Abstract: A telephone system requiring no upload of station data which is reset or set after a seat change even if the station data is not uploaded to a data management equipment whenever the operation change the station data of an extension communication terminal. Each of the extension communication terminals judges, on receiving a seat-change instruction, whether or not its station data is changed. If the station data is judged to be changed, the station data is uploaded to the data management equipment through a switching system.

Abstract: The invention stores command data such as a trunk number, a dial number and the like in storage units 202 and 205 of a command desk 2, and when the kind of a connection is inputted from the command desk 2, it transfers these command data to an exchange apparatus 1 and the exchange apparatus 1 performs a command connection on the basis of the transferred command data, and therefore it is possible to change a command group and a command destination in this command desk 2 by changing only command data stored in this command desk 2.

Abstract: There are provided A zoom lens system comprising, in order from an object side, a first lens unit of negative refractive power, a second lens unit of positive refractive power, a third lens unit of negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit of positive refractive power, wherein the zoom lens system zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end a separation between each lens units is varied so that conditional expressions D1W>D1T, D2W>D2T, and D3W>D3T are satisfied where DiW is a separation between an i-th lens unit and an (i+1)-th lens unit at a wide-angle end, DiT is a separation between an i-th lens unit and an (i+1)-th lens unit at a telephoto end, wherein a diffraction optical element is included in at least one of lens units.

Abstract: Image data obtained by image-capturing by a pet robot is stored in a memory, and any of conditions whether the memory capacity is scarce, a captured image transfer instruction is made, or the battery capacity of the pet robot is scarce is satisfied, the pet robot is controlled to move to the charging apparatus. When the pet robot arrives at the charging apparatus, the image data is transferred to the charging apparatus. When the completion of transfer of the image data is detected, the image data already transferred is erased depending upon selection by the user.

Abstract: The flame retardant sheet material of the present invention simultaneously affords good flame retardancy and melting resistance in a sheet material in which a nonwoven is used, and also simultaneously provides good abrasion resistance and an excellent design, making it suitable for use in automotive trim surface materials. A flame retardant sheet material is obtained by first needle-punching and then stitch-bonding a web containing 70 to 95 wt % base fiber and 5 to 30 wt % flame retardant fiber selected from among flame retardant rayon fiber and modacrylic fiber. It is preferable for propoxyphosphazene or another such phosphoric ester-based flame retardant to be kneaded into the flame retardant fiber. It is also preferable to add a binder fiber to the web in order to improve abrasion resistance.

Abstract: A variable magnification optical system having an image stabilizing function includes, in order from an object side, a first lens unit of negative refractive power, a second lens unit of positive refractive power, a third lens unit of negative refractive power and a fourth lens unit of positive refractive power, wherein the separation between every successive two of the first to fourth lens units is varied to effect variation of magnification, and the third lens unit is so moved as to have directional components perpendicular to an optical axis to compensate for shaking of an image caused by vibration of the variable magnification optical system, the variable magnification optical system satisfying the following conditions: D1W>D1T D2W<D2T D3W>D3T 1.5<|f3|/f2<2.5 2.

Abstract: A makeup mirror apparatus comprises a case body, a case lid, and a rotary shaft rotatably connecting the case body and the case lid. The case body is provided with a cosmetic-material containing area, a brush containing area, and operation buttons. The case lid is provided with a mirror unit, a camera portion, and a memory slot. The mirror unit is constituted such that an LCD panel is stacked on a half mirror. By manipulating the operation button, a sample image is read from a memory card loaded in the memory slot. The read sample image is displayed on the LCD panel and is overlapped with a user's face reflected in the half mirror. Makeup is performed by tracing the sample image.

Abstract: A facsimile communication system includes a calling and a called facsimile machine connected via a communication network. Each of the facsimile machines has a timer value representing a maximum allowable response time for a response signal relative to a signal transmitted to the counterpart facsimile machine. Using the timer value, each of the facsimile machines monitors whether the response signal is received from the counterpart facsimile machine within the timer value. If the response signal is not received within the timer value, retransmission of the transmitted signal is required. The called facsimile machine transmits all timer value change information for increasing the timer value to the calling facsimile machine. The calling facsimile machine selects the optimum timer value change information within the range of the timer value change information received from the called facsimile machine, and transmits the selected timer value change information to the called facsimile machine.

Abstract: A silicone rubber composition loaded with a soft magnetic metal powder and optionally, a heat conductive filler and having in the cured state a thermal conductivity of at least 2.0 w/mK is suitable for forming heat dissipating sheets having both a heat transfer function and a noise attenuation function, which are effective for preventing malfunction of CPU.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus wherein an image for a predetermined region of a recording material is formed using images having a complementary relation by a plurality of scans of a recording head, the apparatus including allocating means for allocating a multi-level image data for the predetermined region for the scans; gradation reducing means for reducing gradation of the multi-level image data allocated by the allocating means, respectively; image forming means for forming an image having the complementary relation by driving the recording head in the scans on the basis of the image data having gradations reduced by the reducing means; wherein the complementary relation of the image by the forming means is reduced by at least one of the allocating means and the gradation reducing means.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus wherein an image for a predetermined region of a recording material is formed using images having a complementary relation by a plurality of scans of a recording head, the apparatus including allocating means for allocating a multi-level image data for the predetermined region for the scans; gradation reducing means for reducing gradation of the multi-level image data allocated by the allocating means, respectively; image forming means for forming an image having the complementary relation by driving the recording head in the scans on the basis of the image data having gradations reduced by the reducing means; wherein the complementary relation of the image by the forming means is reduced by at least one of the allocating means and the gradation reducing means.

Abstract: A negative-lead type zoom lens has a diffractive optical element and is led by a lens unit having a negative optical power. In this zoom lens, various kinds of aberration including chromatic aberration are excellently corrected by properly setting the lens configuration of each lens unit so as to achieve high optical performance over the entire range of a variable power while the entire lens system is miniaturized and designed to have a wide angle. The zoom lens according to the present invention is suitable for a zoom lens with a wide angle including a wide-angle region that is a focal length of substantially 28 mm on a 35 mm single lens reflex camera basis.

Abstract: There are provided A zoom lens system comprising, in order from an object side, a first lens unit of negative refractive power, a second lens unit of positive refractive power, a third lens unit of negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit of positive refractive power, wherein the zoom lens system zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end a separation between each lens units is varied so that conditional expressions D1W>D1T, D2W>D2T, and D3W>D3T are satisfied where DiW is a separation between an i-th lens unit and an (i+1)-th lens unit at a wide-angle end, DiT is a separation between an i-th lens unit and an (i+1)-th lens unit at a telephoto end, wherein a diffraction optical element is included in at least one of lens units.

Abstract: A message is transmitted from a first communication machine to a second communication machine, stored in the second communication machine, then altered on command from the first communication machine before being output by the second communication machine. The alteration may take the form of adding, inserting, replacing, or deleting pages, or overlaying new image data on an existing page.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus wherein an image for a predetermined region of a recording material is formed using images having a complementary relation by a plurality of scans of a recording head, the apparatus including allocating means for allocating a multi-level image data for the predetermined region for the scans; gradation reducing means for reducing gradation of the multi-level image data allocated by the allocating means, respectively; image forming means for forming an image having the complementary relation by driving the recording head in the scans on the basis of the image data having gradations reduced by the reducing means; wherein the complementary relation of the image by the forming means is reduced by at least one of the allocating means and the gradation reducing means.

Abstract: A facsimile communication system includes a calling and a called facsimile machine connected via a communication network. Each of the facsimile machines has a timer value representing a maximum allowable response time for a response signal relative to a signal transmitted to the counterpart facsimile machine. Using the timer value, each of the facsimile machines monitors whether the response signal is received from the counterpart facsimile machine within the timer value. If the response signal is not received within the timer value, retransmission of the transmitted signal is required. The called facsimile machine transmits all timer value change information for increasing the timer value to the calling facsimile machine. The calling facsimile machine selects the optimum timer value change information within the range of the timer value change information received from the called facsimile machine, and transmits the selected timer value change information to the called facsimile machine.

Abstract: An automobile antenna apparatus according to the present invention includes an antenna control section for electronically and variably controlling (beam-steering or beam-scanning) an emitting-beam pattern of each of antennas mounted on an automobile, based on high-precision positional information of the automobile, to optimize a function of using an electric wave for vehicle (for broadcast wave reception, mobile communications, positioning, obstruction detection and the like).

Abstract: A window glass antenna apparatus for vehicles includes a defogger for defogging a window glass of a vehicle, which has bus bars at both ends and which is constituted of a thin, narrow strip conductor formed on the window glass such that the bus bars are opposed to a window metal frame of the vehicle with a predetermined gap therebetween, a driven antenna having a height and arranged close and opposite to the defogger with a predetermined clearance such that one side of the driven antenna is mutually coupled to that of the defogger, and a short circuit for causing a short circuit between each of the upper right and left ends of the bus bars and the window metal frame at a high frequency.

Abstract: A facsimile communication system includes a calling and a called facsimile machine connected via a communication network. Each of the facsimile machines has a timer value representing a maximum allowable response time for a response signal relative to a signal transmitted to the counterpart facsimile machine. Using the timer value, each of the facsimile machines monitors whether the response signal is received from the counterpart facsimile machine within the timer value. If the response signal is not received within the timer value, retransmission of the transmitted signal is required. The called facsimile machine transmits all timer value change information for increasing the timer value to the calling facsimile machine. The calling facsimile machine selects the optimum timer value change information within the range of the timer value change information received from the called facsimile machine, and transmits the selected timer value change information to the called facsimile machine.

Abstract: Energy of returning pressurized fluid of an actuator is recovered and reused as energy for operating other accumulators. A first pump motor (16) and a second pump motor (17) are mechanically connected to form a pressure converter (18), and a first circuit (22), to which the returning pressurized fluid is supplied, is connected to the first pump motor (16). A pressure accumulator (27) is provided to a second circuit (25) connected to the second pump motor (17). The first circuit (22) is connected to a discharge passage (11) of a primary hydraulic pump (10) by a third circuit (29) and the pressure of a high pressure pressurized fluid is supplied to the discharge passage (11) by the pressure of the high pressure pressurized fluid, and is reused.