Abstract: An infrared temperature sensor that detects temperature of a detection object in a non-contact manner includes a sensor case that includes a light guiding region and a light shielded region, a film that absorbs and converts infrared rays into heat, a sensor cover, an infrared detection element, and a temperature compensation element. The sensor case includes a case base portion and a hood that surrounds the light guiding region and the light shielded region and is erected from the case base portion. The hood includes an opening part and a shielding part that protrudes toward an inside of the hood while defining the opening part and the light guiding region, and shields the light shielded region from the infrared rays. A protrusion direction of the shielding part toward the inside of the hood is adjustable.

Abstract: In a dryer, humidity of supply air in a supply path of a heat pump dryer unit is directly detected by a first humidity detection sensor, and humidity of exhaust air in a discharge path is directly detected by a second humidity detection sensor. The first and second humidity detection sensors are collectively installed at one place, and a first conduit or a second conduit that guides the supply air or the exhaust air to a position of the corresponding sensor is provided. The sensors may be collectively disposed at one place in the supply path or the discharge path. This facilitates mounting of the sensor and saves a mounting space. Because environment temperatures of the two humidity sensors can be regarded as equal to each other when using relative humidity sensors, temperature detection for conversion into absolute humidity can be performed at one place.

Abstract: An infrared temperature sensor that detects temperature of a detection object in a non-contact manner includes a sensor case that includes a light guiding region and a light shielded region, a film that absorbs and converts infrared rays into heat, a sensor cover, an infrared detection element, and a temperature compensation element. The sensor case includes a case base portion and a hood that surrounds the light guiding region and the light shielded region and is erected from the case base portion. The hood includes an opening part and a shielding part that protrudes toward an inside of the hood while defining the opening part and the light guiding region, and shields the light shielded region from the infrared rays. A protrusion direction of the shielding part toward the inside of the hood is adjustable.

Abstract: To provide an infrared temperature sensor that is corrected in detected temperature while ensuring high responsiveness. An infrared temperature sensor 10 according to the present invention includes a heat conversion film 40, an infrared detection element 43 held by the heat conversion film 40, a temperature compensation element 45 that is provided adjacently to the infrared detection element 43 and is held by the heat conversion film 40, a light guide part 59 that guides entered infrared rays toward the infrared detection element 43, and a blocking part 27 that blocks the infrared rays from being incident on the temperature compensation element 45, in which an inner surface of the light guide part 59 configures an irradiation surface 57 to be irradiated with the infrared rays, and the irradiation surface 57 includes a correction region 58 that is different in emissivity of the infrared rays from surroundings.

Abstract: To provide an infrared temperature sensor that is corrected in detected temperature while ensuring high responsiveness. An infrared temperature sensor 10 according to the present invention includes a heat conversion film 40, an infrared detection element 43 held by the heat conversion film 40, a temperature compensation element 45 that is provided adjacently to the infrared detection element 43 and is held by the heat conversion film 40, a light guide part 59 that guides entered infrared rays toward the infrared detection element 43, and a blocking part 27 that blocks the infrared rays from being incident on the temperature compensation element 45, in which an inner surface of the light guide part 59 configures an irradiation surface 57 to be irradiated with the infrared rays, and the irradiation surface 57 includes a correction region 58 that is different in emissivity of the infrared rays from surroundings.

Abstract: In a dryer, humidity of supply air in a supply path of a heat pump dryer unit is directly detected by a first humidity detection sensor, and humidity of exhaust air in a discharge path is directly detected by a second humidity detection sensor. The first and second humidity detection sensors are collectively installed at one place, and a first conduit or a second conduit that guides the supply air or the exhaust air to a position of the corresponding sensor is provided. The sensors may be collectively disposed at one place in the supply path or the discharge path. This facilitates mounting of the sensor and saves a mounting space. Because environment temperatures of the two humidity sensors can be regarded as equal to each other when using relative humidity sensors, temperature detection for conversion into absolute humidity can be performed at one place.

Abstract: A centrifuge including a temperature sensor measuring ambient temperature is provided. Centrifugation operation is available or not is determined in accordance with a type of a rotor, the ambient temperature, or operation conditions set by a user. When it is inoperable, a display device displays that it is inoperable so as to invite the user to select necessity of modification of the operation conditions. Upon the display, modified operation conditions which are candidates of operable operation conditions are displayed to let the user select a candidate. To operate under the selected setting operation conditions, the display device displays that the operation is working under modified conditions.

Abstract: An infrared temperature sensor including: a sensor case made of metal and including a first airspace (a light guiding region) that guides infrared rays entering from an infrared entrance window, and a second airspace (a light shielding region) that is adjacent to the light guiding region via a partition wall, and where an upper wall that blocks entrance of the infrared rays is formed on an entrance side of the infrared rays; a film that absorbs the infrared rays reaching the film through the light guiding region, and converts the infrared rays to heat; a sensor cover that is made of metal and arranged opposing the sensor case via the film; an infrared detection element and a temperature compensation element arranged on the film, wherein the light guiding region and the light shielding region have substantially symmetrical forms with respect to the partition wall.

Abstract: An infrared temperature sensor including: a sensor case made of metal and including a first airspace (a light guiding region) that guides infrared rays entering from an infrared entrance window, and a second airspace (a light shielding region) that is adjacent to the light guiding region via a partition wall, and where an upper wall that blocks entrance of the infrared rays is formed on an entrance side of the infrared rays; a film that absorbs the infrared rays reaching the film through the light guiding region, and converts the infrared rays to heat; a sensor cover that is made of metal and arranged opposing the sensor case via the film; an infrared detection element and a temperature compensation element arranged on the film, wherein the light guiding region and the light shielding region have substantially symmetrical forms with respect to the partition wall.

Abstract: A centrifuge including a temperature sensor measuring ambient temperature is provided. Centrifugation operation is available or not is determined in accordance with a type of a rotor, the ambient temperature, or operation conditions set by a user. When it is inoperable, a display device displays that it is inoperable so as to invite the user to select necessity of modification of the operation conditions. Upon the display, modified operation conditions which are candidates of operable operation conditions are displayed to let the user select a candidate. To operate under the selected setting operation conditions, the display device displays that the operation is working under modified conditions.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is described which includes a list fetching section for fetching, from outside, a list of disabled contents information indicating disabling execution of an application program, when the contents data is subjected to a contents data reproducing/copying process for at least reproducing or copying the contents data. When it is determined that a type and/or a version of the application program identified by referring to the starting file corresponds to a type and/or a version of any disabled application program described in the list of disabled contents information, the starting file is not distributed to the application program.

Abstract: An information-processing apparatus, reproduction apparatus, communication method and computer program are disclosed wherein an evaluation value can be added automatically to contents stored in a storage apparatus or medium. The information-processing apparatus comprising an acquisition section which acquires, from a portable reproduction apparatus which is capable of reproducing contents data, reproduction history information of the contents data in the portable reproduction apparatus. An evaluation value arithmetic operation section arithmetically operates a computed evaluation value corresponding to the content data based on the reproduction history information acquired by the acquisition section. A transfer section transfers the computed evaluation value arithmetically operated by the evaluation value arithmetic operation section to the portable reproduction apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for information processing, a recording medium, and a program that can provide newest functions in a plurality of applications. A PC 1 reads a UD information file 14 including functional generation information of a setup program 13 from a loaded optical disk 3, and obtains a UD information file 16 including functional generation information of a setup program 15 registered in a server 4 via a network 2. Then, the PC 1 compares the functional generation information of the UD information file 14 on the optical disk 3, the UD information file 16 of the server 4, and a UD information registry 12, and updates an application program 11 and the UD information registry 12 using the setup program corresponding to the newest functional generation. The present invention is applicable to an information providing system that provides music content distribution service having a copyright managing function via a network.

Abstract: In a communication system comprising a communication device and a reproduction device capable of carrying out data communication with the communication device, the reproduction device includes a first storage unit in which content data are stored and a first communication unit engaged in data communication with the communication device, whereas the communication device in the communication system includes a second storage unit in which content data are stored, a second communication unit engaged in data communication with the first communication unit and a priority ranking determining unit that, based upon information obtained through the data communication and a priority ranking criterion, determines priority rankings for individual sets of content data in a content data group that includes both the content data stored in the first storage unit and the content data stored in the second storage unit.

Abstract: A transfer apparatus includes a connection status detection block, a storage status detection block, a no-operation status detection block, and a transfer block. The transfer block can automatically transfer candidate data to a memory device when a connected status is detected by the connection status block, the transfer candidate stored status is detected by the storage status detection block, and a no-operation status is detected by the no-operation status detection block.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a centrifuge in which a steam sterilization of a sample flow passage is performed, the centrifuge including: a rotor configured to centrifuging a liquid sample; a drive portion that drives and rotates the rotor; a chamber that accommodates the rotor therein, the chamber having a first and a second penetration holes provided on an upper and a bottom portions thereof, respectively; and a first and a second valves disposed on the first and the second penetration holes, respectively; wherein a cooling gas is introduced through one of the first and the second penetration holes and discharged through the other to cool a periphery of the rotor before or after execution of a centrifuging operation of the liquid sample.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is described which includes a list fetching section for fetching, from outside, a list of disabled contents information indicating disabling execution of an application program, when the contents data is subjected to a contents data reproducing/copying process for at least reproducing or copying the contents data. When it is determined that a type and/or a version of the application program identified by referring to the starting file corresponds to a type and/or a version of any disabled application program described in the list of disabled contents information, the starting file is not distributed to the application program.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is described which includes a list fetching section for fetching, from outside, a list of disabled contents information indicating disabling execution of an application program, when the contents data is subjected to a contents data reproducing/copying process for at least reproducing or copying the contents data. When it is determined that a type and/or a version of the application program identified by referring to the starting file corresponds to a type and/or a version of any disabled application program described in the list of disabled contents information, the starting file is not distributed to the application program.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a centrifuge in which a steam sterilization of a sample flow passage is performed, the centrifuge including: a rotor configured to centrifuging a liquid sample; a drive portion that drives and rotates the rotor; a chamber that accommodates the rotor therein, the chamber having a first and a second penetration holes provided on an upper and a bottom portions thereof, respectively; and a first and a second valves disposed on the first and the second penetration holes, respectively; wherein a cooling gas is introduced through one of the first and the second penetration holes and discharged through the other to cool a periphery of the rotor before or after execution of a centrifuging operation of the liquid sample.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a transfer apparatus including, a connection status detection block, a storage status detection block, a no-operation status detection block, and a transfer block.