Abstract:
Both ends of a lamp body are mounted on sockets of an apparatus body and a feeding unit configured to feed power to LEDs is provided on the back side facing the apparatus body of the lamp body.
Abstract:
A chemical amplification resist composition that is used for preparation of a mold, and a mold preparation method and a resist film each using the composition are provided.
Abstract:
A production schedule creation device includes: a production simulator (100) simulating a production process expressing the production state and the production constraint of the production process; a mathematical expression holding device holding a mathematical model (110) created by acquiring information relating to creation of the production schedule in attention as a mathematical model expressing, in a mathematical expression, the production state and the production constraint of the production process; and an optimization calculation device (120) performing the optimization calculation by using a predetermined evaluation function for the mathematical model (110) and calculating a production instruction for the production simulator. The production instruction obtained by the optimization calculation device is supplied to the production simulator (100) so as to execute simulation. Thus, an optimum solution can be obtained by performing only one simulation.
Abstract:
First pictures as reference for inter-picture prediction of an incoming moving-picture and second pictures are coded. The first pictures are coded by intra-picture or unidirectional inter-picture predictive coding. The second pictures are coded by bidirectional inter-picture predictive coding by referring the first or their locally-decoded pictures to obtain a moving-picture bitstream. The bitstream is multiplexed with obtained motion activity information. Incoming first bitstreams are multiplexed into a bitstream at a rate lower than a total bit rate of the incoming first bitstreams. Each bitstream has first bitstreams of the first and second pictures. A code amount of the multiplexed bitstream is obtained for each reproduction period as virtual buffer occupancy, according to which a decimation rate is set on the second pictures. The second pictures bitstreams are decimated from the incoming first bitstreams according to the decimation rate to obtain second bitstreams, which are multiplexed to obtain the multiplexed bitstream.
Abstract:
A vehicle navigation device including a destination setting means that sets a destination; a route searching means that searches for a route to the destination that has been set by the destination setting means; and a search condition setting means that sets a specified search condition from a plurality of conditions that include a type of facility serving as a search object and an area serving as a search object, in which the route searching means, in the case of an input operation of a specified search condition being performed by the user, searches for a waypoint and a route thereof based on the search condition.
Abstract:
Moving pictures are reproduced from a stored moving-picture signal and output at a set reproduction speed. The stored moving-picture signal is reproduced in accordance with the set reproduction speed to obtain first interlaced pictures. The first interlaced pictures are converted to obtain first progressive pictures. Moving pictures to be displayed are selected from the first progressive pictures per frame in accordance with the set reproduction speed to obtain second progressive pictures. Scanning lines of the second progressive pictures are decimated so that the number of remaining scanning lines of the second progressive pictures after decimation is equal to the number of scanning lines of interlaced pictures to be displayed, thus outputting second interlaced pictures. The first interlaced pictures are output when the set reproduction speed is the first reproduction speed whereas the second interlaced pictures are output when the set reproduction speed is the second reproduction speed.
Abstract:
An emphasis processing is applied to an input video signal to obtain a video bitstream. An emphasis level is set to the input video signal in accordance with at least one factor among control data carried by the input video signal, a picture state detected from the input video signal and encoding conditions for the input video signal. The emphasis processing is applied to the input video signal at the emphasis level to obtain a emphasized video signal. The emphasized video signal is encoded to obtain a video bitstream. The video bitstream is multiplexed with data on the emphasis level. A video bitstream is decoded and applied a deemphasis processing. A deemphasis level is set that matches an emphasis level obtained from emphasis-level data carried by the video bitstream to which an input video signal has been encoded and emphasized at the emphasis level. The video bitstream is decoded for reproducing the video signal. The deemphasis processing is applied to the reproduced video signal at the deemphasis level to obtain a deemphasized video signal.
Abstract:
A variable transfer rate control coding apparatus which can distribute codes of an amount most suitable to the contents of a moving picture to be recorded and to a recording medium, on which information is recorded by this transfer rate coding apparatus, by obtaining an amount of codes to be temporarily generated in each unit period of time by a temporary or tentative coding, and then storing a temporary transfer rate (namely, a value of the temporary amount of codes to be generated in each unit period of time), and setting a target transfer rate (namely, a target value of an amount) of codes to be sent in each unit period of time from a total of the temporary transfer rates and the recordable capacity of the recording medium and next performing an actual or real coding according to the target transfer rates.
Abstract:
A cutting-free bronze alloy which is substantially free of lead contains 1 to 13 wt. % of tin, not larger than 18 wt. % of zinc, 0.5 to 6 wt. % of bismuth, 0.05 to 3 wt. % of antimony, not larger than 1 wt. % of phosphorus, less than 0.4 wt. % of lead, and the balance being copper. The alloy may further contain 0.1 to 3 wt. % of nickel. When 3 to 8 wt. % of tin and 6 to 10 wt. % of zinc are present, the alloy is particularly suitable for use as a plumbing faucet and fixture. Likewise, when 8.5 to 13 wt. % of tin and not larger than 1 wt. % of zinc are present, the alloy is suitable for use as a sliding member.
Abstract:
A low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp (101) includes a translucent airtight container (1), a pair of electrodes (2) and (2′) mounted in the airtight container (1) and arranged at both ends and so that a distance of one of the electrodes from the sealing portions (1a) and (1a′) becomes longer than that of the other electrode, a mercury emission body (5) filled in the airtight container and discharge medium including mercury discharged from the mercury emission body (5) and inert gas. A cold spot is formed at one sealing portion (1a) of the low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp (10) and mercury is filled by the mercury emission body (5) and therefore, there is almost no excess mercury existing in the tube (1), luminous flux starts up fast, mercury collected in the cold spot scarcely moves to other portion, and the lamp characteristic is stabilized.