Abstract: A virtual machine control method and a virtual machine system are disclosed. In the case where a guest program can be operated in a plurality of address translation modes and the same guest virtual address is translated into different host real addresses in each address translation mode, the illegal access to a host real address by illegal address translation by double registration in the same page table is avoided, and the address translation mechanism is efficiently operated. A plurality of host page tables are prepared in the main storage, and one of the host page tables is selected with the change in address translation mode of the guest program. The bottom address of the selected host page table is set in the host page table register thereby to switch the host page table.

Abstract: A flexible board capable of being bent easily and precisely a plurality of times at desired positions has insulating layer exhibiting flexibility, a conductor layer and recessed angular portions situated in both side edges of the board so as to oppose each other. Three of more of these angular portions are disposed on each side edge of the board. More specifically, the flexible board has at least one constricted portion that reduces the width of the board. The constricted portion is situated on both side edges of the board in such a manner that the constricted portions oppose each other, and has at least one of a step portion having a step-like shape and a cut-out portion having a V- or U-like shape. Three or more step-like portions and cut-out portions are situated together on each side edge the board.

Abstract: A plurality of fin groups 12 each comprising parallel plate fins 14 are arranged on two straight tube portions 11a of a fin fixing hairpin tube 11 longitudinally of the tube portions at a spacing, by forming two tube inserting holes 14a as spaced apart in each of the plate fins 14 and inserting the two straight tube portions 11a through the respective holes 14a of the plate fins 14. The hairpin tube 11 is enlarged with use of a fluid to fixedly fit the plate fins 14 of the fin groups 12 around the straight tube portions 11a of the tube 11. The straight tube portions 11a of the tube 11 each have a finless part 13 provided between each pair of adjacent fin groups 12. The finless part 13 of each straight tube portion 11a bears clamp marks 19 on the outer peripheral surface thereof. A heat exchanger comprising a heat exchanger finned tube 10 thus constructed is adapted to diminish leakage of the refrigerant and achieves a desired refrigeration efficiency.

Abstract: An optical module with flexible substrate that improves high-frequency characteristics. A flexible substrate 30 is formed with a top wiring layer 32 and a bottom wiring layer 34 formed on both surfaces of a polyimide layer 33, where the top wiring layer 32 has a plurality of wiring patterns 32a that electrically connect the leads 11 of the optical module 10 to the drive circuit of a circuit board 50, and the bottom wiring layer 34 is located on the entire surface of one side of the polyimide layer 33 so that it is electrically insulated from the wiring patterns 32a, is electrically connected to the ground of the circuit board 50, and is electrically connected to at least the leads 11 and, depending on its relationship with the wiring patterns 32a, to the stem 12 of the optical module 10 at a specified position of a stub region 34a having stub structure.

Abstract: A drawing processing apparatus and method wherein scrolling display which provides no sense of incongruity is achieved in 3D display. 3D information is produced using information in a drawing object range extracted as a predetermined range on map data. The drawing object range of an object of the 3D drawing process is moved in response to a scrolling operation. While the drawing object range is moved, 3D image data are successively produced using the drawing object range at every point of time and outputted to implement 3D display on a display screen. Thereupon, the drawing object range to be used for the 3D drawing is moved such that individual portions in the drawing object range are moved by movement amounts determined with reference to a distance in a perpendicular direction at a reference position in the drawing object range.

Abstract: A point searching apparatus configured to search through a point information database that manage point information for different areas and allows a search to be carried out for each area includes a searching unit configured to select at least one area to be searched on the basis of information on the position of the point searching apparatus and area border information obtained from map information and for retrieving predetermined point information corresponding to the area to be searched from the point information database and a display controlling unit configured to display point information retrieved by the searching unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an display apparatus comprises a display unit, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a distance between a display surface of the display unit and a viewer of the display surface, a calculation unit configured to calculate a display size of a window on the display unit based on the distance acquired by the acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to convert the window into the display size calculated by the calculation unit and to display the converted window on the display unit.

Abstract: Data is shared between a vehicle mounted navigation device and a vehicle mounted user interface device and among a plurality of vehicle mounted user interface devices. In a first location free display that allows a plurality of users to separately have access to the navigation device, external data obtained from the navigation device or from another location free display and its own user data are saved and managed, and shared with the navigation device and the another location free display. It is possible to utilize the external data not owned by itself or the user data of another person with the navigation device or the another location free display and perform a navigation process in an inner space of the vehicle efficiently.

Abstract: A heater is inserted into an inside chamber of a sensor element until a tip end of the heater is surely brought into contact with a bottom surface of the inside chamber. Next, a metallic holder is attached on an outside surface of the heater. Then, the metallic holder is slid along the outside surface of the heater toward the bottom surface of the sensor element to engage the metallic holder with an edge of the sensor element.

Abstract: This invention provides an unheated-curable binder composition and a method for manufacturing a phenolic resin molded article using the binder. This invention also provides a porous ceramic molded article obtainable by setting a ceramic and the above-mentioned binder composition under unheated conditions to give a set article and then baking the set article, and a method for manufacturing the article. This invention also provides an unheated-curable binder composition having as its main components a crosslinking agent, a catalyst, and a trifunctional or tetrafunctional phenol bearing one or two electron donating groups on the benzene ring of the phenol, and a method for manufacturing a phenolic resin molded article using the binder.

Abstract: A data receiver according to an embodiment of this invention includes a reception unit configured to receive time-limited video data for which a storage time limit is set, and voice data corresponding to this time-limited video data, a storage unit configured to store the time-limited video data and the voice data received by the reception unit, an output unit configured to output the time-limited video data and the voice data stored in the storage unit, and a data processing unit configured to process the time-limited video data on the basis of the storage time limit set for the time-limited video data stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A switch for electric equipment comprises an operation button (50) arranged at the operation panel side of electric equipment and a plurality of switch bodies (51, 52) adapted to selectively come into contact with a plurality of positions of a front press facet (50P) of the operation button (50) as one of the plurality of positions is depressed, the plurality of positions being disposed oppositely relative to the center of the front press facet (50P). The front press facet (50P) of the operation button (50) is inclined relative to a plane P of arrangement of the switch bodies (51, 52). The front area of the operation button (50) is not reduced when the operation panel side of electric equipment is made to show a low profile so that the user can depress and operate the operation button (50) without difficulty.

Abstract: In verifying a logic operation of an information processing apparatus, an I/O emulator and a test program are operated in cooperation with each other and input data to the I/O emulator is automatically generated to generate more transaction conflict patterns and realize verification of the logic operation at a high precision.

Abstract: A plurality of fin groups 12 each comprising parallel plate fins 14 are arranged on two straight tube portions 11a of a fin fixing hairpin tube 11 longitudinally of the tube portions at a spacing, by forming two tube inserting holes 14a as spaced apart in each of the plate fins 14 and inserting the two straight tube portions 11a through the respective holes 14a of the plate fins 14. The hairpin tube 11 is enlarged with use of a fluid to fixedly fit the plate fins 14 of the fin groups 12 around the straight tube portions 11a of the tube 11. The straight tube portions 11a of the tube 11 each have a finless part 13 provided between each pair of adjacent fin groups 12. The finless part 13 of each straight tube portion 11a bears clamp marks 19 on the outer peripheral surface thereof. A heat exchanger comprising a heat exchanger finned tube 10 thus constructed is adapted to diminish leakage of the refrigerant and achieves a desired refrigeration efficiency.

Abstract: A heat insulating container is described, including an outer glass container and an inner glass container housed therein with a gap formed in-between as a heat insulating layer. A radiant heat preventive film containing a metal oxide is disposed on at least one of the external surface of the inner container or the internal surface of the outer container, wherein the radiant heat preventive film has a reflectivity of 35% or higher with a wavelength of 15 ?m. When the thickness of the radiant heat preventive film is 3000 ?, the Hall mobility “x” (cm2/V·s) and the carrier concentration “y” (cm?3) of the same satisfy the following formulae: y??5×1020x+2×1021 and y??6×1018x+3×1020. When the thickness of the radiant heat preventive film is 5000 ?, x and y satisfy the following formulae: y??5×1020x+3×1021 and y??6×1018x+7×1020. Such radiant heat preventive films can have high reflectivity.

Abstract: A heat exchanger finned tube 10 for use in fabricating a heat exchanger 1 useful as the evaporator for refrigerators or the like wherein a hydrocarbon refrigerant is used. Two tube insertion holes spaced apart from each other are formed in each of plate fins 12, and two straight tube portions 11a of a hairpin tube 11 are inserted through the respective holes of each plate fin to arrange the plate fins 12 in parallel into a plurality of fin groups 13 spaced apart on the straight tube portions 11a longitudinally thereof. The hairpin tube 11 is enlarged with use of a fluid to fixedly fit the plate fins 12 of each tin group 13 around an enlarged tube portion 14 of the hairpin tube 11 and provide a finless part 19 between each pair of adjacent fin groups 13 on each of the straight tube portions 11a. A restrained small-diameter portion 15 is provided in each of the finless parts 19 of each straight tube portion 11a.

Abstract: An improved structure of a gas sensor is provided. The gas sensor includes a hollow housing in which a gas sensing element is disposed, a protective cover installed on an end of the housing, a metallic cover installed on the other end of the housing, and an insulator in which end portions of leads connecting with the gas sensing element are disposed. The insulator is retained at a flange thereof in the housing elastically using a washer. The protective cover is welded at an end thereof to the whole circumference of the end of the housing.