Abstract: An intake sound generation apparatus for an internal combustion engine, including an introduction duct connected to an intake passage of an intake system of the engine, a vibration member including a diaphragm portion which is vibrated by intake pulsation in the intake system, and a bellows portion configured to promote vibration of the diaphragm portion, the vibration member being so disposed as to cover one end of the introduction duct, and a resonance duct having one end connected to the introduction duct through the vibration member and the other end opened to an outside of the intake sound generation apparatus, the resonance duct acting to increase and emit a sound pressure of intake sound produced by vibration of the vibration member. A central axis of at least one of the introduction duct and the resonance duct is located offset relative to a central axis of the vibration member.

Abstract: The present invention provides a shearing die having longer life and a method for manufacturing the same.

Abstract: An output control apparatus capable of appropriately switching screens depending on a current situation, and a reproduction apparatus and a television performing the same. The television includes a tuner receiving a television broadcast, a data input I/F receiving video or audio from a DVD recorder, and a command input I/F receiving a command from the DVD recorder. Further, the television includes a user input unit receiving an instruction from a user, a switch selecting the tuner or the data input I/F, an output processing unit controlling an output of video or audio from the switch, and a control unit (i) switching the switch to the tuner when the switch selects the data input I/F when a first command is inputted from the command input I/F and (ii) not switching the switch when the switch does not select the data input I/F.

Abstract: An intake air sound generation device 40 for an internal combustion engine 2, comprises an introduction tube 41 which is connected to an intake passage 30 of the internal combustion engine 2 to introduce an intake pulse of an intake system, a vibrating body 50 which has a vibration surface 52 that is vibrated by the intake pulse and an accordion portion 53 that promotes vibration of the vibration surface 52, and is provided to cover one end of the introduction tube 41, and a resonance tube 42 which is connected to the introduction tube 41 via the vibrating body 50 and increases a sound pressure in a predetermined frequency band of an intake air sound generated by the vibration of the vibration surface 52. Thus, the sound pressure of the intake air sound at the predetermined frequency can be increased, and the durability of the vibrating body 50 can be improved.

Abstract: A semiconductor device of the invention is formed so that n-type InP current blocking layers enter the inside of p-type InP cladding layers, i.e., the n-type current blocking layers ride over the upper part of the p-type InP cladding layers, so that a distance between the n-type InP current block layers composing a current blocking region is narrower than a width of the p-type cladding layers contacting with the n-type InP current blocking layers. Thereby, the semiconductor device whose leak current in the current blocking region may be reduced which permits high-output and high-temperature operations may be readily fabricated.

Abstract: A communication apparatus establishes a one-way data connection and a connection to a network in which messages are transferred in two ways, and includes: a one-way data connection status detecting unit which detects a connection validating request indicating a communication apparatus on a data reception side that data transmission, utilizing the one-way data connection, is possible and a connection invalidating request indicating that the data transmission is impossible, both of which are outputted from the communication apparatus on the data reception side; an apparatus address obtaining unit which obtains an apparatus address with a message via the network when a change from the connection invalidating request to the connection validating request is detected; an address holding unit which holds the apparatus address; and a message transmission continuing unit which responds to the message received via the network based on the apparatus address held by the address holding unit regardless of whether or not t

Abstract: In the case where (i) audio-video data is unidirectionally transmitted between any device, where (ii) control messages are bidirectionally transmitted between all of the devices, and where (iii) a connection between the devices for transmitting and receiving the audio-video data becomes valid when unidirectional transmission of audio reproduction capability information of the reception device from the data reception device to the data transmission device becomes available, the TV (31) includes the audio reproduction capability information of the AV amplifier (21) to the control message and transmits the control message to the DVD recorder (10) (30M3), and in the case where the DVD recorder (10) and the TV (31) are connected such that the audio-video data is unidirectionally transmitted from the DVD recorder (10) to the TV (31), and where the TV (31) and the AV amplifier (21) are connected such that the audio data is output from the TV (31) to the AV amplifier (21) through another network, the TV (31) does not

Abstract: In the case where (i) audio-video data is unidirectionally transmitted between any device, where (ii) control messages are bidirectionally transmitted between all of the devices, and where (iii) a connection between the devices for transmitting and receiving the audio-video data becomes valid when unidirectional transmission of audio reproduction capability information of the reception device from the data reception device to the data transmission device becomes available, the TV (31) includes the audio reproduction capability information of the AV amplifier (21) to the control message and transmits the control message to the DVD recorder (10) (30M3), and in the case where the DVD recorder (10) and the TV (31) are connected such that the audio-video data is unidirectionally transmitted from the DVD recorder (10) to the TV (31), and where the TV (31) and the AV amplifier (21) are connected such that the audio data is output from the TV (31) to the AV amplifier (21) through another network, the TV (31) does not

Abstract: An object is to provide a peel tester that continuously detects the characteristics of an adhesive tape from the moment an impact is applied to an adherend until the adherend is peeled, and a new method for evaluating the impact peel characteristics of an adhesive tape, which enables quantitative evaluation for the impact peel characteristics by using the test result obtained by the peel tester. Provided is a peel tester 1 with a main body 2, to which an adherend I is to be adhered via an adhesive tape III, for performing a peel test by an impact applied to the adherend I, which includes: a load detection device 6 that detects change in load applied to the adhesive tape I until the adherend I is peeled off from the main body 2; and a displacement detection device 7 that detects change in moving distance of the adherend I until the adherend I is peeled off from the main body 2.

Abstract: To easily ensure that appropriate recognition information is used. A remote control system (1) includes a DVR (13) and a remote control (11) that controls the DVR (13) via a wireless communication path. The remote control (11) which is one apparatus out of the DVR (13) and the remote control (11) obtains, by a wireless reception unit (114), recognition information used by the apparatus to uniquely recognize the other apparatus, via another communication path (a communication path through a TV (12)) different from the wireless communication path connecting the apparatus and the other apparatus. When a connected apparatus recognized via the wireless communication path is identified by the obtained recognition information, the remote control (11) sets, by a control circuit (115), the connected apparatus as the DVR (13) which is the other apparatus to enable communication with the connected apparatus.

Abstract: To provide an audio-video data synchronization method whereby an increase in the amount of control message transmission can be suppressed and the video output can be prevented from being interrupted.

Abstract: It is desirable to provide a semiconductor optical amplifier from which it becomes able to obtain a higher output power. A semiconductor optical amplifier in comprises an active wave guiding layer which comprises a passive core region that is formed of a semiconductor, and active cladding regions that are located at both sides of the passive core region and each of that is comprised of an active layer which is formed of a semiconductor and which has an index of refraction to be lower than that of the passive core region, wherein a light is wave guided with being amplified in the active wave guiding layer. Moreover, it is desirable for the active wave guiding layer to be formed of a compound semiconductor, and to be formed by integrating the passive core region and the active cladding regions to be monolithic on to a substrate that is formed of a compound semiconductor by making use of a process of a butt joint growth.

Abstract: To provide a dustproofing material having superior dustproofness and having such superior flexibility as to fit in a further minute clearance typically of 0.10 to 0.20 mm. Disclosed is a foam dustproofing material which is a dustproofing material including a foam having a thickness of 0.1 to 1.0 mm, in which the foam has a micro cell structure with an average cell diameter of 10 to 65 ?m, has such characteristic properties as to give a load against repulsion of from 0.010 to 0.100 MPa upon compression to a thickness of 0.1 mm, and has an apparent density of 0.01 to 0.050 g/cm3. The foam preferably has a closed cell structure or semi-open/semi-closed cell structure. The foam dustproofing material may further include a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one or both sides of the foam. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is preferably present above the foam through a film layer.

Abstract: When a conventional audio video system is used, it is necessary to identify an input source of audio video information. For this reason, complicated operations and slow operation times have been a problem.

Abstract: A network system according to an implementation of the present invention involves: determining whether or not a matching address is found by comparing (i) an apparatus address, of an apparatus connected to an HDMI network, which is obtained via the HDMI network with (ii) an apparatus address, of an apparatus connected to another network, which is obtained via the other network (S44). Here, the matching address represents a match between the apparatuses addresses. When determining that the matching address is found, the implementation of the present invention involves determining that the terminal apparatus having the matching address is connected to a control apparatus via both of the HDMI network and the other network (S46).

Abstract: The present invention provides a digital broadcast receiving apparatus which enables simple programming for receiving a digital television broadcast and/or a radio broadcast. The digital broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present invention is a digital broadcast receiving apparatus which receives a digital broadcast, and includes: a broadcast receiving unit that receives a digital broadcast; an extraction unit that extracts a service description table from the received digital broadcast; an identification unit that identifies, from the extracted service description table, transport stream identification information, network identification information, and service identification information, as stream identification information; and a transmission unit that transmits, to a recording apparatus, the identified stream identification information and a recording command.

Abstract: A communication apparatus with a memory (418) holding CA information A(301a) including (i) a CA certificate A(106a) indicating that an AP server certificate A(402a) (that indicates the validity of an application server (401)) is valid and (ii) a URL B(302b) indicating the URL of a download server B(406b) where CA information B(301b) including the next valid CA certificate B(106b) is stored. The communication apparatus also having a server authentication unit (416) verifying the AP server certificate A(402a) using the CA certificate A(106a), and having a CA information update unit (417) obtaining the CA information B(301b) from the download server B(406b) indicated by the URL B(302b), wherein, when the CA certificate A(106a) becomes revoked, the server authentication unit (416) authenticates the application server (401) using the CA certificate B(106b) included in the CA information B(301b) obtained by the CA information update unit (417).

Abstract: The invention provides a control device and a controlled device capable of reducing a management burden on a manufacturer by means of an easy-to-use method. A TV is a control device which controls a DVD recorder, including: a device ID acquisition unit which requests the DVD recorder to transmit a device ID, and receives the device ID from the DVD recorder; a device ID determination unit which determines whether or not the device ID is an initial value; a device ID generation unit which generates a new device ID in the case where the device ID is determined to be the initial value; a device ID update unit which requests the DVD recorder to update to the new device ID; a device ID/attribute information storing unit which stores the new device ID as the device ID of the DVD recorder; and a connected device control unit which controls the DVD recorder by using the device ID stored in the device ID/attribute information storing unit.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving device capable of easily setting area information. A control unit of a DVR transmits an acquisition request for area information to a TV. When the control unit receives a response to the acquisition request from the TV, the control unit extracts area information from the received response and performs a channel presetting using the extracted area information. A control unit of the TV has area information stored therein. When the control unit receives an acquisition request for area information from the DVR, the control unit transmits, as a response to the request, the stored area information to the DVR.

Abstract: An intake air sound generation device 40 for an internal combustion engine 2, comprises an introduction tube 41 which is connected to an intake passage 30 of the internal combustion engine 2 to introduce an intake pulse of an intake system, a vibrating body 50 which has a vibration surface 52 that is vibrated by the intake pulse and an accordion portion 53 that promotes vibration of the vibration surface 52, and is provided to cover one end of the introduction tube 41, and a resonance tube 42 which is connected to the introduction tube 41 via the vibrating body 50 and increases a sound pressure in a predetermined frequency band of an intake air sound generated by the vibration of the vibration surface 52. Thus, the sound pressure of the intake air sound at the predetermined frequency can be increased, and the durability of the vibrating body 50 can be improved.