Abstract: A transaction processing apparatus is provided which includes an alarm output unit which generates an alarm output when a comparator determines that the elapsed time during which a drawer of the processing apparatus has remained open is greater than or equal to a predetermined reference value. In addition, the apparatus includes a storage means for recording an indication of the time during which the drawer remains open for each one of a plurality of operators of the apparatus. The apparatus includes a counter for counting the elapsed time from a time when it is determined that the drawer is open and a second time when it is determined that the drawer has been closed. This elapsed time is compared by a comparator with a stored reference value to control triggering of the alarm output unit.

Abstract: A card authorization terminal in which a plurality of CATs (card authorization terminals) are connected to a data transmission line. At least one of the CATs comprises: a memory from/into which data can be read out and written; a data transmitting circuit to transmit and receive the data through the data transmission line; a transmission instructing device through which an operator instructs transmission of data to another designated CAT; and a controller for reading out the storage data from the memory in response to an output of the transmission instructing device, and for transmitting the read out data to the designated CAT by the transmitting circuit. The designated CAT includes a controller for storing the reception data into the memory in response to the reception of the data transmitted from the one CAT.

Abstract: A combined locking mechanism and switch especially for power tools has a switch, an actuator for directly turning on or off the switch, a locking member shiftable between a first position in which it is disposed in opposed relation to the actuator and a second position in which it is spaced apart form the actuator, and an actuating member for actuating the actuator through the locking member only when the locking member is placed in the first position.

Abstract: An electrical contact is provided for use in an electromagnetic relay. The electrical contact includes an outer coating containing an element of the VA Group such as antimony, arsenic, phosphorus or bismuth. Thus, the electrical contact does not serve as a catalyst for oxidizing any organic gases which may be produced during the operation of the electromagnetic relay. Accordingly, oxidation of the gases is reduced, carbon generation is suppressed and high reliability of the contact can be achieved.

Abstract: A push-button switch including a switch base which is formed into two divisions each for mounting a switch mechanism thereon, the terminals of one circuit provided within the switch mechanism being molded in insertion in the respective division switch base, whereby the switch base is made smaller in size and simplified in assembly of the push-button switch.

Abstract: An improvement is made in an intelligent modem system which can operate selectively either in a transparent mode in which a modem circuit of the system is placed in a data communication relationship with an information processing terminal while the modem circuit is connected with a public communication line, or in an escape mode in which the modem circuit of the system is placed out of the data communication relationship from the information processing terminal to permit altering of the status of the modem circuit while the modem circuit is connected with a public communication line, by using a switch element for selectively placing the modem circuit of the system in a data communication relationship, with the information processing terminal, when a manual reception and/or transmission mode is selected, also for effecting a change-over between the transparent mode and the escape mode, when an automatic reception and/or transmission mode is selected.

Abstract: In order to measure the oxygen saturation in venous blood, a venous blood stream is made time-variant by applying pressure with a peak value of the minimum blood pressure to a proximal portion from a measuring part. Light beams with different wavelengths are transmitted from the measuring part and detected by photodiodes. Photodetected signals are logarithm-converted and venous signal components are separated from logarithm-converted signals with a filter circuit. The oxygen saturation of venous blood is calculated on the basis of separated venous signal components.

Abstract: A reflection type photoelectric switch adapted to project light to an object to be detected and sense the object on the basis of reflected light therefrom, which comprises a split-type composite light receiving unit consisting of two light receiving segments, a differential amplifer receiving the outputs of the two light receiving segments, and a waveform shaping device for discriminating the differential amplification output of the differential amplifier with a predetermined level and generating a detection output for the object.

Abstract: A switch is disclosed having a case, a button with an operation portion and housed in the case, a fixed terminal fixed to the case, and a generally U-shaped movable piece having one end rotatably held by a holding member while the other end being provided with a movable contact for making and breaking contact with a fixed contact of the fixed terminal. The generally U-shaped movable piece has a middle portion which is in contact with the operation portion of the button between the movable contact and a bent portion of the movable piece.

Abstract: A memory of a data carrier attached to an article to be identified stores a classification code indicative of the data carrier's own communication protocol. Plural types of communication protocols are registered, in correspondence with the classification codes thereof, in the memory of a controller capable of communicating with the data carrier. Upon receiving a classification code transmitted by the data carrier, the controller selects from its memory a communication protocol indicated by the received classification code and then executes communication with the data carrier by using the selected communication protocol.

Abstract: A system for performing the desired transaction when the customer follows a specified procedure comprising a sequence of steps includes an electronic visual display unit for displaying a message and a graphic illustration at the same time, and a plurality of functionally operative physically manipulative function units arranged around the display unit. The physical operations are performed by the customer in a sequence of steps, and some of the function units serve different functions for different steps. The display unit displays stepwise, immediately before each of the steps is performed by the customer, an instruction comprising the combination of a procedure specifying textual message describing the procedure to be followed by the customer and a procedure specifying graphic illustration pictorially depicting the physical enactment of the procedure in corresponding relation to the message.

Abstract: A vehicle detecting system detects the existence of a vehicle on a roadway and communicates therewith in the following manner. A pair of transmitting and receiving coils are arranged on both sides of a detection area set over the roadway of the vehicle. The first high frequency signal of the first frequency is applied to the transmitting coil to form the high frequency magnetic field between those coils. The existence of the vehicle is detected on the basis of the point such that the characteristic such as level or phase of the signal induced in the receiving coil changes due to the vehicle which entered the magnetic field. The first high frequency signal which is applied to the transmitting coil is modulated by the data to be transmitted to the vehicle. Or, the second high frequency signal which has the second frequency different form the first frequency of the first signal and is transmitted from the vehicle is received by the receiving coil and demodulated.

Abstract: A tool monitoring system for detecting a tool failure of a tool employed in a tool machine, comprising artificial signal generating unit for generating a predetermined artificial tool failure signal simulating the acoustic emission signal obtained in an actual failure of the tool, acoustic emission transducing unit adapted to be mounted on the tool machine near the tool and driven by the artificial signal generating unit for applying the artificial tool failure signal to the tool machine, acoustic emission sensing unit mounted on the tool machine near the tool so as to receive, in a setting mode of the system where the transducing unit is mounted on the machine, the applied artificial tool failure signal from the acoustic emission transducing unit through the tool machine and, in a monitoring mode of the system where the tool is operated, an acoustic emission from the tool, and signal processing unit for analyzing an output signal generated from the acoustic emission sensing unit to detect the tool failure of

Abstract: An automatic transaction terminal has a plurality of cartridges for storing notes and preset key switches for presetting a pattern of denominations of the notes to be stored in the cartridges so that the respective cartridges may be selectively designated by the preset key switches to store the notes corresponding to the denomination preset by the preset key switches. In a deposit transaction, the deposited note is reviewed by a discriminating unit to determine its denomination and stored into the cartridge corresponding to the denomination reviewed by the discriminating unit which is preset by the key switches. In a withdrawal transaction, the notes are fed out from the cartridge preset by the key switches as having the denominations corresponding to the denomination requested by the customer.

Abstract: An article identifying system comprises an ID device attached to an article to be identified and a write/read control apparatus to write and read data into and from the ID device. The control apparatus has an oscillator. The ID device has a resonance circuit. Data transmission is performed by the electromagnetic coupling of the oscillator and resonance circuit. The FSK modulation/demodulation are used in this data transmission. Preferably data is encoded by bi-phase code, f/2f code, bipolar code, or dicode code. An electric power can be also supplied from the control apparatus to the ID device by the continuous oscillation of the oscillator.

Abstract: A checkin gate apparatus comprises a carry-in path for carrying in a ticket inserted into an insertion slot; a reader section disposed in the course of the carry-in path to read information recorded on the inserted ticket; a ticket cutter device for cutting off the ticket into two half stubs after the reader section has read recorded information; a switchable carry path for distributing the two cut-off ticket stubs into a collection direction and a discharge direction; a collection path for collecting one of the two stubs of the ticket; and a carry-out path for carrying out the other of the two stubs of the ticket to a discharge slot. In particular, all the above-mentioned sections are housed within a movable or portable casing provided with casters and/or a handle.

Abstract: The slip issuing apparatus comprises a support or a container for supporting or containing plural kinds of slips having different slip widths, separately; a printing device having a printing head for determining each printing range of the printing head according to each specified kind of slip and for printing predetermined data on the specified slip within each determined printing range; a conveying device for supplying a specified slip out of the slips to the printing device; and another conveying device for conveying the slip printed by the printing device to an outlet. Since the printing range can be changed according to slip widths, it is possible to print slips of plural kinds with a single printing device and to discharge the printed slips to a single outlet.

Abstract: Disclosed in a powered crimping tool for crimping a metallic terminal upon a wire lead for accomplishing both electric and mechanical connection therebetween, comprising: a casing having a die member attached thereto; an electric motor having an output shaft; a reduction unit for reducing the rotational speed of the output shaft of the electric motor, having a rotating output end; and a mechanism such as a slider crank mechanism for converting the rotary motion of the output end of the reduction unit into a rectilinear motion of a crimping punch member which cooperates with the die member. The casing which is shaped an elongated box accommodates a die member and a punch member at an longitudinal end thereof and an electric motor at the other longitudinal end thereof, a reduction unit being disposed therebetween. This powered crimping tool can be made light enough to be used on a desk top or held by the hand of the user.

Abstract: An input apparatus for computers is interposed between a keyboard and the computer. This apparatus comprises: an area designating device on which a desired visible information sheet having predetermined visible information can be disposed and which outputs a designation area signal indicative of the designated area of the visible information; a receiver to receive registration data comprising the area of the visible information and the key code of one or a series of plurality of keys corresponding to this area, the registration data being sent from an external system; a registering memory to store the registration data received by the receiver; a data fetching circuit to take out the corresponding key code from the registering memory by reference to the registration data in response to the designation area signal which is given from the area designating device; and a transmitter to transmit the fetched key code to the computer.

Abstract: An optically readable/writable card has such a structure that a transparent protection layer is laminated so as to cover a recording medium layer on a card substrate. A recess portion is formed in the transparent protection layer at the position over the recording medium layer. The flat bottom surface of the recess portion is located lower than the card surface. With this recess portion, the transparent protection layer over the recording medium layer is protected from scratches because it is difficult to be come into contact with the card casing or the like, so that the recorded information can be accurately certainly read out or written.