Abstract: An exemplary aspect of the invention is a data monitoring system including a data monitoring apparatus, a monitoring terminal, a first network, a second network, a first communication apparatus that is connected to the first network and a second communication apparatus that is connected to the second network, wherein the data monitoring apparatus includes a call processing circuit to retrieve decoding information out of a call processing signal transmitted from one of the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus to the other and to transmit the decoding information to the monitoring terminal, and a data processing circuit to transmit data having voice data or image data to the monitoring terminal, wherein one of the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus transmits the data to the other, and wherein the monitoring terminal includes a decoding circuit to decode the data in accordance with the decoding information.

Abstract: A thermal barrier coating system comprising a metal substrate, a metal bonding layer and a ceramics thermal barrier layer wherein the ceramics thermal barrier layer has a columnar structure of a stabilized zirconia containing a stabilizer or a stabilized ZrO2—HfO2 solid solution containing a stabilizer, and comprises 0.1 to 10 mol % of lanthanum oxide.

Abstract: A side structure included in a railroad car is provided with an window opening, and door openings formed on the longitudinally opposite sides of the window opening, respectively. The side structure excluding parts corresponding to the window opening and the door openings are divided into a plurality of sections. A first section extends vertically between the window opening and the door opening, a second section extends vertically between the window opening and the door opening, and a third section of a width substantially equal to that of the window opening extends under the window opening. Each of the sections has a core attached to the inner surface of an outer panel, and rim members having a substantially Z-shaped cross section and surround the core. An inner panel is attached to the core and the rim members so as to cover the inner surface of the core.

Abstract: A side structure (21) included in a railroad car is provided with an window opening (22), and door openings (23, 24) formed on the longitudinally opposite sides of the window opening (22), respectively. The side structure (21) excluding parts corresponding to the window opening (22) and the door openings (23, 24) are divided into a plurality of sections. A first section (S1)1 extends vertically between the window opening (22) and the door opening (23), a second section (S12) extends vertically between the window opening (22) and the door opening (24), and a third section (S13) of a width substantially equal to that of the window opening (22) extends under the window opening (22). Each of the sections has a core (2) attached to the inner surface of an outer panel (1), and rim members (3) having a substantially Z-shaped cross section and surrounding the core (2). An inner panel (4) is attached to the core (2) and the rim members (3) so as to cover the inner surface of the core (2).

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing an electrode plate of a nonaqueous secondary battery comprises means for moving a sheet conductive base material in a first direction, a die nozzle for injecting an electrode material composition onto the sheet conductive base material, a pump disposed in supplying pipes, a valve disposed at the pipes between the pump and the die nozzle, a suction system disposed at the pipes between the valve and the die nozzle, and means for drying the electrode material composition. To form uncoated areas, either the die nozzle or sheet conductive base material may be configured to move in a direction substantially perpendicular to one another, or the die nozzle may be configured to move along the first direction. Additionally a coated amount of the electrode material composition per unit area along the first direction may be continuously increased or decreased.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrode plate of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprises the steps of: running a sheet conductive base material in a first direction; and injecting an electrode material composition containing an electrolyte from a die nozzle onto a first surface of the running sheet conductive base material to form uncoated areas at predetermined intervals on the first surface along the first direction. The electrode material composition may be applied in different amounts per unit area between first and second areas of the sheet conductive base material. Preferably, the coated amount is continuously increased or decreased along the first direction.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrode plate of a nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprises the steps of: running a sheet conductive base material in a first direction; and injecting an electrode material composition containing an electrolyte from a die nozzle onto a first surface of the running sheet conductive base material to form uncoated areas at predetermined intervals on the first surface along the first direction.

Abstract: A mobile radiophone apparatus includes an A/D converter for outputting an input analogue voice signal as quantized data and a highly efficient voice encoder for extracting features of the quantized data output from the A/D converter and converting the data to codes of a smaller quantity by a fixed time unit. The number of quantization bits in the A/D converter is established to be larger than the number of quantization bits possible to be input to the highly efficient voice encoder. A bit-number converter is provided for converting the number of bits of the quantized data output at the A/D converter to the number of quantization bits possible to be input to the highly efficient voice encoder corresponding to a maximum amplitude value within the fixed time unit. the conversion parameter for the quantized data in the bit-number converter is transmitted in addition to the codes output at the highly efficient voice encoder.

Abstract: The invention provides a portable apparatus which eliminates noise generated by vibrations of an EL device without adhering a vibration preventing sheet to the apparatus. Microprocessor 3 of the portable apparatus displays characters and a graphic form on display unit 1, and in order to illuminate display unit 1, microprocessor 3 controls EL device driver 5 to generate an AC voltage and causes EL device 4 to emit light. EL device 4 vibrates itself with a frequency equal to the frequency of a driving voltage and generates noise. An output voltage signal having a voltage and a phase converted by reverse phase generator 6 is applied to receiver 7. Consequently, sound of a phase reverse to that of the generated noise is generated from receiver 7. The sound of the phase reverse to that of the noise generated from EL device 4 is combined in a space in front of the receiver with the noise generated from EL device, thereby cancelling the noise generated from EL device 4.

Abstract: There is provided a controlling apparatus for an air conditioner, which comprises: an inverter circuit for feeding as an output a pseudo-sine wave from a switching signal obtained by comparison between a modulated wave and a carrier wave; a refrigeration cycle device which has a compressor driven by the pseudo-sine wave from the inverter circuit so that the modulated wave is adjusted according to a load of an air conditioner; and a correction device for correcting an amplitude of the modulated wave into a smaller one at a predetermined time when a rated voltage of the power source from the inverter circuit is larger than a rated voltage by a first predetermined value, and correcting the modulated wave into a larger one at a predetermined time when a rated voltage of the power source from the inverter circuit is smaller than the rated voltage by a second predetermined value.

Abstract: On a monitor (52) there is displayed a synthesized image (G4) in which an image (G1) of a subject lens showing a refractive power distribution, an image (G2) of a lens frame, and an eyepoint mark image (G3) are superimposed based on the refractive power distribution data of the subject lens by a lens meter (100), on the frame shape data of the lens frame by a frame shape measurement apparatus (200), and on the eyepoint data by an eyepoint measurement apparatus (300).

Abstract: In a mobile radio communication system where a base station is connected to a public switched telephone network, a hybrid unit and an echo canceler are provided in the base station. A mobile radiotelephone unit receives a base-to-mobile coded speech signal from the base station on a downlink channel and transmits a mobile-to-base coded speech signal on an uplink channel. In order to avoid the interruption of a base-to-mobile speech signal at the echo canceler which would occur as a result of a delayed, high-amplitude mobile-to-base analog speech signal, the mobile unit compares the energy parameter of the mobile-to-base coded speech signal and the energy parameter of the base-to-mobile coded speech signal, determines the difference therebetween when the former is higher than the latter, and reduces the energy parameter of the mobile-to-base speech signal by an amount corresponding to the difference.

Abstract: In order to adaptively control the level of an alarm which warns of imminent or impending communication interruption, an error information signal and data frame energy, which are both derived during the decoding of an incoming signal, are used. If the incoming signal is deteriorated to an extent that communication interruption is imminent, an alarm signal is issued and superimposed on a voice signal. The level of the alarm signal is controlled in accordance with the detected frame energy.

Abstract: First and second electrodes are inserted into molten metal. A first pseudo random signal is transmitted to the first electrode, and at the same time the first pseudo random signal and a second pseudo random signal which has the same pattern as the first pseudo random signal but which is slightly different in frequency from the first pseudo random signal are multiplied by each other in a first multiplier to thereby calculate a first product value. A signal obtained from the second electrode and the second pseudo random signal are multiplied by each other in a second multiplier to thereby obtain a second product value. The displacement of the molten metal is calculated from the time difference between maximum correlation values respectively appearing in time series patterns of the first and second product values.

Abstract: A magnetic recording system having a magnetic head and a magnetic-field generating device including a compensation circuit for supplying a current generating a magnetic field to cancel a leakage magnetic field applied to the magnetic recording medium, the leakage field arising from at least one of an actuator magnetically driven to drive the magnetic head and an actuator magnetically driven to focus and track a laser beam on the magneto-optical disk.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus sends a quasi-ring back tone to a destination in response to a call from the destination, and detects a CNG from the destination while the apparatus is periodically sending the quasi-ring back tone to the destination. When the apparatus detects a CNG for the first time, the apparatus stops sending the quasi-ring back tone and then performs facsimile communication in response to a second detection of a CNG from the destination, so as to certainly detect the CNG and to quickly shift to facsimile communication.

Abstract: In a method of fabricating a channel box for use in a nuclear reactor, Zr-alloy sheet material is formed into a tubular channel box. The method includes solution heat treatment of the Zr-alloy sheet material including quenching from a temperature at which .beta.-phase is present. After the solution heat treatment, portions of the Zr-alloy sheet are thinned relative to other portions by a non-stressing thinning process, such as chemical etching in a bath. The corrosion resistance imparted by heat treatment is retained, and the heat treatment itself is easily performed on material of uniform thickness.

Abstract: An image sensor apparatus includes a matrix array of optical/electrical conversion elements, switching elements for taking out electric charge stored on the conversion elements, and drive circuits for driving the switching elements thereby to take out image signals from the conversion elements in parallel. A matrix array of noise signal retaining circuits is provided on output sides of the conversion elements for temporarily retaining in parallel, as noise signals, signals produced while the optical/electrical conversion elements are not being driven. Subtracting circuits are provided for subtracting from the parallel image signals in parallel the noise signals retained in the noise signal retaining circuits. A multiplexer converts the parallel output signals from the subtracting circuits into a serial signal in a predetermined sequence.

Abstract: An image communication apparatus comprises a selector for selecting a first receive mode or a second receive mode, a first detector for detecting a protocol signal of image communication, a second detector for detecting a DTMF signal, and a control unit for effecting the image communication in accordance with the selection by the selector and the detections by the first and second detectors.

Abstract: An emitter-follower circuit includes a bipolar transistor of a first conductivity type operating as an emitter-follower transistor and a bipolar transistor of a second conductivity type operable as a clamping transistor. The voltage developed between the base and the emitter of the second conductivity type clamping transistor is adapted to clamp the voltage developed between the base and the collector of the first conductivity type transistor, so that such a high voltage as exceeding the breakdown voltage is not developed between the collector and the emitter of the first conductivity type transistor. The emitter-follower circuit is capable of operating with safety even when an input signal applied thereto has a wide range of direct current components.