Abstract: Provided is a fire-fighting system that has a very simple structure with only a hose and a water discharge nozzle mounted on a vehicle, can bring the vehicle close to the fire site by automatic operation or remote control, and minimizes the occurrence of a water hammer when water is supplied. A hose reel is installed on a base which is installed on a vehicle, so as to be rotatable around a rotary shaft extending vertically, a hose having shape retaining property is spirally wound around the hose reel and around the rotary shaft, the lower end of the hose is connectable to a water discharge pump installed behind the vehicle, and the upper end of the hose passes through the rotary shaft of the hose reel and is connected to a water discharge nozzle installed at the upper position of the vehicle.

Abstract: A control system for factory automation includes a first unit and a second unit each including a timer, a data line over which data containing a timer value indicated by the timer is exchanged between the first unit and the second unit, a signal line that electrically connects the first unit and the second unit, and an adjustment module connected to the signal line and the data line. The adjustment module acquires, when receiving a trigger signal over the signal line, the timer value over the data line and matches the timer of the second unit with the timer of the first unit based on the timer value acquired.

Abstract: Provided is a fire-fighting system that has a very simple structure with only a hose and a water discharge nozzle mounted on a vehicle, can bring the vehicle close to the fire site by automatic operation or remote control, and minimizes the occurrence of a water hammer when water is supplied. A hose reel is installed on a base which is installed on a vehicle, so as to be rotatable around a rotary shaft extending vertically, a hose having shape retaining property is spirally wound around the hose reel and around the rotary shaft, the lower end of the hose is connectable to a water discharge pump installed behind the vehicle, and the upper end of the hose passes through the rotary shaft of the hose reel and is connected to a water discharge nozzle installed at the upper position of the vehicle.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for encoding image data of a Bayer arrangement, comprising, a color separation unit configured to separate a plurality of color components of the image data into a plurality of plane image data based on the Bayer arrangement, a sum plane generation unit configured to generate plane image data of a sum plane by performing addition of components of the same color out of the plurality of plane image data, a difference plane generation unit configured to generate plane image data of a difference plane by performing subtraction of the components of the same color, and an encoding unit configured to compression-encode the plane image data, the encoding unit compression-encoding the plane image data of the sum plane and the difference plane for the plane image data of the components of the same color.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for encoding image data of a Bayer arrangement, comprising, a color separation unit configured to separate a plurality of color components of the image data into a plurality of plane image data based on the Bayer arrangement, a sum plane generation unit configured to generate plane image data of a sum plane by performing addition of components of the same color out of the plurality of plane image data, a difference plane generation unit configured to generate plane image data of a difference plane by performing subtraction of the components of the same color, and an encoding unit configured to compression-encode the plane image data, the encoding unit compression-encoding the plane image data of the sum plane and the difference plane for the plane image data of the components of the same color.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a unique ID of the semiconductor device and a method for verifying the unique ID. Thus, original data (bit string) having 127-bit length [126:0] is inputted at step S1. Then, it is determined whether the number of bits of “1” in the bit string [126:0] inputted at the step S1 is more than the half of the bits of the bit string (that is, not less than 64) or not at step S2. When the number is not less than 64, the process proceeds to step S3. At the step S3, the bit string [126:0] is inverted and an invert bit [127] is set to “1”. Then, the process proceeds to step S5. At the step S5, the fuse corresponding to the bit string [126:0] and the bit [127] are cut by LT.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a unique ID of the semiconductor device and a method for verifying the unique ID. Thus, original data (bit string) having 127-bit length [126:0] is inputted at step S1. Then, it is determined whether the number of bits of “1” in the bit string [126:0] inputted at the step S1 is more than the half of the bits of the bit string (that is, not less than 64) or not at step S2. When the number is not less than 64, the process proceeds to step S3. At the step S3, the bit string [126:0] is inverted and an invert bit [127] is set to “1”. Then, the process proceeds to step S5. At the step S5, the fuse corresponding to the bit string [126:0] and the bit [127] are cut by LT.

Abstract: A laying method for laying communication cables (16) is provided which allows to lay optical fiber cables (20) in an underground pipeline such as a sewage pipe neither placing direct tension nor allowing slack on them, and for a main pipe in which a plurality of optical fiber cables (20) are to be laid, the method also allows to lay optical fiber cables (20) in the upper space of inside the pipeline and to obviate the need of an expensive robot for the laying operation. In the proposed laying method, a high-strength low-elongation tension member is disposed to be slidable in the lengthwise direction along each optical fiber cable (20, 21, 22), and the tension members (25, 26, 27) are drawn into the underground pipeline (1) to tension the trunk tension member (25) thereby stretching the trunk tension member (25) substantially straight in the underground pipeline (1), and thus the optical fiber cables (20, 21, 22) are laid in the upper space of inside the underground pipeline (1).

Abstract: A laying method for laying communication cables (16) is provided which allows to lay optical fiber cables (20) in an underground pipeline such as a sewage pipe neither placing direct tension nor allowing slack on them, and for a main pipe in which a plurality of optical fiber cables (20) are to be laid, the method also allows to lay optical fiber cables (20) in the upper space of inside the pipeline and to obviate the need of an expensive robot for the laying operation. In the proposed laying method, a high-strength low-elongation tension member is disposed to be slidable in the lengthwise direction along each optical fiber cable (20, 21, 22), and the tension members (25, 26, 27) are drawn into the underground pipeline (1) to tension the trunk tension member (25) thereby stretching the trunk tension member (25) substantially straight in the underground pipeline (1), and thus the optical fiber cables (20, 21, 22) are laid in the upper space of inside the underground pipeline (1).