Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus for feeding sheets is provided with a multi feed detecting section for detecting multi feed of conveyed sheets in a predetermined detection position of a conveyance path, and first and second discharge sections to which multi-fed sheets with the multi feed detected are discharged, and corresponding to one of a front end position of the multi-fed sheets at the time the multi feed detecting section detects the multi feed of sheets, a sheet storage state of the second discharge section, sheet storage states of the first and second discharge sections, a size of sheets and weighing, selects one of the first and second discharge sections to discharge the multi-fed sheets to the selected discharge section.

Abstract: A load control device includes a power supply terminal connected to a power source via a fuse, a load driver configured to drive loads by electric power supplied from the power source via the fuse and the power supply terminal, a current detector configured to detect load currents that flow through the loads, respectively, and a controller. The controller is configured to calculate a total current that flows through the fuse based on the load currents detected by the current detector, calculate a physical quantity correlating with the total current and related to a connecting member that connects between the fuse and the power supply terminal in response to that the total current is equal to or higher than a predetermined current value, and limit at least one of the load currents in response to that the physical quantity is equal to or greater than a reference value.

Abstract: A load control device includes a power supply terminal connected to a power source via a fuse, a load driver configured to drive loads by electric power supplied from the power source via the fuse and the power supply terminal, a current detector configured to detect load currents that flow through the loads, respectively, and a controller. The controller is configured to calculate a total current that flows through the fuse based on the load currents detected by the current detector, calculate a physical quantity correling with the total current and related to a connecting member that connects between the fuse and the power supply terminal in response to that the total current is equal to or higher than a predetermined current value, and limit at least one of the load currents in response to that the physical quantity is equal to or greater than a reference value.

Abstract: An overcurrent protection apparatus that protects, from overcurrent, a load circuit including an electric load and wiring electrically connected with each other is provided. The overcurrent protection apparatus includes: a semiconductor switching element that is configured to control energization to the load circuit; and a breaker that stops the semiconductor switching element upon detection of abnormality of overheat or overcurrent at the semiconductor switching element, the breaker having a latch operation mode of continuously stopping the semiconductor switching element even upon cancellation of abnormality detection, and a retry operation mode of canceling stoppage of the semiconductor switching element upon the cancellation of the abnormality detection. The breaker is configured to initially operate in the latch operation mode upon the abnormality detection, and then be switched to the retry operation mode after satisfaction of a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A substrate storing container includes a container main body, a lid body, and a lateral substrate support portion. The lateral substrate support portion of the substrate storing container includes substrate contact portions touching a substrate when supporting an edge portion of the substrate, and contact portion support portions supporting the substrate contact portions. The substrate contact portions are made of a material having a heat-resisting property with respect to temperature of the substrate touching the substrate contact portions. The contact portion support portions are made of a material having a lower heat-resisting property than that of the substrate contact portions and having a lower coefficient of moisture absorption than that of the substrate contact portions.

Abstract: An overcurrent protection apparatus that protects, from overcurrent, a load circuit including an electric load and wiring electrically connected with each other is provided. The overcurrent protection apparatus includes: a semiconductor switching element that is configured to control energization to the load circuit; and a breaker that stops the semiconductor switching element upon detection of abnormality of overheat or overcurrent at the semiconductor switching element, the breaker having a latch operation mode of continuously stopping the semiconductor switching element even upon cancellation of abnormality detection, and a retry operation mode of canceling stoppage of the semiconductor switching element upon the cancellation of the abnormality detection. The breaker is configured to initially operate in the latch operation mode upon the abnormality detection, and then be switched to the retry operation mode after satisfaction of a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A server transmits a probe packet to a terminal, estimates a bandwidth of the network based on information returned from the terminal, calculates a rate used for performing compression coding of screen information and/or an accompanying audio signal, generated by an application on a virtual terminal on the server, so as not to exceed the estimated bandwidth, encodes the screen information and/or the accompanying audio signal at the calculated rate, stores the encoding result in a packet of a predetermined protocol to transmit the packet.

Abstract: The tip face 411 of the base portion 41 inserted into the retaining groove 321 and the groove bottom face 322 have a positional relationship of facing each other, and a bottom portion space 413 is formed between the base portion 41 inserted into the retaining groove 321 and the groove bottom face 322. A pair of side faces 412 of the base portion 41 inserted into the retaining groove 321 and the pair of groove side faces 323 have a positional relationship of facing each other, and side face spaces 324 which are in communication with an opening of the retaining groove 321 are respectively formed between the pair of side faces 412 of the base portion 41 inserted into the retaining groove and the pair of groove side faces 323, and the bottom portion space is in communication with the side face space.

Abstract: An overcurrent protection circuit includes a load drive portion that drives a load based on a power supply voltage; a wire that connects the load and the load drive portion; a current detection portion that detects a load current showing a value of a current flowing through the load; a voltage detection portion; and a controller that controls the load drive portion to control a drive of the load, the controller determining an addition-and-subtraction value, controlling the load drive portion to cut off the load current, and stopping driving the load to protect a protection target from an overcurrent. The controller subtracts the integration value based on an elapsed time after cutoff of the load current. The controller controls the load drive portion to again start to drive the load, and also calculates a post-correction integration value lower than a pre-correction integration value by correcting the pre-correction integration value.

Abstract: A substrate storing container includes a container main body, a lid body, and a lateral substrate support portion. The lateral substrate support portion of the substrate storing container includes substrate contact portions touching a substrate when supporting an edge portion of the substrate, and contact portion support portions supporting the substrate contact portions. The substrate contact portions are made of a material having a heat-resisting property with respect to temperature of the substrate touching the substrate contact portions. The contact portion support portions are made of a material having a lower heat-resisting property than that of the substrate contact portions and having a lower coefficient of moisture absorption than that of the substrate contact portions.

Abstract: A gateway device includes a communication unit communicating a frame signal conforming to an IuUP (Iu User Plane) protocol with a wireless base station controller connected to a circuit switching network; a determination unit determining whether the frame signal received by the communication unit satisfies a predetermined condition or not; a conversion unit converting information included in the frame signal to information to be set in a flow control signal of an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) when the frame signal satisfies the predetermined condition; and a flow control signal transmission unit transmitting the flow control signal to a communication device in the IMS.

Abstract: A plurality of cache servers, connected to a packet forwarding apparatus, forwarding a packet transmitted and received between a storage apparatus that holds a content under management in store and a user terminal, temporarily holds at least part of the content under management in store. A controller decides an on-screen resolution at the terminal, based on information contained in a content request message from the terminal, and selects a cache server that holds a content of the on-screen resolution in store. The controller instructs the selected cache server to deliver the content. The cache server instructed calculates a bit rate based on a signal received from the terminal. The cache server reads content from the terminal, which is to have the on-screen resolution and a bit rate not higher than the calculated bit rate. The content is stored in a packet and transmitted, then delivered without reducing the user's QoE.

Abstract: An overcurrent protection circuit includes a load drive portion that drives a load based on a power supply voltage; a wire that connects the load and the load drive portion; a current detection portion that detects a load current showing a value of a current flowing through the load; a voltage detection portion; and a controller that controls the load drive portion to control a drive of the load, the controller determining an addition-and-subtraction value, controlling the load drive portion to cut off the load current, and stopping driving the load to protect a protection target from an overcurrent. The controller subtracts the integration value based on an elapsed time after cutoff of the load current. The controller controls the load drive portion to again start to drive the load, and also calculates a post-correction integration value lower than a pre-correction integration value by correcting the pre-correction integration value.

Abstract: A cache server, connected to a packet forwarding apparatus that forwards a packet to be sent and received between a user terminal and a distribution server that distributes content over the Internet, temporarily stores at least some of the content in a content temporary storage unit of the cache server, calculates a bit rate when sending content based on a TCP response signal or an ECN (Explicit Congestion Notification) signal received from the terminal, and reads a file or stream of content requested in a content request message received from the terminal, whose bit rate is not greater than the bit rate, from the content temporary storage unit or the distribution server, stores the read file or stream in a packet of a prescribed protocol, and sends the packet.

Abstract: In a delivery network system, deliver a server that holds requested content is determined, using information included in a content request message from a communication terminal. A file or stream of the requested content is read from the determined server. When the content is moving image content, a bandwidth of a mobile network is estimated, based on a response signal or a congestion state notification signal from the communication terminal. The moving content is transmitted by controlling a timing of transmitting the read file or the read stream so as not exceed the estimated bandwidth.

Abstract: The tip face 411 of the base portion 41 inserted into the retaining groove 321 and the groove bottom face 322 have a positional relationship of facing each other, and a bottom portion space 413 is formed between the base portion 41 inserted into the retaining groove 321 and the groove bottom face 322. A pair of side faces 412 of the base portion 41 inserted into the retaining groove 321 and the pair of groove side faces 323 have a positional relationship of facing each other, and side face spaces 324 which are in communication with an opening of the retaining groove 321 are respectively formed between the pair of side faces 412 of the base portion 41 inserted into the retaining groove and the pair of groove side faces 323, and the bottom portion space is in communication with the side face space.

Abstract: A server apparatus recognizes start of a voice call including the first terminal based on an operation signal received from the first terminal. The server apparatus allows a packet storing voice data to go through to the first terminal when the packet is received from a second terminal connected via the network in a case where start of the voice call is recognized. The server apparatus estimates a bandwidth of the network based on a first response packet sent from the first terminal in response to a packet sent to the first terminal, calculates a bit rate of the voice call according to the estimated bandwidth, and notifies the first terminal of the calculated bit rate. The first terminal switches a bit rate of the voice call according to the notified bit rate.

Abstract: At one of the timings: during a period between the moment when one of terminals which performs transmission calls out a communication partner and the moment of response and at the timing after the communication between the terminals is complete; a server reads out content data from a database and transmits the read out content data to the terminal. At this timing, the terminal reproduces the content data transmitted from the server.

Abstract: A cache server comprises a storage unit that stores managed content held by a storage apparatus in a mobile network, determines, from among a plurality of cache servers provided in the mobile network, a cache server that stores content(s) requested by a mobile terminal, using information included in a content request message from the mobile terminal, estimates a bandwidth of the mobile network based on a signal from the mobile terminal, reads a file with a bit rate not exceeding the bandwidth among a plurality of files having the requested content(s) with different bit rates, from the determined cache server, and transmits the read file to the mobile terminal while controlling timing of transmission in accordance with a buffer capacity of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: Picture and speech communication between plural terminals connected to different networks, such as a circuit-switched network and IP network. A converting apparatus 400 for control information or media information for picture/speech communications is provided across first and second terminals 301, 302 connected to respective different types of networks. Converting apparatus 400 includes control information converter 420, transcoder 450 and ability information converter 460. In case the ability information extracted from the decoding information, received from the first terminal 301, is not coincident to the ability information extracted from the call control information received from the second terminal 302, it is further checked whether or not there is picture format size coincidence. If the picture format size coincidence persists in one direction, processing is carried out for converting part of the decoding information or the control information, without causing the operations of the transcoder.