Abstract: There is provided a heat sink sheet which can secure a heat source and a heat sink such as an aluminum cooling fin to each other and is superior in heat sink performance. The heat sink sheet is achieved by adhering a pressure sensitive adhesive layer adhered to the whole or part of a surface of a silicone heat sink layer. It is desirable that the pressure sensitive adhesion layer be made of an acrylic-containing adhesive or an urethane-containing adhesive, and a heat sink filler is advantageously blended with the pressure sensitive adhesive layer.

Abstract: In an apparatus and method for information storage and retrieval, information is retrieved from the storage apparatus in a manner which includes varying an operational parameter of the storage apparatus according to a property of the information being retrieved. In the same apparatus and method, information is stored onto the storage apparatus in a manner which includes varying an operational parameter of the storage apparatus according to a property of the information to be stored. In this way, the energy consumption of the storage apparatus can be kept low.

Abstract: A computer system boots the system from a bootup-memory-image stored in a nonvolatile memory unit forming part of a main memory device. When the first write access occurs after system operation, the system copies the data of a block of the bootup-memory-image to a readable/writable main memory unit forming another part of the main memory device for each block of the bootup-memory image. The system performs write operation on the copy, and subsequently switches access to an area of the bootup-memory-image to which data has already been copied to access to the copy. A bootup method for a computer system and program recording medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: To realize uniform heat distribution by adhering a radiating sheet tightly to a radiating element such as a PDP glass panel, and a heat sink such as an aluminum chassis, transfer heat smoothly to the heat sink such as the aluminum, and release foams entrapped between the radiating sheet and radiating element or heat sink efficiently. The radiating sheet is composed by impregnating a radiating material selected from the group consisting of a radiating gel and a radiating grease in a radiating base material having continuous foams, and layers excellent in heat releasing properties such as a silicone gel or an luminum foil may be formed further on the radiating sheet, or cuts may be made into these layers.

Abstract: A method for reproducing information on a recording medium includes irradiating electromagnetic energy or light to the recording medium from one side with respect to the recording medium, applying a recording magnetic field to an electromagnetic energy or light irradiated position on the recording medium from the one side of irradiating electromagnetic energy or light, and detecting magnetic leakage flux emerging from the recording medium from the one side of irradiating electromagnetic energy or light.

Abstract: A method for reproducing information on a recording medium includes irradiating electromagnetic energy or light to the recording medium from one side with respect to the recording medium, applying a recording magnetic field to an electromagnetic energy or light irradiated position on the recording medium from the one side of irradiating electromagnetic energy or light, and detecting magnetic leakage flux emerging from the recording medium from the one side of irradiating electromagnetic energy or light.

Abstract: Provided is an appliance control system and method for remotely controlling various types of electrical home appliances using a mobile communications terminal, and a home gateway. To operate the electrical home appliances which vary in manufacturer and type, a database 71 in a database center 7 stores each corresponding appliance control program. In a household area 3, the electrical home appliance(s) 4 are connected to a home gateway 6 via a household network 5. The home gateway 6 collectively controls information about the storage locations of the appliance control programs on the database 71 together with various types of information about the electrical home appliances 4. A mobile communications terminal 2 refers to the home gateway 6 so as to acquire from the database 71 only the appliance control program of any electrical home appliance 4 which a user desires to operate.

Abstract: An information recording apparatus using a recording medium which holds information by reversed magnetic domains on a perpendicular magnetic recording film includes an irradiation unit for applying electromagnetic energy or light onto the recording medium, and a magnetic flux detection unit for detecting magnetic leakage flux emerging from the recording medium, the magnetic flux detection unit being disposed on the same side as the irradiation unit with respect to the recording medium. As a result, both side recording of the recording medium can be conducted.

Abstract: A data recording and reproducing apparatus includes a recording disabled state determining device for determining whether or not the optical disc is in a recording disabled state, in which the data recording and reproducing apparatus controls the rotation of the optical disc to increase a rotational speed during reproduction processing higher than the rotational speed during recording processing to reproduce data when the recording disabled state determining device determines that the optical disc is in the recording disabled state, thereby accepting a recording instruction and a reproduction instruction as required at any time, and avoids reproducing data at the same reproducing speed as a recording speed which is unnecessarily slower than the reproducing speed.

Abstract: To realize uniform heat distribution by adhering a radiating sheet tightly to a radiating element such as a PDP glass panel, and a heat sink such as an aluminum chassis, transfer heat smoothly to the heat sink such as the aluminum, and release foams entrapped between the radiating sheet and radiating element or heat sink efficiently. The radiating sheet is composed by impregnating a radiating material selected from the group consisting of a radiating gel and a radiating grease in a radiating base material having continuous foams, and layers excellent in heat releasing properties such as a silicone gel or an luminum foil may be formed further on the radiating sheet, or cuts may be made into these layers.

Abstract: In an apparatus and method for information storage and retrieval, information is retrieved from the storage apparatus in a manner which includes varying an operational parameter of the storage apparatus according to a property of the information being retrieved. In the same apparatus and method, information is stored onto the storage apparatus in a manner which includes varying an operational parameter of the storage apparatus according to a property of the information to be stored. In this way, the energy consumption of the storage apparatus can be kept low.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is disclosed which includes a recording controlling element for controlling recording of first data about a developer developing an information processing program, a first providing element for providing information about the development of the information processing program, a judging element for judging whether the information processing program functions normally after being developed by the developer about whom the first data have been recorded and a second providing element for providing the information processing program if the program is judged to function normally.

Abstract: There is provided a heat sink sheet which can secure a heat source and a heat sink such as an aluminum cooling fin to each other and is superior in heat sink performance. The heat sink sheet is achieved by adhering a pressure sensitive adhesive layer adhered to the whole or part of a surface of a silicone heat sink layer. It is desirable that the pressure sensitive adhesion layer be made of an acrylic-containing adhesive or an urethane-containing adhesive, and a heat sink filler is advantageously blended with the pressure sensitive adhesive layer.

Abstract: In a cryogenic loop heat pipe, a working fluid for heat transport is contained in a loop capillary tube, and a portion of the loop capillary tube is used as a heat absorbing portion (A) while a portion other than the heat absorbing portion (A) is used as a heat dissipating portion (B). In this heat pipe, when the heat exchange length of the heat absorbing portion A of the capillary tube is represented by l, and the inner diameter of the capillary tube at the heat absorbing portion A is represented by d, l and d satisfy 15d<l<882d. When a Laplace constant L is given by L=[&sgr;/{(&rgr;1−&rgr;v)g}]0.5, the inner diameter d satisfies L<d<3L.

Abstract: In the adiabatic apparatus of the present invention, a vessel includes an adiabatic layer in which an object is taken. A plurality of thermal shield plates are located in the adiabatic layer. Each thermal shield plate concentrically surrounds the object. A temperature control section cools or heats the object and the plurality of thermal shield plates. A switch section thermally connects the temperature control section to the plurality of thermal shield plates and the object if temperature of the plurality of thermal shield plates and the object is controlled, and thermally separates the temperature control section from the plurality of thermal shield plates and the object if control of the temperature of the plurality of thermal shield plates and the object is completed.

Abstract: A magneto-optical data recording system comprises magnetic field pulse applying means for applying to a magneto-optic recording medium a magnetic field pulse of a polarity corresponding to code data to be recorded, and means for heating the recording medium in a pulsating manner at a predetermined frequency synchronous with the code data to be recorded. During recording, the magnetic field pulse applying means applies a magnetic field pulse of a polarity corresponding to code data along a track of the recording medium and the heating means continuously heats the recording medium in a pulsating manner at a predetermined frequency synchronous with the code data to thereby directly overwrite the code data. The magnetic field pulse applying means includes a magnetic coil driven by code data from a source of code data (data generator).

Abstract: A magneto-optical data recording system comprises magnetic field pulse applying means for applying to a magneto-optic recording medium a magnetic field pulse of a polarity corresponding to code data to be recorded, and means for heating the recording medium in a pulsating manner at a predetermined frequency synchronous with the code data to be recorded. During recording, the magnetic field pulse applying means applies a magnetic field pulse of a polarity corresponding to code data along a track of the recording medium and the heating means continuously heats the recording medium in a pulsating manner at a predetermined frequency synchronous with the code data to thereby directly overwrite the code data. The magnetic field pulse applying means includes a magnetic coil driven by code data from a source of code data (data generator).

Abstract: A multilayer optical information medium provided with structure in which first and second substrates respectively provided with two to four layers of planar information areas are respectively arranged outside wherein the thickness of the above-described first and second substrates is set in the range of 0.52 to 0.65 mm. The above-described planar information area consists of embossed pits provided, for example on the surface of respective substrates or on the surface of a layer formed by transparent material and a semi-reflective layer provided on the embossed pits. A planar information area arranged in the farthest position from respective substrates is provided with a reflective layer in place of the above-described semi-reflective layer. The planar information area arranged in the farthest position from respective substrates may be constituted by a recording layer and a reflective layer provided on the recording layer.

Abstract: A data processor for processing, recording and/or displaying data obtained from an object being examined, comprising a plurality of detachable units formed of functional blocks connected together by communication cables; a carriage driver using a screw to improve character print quality and resolution; a plurality of input units which convert signals obtained from the object into digital output signals; a control unit comprising a plurality of connectors attached to the respective input units and an arithmetic/communication device having information about positions at which the connectors are mounted and collecting signals obtained from the object and arithmetically processing the signals, and storage device wherein results of the arithmetic processing are stored; wherein the control unit processes data obtained from the object using signals tored in the storage device, and produces the recording and/or display; and wherein the character printing portion of the control unit comprises a support and driver for

Abstract: A magneto-optical recording medium comprises in combination: a magneto-optical recording layer capable of writing or erasing information by a laser beam and an external magnetic field and of reading the information by a Kerr effect; and a substrate having the magneto-optical recording layer formed thereon. The magneto-optical recording layer has at least two layers, including a first magneto-optical recording layer and a second magneto-optical recording layer which are magnetically coupled together. The first magneto-optical recording layer is a layer providing a greater magneto-optical effect in a short light wavelength range than the second magneto-optical recording layer though that having less perpendicular magnetic energy than this, as is provided on an irradiation side of the laser beam. It provides advantages in both the magneto-optical effect and perpendicular anisotropy in consideration of the thicknesses or compositions of the first and second magneto-optical recording layers.