Abstract: When electronic mail with firmware attached is received at a data communication apparatus, determination is made whether it corresponds to firmware data of a write process allowable state. In the case of write process allowable data, the message is downloaded from a mail server to a printer controller. Then, derived firmware is transmitted to an image formation apparatus. A firmware rewrite permission is obtained. When the firmware attached to the message does not attain a write process allowable state, waiting is conducted for reception of write process allowable firmware with the data left in the mail server. As a result, a data communication apparatus is provided that can rewrite firmware appropriately independent of a transmitted and received order of divided firmware.

Abstract: When electronic mail indicating termination of firmware rewriting has arrived from an image formation apparatus that has received divided firmware, the transmitter side of the firmware determines whether rewriting has ended properly or not from the mail. When rewriting has ended properly, electronic mail with the next divided firmware attached is transmitted based on the division number, divisor value, machine type and module indicated in a Subject field. When rewriting has not ended properly, the same firmware indicated in the Subject field is transmitted again. Accordingly, divided firmware can be transmitted appropriately. Thus, firmware of a large size can be transmitted appropriately even in the case where the size set at the mail server is restricted.

Abstract: New firmware is attached to electronic mail from a computer of the service center to be transmitted towards a monitor device at the user side. The monitor device of the user side reads out the electronic mail from a mail server and downloads the electronic mail into its own apparatus. Then, the firmware is derived from the electronic mail and transmitted to an image formation apparatus that is the subject of transmission. The image formation apparatus receiving the firmware writes the new firmware into the flash ROM that is the subject of rewriting. Accordingly, increase of the communication traffic can be prevented and the load on the mail server can be alleviated in the case where the same firmware for a plurality of devices connected on a network is to be altered using an electronic mail system.

Abstract: A remote diagnostic system is structured as follows for selectively controlling a communication method considering the difference in environment of terminals connected to a computer. The remote diagnostic system is constituted of a computer having means for enabling transmission and reception of data, and a plurality of terminals each having means for enabling transmission and reception of data. In the remote diagnostic system, the computer diagnoses respective devices controlled on the basis of respective terminals by making periodical communication with the plurality of terminals. The plurality of terminals include a first group of at least one terminal receiving from the computer a signal for starting transmission and reception of data and a second group of at least one terminal transmitting to the computer the signal for starting transmission and reception of data.

Abstract: A hot melt composition containing, as essential ingredients, a specific high-molecular weight styrene block copolymer, a specific polyphenylene ether resin and a viscosity adjuster. The hot melt composition permits an easy assembling and sealing between a plurality of members. More particularly, it is possible for the hot melt composition to be melted and applied to one member in advance of the assembling work, such that the one member with the hot melt composition already applied thereto can be carried into a work site or a work line and simply joined to another member at those places. Further advantageously, the members joined or assembled via the hot melt composition can be disassembled without difficulty, which enables recycling of the used members.

Abstract: A management unit includes a collector for collecting various data of a connected unit, a connector to a communication line, a communicator transmitting the various data to a centralized management unit through the communication line. The management unit has at least two data communication processing methods, and includes a timer, a comparator for comparing the time measured by the timer with a time band set in advance in the centralized management unit, and a communication process initiator responsive to the results of comparison by the comparator for selecting a data communication processing methods and initiating a communication process. As a result, it is possible for one centralized management unit to manage a plurality of management units transmitting data in accordance with different communication methods.

Abstract: There is provided an automatic airport information transmitting apparatus comprising: airport-inside-target detecting means for detecting a target inside an airport; target judging means for judging a target moved in a place within the airport, which is required to surveille an aircraft based upon target position information derived from the airport-inside-target detecting means; and transmitting means for transmitting information of the target inside the airport judged by the target judging means to an aircraft which is flying around the airport in a wireless manner. In a relatively small-scaled airport where no controller is present, the automatic airport information transmitting apparatus improves a flight security of aircraft which are flying around the airport and are landing at this airport.

Abstract: When a trouble has occurred in any one or more of copying machines, a data terminal (i.e. an equipment management apparatus) transmits to the computer of the management center the trouble data and the management data about the copying machines in which no trouble has occurred. Therefore, the management data about a plurality of copying machines can be efficiently transmitted to the computer of the management center. The copying machine of which management data is to be transmitted together with the trouble data is determined in accordance with the count number remaining until the time for the next regular maintenance comes. As a result, the management data about the copying machine which is scheduled to have regular maintenance in a near future can be transmitted to the computer of the management center prior to other data. The management center can know which copying machine is scheduled to have maintenance in a near future. As a result, a service engineer can be efficiently dispatched.

Abstract: In order to provide a high mechanical strength and a progressive performance index resulting from an improved electric conductivity, a thermoelectric semiconductor is made by arranging a plurality of extruded bar-shaped thermoelectric semiconductor materials B1 in a bundle. The resulting bar-shaped thermoelectric semiconductor materials B1 are sintered and integrated concurrently by applying a force to each bar-shaped thermoelectric material B1 along a direction L2 perpendicular to an axis L1 thereof. This causes flows of materials, thereby further orientating cleavage planes which causes an advanced orientation effect.

Abstract: A management center computer transmits to Internet in advance an E-mail containing connection check data addressed to a data terminal newly installed. Then, the data terminal newly installed receives the E-mail containing the connection check data addressed to the terminal itself after the installation work has completed and before starting management of the copying machine. Upon receipt of this E-mail, connection check of the newly installed data terminal is made.

Abstract: A system, a method, a program product, and an apparatus for managing equipments are provided in which the management can properly be carried out even if a series of data are received in a reverse of the order of transmission. Upon receiving from a center a current mail carrying a command, a data terminal 1 for monitoring a copier compares the date-1 of the current mail with the date-2 of the latest of the previous mails carrying the same type of commands (S803). When the date-1 is later than the date-2, an action determined by the command carried in the current mail is performed (S811). If the date-1 is not later than the date-2, the current mail is discarded and the discarding is informed to the center (S821).

Abstract: For the sake of elevating significantly user's flexibility in edits of video signals, the memory control device for video editors comprises a storage means for storing at least one or more of title data composed of video image data representing title signals and key data used for controlling the title signal; a first memory for storing video image data and which is provided with a data reading means for reading the video image data so as to be capable of displaying the data in the form of a video image; a second memory for storing a key data and which is provided with a video image controlling means for controlling a video image to be displayed on the basis of the key data read; a specifying means for specifying a memory into which is to be written the title data; and a writing means which reads the video image data and the key data of title data to write both the data read into the first memory and the second memory, respectively, in the case when the first memory is specified by the specifying means, while

Abstract: For the sake of improving the operability in edits of audio and video signals in a video editor, the video editor of the present invention is constituted in such that at least two types each of audio and video signals are inputted, and levels of the audio and the video signals inputted are controlled in response to the operations of faders. The video editor is provided with a first fader; a second fader; and a control means for controlling simultaneously a ratio of composition in two types of video signals inputted with levels of two types of audio signals inputted in response to the operation of the aforesaid first fader, and only the levels of the audio signals inputted being controlled in response to the aforesaid second fader.

Abstract: A display apparatus for flight control comprises a digital scan converter which converts ASDE video signal into a radar display by a television scan video, a CPU portion which receives a radar target position via LAN and generates a computer graphic display by adding an operation information from operation panel, a picture synthesizing portion which superposes computer graphic display from CPU portion on a radar display, and CRTs which display a picture synthesized at synthesizing portion. ASDE radar signal is converted to television scan video signal via the digital scan converter. The computer graphic display is generated by adding an operation information to the target information such as an airplane at CPU portion. A radar display and a computer graphic display are synthesized at the picture synthesizing portion. Thereby various information necessary for flight control is displayed on CRT.

Abstract: An airport surface traffic system is provided which detects targets moving on an airport surface and automatically adds ID codes thereby reduces the controlling duties of an air traffic controller and elevates safety of an aviation control. An airport surface traffic system comprises airport surface monitoring radars which detects targets moving on an airport surface, ASDE target detector which detects targets by an output signal of the airport surface monitoring radars, a second monitoring radar which receives response signals from airplanes and from an airport monitoring radar which controls airport, ASR/SSR target detector which detects targets, ID code addition apparatus which adds an ID code to targets based on a signal from FDP which stores flight schedule data of airplanes and a multi-function display which displays targets.

Abstract: A lighting fixture body and a lens, both formed of plastic which generates gas when heated, are bonded together, using a hot melt adhesive with adsorbent mixed therein, thereby preventing foams from residing in the interface between the plastic materials and the hot melt adhesive. The hot melt adhesive is mainly composed of styrene-ethylene-butylene block copolymer, and molecular sieve or other adsorbent having adsorbing cavities is added to the hot melt adhesive. After the hot melt adhesive is filled in the sealing grooves of the lighting fixture body, the anchoring parts of the lens are set in the hot melt adhesive and fastened mechanically with spring pegs. The hot melt adhesive solidifies in the sealing grooves, thereby fixing the lighting fixture body and the lens together.

Abstract: The known tire vulcanizing machine of the type in which upper and lower bolsters are disposed within a frame, upper and lower metal molds are respectively fixedly secured to the upper and lower bolsters, and a press mechanism for bringing the upper and lower metal molds into tight contact with each other under a pressure is disposed between the frame and either one of the bolsters, is improved so that a green tire loaded in the machine can be visually inspected up until just before the upper and lower metal molds come into tight contact with each other. In one preferred embodiment, a vertically movable pressure-receiving plate having a polygonal shape is rotatable between short-sized position in which it can vertically pass through a space between upper beams and a long-sized position in which it cannot vertically pass through the same. A rotary drive is provided for rotating the pressure-receiving plate about its center.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the hot melt type seal agent for adhering and sealing a head lamp of a vehicle, wherein a lens and a housing are integrally one unit. The necessary component materials of the hot melt type seal agent of the present invention include a mixture produced by butyl rubber, SEBS block copolymer and olefin with high softening point. The hot melt type seal agent of the present invention withstands temperature changes in the head lamp and the gas pressure that is filled therein. Consequently, good adhesion, waterproof and high gas-tight performances are achieved.