Abstract: There is provided an enterprise system constructing method capable of supporting to rapidly construct enterprise systems to share and reuse the whole structure of the systems, and of flexibly and easily changing and extending the systems. A framework 10 includes: a framework 11 which defines the basic attribute and behavior of an enterprise system; frameworks 12, 13 and 14 which inherit the framework 11 and which define the basic attribute and behavior suitable for various executable environments; and a framework for integrating systems 15 which inherits the framework 11 and which defines the basic attribute and behavior relating to combinations of the frameworks 12, 13 and 14. Each of the frameworks 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 is inherited and materialized, and systems prepared from the frameworks 12, 13 and 14 are combined so as to have a tree structure, the vertex of which is an integrating system prepared from the frameworks for integrating systems 15.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a honeycomb rotor, a drive unit and a gas movement device. The honeycomb rotor has at least two heat exchange passages and at least two purge zones provided respectively between the at least two heat exchange passages. The drive unit rotates the honeycomb rotor. The gas movement device circulates a gas through the at least two purge zones. The gas movement device may include a blower, and the drive unit may include a motor. In this case rotation of the blower can be synchronized with rotation of the motor. A vehicle drive device includes a power source that emits exhaust gas. The power source has a fuel battery having an air intake. Heat may be exchanged between the exhaust gas and air supplied to the air intake.

Abstract: An an address generator generates a read address. It is detected whether the generated read address is continuous to the read address previously generated. A cache unit control circuit controls the read data to be directly output to a requester of the read data without passing the read data through a cache RAM, if a cache miss occurs, and if it has been detected that the two addresses are continuous.

Abstract: In an information processing device, a first address adder generates a first address representing a target for write of data or a storage location of data to be read. A second address adder generates a second address by adding 8 to the first address. First to seventh selectors appropriately select either the first address or the second address, and supply the selected address to first to seventh memory areas, respectively. An eighth memory area is supplied with the first address.

Abstract: A circuit for data transfer includes a first buffer operating at a first clock frequency, a plurality of second buffers operating at a second clock frequency, and a selector circuit which receives data at the first clock frequency, and supplies the data to a selected one of the first buffer and the second buffers.

Abstract: A digital image receiving apparatus includes a media drive (11) for reading image information from a storage medium (M1), an image information processing unit (22) for processing the image information to display a plurality of images in the image information read by the media drive, in thumbnail image form on a display (12), and an order information processing unit (24) for creating order information including which images to be printed from a printing order given by a customer for each image displayed on the display (12). The image information processing unit (22) includes an image data size acquisition unit (22a) for acquiring image data sizes of image data included in the image information and serving as printing sources. Information on the image data sizes acquired is displayed on the display (12) as associated with thumbnail images of corresponding image information.

Abstract: A heat exchanger, perhaps a cross flow heat exchanger, has first and second passages. During dehumidification (adsorption of moisture) in the first passages, water is evaporated from the second passages. This water can be introduced to the second passages during reactivation (desorption of moisture) in the first passages or at another time. If the water is introduced to the second passages during reactivation, the first and second passages have therein first and second moisture adsorbents. During a first time period, air to be dehumidified is passed through the first passages of the heat exchanger and cooling air is passed through the second passages of the heat exchanger to remove heat generated in the first passages and to desorb moisture adsorbed by the second moisture adsorbent. During a second time period, a heating fluid is passed through the second passages of the heat exchanger to heat the first passages and supply moisture for adsorption to the second moisture adsorbent.

Abstract: In the cache memory system, tag memory RAM modules and cache memory RAM sections each capable of switching a state between an ordinary state and a low consumption power state are connected in parallel. An n-way set associative constitution in which all the tag memory RAM modules and all the cache memory RAM modules are activated in the ordinary state, is switched to/from a 1-way direct map constitution in which only a pair of the tag memory RAM module and the cache memory RAM module are activated in the ordinary state and the remaining tag memory RAM modules and cache memory RAM modules are turned into the low consumption power state based on a value of a request address, according to a power mode signal.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an electrode for lithium secondary battery formed by depositing a thin film composed of active material capable of lithium storage and release, on a metallic foil to be used as a current collector, in which the surface of the metallic foil is roughened through wet-etching and then the thin film is deposited on the roughened surface.

Abstract: A co-generation system and a dehumidification air-conditioner, which generates electricity and provides highly efficient air-conditioning by reducing the latent heat load of the air-conditioner. Exhaust gas from either a turbine or an internal combustion engine heats air for desorption of adsorbed moisture from a humidity rotor. The humidity rotor has a sound adsorption material to attenuate high frequency noise coming from the exhaust outlet of the co-generation system.

Abstract: An interleaving paper for laser exposable radiation sensitive planographic printing plate precursors having a radiation sensitive layer is disclosed. The interleaving paper has a stiffness of 100 g or higher and a stiffness per unit thickness of 2.0 g/&mgr;m or higher. The interleaving paper can be easily removed by an automatic interleaving paper releasing machine. The printing plate precursor can be made efficiently, even when the interleaving paper is placed directly on the radiation sensitive layer of a laser exposable radiation sensitive planographic printing plate precursor that does not have a mat layer formed thereon. The interleaving paper can also be manufactured at a lower cost. Use of the interleaving paper makes it possible to reduce the distribution cost of the printing plate precursors.

Abstract: A vibration reduction apparatus includes a vibration detector for detecting movement; and an image blur reduction mechanism including a vibration reduction optical system for preventing an image from blurring, and a drive mechanism for driving the vibration reduction optical system. The drive mechanism is controlled to drive the vibration reduction optical system in response to a detection signal from the vibration detector. The vibration detector is integrally mounted as a part of a mechanism unit including the vibration reduction mechanism.

Abstract: A transmitting station transmits FM radio waves which carry program information, such as news, and time information representing the current time. Each of receivers generates the first time information in accordance with an internal clock, corrects the first time information in accordance with the time information transmitted from the transmitting station, and generates the second time information. Each receiver progresses a game by changing the image displayed on the display, in accordance with a predetermined element, which is obtained from the program information transmitted from the transmitting station, and the first or second time information. Therefore, the progress of the game differs depending on the reception of the second information and the time information, and accordingly the progress of the game is unexpectable.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a honeycomb rotor, a drive unit and a gas movement device. The honeycomb rotor has at least two heat exchange passages and at least two purge zones provided respectively between the at least two heat exchange passages. The drive unit rotates the honeycomb rotor. The gas movement device circulates a gas through the at least two purge zones. The gas movement device may include a blower, and the drive unit may include a motor. In this case rotation of the blower can be synchronized with rotation of the motor. A vehicle drive device includes a power source that emits exhaust gas. The power source has a fuel battery having an air intake. Heat may be exchanged between the exhaust gas and air supplied to the air intake.

Abstract: A thermoelectric device comprises a pair of substrates each having a surface, P-type and N-type thermoelectric material chips interposed between the pair of substrates, electrodes disposed on the surface of each substrate and connecting adjacent P-type and N-type thermoelectric material chips to each other, and support elements disposed over the surface of each of the substrates for supporting and aligning the thermoelectric material chips on the respective electrodes and between the pair of substrates. Each of the thermoelectric material chips has a first distal end connected to one of the electrodes of one of the substrates and a second distal end connected to one of the electrodes of the other of the substrates.

Abstract: A forward flow region in which forward intake air currents are produced and a reverse flow region in which reverse intake air currents are produced are formed in the throttle bore of a throttle body 3 included in an internal-combustion engine, and the boundary between those regions extends below a throttle valve 5. A fuel vapor control system for an internal-combustion engine has a purge tube 13 joined to the throttle body 3 to supply fuel vapor into the throttle body 3 and is provided with an opening 22 which acts as a purge port. The opening 22 is positioned at a distance from the inner surface 21 of the throttle body 3 defining a throttle bore on the boundary between the forward intake air currents and the reverse intake air currents. Fuel vapor jetted through the opening 22 of the purge tube 13 into the throttle bore flows toward an intake manifold 2, diffusing into both the forward intake air currents and the reverse intake air currents from the boundary between the intake air currents.

Abstract: A recording unit has an illuminating device for projecting light on an original to form an original image, and an optical device which focuses the original image formed by the illuminating device. A light control plate has a slit for allowing a portion of the original image focused by the optical device to pass through. The light which passes through the slit of the light control plate is guided onto a print head which ejects ink on a recording medium when exposed to the light.

Abstract: An FM radio receiver receives and displays program data which is affixed with a return destination box number and return form type data and has been transmitted from an FM broadcasting station 1 in the multiplexed form on FM broadcast radio waves. In responding to a displayed program through the FM radio receiver, first, the FM radio receiver 2 reads a return form corresponding to the return form type data from a ROM card 24 and displays the form. A user inputs return message data according to the displayed return form. FM radio receiver 2 transmits the return destination box number data in addition to the return message data to a service center 5. The service center 5 stores the received return message data in a box corresponding to the return destination box number data affixed to the received return message data. The return message data is edited and collected box by box. The edited and/or collected results are sent to the FM broadcasting station 1 as needed.

Abstract: A vibration preventing device is provided with a vibration preventing mode selector capable of selecting a vibration preventing mode in which vibration prevention driving is effected during exposure and a non-vibration preventing mode. Also provided are a vibration prevention start selector for selecting whether vibration prevention control is to be started, and a vibration prevention driving start instructing portion for instructing the start of vibration prevention. Start of vibration prevention driving occurs driving even before the start of exposure when the vibration preventing mode selector selects the vibration preventing mode and the vibration prevention start selector selects the start of the vibration prevention control.

Abstract: A thermoelectric device comprises a pair of substrates each having a surface, electrodes disposed on the surface of each of the substrates, and P-type and N-type thermoelectric material chips interposed between the pair of substrates. Each of the thermoelectric chips has a first distal end connected to one of the electrodes of one of the substrates and a second distal end connected to one of the electrodes of the other of the substrates. Support elements are disposed over the surface of each of the substrates for supporting and aligning the thermoelectric material chips on the respective electrodes and between the pair of substrates.