Abstract: A navigator receives, through communication with a server, only such map information or locality information as is considered to be necessary, and stores it by overriding with it already used map information and locality information. Thus, the navigator, despite having a small storage capacity, is free from interruption of display. Receiving minimum needed information helps save the communication charge.

Abstract: A navigator receives, through communication with a server, only such map information or locality information as is considered to be necessary, and stores it by overriding with it already used map information and locality information. Thus, the navigator, despite having a small storage capacity, is free from interruption of display. Receiving minimum needed information helps save the communication charge.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a sulfonamide derivative represented by the following formula (1): [wherein A represents a nitrogen atom, —CH═, etc.; Z represents an oxygen atom, etc.; Ar1 represents an aryl group, etc.; Ar2 represents an alkyl group, etc.; Ra represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; Rb represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; and Rc represents an alkyl group, etc.], or a salt thereof; and drugs containing the derivative or a salt thereof as an active ingredient. This compound exhibits radical scavenging action, gastric mucous secretion augmenting action, and anti-HP action, and thus is effective as a peptic ulcer therapeutic agent.

Abstract: Novel quinoline sulfonamino derivatives having a vessel smooth muscle relaxation activity as well as a platelet agglutination inhibitory activity and inhibitory activity to protein kinase A, myosin light chain kinase, proteinkinase C, and calmodulindependent proteinkinase II, but having little action or cardio function; a process for the production of the derivatives, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the derivative.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different, and represent a hydrogen or halogen, and ring-opened free acid, amides and salts thereof are provided. The present invention also provides a process for the production of the above-mentioned compound starting from the known compound ML-236B.

Abstract: Novel quinoline sulfonamino derivatives having a vessel smooth muscle relaxation activity as well as a platelet agglutination inhibitory activity and inhibitory activity to protein kinase A, myosin light chain kinase, proteinkinase C, and calmodulindependent proteinkinase II, but having little action or cardio function; a process for the production of the derivatives, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the derivative.

Abstract: Novel quinoline sulfonamino derivatives having a vessel smooth muscle relaxation activity as well as a platelet agglutination inhibitory activity and inhibitory activity to protein kinase A, myosin light chain kinase, proteinkinase C, and calmodulindependent proteinkinase II, but having little action or cardio function; a process for the production of the derivatives, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the derivative.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser comprising a laser diode which is mounted on a semiconductor chip which has a monitoring photodiode formed therein so as to monitor the laser light output of the laser diode. The cathode of the laser diode and the anode of the monitoring photodiode are connected together, and a suitable forward voltage for the laser diode and reverse voltage for the monitor photodiode is provided by a single power supply which results in a simple construction of an output detection circuit for the monitor photodiode which produces an increased output over prior art devices.

Abstract: A photodetector includes a center photosensitive section having a surface for receipt of light reflected from an optical recording medium in producing information recorded on the optical recording medium. The center photosensitive section includes a plurality of photosensitive elements separated by a space from one another. A non-reflective transparent film is provided on substantially the whole area of the surface of the center photosensitive section to cover the photosensitive elements and the space.

Abstract: A photosensor device and an optical pickup device incorporating the photosensor device are advantageously used in an optical compact disc player of the type where the optical pickup device is driven along a path at an acute tilt angle relative to the sides of a rectangular casing. The photosensor has a plurality of photosensitive elements aligned in a first direction and a plurality of terminal leads extending parallel to each other and perpendicular to a second direction so that the photosensor may be mounted on a circuit board in a conventional configuration to save space. Within the optical pickup device, the photosensitive elements are aligned at a mounting angle which is a function of the tilt angle so that the three optical beams are received thereon in the proper orientation.