Abstract: A management system includes a plurality of resources configured to be electrically connected to an external power supply, and a management device configured to manage the resources. The management device includes a planning unit and a management unit. The planning unit is configured to determine a power balancing plan of each of the resources by using first information on a use schedule of each of the resources and second information indicating a magnitude of an environmental load in a process of generating electric power to be supplied by the external power supply. The management unit is configured to manage the resources to cause each of the resources to operate according to the power balancing plan or a modified power balancing plan in power balancing of the external power supply.

Abstract: A light-emitting device, an electronic device, or a lighting device with low power consumption and high reliability is provided. The light-emitting device includes a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, a third light-emitting element, and a fourth light-emitting element. The first to fourth light-emitting elements include the same EL layer between an anode and a cathode. The EL layer includes a first light-emitting layer and a second light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting layer contains a fluorescent substance. The peak wavelength of an emission spectrum of the fluorescent substance in a toluene solution of the fluorescent substance is 440 nm to 460 nm, preferably 440 nm to 455 nm. The second light-emitting layer contains a phosphorescent substance. The first light-emitting element exhibits blue emission. The second light-emitting element exhibits green emission. The third light-emitting element exhibits red emission.

Abstract: The drive system includes a motor, a power converter, and a controller. The motor is a reluctance motor that rotates in response to feeding of electric power. The power converter includes multiple switching elements and is connected directly to the motor. The power converter converts electric power fed from a power source into electric power to be fed to the motor and feeds the converted electric power to the motor. The controller controls the switching elements included in the power converter.

Abstract: An arbitration device comprises a determining unit that determines priority of each of a plurality of electrical devices according to at least either a position or an action status of a person present in a target area for control; and a calculating unit that calculates electrical power to be allotted to each of the electrical devices in such a way that a total of electrical power allotted to a plurality of the electrical devices is within a limit value and the electrical devices having the priority at high levels are allotted with electrical power on a priority basis.

Abstract: An arbitration device comprises a determining unit that determines priority of each of a plurality of electrical devices according to at least either a position or an action status of a person present in a target area for control; and a calculating unit that calculates electrical power to be allotted to each of the electrical devices in such a way that a total of electrical power allotted to a plurality of the electrical devices is within a limit value and the electrical devices having the priority at high levels are allotted with electrical power on a priority basis.

Abstract: Noise correction values are generated through the calculation of pixel offset values and average pixel output values during a calibration procedure. For each read calibration row, an average pixel output value is determined for a plurality of pixel output values. An offset value for each of the plurality of pixel outputs is generated by finding the difference between each of the plurality of pixel outputs and the calculated average pixel output value. An offset value for an entire row of pixel outputs may also be calculated by finding the average pixel output value for a plurality of optically black pixels in the imager row. The average pixel output value for the optically black pixel values may be refined by discarding pixel values outside a threshold window and substituting the average pixel output value and calculate a new average pixel value.

Abstract: An imager device having a varied bus bit width in the image processing data-path. The imager device has a high accuracy output irrespective of digital gain value. The imager device can be adopted for all sensors that have column fixed pattern noise correction and digital gain in their data-path block.

Abstract: An imager device having a varied bus bit width in the image processing data-path. The imager device has a high accuracy output irrespective of digital gain value. The imager device can be adopted for all sensors that have column fixed pattern noise correction and digital gain in their data-path block.

Abstract: Noise correction values are generated through the calculation of pixel offset values and average pixel output values during a calibration procedure. For each read calibration row, an average pixel output value is determined for a plurality of pixel output values. An offset value for each of the plurality of pixel outputs is generated by finding the difference between each of the plurality of pixel outputs and the calculated average pixel output value. An offset value for an entire row of pixel outputs may also be calculated by finding the average pixel output value for a plurality of optically black pixels in the imager row. The average pixel output value for the optically black pixel values may be refined by discarding pixel values outside a threshold window and substituting the average pixel output value and calculate a new average pixel value.

Abstract: A main body of an illuminating knob is formed as a base made of a transparent resin. An undercoat layer and a topcoat layer are applied on a peripheral surface of the base. A pattern inside eliminating portion is formed in a shape of an indicating pattern as a marked portion by a laser etching or a partial exfoliation of the topcoat layer on the bottom portion. By passing light from a light source provided inside of the knob through the marked portion, an indication via passing through light is achieved.

Abstract: A private branch radio extension terminating system includes radio base station units, at least one line control unit, and a central processing unit. The radio base station units are installed in a plurality of places each capable of accommodating a plurality of private branch radio extension terminals within its radio wave range. The line control unit controls the radio base station units. The private electronic branch exchange includes a time-division switch for accommodating the line control unit, a central processing unit for controlling the private branch radio extension terminals via the line control unit and the base station units, and a storage unit for storing various data and programs.

Abstract: A monolithic color line sensor having a plurality of photoelectric converter arrays, such as three photoelectric converter arrays, each one thereof being associated with respective color filters corresponding to one of the primary colors red, green and blue. The photoelectric arrays are formed in respectively different well regions of the semiconductor substrate and which well regions are, furthermore, formed as laterally elongated well regions along a common lateral direction and which well regions are also respectively spaced-apart from each other along a vertical direction which is orthogonal to said lateral direction with respect to a common plane. The monolithic color line sensor is further associated with a read-out operation for time-serially outputting the signals from the photoelectric converters via corresponding pixel signal lines.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solid state imaging system with a variable sensitivity function in which the sensitivity of the image sensor device is varied in response to the output level of the device.

Abstract: A faceplate structure of a multi-color image pickup tube has a light transmitting thin glass plate, to which are bonded a rectangular color separating filter base plate deposited with a color separating stripe filter at the center of one surface of the thin glass plate with the color separating stripe filter opposing the thin glass plate, and a collar plate having a rectangular through hole for receiving therein the color separating filter base plate. On the other surface of the light transmitting thin glass plate are successively deposited a transparent electroconductive film and a photoconductive film. The faceplate structure is airtightly secured to one open end of an envelope of the image pickup tube with its other surface opposing the inside of the envelope.