Abstract: A powder coating apparatus for forming a resin coating on the inner periphery of a container (2) having a barrel (21), a shoulder (22) and a mouth (23) does have a holder (3) for temporarily holding the container in place, a spray gun (4) for blowing into the container a powder through an open skirt (21a) of the container. The apparatus further has a first passage (51) for guiding to the spray gun a first air stream together with the powder, a second passage (61) for feeding a second air stream for stirring the powder into the spray gun. The apparatus still further has a third passage (81) for collecting a first surplus of the powder from the container mouth (23), a fourth passage (71) for collecting a second surplus of the powder from the open skirt of the container, and control unit respectively connected to the first to fourth passages.

Abstract: A program for processing information in a selected terminal apparatus includes reproducing contents data as a browsing object for output by the selected terminal apparatus; enabling operations to be performed on the browsing object; transmitting and receiving information over a network between a plurality of terminal apparatuses reproducing and outputting the contents data, the plurality of terminal apparatuses including the selected terminal apparatus, each of the terminal apparatuses having the browsing object, the information including shared information which denotes an operation performed on the browsing object of one of the plurality of terminal apparatuses to obtain a result; and sharing the result of the operation between the browsing objects of a remainder of the terminal apparatuses, the sharing being based on the shared information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is disclosed which includes: an accepting element for accepting an access request from a terminal over a network; a first acquiring element for acquiring information which designates a character unique to the terminal and which is received over the network; a second acquiring element for acquiring character data constituting the character designated by the character-designating information acquired by the first acquiring element; and a transmitting element for transmitting to the terminal over the network the character data acquired by the second acquiring element.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a phone-call apparatus, a phone-call method, a communication control apparatus, a communication control method, and a program. In a phone-integrated terminal, a CPU controls a communication unit to implement a phone conversation with a communication partner through a communication network. An audio signal input to a microphone of an input unit is transmitted to the communication partner by way of the communication unit. On the other hand, an audio signal transmitted from the communication partner is output to earphones or a speaker in an audio reproduction unit. The audio signal output to the earphones or the speaker in the audio reproduction unit is superposed on a musical signal reproduced from a memory card. Thus, the user can listen to not only a voice of the communication partner but also music reproduced as BGM during the phone conversation. As a result, the user can enjoy the phone conversation.

Abstract: In setting a plurality of types of image quality in a single screen, an arrangement is made to facilitate the setting of a range in which each image quality is set. Upon generating a video signal to displayed on a predetermined display unit, the process is performed for inserting predetermined marker signals in the video signal at positions corresponding to at least two corners on the diagonal in a predetermined range of an image to be displayed. At the same time, the positions where the marker signals are inserted are moved in accordance with a predetermined operation input thereby to move the range set in the image to be displayed.

Abstract: An information management device includes a setter for setting an address of a file to be monitored, an accessor for accessing the address set by the setter at a prescribed timing, a determiner for determining updating of the file and a controller for controlling image display. The controller displays reduced images of home pages of the files to be monitored in the window of the display with the images being compressed in horizontal direction. The accessor then accesses the previously recorded addresses of the files to be monitored set by the setter at a prescribed timing and the determiner makes a determination as to whether or not the data of the accessed files are updated with reference to the dates of updating the files. When data of a file is determined to have been updated, the controller enlarges the reduced image corresponding to the updated file in the window so that the updating of the file can be quickly and surely recognized.

Abstract: A console box of the longitudinal split type for an automobile split longitudinally into front and rear blocks. Upwardly and downwardly projecting strips engage with each other at the ends of opposed upper walls of the split front and rear blocks. An extension projects toward the block having the upwardly projecting strip from the side wall of the block provided with the downwardly projecting strip. A cutout corresponding to the extension and a platelike seat capable of contacting the inner surface of the side wall of the block with the downwardly projecting strip, are formed in the block with the upwardly projecting strip. Thus, the console box can be simply assembled.