Abstract: Included are a system information receiving unit for receiving, from a first base station or a second base station, system information including a PI within a PICH and a PCH, and a cell reselecting unit for executing a cell reselection process for switching from a wireless communication with the first base station to that with the second base station if a mobile communication terminal fails to obtain local incoming information due to unsuccessful reception of the PCH, which is made by the system information receiving unit, after receiving a notification that incoming data exists by receiving the PI within the system information received by the system information receiving unit within the first service area. Consequently, the mobile communication terminal and incoming data detecting method and program, which can securely receive incoming data even if the mobile communication terminal fails to receive the PCH although receiving incoming information with the PI.

Abstract: Provided is a playing/recording apparatus that has both a content playing function and a content recording function, even when the number of playing capability files that can be stored in an external memory is just one, and the number of playing capability information that can be written on the playing capability file is prescribed to be just one. The playing/recording apparatus can record content in accordance with the playing capability of other playing apparatuses. In the playing/recording apparatus (100), a retaining unit (103) reads the playing capability file stored in the inserted external memory, and retains the playing capability information of a playing apparatus other than the playing/recording apparatus (100), and a recording unit (102) records the content into the external memory on the basis of the playing capability information of the other playing apparatus.

Abstract: A condensing optical system having a condensed light spot with a small size and a large focal depth without causing a problem of a decrease in intensity of the condensed light spot or discontinuity of an intensity distribution in front and rear areas of a focal position is provided. The condensing optical system that condenses a laser beam generated by a laser source at a predetermined focal length is designed to satisfy Expressions (a) to (d), thereby producing 3rd and 5th spherical aberrations: |Z8|?0.1? or |Z15|?0.05?,??(a) Z8/Z15?3 or Z8/Z15<1,??(b) |Z8|<1.4?, and??(c) |Z15|<0.5?,??(d) where ? is a wavelength, Z8 is an 8th coefficient of coefficients of the Zernike fringe polynomial of wavefront aberration corresponding to a 3rd order spherical aberration, and Z15 is a 15th coefficient of the coefficients of the Zernike fringe polynomial of wavefront aberration corresponding to a 5th spherical aberration.

Abstract: A service plug includes a lever (30) supported on a cover (20) for movement between full and partial locking positions. A housing (90) is connectable to and separable from the cover (20) as the lever (30) is moved. Heavy current terminals (50) are disconnected from a power supply circuit in a separating process of the cover (20). A detection terminal (60) is switched from an ON-state to an OFF-state in the separating process of the cover (20). A stopper (40) contacts restricting walls (25) on the cover (20) to stop a movement of the lever (30) from the full locking position toward the partial locking position until the heavy current terminals (50) are disconnected from the power supply circuit after the detection terminal (60) is switched from the ON-state to the OFF-state in the separating process of the cover (20).

Abstract: A liquid ejection head includes a downstream filter chamber that is disposed at an inlet opening of an ink introduction path and is provided with a filter disposed therein, and a flexible film that is disposed on an inner wall of the filter chamber at a position downstream of the filter, wherein the flexible film is configured to deform in accordance with the pressure changes in the flow channel.

Abstract: A management system includes: plural management apparatuses each of which includes a first transmitting unit that, when processing devices connected to a communication unit are searched with reference to a first management table in which information of a processing device managed by the management apparatus is registered and a processing device which is not managed by the management apparatus is detected, transmits detection information of the processing device to the communication unit, and a first registration unit, when a processing device management request corresponding to the detection information of the processing device is received from the communication unit, registers information of the processing device related to the processing device management request in the first management table; and an information management server including a change unit that changes information of the management apparatus and a second transmitting unit that transmits the processing device management request to the communica

Abstract: A ultrasonic imaging apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers which perform ultrasonic transmission and reception to an object, a transceiver unit configured to obtain an ultrasonic signal from the object by driving the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, an ultrasonic data generation unit configured to generate ultrasonic data based on the ultrasonic signal, a time information generation unit configured to generate time information related to the ultrasonic transmission or reception and a time information addition unit configured to add the time information in a part of pixel data of the ultrasonic data in order to synchronize the Image data with biomedical signal, such as ECG.

Abstract: A multi-contact terminal fitting (T) has a plurality of resilient contact pieces (40) that extend from a rectangular tubular base (25) and can be brought into contact with an outer peripheral surface of a flat plate-shaped tab (11). The resilient contact pieces (40) extending from parts of the base (25) that have relatively high rigidity are narrow and those extending from less rigid parts of the base (25) are wider.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a distribution of velocity information at each position in a predetermined area in an object over a predetermined interval by scanning the predetermined area with an ultrasonic wave, a calculation unit configured to calculate at least one feature amount based on at least one of a maximum flow velocity value, a minimum flow velocity value, and a mean flow velocity value at the each position in the predetermined interval by using velocity information at each position over the predetermined interval, and a display unit configured to display the feature amount in a predetermined form.

Abstract: A removable medium capable of performing formatting conforming to the standard if a host machine does not include a special formatting command is provided. A removable medium has an information storage section 20 having a first storage area for storing first management information and a second storage area for storing second management information; a formatting information storage section 30 for storing formatting information to format the first storage area and the second storage area; a formatting start detection section 11 for detecting update access to update the first management information from an external machine; and a format processing section 12 for performing format processing of storing the formatting information stored in the formatting information storage section 30 in the first storage area and the second storage area as the first management information and the second management information when the update access is detected.

Abstract: Included are a system information receiving unit for receiving, from a first base station or a second base station, system information including a PI within a PICH and a PCH, and a cell reselecting unit for executing a cell reselection process for switching from a wireless communication with the first base station to that with the second base station if a mobile communication terminal fails to obtain local incoming information due to unsuccessful reception of the PCH, which is made by the system information receiving unit, after receiving a notification that incoming data exists by receiving the PI within the system information received by the system information receiving unit within the first service area. Consequently, the mobile communication terminal and incoming data detecting method and program, which can securely receive incoming data even if the mobile communication terminal fails to receive the PCH although receiving incoming information with the PI.

Abstract: A disk drive and an information processing system optimizes the number of rotations of a disk. Data read from a disk and previously-read cache data are temporarily stored in buffer memory. When a total amount of cache data achieved during a given period of time T1 or an average amount of the same is equal to or less than a threshold value X1, a system controller controls the number of rotations in an increasing manner, thereby optimizing the number of rotations. When a total amount of cache data achieved during a given period of time T2 (T1<T2) or an average amount of the same is equal to or greater than a threshold value X2, a system controller controls the number of rotations in an decreasing manner, thereby optimizing the number of rotations.

Abstract: An optical disk drive includes a device body. A turntable is disposed on the device body, for rotating a disk. There is an optical pickup head for reading and/or writing of data with the disk. A multi-segment cover assembly is shiftable between a folded position and a spread position. The multi-segment cover assembly, when in the folded position, allows loading and unloading of the disk on the turntable, and when in the spread position, has a larger area than when in the folded position, and contains and protects the disk on the turntable. The multi-segment cover assembly includes a plurality of pie-shaped cover sectors, rotatable about an axis defined concentrically with the turntable, for extending to nest in one another when in the folded position, and for spreading by offsetting from one another when in the spread position.

Abstract: Even if a bubble, which has a circular cross-section during its flowing whose diameter is longer than the short-axis length and shorter than the long-axis length of an oval shape that corresponds to the shape of an opening in a supply opening, reaches the supply opening, a gap occurs between the supply opening and the bubble, and thus the supply opening is not completely covered.

Abstract: An ink introducing port is provided on the upstream side of the center of a row of pressure chambers in the direction of gravity g, the pressure due to ink introduction is applied to a region where the influence by the head is small.

Abstract: An optical disk device which flexibly and efficiently executes verification of recorded data is provided. A drive controller sets an area to be verified and a mode of verification according to a command which is supplied from a host device. For the area to be verified, the user selects one or a plurality of lead-in, inner, middle, and outer areas. For the verification mode, the user selects one of an immediate execution mode and an in-close-command execution mode. In a duplicator or the like in which same data is recorded on a plurality of optical disks, the user can designate an important data portion and selectively execute verification.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting head is provided. The liquid injecting head includes two reservoirs. The reservoirs include expansion chambers arranged in parallel in a direction in which pressure chambers are arranged. Each reservoir includes multiple expansion chambers formed so that an inner wall surface of one of the reservoirs protrudes toward the other reservoir. Each expansion chamber having a liquid introduction opening. Constriction portions are formed so that the inner wall surface of one reservoir protrudes at locations that oppose the expansion chambers of the other reservoir. The constriction portions narrow the flow channel width in the direction intersecting with the direction in which the pressure chambers are arranged. The liquid introduction openings provided in the expansion chambers disposed on either side of the constriction portion are formed in locations that are at different distances from the constriction portion and have different cross-sectional areas.

Abstract: A timing adjustment method in a mobile communication system having a user equipment and a base station, that performs transmission processing based on transmission timing adjustment information in the user equipment and allocates a plurality of parameters related to a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource used for transmission processing, between the user equipment and the base station. Additionally, if a valid term of first transmission timing adjustment information expires before transmission processing of a signal including identification information of the user equipment is performed during connection processing while the user equipment is performing the connection processing to the base station based on the first transmission timing adjustment information, aborting the connection processing and releasing at least one of the allocated plurality of parameters related to the PUCCH resource.

Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus that acquires a medical image and additional information associated with the medical image. The medical image processing apparatus reduces a display size of the medical image using a first size-reduction rate, and reduces a display size of the additional information using a second size-reduction rate. The medical image processes apparatus then combines the size-reduced medical image and the size-reduced additional information into a thumbnail composite image, and displays the thumbnail composite image.

Abstract: A removable medium capable of performing formatting conforming to the standard if a host machine does not include a special formatting command is provided. A removable medium has an information storage section 20 having a first storage area for storing first management information and a second storage area for storing second management information; a formatting information storage section 30 for storing formatting information to format the first storage area and the second storage area; a formatting start detection section 11 for detecting update access to update the first management information from an external machine; and a format processing section 12 for performing format processing of storing the formatting information stored in the formatting information storage section 30 in the first storage area and the second storage area as the first management information and the second management information when the update access is detected.