Abstract: A method for producing bound books, magazines or brochures by gathering printed sheets into non-bound book blocks along a conveying section that is supplied by at least one sheet feeder includes separating the lowest printed sheet from a stack of printed sheets by lifting one edge region of the lowest printed sheet from the bottom of the printed sheet stack, withdrawing the separated lowest printed sheet with the aid of a conveying element from the remaining sheet stack by gripping the separated edge region with the conveying element, and subsequently withdrawing the separated lowest printed sheet in a direction parallel to the longitudinal extension of the edge region of the remaining sheet stack. The apparatus includes a separating device that lifts up the printed sheet at the stack front and a conveying element that pulls the printed sheet from the stack where both are arranged jointly on a removal unit.

Abstract: The internal voltage generator of a semiconductor integrated circuit includes at least one variable reference voltage generating unit that generates a base reference voltage increased or decreased according to the variation in temperature, at least one level shifting unit that transforms the base reference voltage outputted by the at least one variable reference voltage generating unit into at least one prescribed reference voltage for generating internal voltage and outputs the transformed reference voltage, and at least one internal voltage generating unit that generates an internal voltage by using the at least one reference voltage for generating internal voltage outputted by the at least one level shifting unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for carrying out emission spectroscopy, in particular laser emission spectroscopy. According to said method, a pulsed laser beam is automatically focussed on a workpiece to generate a laser-induced plasma, the radiation emitted from the plasma is detected and an elemental analysis is performed using the captured radiation spectrum. The invention is characterised in that a laser beam impingement is carried out with a variable pulse interval ?T, that prior to the plasma generation, additional geometric parameters P1, P2 . . . PN of a potential measurement location on the workpiece surface, in addition to the distance d of the autofocus lens from said workpiece surface are determined and in that an elemental analysis is only performed for the potential measurement locations, at which at least one of the additional geometric parameters lies within a predefined tolerance range [T1 . . . T2].

Abstract: A compact, self-contained, personal key is disclosed. The personal key comprises a USB-compliant interface releaseably coupleable to a host processing device; a memory; and a processor. The processor provides the host processing device conditional access to data storable in the memory as well as the functionality required to manage files stored in the personal key and for performing computations based on the data in the files. In one embodiment, the personal key also comprises an integral user input device and an integral user output device. The input and output devices communicate with the processor by communication paths which are independent from the USB-compliant interface, and thus allow the user to communicate with the processor without manifesting any private information external to the personal key.

Abstract: A hot-fillable blow molded plastic container having a finish with an opening; a base; a lower bumper transition; an upper bumper transition and a tubular dome. The upper bumper transition and lower bumper transition defines a label mounting region. The label mounting region includes a circumferential ring adjacent to the upper bumper transition a vacuum panel. The tubular dome can be between the upper bumper transition and the finish and can has a cross sectional shape that is substantially the same throughout. The tubular dome includes an upper bell and a lower bell separated by a peripheral waist that has a diameter less than that of the upper and lower bell.

Abstract: There is provided a wavelength division multiplex transmission system with satisfactory transmission characteristics and extensive functions for avoidance of defects. Transmission signals to be transmitted by an optical transmission device are distributed among a plurality of wavelength components, converted into WDM signals, and sent to a WDM transmission network, and WDM signals from the WDM transmission network are restored to the transmission signals by an optical receiving device. This system includes a wavelength component-specific route setting device which sets routes for transmission on the WDM transmission network for each wavelength component.

Abstract: A call connection management equipment for decreasing the required time from a call connection request to a call connection establishment in a wireless mobile communication network. This call connection management equipment registers generated call connection information to a connection registration part, and stores call connection history, such as connection count. The call connection management equipment uses the already registered connection information when the call connection history satisfies a predetermined condition, and generates a new connection information when the call connection history does not satisfy the predetermined condition. When the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the connection information is deleted. The connection information is also deleted when a wireless base station to accommodate a calling terminal is switched, or when an interface to accommodate a called terminal is switched.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cell disassembly unit which accurately reproduces the position of data on a time axis when ATM cells are converted into STM signals even if cell loss occurs in an ATM network. A cell loss detection circuit disassembles the ATM cells into bytes, sends them to the memory, and detects the number of lost bytes M of the ATM cells. A sequence number generation circuit generates the sequence number N, which is N=N+1 if there is no loss, and N=N+M if there is loss, in the sequence of the transmission of bytes from the cell loss detection circuit. A write address generation circuit generates a write address, and a read address generation circuit generates a read address. A selector sends either the bytes read from the memory or dummy data generated by the dummy data generation circuit to the outside as STM signals.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of producing semiconductor devices and an etching liquid with which the titanium nitride film can be removed without thinning of the CoSi layer. A hydrogen peroxide-water mixture is used for removal of the titanium nitride film in the method of producing semiconductor devices by cobalt salicide technology with titanium nitride as the cap film.

Abstract: A feature of a wavelength conversion device of this invention is the board range of selection of wavelengths which can be obtained by conversion. A wavelength conversion device of this invention comprises an SC light generation portion 12, which receives an excitation light pulse output from an excitation light pulse source and generates SC light, and an optical wavelength filter 14 which filters the SC light. An excitation light pulse source generates an excitation light pulse, of central wavelength ?S. When the excitation light pulse generated by the excitation light pulse source is incident on the SC medium, SC light having a flat spectral shape over the range from wavelength ?L to wavelength ?H (where ?L<?H) is generated. The optical wavelength filter has a characteristic such that the filtering transmitted central wavelengths are ?1, ?2, ?3, . . . , ?n (where n is a natural number). A further feature is that the following conditions (1) and (2-1), (2-2), . . .

Abstract: Floor sweeping apparatus (9) of the type having a rotary brush member (20), which in use is driven to rotate about a generally horizontal axis, the brush member (20) having bristle elements (22) that, as the brush member (20) rotates, extend during part of their range of movement through an aperture (13) in a base plate (12) of a housing (10) in which the rotary brush member (20) is rotatably journalled has at least one bristle element (22), hereinafter called an end-most bristle element (25), arranged immediately adjacent to each end of said brush member (20), and a deflector member (26) is provided at each end of the aperture (13) to co-operate with said end-most bristle element (25) at the respective end of the brush member (20).

Abstract: A non-round base structure for a hot-fill plastic container provides the container with enhanced structural integrity. The base structure is roughly rectangular and is composed of a flexible vacuum absorbing area and a bearing edge which support the container in an upright position. The flexible vacuum absorbing area abates with a central ellipse shaped push-up, which is a concave surface. A series of ribs with an outward facing rounded edges are fashioned on the concave surface. The ribs extend outwardly from the center of the ellipse. The disclosed base structure enables the container to withstand the various forces encountered in filling, cooling and handling.

Abstract: With a method for determining and tracking a changing, true position and orientation of a magnetic field sensor within a three-dimensional magnetic field space from the values measured by the magnetic field sensor, the magnetic field space is structured in a preceding calibration mode into a three-dimensional grid with equidistant grid points. All values measured by the magnetic field sensor are then stored in a calibration table as calibration positions and calibration orientations allocated to the real positions of the grid points in the magnetic field space. A linear interpolating transformation of the measuring position in the real magnetic field space is executed for the measuring values from the magnetic field sensor by using respectively four calibration positions taken from the calibration table, which span a tetrahedron that encloses the measuring position.

Abstract: An optical path switching device is provided whereby changeover of optical path can be achieved with higher speed than conventionally. In this optical path switching device, a plurality of despreaders and a plurality of spreaders are connected in a prescribed corresponding relationship, extraction of a desired code path signal from a code division multiplexing signal that is input from an input circuit is performed, by means of despreaders that are capable of code selection and/or setting to OFF, and the extracted code path signal is given a new code by a spreader and output to an output circuit.

Abstract: A method for making a crystallized bottleneck of a polyester beer bottle is provided. The bottleneck has no machined screw threads and a length of 0.5-35 mm. To manufacture the crystallized bottleneck, an uncrystallized blank of the bottle is placed in an air-condition environment and a crystallizer is preheated before crystallization. A bunker is loaded with the uncrystallized blank, which is delivered to a blank horse's head via a conveyor belt. A bottleneck portion of uncrystallized bottle blank is then sent into a crystallizer to heat it at high temperature and crystallize it via an arbor transmission chain. The polyester bottle blank having a crystallized bottleneck portion is discharged through output blank horse's head and delivered to another conveyor belt to cool and shape it.

Abstract: The present invention is provided with one main station and a plurality of substations. After transmitting data addressed to all substations, the main station transmits a message addressed to all substations to query whether reception was normal. When unable to receive data normally, the substations transmit a response message to the query message, but do not transmit a response message when data reception was normal. The time for confirming that transmission was normal or abnormal can be shortened by the main station transmitting data addressed to all substations only one time, and by the substations transmitting response messages only in the case of abnormal reception.

Abstract: A base structure for a blow-molded container having a sidewall is provided. The base structure comprises a support heel having an outer portion and an inner portion, the outer portion merging with the container sidewall. An inner projecting portion merges with the inner portion of the support heel. The inner projecting portion is inclined at an angle of at least about 50 degrees.

Abstract: A personal computer (PC) system and methods for proving dates of digital data files, which are accessed, created, modified, received, or transmitted by the PC includes a trusted time source in a tamperproof environment, a first subsystem for saving the file at a moment in time, a second subsystem for retrieving from the trusted time source a date and a time corresponding to the moment in time, a third subsystem for appending the date and the time retrieved from the trusted time source to the saved file, a fourth subsystem for signing the saved file with the date and the time retrieved from the trusted time source appended thereto, a fifth subsystem means for hashing the signed file to produce a digest, a sixth subsystem for signing the digest with a key to produce a certificate, a seventh subsystem for appending the certificate to the saved file, and an eighth subsystem for saving the file with the certificate appended thereto.