Abstract: A measuring apparatus has a physical amount transformer that transforms a physical amount into a current, a measuring circuit that measures an output current of the physical amount transformer, a power supply circuit that inputs an output of the measuring circuit, a circuit switching unit that switches between a first state and a second state, the first state constituting a circuit inputting the output of the measuring circuit into the power supply circuit, the second state constituting a circuit directly inputting the output of the measuring circuit into the physical amount transformer, and a switching controller driven by the power supply circuit to control the circuit switching unit.

Abstract: A detection apparatus that detects a state of power has a first current transformer that measures a first current on a side of a first power line with respect to a connecting point between the first power line extending from a commercial power supply and a second power line extending from a power generation means that supplies power having the same frequency as the commercial power supply, a second current transformer that measures a second current on a side of the second power line with respect to the connecting point, a first current direction detector that detects a direction of the first current, a second current direction detector that detects a direction of the second current, and an exclusive OR calculator that calculates an exclusive OR between a detected value of the direction of the first current and a detected value of the direction of the second current.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus has a physical amount transformer that transforms a physical amount into a current, a measuring circuit that measures an output current of the physical amount transformer, a power supply circuit that inputs an output of the measuring circuit, a circuit switching unit that switches between a first state and a second state, the first state constituting a circuit inputting the output of the measuring circuit into the power supply circuit, the second state constituting a circuit directly inputting the output of the measuring circuit into the physical amount transformer, and a switching controller driven by the power supply circuit to control the circuit switching unit.

Abstract: A detection apparatus that detects a state of power has a first current transformer that measures a first current on a side of a first power line with respect to a connecting point between the first power line extending from a commercial power supply and a second power line extending from a power generation means that supplies power having the same frequency as the commercial power supply, a second current transformer that measures a second current on a side of the second power line with respect to the connecting point, a first current direction detector that detects a direction of the first current, a second current direction detector that detects a direction of the second current, and an exclusive OR calculator that calculates an exclusive OR between a detected value of the direction of the first current and a detected value of the direction of the second current.

Abstract: There is provided a foamed resin molded article having many microscopic foamed cells formed therein. The foamed resin molded article (1) of the present invention has its surface formed of a skin layer (2) and has its interior formed of a foamed layer (3). The foamed layer (3) has a plurality of first foamed cells (4) and a plurality of second foamed cells (5) formed therein, the plurality of second foamed cells (5) being formed between the first foamed cells (4) and being smaller than the first foamed cells (4).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a portable device includes a casing, a display contained in the casing and having a first side in proximity to a position of the casing which is held by a user with a hand, a plurality of icons displayed on the display, a touch panel which is provided over the display and by which the icons are operated, and a sensor which is provided in the casing and senses the position held by the user. The icons are arranged in a first area defined by an arc of a circle about a first corner as a center located at a lower end of the first side, and chords extending between the arc and the first corner.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage apparatus comprises storage devices, a first selection module configured to select a first storage device in accordance with selection made by a user, a determination module configured to determine whether or not the first storage device can store data, a second selection module configured to select a second storage device when the determination module determines that the first storage device cannot store data, and a storage control module configured to store data in the first storage device when the determination module determines that the first storage device can store data, and to store data in the second storage device when the determination module determines that the first storage device cannot store data.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a portable display device including a recording section which records a video file, a decoder section which decodes the video file and outputs a video/audio signal, a display section which displays a video picture on a screen based on the video/audio signal from the decoder section, a backlight section which irradiates a back side of the display section, and a control section which determines the video file to be reproduced based on attribute information and turns off the irradiation of the backlight section based on a determined result.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, which sequentially inspects a plurality of semiconductor devices formed on a semiconductor wafer. This method executes a full inspection analysis on the individual devices on the wafer. The full inspection is carried out based on predetermined inspection criteria to determine whether or not the inspected devices are defective or properly functional. The number of devices determined as good ones during the full inspection analysis is sequentially counted, whereas the counted number is reset to zero whenever any device is determined to be defective during the full inspection routine. A simplified inspection analysis is executed on a predetermined number of devices when the counted number reaches a predetermined value. The simplified inspection is carried out against some of all the predetermined inspection criteria to determine whether or not the inspected devices are defects.