Abstract: A multilayer optical disk having an information storage layer which can as well as be reproduced by a general purpose reproducing apparatus, for example, a compact disk player, and from which information can be read from other information storage layers by using an exclusive reproducing apparatus. The multilayer disk has a first substrate on which is formed a first information storage layer which is relatively highly reflective with respect to a light beam having a wavelength of 770-830 nm; and a second substrate on which is formed a second information layer which is relatively transparent with respect to a light beam having a first substrate on which is formed a wavelength of 770 mn to 830 nm but which is sufficiently reflective with respect to a light beam having a wavelength of 615-655 nm.

Abstract: An optical recording medium is provided which achieves a higher recording capacity. This optical recording medium includes a base formed of thermoplastic resin which has a thickness ranging from between approximately 0.3 to 1.2 nm, a guide groove formed on the base, at least a reflective film and a phase-change recording layer successively formed on the guide groove, arid a light transmissive layer having a thickness ranging from between approximately 3 to 177 .mu.m. In this optical recording medium, the unevenness .DELTA.t of the thickness of the light transmission layer is set within the range of:.DELTA.t.ltoreq..+-.5.26(.lambda./N.A..sup.4)(.mu.m)wherein N.A. represents a numerical aperture of an optical head device of the optical disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus and .lambda. represents the wavelength of laser light utilized by the optical disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus.

Abstract: A multilayer optical disk having an information storage layer which can as well as be reproduced by a general-purpose reproducing apparatus, for example, a compact disk player, and from which information can be read from other information storage layers by using an exclusive reproducing apparatus. The multilayer optical disk having a plurality of information storage layers according to the present invention includes a plurality of information storage layers, wherein one of the plural information storage layers has a reflection factor of 70% or higher with respect to a wavelength of 770 nm to 830 nm which is a first wavelength of reproducing light, and other information storage layers are reproduced with reproducing light having a second wavelength which is different from the first wavelength of reproducing light. Each of the other information storage layers has a reflection factor of 20% or higher with respect to the second wavelength of reproducing light.

Abstract: An antenna integral-type transmitter/receiver system to be installed outdoors and used for transmission and reception of radio signals. The object is to provide a small, lightweight antenna integral-type transmitter/receiver system formed of the reduced number of parts and assembling steps. The antenna integral-type transmitter/receiver system consists of a housing having one end surface in which an opening is formed and the other end surface in which an antenna mounting surface is formed, and including a transmitter/receiver function unit formed of a waveguide circuit unit, a high-frequency electrical circuit unit, and an intermediate frequency electrical circuit unit; an antenna connected to the transmitter/receiver function unit mounted on the other end surface of the housing; and a cover member for closing the opening of the one end surface of the housing. The waveguide circuit unit and the high-frequency electrical circuit unit form a first unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-layer optical disk, in which even if a wave length of read light is changed at a time of reproducing, both of reproduction signals from a first information memory layer and a second information memory layer have sufficient levels.In a multi-layer optical disk, in which a first information memory layer and a second information memory layer are sequentially film-formed on a substrate and information recorded on the first information memory layer and the second information memory layer are reproduced by irradiating read light from a substrate side,the first information memory layer and the second information memory layer can be reproduced by a first read light and a second read light which is shorter in wave length than this first read light, andthe first information memory layer is made of material in which a refractive index n and an extinction coefficient k in a wave length area of the first read light comply with the following conditions:0.ltoreq.k.ltoreq.0.25n=.alpha.

Abstract: A novel multi-layer optical disc according to the present invention can treat a large volume of information without deterioration in level of reproduction signals from the respective information storage layers thereof. The multi-layer optical disc comprises a substrate having a light-transmission property, a read-only-memory type information storage portion formed on the substrate, a semi-transmission layer disposed on the read-only-memory type information storage portion, a spacer layer disposed on the semi-transmission layer and having a light-transmission property, and a rewritable information storage layer disposed on said spacer layer.

Abstract: The present invention adopts as the basic structure of its thermomagnetic recording medium an arrangement consisting of a first and a second magnetic thin film having perpendicular anisotropy and a third magnetic thin film having in-plane magnetic anisotropy or small perpendicular magnetic anisotropy interposed therebetween, formed into a laminated structure by being magnetically coupled to the adjoining films in turn, modulates and switches, in accordance with information to be recorded, a first heating condition and a second heating condition, with the medium applied with a predetermined external magnetic field H.sub.ex in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the film, the first condition being that for raising temperature of the medium to a first temperature T.sub.1 which is virtually above the Curie temperature T.sub.

Abstract: A magneto-optical recording medium has a multi-layer magnetic film comprising at least a reproducing layer, a memory layer, and a recording layer which are successively deposited in magnetically coupled relationship to each other. Information is recorded on the magneto-optical recording medium selectively in a first state in which the reproducing layer and the memory layer are magnetized by copying a magnetized condition of the recording layer, with a intensity-modulated light beam of a low intensity applied to the magneto-optical recording medium, or a second state in which the reproducing layer, the memory layer, and the recording layer are magnetized by an external recording magnetic field, with a intensity-modulated light beam of a high intensity applied to the magneto-optical recording medium.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a magnetooptic recording medium (10) having at least a reproducing layer (11) and a recording layer (13), from which information is read out by changing the state of magnetization of the reproducing layer (11) comprises steps of forming the reproducing layer (11) on a substrate (21), putting a high-density magnetic recording medium (30) storing information in a high-density magnetic pattern into close contact with the reproducing layer (11) to copy the high-density magnetic pattern formed on the high-density magnetic recording medium (30) into the reproducing layer (11), and forming the recording layer (13) over the reproducing layer (11) after copying the high-density magnetic pattern into the reproducing layer, to copy the high-density magnetic pattern into the recording layer (13).

Abstract: A printer controlled by a CPU in which a ROM having stored therein a control program executed by the CPU in replaceable. The ROM has stored therein identifying codes for identifying the control program stored in the ROM, and initializing data. A nonvolatile memory capable of being read out and written and having contents retained even if a power switch is turned off is provided with memory areas which can store respectively the identifying codes and the initializing data stored in the ROM in an identical array fashion. Each time the power switch is turned on, the identifying codes stored in the ROM are compared with identifying codes stored in the nonvolatile memory. If the identifying codes in the ROM and the identifying codes in the nonvolatile memory are inconsistent with each other, the identifying codes and the initializing data stored in the ROM are transferred and written respectively to the memory areas of the nonvolatile memory.

Abstract: A printer capable of mounting various emulation integrated circuit (IC) cards storing control programs for matching the printer with various host computers and identifying the name of an IC card mounted therein. When it is determined by a central processing unit (CPU) in the printer that an IC card is attached to an IC card terminal and that the printer is being operated in a maintenance mode, data stored at a predetermined address in the card is printed and the type of card can be identified on the basis of the printed output.

Abstract: An optical waveguide device is disclosed which utilizes an interaction between a guided optical wave and a magnetostatic wave. The optical waveguide device comprises a layer of bismuth substituted magnetic garnet which guides an optical wave. A pair of electrodes coupled to the layer of the magnetic garnet generates a magnetostatic backward volume wave in the layer of the magnetic garnet under an application of a certain bias magnetic field. The guided optical wave and the magnetostatic wave interact with each other wherein adverse effect caused by a spin effect is avoided to realize high efficiency at high frequency.

Abstract: A plurality of buzzer sound data obtained by converting different types of intermittent buzzer sounds to numerical values is stored in a buzzer source data memory. Coded data received from a host apparatus by a receiver is decoded by a receiver. A decoding result is stored in an index register. The buzzer sound data is read out from the buzzer sound data memory in response to the decoding result data in accordance with the instruction supplied from the host apparatus through a readout. The intermittent buzzer sounds corresponding to the readout buzzer sound data are produced by a buzzer unit.

Abstract: A method for controlling printing impact in an impact type dot printer which controls printing impact energy to be increase in case of normal density imprint function and to be decreased in case of high density imprint function in the controlling means of the impact type dot printer in which the printing stylus strikes the printing paper so that the printing paper can be prevented from being damaged during the high density imprint function.

Abstract: In a communication system and a printer utilizing a conventional interface between a central processing unit in a main device and the printer, the central processing unit asserts a reset signal and sends a printer information inquiry code onto data lines, and then a strobe signal. The printer checks that the reset signal has been asserted and thereafter sends printer information to the central processing unit through status signal lines.

Abstract: A method of dot-printing underline or the like employing a print head and power source with relatively small capacity. The reciprocation of the print head is divided into a plurality of travels by the command of divisional print so that the required underline print is performed by the collected dot prints being printed at intervals on each of a plurality of travels of the print head. A rest time will be provided between each printing actions at intervals of the print head to reduce the capacity of a power source employed for driving the dot pins in the print head.

Abstract: A region (21) having different magnetic energy from that of other portion is formed in a layer (1b) of soft magnetic material which has an easy axis of magnetization normal to the layer surface and is magnetized in one direction by applying an external bias magnetic field. By irradiating a light beam on the layer surface, a cylindrical magnetic domain b magnetized in the direction opposite to the magnetization direction is formed at a first stable position of the region (21). This cylindrical magnetic domain is moved to a second stable position by a second cylindrical magnetic domain c.multidot.b formed by the irradiation of light beam or by a temperature gradient whereby stable recording, reading thereof and accurate calculation function can be carried out.

Abstract: A method of feeding an ink ribbon for a printer in which the ink ribbon is frequently reused for printing action by reversing the feeding of the ribbon at the ribbon ends including suppressing the printing action of the printer for a predetermined time at the time of reversing the feeding of the ribbon at the ribbon end to prevent the ink ribbon from excessive use at the ribbon ends to prolong the useful life of the ribbon.

Abstract: A thermomagnetic recording and reproducing system for use in optical magnetic disc apparatus wherein at least a first layer (1) of soft magnetic material having an easy axis of magnetization normal to the layer surface, a transparent non-magnetic intermediate layer (2), a second layer (3) of soft magnetic material having an easy axis of magnetization normal to the layer surface and a metal film or semi-metal film (4) adjacent to the second magnetized layer are superposed on one another to form a recording medium (5). In recording, a bias magnetic field is applied to the first and second magnetized layers (1) and (3) so that the magnetized layers are magnetized to have a single magnetic domain over their whole surfaces and a magnetization directed perpendicular to the layer surface.

Abstract: A thermomagnetic recording method is capable of recording information on a layer of soft magnetic material which has an axis of easy magnetization normal to the surface of the layer and in which magnetic bubble domains are generated by application of a bias magnetic field. Information is recorded by radiating the layer with pulses of a focused beam so as to form a magnetic bubble domain having a magnetization opposite to a direction of the bias magnetic field. Recorded information is stable but can be easily erased.