Panasonic

About: Panasonic is a company organization based out in Kadoma, Ôsaka, Japan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Signal & Layer (electronics). The organization has 49129 authors who have published 71118 publications receiving 942756 citations. The organization is also known as: Panasonikku Kabushiki-gaisha & Panasonic.

Camera apparatus for electronic conference

Abstract: A camera unit for an electronic conference is adapted to be set on a monitor, and comprises a stationary support base set on the monitor, a camera unit body provided on said stationary support base so as to be horizontally rotatable, a lens block supported to the camera unit body so as to be vertically rotatable, and a control device incorporated in the camera unit body, for controlling the rotation of the camera unit body and the lens block and the focal distance and zooming ratio of the lens block, the lens block is adapted to be turned between a horizontal position at which the lens block is stored in a recess formed in the camera unit body, and picks up a person in front thereof, and a vertical position at which the lens block is projected forward from the camera unit body so as to pick up a document set therebelow, and the control device controls the focal distance and zooming ratio of the lens block in accordance with a horizontally rotating position of the camera unit body and a vertical rotating position of the lens block.

Biosensor and measuring apparatus using the same

Abstract: The subject invention provides a simple sensor and an easy to handle biosensor measuring apparatus for the purpose of making measurements easily, rapidly and with high accuracy for specific components within a biological specimen such as blood. The biosensor of the subject invention is provided with a protrusion or a depression in a portion of a base having at least a measurement electrode and an opposing electrode. Also, the biosensor measuring apparatus is so configurated to have a mating means in the main body of the measuring apparatus freely supporting this biosensor to contact the said sensor's protrusion or depression, and further having the activating switch of the driving power supply located in this mating means. By means of these, it is possible to prevent wasteful measuring operations, as noted in the prior art biosensors, such as inserting the sensor backwards and making measurements with the sensor inserted backwards.

Semiconductor light-emitting device

Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a first heat sink and a second heat sink both formed of an insulating member and facing and thermally connected to each other, and a semiconductor light-emitting element. The semiconductor light-emitting element is held in a cavity between the first heat sink and the second heat sink. The second heat sink has a first electrode and a second electrode on a surface facing the first heat sink, and a third electrode and a fourth electrode on a surface opposite to the surface facing the first heat sink. The first electrode is connected to a lower electrode of the light-emitting element. The second electrode is connected to an upper electrode of the light-emitting element. The first electrode and the third electrode are connected to each other, and the second electrode and the fourth electrode are connected to each other.

Planar coil and contactless electric power transmission device using the same

Abstract: This invention has an object to a planar coil, a contactless electric power transmission device using the same. This planar coil is configured to suppress an eddy current developed between adjacent turns of wire for minimizing adverse effects on ambient electrical appliances resulting from heat generation. The planar coil 1 in the present invention is formed of spiral shaped wire 7 coated with thinned insulative film, in which adjacent turns of the wire 7 are spaced in radial direction at such a predetermined interval to suppress an eddy current. This planar coil 1 is preferably employed as a power transmission coil or power receiving coil.

Three-dimensional image display apparatus

Abstract: The orientation of an image display device is maintained fixed relative to the viewer, the image display device is enclosed in a transparent body, and by detecting rotation angles of the image display device with respect to the transparent body, an image that is to be viewed when the transparent body is held in a hand or the like is displayed on the image display device, thereby enabling the viewer to view a displayed object from any desired direction as if he is holding the object in his hand. The three-dimensional image display apparatus has an image display device whose display surface is held fixed relative to the viewer, a transparent body for accommodating the image display device therein, an encoder for detecting rotation angles of the image display device with respect to the transparent body, an orientation detector for calculating the difference between the orientation of the transparent body and the orientation of the image display device on the basis of the output of the encoder, and an image generator for generating an image for display on the image display device in accordance with the output of the orientation detector.