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A display unit having an image display area for displaying an image, an operation unit by which a predetermined area in the image display area is designated in a movable manner, and a filter unit performing filter processing on the image corresponding to the predetermined area designated in the movable manner by the operation unit. Accordingly, it is possible to easily perform an operation of overlapping a plurality of filter effects, and a comparison of images based on the presence / absence of a filter effect, or different filter effects, without performing a complicated filter operation.

The invention relates to a drive circuit for driving an LED array. In order to allow driving the LED array based on an AC current supplied by an electronic ballast circuit for driving a fluorescent lighting device, the invention provides for a power supply sub-circuit converting the supplied AC current to a DC current and at least partially storing energy of the converted DC current for driving the LED array. Further, the power supply sub-circuit is connected / disconnected to / from at least one of first or second terminals in response to the presence / absence of the AC current supplied via a terminal of at least one of the first or second terminals. Accordingly, the power supply sub-circuit is connected to the first and second terminals only when the supplied AC current is simultaneously supplied via a terminal of each of the first and second pair of terminals.

A medical treatment system, such as peritoneal dialysis system, may include control and other features to enhance patient comfort and ease of use. For example, a peritoneal dialysis system may include patient line state detector for detecting whether a patient line is primed before it is to be connected to the patient. The patient line state detector can also the ability to detect whether a patient line has been properly mounted for priming. Both patient line presence / absence and fill state can be determined using an optical system, e.g., one that employs a single optical sensor.

An electronic mail processing apparatus includes: a transmitting device for transmitting electronic mails; a receiving device for receiving electronic mails; a selecting device for selecting whether a request for reply to an electronic mail to be transmitted is to be made or not; a reply due date inputting device for inputting a due date of reply when a selection has been made by the selecting device to make the request for reply; a registering device for automatically registering in a memory a predetermined information including an information on presence / absence of the reply to the transmitted mail and the due date of reply; and a displaying device for displaying at least the information on presence / absence of the reply and the due date of reply for each transmitted mail.

The invention relates to inhibitors that bind to C5 and C5a, but which do not prevent the activation of C5 and do not prevent formation of or inhibit the activity of C5b. One example of such an inhibitor molecule is the monoclonal antibody designated MAb137-26, which binds to a shared epitope of human C5 and C5a. These inhibitors may be used to inhibit the activity of C5a in treating diseases and conditions mediated by excessive or uncontrolled production of C5a. The inhibitor molecules are also useful for diagnostic detection of the presence / absence or amount of C5 or C5a.

A keyword extracting device includes high-frequency term extracting means (30) for extracting high-frequency terms which are index terms having a great weight among the index terms in a document group (E) including a plurality of documents (D), the weight including evaluation on the level of an appearance frequency of each index term, clustering means (50) for clustering the high-frequency terms on the basis of a co-occurrence degree C. which is based on the presence / absence of the co-occurrence of each document with the index terms (w) in the document group (E) in each document, score calculating means (70) for calculating a score key(w) of each index term (w) such that a high score is given to the index term among the index terms (w) that co-occurs with the high-frequency term belonging to more clusters (g) and that co-occurs with the high-frequency term in more documents (D), and keyword extracting means (90) for extracting keywords on the basis of the scores. Accordingly, the keywords indicating a feature of a document group including a plurality of documents can be automatically extracted.

A program control apparatus ensuring real time response by ensuring execution of a process exclusively without locking the system includes a unit responsive to an application program interface call from a thread which interface requesting start of detection of presence / absence of a context switching, for setting a flag indicating presence / absence of a context switching to a state corresponding to absence of a context switching, a unit for setting, after said flag is set to the state corresponding to absence of a context switching and a scheduler switches context, the flag to a state corresponding to presence of a context switching, and a unit responsive to an application program interface call from the thread, which interface requesting termination of detection of presence / absence of a context switching, returning a value corresponding to the state of the flag to the thread.

A graphics map of an area in which a system is set is displayed on a screen of a display unit, and minimized stations and line connecting between the stations are displayed on the map. Display colors of the station icon and the line icon are changed in accordance with presence / absence of a failure. When each station icon is clicked, a window showing a list of NODEs belonging to that station is opened, and a NODE having a failure and a NODE having no failure are also distinguished from each other by changing the display colors in this window.

In an information processing system and method which enables detection processing of a revoked entity using an enabling key block (EKB), a device or a service provider as a revoked entity is determined on the basis of the enabling key block (EKB) used for key distribution in a tree structure. ID which enables position identification in the hierarchical key distribution tree is stored in a public key certificate and tracing processing using a tag of the enabling key block (EKB) is executed on the basis of the ID acquired from the public key certificate, thus determining whether or not the ID is of a position where EKB processing (decryption) is possible and determining the presence / absence of revocation of an entity corresponding to the ID.

PCT No. PCT / JP96 / 03778 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 17, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 17, 1998 PCT Filed Dec. 25, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO98 / 11456 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 19, 1998This invention provides a contaminant-detecting apparatus having high selectivity and high sensitivity against a contaminant. A product (1) is conveyed to a point where it is irradiated by x-rays from source (3). An x-ray detector (4), having a predetermined detection unit width in a direction perpendicularly intersecting the conveying direction, then detects the x-rays transmitted through the product. A storage unit (5) stores a two-dimensional distribution of x-ray intensity detected by the x-ray detector as a transmission image in units of pixels. An average calculation unit (7) performs a sum-or-product operation of a kernel, which is equal to or larger than 7x7 pixels, (9x9 or 11x11), and equal to or smaller than (a pixel count corresponding to +E,fra 1 / 2+EE the predetermined x-ray detection unit width)x(pixel count corresponding to +E,fra 1 / 2+EE the predetermined x-ray detection unit width), and includes a target pixel, in units of pixels of the transmission image stored in the storage unit by using a predetermined coefficient matrix, thereby calculating the weighted average over the kernel. A difference calculation unit (8) calculates the difference between the x-ray intensity of the target pixel of the transmission image stored in the storage unit and the weighted average over the kernel of the target pixel which is calculated by the difference calculation unit. A determination unit (9) compares the difference calculated by the difference calculation unit with predetermined criteria, thereby determining presence / absence of a contaminant in the product to be tested.

An integral detection and identification system for detecting and identifying an object includes an identification transponder and a presence / absence transponder. The identification transponder includes a first inductive winding wound about a core and electrically coupled to an integrated circuit to transmit an identification signal in response to receipt of an interrogation signal in a first frequency range. The identification signal encodes an identifier stored by the integrated circuit. The presence / absence transponder includes a resonant inductive / capacitive tank circuit having at least a second inductive winding wound about a core and electrically coupled to a capacitor to transmit a presence / absence signal in response to an interrogation signal in a second frequency range. The presence / absence response signal lacks unique identifying information and is physically coupled to the identification transponder to form an integral detection and identification transponder that can selectively be attached to the object.

The lane mark recognition device is equipped with a lane mark detecting unit which executes a lane mark detection process in each predetermined control cycle, and adds a detection presence / absence data to a ring buffer, a detection presence / absence data addition inhibiting unit which inhibits addition of the detection presence / absence data to the ring buffer when the vehicle is traveling in the intersection, and a lane mark position recognizing unit which recognizes a relative position of the vehicle and the lane mark, when the lane mark is detected in the situation where a lane mark detection rate calculated from the data of the ring buffer is higher than a reliability threshold value.

A first ignition cylinder that performs ignition first is set based on an engine stop position in automatic start. Existence / nonexistence of a misfire in the first ignition cylinder is determined based on whether a difference ΔNe between engine rotation speed at a predetermined crank angle in an interval from timing immediately before the ignition to timing immediately after the ignition of the first ignition cylinder (e.g., at TDC of first ignition cylinder) and engine rotation speed at a predetermined crank angle before ignition of a second ignition cylinder (e.g., at TDC of second ignition cylinder) is equal to or smaller than a predetermined misfire determination threshold value Nef. When misfire time number of the first ignition cylinder exceeds a predetermined value, fuel supply to the first ignition cylinder is prohibited and the automatic start is started from the second ignition cylinder.

A controller determines, in response to a position coordinate from an X / Y interferometer, which algorism should be used for current inspection, and controls a connection status of a switch to store a reference image corresponding thereto in an image memory. The reference image is one of an image of a sample surface obtained by an image data acquisition unit, an image provided from a cell reference image generation unit, and an image provided from a CAD data reference image generation unit. The controller further controls a connection status of a second switch to provide the reference image associated with the current inspection algorism to an image comparator, where the provided reference image is compared with a currently obtained image. On the basis of a result of the comparison, a defect determination unit determines the presence / absence of a defect. Therefore, an utilization efficiency of a defect inspection apparatus which is capable of performing a plurality of defect inspection algorism, can be improved.

An image signal composed of sequential frames is input to a 3-dimensional image creating apparatus, frame by frame. A controller (102) designates the presence / absence of reduction, the presence / absence of joining and 2D select. An image converter (101) creates image data in the format designated by the presence / absence of reduction and the presence / absence of joining. A 3D information creator (103) creates 3D information necessary for displaying the image as a 3-dimensional image by formatting the presence / absence of reduction, the presence / absence of joining and 2D select. A multiplexer (104) converts image data and 3D information in a predetermined format and outputs them to the outside. In this way, it is possible to make the image data for 3-dimensional display versatile and select an arbitrary viewpoint image efficiently.

In an IC tag, when a semiconductor integrated circuit device is activated, an operation control unit sets existence / nonexistence of a communication distance limitation for reducing a communication distance to a state management unit. If the communication distance limitation is not set, a switch unit is turned ON and a demodulated command is inputted from a command demodulation circuit to a command decode unit. If the communication distance limitation is set, a power intensity monitor unit judges whether the power of a rectification circuit is a predetermined arbitrary field intensity or more. If the power is smaller than the predetermined arbitrary field intensity, the switch unit is turned OFF and various commands demodulated by the command demodulation circuit are not inputted to the command decode unit. As a result, the semiconductor integrated circuit device does not operate.

A conversation detection apparatus uses a head-mounted microphone array to accurately determine whether a speaker in front is a conversing person or not. A conversation detection apparatus (100) includes a self-speech detection section (102) that detects a speech of a wearer of a microphone array (101), a front speech detection section (103) that detects a speech of a speaker in front of the microphone array wearer as a speech in front direction, a side speech detection section (104) that detects a speech of a speaker residing at at least one of right and left of the wearer as a side speech, a side direction conversation establishment degree deriving section (105) that calculates a conversation establishment degree between the speech of the wearer and the side speech, based on detection results of the speech of the wearer and the side speech, a front direction conversation detection section (106) that determines presence / absence of conversation in front direction based on a detection result of the front speech and a calculation result of the side direction conversation establishment degree, and an output sound control section (107) that controls directivity of speech heard by the hearing aid wearer, based on the determined presence / absence of conversation in front direction.

An image signal composed of sequential frames is input to a 3-dimensional image creating apparatus, frame by frame. A controller (102) designates the presence / absence of reduction, the presence / absence of joining and 2D select. An image converter (101) creates image data in the format designated by the presence / absence of reduction and the presence / absence of joining. A 3D information creator (103) creates 3D information necessary for displaying the image as a 3-dimensional image by formatting the presence / absence of reduction, the presence / absence of joining and 2D select. A multiplexer (104) converts image data and 3D information in a predetermined format and outputs them to the outside. In this way, it is possible to make the image data for 3-dimensional display versatile and select an arbitrary viewpoint image efficiently.

The process fault analyzer includes a process data editing part for extracting a process characteristic quantity from process data in a time series stored in a process data storing part, a fault analysis rule data storing part for storing a fault analysis rule for performing fault detection on a product manufactured in a manufacturing system and on manufacturing equipment, based on the process characteristic quantity, and a fault determining part for determining existence / absence of a fault in a product and in manufacturing equipment based on the process characteristic quantity. A partial least square regression (PLS) model is used as an estimation model used for the fault analysis rule. Also, Q statistics and T2 statistics are used, and the fault determining part determines a fault in manufacturing equipment when values of the statistics are the same as set value or more.

The presence or absence of objects is determined by interrogating or exciting transponders coupled to the objects using pulsed wide band frequency signals. Interrogation is broken down into a number of subsample scan cycles each having interrogation cycles a start time forward in time by a fraction of a period of an expected transponder response signal. Ambient or background noise is evaluated and a threshold adjusted based on the level of noise. Adjustment may be based on multiple noise measurements or samples. Noise detection may be limited, with emphasis placed on interrogation to increase the signal to noise ratio. Matched filtering may be employed. Presence / absence determination may take into account frequency and / or Q value to limit false detections. Appropriate acts may be taken if detected noise is out of defined limits of operation, for example shutting down interrogation and / or providing an appropriate indication.

A plug of a power cord of a block heater which is mounted to a cylinder block of an engine, is connected to a household power receptacle to energize the block heater during an engine stoppage in cold climate. Thus, an engine coolant is kept warm to prevent freeze. Existence / nonexistence of the energization to the block heater during the engine stoppage is determined based on a behavior of coolant temperature or a behavior of engine rotation speed immediately after an engine start. If it is determined that the energization to the block heater exists, abnormality diagnosis of a cooling system is prohibited or a condition for the abnormality diagnosis is corrected and estimation coolant temperature is corrected.

An integral detection and identification system for detecting and identifying an object includes an identification transponder and a presence / absence transponder. The identification transponder includes a first inductive winding wound about a core and electrically coupled to an integrated circuit to transmit an identification signal in response to receipt of an interrogation signal in a first frequency range. The identification signal encodes an identifier stored by the integrated circuit. The presence / absence transponder includes a resonant inductive / capacitive tank circuit having at least a second inductive winding wound about a core and electrically coupled to a capacitor to transmit a presence / absence signal in response to an interrogation signal in a second frequency range. The presence / absence response signal lacks unique identifying information and is physically coupled to the identification transponder to form an integral detection and identification transponder that can selectively be attached to the object.

A method for an eNB to transmit a downlink signal to a User Equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method includes transmitting information about a data transmission power within an OFDM symbol in a data region of a downlink subframe to the UE. The information about the data transmission power is determined according to a specific condition and the specific condition includes at least one of presence / absence of a Cell-specific Reference Signal (CRS) within the symbol and a modulation scheme or a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) of the symbol. The downlink subframe is a Non-Zero Power Almost Blank Subframe (NZP ABS) in which signals are transmitted at a lower transmission power than a transmission power of a normal subframe on downlink.

A configuration for a cryo-catheter which optimizes both the catheter's outer diameter and the size of the catheter's internal refrigerant flow path is described. Specifically, the inner dimensions of the cryo-catheter are configured to accommodate a pre-selected flow of refrigerant into the catheter's distal tip, and a return flow of refrigerant from the distal tip. The return flow is established in the void spaces between a refrigerant supply line and the inner wall of the catheter body. The available void space varies along the catheter length and depends on the presence / absence of various catheter accessories (i.e. pull wires, pressure tubes, etc.) which typically only extend through a portion of the catheter length. The disclosed configuration ensures that the cryo-catheter does not operate in a refrigerant limited condition, maintains the refrigerant as a liquid in the supply tube, and maintains the return line pressure at about 1 atmosphere.

An image processing accuracy estimation unit estimates an image processing accuracy by calculating a size of an object by which the accuracy of measurement of the distance of the object photographed by an on-vehicle camera becomes a permissible value or less. An image post-processing area determination unit determines, in accordance with the estimated image processing accuracy, a partial area inside a detection area of the object as an image post-processing area for which an image post-processing is carried out and lattices the determined image post-processing area to cells. An image processing unit processes the image photographed by the on-vehicle camera to detect a candidate for object and calculates a three-dimensional position of the detected object candidate. An image post-processing unit calculates, in each the individual cell inside the determined area the probability as to whether the detected object is present and determines the presence / absence of the object.

A method and system for evaluating status and response of a mineral-producing field (e.g., oil and / or gas) by monitoring selected chemical and physical properties in or adjacent to a wellsite headspace. Nanotechnology sensors and other sensors are provided for one or more underground (fluid) mineral-producing wellsites to determine presence / absence of each of two or more target molecules in the fluid, relative humidity, temperature and / or fluid pressure adjacent to the wellsite and flow direction and flow velocity for the fluid. A nanosensor measures an electrical parameter value and estimates a corresponding environmental parameter value, such as water content or hydrocarbon content. The system is small enough to be located down-hole in each mineral-producing horizon for the wellsite.

A data recording medium on which digital data including work data such as a music tune or an image is recorded in a data recording area, and on which identification information enabling identification particular to the recording medium is recorded in an identification information recording area, whereas discrimination information indicating the presence / absence of the identification information is recorded in a lead-in area. The location of the digital data recorded on the recording medium is managed in accordance with the identification information for carrying out identification proper to the recording medium recorded on the recording medium, thus realizing multiple uses of the work data, such as duplication for a plurality of times.