Abstract: A vehicle communication device for using a plurality of applications in an inter-vehicle communication, and performing a control to avoid congestion of its own vehicle and other vehicles. The vehicle communication device includes a plurality of application units performing the inter-vehicle communication, a lower protocol unit transmitting and receiving data between vehicles, and a middleware unit intervening between the application units and the lower protocol unit. The middleware unit includes a transfer service processing unit, a communication control service unit, and a transmission/reception control processing unit. The communication control service unit controls a congestion avoiding process of its own vehicle and other vehicles based on application priority received for each of the application units, priority for each vehicle, and channel usage rate obtained from the lower protocol unit.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus includes an unregistered road detecting means for setting up a detection start point and a detection end point for an unregistered road on registered roads which are respectively located before and behind sections in which matching result data indicates a free state, respectively, the matching result data indicating a matching state when the vehicle is traveling each of the registered roads, for performing a coordinate transformation on a traveling path which is created from positioning data and which is extending between the two points so that the traveling path has coordinates which match with the coordinates of a registered road between them, and for detecting the coordinates of the unregistered road from a portion of the coordinate-transformed traveling path which does not overlap any registered road, and a road data generating means for creating road data about the unregistered road from the coordinates of the unregistered road.

Abstract: An on-vehicle communication device according to the present invention includes initial signal estimating unit 243b for estimating initial data based on a part of the transmission command signal from the mobile device. Thus, it also includes PN signal generating unit 243c for generating a PN signal based on the initial data estimated by the initial signal estimating unit, and partial correlating unit 243d for calculating a correlation value between the transmission command signal from the mobile device and the PN signal. Thus, it also includes a data demodulating unit 244 for demodulating the transmission command signal from the mobile device, the starting of the data demodulating unit being controlled based on the correlation value calculated by the partial correlating unit 243d.

Abstract: A forecasting apparatus for predicting future events includes a forecast processing data configuring section for configuring a data matrix including previously accumulated historical data and unknown forecast data, the data matrix having the unknown forecast data as missing elements, and a forecast processing section for estimating values of the missing elements representative of the unknown forecast data by performing singular value decomposition of the data matrix configured by the forecast processing data configuring section.

Abstract: A detection resistor is disposed in a main current path in order to detect an output current flowing through an output switching device in a conventional DC-DC converter that converts a DC input voltage into a stepped down DC output voltage by turning on/off of the output switching device. At that time, the detection resistor generates heat that is not negligible. In a DC-DC converter of this invention, a voltage detection circuit is connected in parallel with an output switching device, and the voltage detection circuit is put into operation a predetermined time after the output switching device is turned on. In addition, a detection switching device, which constitutes the voltage detection circuit, is designed to have a higher ON resistance than an ON resistance of the output switching device.

Abstract: The present invention has an object of providing a concentrated coffee extract which is rich in aroma component released when the roasted coffee beans are ground and has an amount of coffee oil controllable in accordance with the use and purpose, and a process for industrially producing the same. According to the present invention, the above object is achieved by separating an aroma component-containing distillate, a coffee oil-containing liquid, and a coffee extract from a slurry obtained by wet-grinding roasted coffee beans, and after the coffee extract is concentrated, adding back the aroma component-containing distillate and the coffee oil-containing liquid.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus includes an unregistered road detecting means for setting up a detection start point and a detection end point for an unregistered road on registered roads which are respectively located before and behind sections in which matching result data indicates a free state, respectively, the matching result data indicating a matching state when the vehicle is traveling each of the registered roads, for performing a coordinate transformation on a traveling path which is created from positioning data and which is extending between the two points so that the traveling path has coordinates which match with the coordinates of a registered road between them, and for detecting the coordinates of the unregistered road from a portion of the coordinate-transformed traveling path which does not overlap any registered road, and a road data generating means for creating road data about the unregistered road from the coordinates of the unregistered road.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the use of LXR agonists in the prevention and/or treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Abstract: A roadside-to-vehicle communication system for providing a mobile station with application service by utilizing roadside-to-vehicle communication implemented between the mobile station that travels on a road and a base station system installed along the road provides non-network-type communication protocols that can implement diverse application services, even when the mobile station is moving. The roadside-to-vehicle communication system includes transfer service processing entities for implementing data transfer among applications and transaction management entities have undelivered data resenders, data send/receive for each message, and a message segmenter/assembler that provides unidirectional data transmission and request-response transaction services.

Abstract: A mobile communication station is provided with a type information registration unit (11) for registering type information indicating a type of data, which an application installed in an external device can use, therein. The mobile communication station transmits the type information registered in the type information registration unit (11) to a base station apparatus, receives data, which the application installed in the external device can use, from the base station apparatus, and then transfers the received data to the external device.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the use of IL-18, also known as interferon-?-inducing factor (IGIF), in the prevention and/or treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Abstract: A forecasting apparatus for predicting future events includes a forecast processing data configuring section for configuring a data matrix including previously accumulated historical data and unknown forecast data, the data matrix having the unknown forecast data as missing elements, and a forecast processing section for estimating values of the missing elements representative of the unknown forecast data by performing singular value decomposition of the data matrix configured by the forecast processing data configuring section.

Abstract: The invention encompasses a powder composition with low hygroscopicity, excellent storage stability, easy uniform dispersion of a core substance, a sufficient amount of the core substance, and excellent taste without attachment onto teeth even after addition to chewing gum or tablet confectioneries, which is preferable for use as an agent for giving aroma and flavor or an agent for enhancing aroma and flavor, as well as foods and drinks containing the same. The powder composition is produced by melting a carbohydrate mixture comprising about 30% to 70% by mass of trehalose and a plasticizer under heating, adding a core substance to the resulting molten matter for mixing to obtain a uniform mixture, extruding the uniform mixture while cooling the uniform mixture, for solidification, and cutting or grinding the resulting solid matter. The resulting powder composition is kneaded with for example gum base, powder sugar, corn syrup and the like and is then spread into stick chewing gum.

Abstract: An abrasive sheet for texturing of magnetic recording media which comprises an entangled ultrafine fiber nonwoven fabric made of three-dimensionally entangled ultrafine fiber bundles composed of ultrafine fibers (A) and a high-molecular elastomer occurring in a porous state in spaces among the entangled ultrafine fibers, with the high-molecular elastomer occurring therein without substantially confining most of the ultrafine fiber bundles and which is characterized in that there is a nap consisting of ultrafine fibers (B) having a fineness of not more than 0.03 dtex on at least one side of that sheet is excellent in precision and stability in processing.

Abstract: A system for negotiating acquisition of telematic data from at least one vehicle traveling along a traffic route and collecting telematic data. A system node provides a first polling signal including a first purchase offer. The probe detector responds to the first polling signal by comparing the first purchase offer to a selling price. If the first purchase offer at least meets the selling price, the probe detector transmits an availability signal including an assent parameter agreeing to the sale to the system node in response to the polling signal. If the system node accepts the availability signal, it transmits a release signal, and the telematic data is transmitted from the probe detector on the vehicle to the system node. The system node and probe detector may negotiate the price through multiple polling signals before release of the telematic data.

Abstract: A lipid which are solid at ordinary temperature and an edible water-soluble additive and/or an edible polymer substance are dissolved in a solvent to give a single phase solution, or the above-described lipid in a molten state is mixed and emulsified together with an aqueous solution of an edible water-soluble additive and/or an edible polymer substance to give an emulsion. By using the solution or emulsion thus obtained as a coating, the whole surface of a core material such as a powdered flavor is coated. The coated powder is less hygroscopic, have a high storage stability and a high oxidation stability, are excellent in the release of core materials, controlled release and taste and can be favorably used for imparting or enhancing aroma and flavor in foods and drinks to be processed by heating, for example, foods for microwave cooking and baked foods.

Abstract: A coating agent comprising (a) a modified cellulose and (b) at least one of an edible water-soluble additive and an edible polymer substance; a process for producing the coated powders; and foods and drinks containing the above-described coated powders. The coating agent can provide coated powders which are less hygroscopic, have a high storage stability and a high oxidation stability, are excellent in the release of core materials, controlled release and taste and can be favorably used for imparting or enhancing aroma and flavor in foods and drinks to be processed by heating, for example, foods for microwave cooking and baked foods.

Abstract: An abrasive sheet for texturing of magnetic recording media which comprises an entangled ultrafine fiber nonwoven fabric made of three-dimensionally entangled ultrafine fiber bundles composed of ultrafine fibers (A) and a high-molecular elastomer occurring in a porous state in spaces among the entangled ultrafine fibers, with the high-molecular elastomer occurring therein without substantially confining most of the ultrafine fiber bundles and which is characterized in that there is a nap consisting of ultrafine fibers (B) having a fineness of not more than 0.03 dtex on at least one side of that sheet is excellent in precision and stability in processing.

Abstract: Operation information is transmitted from a portable telephone 1, a central processing unit 5 refers to a data base 6 in which a plurality of remote controller control instructions are stored, a remote controller control instruction corresponding to the operation information is sent back from the central processing unit 5, and an apparatus to be controlled is controlled by the portable telephone 1 according to the remote controller control instruction. Therefore, a plurality of apparatuses to be operated can be easily operated in remote control without arranging a private remote controller for each apparatus.

Abstract: A filter for flitrating molten resin of the invention includes: a cylindrical filtering member formed with a large number of projections and recesses; and radially arranged rods in a supporter for supporting the cylindrical filtering member at arc-shaped projected portions, and is constructed such that molten resin material is allowed to pass through the filtering member at arc-shaped recessed portions. In this arrangement, it is possible to enhance the resistance of thermoplastic molten resin filter against filtering pressure as well as to ensure a large filtering area. Further, the filter may be constructed such that the cross-section of the aforementioned cylindrical member is made greater from the upstream side toward the downstream side. By this configuration, the flow rate of molten resin passing through the unit area of the filtering member is made uniform and consequently the collecting capacity of foreign substances is increased.