Abstract: Bookbinding unit that, in feeding cover sheets to a predetermined cover-fitting position, is able to feed various sheets/leaves, yet without defacing of or scratch marks in the cover sheets, nor press marks during cover formation, occurring. Provided are an incoming sheet conveyance path for sequentially bringing in printed sheets; a stacking tray unit for stacking and collating into bundles sheets from the conveyance path; a bookbinding process path that transports sheet bundles from the stacking tray unit to a predetermined cover-binding position; and a cover feed path for feeding cover sheets to the cover-binding position. A protective-sheet storage tray for supplying jacketing sheets is annexed to the cover feed path, and a conveyance unit that overlays fed cover sheets with jacketing sheets from their storage tray and transports the jacketed cover sheets to the cover-sheet binding position is disposed in the cover feed path.

Abstract: After a first insulating film is formed on a substrate, a wiring groove is formed in the first insulating film, and then a wire is formed inside the wiring groove. Subsequently, a protection film is formed on the first insulating film and on the wire, and then a hard mask film is formed on the protection film. After that, the hard mask film is patterned. Subsequently, the protection film and the first insulating film are partially removed using the patterned hard mask film to form an air gap groove, and then a second insulating film is formed to close an upper portion of the air gap groove for forming an air gap.

Abstract: A high-density N-type diffusion layer 116 formed in a separation area 115 makes it possible to reduce a collector current flowing through a parasitic NPN transistor 102. Thus, a normal CMOS process can be used to provide a driving circuit and a data line driver which make it possible to improve resistance to possible noise occurring between adjacent terminals, while controlling a chip size.

Abstract: The home agent system of the present invention performs not only the process of managing the position information of a mobile node, but also the process of transferring a packet to the mobile node using the position information. The home agent system comprises one or more position processing devices processing the position information notification packet transmitted from the mobile node and acquiring the position information of the mobile node and a transfer processing device transferring the packet addressed to the mobile node, which is connected to one or more position processing devices. The transfer processing device has a position information management table which stores the position information acquired by the position processing device in association with the home address of the mobile node and a transfer unit transferring the packet addressed to the mobile node using the stored position information.

Abstract: A first insulating film is provided between a lower interconnect and an upper interconnect. The lower interconnect and the upper interconnect are connected to each other by way of a via formed in the first insulating film. A dummy via or an insulating slit is formed on/in the upper interconnect near the via.

Abstract: A reaction apparatus comprises a first supply flow channel having a fine flow channel cross sectional area for a liquid pressurized by a pressurizing device, a gas supply flow channel having a fine flow channel cross sectional area for supplying a gas, a two-phase flow channel having a fine flow channel cross sectional area in communication with a joined portion for the first supply flow channel and the second supply flow channel for flowing a gas/liquid two-phase fluid, a gas bubble reaction flow channel in communication with the exit of the gas/liquid two-phase channel and having a flow channel cross sectional area larger than that of the gas/liquid two-phase flow channel, and a liquid discharge flow channel for discharging the liquid in the gas bubble reaction flow channel. Therefore, in the reaction apparatus, a stable mixing ratio of a gas to a liquid can be obtained and the mixing speed of the gas to the liquid is increased.

Abstract: The pointer illuminator includes: an optically transparent pointer member having a reflecting surface for a pointer, which surface reflects, light incident on a predetermined surface of incidence and guides the light to a tip of the pointer; a light source arranged around a drive shaft of the pointer member; and an optically transparent light-guiding member, which guides light from the light source to the surface of incidence and includes a first light-guiding reflecting surface provided on a face of the light-guiding member, an angle which the face forms with a center axis of the light source becoming smaller as the face leaves the light source so that the first light-guiding reflecting surface reflects the light from the light source to convert the light into approximately parallel light rays, whereby the light-guiding member guides the parallel light rays to the surface of incidence.

Abstract: In a chemical reactor, a gas and a liquid which are in trace volumes are used to produce air bubbles and thus increase the interface area between the gas and liquid, substantially enhancing the efficiency of reaction between the gas and liquid. The chemical reactor comprises the following: a sheath flow forming block which forms a plurality of alternating sheath flows with two mutually unmixable fluids; a plurality of inlet ports through which said two fluids flow into the sheath flow forming block; a contraction zone which simultaneously contracts a plurality of sheath flows formed in the sheath flow forming block; and reaction flow channels each of which is connected with said contraction zone and is smaller in width than the sheath flow forming block.

Abstract: When a polarization axis of a first polarizing plate is parallel to that of a second polarizing plate, a light emitted from a backlight is transmitted, on the other hand, when a polarization axis of the first polarizing plate is orthogonal with that of the second polarizing plate, a light emitted from the backlight is mostly blocked off. A character and scale are constructed by a ½? phase difference plate, so that the emitted light from the backlight, which enters to the character and scale, has a deflection direction reverse to that of the first polarizing plate. When the light emitted from the backlight is blocked, differently from a conventional artificial (pseudo) black color, a color extremely close to black color is seen. The contrast ratio and visibility are improved.

Abstract: A structure has a printed board carried by a metal chassis. A printed board carrying chassis analyzing system, a printed board carrying chassis analyzing method, a printed board carrying chassis structure, and a printed board carrying chassis analyzing program are provided to achieve a screw-fastened arrangement for predicting unnecessary radiation frequencies and for reducing unnecessary radiation. An equivalent circuit model including a printed board power and ground plane pair, a pair of confronting surfaces of a printed board and a chassis, and screw-fastened grounding posts is generated and analyzed to predict unnecessary radiation frequencies and unnecessary radiation reductions and to select a screw-fastened arrangement for reducing unnecessary radiation.

Abstract: A variable valve mechanism performs a valve lift switching operation for an intake valve. ECU defines valve lift switching characteristics corresponding to the engine operating region and executes the valve lift switching operation based on the switching characteristics. ECU calculates a parameter fluctuation amount of an engine occurring in response to the valve lift switching operation, and corrects the valve lift switching characteristics when the calculated parameter fluctuation amount exceeds a predetermined judgment value.

Abstract: For information recording, a structure for supporting a medium component or a probe-installed cantilever array component while regulating relative positions thereof is provided. A moving component includes a plurality of first electrodes or magnetic poles arranged at three or more spots thereof, and disposed between two fixed components. The two fixed components include a plurality of second electrodes or magnetic poles configured to repel or attract the plurality of first electrode or magnetic poles. The plurality of second electrodes or magnetic poles are significantly different in size in a plane parallel to the X-Y plane from the plurality of first electrodes or magnetic poles. In one embodiment, the moving component may be supported by servo control.

Abstract: An image data recording apparatus that sets a video image aspect ratio for a recording medium according to a predetermined recording format includes a determining unit for determining whether the aspect ratio has been set for the recording medium, a selecting unit for allowing a user to select the aspect ratio to be set for the recording medium, a writing unit for writing the selected aspect ratio information in a predetermined area of the recording medium, a reading unit for reading out the aspect ratio information set for the recording medium, a setting unit for setting each unit of the image data recording apparatus according to the aspect ratio information written in the predetermined area of the recording medium or the read out aspect ratio information, and a forbidding unit for forbidding changing of the set aspect ratio.

Abstract: An image data recorder coding a still image in accordance with a moving image coding system, and recording a still-image-converted moving image acquired by coding onto a recording medium includes: a reading unit reading out an aspect ratio set for the recording medium; a determining unit acquiring an aspect ratio of the still image, and determining whether the acquired aspect ratio is the same as the aspect ratio for the recording medium; a coding unit adding an interpolation area on the top and bottom, or left and right of the still image in accordance with the result of the determination to generate an interpolation-area-added still image whose aspect ratio matches the aspect ratio for the recording medium, and coding the interpolation-area-added still image in accordance with a moving image coding system to generate the still-image-converted moving image; and a recording unit recording the still-image-converted moving image onto the recording medium.

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes: reading means for reading still image data from a recording medium on which the still image data are recorded in a predetermined order; display control means for displaying the still images read by the reading means; and still image accepting means for accepting commands regarding display of the still images, wherein when a command for a slideshow of the still images has been accepted by the still image accepting means with one of the still images under display, the reading means reads pieces of the still image data successively, starting with the still image data next to the still image data corresponding to the one under display, and the display control means displays still images corresponding to the still image data read by the reading means successively, following the one under display, whereby to make the slideshow display.

Abstract: A multi display device includes: a first display disposed at a predetermined position; a second display disposed 10B in front of the first display 10A and being movable from a first position where the second display overlaps with the first display to a second position where the second display does not overlap with the first display; and a transferring member for moving the second display. When the first display is mainly monitored, the second display is transferred to the second position, and when the second display is mainly monitored, the second display is transferred to the first position.

Abstract: The meter has a back light illuminating with a predetermined color, a display portion disposed in font of the back light and being changeable between a positive mode and a negative mode at a predetermined state, and a reverse control device determining whether an engine of a vehicle is in an initial starting step or the vehicle is in a running state. The control device reverses the display portion in response to a result of the determination. The control device changes the display portion from one of the positive and negative modes to the other at a lower speed when the control device determines that the vehicle engine is in an initial starting step than when the control device determines that the vehicle is in a running state. When the control device determines that the vehicle engine is in an initial starting step, the control device changes the display portion in one of the positive and negative modes from a neutral contrast state.

Abstract: A recording device that includes: a main image data acquisition section acquiring main image data in real time; a sub image data generation section generating sub image data, which can be recorded on a recording medium together with the main image data based on a predetermined rule using a predetermined format, and is the image data defined to be displayable through overlay on a display image as a reproduction result of the main image data; an associated information acquisition section acquiring associated information of predetermined contents when the main image data is acquired; a sub image data generation control section exercising control over the sub image data generation section to generate the sub image data by which the contents of the associated information are displayed in a predetermined layout; and a recording section recording on the recording medium, in accordance with the format, the main image data and the sub image data.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus for recording an imaging result on a recording medium includes an imaging device operable to obtain an imaging result; an optical system operable to form an optical image on an imaging plane of the imaging device; a first motion detector operable to detect a movement of the imaging apparatus and to output a detection result; and a recorder operable to record the imaging result, together with the detection result, on the recording medium.

Abstract: The total imaging time period and recorded volume of each image is displayed in association with the imaging date and time of the image. An imaging information acquiring section acquires information on the imaging dates and times and recorded volumes of images. The acquired information is held in an index table. A period setting part sets the period of a period display. An imaging start position deciding section decides the position corresponding to the imaging start date and time of each image in the period display. An imaging time length deciding section decides the display range of the imaging time length of each image in the period display. A recorded volume length deciding section decides the display range of the recorded volume length of each image.