Abstract: When an error is detected in coded data in the current frame, data separation section 201 separates the data into coding parameters first. Then, mode information decoding section 202 outputs decoding mode information in the previous frame and uses this as the mode information of the current frame. Furthermore, using the lag parameter code and gain parameter code of the current frame obtained at data separation section 201 and the mode information, lag parameter decoding section 204 and gain parameter decoding section 205 adaptively calculate a lag parameter and gain parameter to be used in the current frame according to the mode information.

Abstract: Inverse prosthesis of the shoulder for the articulation of a humerus in a scapula of a shoulder comprising a glenoid cavity. The prosthesis includes an at least partly convex articulation element, including elements for support and attachment to the glenoid cavity, and able to articulate with an at least partly concave mating articulation element, associated with the top of the humerus. The articulation element includes a substantially hemi-spherical element and a pin-type implant element made as distinct and reciprocally removable elements, so as to allow them to be assembled sequentially with respect to the glenoid cavity.

Abstract: A determining section (18) and gain variation amount detecting section (9) detect a period having a possibility of a DC-component offset in an internal circuit of a direct conversion receiver increasing beyond an allowable value due to AGC operation, and during the period, a cut-off frequency of each of high-pass filters (12a to 12d) is set at a frequency higher than that in general operation, thereby rapidly converging transient responses of signals passed through the high-pass filters, while controlling precisely operation timings of reception power measuring section (16), gain calculating section (22), gain control section (23) and circuit power supply control section (24) composing an AGC loop, whereby the DC offset is prevented from increasing and stable circuit operation is assured. It is thereby possible to achieve further reductions in size and power consumption of a CDMA receiver using the direct conversion receiver.

Abstract: A mobile portable terminal may have a sensor section that measures weather information including temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and sunshine. A first weather information storage section stores the weather information, a first threshold information storage section stores threshold information used to sift the weather information, and a first information computation section computes necessary weather information from the weather information based on the threshold information. A first weather forecast section makes a first weather forecast based on the necessary weather information, a communication section transmits the weather information and receives the threshold information, and a weather forecast output section outputs the first weather forecast.

Abstract: An air curtain apparatus for ophthalmological inspection instrument comprising an air blower installed on the upper side of the support column of the inspection instrument which generates a downward air flow stream in vertical direction, an air suction device installed on the lower side of the support column for sucking the air flow from the air blower which enables an effect of push and pull on the air flow to effectively remove the air exhaled from the ophthalmological patient and diffused around the inspection instrument when the patient sits in front of the eyes-doctor inspection; and the air flow passing through the air suction device is then guided to the Medical lever Air-suction and Cleaning Equipment for filtration and other effective treatment and then discharged to the atmosphere to prevent from inter-infection of germs and odor through breath of air between the eyes-doctor or nursing worker and the patient due to eyes inspection at close distance.

Abstract: A spreading code notification section 201 notifies each mobile station apparatus of a spreading code corresponding to a mobile station apparatus currently communicating, a separation section 212 separates information indicating an interference station detected from the results of spreading in each mobile station apparatus from a received signal, and a control section 213 decreases the transmission power of a signal to the interference station.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for optimizing bead seating (1). According to the invention, a displaceable contact wheel is used to create a tread contact surface (26) between a motor vehicle wheel to be optimized (16) and said contact wheel (2). The contact wheel (2) is pivoted by means of a pivoting receiving element (9), enabling the bead seating to be optimized. In order to ensure a predefinedly high number of vehicle wheels (16) to be optimized, the inventive device for optimizing bead seating (1) is embodied in such a way that the optimization process can be carried out in a fully automated manner.

Abstract: The device (1) for guiding an aircraft at least over an intermediate trajectory between a first flight trajectory for a low-altitude flight and a second flight trajectory which starts at an initial point, and from which trajectory a parachute drop is carried out, comprises means (9) for determining a point of transition which lies on the first flight trajectory which represents the start of the intermediate trajectory, and which corresponds to the point where the aircraft must exit the first flight trajectory so as to reach the initial point under predetermined flight conditions, and means (13A, 13B) which use the point of transition to aid the guidance of the aircraft between the first and second flight trajectories.

Abstract: The invention concerns a lamellar clarifier (1) comprising: a) a tank (3) of liquid to be clarified (5); b) means (7) for conveying said liquid (5) into a lower zone (9) of said tank (3); c) means (11) for evacuating said liquid (5) from an upper zone (13) of said tank (3); d) a plurality of clarifying plates (Di) mounted inside said tank (3), defining a plurality of passages extending between said lower (9) and upper (13) zones; and e) means for calibrating said liquid flow (5) between said passages and said upper zone (13). Said calibrating means comprise first tubular members (Ti) mounted inside said tank (3) and integral with said plates (Di), and second tubular members (Tj) arranged substantially staggered relative to said first tubular members (Ti).

Abstract: A hosted system and method for user creation and update of a user Web, provides for customization of appearance and functionality of a user Web that is totally separate from the maintenance of the variable contents of a user Web. The hosted system and method of the present invention first generates a fixed default design for a user's Web site of at least one generic type of page and the linkages between this page and a Home Page. Thereafter, the hosted system provides capabilities for a user to perform multiple, generic types of customization of the appearance of a user Web from which both a ‘view’ and a companion ‘update’ Web page is generated for each user page. Any variable content of a ‘view’ page of a user Web is entered and updated by the user employing the ‘update’ Web page after the Web site has been generated and stored at a Host by the hosted system and method of the present invention.

Abstract: Square sum calculator 603 calculates a square sum of evolution in smoothed quantized LSP parameter for each order. A first dynamic parameter is thereby obtained. Square sum calculator 605 calculates a square sum using a square value of each order. The square sum is a second dynamic parameter. Maximum value calculator 606 selects a maximum value from among square values for each order. The maximum value is a third dynamic parameter. The first to third dynamic parameters are output to mode determiner 607, which determines a speech mode by judging the parameters with respective thresholds to output mode information.

Abstract: An output signal of an error amplifier 5, which has a reference terminal to which a voltage having no temperature characteristics fluctuation is applied and which has a detection terminal to which a voltage detecting terminal VO2 is connected, is transmitted to the control terminal of a switching element 6. Voltage fluctuation at the voltage detecting terminal VO2 is output as a current signal by a V-1 conversion circuit constituted by a current mirror circuit having a constant current source 4, the switching element 6, and switching elements 7 and 8 to a detected signal output terminal PC via the error amplifier 5. The signal is transmitted to the outside by a optical coupler 14 to control a voltage at an output voltage terminal VOUT.

Abstract: In maximum delay time setting section 106, a delay time width W? used for cancelling the interference is set using the delay profile. In the present embodiment, delay spread is calculated and a delay wave included in the delay spread is set as W?. First, the delay spread is calculated in delay spread calculating section 1061 of maximum delay time setting section 106. That is to say, the standard deviation of the delay profile is calculated. The calculated delay spread is outputted to maximum delay time determining section 1062. The maximum delay time (window width) W? is determined in maximum delay time determining section 1062 based on the delay spread. Therefore, the delay wave included in the maximum delay time which is determined by such a way is set to be an object of interference cancellation in joint detection. Thus, besides interference cancellation performance, optimization of calculation scale can be planned without losing performance of RAKE combining.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device in which the junction strength of land portions and external terminals is increased, the disconnection of the external terminal is surely prevented, and the connection reliability is ensured over an extended period of time. An insulating resin layer which insulates metal wires from one another is formed on a semiconductor element, an end portion of the metal wire is connected to an electrode on the semiconductor element, the other end portion of the metal wire is connected to an external terminal to form a land, the entire surface of the semiconductor element except the connecting portions of the lands is covered with a surface-layer resin layer, and a projection is provided on the top surface of a land portion of at least one of the lands. Because of this, after their soldering, the external terminal holds the perimeter of the projection on the land portion, so that the external terminal can be surely connected to the land portion.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data in a wireless communication system from a transmitter to a receiver, comprising the steps of modulating data at the transmitter using a first signal constellation pattern to obtain a first data symbol. The first data symbol is transmitteds to the receiver using a first diversity branch. Further, the data is modulated at the transmitter using a second signal constellation pattern to obtain a second data symbol. Then, the second data symbol is transmitted to the receiver over a second diversity path. Finally, the received first and second data symbol are diversity combined at the receiver. The invention further relates to a transmitter and a receiver embodies to carry out the method of invention.

Abstract: A valve unit and a fluid control chip include: a valve chamber having an inlet and an outlet for a fluid; a valve element accommodated in the valve chamber; a piezoelectric element for applying vibrations to the valve chamber; and a driver for driving the piezoelectric element, wherein the piezoelectric element varies the opening by varying a frequency and/or an amplitude of the vibration applied to the valve chamber and by varying the amplitude of the valve element by the varied vibration.

Abstract: A non-contact IC card reading/writing apparatus having a superior reception characteristic includes a loop antenna, a resonant circuit unit, a wireless transmitting unit, and a wireless receiving unit. The resonant circuit unit, the wireless transmitting unit, and the wireless receiving unit are coupled to each other via any one of a directional coupler, a circulator, and an isolator.

Abstract: A wave detecting section of a receiver has a first wavelet transformer involving a plurality of wavelet filters orthogonal to each other for performing a wavelet transform on received waveform data, a Hilbert transformer for performing a Hilbert transform on the received waveform data, a second wavelet transformer having the same configuration as that of the first wavelet transformer for performing a wavelet transform on outputs from the Hilbert transformer, a code converter for inverting the codes of outputs in odd-numbered places among outputs from the second wavelet transformer, a level converter for correcting fluctuations of outputs from the code converter attributable to a ripple of the Hilbert transformer, and a complex data generator for generating complex data, by defining outputs of the first wavelet transformer as in-phase components of the complex information and outputs from the level converter as orthogonal components of the complex information.

Abstract: A storage section, at least one writing section, and at least one reading section are provided on a substrate. A storage-section substrate region in which the storage section is formed, at least one writing-section substrate region in which each writing section is formed, at least one reading-section substrate region in which each reading section is formed are insulatedly isolated from each other on the substrate. Independent substrate potentials are applied to each substrate region.

Abstract: A process and device for detecting on an aircraft an overshoot of design loads at the level of a structural part of the aircraft. The detection device includes a speed measuring device for measuring an effective speed of the aircraft. A first comparator compares the measured effective speed with a maximum speed relating to the current flight configuration of the aircraft. A vertical load measuring device measures a vertical load factor of the aircraft, and a second comparator compares the measured vertical load factor with a limit value of the vertical load factor. An inspection determining device determines whether a structural inspection needs to be performed at the level of the structural part, based of the results of the first and second comparisons.