Abstract: For programs selected as those whose label is to be created, a list of available templates is displayed on a arrangement processing screen 200 together with contents of EPG information acquired from an EPG information DB. The EPG information is displayed on a left screen 210 and the templates list is displayed on a right screen 220, so that one template desired to be applied is selected on the right screen 220, according to which template, one or a plurality of the EPG information pieces whose label is desired to be created is selected on the left screen 210. Templates 230, 240, 250, and 260 constitute a label set comprised of a plurality of labels, thus enabling creating labels by incorporating information pieces of specified items.

Abstract: To program video-recording (YES at S1), the process receives EPG data to accumulate information of a program to be video-recorded into an EPG information DB (S4). To create a label immediately (YES at S5), the process uses the accumulated EPG information to create the label by arranging a template arbitrarily (S9). To create a label of a program previously video-recorded (YES at S7), the process searches the EPG information DB for the EPG information associated with video-recorded data during video-recording (S8). If there is a plurality of programs for which a label is to be created, the process determines whether they constitute a program series and, if such is the case, can use a dedicated template to create the label. If the plurality of programs does not constitute a program series, the process can use the template or arbitrarily arrange it to create the label.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a self-rechargeable alkaline battery. The battery comprises a cathode and an anode, at least one of which is constructed of a metallic plate, an electrode receptor equipped to the cathode, an electrode donor equipped to the anode, a separator provided between the electrode donor and the electrode receptor, an electrolyte comprising an aqueous potassium hydroxide solution and an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and having at least one powdered material selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, manganese oxide, and silicon oxide. The battery has a self-rechargeable ability, stable output characteristics, and a remarkably increased life span.

Abstract: A tape printing apparatus that prints a character string including a plurality of character regions divided by specified delimiting codes, which composes of space codes, tab codes and new block codes, onto a tape, there is provided a normal printing means for performing normal printing with the character region being in a normal order, and an inversed printing means for performing inversed order printing for printing a character string with the character regions being in inversed order.

Abstract: A print control device (employed for printing a character string including characters and/or symbols on a plurality of labels arranged on a long tape-like print medium along the length of the print medium) comprises: character string storage means for storing a character string to be printed; separating point detecting means for detecting one or more separating points in the character string stored in the character string storage means based on a separation condition as a particular character string arrangement condition; and character string separating means for letting character strings, obtained by separating the character string stored in the character string storage means at the separating points detected by the separating point detecting means, be separately printed on different labels on the print medium.

Abstract: A print image of a character string to be printed on a print tape, rotated counterclockwise from the lengthwise direction of the print tape by 90 degrees to be arranged in the width direction of the print tape, is generated (S450). The print image is repetitively arranged sequentially in the lengthwise direction of the print tape (S470) and thereby label printing is executed (S480). Subsequently (S500), a normal print image of the character string arranged in the lengthwise direction of the print tape is generated (S430) and label printing of the normal print image is executed (S480).

Abstract: A print image of a character string to be printed on a print tape 10, rotated counterclockwise from the lengthwise direction of the print tape 10 by 90 degrees to be arranged in the width direction of the print tape 10, is generated (S450). The print image is repetitively arranged sequentially in the lengthwise direction of the print tape 10 (S470) and thereby label printing is executed (S480). Subsequently (S500), a normal print image of the character string arranged in the lengthwise direction of the print tape 10 is generated (S430) and label printing of the normal print image is executed (S480).

Abstract: A system that extracts an attribute value from inputted voices, which was inputted by a user via a microphone, creates retrieval conditions including the attribute value, and performs retrieval according to the retrieval conditions, the system including: a unit, in the case where a user performs voice input via a microphone after the retrieval, extracting an attribute value from the inputted voices; a unit creating new retrieval conditions based on the attribute value and the retrieval conditions; and a unit performing retrieval with the new retrieval conditions.

Abstract: A tape printing apparatus that prints a character string including a plurality of character regions divided by specified delimiting codes, which composes of space codes, tab codes and new block codes, onto a tape, there is provided a normal printing means for performing normal printing with the character region being in a normal order, and an inversed printing means for performing inversed order printing for printing a character string with the character regions being in inversed order.

Abstract: A cable label having a desired configuration is provided without forcing a user to do any troublesome work. A character string to be printed on a cable label is memorized in a character string memory section. A print image generating section generates a character string memorized in the character string memory section. A designation and its outside diameter value, for example, of each of plural cables are memorized in a cable information memory section. A label length determining section determines the length of a cable label based on the outside diameter value of a selected cable. A print image arranging section arranges a print image generated by the print image generating section within a length determined by a label length determining section.

Abstract: The present invention provides a terminal operation training apparatus for supporting operation training of an operator terminal apparatus for use in receiving customers. The apparatus stores operation data representing a valid or invalid operation procedure of the operator terminal apparatus, and displays an operation screen of the operator terminal apparatus. The apparatus then compares operations input from a learner with the operation data, inspects validity of the operations, and transmits an inspection result to a supervisor terminal apparatus via a communication line. The supervisor terminal apparatus displays the inspection result.

Abstract: In a voice interaction apparatus for performing voice response services utilizing voice, a voice recognizer detects an interaction response content (keywords, unnecessary words, unknown words, and silence) indicating a psychology of a voice-inputting person at a time of a voice interaction, an input state analyzer analyzes the interaction response content and classifies the psychology of the voice-inputting person into predetermined input state information, and a scenario analyzer selects a scenario for a voice-inputting person based on the input state information.

Abstract: A voice communications request from a calling party is received by the access reception unit of a gatekeeper and is transferred to an access management unit. The access management unit judges whether the utilization registration of the terminal of a called party is made by referring to an address conversion unit, a utilization registration management unit and a user profile information management unit, and if the utilization registration is not made, the access management unit makes a service selection unit select a service. The selected service is provided by a service start unit through an IP application service provision unit or a call control service provision unit, and the provision of the service is reported to the calling party by a service provision information notification unit. By this service, the called user can know that there has been an incoming call from the calling party in some way.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and an apparatus of making a hole in a printed circuit board, which improve the quality of a hole shape and the processing speed. In accordance with the invention, a control apparatus controls a laser oscillator and a galvano mirrors so as to form a hole while gradually reducing a pulse width in each step with respect to one hole. As a result of this, no insulating material is left on the bottom portion of the hole, and it is possible to make a hole having an intended shape, particularly, having a desired diameter of the hole bottom.

Abstract: A pipe coupling comprises a socket including a cylindrical main body having an axial bore for a fluid, an annular valve seat at the forward end, a ball type valve body rotatable relative to the valve seat and having a through hole and a casing fitted over the main body and rotatably retaining the ball valve in cooperation with the valve seat, and a plug inserted in the through hole. The casing has a long hole including a wider area and a narrower area. The ball valve communicates the through hole with the axial bore when the through hole is aligned with the narrower area and closes the axial bore when the trough hole is aligned with the wider area. The coupling comprises a guide for guiding the ball valve along the long hole from a position in which the through hole is aligned with the wider area.

Abstract: A pipe coupling comprises a socket including a cylindrical main body having an axial bore for a fluid, an annular valve seat at the forward end, a ball type valve body rotatable relative to the valve seat and having a through hole and a casing fitted over the main body and rotatably retaining the ball valve in cooperation with the valve seat, and a plug inserted in the through hole. The casing has a long hole including a wider area and a narrower area. The ball valve communicates the through hole with the axial bore when the trough hole is aligned with the narrower area and closes the axial bore when the trough hole is aligned with the wider area. The coupling comprises a guide for guiding the ball valve along the long hole from a position in which the through hole is aligned with the wider area.

Abstract: An E-mail distributing system which is composed of a server and a client including a user, and distributes an E-mail corresponding to a group including a plurality of clients. The client transmits a mail acquisition demand including a group identifier, and the server includes personal mail spools and group mail spools. The received E-mails are accumulated in the mail spools according to an arrival address. When a mail acquisition demand from the client includes the group identifier, the E-mail with top priority corresponding to the group identifier is extracted from the group mail spools and is then distributed to the client.

Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises input means for inputting various characters, design setting means for selecting a design pattern including a frame to be added around the characters and a background pattern to be added on a background of the characters thereby to emphasize the characters, memory means for storing ornament frame data of an ornament frame to be arranged in both ends of the frame and mask data of the ornament frame, first data producing means for producing first frame data on the frame selected by the design setting means, the first frame data having a predetermined area, and first background pattern data on the background pattern selected by the design setting means, the first background pattern data having a predetermined area, second data producing means for producing design data by generating second background pattern data by a logical multiply of the first background pattern data and the mask data of the ornament frame and arranging the second background pattern data within second frame data

Abstract: A data processing device and method permit improved display of data and characters on a display. When an enlargement display key is input after designating characters, a line or block, on the enlargement display flag signal is indicated. The device and method permit the displayed data to be have its size increased on a display screen so as to be equal to the size to be printed. However, if the size to be printed is too small to be clearly viewed, the data on the display screen can be enlarged and an appropriate signal is displayed on the display.

Abstract: Disclosed is the tape printer 1 in which the embellishment having the outline portion and the blank portion such as the bag form, bag form with shadow or stereo form is set to the character input through the character 5 on the keyboard 3 (S9, S55), and "print color 1" and "print color 2" are set to the character by numeral (S55), and further the character is printed on the print tape 100 through the thermal printing mechanism PM, thereby the outline portion of the embellished character is printed with "print color 1" and the blank portion is printed with "print color 2".