Abstract: A lighting device for use in a vehicle, is equipped with one light source and a linear light-guiding body which guides light from the light source. The light-guiding body has a linear, primary spotlight part which emits light in a linear shape and a secondary spotlight part which emits a spot of light from the tip of the light-guiding body, thus providing different lighting with one light source.

Abstract: Included in a speech synthesizer, a natural language processing unit divides text data, input from a text input unit, into a plurality of components (particularly, words). An importance prediction unit estimates an importance level of each component according to the degree of how much each component contributes to understanding when a listener hears synthesized speech. Then, the speech synthesizer determines a processing load based on the device state when executing synthesis processing and the importance level. Included in the speech synthesizer, a synthesizing control unit and a wave generation unit reduce the processing time for a phoneme with a low importance level by curtailing its processing load (relatively degrading its sound quality), allocate a part of the processing time, made available by this reduction, to the processing time of a phoneme with a high importance level, and generates synthesized speech in which important words are easily audible.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus sets focusing time for changing an in-focus state onto each in-focus point by the optical system in accordance with a plurality of in-focus points set by a setting unit and controls the change of the in-focus state by the optical system on the basis of the set focusing time and evaluation by a focus estimation unit in response to a recording instruction given to a recording unit, so that the plurality of set in-focus points are made intop the in-focus state in turn.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus that includes an optical zooming unit, an electronic zooming unit, and a controller, wherein when the optical zooming unit moves from a first zoom region to a second zoom region that is closer to a wide-angle end than the first zoom region, the controller discretely moves the electronic zooming unit along with the operation of the optical zooming unit at the first change rate, and when the optical zooming unit moves from the first zoom region to a third zoom region that is closer to a telephoto end than the first zoom region, the controller discretely operates the electronic zooming unit along with the operation of the optical zooming unit at the second change rate.

Abstract: A drug effect-adverse effect prediction system includes a clinical data analysis table generating part, for each combination of genotypes relating to a drug effect or adverse effect, for generation of an analysis table for handling cases related to presence or absence of the drug effect or adverse effect. The system also includes a reliability analysis part, a discrimination formula generating part, a prediction part, and a discrimination formula optimizing part.

Abstract: The present invention is a speech synthesizer that generates speech data of text including a fixed part and a variable part, in combination with recorded speech and rule-based synthetic speech. The speech synthesizer is a high-quality one in which recorded speech and synthetic speech are concatenated with the discontinuity of timbres and prosodies not perceived.

Abstract: A lighting device for use in a vehicle, is equipped with one light source and a linear light-guiding body which guides light from the light source. The light-guiding body has a linear, primary spotlight part which emits light in a linear shape and a secondary spotlight part which emits a spot of light from the tip of the light-guiding body, thus providing different lighting with one light source.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode includes a substrate having a main surface, a light-emitting diode device arranged on the main surface, a translucent sealing resin portion sealing the light-emitting diode device so that the light-emitting diode device is implemented as an independent convex portion projecting from the main surface, and a reflector arranged on the main surface so as to surround an outer perimeter of the sealing resin portion with an inclined surface at a distance from the outer perimeter.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging apparatus capable of monitoring a plurality of monitored sites in a switching manner by a single surveillance camera and an imaging system. Provided are: an imager for imaging an object scene image so as to produce imaging data; a cutout processor for cutting out one portion of the imaging data so as to create a plurality of cutout image data; and an outputter for sequentially outputting the plurality of cutout image data to the external apparatus at a predetermined output interval.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode includes a substrate having a main surface, a light-emitting diode device arranged on the main surface, a translucent sealing resin portion sealing the light-emitting diode device so that the light-emitting diode device is implemented as an independent convex portion projecting from the main surface, and a reflector arranged on the main surface so as to surround an outer perimeter of the sealing resin portion with an inclined surface at a distance from the outer perimeter.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode includes a substrate having a main surface, a light-emitting diode device arranged on the main surface, a translucent sealing resin portion sealing the light-emitting diode device so that the light-emitting diode device is implemented as an independent convex portion projecting from the main surface, and a reflector arranged on the main surface so as to surround an outer perimeter of the sealing resin portion with an inclined surface at a distance from the outer perimeter.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus that includes an optical zooming unit, an electronic zooming unit, and a controller, wherein when the optical zooming unit moves from a first zoom region to a second zoom region that is closer to a wide-angle end than the first zoom region, the controller discretely moves the electronic zooming unit along with the operation of the optical zooming unit at the first change rate, and when the optical zooming unit moves from the first zoom region to a third zoom region that is closer to a telephoto end than the first zoom region, the controller discretely operates the electronic zooming unit along with the operation of the optical zooming unit at the second change rate.

Abstract: The present invention is a speech synthesizer that generates speech data of text including a fixed part and a variable part, in combination with recorded speech and rule-based synthetic speech. The speech synthesizer is a high-quality one in which recorded speech and synthetic speech are concatenated with the discontinuity of timbres and prosodies not perceived.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method capable of acquiring a physically and physiologically valid muscular strength from motion data based on a musculoskeletal model. The present invention relates to a method for obtaining muscular tension by performing inverse dynamics calculation of a musculoskeletal model. The method comprises a step for optimizing a contact force ?C received from an environment using acquired floor reaction force data and a step for optimizing the muscle tension f using acquired motion data, acquired myogenic potential data, and optimized contact force. The motion data, reaction force data and myogenic potential data can be measured at the same time by a behavior capture system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method capable of acquiring a physically and physiologically valid muscular strength from motion data based on a musculoskeletal model. The present invention relates to a method for obtaining muscular tension by performing inverse dynamics calculation of a musculoskeletal model. The method comprises a step for optimizing a contact force ?C received from an environment using acquired floor reaction force data and a step for optimizing the muscle tension ƒ using acquired motion data, acquired myogenic potential data, and optimized contact force. The motion data, reaction force data and myogenic potential data can be measured at the same time by a behavior capture system.

Abstract: The acrylic sol composition of the present invention comprises acrylic polymer fine particles (a), block polyurethane (b), polyamine (c), acidic phosphate ester (d), a plasticizer (e), and a filler (f). This acrylic sol composition does not generate hydrogen chloride gas or dioxin when combusted, has excellent storage stability, can be cured at relatively low temperatures, and provides coating films excellent in adhesion to substrates, cold resistance, and strength.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode includes a substrate having a main surface, a light-emitting diode device arranged on the main surface, a translucent sealing resin portion sealing the light-emitting diode device so that the light-emitting diode device is implemented as an independent convex portion projecting from the main surface, and a reflector arranged on the main surface so as to surround an outer perimeter of the sealing resin portion with an inclined surface at a distance from the outer perimeter.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode includes a transparent substrate having a main surface and serving as a substrate, a light-emitting diode element mounted on the main surface, and a substantially semicylindrical resin sealing portion made of transparent resin and arranged on the main surface to sealingly cover the light-emitting diode element. The resin sealing portion has a reflection surface for reflecting the light emitted from the light-emitting diode element toward the transparent substrate. Preferably, a reflector made of a silver plating or the like is arranged on the reflection surface.

Abstract: In a rotary electric machine using a sintered oil-impregnated bearing, oil that oozes out from the sintered oil-impregnated bearing is prevented from attaching onto a brush. In a stay part providing a brush holder stay, there is formed a through hole into which the sintered oil-impregnated bearing is fitted. A pair of holder portions that each accommodate therein a brush are formed to diametrically face each other. A terminal-fixing portion is formed on one side of each holder portion. A prescribed gap exists between the one side position and the terminal-fixing portion. By closing the inner-radial end of the gap by an end wall, a first oil pool is formed. Thus, the first oil pool is structured as an oil pool on an oil path of any oozed oil flowing from the through hole toward the outer radial side of the holder portion to prevent the oil from entering the holder portion.

Abstract: In a rotary electric machine using a sintered oil-impregnated bearing, oil that oozes out from the sintered oil-impregnated bearing is prevented from attaching onto a brush. In a stay part providing a brush holder stay, there is formed a through hole into which the sintered oil-impregnated bearing is fitted. A pair of holder portions that each accommodate therein a brush are formed to diametrically face each other. A terminal-fixing portion is formed on one side of each holder portion. A prescribed gap exists between the one side position and the terminal-fixing portion. By closing the inner-radial end of the gap by an end wall, a first oil pool is formed. Thus, the first oil pool is structured as an oil pool on an oil path of any oozed oil flowing from the through hole toward the outer radial side of the holder portion to prevent the oil from entering the holder portion.