Sony Corporation

Olympus Corporation

Nec Corporation

Olympus Medical Systems Corporation

Nkk Corporation

Ps4 Luxco S.a.r.l.

Tomoaki Sato

Yoshiyuki Nezu

Yuichi Ikeda

Haruhiko Ueno

Yoshihisa Tanikawa

Shuji Nakamura

Yasuo Sasaki

Masayuki Nagamine

Ryoji Hyodo

Kazutoshi Shiratori

Ikuko Sakai

Masaru Ikemachi

Naoyuki Date

Katsumi Ikizawa

Shinichiro Aoe

Ryuichi Okuno

Munetake Kondo

Provided are a network synchronization system and a synchronization method for a network system that achieve network synchronization for a network between geographically apart points. The network synchronization system includes a first communication device positioned at a first point, a second communication device positioned at a second point being different from the first point, and a third communication device configured to communicate with the first communication device and the second communication device, and receive synchronization information relating to the first communication device from the first communication device, and then transmit the synchronization information relating to the first communication device to the second communication device.

Network synchronization system and synchronization method for network system

In a communication apparatus (), a determination unit () determines, from a plurality of candidate communication paths other than one of a plurality of communication paths used for multilink communication, a distribution-destination communication path based on the free bandwidths of the respective candidate communication paths. Further, a distribution control unit () executes control for distributing a setting flow for the one communication path to the determined distribution-destination communication path.

Communication apparatus, communication control method, and communication system for multilink communication simultaneously using a plurality of communication paths

A vehicle-mounted apparatus is disclosed which includes a displaying unit for providing information to a user, an inputting unit for inputting operations carried out by the user, and a controlling unit for controlling a display of the displaying unit based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The inputting unit has at least a touch-sensitive panel attached to a display screen of the displaying unit. The controlling unit causes the displaying unit to display a menu screen based on the operations input through the inputting unit. The controlling unit also causes the displaying unit to switch the displays based on menus selected on the menu screen. Furthermore, the controlling unit causes the displaying unit to switch, as when a specific menu is selected on the menu screen, the displays in response to a fingertip gesture made by the user for detection on the touch-sensitive panel.

Vehicle-mounted apparatus, information providing method for use with vehicle-mounted apparatus, and recording medium recorded information providing method program for use with vehicle-mounted apparatus therein

A device includes a plurality of memory areas each including a plurality of memory cells required to perform refresh of information stored therein by a plurality of sense amplifiers, a first control circuit determining, in connection with one refresh requirement signal at a time, a number of refresh-target memory areas to produce a determined number, a second control circuit controlling, in accordance with the one refresh requirement signal at a time, refresh operation with respect to the refresh-target memory areas, and a third control circuit adjusting, in connection with the refresh operation, an active time-out time interval according to the determined number. The active time-out time interval indicates a time interval from a first time instant when the sense amplifiers are activated to a second time instant when word lines related to the refresh-target memory areas are inactivated.

Semiconductor device changing an active time-out time interval

Lead screws and nut members screwed to the respective lead screws are provided on a wire operation section for operating wires for operating a bending section in a bending manner, and a driving force generating section, a drive coupling shaft rotationally driven in a spin direction by a driving force from the driving force generating section, and drive couplings are provided on a drive source unit separably coupled to the wire operation section. The lead screws are rotationally driven in a spin direction from the driving force generating section via the drive coupling shaft to move the nut members in the axial direction thereby performing pulling operation of the wires during coupling of the drive source unit and the wire operation section.

Endoscope

An examination apparatus that observes a specimen in a stationary state while suppressing the blurring caused by a control delay. The apparatus includes a first optical system and a second optical system for imaging light produced in a specimen, a first image-acquisition unit with a plurality of first image-acquisition devices for detecting an image formed by the first optical system, a second image-acquisition unit with a second image-acquisition device for acquiring an image formed by the second optical system, and a driving unit that causes the images to be formed at the same position in the second image-acquisition unit. The value obtained by dividing the pixel size Y of the first image-acquisition devices by the magnification X of the first optical system is smaller than the value obtained by dividing the pixel size Y' of the second image-acquisition device by the magnification X&#x2032; of the second optical system.

Examination apparatus with multiple image acquisition devices

A bend section is disposed on an insertion section. A rotary body, on which a proximal end portion of a wire for a bend operation, which has a distal end portion connected to the bend section, is rotatably supported in a large-diameter section. Driving force transmission portion, which converts linear movement of a working shaft that is operable in a linear direction to rotational movement of the rotary body, is provided in the large-diameter section. A driving source unit is detachably coupled to the large-diameter section on the proximal end side of the insertion section. The driving source unit is provided with operation section which linearly moves the working shaft, in accordance with an operation of a driving shaft that operates in a linear direction by a driving force from a driving motor.

An in vivo examination apparatus including an objective unit capable of being readily replaced during examination is provided. The in vivo examination apparatus includes a main body, a vibration suppressor configured to suppress vibrations in an examination region of an object under examination, and an objective optical system configured to observe the examination region where the vibrations are suppressed. The objective optical system and the vibration suppressor are attached to the main body. The objective optical system is attachable to and detachable from the main body in a direction crossing an optical-axis direction of the objective optical system.

In vivo examination apparatus

All members of a lens-implement are arranged in a rectangular space of a main lens frame. A lens prism is fixed, three movable lens frames for zoom and focusing inserted the two guide shafts are arranged, and a image capturing lens is fixed top-to-bottom seriatim occupying the horizontal &#x2154; portion of the rectangular space, and the image capturing device is arranged at foot portion. A zoom motor is arranged at the back of the lens prism, and a zoom shaft cam, a diaphragm/shutter, a focusing ultrasonic linear motor, and a magnetic sensor are arranged along the lens frames.

Encoder, lens-implement and digital camera

Each Lens support member , holds a lens capable of being driven for displacement in unison with the lens for desired optical adjustment. A guide bar restricts the lens support member such that the displaceable direction thereof is along a predetermined direction. An actuator element includes a curved plate-like electrostriction element of a polymer material layer laminate disposed curvedly along and in a state of being wound on part of an outer periphery of the guide bar for generating a drive displacement such as to be expanded or compressed in the longitudinal direction of the guide bar when a drive voltage is applied across the element, the drive displacement being capable of being transferred to the lens support member.

Optical unit

A variable-speed passenger conveyer comprises: endless driving chains which disengage the pallets at an acceleration zone and high-speed zone; a screw shaft which has a pitch that changes step by step so as to accelerate or decelerate the palettes; high-speed driving chains which engage the palettes at the high-speed zone to transport the palettes at high speed; and a driving system. Also, a handrail device for a variable-speed passenger conveyer comprises: a running rail formed in a loop; a plurality of handrail pieces which move following the running rail; a standard guide rail formed in a loop; a side guide rail provided along the standard guide rail, of which the spacing with the standard guide rail changes within a plane at acceleration/deceleration zones; a plurality of links rotatably linking a respective shafts of the standard guide rollers and side guide rollers, the links make continuous V formations within a plane; and a driving chain provided with protrusions for engaging the engaging pieces of the handrail pieces so as to drive the handrail pieces.

Variable-speed passenger conveyer and handrail device thereof

A nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary cell is disclosed which comprises a positive and negative electrode and nonaqueous electrolyte. Each of the negative and positive electrode is formed of electrode mix layer comprises a binding agent and active material carrier or active material The electrodes are thus formed to satisfy the intensity ratio (I1/I2) of a first peak (P1) near a diffraction angle of 17.7.degree. to a second peak (P2) near a diffraction angle of 18.5.degree. in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained with the Cuk.alpha. radiation for the electrode mix layer is from 0.3 to 0.6.

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Tokyo, Japan

Tomoaki Sato