Abstract: Provided is a film for blister packs having barrier capability that is excellent in terms of impact resistance and thermal stability. Also provided is a vinylidene chloride polymer-containing latex that is ideal for producing the film. The coating layer of the film for a blister pack, and the latex, comprise a vinylidene chloride copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight, Mw, between 120,000 and 300,000 that is obtainable by emulsion polymerizing 70 to 95 parts by mass of vinylidene chloride and 30 to 5 parts by mass of one or more other monomer(s) copolymerizable with the vinylidene chloride, with the proviso that the total amount of vinylidene chloride and the other monomer(s) is 100 parts by mass).

Abstract: Provided is a film for blister packs having barrier capability that is excellent in terms of impact resistance and thermal stability. Also provided is a vinylidene chloride polymer-containing latex that is ideal for producing the film. The coating layer of the film for a blister pack, and the latex, comprise a vinylidene chloride copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight, Mw, between 120,000 and 300,000 that is obtainable by emulsion polymerizing 70 to 95 parts by mass of vinylidene chloride and 30 to 5 parts by mass of one or more other monomer(s) copolymerizable with the vinylidene chloride, with the proviso that the total amount of vinylidene chloride and the other monomer(s) is 100 parts by mass).

Abstract: A recording and reproduction allows recording and playback of video and audio signals. While viewing a recorded video and audio signal, it is sometimes desirable to switch to a real-time transmission. A time lag, however, can occur during this switching when a disk recording device is used. By providing a system with both a disk recording device and a high speed semiconductor recording device, it is possible to realize a smaller time lag and therefore smooth switching from a recorded signal to a real-time signal.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a metal oxide.organopolysiloxane hybrid powder, wherein a silicon atom of organopolysiloxane is bonded by covalent bond with a metal atom through an oxygen atom and complicated homogeneously. Titanium and/or zirconium is desirably used as the above mentioned metal atom. Especially, a porous titanium oxide.organopolysiloxane hybrid powder whose specific surface area is larger than 50 m2/g is desirably used. Said hybrid powder can be produced by generating sol by hydrolysis of metal alkoxide, adding reactive organopolysiloxane to said sol to generate hybrid sol solution, then precipitating it. The method to produce titanium oxide.silica composite by the heat treatment of porous titanium oxide.organopolysiloxane hybrid powder can be also mentioned. By making hybrid, the optical properties of metal oxide powder can be controlled and dispersing ability, dispersing stability, water repellency and hard feeling can be improved.

Abstract: A system management control unit (108) for controlling a switching unit (107) is provided, and a data format to be employed when recording data on a recording medium is switched between a program stream and a transport stream according to the state of a system, whereby the capacity of the recording medium can be efficiently utilized, and the characteristics of multiple channels in digital broadcasting can be maintained.

Abstract: An information receiving/recording/reproduction apparatus according to the present invention includes, as shown in FIG. 1, a compressively uncodable signal detection unit (102) for detecting information that indicates whether an inputted analog video/audio signal can be compressively encoded or not; and a recording/reproduction management unit (104) for managing a recording/reproduction state of the compressively encoded data on the basis of the information that is obtained from the compressively uncodable signal detection unit (102), to manage the recording/reproduction state of the compressively encoded data.

Abstract: In an information reception, recording and reproduction apparatus for implementing a time shift reproduction by utilizing a disk recording medium that allows random access, a time lag occurs in the video sound signals outputted via a path where an inputted video sound signal is outputted in real time and via a path where the inputted video sound signal is outputted through a recording medium and, therefore, the information reception, recording and reproduction apparatus for outputting video sound signals by utilizing the above two paths cannot carry out a smooth switching of the reproduction condition nor a switching of the inputted video sound signal.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a metal oxide organopolysiloxane hybrid powder, wherein a silicon atom of organopolysiloxane is bonded by covalent bond with a metal atom through an oxygen atom and complicated homogeneously. Titanium and/or zirconium is desirably used as the above mentioned metal atom. Especially, a porous titanium oxide organopolysiloxane hybrid powder whose specific surface area is larger than 50 m2/g is desirably used. Said hybrid powder can be produced by generating sol by hydrolysis of metal alkoxide, adding reactive organopolysiloxane to said sol to generate hybrid sol solution, then precipitating it. The method to produce titanium oxide.silica composite by the heat treatment of porous titanium oxide.organopolysiloxane hybrid powder can be also mentioned. By making hybrid, the optical properties of metal oxide powder can be controlled and dispersing ability, dispersing stability, water repellency and hard feeling can be improved.

Abstract: A recording and reproducing apparatus for receiving program data including video data and/or voice data and recording and/or reproducing the program data, has

Abstract: A code reader comprising a scanner portion including an illuminating light source for illuminating a code in which all data are separated into at least two parts. A first partial code pattern and a second partial code pattern and a plurality of discriminating elements are arranged as such that the first and the second partial code patterns can be distinguished. A light receiving portion for receiving a reflection light reflected by the code, and a binary processing portion for binating an output signal of the light receiving portion; and a decode portion for decoding the binary signal for each partial code data based on an output of the binary processing portion.