Abstract: The present invention manufactures a seamless capsule by discharging multilayer liquid droplets from a nozzle into coolant to cause a surface portion of each of the liquid droplets to be cured. There are provided below the nozzle a straight tubular shaped straight forming tube and a rotary forming tube having a diameter larger than that of the straight forming tube. A rotary elbow section is rotatably connected to a lower end portion of the straight forming tube. Multilayer liquid droplets are discharged into the straight forming tube, and after the liquid droplets are cooled inside the straight forming tube, the liquid droplets are discharged from the rotary elbow section into the rotary forming tube. The liquid droplets are discharged from the rotating rotary elbow section while being rotated. The released liquid droplets fall in a vertical direction while being scattered in a peripheral direction in the rotary forming tube to be cured.

Abstract: In a storage device, a bad-sector detecting unit detects a bad sector, and a process determining unit determines whether rescue process is performed for the bad sector. Upon determining to perform the rescue process, the process determining unit controls a damping ratio. A table-updating control unit records various information in an alternating-process control table, and a controller records and reproduces data with respect to a rescue sector based on the alternating-process control table.

Abstract: A filter cleaning apparatus 1 is a device designed exclusively for cleaning a cartridge filter used in a fluidized bed granulator. A cleaning liquid 10 is reserved in a processing container 2. In the processing container 2, a cartridge filter 3 is placed in the state of being immersed in the cleaning liquid 10. The filter 3 is so disposed as to be capable of rotating around a rotational axis line O that is substantially horizontal in the processing container 2. Air nozzles 8 are disposed below the cartridge filter 3. An uplift pressure of bubbles rising out of the liquid into the atmosphere is added to a bubble flow BF jetted from the air nozzles 8. As a result of the synergic effect of the jet pressure of the bubble flow BF and the uplift pressure, the filter 3 rotates in an efficient way, leading to an improvement in cleaning efficiency.

Abstract: An optical element is for generating recording signal light and reference light interferes with the recording signal light by changing an orientation state of a liquid crystal to record optical information on a recording medium through volumetric recording. The optical element includes a first polarizing element; a second polarizing element; and a liquid crystal layer that is arranged between the first polarizing layer and the second polarizing layer. An extinction angle of less than 90 degrees is formed by a light transmission axis of the first polarizing element and a light transmission axis of the second polarizing element.

Abstract: When an optical information recording/reproducing apparatus receives a request for accessing to an optical information recording medium from a host computer, an optical pickup unit reads an access-restriction code that is recorded on a ROM data-layer of the optical information recording medium, a comparing unit compares the read access-restriction code with a key unique-code that is recorded on an IC card, and a controller determines whether accessing to the optical information recording medium is allowable based on a result of the comparison.

Abstract: In a storage device, a bad-sector detecting unit detects a bad sector, and a process determining unit determines whether rescue process is performed for the bad sector. Upon determining to perform the rescue process, the process determining unit controls a damping ratio. A table-updating control unit records various information in an alternating-process control table, and a controller records and reproduces data with respect to a rescue sector based on the alternating-process control table.

Abstract: When the intensity of stimulus to a mobile information device from an external environment has attained a certain level or above, the mobile information device transmits an emergency code to a reference station. The reference station transmits an emergency response code to the mobile information device so as to forcibly activate the location-determination control unit. The current position information on the mobile information device obtained by the location-determination control unit is transmitted to the emergency notification destination.

Abstract: An optical information recording/reproducing apparatus is for recording optical information on a recording medium by using volumetric recording and for reproducing volumetrically-recorded optical information from the recording medium. The optical information recording/reproducing apparatus includes a light generating unit that has a plurality of divided segments, and generates recording signal light and reference light from a single light beam passing through the segments by changing light transmittance of at least one of the segments according to information to be recorded. The recording signal light contains the information to be recorded, and the reference light forms an interference pattern together with the recording signal light. The optical information recording/reproducing apparatus also includes an irradiating unit that irradiates the recording medium at a predetermined position with the recording signal light and the reference light.

Abstract: An optical information recording/reproducing apparatus includes an optical pickup unit that acquires access-restriction codes (number of reproductions, number of copies, effective period, and end date) under control of a controller. The controller determines whether it is permitted to reproduce information recorded on the RAM data-layer based on acquired access access-restriction codes (number of reproductions, number of copies, effective period, and end date). When the reproduction is permitted, the controller sends the information recorded on the RAM data-layer to a host computer.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium, on which information is recorded by interference of light beams, includes a recording layer in which the information is recorded; a reflective layer that reflects a light beam transmitted through the recording layer; and a protective layer that is provided between the recording layer and the reflective layer and has a thickness set such that an interference pattern formed by interference between the light beam not yet reflected by the reflective layer and the light beam reflected by the reflective layer is formed in the protective layer.

Abstract: A client managing database for storing information on the diagnosis request record, the diagnosis result needing a dealer check for repair or adjustment of the mobile body, the inspection result, the inspecting dealer, and the inspection report for each client receiving a mobile object diagnosis service. The dealer having implemented an inspection on the mobile object registers the information on the inspection report in the client managing database, and the client having received the inspection can refer to the information on the inspection report.

Abstract: An information writing/reading apparatus that cooperates with an information record medium including a ROM area and a RAM area, either the RAM area or the ROM area having in advance control information recorded thereon used to limit reading and/or writing of information, the information writing/reading apparatus including an optical pick-up unit for reading information stored on the information record medium; and a control unit for, based on the control information read by the optical pick-up unit, limiting reading and/or writing of information from/to the other area on which the control information is not recorded and outputting a signal which notifies of presence of the other area only out of the ROM area and the RAM area on the information record medium.

Abstract: A car A/V 4 has the function of freely setting conditions for acquiring data pertaining to information related to an operation condition obtained from an in-vehicle sensor of a mobile body and run environment information surrounding the mobile body. The car A/V 4 stores in-vehicle sensor data in accordance with set condition(s) for acquiring data. The in-vehicle sensor data stored in memory A of main controller 17, the navigation data stored in a second memory B, and car window photograph data stored in a third memory C of a car A/V 4 are converted into a data block for each mutually identical time identifier. The converted data block is transmitted to a controller C25 by an operation of the main controller 17. The transmitted data block is stored one by one in a hard disk 30 for each data block by an operation of controller C25.

Abstract: A main controller, equipped in a car audio/visual (A/V), navigation, or a portable phone, is enabled to contact an emergency contact during an emergency. This is done by incorporating a shock sensor on an in-vehicle sensor, or a portable phone, so that a portable phone controller detects a signal from the shock sensor at a constant or certain time interval and, upon detection of a signal at a certain level or higher, executes an instruction of an emergency contact. Thus resulting in a service provision system capable of responding quickly to an emergency situation involving human life via the portable information equipment's emergency contact, if an emergency situation involving human life occurs.

Abstract: A mobile body obtains information from an in-vehicle sensor related to the operating condition and obtains information from a navigation system as correlated information. Application software is introduced to a portable information equipment at the time of signing up for a contract for receiving a service of the present service provision system when purchasing the mobile body. A user terminal is permitted to install various kinds of application software provided by a service provision entity, and information stored in the portable information equipment is got in the terminal by linking therewith. The service provision entity receives and analyzes the information got in the user terminal and provides a service including a diagnosis of the mobile body.

Abstract: An optical disk apparatus records new information related to the ROM information into RAM at a position linked with the ROM information of an optical information storage medium while continuously regenerating the ROM information of the optical information storage medium. At least the ROM signals are read at n (n>2) times of the information regeneration velocity V, which is a reference, and stored in a buffer memory for reading, then the stored information is output at a velocity of the information regeneration velocity V. And while the stored information is being output from the buffer memory for reading, the input information is stored in the buffer memory for writing, then the optical head is accessed an address position that is managed so that the time relationship of the output information and the input information link for recording.

Abstract: A storage apparatus, capable of record or reproduce of an optical information recording medium in which ROM information is recorded with phase pits and RAM information is recorded on top of a recording region of the phase pits, has a main controller that, when the output of the recording information detection system—a system for detecting reflected light of a laser beam from the optical information recording medium and generating signals corresponding to ROM and RAM information—simultaneously contains ROM and RAM signals corresponding to ROM and RAM information, performs negative feedback control of a semiconductor laser emission using ROM signal in the output of the recording information detection system and performs control so as to obtain read-out and played-back ROM signal from the output of an optical intensity detection system for detecting the intensity of the laser light.

Abstract: An information writing/reading apparatus is disclosed that cooperates with an information record medium including a ROM area and a RAM area, either the RAM area or the ROM area having in advance control information recorded thereon used to limit reading and/or writing of information, the information writing/reading apparatus comprising an optical pick-up unit for reading information stored on the information record medium; and a control unit for, based on the control information read by the optical pick-up unit, limiting reading and/or writing of information from/to the other area on which the control information is not recorded and outputting a signal which notifies of presence of the other area only out of the ROM area and the RAM area on the information record medium.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium can reproduce stably RAM information during concurrent reading out of ROM-RAM information. The optical information recording medium comprises a substrate having a ROM area where phase pits to be ROM data are formed, and a magneto-optical recording film for recording RAM data, formed on an area corresponding to the ROM area of the substrate and, in the ROM area, the degree of modulation in the user area is at least 10-37% and, preferably, the degree of modulation of the phase pits in the user area is 15-25%. As an aspect, the optical depth of the phase pits is approximately ?/8-?/10 (? is the wavelength of the laser used for recording/reproducing).

Abstract: An optical disk apparatus records new information related to the ROM information into RAM at a position linked with the ROM information of an optical information storage medium while continuously regenerating the ROM information of the optical information storage medium. At least the ROM signals are read at n (n>2) times of the information regeneration velocity V, which is a reference, and stored in a buffer memory for reading, then the stored information is output at a velocity of the information regeneration velocity V. And while the stored information is being output from the buffer memory for reading, the input information is stored in the buffer memory for writing, then the optical head is accessed an address position that is managed so that the time relationship of the output information and the input information link for recording.