Abstract: Provided is an outer casing having a bottomed tube shape, the casing having a cooling water supply port, and a cooling water discharge port, and being inserted into a high-temperature furnace; an inner casing having a bottomed tube shape inserted into the outer casing; an imaging unit that is disposed in the inner casing which captures an image of the exterior of the outer casing; and partition members that are between an inner surface of the outer casing and an outer surface of the inner casing which define a first flow channel, a second flow channel, and a communicating channel for communicating the first flow channel and the second flow channel between the bottom of the outer casing and the partition members.

Abstract: Provided is a navigation technique for aiding a user to develop a plan for traveling around a plurality of destinations. The navigation device causes a display unit to display a first display area and a second display area. The first display area displays icon information for specifying a facility and positional information thereof. The second display area displays a time line of a predetermined period. When the user disposes a plurality of pieces of icon information on the time line, the navigation device retrieves a route for traveling around the disposed facilities in order. As to icon information of a facility at which the user cannot arrive at the time corresponding to a position where the icon information is disposed, the navigation device indicates that the icon information is inappropriate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cell array structure includes a first step of laminating a deformable layer capable of causing plastic deformation on a substrate, the substrate being formed with plural, mutually separated depressions on a top surface thereof, such that the deformable layer forms a mutually isolated space in each of the plural depressions; and a second step of extending the space in each of the plural depressions by causing plastic deformation in the deformable layer, such that there are formed plural columnar cells respectively in correspondence to the plural depressions.

Abstract: Dialogue apparatus configured to carry out a dialogue with a driver and including storage, concentration degree measuring and dialogue units. The storage unit maintains a preference database in which a dialogue candidate of content for a dialogue with the driver and a dialogue effect indicating a degree of improving driver's degree of concentration on driving, are associated with each other. The concentration degree measuring unit measures the driver's degree of concentration on driving. The dialogue unit selects a dialogue candidate based on the dialogue effect in the preference database when the degree of concentration measured by the concentration degree measuring unit falls below a predetermined threshold, then carries out a dialogue by the selected dialogue candidate, and based on the degree of concentration before and after carrying out the dialogue, calculates the dialogue effect of the dialogue, and updates the dialogue effect of the preference database.

Abstract: A navigation device that can surely provide information on sightseeing facilities, etc. to a user is provided. A navigation device 1 for displaying a map screen representing the present position of a mobile on a map on which landmarks 6 are displayed is provided with a sightseeing area data base 31 for storing the position of a prescribed sightseeing area and sightseeing facilities within a prescribed sightseeing area, and a controller 10 for detecting whether a mobile enters the prescribed sightseeing area. Furthermore, the navigation device 1 includes an automatic facility display mode in which when it is detected by the controller 110 that the mobile enters the prescribed sightseeing area, the sightseeing facilities within the prescribed sightseeing areas are read out from the sightseeing area data base 31 and automatically displayed on the map, and also display of the landmarks 6 is reduced from the map.

Abstract: A navigation device that can easily select information matched with user's favorite or intention from information on many stores and facilities is provided. In a car navigation device 1 for performing a route guidance of a moving object, plural symbols featured by individualities are displayed on a display panel 2, and when any one of the plural displayed symbols is selected, sightseeing information relevant to the individuality of the selected symbol is selected from the sightseeing facilities data base 31, and the selected sightseeing information is displayed on the display panel 2.

Abstract: Provided is a navigation technique for aiding a user to develop a plan for traveling around a plurality of destinations. The navigation device causes a display unit to display a first display area and a second display area. The first display area displays icon information for specifying a facility and positional information thereof. The second display area displays a time line of a predetermined period. When the user disposes a plurality of pieces of icon information on the time line, the navigation device retrieves a route for traveling around the disposed facilities in order. As to icon information of a facility at which the user cannot arrive at the time corresponding to a position where the icon information is disposed, the navigation device indicates that the icon information is inappropriate.

Abstract: A navigation device that can surely provide information on sightseeing facilities, etc. to a user is provided. A navigation device 1 for displaying a map screen representing the present position of a mobile on a map on which landmarks 6 are displayed is provided with a sightseeing area data base 31 for storing the position of a prescribed sightseeing area and sightseeing facilities within a prescribed sightseeing area, and a controller 10 for detecting whether a mobile enters the prescribed sightseeing area. Furthermore, the navigation device 1 includes an automatic facility display mode in which when it is detected by the controller 110 that the mobile enters the prescribed sightseeing area, the sightseeing facilities within the prescribed sightseeing areas are read out from the sightseeing area data base 31 and automatically displayed on the map, and also display of the landmarks 6 is reduced from the map.

Abstract: A navigation device that can easily select information matched with user's favorite or intention from information on many stores and facilities is provided. In a car navigation device 1 for performing a route guidance of a moving object, plural symbols featured by individualities are displayed on a display panel 2, and when any one of the plural displayed symbols is selected, sightseeing information relevant to the individuality of the selected symbol is selected from the sightseeing facilities data base 31, and the selected sightseeing information is displayed on the display panel 2.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cell array structure includes a first step of laminating a deformable layer capable of causing plastic deformation on a substrate, the substrate being formed with plural, mutually separated depressions on a top surface thereof, such that the deformable layer forms a mutually isolated space in each of the plural depressions; and a second step of extending the space in each of the plural depressions by causing plastic deformation in the deformable layer, such that there are formed plural columnar cells respectively in correspondence to the plural depressions.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus comprising: right and left optical systems; shutters disposed in correspondence with each of the right and left optical systems, for time-divisionally switching between incident light; a micro computer for controlling an open/close timing of the shutters; and an image pickup element for picking up an image input via the right and left optical systems, wherein the microcomputer variably controls the open/close timing of the shutters in accordance with exposure timing information of the image pickup element.

Abstract: The technology comprises a CD/DVD-ROM controller for storing in advance the map information to show the names of roads and facilities located in respective areas, a current position detector for detecting the current position of the vehicle, a position specification section for specifying any position on the map, a retrieval section for retrieving facilities of a plurality of genres around a specified position based on the map information, an extraction section for extracting retrieved facilities in increasing order of distance to the specified position, a display 10 for displaying extracted facilities on the map based on the map information, a route setting section 42 for calculating/setting the route from the current position to a destination based on the map information by selecting any one of the displayed facilities as the destination, and a guidance section for guiding the vehicle along the specified route.

Abstract: The technology comprises a CD/DVD-ROM controller for storing in advance the map information to show the names of roads and facilities located in respective areas, a current position detector for detecting the current position of the vehicle, a position specification section for specifying any position on the map, a retrieval section for retrieving facilities of a plurality of genres around a specified position based on the map information, an extraction section for extracting retrieved facilities in increasing order of distance to the specified position, a display 10 for displaying extracted facilities on the map based on the map information, a route setting section 42 for calculating/setting the route from the current position to a destination based on the map information by selecting any one of the displayed facilities as the destination, and a guidance section for guiding the vehicle along the specified route.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus comprising: right and left optical systems; shutters disposed in correspondence with each of the right and left optical systems, for time-divisionally switching between incident light; a micro computer for controlling an open/close timing of the shutters; and an image pickup element for picking up an image input via the right and left optical systems, wherein the microcomputer variably controls the open/close timing of the shutters in accordance with exposure timing information of the image pickup element.

Abstract: A layer built cell with improved safety having at least one pair of positive and negative electrodes, an electrolytic solution and at least one separator which is present between the pair of electrodes. The separator has a liquid retention rate of at least 1.5 cc/g, the retention rate having been measured relative to retention of propylene carbonate.

Abstract: An organic surface-treating agent consisting of a compound which has a lipophilic linear backbone comprising carbon and hydrogen atoms; at least two side chains having an ester, ether, ketone or phenyl group on the backbone chain; a hydrophilic or reactive functional group on at least one molecular end; and a number average molecular weight of at least 300, which improves dispersibility of an inorganic material in an organic solvent when used as a surface-treating agent or a dispersant for the inorganic material.