All The Claims

Having thus described a preferred embodiment of the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent includes the following:

1. An expansion joint cover for covering an expansion joint between a first surface and a second surface of a structure, the cover comprising:
a first plate configured to be rotatably secured to the first surface;
a housing configured to be fixedly secured to the second surface; and
a second plate configured to be rotatably secured to the first plate such that the first plate and second plate are rotatable with respect to each other, and the second plate is operable to slide within the housing.
2. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first plate is configured to be rotatably secured to the first surface by a hinge assembly which includes a hinge.
3. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 2, wherein the hinge assembly includes a face seal for covering the hinge.
4. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 3, wherein the hinge assembly includes a surface bracket configured to be secured to the first surface and to support the face seal.
5. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 3, wherein the hinge assembly includes a plate bracket configured to be secured to the first plate and to support the face seal.
6. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second plate is configured to be rotatably secured to the first plate by a hinge assembly which includes a hinge.
7. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 6, wherein the hinge assembly includes a face seal for covering the hinge.
8. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 7, wherein the hinge assembly includes a plate bracket configured to be secured to the first plate and to support the face seal.
9. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 7, wherein the hinge assembly includes a plate bracket configured to be secured to the second plate and to support the face seal.
10. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 1, wherein the housing includes a front plate which can rotate during installation to allow a portion of the second plate to be placed within the housing.
11. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 10, wherein the housing includes a hinge configured to rotatably secure the front plate to a rear plate.
12. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 11, wherein the housing includes a tension block configured to be secured to the rear plate.
13. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 12, wherein the housing includes a treaded fastener for fixedly securing the front plate to the tension block such that the front plate is held substantially parallel to the rear plate.
14. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 1, wherein the cover includes at least two low friction gaskets which allow the second plate to slide within the housing.
15. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 1, wherein the housing includes a front plate secured to a rear plate by a bracket.
16. An expansion joint cover for covering an expansion joint between a first surface and a second surface of a structure, the cover comprising:
a first hinge configured to be secured to the first surface;
a first plate configured to be secured to the first hinge;
a second hinge configured to be secured to the first plate;
a housing configured to be fixedly secured to the second surface, the housing including
a front plate with a front low friction gasket,
a rear plate with a rear low friction gasket,
a third hinge configured to rotatably secure the front plate to the rear plate,
a tension block configured to be secured to the rear plate, and
a treaded fastener for fixedly securing the front plate to the tension block such that the front plate is held substantially parallel to the rear plate; and

a second plate configured to be secured to the second hinge and operable to slide between the low friction gaskets and substantially parallel to the front plate and the rear plate.
17. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 16, wherein the cover includes a face seal for covering the first hinge.
18. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 16, wherein the cover includes a face seal for covering the second hinge.
19. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 16, wherein the cover includes a face seal for covering the third hinge.
20. The expansion joint cover as set forth in claim 16, wherein the second plate includes a positioner that aligns the second plate within the housing.
21. An expansion joint cover for covering an expansion joint between a first surface and a second surface of a structure, the cover comprising:
a first hinge assembly configured to be secured to the first surface including
a first hinge,
a first face seal covering the first hinge,
a first surface bracket configured to be secured to the first surface and to support the first face seal, and
a first plate bracket configured to be secured to the first hinge and to support the first face seal;

a first plate configured to be secured to the first hinge by a first threaded fastener through the first plate bracket;
a second hinge assembly configured to be secured to the first plate including
a second hinge,
a second face seal covering the second hinge,
a second plate bracket configured to be secured to the first plate and to support the second face seal, and
a third plate bracket configured to be secured to the second hinge and to support the second face seal;

a housing configured to be fixedly secured to the second surface, the housing including
a front plate with a front low friction gasket,
a rear plate with a rear low friction gasket,
a third hinge configured to rotatably secure the front plate to the rear plate,
a tension block configured to be secured to the rear plate, and
a threaded fastener for fixedly securing the front plate to the tension block such that the front plate is held substantially parallel to the rear plate; and

a second plate configured to be secured to the second hinge and operable to slide between the low friction gaskets and substantially parallel to the front plate and the rear plate.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
an image input device which receives a stereoscopic photographed image composed of a plurality of photographed images respectively captured with a plurality of image pickup devices;
a face detecting device which detects faces from each of the photographed images;
a face position identifying device which identifies positions of the detected faces in each of the photographed images;
an in-focus position identifying device which identifies in-focus positions in each of the photographed images;
a distance information acquiring device which acquires distance information on the positions of the faces based on the positions of the faces, a relative distance between the plurality of image pickup devices, and photographing directions of each of the image pickup devices;
a focusing state identifying device which identifies focusing states in the positions of the faces based on the in-focus positions and the distance information on the positions of the faces;
a face frame generating device which generates face frames indicating the positions of the faces, the face frames blurred according to the focusing states of the positions of the faces; and
a stereoscopic display image generating device which generates a stereoscopic display image from the generated face frames and the stereoscopic photographed image.
2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the distance information acquiring device acquires distance information on the positions of the faces based on the positions of the faces, and on the lengths of baseline and angles of convergence of the plurality of image pickup devices.
3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the focusing state identifying device identifies whether each of the positions of the faces is in focus state or out of focus state, and
when it is identified that a position of a face is out of focus state, the face frame generating device changes a face frame of the face to a blurred state, compared to when the position of the face is in focus state.
4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the focusing state identifying device identifies defocus amounts in respective positions of the faces as the focusing states, and
the face frame generating device changes blurring amounts of respective face frames according to the defocus amounts.
5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the distance information acquiring device detects as parallax amounts of the faces, differences of the positions of the faces between the plurality of photographed images and determines distance information on the positions of the faces at least based on the parallax amounts.
6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the face frame generating device generates stereoscopic face frames indicating the positions of the faces in a manner allowing stereoscopic vision, the stereoscopic face frames blurred according to the focusing states in the positions of the faces.
7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an image display device which displays the display image.
8. A camera comprising an image processing apparatus according to claim 1.
9. An image processing method comprising:
an image input step of receiving a stereoscopic photographed image composed of a plurality of photographed images respectively captured with a plurality of image pickup devices;
a face detecting step of detecting faces from each of the photographed images;
a face position identifying step of identifying positions of the detected faces in each of the photographed images;
an in-focus position identifying step of identifying in-focus positions in each of the photographed images;
a distance information acquiring step of acquiring distance information on the positions of the faces based on the positions of the faces, a relative distance between the plurality of image pickup devices, and photographing directions of each of the image pickup devices;
a focusing state identifying step of identifying focusing states in the positions of the faces based on the in-focus positions and the distance information on the positions of the faces;
a face frame generating step of generating face frames indicating the positions of the faces, the face frames blurred according to the focusing states of the positions of the faces; and
a stereoscopic display image generating step of generating a stereoscopic display image from the generated face frames and the stereoscopic photographed image.

1. A mass flow controller comprising:
a flow rate sensor part measuring a flow rate of a fluid flowing in a channel, and outputting a flow rate measurement signal indicating a measurement value of the flow rate;
a flow rate control valve provided upstream or downstream of the flow rate sensor part;
a calculation part performing PID operation on a deviation between a flow rate measurement value indicated by the flow rate measurement signal and a flow rate set value serving as a target value, and calculating a feedback control value to be fed back to the flow rate control valve; and
an opening control signal output part generating an opening control signal based on the feedback control value, and outputting the opening control signal to the flow rate control valve, wherein
the calculation part changes a proportional coefficient, an integral coefficient, and a derivative coefficient used for the PID operation in a stable state based on at least two out of a primary pressure, a time change amount of the primary pressure, and the flow rate set value.
2. The mass flow controller according to claim 1, wherein
the calculation part changes the proportional coefficient, the integral coefficient, and the derivative coefficient depending on whether the time change amount of the primary pressure is positive or negative.
3. The mass flow controller according to claim 1, wherein
the calculation part changes the proportional coefficient, the integral coefficient, and the derivative coefficient depending on whether the time change amount of the primary pressure is positive or negative, changes the proportional coefficient, integral coefficient, and derivative coefficient based on whether the time change amount of the primary pressure is positive or negative by performing predetermined operation on the proportional coefficient, integral coefficient, and derivative coefficient using values obtained by assigning the flow rate set value to a predetermined function, respectively, and changes the proportional coefficient, integral coefficient, and derivative coefficient based on the flow rate set value by performing predetermined operation on the proportional coefficient, integral coefficient, and derivative coefficient using values obtained by assigning the primary pressure to a predetermined function, respectively.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A system including an information processing apparatus and a wireless device, comprising:
a wired connection unit adapted to wire-connect the wireless device to the information processing apparatus;
a wireless communication unit adapted to wirelessly communicate between the wireless device and the information processing apparatus;
a storing unit adapted to store authentication information obtained based on wired communication by the wired connection unit, the authentication information being used for authentication when wireless communication is performed by the wireless communication unit;
a separation detecting unit adapted to detect separation of the wired connection between the wireless device and the information processing apparatus; and
an authentication unit adapted to start the authentication using the authentication information stored by the storing unit for wireless communication between the wireless device and the information processing apparatus in accordance with detection by the separation detecting unit.
2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a generating unit adapted to generate the authentication information in accordance with detection of wired connection by the wired connection unit, and
wherein the storing unit is adapted to send the authentication information generated by the generating unit to a communication destination by the wired communication and to cause the authentication information to be stored in a memory of the communication destination.
3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the storing unit is adapted to cause the authentication information generated by the generating unit to be stored in a memory of the wireless device and a memory of the information processing apparatus.
4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the authentication information stored by the storing unit and individual identification information of the wireless device or the information processing apparatus are associated with each other.
5. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:
a detecting unit adapted to detect wired connection between the wireless device and the information processing apparatus by the wired connection unit,
wherein the storing unit is adapted to store the authentication information in accordance with detection by the detecting unit.
6. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a wired connection unit adapted to be wire-connected to a wireless device;
a wireless communication unit adapted to wirelessly communicate with the wireless device;
a storing unit adapted to cause authentication information used for authentication when wireless communication is performed by the wireless communication unit to be stored in the wireless device by wired communication by the wired connection unit;
a separation detecting unit adapted to detect separation of wired connection between the wireless device and the information processing apparatus; and
an authentication unit adapted to start the authentication using the authentication information stored by the storing unit for the wireless communication between the wireless device and the information processing apparatus in accordance with detection by the separation detecting unit.
7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a generating unit adapted to generate authentication information in accordance with detection of wired connection by the wired connection unit,
wherein the storing unit is adapted to cause the authentication information generated by the generating unit to be stored in the wireless device.
8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the authentication information stored in the wireless device by the storing unit and individual identification information of the wireless device are associated with each other.
9. The system according to claim 6, further comprising:
a detecting unit adapted to detect wired connection with the wireless device by the wired connection unit,
wherein the storing unit is adapted to cause the authentication information to be stored in accordance with detection by the detecting unit.
10. The system according to claim 6, wherein the storing unit is adapted to cause the authentication information to be stored in the information processing apparatus.
11. An authentication method for an information processing apparatus including wired connection means for being wire-connected to an external device and wireless communication means wirelessly communicating with the external device, comprising:
a setting step of setting authentication information used for authentication when wireless communication is performed between the information processing apparatus and the external device by wired communication with the external device;
a separation detecting step of detecting separation of the wired connection between the external device and information processing apparatus; and
an authentication step of starting authentication using the authentication information set in the setting step for the wireless communication between the external device and the information processing apparatus in accordance with detection in the separation detecting step.