Abstract: EMI emissions generated by clock signals in a multi-slot electronic system are reduced by providing out-of-phase clock signals to alternate slots, which cause EMI emissions at typical testing distances and farther to be reduced. An electronic equipment comprises a plurality of slots, each slot operable to receive a clock signal and a plurality of phases of the clock signal, wherein a first phase of the clock signal is routed to a portion of the slots and a second phase of the clock signal is routed to a different portion of the slots. The second phase of the clock signal may be substantially 180° out-of-phase with the first phase of the clock signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a golf club head having multiple undercuts. The club head includes a body defining a striking face, a top line, a sole, and a back, and having a heel and a toe. The back contains a cavity. Multiple undercuts in the form of a plurality of recesses are provided within the cavity. The recesses extend away from the cavity. The recesses may be oriented in a variety of ways. In a first arrangement, the recesses are aligned longitudinally to the striking face in a heel-to-toe direction. In a second arrangement, the recesses are recesses are aligned transverse to the striking face in a front-to-back direction and extend in a heel-to-toe direction. In a third arrangement, the plurality of recesses includes both longitudinally arranged and transversely arranged recesses. An insert, such as a weight insert, a dampening insert, or a combination insert, is preferably positioned within each of the recesses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device such as mobile terminal devices with a photographing function, and in the case where a photographing target is a person, enhances its function for protecting the photographing target from being photographed without consent by such as spy shots.

Abstract: A golf ball dimple pattern based on a hexagonal dipyramid polyhedron is disclosed. Preferably, the dimple pattern disclosed by the present invention includes dimples that are arranged such that at least a portion of neighboring dimples have one or more predetermined diameter ratios. The dimples are arranged based on six substantially similar mating dimple sections on each hemisphere. Each of the six substantially similar mating dimple sections on each hemisphere share a dimple positioned at the pole of that hemisphere. The dimple pattern is capable of achieving a surface coverage of about 82% or greater.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for analyzing a golfer's individual swing attributes and determining, based on that analysis, a suitable golf club configuration for that golfer. The swing analysis apparatus include video cameras for obtaining video images of a golfer swinging a golf club, such as a putter, at a golf ball. Images obtained from the video cameras may then be analyzed to determine what golf club dimensions will provide improved results in combination with the golfer's individual swing characteristics. The apparatus may additionally include a golf club having predetermined dimensions. When such a golf club is included, images from the video cameras may be analyzed to determine how the golf club of known dimensions must be adjusted to provide the golfer with desirable swing results. The apparatus may also include a method for confirming the dimensions that it is believed will provide a golfer with improve swing results.

Abstract: A communication system that sends and receives signals via each of two adjacent channels ch1 and ch2 in which interchannel interference exists, wherein the receiver device comprises a soft decision target value generation unit for each of a plurality of received bits inputted from the corresponding channel; and a soft decision unit that makes a soft decision with respect to each of the plurality of received bits by using the respective soft decision target values. Each soft decision target value generation unit generates its own soft decision target values by using the respective soft decision target values of the plurality of bits inputted from the receiver device of the other channel and the soft decision unit makes a decision with respect to the received bits on the basis of the soft decision target values.

Abstract: The planer antenna includes: a linear radiating antenna element to which electric power is to be supplied; and multiple linear parasitic antenna elements to which electric power is not to be supplied. The parasitic antenna elements are disposed at a position at which the radiating antenna element and the parasitic antenna elements cross each other without contact. The parasitic antenna elements lying in a direction in which the radiating antenna element and the parasitic antenna elements cross each other, and each of the crossing portions of said plural parasitic antenna elements, which portions cross said radiating antenna element, are bent in such a manner that the crossing portions of the parasitic antenna elements are in parallel with the radiating antenna element. Thus, it is possible to provide a planer antenna which can obtain a good circularly polarized wave with a simple construction. In addition, the planar antenna can be downsized.

Abstract: To realize smooth adaptive modulation control after handover even when the transmission frequency of parameters is lowered with transmission of the parameters used for the adaptive modulation control with timing satisfying predetermined conditions. As the mobile station for transmitting the parameters used for the adaptive modulation control in the timing satisfying the predetermined conditions, a mobile station comprises a transmitting unit for transmitting the parameters with the timing not satisfying the predetermined conditions.

Abstract: A microcomputer, resettable by a reset signal from the outside, for performing processes under the control of a control program, and includes an input and output circuit having a plurality of operation modes, a control signal generator for generating a write signal in an operation mode setting routine of the control program, a control circuit for setting an operation mode of the input and output circuit in response to the write signal, and a protection circuit for protecting the input and output circuit from being reset in operation mode until the protection circuit is reset by the reset signal from the outside once the control circuit has set the operation mode, wherein the input and output circuit receives a signal from and sends a signal to the outside in accordance with the operation mode set by the control circuit.

Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes a channel compensation processor configured to carry out a channel compensation process on a first channel reception signal using a channel estimation value obtained for the first channel based on a plurality of known signals received from a base station; and a channel re-compensation processor to carry out a channel compensation process again on the first channel with a channel estimation value of the first channel obtained based on a plurality of known signals including at least a known signal which is received after reception of the first channel when a decoding result of the first channel reception signal after the channel compensation process by the processor is defined as an error. With this, error rate of the first channel is reduced and the number of retransmission according to HARQ is reduced, so that throughput in the mobile terminal can be improved.

Abstract: In a phase adjusting method and device in which a phase deviation between main signal frames themselves returned from a station end device through an antenna end device to the station end device without using a control signal for the phase adjustment, a reference signal generated in a first device is commonly mapped to respective down main signal frames of a first and a second system to be outputted to a second device, the second device maps, pointer values indicating timings of the reference signal in the respective down main signal frames to respective up main signal frames of the first and the second system to be outputted to the first device, and the first device extracts respective pointer values from the respective main signal frames and adjust frames of the respective up main signal frames based on the respective pointer values.

Abstract: An RFID transceiver device is capable of high sensitivity reception, by the reduction of noise, irrespective of the distance to the tag. The RFID transceiver device includes a delay circuit between a local oscillation circuit and a demodulation circuit, wherein the amount of delay of the delay circuit is set to a magnitude corresponding to the path difference between the path of leakage, via a duplexer into the demodulation circuit, of transmission signal output from the local oscillation circuit for transmission, and the path of direct input of the local oscillation signal from the local oscillation circuit to the demodulation circuit.

Abstract: A golf ball with aerodynamic coefficient magnitude and aerodynamic force angle, resulting in improved flight performance, such as increased carry and flight consistency regardless of ball orientation. In particular, the present invention is directed to a golf ball having increased flight distance as defined by a set of aerodynamic requirements at certain spin ratios and Reynolds Numbers, and more particularly the golf ball has a low lift coefficient at a high Reynolds Number.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmission power control apparatus and a radio base station that properly maintain a target value of uplink transmission quality as a reference for transmission power control. An object of the present invention is to accurately maintain a target value at a proper value at low cost. Thus, a transmission power control apparatus according to the present invention includes a monitor section which monitors a value of the uplink transmission quality; and a target value update section which updates the target value in such a manner as to decrease a difference between the value of the transmission quality monitored and the target value when the transmission quality is not in a predetermined range which includes the target value of the transmission quality as a reference.

Abstract: Golf equipment having improved cut and shear resistance that includes a polyurea composition, preferably saturated and/or water resistant, formed of a polyurea prepolymer and a curing agent, wherein the polyurea prepolymer includes an isocyanate and an amine-terminated compound, and wherein the curing agent includes a hydroxy-terminated curing agent, amine-terminated curing agent, or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: Transmitted symbols are estimated from received signals. The likelihood of the estimated transmitted symbols is calculated. The mean value and variance of the transmitted symbols are calculated from information indicating the likelihood, and MMSE coefficient for compensating the channel is calculated according to the mean value and variance. The transmitted symbols are estimated again using the MMSE coefficient. The estimation process is repeatedly performed twice or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides techniques by which updates may be incorporated in database indexes without causing deadlocks of user transactions. In deferred-incorporate update, the updates are propagated to the index only at transaction commit time. A method of handling transactions including updates in a database management system comprises the steps of receiving an update to a database maintained by the database management system, the update operable to cause an index of the database to be modified, recording the update in a log, and receiving an indication that the transaction is to be committed and in response, incorporating the update from the log into an index of the database. The update may comprise an insert operation and/or a delete operation.

Abstract: An implementation of SVM functionality improves efficiency, time consumption, and data security, reduces the parameter tuning challenges presented to the inexperienced user, and reduces the computational costs of building SVM models. A system for support vector machine processing comprises data stored in the system, a client application programming interface operable to provide an interface to client software, a build unit operable to build a support vector machine model on at least a portion of the data stored in the system, based on a plurality of model-building parameters, a parameter estimation unit operable to estimate values for at least some of the model-building parameters, and an apply unit operable to apply the support vector machine model using the data stored in the system.

Abstract: A step size parameter ? is adaptively varied when a distortion compensation coefficient is calculated in a distortion compensation apparatus, relation between transmission signal level and step size parameter ? is considered. The distortion compensation apparatus includes a memory storing distortion compensation coefficient in a designated write address, and outputting distortion compensation coefficient being stored in a designated readout address; a predistortion section performing distortion compensation processing onto a transmission signal, using the distortion compensation coefficient being output from memory; and a distortion compensation section calculating an update value of distortion compensation coefficient, based on error component existent between transmission signal before distortion compensation processing and transmission signal after being amplified by an amplifier.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification tag includes an antenna including a conductor pattern in a form of dipole, and connected to an integrated circuit chip of the radio frequency identification tag; an adjusting portion including at least one adjusting pattern connected to the conductor pattern to make the antenna compatible with an environment in which the antenna is used; and a marking portion at which directions for an adjusting operation using the adjusting portion is indicated.