Abstract: A wiring model library constructing method includes: obtaining a correction value of wiring widths on the basis of a plurality of first wiring area ratios and a first wiring film thickness of a plurality of first subject wirings in a plurality of first test wiring patterns each having the first subject wiring and a plurality of first peripheral wrings and being different in the wiring width and wiring interval from each other, obtaining a relationship between the wiring film thickness and the corrected wiring area ratio on the basis of a plurality of second wiring area ratios corrected with the correction value and a second wiring film thickness of a plurality of second subject wirings in a plurality of patterns including at least one of a plurality of inner patterns in each of a plurality of second test wiring patterns including the plurality of first inner patterns each having the second subject wiring and a plurality of second peripheral wirings and being different in the wiring width and wiring interval f

Abstract: Contact holes (openings) (17) are created in the upper electrode (14) and the dielectric film (15) of a polysilicon-insulator-polysilicon (PIP) capacitive element to form a plurality of evaluation patterns wherein the lower electrode (13) and upper layer wiring lines (20) for measurement are electrically connected through contacts (16). At least four evaluation patterns are created by a combination of two or more values of a distance L with different values of a width W. Since it can be assumed that a difference in the resistance value between the respective evaluation patterns is only due to the effect of a change in a rectangular region (W*L) between the contact holes (openings) (17), it is possible to easily calculate the sheet resistance of the high-resistance portion from a change in the resistance value of each of the measurement patterns.

Abstract: This invention provides a pull-out device for pulling out a connector from an apparatus to which the connector is connected, including a pulling member having one end attached to the connector and the other end with a locking portion, a locking unit arranged to face the connector and to which the locking portion is locked, and a moving unit arranged to move the locking unit and the apparatus relative to each other so as to separate from each other in a pull-out direction of the connector, thereby causing the pulling member to generate tension that pulls out the connector, wherein the locking unit locks with the locking portion such that, as the tension is generated, the locking portion is freely movable within a plane substantially perpendicular to the pull-out direction.

Abstract: In a transverse induction heating apparatus in which a material to be rolled is heated by inductors to which electric power is supplied from an AC power source, iron core widths of the inductors in a plate width direction of the material to be rolled are smaller than plate width of the material to be rolled, they are disposed on a plate width center line of the material to be rolled, and when a current penetration depth is ?(m), specific resistance of the material to be rolled is ?(?-m), magnetic permeability of the material to be rolled is ?(H/m), heating frequency of the AC power source is f (Hz), and plate thickness of the material to be rolled is tw (m), the heating frequency of the AC power source is set so that ?={?/(?·f·?)}1/2 and (tw/?)<0.95.

Abstract: A communication system includes a local terminal apparatus connected with a local network, a remote terminal apparatus connected with an external network, and a control apparatus interposed between the local network and the external network. The local terminal apparatus includes a reply section for returning an answer signal including a status information of a processing executing section via the local network in response to a request signal received via the local network. The control apparatus includes a gateway section for receiving the request signal transmitted from the remote terminal apparatus via the external network, and thereafter, transmitting the received request signal to the local terminal apparatus via the local network, and for receiving an answer signal corresponding to the request signal from the local terminal apparatus via the local network, and thereafter, transmitting the received answer signal to the remote terminal apparatus via the external network.

Abstract: In a transverse induction heating apparatus in which a material to be rolled is heated by inductors to which electric power is supplied from an AC power source 4, iron core widths of the inductors in a plate width direction of the material to be rolled are smaller than plate width of the material to be rolled, they are disposed on a plate width center line of the material to be rolled, and when a current penetration depth is ?(m), specific resistance of the material to be rolled is ? (?-m), magnetic permeability of the material to be rolled is ? (H/m), heating frequency of the AC power source is f(Hz), and plate thickness of the material to be rolled is tw (m), the heating frequency of the AC power source is set so that ?={?/(?·f·?)}1/2 (tw/?)<0.

Abstract: An alkaline battery comprises a negative electrode having an active material comprised of mercuryless zinc powder, and an electrolyte. In one embodiment, the electrolyte contains one or more indium compounds selected from the group consisting of indium sulfate, indium sulfamate and indium chloride. In another embodiment, the negative electrode contains one or more indium compounds selected from the group consisting of indium sulfate, indium sulfamate and indium chloride. An improved alkaline battery is achieved which does not pose environmental problems, in which corrosion of the zinc powder by the electrolyte during storage of the battery is suppressed, and in which a good discharge performance of the battery is maintained.

Abstract: An alkaline battery comprises a negative electrode having an active material comprised of mercuryless zinc powder containing a gelling agent. In one embodiment, the alkaline battery comprises a current collector having an outermost surface coated with a layer of zinc or a metal having a hydrogen overvoltage higher than that of zinc, and an electrolyte containing one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of an indium compound, lead oxide; a hydroxide of alkaline earth metal and a surfactant having polyethylene oxide. In another embodiment, the negative electrode active material contains one or more species of materials selected from the group consisting of an indium compound, lead oxide, a hydroxide of alkaline earth metal and a surfactant having polyethylene oxide, and a current collector having an outermost surface coated with a layer of zinc or a metal having a hydrogen overvoltage higher than that of zinc.

Abstract: A communication system includes a local terminal apparatus connected with a local network, a remote terminal apparatus connected with an external network, and a control apparatus interposed between the local network and the external network. The local terminal apparatus includes a reply section for returning an answer signal including a status information of a processing executing section via the local network in response to a request signal received via the local network. The control apparatus includes a gateway section for receiving the request signal transmitted from the remote terminal apparatus via the external network, and thereafter, transmitting the received request signal to the local terminal apparatus via the local network, and for receiving an answer signal corresponding to the request signal from the local terminal apparatus via the local network, and thereafter, transmitting the received answer signal to the remote terminal apparatus via the external network.

Abstract: A production plan is made for a production line for producing finished products from a raw material. Based on the stock number of works in respective process steps at a planning time, the number of works processed at the respective process steps up to the planning time is calculated as the current cumulated processed works of the respective process steps. The target of the stock number of works in the respective process steps at a planned time following a passage of a plan period is calculated based on a target production representing the number of finished products outputted up to the planned time and an average cycle time of production from the raw material to finished products. The target cumulated processed works of the respective process steps at the planned time is calculated based on the target of the stock number of works in the respective process steps.

Abstract: According to the invention, the rear end of a preceding metal piece and a front end of a succeeding metal piece are heated, pressed and joined prior to the finishing hot rolling. An alternating magnetic field running through the metal pieces in the thickness direction thereof is generated in an end region on opposed faces of the respective metal pieces to perform heating. Another alternating magnetic field whose direction is reverse with respect to that of the former alternating magnetic field is partially generated in the end region on the opposed faces of the metal pieces and in either a region where the metal pieces exist or a region outside width ends of the metal pieces. This assures a uniform heating of the end region on the opposed faces of the metal pieces over their full width to reliably join the both metal pieces to each other.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for joining metal pieces wherein the rear end of a preceding metal piece and a front end of a metal piece are heated and then pressed together prior to hot finished rolling. The temperature the ends of the metal pieces are heated to is a temperature range between the solidus and liquidus line temperatures of the metal(s) to be joined.

Abstract: According to the invention, the rear end of a preceding metal piece and a front end of a succeeding metal piece are heated, pressed and joined prior to the finishing hot rolling. An alternating magnetic field running through the metal pieces in the thickness direction thereof is generated in an end region on opposed faces of the respective metal pieces to perform heating. Another alternating magnetic field whose direction is reverse with respect to that of the former alternating magnetic field is partially generated in the end region on the opposed faces of the metal pieces and in either a region where the metal pieces exist or a region outside width ends of the metal pieces. This assures a uniform heating of the end region on the opposed faces of the metal pieces over their full width to reliably join the both metal pieces to each other.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for joining metal pieces using induction heating. Metal pieces to be joined are placed end-to-end with a gap between them and induction heated in the thickness portion. To maximize speed and even heating edge-to-edge of the ends, members of a magnetic substance are provided in a gap between the inductor and the piece to be heated, thereby enhancing local heating effect by increasing magnetic flux density. Once heated, the ends are pressed together end-to-end for joining.

Abstract: An apparatus for joining metal pieces using induction heating. Preceding and succeeding metal pieces are followed by a carriage which carries an inductor. The inductor has the ability to move in the longitudinal direction of the metal pieces relative to the carriage to allow the inductor to move more or less upon the preceding or succeeding metal pieces to increase or decrease the induction heating effect, thereby taking into account any thickness variation of the metal pieces and yet still heating them evenly with regard to each other, prior to their being pressed against each other for joining before hot finishing rolling.

Abstract: Moving picture data is supplied from a server to a system processing portion through a communication processing portion, a bus, and a line processing portion. Alternatively, the moving picture data may be sent directly to the line processing portion. Data received from the line processing portion is analyzed by a system processing portion. A system analyzing portion separates the data into header information and reproduced audio/video (A/V) data. The A/V data is temporarily stored in a storing unit. The A/V data is sent to a reproduction processing portion. The reproduction processing portion processes the A/V data and sends the resultant data to an external outputting unit through an output processing portion. The external outputting unit outputs the data as sound and picture.

Abstract: The present invention is a moving picture data reproducing method for a system having a server and a terminal, the server sending compressed moving picture and audio data to the terminal corresponding to a command issued from the terminal, the terminal reproducing moving picture and audio data corresponding to the compressed moving picture and audio data, the method comprising the steps of causing the server to start sending the compressed moving picture and audio data that start from a designated skip position after a lapse of a predetermined time period without a protocol performed in a control portion when the terminal sends a skip reproduction command to the server while the terminal is reproducing a moving picture and causing the terminal to reproduce the moving picture that from the designated skip position when the terminal receives the compressed moving picture data that start from the designated skip position.A part of communication performed in control portions is omitted.

Abstract: A production control is applied to control a production machine for producing a product from a material in a process divided into a plurality of steps. The execution numbers are counted on a per-step basis. A priority order is allocated on the basis of the counted execution numbers. The information relating to the priority order is output to the production machine. The production machine can select the next step in accordance with the input priority order. The execution numbers can be properly controlled by such control method on the per-step basis.

Abstract: A motion picture data decoding system extracts motion picture data from transmitted MPEG data and decodes the extracted motion picture data. A multi-media communication terminal includes a data buffer portion storing the extracted motion picture data per predetermined data unit, the data buffer portion having a capacity of storing a plurality sets of the data unit, motion picture data being accumulated in the data buffer per data unit, and motion picture data being taken from the data buffer portion per data unit and decoded by said decoding portion. In concrete, when the amount of the motion picture data transmitted per data unit and sequentially accumulated in the data buffer exceeds the threshold value and amount of the motion picture data accumulated in the data buffer and being sequentially decoded per data unit, is reduced across the threshold value, to issue a demand for transmission of next data unit for monitoring the data buffer portions and making the decoding process efficient.

Abstract: According to the invention, the rear end of a preceding metal piece and a front end of a succeeding metal piece are heated, pressed and joined prior to the finishing hot rolling. An alternating magnetic field running through the metal pieces in the thickness direction thereof is generated in an end region on opposed faces of the respective metal pieces to perform heating. Another alternating magnetic field whose direction is reverse with respect to that of the former alternating magnetic field is partially generated in the end region on the opposed faces of the metal pieces and in either a region where the metal pieces exist or a region outside width ends of the metal pieces. This assures a uniform heating of the end region on the opposed faces of the metal pieces over their full width to reliably join the both metal pieces to each other.