becomes shorter, so that the connection time is effectively utilized.

Abstract: As a framework member 50 of a vehicle deforms, a bracket attached to the framework member 50 also deforms. An inverter 20 which is attached to the framework member 50 via a bracket 60 also deforms. Thus, following the deformation of the framework member 50 of the vehicle, the bracket 60 and the inverter 20 deform accordingly to result in a rather small amount of relative deformation among the framework member 50, the bracket 60, and the inverter 20. In addition, a high voltage line 40 attached to the bracket 60 also deforms following the deformation of the bracket 60. Therefore, even in the event of an accident, the high voltage line 40 can be secured in a space reserved between framework member 50 and inverter 20, which significantly reduces the possibility of disconnection of the high voltage line 40.

Abstract: A process for preparing an optically active cyclic sulfoxide, by reacting a cyclic thioether with cumene hydroperoxide or isopropylcumyl hydroperoxide in the presence of alcohol, water or a mixture of water and alcohol and in the presence of a complex of an optically active tartaric acid diester and a titanium (IV) alkoxide in an inert solvent.

Abstract: According to the present invention, write pulses are optimized without being affected by the level of skill of an engineer. The present invention relates to the optimization of write pulses for an optical disk recording apparatus for recording an optical signal to, e.g., a DVD-R. A common write pulse which does not depend on various recording conditions is initially set. Pulse set positions affecting on recording quality are sequentially determined in accordance with an adjustment sequence, thus obtaining write pulses suitable for an actual operating environment. In each adjustment step, test recording is performed and a jitter value is measured. Based on a margin curve (quadratic approximation curve) of jitter values obtained by measurements, the optimum setting is obtained. This process is repeated every ordered pulse adjustment position. Finally, recording quality including margin is checked, thus optimizing the write pulses.

Abstract: In order to realize stable rocking operation of the armature and further obtain magnetic characteristics required for high-speed printing, the magnetic circuit forming member formed of magnetic material like a plate and having the through hole in the direction of thickness thereof is stacked in two or more layers in the direction of thickness, pressure is applied to the two or more stacked magnetic circuit forming members in the stacking direction to make the magnetic circuit forming members adhere to each other, and the two or more magnetic circuit forming members put in the adhering state are subjected to nitriding.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a conductive substrate; a subbing layer disposed on the conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer disposed on the subbing layer; a charging unit for charging the surface of the photoreceptor; an exposure unit for exposing the surface of the photoreceptor to form an electrostatic latent image; a developing unit for developing the electrostatic latent image with a toner to form a toner image; and a transfer unit having an intermediate transfer. The surface of the intermediate transfer belt has a dynamic hardness of from 22×109 to 36×109 N/m2; a dynamic hardness of the surface of the photoreceptor is smaller than the dynamic hardness of the surface of the intermediate transfer belt; and the subbing layer has a thickness of 7 ?m or more.

Abstract: A rotation state detecting device capable of detecting the direction of rotation of a rotating body includes first and second bridge circuits made up of magneto-resistance effect elements, a first comparator for detecting the increasing/decreasing direction of the center point voltage of the first bridge circuit, a second comparator for detecting the increasing/decreasing direction of the center point voltage of the second bridge circuit, a third comparator for detecting the difference between the center point voltage of the first bridge circuit and the center point voltage of the second bridge circuit, and logic value information deriving means for outputting “1” when the logic values of the outputs of the first comparator and the second comparator are both “1”, outputting “0” when they are both “0”, and continuing to output the previous value at other times, the direction of rotation of the rotating body being determined on the basis of a combination of the outputs of the first, second and third comparators

Abstract: A vibration motor comprised of a motor body, a motor shaft projecting from the motor body, an eccentric weight attached to the motor shaft, and a mounting frame for setting the motor body on one surface of a board, wherein the mounting frame has a pair of feet straddling a motor case in its thickness direction and extending in parallel with the motor shaft and wherein a plane including the back surfaces of the pair of feet intersects with a circular orbit of the outermost point of the eccentric weight at two points, thereby enabling the vibration motor to be mounted on a thinner board, and a board mounting structure of the same.

Abstract: A refrigerating apparatus having a refrigerating cycle that comprises a compressor, an electric motor that drives the compressor, and an inverter device that variably controls the operating frequency of the electric motor. The inverter device includes a converter circuit that converts an A.C. voltage from an A.C. power supply into a D.C. current, an inverter circuit comprising a D.C./A.C converter, and a shunt resistance that detects a D.C. current flowing through a switching element of the inverter circuit. The shunt resistance detects a D.C. current, and the detected D.C. current value is calculated as a sine wave A.C. current for the electric motor in relation to action of the switching element.