Abstract:
This compensator comprises digital conversion means (11) for digitally converting the demodulated signals of one of the two channels formed individually by use of the carrier waves the polarizations of which are orthogonal to each other and the frequencies of which are the same; interference compensating means (13) for compensating the interference of the digitally-converted demodulated signals with the demodulated signals of the other channel; and integrating means (15) for integrating the digitally-converted demodulated signals and negatively feed back them to the digital conversion means (11).
Abstract:
In a first mode of the present invention, provided is a white level setting method for an image scanner, in which this white level used for the next scanline is so set that a source document or a w white reference is scanned, the analogue image signal produced by the scanning is compared with a predetermined analogue white level signal, the digital image signal corresponding to the image on the source document is then generated, and the white level is calculated from this digital image signal. In a second mode of the present invention, provided is a binary-code judgment method for an image scanner, in which data of an image having been read is divided into blocks of a given unit, the change rate of density data of each block is found, edge portions of the image data is detected using the rate, and slice value of each block for binarizing the image data is determined on the basis of the density data.
Abstract:
An input analog signal having periodicity is converted to a 1-bit digital signal by an A/D convertor (42) and is then converted to a parallel signal by a serial-parallel convertor (43). Correlation between the parallel signal and a reference signal train is calculated by a correlation device (45). When this correlationship is obtained, it is held by a hold circuit (48) and a tone signal detection result is outputted. In this way, the tone signal is detected by a simple circuit construction having low power consumption.
Abstract:
A disk apparatus which comprises at least one disk; a head for scanning the main plane of the disk substantially in a radial direction and reproducing servo signals on the basis of a servo pattern on the main plane; a rotation mechanism for moving the head substantially in the radial direction along the main plane of the disk; an amplifier for receiving the servo signals reproduced by the head and amplifying the signals with a predetermined gain; a signal processor for separating first and second position control signals (POSN, POSQ) having the phases thereof mutually deviated by 90 DEG from the servo signal; a level detector for determining a head position, at which the first and second position control signals (POSN, POSQ) simultaneously have the same level value, and the level value at that head position; a gain controller for controlling the gain of the amplifier so that the absolute value of the level value reaches a predetermined level value; and head position control means for controlling the driving unit on the basis of the combination of the first and second position control signals (POSN, POSQ) and for setting the head to a predetermined track on the basis of the head position at which the first and second position control signals (POSN, POSQ) simultaneously have the same predetermined level value.
Abstract:
A flash memory improved in its erasing operation by shortening its erasing time, wherein, when data is written prior to erasing, by selecting a plurality of lines of at least either of word lines and bit lines simultaneously, data is written into a plurality of transistors in concurrence.
Abstract:
A method of determining the direction of a segment of a contour in a local region of a binary profile image. The number of pixels having a predetermined value and existing in a plurality of radial directions whose center is one of the pixels in a local region having the predetermined value is determined, and the segment is judged to exist in a direction in which the number of pixels is greater. Furthermore, when the number of pixels of the predetermined value existing in a direction is greater by a predetermined value than the sum of the numbers of pixels of the predetermined value existing on both adjacent directions, the segment is judged to exist in the direction. Two directions in which the numbers of pixels are greater are detected for each pixel of the contour points. Whether these two directions are points constituting a segment or points constituting a segment in a quasi-line direction or points near a corner are determined depending on whether or not they are in a 180° direction or how much they are different from a 180° direction. Points constituting a segment, which are adjacent to each other and have the same direction, are detected as a segment. The position and direction are determined from each point near the corner, and representative values of the position and direction of the mutually adjacent points near the corner are determined.
Abstract:
A pin scan-in system driving circuit for driving pin scan-in circuits for detecting short-circuits and breakages of the interconnections of a circuit mounting board, the driving circuit having a small number of gates. The pin scan-in system driving circuit is for driving a pin scan-in circuit disposed in an LSI logic circuit, and in the LSI logic circuit there are provided with pin scan-in circuit selection means for selecting a pin scan-in circuit, and selection-state keeping means for keeping the state selected by the pin scan-in circuit selection means.
Abstract:
An optical device for connecting first and second optical fibers through an optical path disposed between them, which has at least two functions including the function of an optical isolator. Parallel beams emitted from an excitation end of the first optical fiber (1) and collimated by a lens (3) pass sequentially through a birefrigence device (4), a magneto-optical device (5) and a birefrigence device (6) in order named, are converged by a lens (7) and are incident into the second optical fiber from its excitation end. However, the beam from the second optical fiber does not couple with the first optical fiber (1). The beam from an excitation port (8) couples with the first optical fiber. This optical device is suitable for an optical amplification system and a bidirectional optical transmission system.
Abstract:
A system for controlling buffer memory using a part of a page address portion of a logical address and a part of an inside-page address portion as a line address, the system being provided with a TAG1 portion (13, 17) of each of a plurality of pipelines (IF, OP) disposed inside a CPU (1) in order to retrieve hit/mistake by the use of the part of the page address portion of the logical address and the part of the inside-page address as a basic line address, a DATA portion (14, 18) for holding data when each of the TAG1 portions is retrieved and hit by the basic line address, and TAG2 portions (21, 22) disposed inside a MCU (2) in order to retrieve hit/mistake by the use of an agreement line address obtained by changing a variable portion of the basic line address when the result proves mistake by the use of the basic line address. The TAG1 unit is retrieved by the use of only the basic line address at the time of data access, and when the result proves hit, access is made to the DATA unit. When the result proves mistake, on the other hand, the TAG2 unit is retrieved by the use of the basic line address and the agreement line address. When the result provides hit at this time, nullification of the DATA unit, move-out and nullification, and if necessary, activation of move-in, are made.
Abstract:
A microstrip line capable of feeding a large DC current, in spite of maintaining a high characteristic impedance. The microstrip line is provided with a dielectric base (10), an earthing conductor (12), a conductor strip (14), and an upper conductor part (16). The upper conductor part (16) is provided nearly on the central line of the conductor strip (14), and has a section which is thick in a vertical direction and whose width w1 of the lower base (16a) is narrower than the width W of the conductor strip (14) and respective width w2 from the base (16a) to its opposite side (16b) are nearly equal to the width w1 of the base (16a) or become larger than the width w1 at upper parts. The upper conductor part (16) of such sectional shape is formed by welding onto the conductor strip (14) a linear member made of gold, silver or copper whose section is shaped so through etching, or by depositing on the conductor strip (14) gold, silver or copper through plating.