Abstract: A method of manufacturing a gyro element as a vibration element is a manufacturing method of processing a quartz crystal substrate to form an outward shape of a gyro element including a vibrating arm and form recessed portions in a vibrating arm. The method includes forming the outward shape of a gyro element from one surface of the quartz crystal substrate using dry etching and forming the recessed portions using wet etching.

Abstract: The apparatus includes first and second terminals, an electrical conductor placed around at least the second terminal, a first current applying unit, an abnormal circumstances determining unit, a second current applying unit, and an informing unit. The first current applying unit applies current between the first terminal and the second terminal. The abnormal circumstances determining unit determines whether there is an abnormal circumstance at the connection between the apparatus and the unit side circuit, under the condition that the current is applied by the first current applying unit. The second current applying unit applies current between the first terminal and the second terminal, in case that the abnormal circumstances determining unit determined that there is not an abnormal circumstance of the connection.

Abstract: An electric power supply control device comprises a first converter, at least one second converter, and an electrical voltage control unit. The second converter can work in intermittent oscillation, and converts outputting electrical voltage from the first converter. The electrical voltage control unit controls the outputting electrical voltage of the first converter, so that the outputting electrical voltage is equal to or less than a minimum value of upper limits of operating electrical voltage of the second converter, and is more than or equal to a maximum value of lower limits of operating electrical voltage of the second converter, and at least one of the second converter performs low electric power behavior.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a portable terminal device and an image forming apparatus. The device includes a first storage part, a transmitting part transmitting data of an image stored in the first storage part wirelessly, a displaying part, a first operation part receiving a first operation of selecting the image and a second operation of selecting printing, and a transmission controlling part carrying out first transmission control to cause the transmitting part to transmit the data before a print setting screen is displayed on the displaying part when the first operation and the second operation are carried out if a remaining amount of a battery is smaller than a predetermined threshold value. The apparatus includes a second storage part storing the data transmitted by the first transmission control and a printing part executing a print job printing the image of the data stored in the second storage part.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an input unit, a printing unit, and a storage device. Printing data of each page included in a printing job is input into the input unit. The printing unit selectively prints a page which is printable without changing attributes of the printing data when input in the same apparatus, among the pages included in the printing job. The storage device stores the printing data of a page which is unprintable without changing the attributes of the printing data when input in the same apparatus, among the printing data of the pages included in the printing job as pending job data.

Abstract: A flush control apparatus controls a Set Associative cache memory apparatus. A flush control apparatus includes: a tag memory unit associating a tag identifier identifying a tag which associates a plurality of cache lines and tag information representing whether or not the tag is valid. It also includes a line memory unit, a way specification unit and a flush unit which flushes the way specified by the way specification unit.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus including a cutting unit on which a cutting blade is detachably mounted, a control unit for controlling the cutting unit, and a blade case holder for holding a blade case for storing the cutting blade is provided. The blade case is provided with an IC tag allowing reading and writing of use history information of the cutting blade. The control unit is connected to a read/write unit for reading the use history information from the IC tag of the blade case held by the blade case holder and writing the use history information to the IC tag. The use history information read from the IC tag by the read/write unit is reflected in processing conditions for a workpiece to be processed, and the use history information after processing of the workpiece is written to the IC tag by the read/write unit.

Abstract: An electric power supply control device comprises a first converter, at least one second converter, and an electrical voltage control unit. The second converter can work in intermittent oscillation, and converts outputting electrical voltage from the first converter. The electrical voltage control unit controls the outputting electrical voltage of the first converter, so that the outputting electrical voltage is equal to or less than a minimum value of upper limits of operating electrical voltage of the second converter, and is more than or equal to a maximum value of lower limits of operating electrical voltage of the second converter, and at least one of the second converter performs low electric power behavior.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for performing laser exposure is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a driving circuit for supplying drive current to a laser light source in accordance with an image pulse signal; a pulse width expansion portion for expanding a pulse width of the image pulse signal supplied to the driving circuit; and an adjustment control portion for setting, based on state data indicating a state related to light emission start characteristics of the laser light source, a value of the bias current supplied as a part of the drive current to the laser light source and an amount of expansion of the pulse width in such a manner that laser light emission occurs in a period of time having a length equal to a length of a pulse width of each pulse in the image pulse signal.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having image supporting members and developing devices provided for a plurality of colors respectively, and a developing bias source. The developing bias source includes DC power circuits provided for the colors respectively, an AC power circuit provided for use in common for all of the colors, and an element provided for at least one of the colors other than black. The developing bias source generates developing biases by superimposing an AC voltage output from the AC power circuit on DC voltages output from the DC power circuits and applies the developing biases to the respectively corresponding developing devices. The element maintains a constant voltage having a potential of an opposite polarity to a potential of charged toner used for the development. The developing bias source further superimposes the constant voltage on the developing bias for the at least one of the colors other than black.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a portable terminal device and an image forming apparatus. The device includes a first storage part, a transmitting part transmitting data of an image stored in the first storage part wirelessly, a displaying part, a first operation part receiving a first operation of selecting the image and a second operation of selecting printing, and a transmission controlling part carrying out first transmission control to cause the transmitting part to transmit the data before a print setting screen is displayed on the displaying part when the first operation and the second operation are carried out if a remaining amount of a battery is smaller than a predetermined threshold value. The apparatus includes a second storage part storing the data transmitted by the first transmission control and a printing part executing a print job printing the image of the data stored in the second storage part.

Abstract: A data processing device (1) is provided with: a data base storage region (32c) for storing MSn mass spectra of a great number of known compounds in advance; an acquisition unit for acquiring the MSn mass spectrum of an unknown compound (31a); and a score calculation unit (31d) for finding respective scores indicating similarities between the MSn mass spectrum of the unknown compound and MSn mass spectra of the great number of known compounds.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms a color image by layering toner images of different colors includes: a photoreceptor on which an electrostatic latent image is formed through charging and exposure; an exposure unit performing exposure-scanning on the photoreceptor in accordance with image signal; an intensity determination unit determining exposure intensity according to image forming condition; and a timing determination unit determining a timing of inputting image signal for each scanning line, wherein the exposure unit has a delay duration differing depending on the exposure intensity and being from input of image signal of each pixel to be exposed to exposure of the pixel at the exposure intensity, and the timing determination unit obtains the delay duration corresponding to the exposure intensity, and determines the timing such that image signal of an initial pixel to be initially exposed is input the delay duration before the initial pixel is exposed.

Abstract: The method of controlling a battery storing electric power generated by a power generator generating electric power using renewable energy comprises detecting an amount of electric power generated by the power generator at a first time and a second time that is prior to the first time; computing a rate of increase or decrease of the amount of electric power between the first time and the second time; computing a target output value for the electric power to be supplied to an electric power transmission system based on the rate, and supplying to the electric power transmission system electric power corresponding to the target output value from at least one of the power generator and the battery.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having image supporting members and developing devices provided for a plurality of colors respectively, and a developing bias source. The developing bias source includes DC power circuits provided for the colors respectively, an AC power circuit provided for use in common for all of the colors, and an element provided for at least one of the colors other than black. The developing bias source generates developing biases by superimposing an AC voltage output from the AC power circuit on DC voltages output from the DC power circuits and applies the developing biases to the respectively corresponding developing devices. The element maintains a constant voltage having a potential of an opposite polarity to a potential of charged toner used for the development. The developing bias source further superimposes the constant voltage on the developing bias for the at least one of the colors other than black.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an ejection tray, a printing portion and a display position. The printing portion prints, on a sheet, an image based on image data and ejects the printed sheet to the ejection tray. The display portion displays ejected-sheet information for notifying the orientation of the front and back surfaces of the printed sheet ejected to the ejection tray and the orientation of the printed image on the printed sheet.

Abstract: An electric power supply control device comprises AC/DC converter, DC/DC converters, and an output electrical voltage monitor unit of the AC/DC converter. When output electrical voltage of the AC/DC converter increases to the first preset value P1, the AC/DC converter stops the convert. When the output electrical voltage decreases to the second preset value P2, the AC/DC converter restarts the convert. The first preset value P1 is equal to or less than the lowest value, out of the upper limit values in electrical voltage ranges in which the DC/DC converters CV1 and CV2 can work. The second preset value P2 is more than or equal to the highest value, out of the lower limit values in electrical voltage ranges in which the DC/DC converters CV1 and CV2 can work.

Abstract: Image forming apparatus comprises an electric power supply circuit board, an electric power control unit, functional circuits, and an electrical power saving circuit. The electric power control unit executes constant voltage control, to make electrical potential of a remote sensing location constant. The functional circuits are connected with the electric power supply circuit board. The electrical power saving circuit switches the state of functional circuits between the state in which they are provided with electric power and the state in which they are not provided with electric power. The electrical power saving circuit sets the contact point of the input side of the circuit, in which the consumption electrical current or the behavior guarantee minimum electrical voltage is the largest, out of the electrical power saving circuit and functional circuits provided with electric power, as the remote sensing location.

Abstract: An event detecting unit detects a specific error event or a specific warning event. An event notice transmitting unit transmits an event notice of the detected event to another image forming apparatus. An event notice receiving unit receives an event notice from another image forming apparatus. A status control unit is capable of changing the operation mode among a normal mode and a sleep mode. The status control unit changes the operation mode to the sleep mode or an out-of-service expression mode if the event notice is received in the normal mode. The out-of-service expression mode includes at least one of (a) putting off a light of the display device, (b) stopping a part or all of internal devices that make operation noise sound, and (c) denying reception of an execution request to a part or all of functions.

Abstract: A mass spectrometry data display device in which the mass axis (m/z axis) is made into a ring shape and the intensity axis is the radial direction thereof, and peak information (in the drawing, the compound name and structural formula candidates) are arranged in a ring shape in correspondence with the peaks along the outer circumference of the mass spectrum and displayed together therewith on a screen.