Abstract: A processing apparatus includes: a tank configured to store water; vapor generating unit configured to turn the water supplied from the tank into vapor; a processing chamber in which vapor supplied from the vapor generating unit is used to remove residues from a workpiece; cooling unit; and filtering unit. The cooling unit cools waste liquid ejected from the processing chamber. The filtering unit is provided between the cooling unit and the tank, and the filtering unit filters the waste liquid cooled in the cooling unit. A processing method includes: supplying vapor into a processing chamber; removing residues from a workpiece using the vapor; cooling waste liquid containing the removed residues to precipitate the residues as solids; and filtering the waste liquid containing the precipitates.

Abstract: [Object] To determine the digital interface of a connected external device at a circuit, whereby the operation of a data transmission unit can be switched in accordance with the digital interface of the connected external device. [Solution] A control unit 123 of a sink device 120 includes a determining unit 124. This determining unit 124 determines whether or not a source device 110 is connected to this sink device 120, whether or not the digital interface of a data transmission unit 112 of the source device 110 is HDMI standard or new standard, and so forth. In the event that a data reception unit 122 can handle both of HDMI standard and new standard, based on the determination result of the determining unit 124, a control unit 123 switches the operation of the data reception unit 122 so as to perform operation in accordance with the digital interface of the data transmission unit 112 of the source device 110.

Abstract: [Object] To enable an external device to recognize, in the case of including a communication unit configured to execute communication via a communication path made up of a pair of differential transmission paths included in a transmission path, information relating to the communication unit thereof. [Solving means] A disk recorder 210 transmits function information indicating that a communication unit (high-speed data line I/F 213) configured to execute communication with an external device via a communication path made up of a reserve line and an HPD line of an HDMI cable 350 to a television receiver 250 via a CEC line that is a control data line of the HDMI cable 350. The television receiver 250 receives function information, whereby whether or not the disk recorder 210 is an eHDMI-compatible device can be determined, and in the case of an eHDMI-compatible device, a compatible transmission format (application) can be recognized.

Abstract: [Object] To make it possible for the reception side to carry out an optimum process for an image signal (image data) depending upon the type of a content. [Solving Means] An AV system 40 composed of an HD recorder 41 and a display unit 42 uses a communication interface of the HDMI. An HDMI source 53 of the HD recorder 41 transmits image data (image signal) in the form of differential signals to an HDMI sink 61 of the display unit 42 through three TMDS channels. The HDMI source 53 inserts content identification information for the identification of the type of a content of image data to be transmitted into an AVI InfoFrame packet placed in a blanking period. A control section 64 of the display unit 42 controls operation of a display processing section 62 which carries out a process for displaying for the image data based on the content identification information (ITC, CT1 and CT0) received by the HDMI sink 61 and a display section 63 for displaying an image.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes a first lens group including at least one positive lens and having a positive refractive power as a whole, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power wherein the first to the fourth lens groups are arranged sequentially from a subject. When magnification is varied from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, the second lens group is moved along an optical axis from the subject-side to an image plane. When given conditions are fulfilled, a small zoom lens with less manufacturing costs, high optical performance, and high magnification is realized.

Abstract: There is provided a display device equipped with a display unit, the display device including a receiving part for receiving a difference signal of a plurality of channels including an image signal and content identification information inserted in a blanking period and outputting the image signal and the content identification information; a light emission amount regulation part for setting a reference duty according to image information of the image signal; an adjustment part for adjusting so that an actual duty is within a predetermined range based on the reference duty and an adjustment signal and adjusting a gain of the image signal so that a light emission amount defined by the actual duty and the gain of the image signal becomes the same as the light emission amount defined by the reference duty; and an adjustment signal generation part for generating the adjustment signal based on the content identification information.

Abstract: A processing apparatus includes: a tank configured to store water; vapor generating unit configured to turn the water supplied from the tank into vapor; a processing chamber in which vapor supplied from the vapor generating unit is used to remove residues from a workpiece; cooling unit; and filtering unit. The cooling unit cools waste liquid ejected from the processing chamber. The filtering unit is provided between the cooling unit and the tank, and the filtering unit filters the waste liquid cooled in the cooling unit. A processing method includes: supplying vapor into a processing chamber; removing residues from a workpiece using the vapor; cooling waste liquid containing the removed residues to precipitate the residues as solids; and filtering the waste liquid containing the precipitates.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus to remove organic substances deposited onto a substrate, the apparatus includes a transport unit configured to transport the substrate, a water steam ejection unit configured to eject a heated water steam to a face of the substrate to be transported deposited with the organic substances, and a physical force applying unit configured to apply a physical force to the organic substances deposited onto the substrate to be transported.

Abstract: A processing apparatus includes: a processing chamber configured to contain a workpiece; a first nozzle provided in the processing chamber, the first nozzle discharging vapor onto the workpiece; a wall enclosing the processing chamber; a fluid channel provided inside the wall; a fluid inlet; and a fluid outlet. The fluid inlet is provided in communication with the fluid channel. The fluid outlet is provided in communication with the fluid channel, where a fluid flows into the fluid inlet, passes through the fluid channel, and flows out of the fluid outlet. A processing method for processing a workpiece moving in a processing chamber, the processing method includes: discharging a vapor from a first nozzle toward the workpiece while flowing a fluid through a fluid channel which is provided inside a wall, the wall enclosing the processing chamber.

Abstract: A processing apparatus includes: a processing chamber configured to process a workpiece; a moving unit configured to move the workpiece in the processing chamber; a first nozzle; a partition member; an inlet provided in communication with the downstream space; and an outlet provided in communication with the upstream space. The first nozzle has a discharge port configured to discharge a processing liquid or a processing gas. The discharge port is opposed to a moving path of the workpiece and the processing liquid or the processing gas is discharged from the discharge port in a discharge direction directed to an upstream side of a moving direction of the workpiece relative to a direction perpendicular to the moving direction. The partition member partitions a space above the moving path in the processing chamber, and the space is partitioned at a position of the first nozzle into an upstream space on the upstream side of the moving direction and a downstream space on a downstream side of the moving direction.

Abstract: A receiving apparatus including first and second tuners for receiving telecast signals and demodulating the signals of predetermined channels; a decoder for extracting the character broadcast data from either of the demodulated signals and decoding the extracted data; a selector switch for selecting either of the signals obtained from the first and second tuners and supplying the selected signal to the decoder; a controller for controlling the selector switch during its selection of the output signal from the second tuner in such a manner as to force the switch to periodically select the demodulated signal outputted from the first tuner; and a detector for detecting whether the character broadcast data extracted by the decoder represent a caption or not when the switch has selected the output signal from the first tuner; wherein, if the result of the detection by the detector signifies that the character broadcast data represent a caption, the controller forces the switch to select the output signal from the

Abstract: A display microcomputer displays a menu corresponding to several functions, such as picture-in-picture display and satellite broadcast reception on a mini-viewing screen that is part of the cathode-ray tube picture screen of a television receiver. A remote controller permits selection of different video and audio signal sources and, if the user selects sources that are incompatible or inconsistent, a system controller returns the menu to the condition prior to the incorrect selection. The system controller also controls a display microcomputer in such a way that items on the menu that are inhibited from selection are displayed in halftone. That is, if any inhibited item appears in the menu by a modification of the mode of operation, the display microcomputer is controlled so that the menu is returned to the condition prior to the selection and the inhibited item is displayed in halftone.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is adapted for realizing desired functions by combining a number of functional devices, in which the trouble states of the functional devices may be identified speedily and positively by virtue of its self-diagnostic function. Control data are periodically transmitted from a system controller 41 connected over an I.sup.2 bus for operating the functional devices, such as a video processing circuit 33 or an audio processing circuit 37. The functional devices are checked for malfunctions at each control cycle of transmitting the control data from the system controller to the functional devices for collectively displaying the checked results of malfunctions of the functional devices during the self-diagnostic mode operation.

Abstract: In order to reduce nonuniform deterioration of a display screen, such as a fluorescent screen, an image reproducing system such as a television receiver is so arranged that the position of a small picture is shifted automatically. The small picture may be a picture displayed on a larger display screen with blank margins, or a sub-picture displayed in a larger picture, or an image of alphanumeric data items. For example, a 4:3 aspect ratio picture is displayed in a 4:3 center section of a 16:9 wide aspect ratio screen between left and right blank margins. In this case, the system comprises a control section, such as a microcomputer, for determining whether a special display mode to display a small picture is selected or not, each time the power supply is turned on, and for shifting the position of the small picture in the larger screen when the special display mode is selected.

Abstract: A television receiver capable of displaying the condition, i.e., ON or OFF, of the power supply which supplies electric power to an external BS (broadcasting satellite) reception converter, together with the reception level at the BS antenna. The level at the antenna is detected by a level detector circuit (27) according to the output from a BS tuner (23) and displayed on the CRT (36). A power supply circuit (20) which supplies electric power to the external BS converter is switched on by a power switch (46). A system controller (41) detects the condition of this power switch and displays this condition together with the antenna reception level.

Abstract: A television receiver has a system controller and a memory that supplies data to a display microcomputer for displaying a menu of features, such as picture-in-picture, a broadcast satellite receive mode, a reservation of recording mode. The displaying microcomputer displays the menu on a sub-screen portion of a cathode-ray tube. A user selects a feature using a remote controller and the system controller displays cursor that moves under user control, and displays non-selected items in half-tone brightness or a different color.

Abstract: In a satellite broadcast receiving apparatus, when a signal reception is commenced, a receiving condition of an antenna input signal is detected under such a condition that a power supply to a down-converter is interrupted, and the power from a power source is supplied to the down-converter based upon the receiving condition. A simultaneous power supply to the down-converter can be prevented, and a co-distributing system can be reliably established in a simple manner.

Abstract: In a monitor apparatus for a television system, a dynamic range of a brightness level of an image quality is widened, and an image very similar to a picture of a movie film is represented on the monitor apparatus. With employment of the YM function for performing the half blanking process by controlling the gain of the video processor, for instance, when an image quality mode such as "theater" mode is selected, the video processor outputs such a control signal that the overall picture period becomes an H level (namely, YM function is turned ON). In the video processor into which such a control signal is inputted, the gain control is carried out. The video signal outputted from the video processor owns such a waveform that the half blanking process has been executed over the entire picture period. The brightness of the overall image can be lowered by this YM function.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling electrical power to a satellite broadcast receiver forming a part of a television device. The television device receives a command receiving a command (e.g. from a remote controller) to turn off electrical power. The television device determines if broadcast satellite recording is currently being executed, for example by an external VTR connected to an output port of the television device. If broadcast satellite recording is being executed, power is turned off power to a portion of the television device while retaining electrical power to the satellite broadcast receiver. If broadcast satellite recording is not being executed, power is turned off to the broadcast satellite receiver also.

Abstract: A satellite broadcast receiver comprise a demodulator for demodulating received signals, a mode changer for changing the voice output mode, and a control that prevents a voice output mode changing operation in response to a voice output mode changing signal provided by the mode changer, when the demodulator detects that the video signal and aural signal of the received signal are scrambled. When the video signal and aural signal of the received signal are scrambled, an indication of the voice output mode is suppressed and a special indication of the prevention of the change of voice output mode is displayed.