I. Canon (Camera Manufacturer)
1. Origin
Canon - The name Canon originated from a beautiful woman. The founder of Canon was a medical doctor and the name was inspired by him looking up at the sky. The original name of Canon was SEIKI KOGAKU KENKYUJO, a research institute for precision optical instruments. Canon originally had a very English name, KWANON, which means the name of a benevolent Buddhist goddess. The company named its first 35mm rangefinder camera after this name. To date, only one KWANON camera survives in the world. Around 1936, the company's cameras under the brand name HANSA CANON were officially launched. Since then, Canon has become a world-famous camera brand and company symbol. There is no doubt that the name has grown in popularity over the years, and the current use of EOS (Electronic Optical System) not only represents the acronym for Electronic Optical System, but also a goddess known in Greece as Dawn.
2. Company Size
Canon was founded in 1937, and in 2003 the company realized net sales of $29.889 billion and net income of $2.577 billion. In 2004, Canon was ranked 165th in the global Fortune 500 in terms of turnover.
Currently, Canon has 12 wholly-owned companies and 4 joint ventures in Dalian, Zhuhai and Suzhou, China, including the $100 million Canon (Suzhou) Ltd. established in 2001 in Suzhou New District. Canon now employs approximately 13,000 people in China.
In 1997, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. was established in Beijing to take charge of Canon Inc.'s investments and all other operations in China.
Canon is the world's leading integrated group of companies manufacturing imaging and information products. Since its founding in 1937, and through years of tireless efforts, Canon has globalized and expanded its business into various fields. Currently, Canon's product lines*** are distributed in three major areas: personal products, office equipment and industrial equipment, with major products including cameras and lenses, digital cameras, printers, copiers, fax machines, scanners, broadcasting equipment, medical equipment and semiconductor production equipment. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and with four regional sales headquarters in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Japan, Canon has 203 subsidiaries around the world and employs approximately 93,000 people.
Canon was ranked 190th on the 2001 Fortune 500 list in terms of turnover and sixth in the computer and office equipment industry category, and in 2002, Canon achieved net sales of US$24.501 billion and net income of US$1.589 billion, both of which were new all-time highs.
Canon is the world's leading integrated group of imaging and information products. Since its founding in 1937, Canon has globalized and expanded its business into a wide range of fields through years of tireless efforts. Currently, Canon's product lineup*** is spread across three main areas: personal products, office equipment and industrial equipment, with major products including cameras and lenses, digital cameras, printers, copiers, fax machines, scanners, broadcasting equipment, medical equipment and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Canon has four regional sales headquarters in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Japan, with 200 subsidiaries and over 100,000 employees worldwide.
3. Development of Canon
Canon, always in the process of self-improvement
Under the guidance of the corporate philosophy of "****Birth," Canon aspires to become a truly outstanding company, a company that is trusted and respected worldwide. By owning Canon products, users are assured of a simpler, safer, more convenient and happier life. In addition, by choosing Canon, users also support the company's efforts in environmental protection. Day in and day out, Canon continues to pursue innovation and endeavors to make tomorrow a better day.
Canon Inc. was founded in 1937 with the goal of producing world-class cameras based on optical technology. Since then, Canon has continued to research and develop new technologies and developed Japan's first plain paper photocopier in the early 1870's. In the early 1980's, Canon successfully developed bubble inkjet printing technology for the first time and marketed its products worldwide. The emphasis and investment in technological research and development has enabled Canon to continue to grow and develop over the decades and become a leader in its industry. Last year, Canon ranked second in the number of U.S. patent registrations in 2002, as announced by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, making it the tenth consecutive year that Canon has been in the top three in this ranking.
In 2003, President Mikado was appointed as an economic advisor in Guangdong Province. In the same year, he was named an Honorary Citizen by the cities of Dalian and Suzhou.
2001 The Suzhou Plant, the first production project invested in Jiangsu at a cost of US$100 million, is located in Suzhou New District, mainly producing copiers and software
This is the largest plant Canon has invested in and built in the world, and is the largest investment Canon has made in the 20 years since it entered China. Canon (Zhongshan) Office Equipment Co., Ltd. was established Canon representative Mr. Fujio Mitsuzawa, President of Canon Inc. was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen by the City of Dalian 2002 Canon (China) Ltd. was established in Shanghai (after 2003, it began to take on the functions of the regional headquarters of East China) Canon moved its Asian marketing headquarters to Beijing Canon (China) Ltd. began domestic sales of products produced by invested enterprises Established Canon Logistics (Zhuhai Free Trade Zone) Co. Ltd. Mr. Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China (then Vice President of the People's Republic of China), visited Canon Dalian Canon's representative, Mr. Fusufumi Mitsuzawa, President of the Canon Board of Directors, was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen by the City of Suzhou Canon's representative, Mr. Fusufumi Mitsuzawa, President of the Board of Directors, was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen by the City of Suzhou Jiangsu? Mr. Fujio Mitarai, President of Canon Inc. Mr. Tomuso Mitarai, President of Canon Inc. was awarded the honorary citizen of Jiangsu Province. Mr. Fusufumi Mitsukawa, President of Canon Inc. was appointed as the Economic Advisor of Liaoning Provincial Government. 2003 Canon (Suzhou) System Software Co., Ltd. was established. 2003 Canon (China) Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Branch was established, which also assumed the function of the regional headquarters of Southern China. Canon (China) Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch was established, which also assumed the function of the regional headquarters of Northern China. "Canon Image Plaza" was announced to open in Beijing Mr. Fusifu Mitarai, President of Canon Inc. accepted the invitation of the Guangdong Provincial Government to become the economic adviser to the Governor of Guangdong Province. 15 branches were registered and established, including Beijing, Tianjin, Shenyang, Dalian, Jinan, Xi'an, Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shenzhen and so on. All 15 branches have been registered and established. Basically formed a sales and service network covering the whole country 2004 The first self-imported goods warehousing ceremony was held in Guangzhou, so that Canon (China) can directly import and sell products outside the country Establishment of a national (except Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) unified hotline center in Beijing Establishment of Canon Information Technology (Beijing) Co.Ltd. in Beijing
April 29, 2004, after the friendly negotiation of both sides of the joint venture. Beijing Beijia Information System Co., Ltd. underwent a shareholding change and became a wholly foreign-owned enterprise 100% funded by Canon (China) Co., Ltd. and was renamed Canon Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. to continue to gather excellent talents in China and devote itself to the research and development of software products of international standard. 2005 The first Canon Quick Repair Center - "QR Center" was established in Zhongguancun, Beijing
The QR Center (Quick Repair; Quick Response), which was established on the basis of the original Canon Customer Service Center, was established on the basis of the original Canon Customer Service Center, which was established on the basis of the original Canon Customer Service Center. The QR Center (Quick Repair; Quick Response) provides a larger scale, more comprehensive and faster quick repair service based on the original Canon Customer Service Center. Guangzhou "Canon Image Plaza" announced its opening.
The company's brand was ranked 64th on the 2006 World Brand Lab's list of the Top 500 Global Brands and 54th on Barron's 2006 list of the World's 100 Most Respected Companies. The company was ranked 182nd in the 2007 Fortune Global 500 ranking of the world's largest companies. .CN/Official website.
Two, canon
Canon (canon) is a musical compositional technique, and fugue is one of the polyphonic music writing techniques, but also the use of counterpoint imitation technique. The term canon also refers to musical compositions written in this technique, such as Bach's Five Canonic Variations.
All the voices in a canon imitate a single voice, but voices of different heights enter at certain intervals, creating a continuous effect of rising and falling, and a kind of canon is also sung in rounds. In a canon, the first melody to appear is the introductory phrase, and the subsequent imitations are the responsive phrases.
Based on the interval difference between the heights of the voices, it can be divided into the same degree of canon, five degrees of canon, four degrees of canon, etc.; based on the length of the interval, it can be divided into one bar canon, two bars canon, etc.; in addition, there are also accompanied by a canon, transposed canon, retrograde canon, reverse canon, and other various techniques.
Related History
* Canon (canon) originated in Italy and France, appeared in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
* Canon's name was first "caccia", the Old French "canon", so it is generally believed that its title comes from the Old French, meaning "rely on". "(This is doubtful, Wikipedia) (This is doubtful; the Wikipedia entry on the subject says that Old French "canon" means "learned" (learned)（"learned"）
("canon" means "learned"). This Old French word "canon" is etymologically derived from the Greek word "kanon" meaning "rule, law", so it is generally accepted that the original meaning of canon is "rule".)
* The canon had its golden years in the first half of the fifteenth century to the middle of the sixteenth century (the period of the Netherland School).
Famous works using the canon technique (non-canon)
The canon technique was often used in the symphonies and sonatas of the 19th century, the most famous of which is Beethoven's Symphony of Fate.
Representative Works (Canon)
The most familiar canon today is Johann Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue in D major, also known as Pachelbel's Canon.
The piece is generally performed with the cello opening and the three violins joining in eight beats apart. The violins all play the same melody, and there are only three different melodies before and after, each with only two bars for repetition; the cellos play only two bars from beginning to end, repeating the melody twenty-eight times. Although this music is constantly circling back and forth, the beauty of the melody is not monotonous, but rather melodic and pleasing to the ear.
The song is well known for being the soundtrack to the movie "Mere Mortals".
An adapted version of the song, Variations on the Canon by Pachelbel, from George Winston's album December, was used in the Korean movie My Sassy Girl, making it even more popular. all the rage.
The piece was also sent into space by NASA via Sputnik as one of the achievements of human civilization.
A string version of the song was also used as the soundtrack for the anime Evaangelion Death.
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