Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a primary amine compound represented by the formula (3): wherein, Ar is as defined below, which is characterized in that a halogen compound represented by the formula (1): wherein, Ar represents an unsubstituted aromatic group such as a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridyl group, a furyl group, a thienyl group, a pyrrolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group or a pyrimidinyl group, or an aromatic group obtained by substituting such an unsubstituted aromatic group with 1-3 substituents; and X represents a halogen atom, ammonia and formaldehyde are reacted with each other, thereby obtaining a hexahydrotriazine compound represented by the formula (2): wherein, Ar is as defined above, and then the thus-obtained hexahydrotriazine compound is decomposed. By this method, a primary amine compound can be commercially advantageously produced by using a low-cost ammonia while suppressing production of a secondary amine as a by-product.

Abstract: A power-on reset circuit includes a charge-up circuit to charge a first capacitor after power is on, a first NOR circuit connected to an output terminal of the charge-up circuit and receive a power-on reset signal output from an output terminal of the power-on reset circuit, a first inverter connected to the first NOR circuit, a second capacitor connected between an input terminal of the first NOR circuit and an output terminal of the first inverter, a counter configured to count a clock, a clock selector configured to select whether to output or inhibit a clock signal based on an output signal from the counter, and a second inverter connected to the output terminal of the counter to output the power-on reset signal.

Abstract: A process for producing a thiazole compound of the formula (3): wherein X1 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, which comprises reacting a compound of the formula (1): wherein X1 is as defined above, and X2 represents a halogen atom, with ammonia and formaldehyde to obtain a hexahydrotriazine compound of the formula (2): wherein X1 is as defined above, and reacting the resulting hexahydrotriazine compound with hydroxylamine under acidic conditions. According to this process, the thiazole compound of the formula (3) can be industrially advantageously produced using inexpensive ammonia with suppressing the formation of a byproduct of the formula (4): wherein X1 is as defined above.

Abstract: In the past, there has been such a problem that a line failure could not be quickly detected on the basis of the difference between receiving times of a plurality of pieces of information. This communication device capable of solving the problem is provided with a control means which receives, from an opposite device connected through first and second lines, first information transmitted through the first line, and second information transmitted simultaneously with the first information through the second line, and a detection means which detects the line failure of the second line from the lapse of a first monitoring time without receiving the second information by the control means, after the reception of the first information.

Abstract: A process for producing a thiazole compound of the formula (3): wherein X1 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, which comprises reacting a compound of the formula (1): wherein X1 is as defined above, and X2 represents a halogen atom, with ammonia and formaldehyde to obtain a hexahydrotriazine compound of the formula (2): wherein X1 is as defined above, and reacting the resulting hexahydrotriazine compound with hydroxylamine under acidic conditions. According to this process, the thiazole compound of the formula (3) can be industrially advantageously produced using inexpensive ammonia with suppressing the formation of a byproduct of the formula (4): wherein X1 is as defined above.

Abstract: Individual radio sets 12a-12e constituting an onboard radio communication system operate together with an adjacent vehicle detection unit (ultrasonic sensors 13a-13e) for detecting a second vehicle adjacent to a first vehicle 11. When it detects the adjacent vehicle, a radio interference decision unit constituting the radio sets 12a-12e decides radio interference due to an onboard radio communication system with the same radio scheme. When it detects the radio interference, a frequency channel switching unit constituting the radio sets 12a-12e switches the frequency channel to be used to avoid the interference of the radio waves.

Abstract: A power-on reset circuit includes a charge-up circuit to charge a first capacitor after power is on, a first NOR circuit connected to an output terminal of the charge-up circuit and receive a power-on reset signal output from an output terminal of the power-on reset circuit, a first inverter connected to the first NOR circuit, a second capacitor connected between an input terminal of the first NOR circuit and an output terminal of the first inverter, a counter configured to count a clock, a clock selector configured to select whether to output or inhibit a clock signal based on an output signal from the counter, and a second inverter connected to the output terminal of the counter to output the power-on reset signal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a read/write control unit controls read/write access to at least two disk drives that provide a disk array. Error counters are provided for the respective disk drives for counting respective numbers of errors if the errors occur when the disk drives are accessed. A failure estimation unit detects, as a disk drive which is very likely to fail, a disk drive included in the disk array and having a high error occurrence degree, based on the numbers of errors counted by the error counters. A mode-setting unit sets the detected disk drive in a particular mode in which the detected disk drive is maintained as a member of the disk array and is made more inaccessible than the remaining disk drive of the disk array.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a primary amine compound represented by the formula (3): wherein, Ar is as defined below , which is characterized in that a halogen compound represented by the formula (1): wherein, Ar represents an unsubstituted aromatic group such as a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridyl group, a furyl group, a thienyl group, a pyrrolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group or a pyrimidinyl group, or an aromatic group obtained by substituting such an unsubstituted aromatic group with 1-3 substituents; and X represents a halogen atom, ammonia and formaldehyde are reacted with each other, thereby obtaining a hexahydrotriazine compound represented by the formula (2): wherein, Ar is as defined above, and then the thus-obtained hexahydrotriazine compound is decomposed. By this method, a primary amine compound can be commercially advantageously produced by using a low-cost ammonia while suppressing production of a secondary amine as a by-product.

Abstract: A transcoder capable of efficiently utilizing a large-capacity storage medium, of efficiently coping with diverse and complex standards, and of reducing power consumption has been described. To the transcoder, first format image data encoded in a first format is input and the transcoder outputs the first format image data and second format image data encoded in a second format different from the first format, wherein the transcoder comprises an interface with a storage device and a storage device control part that controls the storing and reading in the storage device via the interface and simultaneously stores the image data of the first and second formats of the same image in the storage device via the interface.

Abstract: A process for preparing a thiazole compound of formula (3): wherein X1 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom comprising reacting a compound of formula (1): wherein X1 is as defined above, and X2 represents a halogen atom, with ammonia and formaldehyde to obtain a hexahydrotriazine compound of formula (2): wherein X1 is as defined above, and hydrolyzing the compound of formula (2).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device, includes a connecting port configured to be connected by a second storage device, having a plurality of areas to duplicate data to be stored by a internal storage device having a first capacity and to be disposed in a body, and of which the capacity of each area is larger than the first capacity, an inquiring unit configured to inquire to a user which of areas in the second storage device is selected for constructing a disk array, after the second storage device is connected to the connecting port, a rebuilding unit configured to rebuild the data in the internal storage device into the area selected by the user in response to the inquiry from the inquiring unit, and a disk array construction unit configured to construct the disk array by an area corresponding to the area selected by the user.

Abstract: A real-time clock apparatus, a semiconductor device realizing the real-time clock apparatus, and an electrical apparatus using the real-time clock apparatus are disclosed. The real-time clock apparatus includes a crystal oscillation circuit, a high-speed timing circuit for dividing an output of the crystal oscillation circuit, a low-speed timing circuit for dividing an output of the high-speed timing circuit, and an interface unit for exchanging a signal with an external apparatus. The crystal oscillation circuit is driven by a first voltage VR1 the high-speed timing circuit is driven by a second voltage VR2, and the low-speed timing circuit and the interface unit are driven by a third voltage VDD, wherein VR1<VR2<VDD. The first voltage VR1 and the second voltage VR2 are generated from the third voltage VDD.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving terminal having a calculating process unit operated at different clock frequencies in response to modes executes a mode switching method comprising the below-mentioned steps. The mode switching method is comprised of: a step for judging whether or not a mode switching instruction is issued while the calculating process unit is operated; a step for setting the calculating process unit to an idling status when the mode switching instruction is issued; and a step for releasing the idling status of the calculating process unit.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving terminal is equipped with a receiving unit for receiving a broadcast signal; a separating unit for separating audio coded data and band expansion information from the broadcast signal received by the receiving unit; a low frequency band audio decoding unit for decoding the audio coded data so as to output low frequency band audio data; a high frequency band audio producing unit for producing high frequency band audio data by employing the band expansion information and the low frequency band audio data; a switching unit for switching a sound reproducing mode of the broadcast receiving terminal between a first mode for reproducing sound based upon both the low frequency band audio data and the high frequency band audio data, and a second mode for reproducing sound based upon only the low frequency band audio data; and a control unit for controlling the switching unit so as to constitute a mode selected in response to a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A path of a virtual sound source moving through a virtual sound field space and move start and end conditions are input and an effective acoustic signal is generated. An acoustic processing device includes a sound source path input section 12 for inputting path data of a virtual sound source, a sound source position calculation section 13 for successively calculating the move position data of the virtual sound source in response to the path data, a sound source distance calculation section 14 for calculating the distance data between a listener and the virtual sound source, a distance coefficient storage section 15 previously storing coefficient data responsive to the distance between the listening position and the virtual sound source, and an effect sound generation section 17 for selecting any coefficient data in response to the distance data between the listening position and the virtual sound source and generating an effect sound signal obtained about an input sound source signal.

Abstract: An array controller includes a maximum address storage unit and a data restoration unit. The maximum address storage unit stores a maximum address, which is a maximum one of the addresses of data-written areas of the disk drives of a disk array. If one of the disk drives malfunctions, the data restoration unit generates data corresponding to the malfunctioning disk drive on the basis of the data stored in the first areas of the remaining disk drives and arranges the generated data in a second area. The second area corresponds to the first areas and is part of the new disk drive used in place of the malfunctioning disk drive. The first area is an area defined between the start address of the remaining disk drives and the maximum address stored in the maximum address storage unit.

Abstract: There is disclosed a RAID control apparatus which copies data to a copying-target disk drive from the first or second disk drive by use of a rebuilding function in a disk array system including the first and second disk drives. The RAID control apparatus replaces a disk drive to be copied with the second disk drive, when the first disk drive fails during execution of a copying operation using the first disk drive as the disk drive to be copied.

Abstract: A process for preparing a thiazole compound of formula (3): wherein X1 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom comprising reacting a compound of formula (1): wherein X1 is as defined above, and X2 represents a halogen atom, with ammonia and formaldehyde to obtain a hexahydrotriazine compound of formula (2): wherein X1 is as defined above, and hydrolyzing the compound of formula (2).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a read/write control unit controls read/write access to at least two disk drives that provide a disk array. Error counters are provided for the respective disk drives for counting respective numbers of errors if the errors occur when the disk drives are accessed. A failure estimation unit detects, as a disk drive which is very likely to fail, a disk drive included in the disk array and having a high error occurrence degree, based on the numbers of errors counted by the error counters. A mode-setting unit sets the detected disk drive in a particular mode in which the detected disk drive is maintained as a member of the disk array and is made more inaccessible than the remaining disk drive of the disk array.