Abstract: A derivation unit (240) determines, as a specified rhythm component of a musical piece, a rhythm component detected within a predetermined time range including a time of reception of tap timing information TAP and derives a first frequency band the spectrum intensity of which is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The derivation unit (240) also determines, as an unspecified rhythm component, a rhythm component detected outside the predetermined time range including the time of reception of the tap timing information TAP and derives a second frequency band the spectrum intensity of which is equal to or greater than the predetermined value. Thereafter, a calculation unit (250) calculates a third frequency band, which is included in the first frequency band and which does not include the second frequency band, and then transmits, to a filter unit (260), a passed-frequency designation BPC that designates the third frequency band.

Abstract: In a chain saw, the tension of a saw chain attached around the outer edge of a guiding bar can be adjusted appropriately by adjusting the force transmitted to a connecting unit during operation of a hand guard. Thus, the saw chain 6 can be easily strained at great tension without use of a strong coil spring.

Abstract: A duplication device is provided. When content is duplicated by recording, in a recording medium of a recording destination, the same content as content recorded in a recording medium of a duplication source, even if a reading speed is slower than a writing speed, the duplication device can reduce a duplication time as much as possible. The duplication device 100 reads a reading portion of content from an optical disc D in which content is recorded, and in parallel to this reading, downloads a transmission portion which includes a portion of content other than the reading portion, from a distribution server 200, and records the read reading portion and the downloaded transmission portion in the hard disc 106 at a speed faster than a speed of reading the reading portion.

Abstract: The iron core characteristics of an amorphous iron core transformer degrade significantly when machining from material into a transformer. This phenomenon is suppressed to improve the iron core characteristics of the finished transformer products. In the present invention, an insulating thin film is formed in at least one side of an amorphous ribbon, and is formed in at least one for each plurality of amorphous ribbons of iron core material. Moreover, in the surface of the amorphous ribbon that is the iron core material of the amorphous iron core transformer, silane or the like is vapor deposited to form an insulating thin film, the insulating thin film being formed in the thickness of approximately 1 ?m. With such structure, an increase in eddy current loss occurring when machining from the material into a transformer is suppressed to reduce no-load loss of the transformer.

Abstract: The terminal device is configured to be able to reproduce and record contents, and performs reproduction and recording of an optical disc of high recording density, such as a BD. The offer information receiving unit receives the offer information, indicating a condition for performing the managed copy defined by the AACS, from the managed copy server. The offer information transmitting unit transmits the offer information to the server device in order to register the offer information with the server device. By this, the offer information of plural contents can be managed by the server device, and plural users can appropriately share the offer information. Therefore, it becomes possible to know the offer information of a disc, in advance, without actually buying the disc.

Abstract: A chain saw an operator can easily strain a saw chain is provided. In the chain saw 1, the tension of a saw chain 6 attached around the outer edge of a guiding bar 4 can be adjusted appropriately by adjusting the force transmitted to a connecting unit 24 during operation of a hand guard 40. Thus, the saw chain 6 can be easily strained at great tension without use of a strong coil spring.

Abstract: An apparatus which enables the user to obtain desired contents through a network in real-time manner is provided. The contents recording and reproducing apparatus provides client's desired contents through a network, wherein a contents list to be provided to the client is always updated according to a present state of an operating state of at least one of its own software resource or hardware resource.

Abstract: There are provided a directional communication apparatus whose low power consumption is realized, a communication system using this apparatus, a directional communication apparatus where time up to establishment of communication after restart of the communication is shortened, and a communication system using this apparatus. The directional communication apparatus has an antenna capable of controlling a directional characteristic, an information storage section which stores communication history for specifying communication conditions at the time of communication, and a control section which controls the antenna based on the communication history so that the antenna can communicate with a destination device recorded in the communication history. The directional communication apparatus calculates a movement vector based on the communication history, estimates a moved position of the destination device, and estimates communication conditions optimum for communication so as to restart the communication.

Abstract: To provide a low-resistance transparent conductive film with high light transmittance, which is a transparent conductive film including a transparent polymer film having on one surface thereof a transparent thin film layer with conductivity and a blocking layer containing at least one material selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic resin, a thermosetting resin and a UV-curable resin on the thin film, which is characterized in: that a surface resistivity of the transparent thin film layer with conductivity is 0.1?/? or more and not more than 100?/?; and that a refractive index of the material constituting the blocking layer is 1.6 or more and less than 1.9, and a dispersion-type EL device with high luminance and long life using the same.

Abstract: A method for reserving recording and viewing a broadcast program on a display screen includes the steps of extracting a broadcast program timetable; simultaneously displaying the broadcast program timetable and a viewing reservation timetable; waiting for a selection input to select a broadcast program on the display screen; waiting for an allocation input to allocate a selected program into the viewing reservation timetable; and generating recording instruction to instruct recording of the selected program and reproduction reservation instruction to instruct reproduction of the selected program at a time corresponding to a position at which the selected program is allocated in the viewing reservation timetable.

Abstract: The iron core characteristics of an amorphous iron core transformer degrade significantly when machining from material into a transformer. This phenomenon is suppressed to improve the iron core characteristics of the finished transformer products. In the present invention, an insulating thin film is formed in at least one side of an amorphous ribbon, and is formed in at least one for each plurality of amorphous ribbons of iron core material. Moreover, in the surface of the amorphous ribbon that is the iron core material of the amorphous iron core transformer, silane or the like is vapor deposited to form an insulating thin film, the insulating thin film being formed in the thickness of approximately 1 ?m. With such structure, an increase in eddy current loss occurring when machining from the material into a transformer is suppressed to reduce no-load loss of the transformer.

Abstract: In a network system S, which includes an agent server LS that is located between the Internet IN and a terminal T and that relays a connection request from the terminal T to the Internet IN, the agent server LS requests the establishment of a connection between the terminal T and the agent server LS and transmits to the terminal T a request signal that includes identification information for the agent server LS. The terminal T receives the request signal and examines the agent server LS based on the identification information included in the received signal. When it is concluded that the agent server LS that transmitted the request signal is one to which the terminal T should be connected, a connection is established with the agent module LS that transmitted the request signal.

Abstract: An amorphous metal core transformer is provided with a plurality of wound magnetic cores composed of amorphous metal strips, and a plurality of coils, each of the coils including a primary coil and a secondary coil, each of the coils further including a bobbin. The primary coil employs different material from that of the secondary coil, e.g., a copper conductor is employed in a primary coil, while an aluminum conductor is employed in a secondary coil. The bobbin has higher strength than that of the amorphous metal strips.

Abstract: An amorphous metal core transformer is provided with a plurality of wound magnetic cores composed of amorphous metal strips, and a plurality of coils, each of the coils including a primary coil and a secondary coil, each of the coils further including a bobbin. The primary coil employs different material from that of the secondary coil, e.g., a copper conductor is employed in a primary coil, while an aluminum conductor is employed in a secondary coil. The bobbin has higher strength than that of the amorphous metal strips.

Abstract: A WEB page browse reservation managing system by which a user can make a reservation for a time for browsing a WEB (World Wide Web) page. The system includes a registration unit, a timer unit and a notification information transmission unit. The registration unit registers a URL of a WEB page reserved for a browse by a user and a browse time in a browse reservation list. The timer unit detects the browse time or a time just earlier by a predetermined time than the browse time. The notification information transmission unit transmits notification information about arrival of the browse time at a point of time when an interrupt occurs from the timer unit.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus connection system, includes: a plurality of unit systems, at least two of the unit systems respectively including a control section for controlling at least a portion of the unit system to which the control section belongs. The control sections are connected so as to mutually communicate. Each of the control section stores setting as to a use state of the unit system to which the control section belongs. The control section in one of the plurality of unit systems hands the setting to another control section in another one of the unit systems in accordance with location movement of a user.

Abstract: A plurality of programs are broadcast from at least one station. A system for preparing a program viewing schedule includes a program guide extractor for extracting a broadcast program guide. The broadcast program guide includes program characteristic data. The system also includes a frequency data generator for generating frequency data with regard to the program characteristic data, based on a program viewing history and/or a program recording history. A recorded program data extractor of the system extracts recorded program data. The recorded program data includes a time needed to record each program. A broadcast program allocator of the system selects a program from the broadcast program guide, based on the frequency data, and allocates the selected program in the program viewing schedule. A recorded program allocator of the system determines which program has not been viewed among the recorded programs, and allocates the unwatched program into a vacant area in the program viewing schedule.

Abstract: A method for generating a timetable of broadcast programs includes the steps of receiving a broadcast program guidance; identifying at least one tuner for receiving a broadcast program; obtaining the receiving reservation information including a broadcast time frame and a receiving tuner for each of reserved broadcast programs for all of the identified tuners; detecting an unavailable time frame based on the receiving reservation information, the unavailable time frame representing a time period that the reservation time frames of all the identified tuners are overlapped; and generating a display data for displaying the program guidance and the unavailable time frame.

Abstract: A method for reserving recording and viewing a broadcast program on a display screen includes the steps of extracting a broadcast program timetable; simultaneously displaying the broadcast program timetable and a viewing reservation timetable; waiting for a selection input to select a broadcast program on the display screen; waiting for an allocation input to allocate a selected program into the viewing reservation timetable; and generating recording instruction to instruct recording of the selected program and reproduction reservation instruction to instruct reproduction of the selected program at a time corresponding to a position at which the selected program is allocated in the viewing reservation timetable.

Abstract: A television signal of a certain TV program is captured for a specified period and memorized in an image memory as a representative image of that TV program. The representative image is read from the image memory when, for example, the same kind of the TV program is found in a TV listing (list of scheduled programs). The representative image is then attached to the program title in the TV listing. Since the representative image presents visual information, a user can learn more about a scheduled program from the TV listing.