Abstract: An image display device includes a display unit configured to display at least an image and an icon representing a predetermined setting, an operation input unit configured to perform an operation input, and a control unit configured to cause, if the icon displayed on the display unit is selected by using the operation input unit, a predetermined sub-menu used to select a setting related to the icon to be displayed on the display unit and to allow a desired setting item to be selected from the sub-menu.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject to obtain an image signal; a display unit configured to display an image based on the image signal and a specific index; an instruction-receiving unit configured to receive a specific instruction; and a control unit configured to perform control such that, in a case where a specific mode is set, when an auto-focus point is designated using the instruction-receiving unit, it is determined whether the face of a subject is located at the auto-focus point, and then if it is determined that the face of the subject is located at the auto-focus point, auto-focusing, auto-exposure, and auto-white-balance suitable for the position of the face are performed.

Abstract: An amplifier includes differential output and input stages. The differential output stage includes first and second current paths outputting differential signals and connected between first and second power supplies. The first current path includes a first resistance between the first power supply and a first node, first and second transistors between the first node and a second node, and a second resistance between the second node and the second power supply. The second current path includes a third resistance between the first power supply and a third node, third and fourth transistors between the third node and a fourth node, and a fourth resistance between the fourth node and the second power supply. Each gate of the first to fourth transistors is connected to each of the fourth to first nodes, respectively, and output current of the differential input stage is connected to the first and third nodes.

Abstract: A vehicle lighting apparatus emits a spot light distribution pattern to be combined with a low-beam light distribution pattern emitted from a headlamp. The vehicle lighting apparatus includes a semiconductor light source formed with a rectangular light emitting element; and a lens that projects light from the rectangular light emitting element under an upper horizontal cutoff line of the low-beam light distribution pattern, as the spot light distribution pattern of a substantially rectangular shape.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp includes a shade having a diagonal edge, an upper horizontal edge, and a lower horizontal edge. The intersection of the diagonal edge and the upper horizontal edge is horizontally deviated from a first reference position, i.e., an elbow point of a conventional shade, or a vertical reference axis to an opposite side with respect to the intersection of the diagonal edge and the lower horizontal edge.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an output driver circuit for generating noise on wiring for a power supply using a trigger signal input from measuring equipment and a noise measuring circuit. The noise measuring circuit includes a comparator circuit for comparing a voltage on wiring for the power supply with a reference voltage supplied from the measuring equipment and outputting a result of comparison, and two latch circuits for respectively holding the change of the result of comparison to one state and the change of the result of comparison to the other state, for output to the measuring equipment. The measuring equipment changes the reference potential, monitors times from a change of the trigger signal which becomes a trigger for noise generation, to changes of output signals of the two latch circuits, and plots the reference voltage and timings of the output changes, thereby estimating the waveform of the noise.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus has a plurality of recording media, and includes an imaging unit operable to capture an image of a subject, and a recording unit operable to record image data of the captured image onto the recording media such that the amounts of recorded image data differ between the recording media. The same image data is recorded onto at least a first recording medium built in the apparatus and a second recording medium removable from the apparatus such that the amount of data recorded on the first medium is smaller than that recorded on the second medium. In this information processing apparatus, a user can view images captured previously with more ease because image data recorded on the first recording medium is sorted by date and is provided to the user in this state.

Abstract: A gas sensor element designed to measure the concentration of gas such O2 is provided. The gas sensor element is formed by a laminate of an oxygen ion conductive solid electrolyte layer made of zironia, a reference gas-exposed electrode, and a measurement gas-exposed electrode. The measurement gas-exposed electrode is made of a laminate of an outer electrode layer and an intermediate electrode layer. The outer electrode layer is made of metal or a mixture of the metal and zirconia. The metal is Pt, Ag, Rh, or Pd. The intermediate electrode layer is made of a mixture of zirconia and Pt, Ag, Rh, or Pd and greater in content of zirconia than the outer electrode layer. This structure results in increased reaction interfaces where the gas reacts with platinum particles and zirconia particles in the measurement gas-exposed electrode and the solid electrolyte layer, thereby ensuring higher catalytic activity and electrical conductivity.

Abstract: A projector type vehicle light includes: a light source provided close to the primary focusing point of a concave mirror; and a convex lens, wherein the light source comprises a group of LEDs; each of the LED is located in each of a small concave mirror in a small reflector which has an ellipsoidal surface of rotation or a free surface as a part of the ellipsoidal surface of rotation provided on the inner surface thereof; the convex lens comprises a group of small convex lenses provided to cover the front opening of the small reflectors respectively; each of the LED is located close to the primary focusing point of a small concave mirror in a small reflector and faces at its emitter side to the small concave mirror; and a shade comes close to the secondary focusing point of the small concave mirror and assembled together with the small convex lens and the LED, whereby each of the small projector type lamps in the array is completed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a recording unit operable to record data in a predetermined area, a detecting unit operable to detect a device connected to the apparatus, and an unmounting unit operable to unmount the predetermined area in the recording unit when the device connected to the apparatus is detected. Accordingly, data recorded in the recording unit of the information processing apparatus is prevented from being viewed and edited through an external device connected to the apparatus. The information processing apparatus may include, for example, a camera having two recording media.

Abstract: Disclosed is a slew rate adjustment circuit for adjusting the slew rate of an output buffer having an output transistor and a pre-transistor in a preceding stage of the output transistor which includes a resistance adjustment circuit and a resistance adjustment circuit. The resistance adjustment circuit and the resistance adjustment circuit adjust the resistances of a Pch output transistor and an Nch output transistor, in an output buffer, respectively. The slew rate adjustment circuit also includes a first resistance adjustment circuit and a second resistance adjustment circuit. The first resistance adjustment circuit and the second resistance adjustment circuit adjust the resistances of a Pch pre-transistor and an Nch pre-transistor, respectively. The slew rate adjustment circuit also includes a first fine resistance adjustment circuit and a second fine resistance adjustment circuit.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp unit includes a reflective surface based on an ellipse; a semiconductor light source of which a light emitting portion is provided at a first focal point of the reflective surface or a vicinity of the first focal point; and a projection lens that projects a reflected light that is a light emitted from the semiconductor light source and reflected by the reflective surface to outside. An emission direction of a maximum light emission intensity from among light intensities of the semiconductor light source is inclined in a direction opposite to the projection lens with respect to an optical axis of the projection lens.

Abstract: To measure noise generated within a semiconductor device at a high speed and at high accuracy. A semiconductor device 1 includes an output driver circuit 5 for generating noise on wiring for a power supply Vdd targeted for noise measurement using a trigger signal S input from measuring equipment 2 and a noise measuring circuit 3. The noise measuring circuit 3 includes a comparator circuit for comparing a voltage on the wiring for the power supply Vdd with a reference voltage Vref supplied from the measuring equipment 2 and outputting a result of comparison, and two latch circuits for respectively holding the change of the result of comparison to one state and the change of the result of comparison to the other state, for output to the measuring equipment.

Abstract: A vehicle lighting apparatus emits a spot light distribution pattern to be combined with a low-beam light distribution pattern emitted from a headlamp. The vehicle lighting apparatus includes a semiconductor light source formed with a rectangular light emitting element; and a lens that projects light from the rectangular light emitting element under an upper horizontal cutoff line of the low-beam light distribution pattern, as the spot light distribution pattern of a substantially rectangular shape.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a tristate buffer circuit, which includes, on an output stage, at least a first transistor (P1) for pull-up driving and a second transistor (N1) for pull-down driving, in which, when a control signal (EN) is of a value indicating an enable state, an output is set to a high level or to a low level, depending on a data signal, and in which, when the control signal is of a value indicating a disable state, the first and second transistors are turned off to set a high impedance state of the output. The semiconductor device further includes a control unit (120, P6, P7) for performing control for speeding up the transition from the on-state to the off-state of the first transistor (P1) at the time of switching the control signal (EN) from the enable state to the disable state.

Abstract: An improved structure of a gas sensor is provided which is designed to establish a desired degree of gas/liquid tight sealing between a sensor element and a housing. The gas sensor includes a powder seal fitted in a chamber defined between the sensor element and the housing. The dimensions of the powder seal and the chamber are selected to enhance gas/liquid tight properties of the powder seal.

Abstract: A projector type vehicle light includes: a light source provided close to the primary focusing point of a concave mirror; and a convex lens, wherein the light source comprises a group of LEDs; each of the LED is located in each of a small concave mirror in a small reflector which has an ellipsoidal surface of rotation or a free surface as a part of the ellipsoidal surface of rotation provided on the inner surface thereof; the convex lens comprises a group of small convex lenses provided to cover the front opening of the small reflectors respectively; each of the LED is located close to the primary focusing point of a small concave mirror in a small reflector and faces at its emitter side to the small concave mirror; and a shade comes close to the secondary focusing point of the small concave mirror and assembled together with the small convex lens and the LED, whereby each of the small projector type lamps in the array is completed.

Abstract: An image taking apparatus includes a thumbnail generating unit for generating thumbnails created based on image data, an identifier setting unit for setting identifier information added to associate the thumbnails with the image data, and an identifier information adder for adding such identifier information capable of determining the image data and the thumbnails as obtained under the same setting to the image data captured when specific setting information is configured and to the thumbnails based on the setting information. A data recorder is included for recording the image data and the thumbnails, as is a data reader for reading by selecting only a thumbnail that is based on a predetermined condition from the thumbnails to which such identifier information is added, when the thumbnails are read from the recording medium, and a screen display generates thumbnail list screen data from thumbnails read by the data reader.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: an obtaining unit for obtaining picture taking date and time information of data recorded on a recording medium; a range setting unit for setting a data range in which display object data as objects for list display is obtained from within the data on a basis of the picture taking date and time information obtained by the obtaining unit; a picture taking interval calculating unit for obtaining a picture taking interval of each piece of data in the data range set by the range setting unit; a display object setting unit for setting, as the display object data, pieces of data that have longest picture taking intervals obtained by the picture taking interval calculating unit among pieces of data in the data range set by the range setting unit and are not more than a number of images simultaneously displayable on the list display; and a data generating unit for generating list display data including images of the display object data s

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a tristate buffer circuit, which includes, on an output stage, at least a first transistor (P1) for pull-up driving and a second transistor (N1) for pull-down driving, in which, when a control signal (EN) is of a value indicating an enable state, an output is set to a high level or to a low level, depending on a data signal, and in which, when the control signal is of a value indicating a disable state, the first and second transistors are turned off to set a high impedance state of the output. The semiconductor device further includes a control unit (120, P6, P7) for performing control for speeding up the transition from the on-state to the off-state of the first transistor (P1) at the time of switching the control signal (EN) from the enable state to the disable state.