Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor, a refrigerant flow switching device, a heat source side heat exchanger, an expansion device, a heat medium heat exchanger, and an accumulator are connected, a heat medium circuit in which a pump, the heat medium heat exchanger, a heat medium flow control device, and a load side heat exchanger are connected, at least one or more bypass pipes provided in the refrigerant circuit so that the refrigerant discharged from the compressor bypasses at least either one of the heat source side heat exchanger and the heat medium heat exchanger, a bypass opening and closing device provided at the bypass pipe, and a controller configured to control the bypass opening and closing device to carry out a start-up control function of causing low-pressure gas refrigerant with a high degree of superheat to flow into the accumulator.

Abstract: A traffic data acquisition unit acquires traffic volume data. A required time acquisition unit acquires an actual value of a required time. A traffic volume calculation unit calculates an inflow traffic volume of vehicles flowing into each using the traffic volume data and the actual value of the required time. A traffic state prediction unit calculates, for each route, a predicted value of the required time in view of the calculated inflow traffic volume and a predicted value of the required time when the inflow traffic volume is changed using a traffic model generated in advance. An amount of change calculation unit calculates, for each route, an amount of change in the predicted value of the required time when the inflow traffic volume is changed.

Abstract: The halogenated zinc phthalocyanine pigment is for use as a green pigment for color filters and capable of achieving high brightness. In the halogenated zinc phthalocyanine pigment, when a coating film containing 1.00 part by mass of the pigment, 0.95 parts by mass of a benzyl methacrylate-methacrylic acid copolymer, and 0.30 parts by mass of a dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer is heated at 230° C. for one hour to form an evaluation coating film having a thickness of 4 ?m, an average scattering intensity at scattering angles 2? in a range of 17° to 21° is determined from a two-dimensional scattering image obtained by GI-WAXS measurement of the evaluation coating film, and a normalized average scattering intensity is determined such that the average scattering intensity at an azimuth of 45° is 1, the normalized average scattering intensity at azimuths of 5° to 89° is 0.70 to 1.15.

Abstract: A control circuit module includes FETs each including a control terminal, an input terminal, and an output terminal, a control circuit connected to the control terminals and controlling on/off operations of the FETs by outputting a control signal to the control terminals, a first package including the FETs and the control circuit provided therein and including a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface, which is a side surface perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first surface and the second surface, first electrodes provided in the first package and exposed from the first surface of the first package, and a second electrode that is provided in the first package and exposed from the second surface of the first package.

Abstract: An inductor includes a first terminal and a second terminal, a first inductor conductor layer and a second inductor conductor layer, a magnetic core layer, and via conductors. The magnetic core layer is disposed between the first and second inductor conductor layers. The via conductors are connected to the first and second inductor conductor layers. The first and second terminals are electrically connected through the via conductors. The magnetic core layer includes a first magnetic substance portion including a first magnetic substance, and a second magnetic substance portion including a second magnetic substance. Magnetic properties of the second magnetic substance are different from magnetic properties of the first magnetic substance.

Abstract: An inductor includes a first terminal and a second terminal, a first inductor conductor layer and a second inductor conductor layer, a magnetic core layer, and via conductors. The magnetic core layer is disposed between the first and second inductor conductor layers. The via conductors are connected to the first and second inductor conductor layers. The first and second terminals are electrically connected through the via conductors. The magnetic core layer includes a first magnetic substance portion including a first magnetic substance, and a second magnetic substance portion including a second magnetic substance. Magnetic properties of the second magnetic substance are different from magnetic properties of the first magnetic substance.

Abstract: An optical transmission system includes an optical transmission apparatus and an optical receiving apparatus. The optical transmission apparatus includes a transmitting unit that transmits signal light to the optical receiving apparatus through an optical transmission path, and a determining unit that determines continuity of the optical path using return light that returns from the optical receiving apparatus to the optical transmission apparatus through the optical transmission path, out of the signal light. The optical transmission apparatus includes a modulating unit that modulates a part of the signal light that is transmitted from the optical transmission apparatus through the optical transmission path to generate the return light, and an output unit that outputs the return light to the optical transmission apparatus through the optical transmission path.

Abstract: An optical transmission system includes an optical transmission apparatus and an optical receiving apparatus. The optical transmission apparatus includes a transmitting unit that transmits signal light to the optical receiving apparatus through an optical transmission path, and a determining unit that determines continuity of the optical path using return light that returns from the optical receiving apparatus to the optical transmission apparatus through the optical transmission path, out of the signal light. The optical transmission apparatus includes a modulating unit that modulates a part of the signal light that is transmitted from the optical transmission apparatus through the optical transmission path to generate the return light, and an output unit that outputs the return light to the optical transmission apparatus through the optical transmission path.

Abstract: An optical amplifying device includes a semiconductor laser that outputs a pump light having a power according to a provided drive current; a rare-earth-doped amplifying medium that amplifies an input light by the pump light output from the semiconductor laser; and a detector that detects, in the power of the pump light, a fluctuation faster than a response speed of a gain of the amplifying medium with respect to the power of the pump light. The optical amplifying device varies the drive current provided to the semiconductor laser based on the fluctuation detected by the detector.

Abstract: An optical amplifying device includes a semiconductor laser that outputs a pump light having a power according to a provided drive current; a rare-earth-doped amplifying medium that amplifies an input light by the pump light output from the semiconductor laser; and a detector that detects, in the power of the pump light, a fluctuation faster than a response speed of a gain of the amplifying medium with respect to the power of the pump light. The optical amplifying device varies the drive current provided to the semiconductor laser based on the fluctuation detected by the detector.

Abstract: An optical amplifier for amplifying light includes a light source for emitting pump light in accordance with current amount; a rare earth element doped optical fiber doped rare earth element, the rare earth element doped optical fiber pumped by the pump light from the light source; a detector for detecting upconversion light leaked from the rare earth element doped optical fiber; a memory for storing correspondence relationship data of the current amount for the light source and an intensity of the upconversion light in normal state of the light source; a difference calculator for calculating a difference between the intensity of the upconversion light being detected by the detector and an amount being obtained by converting the current amount for the light source by the use of the correspondence relationship data; and a discriminator for discriminating whether the difference calculated at the difference calculator exceeds a predetermined value.

Abstract: A simulated gun includes a main body and a reactionary force generator having a drive force generator, an actuator and a transmitter. The drive force generator is arranged outside the main body and transmits a drive force to a core constituting the transmitter by driving of the drive force generator. The rotational arm of the actuator is rotated together with a weight about the horizontal axis by a drive force from the core, and a drive force in a direction for raising the muzzle side of the gun is imparted to the main body when the weight hammers the inner wall surface of the main body. Consequently, a specified impact force can be generated by the drive force generator arranged outside of the main body, the size and weight of the main body can be reduced, and a realistic reaction force such that the muzzle side of the gun is sprung up can be realized.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a memory; a store control section to divide and store image data in plural vacant memory regions in the memory; and an image administrating information registering section to register each divided image data divided by the store control section by correlating position information of each divided image data in the image data before dividing the image data with storing position information of each divided image data indicating a storing memory region.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus which saves data in a volatile memory into a nonvolatile memory when power is off, the data processing apparatus including: a detecting circuit for outputting a momentary interruption detecting signal when a power source voltage is below a first threshold voltage, and a power failure detecting signal when the power source voltage is below a second threshold voltage that is lower than the first threshold voltage; and a control section adapted to start saving of the data in the volatile memory into the nonvolatile memory when the detecting circuit has output the momentary interruption detecting signal, continue save of the data, and carry out a predetermined shutdown processing when the detecting circuit has output the power failure detecting signal after the detecting circuit has output the momentary interruption detecting signal.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the embodiment of the invention, an optical amplifier including an input port, an output port, a plurality of amplifying parts, an optical attenuator, a gain controller and an optical attenuator controller. The plurality of amplifying parts includes an optical amplification medium and a pumping light source for generating pump light. The optical attenuator is optically connected between the amplifying parts. The gain controller controls the pump light power of the pump sources, respectively, in such a way that the ratio decreases in accordance with the gain set value increasing and the ratio interpose between a first threshold level and a second threshold level. The optical attenuator controller controls attenuation of the optical attenuator in order to maintain the sum of generating gains of the amplifying parts in the gain set value in accordance with a state of the signal light inputted into the input port.

Abstract: A controller monitors output level variation rate of excitation light outputted by a light source in accordance with a drive current of the light source and provided to a rare-earth doped amplifying medium so that a signal light is amplified as the signal light travels through the amplifying medium. In an embodiment, the controller decreases the drive current when the monitored output level variation rate is larger than a threshold value, to thereby reduce power level of the outputted excitation light and thereby delay progress of degradation of the light source indicated by the monitored output level variation rate being larger than the threshold value.

Abstract: An optical amplifier includes a first optical amplification unit that amplifies input light, a variable optical attenuation unit that attenuates an output of the first optical amplification unit, a second optical amplification unit that amplifies an output of the variable optical attenuation unit, and a loss amount control unit that controls the variable optical attenuation unit, wherein an external attenuating optical medium is inserted between the variable optical attenuation unit and the second optical amplification unit. The optical amplifier includes an abnormality detecting unit that detects abnormality in optical loss based on a light level between the external attenuating optical medium and the second optical amplification unit, and a detection invalidating unit that invalidates any abnormality detected by the abnormality detecting unit when a light level between the variable optical attenuation unit and the external attenuating optical medium is lower than a threshold level.

Abstract: A memory apparatus including: a cache control section to control a cache memory for an auxiliary storage apparatus; a volatile memory; and a nonvolatile memory, wherein the cache memory for the auxiliary storage apparatus is configured to have a volatile cache memory provided in the volatile memory and a nonvolatile cache memory provided in the nonvolatile memory, and wherein the cache control section accesses the nonvolatile cache memory using a write back method.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including: a nonvolatile memory; a volatile system memory in which predetermined data stored in the nonvolatile memory is developed; a control section to save the predetermined data stored in the system memory in the nonvolatile memory when a start of power-off operation is detected; and a storage section that stores a first timing information representing a time point of terminating the operation of saving the predetermined data in the nonvolatile memory, and a second timing information representing a power-off time point, wherein the control section compares the first timing information stored in the storage section with the second timing information, subsequent to the next operation of turning on of the power.

Abstract: There is described an image processing apparatus which enables an additional image, such as a “Confidential” mark, to be added to an original image only during the period when it is necessary to be outputted. The image processing apparatus includes an image signals obtaining section which obtains image signals corresponding to an image; an additional image setting section which sets an additional image with the image corresponding to the image signals; a day and time information setting section which sets a day and time information used for judging whether the image is outputted with or without an additional image in outputting the image based on the image signals; and a judgment section which judges whether date and time information meets date and time for output when the image is outputted based on the image signals.