Abstract: Between a first equipment and a second equipment connected to a predetermined bus line, it is arranged that data for setting, etc. on input selection in the first equipment is instructed from the second equipment in the form of command having a predetermined format through the bus line, thus allowing an independent remote control to be performed between the first equipment and the second equipment. Moreover, data on input selection in the first equipment is transmitted to the second equipment, so that, for example, the remote control of the input selection in the first equipment linking with the operation of the second equipment will be performed satisfactorily.

Abstract: An aromatic polycarbonate composition which is suitable for use in the production of an optical molded article such as an optical disk or lens and has excellent heat stability and releasability at the time of molding. This composition comprises 100 parts by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate obtained by reacting an aromatic dihydroxy compound with a carbonic acid diester in the presence of at least one ester exchange catalyst selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal compound and an alkali earth metal compound, 0.0001 to 0.3 part by weight of an epoxy compound and 0.015 to 0.3 part by weight of an aromatic compound having at least four benzene rings in the molecule.

Abstract: An aromatic polycarbonate which has a low radical concentration and retains a good color, transparency, durability and stability even after it is kept under high temperature and high humidity for a long time and a composition thereof. The polycarbonate and composition are advantageously used in an optical disk substrate.

Abstract: A polycarbonate having excellent color and stability and a production process therefor. In the production of a polycarbonate by melt polycondensing a dihydroxy compound and a carbonic acid diester in the presence of an ester exchange catalyst, the each content of an aldehyde group in the dihydroxy compound and the carbonic acid diester is reduced to 3×10−6 equivalent/mol or less.

Abstract: When a signal path in a signal outputting device is changed, the signal outputting device indicates signal path change information representing the change in the signal path to a signal inputting device. Based on the signal path change information, the signal inputting device adaptively changes a signal path between the signal outputting device and the signal inputting device. The signal inputting device can know the signal path in the signal outputting device easier than heretofore, and can simply change the signal path between the signal outputting device and the signal inputting device.

Abstract: A polycarbonate having excellent color and stability and a production process therefor.

Abstract: A polycarbonate which is stable against thermal decomposition at a temperature range for melt molding without adding a heat resistant stabilizer and suitable for the melt molding of a thin product, production method and molded products thereof. The polycarbonate is comprising mainly a recurring unit represented by the following formula (1), and has a percentage of the total of integrated intensities of all signals detected at four ranges, &dgr;=2.14 to 2.17 ppm, &dgr;=3.46 to 3.49 ppm, &dgr;=3.62 to 3.69 ppm and &dgr;=5.42 to 5.46 ppm to the integrated intensity of a signal derived from a methyl group detected at a range of &dgr;=1.50 to 2.00 ppm of 0.01 to 2.0% in its 1H-NMR spectrum in heavy chloroform and a viscosity average molecular weight of 10,000 to 100,000.

Abstract: An aromatic polycarbonate composition which contains 0.05 to 65 ppm of bonded phosphorus atoms to polycarbonate chains and free phosphorus compounds consisting of a tervalent phosphorus compound and a pentavalent phosphorus compound in a specific ratio. It is excellent in transparency, color stability and residence stability at the time of molding and is suitably used in disk substrates.

Abstract: An aromatic polycarbonate composition comprising at least one quaternary onium salt selected from the group consisting of a phosphoric acid phosphonium salt, phosphonic acid phosphonium salt, condensed phosphoric acid phosphonium salt, phosphorous acid phosphonium salt, phosphonous acid phosphonium salt, boric acid phosphonium salt, sulfuric acid phosphonium salt, phosphoric acid ammonium salt, phosphonic acid ammonium salt, condensed phosphoric acid ammonium salt, phosphorous acid ammonium salt, phosphonous acid ammonium salt, boric acid ammonium salt and sulfuric acid ammonium salt,and has a viscosity average molecular weight of 10,000 to 100,000 and a melt viscosity stability of 0.5% or less. The aromatic polycarbonate composition has excellent transparency, heat resistance and color stability. A process for producing the above aromatic polycarbonate composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for producing a high-quality thermoplastic branched polycarbonate which is used in blow-molding, extrusion or vacuum molding from a linear aromatic polycarbonate efficiently. The thermoplastic branched polycarbonate is produced by melt-mixing and reacting a substantially linear aromatic polycarbonate with an acid anhydride having at least two cyclic acid anhydride groups in a molecule in the presence of a basic catalyst.

Abstract: In a process for producing a polyarylate through the polycondensation of an aromatic dihydroxy compound and an aromatic ester bond forming precursor, a salicylic acid ester compound having a specific structure is used as a terminal modifying agent. In a process for producing a polyarylate through the polycondensation of an aromatic dihydroxy compound and an ester bond forming aromatic dicarboxylic acid derivative, a polyarylate of high-molecular weight having excellent color tone and hue stability is obtained.

Abstract: An aromatic polycarbonate which has high durability and is excellent in color tone, transparency and mechanical strength, especially an aromatic polycarbonate which has high durability and stability when it is used under high temperature and high humidity conditions for a long time, and production method and use thereof. In the aromatic polycarbonate which has a sodium element content of 100 ppb or less and a content of each of Ni, Pb, Cr, Mn and Fe of 70 ppb or less and the method of producing a polycarbonate by polycondensing an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a carbonic acid diester, the above aromatic polycarbonate is produced by controlling 1) the content of sodium element contained in each of the above raw materials to 52 ppb or less, 2) the content of each of Fe, Cr, Mn, Ni and Pb to 40 ppb or less and 3) the amount of a specific catalyst to a specific value based on the content of Fe contained in the raw materials.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to avoid problems in the network provided e.g. by the IEEE 1394, associated with making a notice following a request from a particular device.

Abstract: Data is mutually exchanged between a plurality of communication apparatuses even when requests from plural devices to a specific apparatus are presented simultaneously in a network such as the IEEE1394 system. A first command is sent from a first communication apparatus to a second communication apparatus which notifies the first apparatus that a specified state change will be executed by the second apparatus. When that state change is generated, the first apparatus is so notified and, in addition, each communication apparatus in the network is notified that the second communication apparatus is ready to accept the first command.

Abstract: To prevent a reservation made from one to any other one of the units from being unconditionally accepted or rejected and arbitrate between the units for the reservation in a serial communication network organized using the IEEE 1394 serial data bus for example, reservation information (reserve command) including a reservation priority is generated and transmitted for reservation of use of a part or all (for example, REC, PB, etc. of DVCR) of any other unit connected to the one unit via the network.