Abstract: A base station, to which Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing/Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access is applied, communicates with a mobile terminal according to Time Division Duplex, in which a transmission frame includes a downlink subframe and an uplink subframe. The base station includes multiple antennas; a radio communications part configured to transmit the downlink subframe through a first one of the antennas and to receive an initial ranging code transmitted by the mobile terminal through a second one of the antennas during the transmission of the downlink subframe; and a ranging processing part configured to perform ranging based on the initial ranging code received by the radio communications part.

Abstract: A method for dispensing a sample solution and a reagent into a container in a chemical analyser includes a first step of dispensing a reagent into a container, a second step of dispensing a sample solution into the container after the first step, and a third step of dispensing the reagent into the container after the second step. A dilution cup includes an inner face where a diameter of a horizontal section increases on at least one position from a bottom to a top, an opening portion surrounding an opening, where a sample solution is dispensed, located on or near the top, a reagent aperture portion surrounding an aperture where a reagent is dispensed such that the sample solution and the reagent create an upswing spiral flow, and a drain aperture portion surrounding a drain aperture, where a mixed solution of the sample solution and the reagent is discharged, located on or near the bottom.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a state of charge (SOC) of a secondary battery. A control section of a battery controller (ECU) computes a total amount of electric discharge of a secondary battery and compares the total amount of electric discharge with a predetermined threshold value. The threshold value is set so as to fall within a range of; for instance, 400 Ah to 1600 Ah. When the total amount of electric discharge is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value, an open-circuit-voltage (OCV)-SOC map is replaced with a map achieved in a state where a memory effect is saturated. When the total amount of electric discharge is smaller than the predetermined threshold value, a correction is made to the map so as to achieve a map that is a mixture consisting of the OCV-SOC map achieved in an initial state and the OCV-SOC map achieved in the saturated state at a predetermined ratio. The SOC is estimated by use of the corrected map.

Abstract: The computer program enables a computer to function as: means for transforming a static call graph into a syntax tree having a binary tree structure; means for transforming a protocol state diagram into a stochastic process algebraic form; means for transforming an activity diagram into a stochastic process algebraic form; means for obtaining a stochastic process algebraic form of each of classes by merging the stochastic process algebraic form of the protocol state diagram, and the stochastic process algebraic form of the activity diagram; and means for obtaining a stochastic algebraic form of a whole system from the syntax tree, and from the stochastic process algebraic forms of the classes.

Abstract: A system, such as hardware or software system having a number of modules, is simulated using multi-tasking computer code. Simulation computer code launches tasks simulating system execution, where each task corresponds to a module. Each task requests a processing delay to a common scheduler. Upon the common scheduler receiving a processing delay request, the common scheduler instructs a scheduling method processor to update a task-remaining time for at least one task. The scheduling method processor updates the task-remaining time for at least one task based at least on a scheduling approach. The common scheduler sends a wait request to a preexisting simulation system to delay a module that corresponds to the task by a length of time, based on the task-remaining time for the task and the scheduling approach. The preexisting simulation system delays the module that corresponds to the task by the length of time of the wait request.

Abstract: A method for dispensing a sample solution and a reagent into a container in a chemical analyser includes a first step of dispensing a reagent into a container, a second step of dispensing a sample solution into the container after the first step, and a third step of dispensing the reagent into the container after the second step. A dilution cup includes an inner face where a diameter of a horizontal section increases on at least one position from a bottom to a top, an opening portion surrounding an opening, where a sample solution is dispensed, located on or near the top, a reagent aperture portion surrounding an aperture where a reagent is dispensed such that the sample solution and the reagent create an upswing spiral flow, and a drain aperture portion surrounding a drain aperture, where a mixed solution of the sample solution and the reagent is discharged, located on or near the bottom.

Abstract: A radio base station for communicating with a mobile station using a radio frame includes a receiver which receives a predetermined code from the mobile station using a predetermined region of the radio frame, and a transmitter which, when the receiver receives the predetermined code, broadcasts structure information indicating a structure of the radio frame.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery exchanging method which exchanges rechargeable batteries of an assembled battery to rebuild new assembled battery. The method includes discharging a rechargeable battery derived from an assembled battery until the rechargeable battery becomes a fully discharged state and storing the rechargeable battery in a storage region for a predetermined period of time or longer from when the rechargeable battery becomes the fully discharged state to prepare a reusable rechargeable battery. The method further includes rebuilding a regenerated assembled battery by combining the stored reusable rechargeable battery with a stored reusable rechargeable battery derived from other assembled batteries or combining the stored reusable rechargeable battery with a fresh rechargeable battery.

Abstract: An apparatus for accurately estimating the SOC of a rechargeable battery installed in a hybrid electric vehicle. A voltage variation measurement unit measures terminal voltage variation amount of the rechargeable battery in a no-battery-current state in which a charge-discharge current does not flow in the rechargeable battery. A polarization voltage calculator calculates a polarization voltage from the measured variation amount. An electromotive force calculator subtracts the polarization voltage from a non-load voltage in a state in which a charge-discharge path is open to calculate the electromotive force of the rechargeable battery. An SOC estimator estimates the SOC of the rechargeable battery based on the electromotive force.

Abstract: A base station performing wireless communications with terminals includes: a scheduler scheduling data transmitted to the terminal; a desynchronization determining unit acquiring synchronization information on synchronization between the base station and a neighboring base station to the base station and determining, based on the synchronization information acquired, whether the desynchronization occurs in the base station or not; and a changing unit changing, when the desynchronization determining unit determines that the desynchronization occurs in the base station, the scheduling by the scheduler so as to restrain radio waves transmitted from the base station and radio waves transmitted from the neighboring base station from interfering with each other.

Abstract: A method for dispensing a sample solution and a reagent into a container in a chemical analyser includes a first step of dispensing a reagent into a container, a second step of dispensing a sample solution into the container after the first step, and a third step of dispensing the reagent into the container after the second step. A dilution cup includes an inner face where a diameter of a horizontal section increases on at least one position from a bottom to a top, an opening portion surrounding an opening, where a sample solution is dispensed, located on or near the top, a reagent aperture portion surrounding an aperture where a reagent is dispensed such that the sample solution and the reagent create an upswing spiral flow, and a drain aperture portion surrounding a drain aperture, where a mixed solution of the sample solution and the reagent is discharged, located on or near the bottom.

Abstract: A base station, to which Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing/Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access is applied, communicates with a mobile terminal according to Time Division Duplex, in which a transmission frame includes a downlink subframe and an uplink subframe. The base station includes multiple antennas; a radio communications part configured to transmit the downlink subframe through a first one of the antennas and to receive an initial ranging code transmitted by the mobile terminal through a second one of the antennas during the transmission of the downlink subframe; and a ranging processing part configured to perform ranging based on the initial ranging code received by the radio communications part.

Abstract: The reliability of a composite service having service components is determined, where the composite service can fail only where underlying resources fail. The composite service is represented as a plurality of continuous-time Markov chains (CTMC's). Each CTMC corresponds to a resource. A product of the CTMC's is constructed. The product encompasses composite service states. Steady-state probabilities for the product are determined. Each steady-state probability corresponds to a likelihood that a corresponding state will be a steady state. For each state of the composite service, a reward structure is determined. The reward structure corresponds to a likelihood that the state will successfully use the resources without failure. The reward structure is determined for a given state based on the given state's steady-state probability and based on discrete-time Markov chains (DTMC's) corresponding to the service components.

Abstract: To provide a UML design method by which architecture design pursuing optimal design parameters while viewing the overall target system on the UML model can be performed. A UML design method of the present invention is a UML design method for performing design by modeling a target system based on Unified Modeling Language (UML), using a profile storing a design parameter, the method including the steps of: storing a stereotype and a tagged value in the profile as the design parameters; annotating a UML model of the target system with the stored stereotype and tagged value; and associating the added stereotype and tagged value with each class constituting the UML model, and displaying the stereotype and tagged value and the UML model, which are associated, on a graphical user interface.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a state of charge (SOC) of a secondary battery. A control section of a battery controller (ECU) computes a total amount of electric discharge of a secondary battery and compares the total amount of electric discharge with a predetermined threshold value. The threshold value is set so as to fall within a range of; for instance, 400 Ah to 1600 Ah. When the total amount of electric discharge is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value, an open-circuit-voltage (OCV)-SOC map is replaced with a map achieved in a state where a memory effect is saturated. When the total amount of electric discharge is smaller than the predetermined threshold value, a correction is made to the map so as to achieve a map that is a mixture consisting of the OCV-SOC map achieved in an initial state and the OCV-SOC map achieved in the saturated state at a predetermined ratio. The SOC is estimated by use of the corrected map.

Abstract: An impeller for a fluid transmitting device includes a hub and a bowl-shaped shell connected to an outer peripheral portion of the hub via an annular weld seam. An inner peripheral surface of the shell is fitted to an outer peripheral surface of the hub, and the weld seam is formed therebetween by laser welding over an entire length of fitting depth. Thus, it is possible to form the annular weld seam between the hub and the shell with a relatively small amount of heat input, and to precisely perform a visual inspection as to whether the weld seam is good or not without any skill.

Abstract: A holding unit pivotally holds a plurality of reagent bottles which store reagents. A reagent case houses the holding unit and has an edge higher than at least the housed holding unit. The reagent cover is a cover for closing the reagent case. A cooling unit is mounted on one outer surface of the reagent case and cools air in the reagent case closed by the reagent cover through one outer surface. A circulating unit is mounted on the holding portion and circulates the cooled air in the reagent case closed by the reagent cover.

Abstract: An apparatus for conveying and storing articles comprises an inlet/outlet slot, a plurality of storage spaces stacked vertically and transversely, and a movable bucket for conveying an article from the inlet/outlet slot to one of the storage spaces and conveying an article from one of the storage spaces to the inlet/outlet slot. The bucket comprises a bucket body, an arm projecting from the bucket body, a first driving roller provided on the arm and a guide projecting from the bucket body. The first driving roller and the guide enter one of the storage spaces to clamp an article, thereby enabling the article to be transferred from the bucket into the storage space and be taken from the storage space into the bucket.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording head for effecting recording on a recording material in accordance with recording information; first feeding means including a grip roller and a pinch roller disposed downstream of the recording head with respect to a recording material feeding direction; second feeding means including a grip roller and a pinch roller disposed upstream of the recording head with respect to the recording material feeding direction, wherein the recording device effects recording on a recording material fed by the first feeding means and the second feeding means, and wherein the first feeding means and the second feeding means have recording material feeding speeds which are different from each other; and a one-way clutch provided for the grip roller of one of the first and second feeding means which provides a lower recording material feeding speed, the one-way clutch being idly rotatable by a tension of the recording material.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing glass in which the temperature distribution between around a central portion and around a side wall of a shaping mold (temperature distribution between around a central portion and around a side wall of molten glass in the shaping mold) is regulated within a range of ±150° C. to produce large-size glass, and to provide a device for shaping glass used in the method for producing glass. The object may be attained by carrying out a step of flowing the molten glass in a melting furnace, through a pipe to which a heat-insulating member is fixed to prevent the heat dissipation of the molten glass, into the shaping mold covered with a low heat-conductive member, and a step of maintaining the distance between the lower portion of the heat-insulating member and the liquid surface of the molten glass.