Abstract: An analysis and evaluation apparatus analyzes, for organizations and individuals, the communication content of email, and extracts common words for each organization. The analysis and evaluation apparatus compares common words and concepts for an organization or an individual that is to be evaluated, with common words and concepts for other organizations, and performs an evaluation to determine how they influence the other organizations. Thereafter, the analysis and evaluation apparatus analyzes the usage level whereat the other organizations utilize the organization or individual to be evaluated. And then, based on the usage level and the number of organizations that are influenced by the organization or the individual to be evaluated, the analysis and evaluation apparatus evaluates and ascertains the value of the organization or individual to be evaluated, and analyzes and stores a time-transient change as to how others are influenced.

Abstract: An information processing system has a link information input unit, a link information totaling unit and a network similarity calculating unit. The link information input unit inputs link information indicating links among nodes in networks. The link information totaling unit totals the link information in the respective networks to be compared and determines presence/absence of the links among the nodes or link quantities. The network similarity calculating unit calculates the similarity among the networks based on the sum of the comparison results of the links among all nodes.

Abstract: A distribution goodness-of-fit test device for testing whether measured data matches an estimated probability distribution has a counting section determination unit, a counting unit and a goodness-of-fit test unit. The counting section determination unit determines according to the number of the measured data, widths of counting sections for counting the measured data. The counting unit counts the numbers of data in the respective determined counting sections. Also, the goodness-of-fit test unit performs a goodness-of-fit test based on the numbers of data in the respective counting sections.

Abstract: A variable length decoding device comprising: a memory for laying out data which is identical to data memorized on a lower-bit side at an optional address on an upper-bit side at an address subsequent to the optional address and memorizing the layed-out data; a buffer register having a bit width at least equal to a bit width of the memory for storing data loaded from the memory; and an address register for storing a value of an address at which the memory is accessed (address value) on an upper-bit side and storing number of data which was referred to in the buffer register on a lower-bit side, characterized in that a data shift operation using the number of the data which was referred to and number of data which is currently referred to is executed to the buffer register so that data to be presently referred to is extracted from the buffer register for the variable length decoding, the number of the data which was referred to on the lower-bit side of the address register is renewed by adding thereto the numb

Abstract: A dialogue support system for supporting the occurrence of a dialogue in a place designated as a dialogue place, which comprises a dialogue condition accumulation section for accumulating a dialogue condition containing the designation of a desired situation and the designation of a destination, a situation detection device, which is disposed in the dialogue place, for detecting a situation of the dialogue place, a situation monitoring section for comparing the situation of the dialogue place detected by the situation detection device and the dialogue condition accumulated in the dialogue condition accumulation section to judge whether the detected situation conforms to the dialogue condition, and a notification section for notifying a designated destination that the situation conforming to the dialogue condition has occurred when it is judged by the situation monitoring section that the situation conforms to the dialogue condition.

Abstract: An analysis and evaluation apparatus conducts a survey by questionnaire of the members of organizations, and extracts from the responses to the questionnaire common words (attributes) for each organization or for each member. The analysis and evaluation apparatus compares the attribute to be evaluated with a common word and concept for an organization or a member, and analyzes the range and the level that the attribute to be evaluated provides for the influence for the organization. In this manner, the evaluation of the organization or the member is performed. Further, the analysis and evaluation apparatus performs a statistical analysis and a time-series analysis for the evaluation results, and stores or outputs the evaluation results and the analysis results.

Abstract: An analysis and evaluation apparatus analyzes, for organizations and individuals, the communication content of email, and extracts common words for each organization. The analysis and evaluation apparatus compares common words and concepts for an organization or an individual that is to be evaluated, with common words and concepts for other organizations, and performs an evaluation to determine how they influence the other organizations. Thereafter, the analysis and evaluation apparatus analyzes the usage level whereat the other organizations utilize the organization or individual to be evaluated. And then, based on the usage level and the number of organizations that are influenced by the organization or the individual to be evaluated, the analysis and evaluation apparatus evaluates and ascertains the value of the organization or individual to be evaluated, and analyzes and stores a time-transient change as to how others are influenced.

Abstract: A conversation supporting apparatus for supporting conversation among a plurality of participants in an occasion in which the participants participate, comprises personal information storing unit for storing personal information including at least one characteristic value representing a characteristic of a participant; person identifying unit for detecting presence of a participant, and identifying the detected participant; personal information retrieving unit for retrieving personal information on the participant identified by the person identifying unit from the personal information storing unit; characteristic value extracting unit for extracting a predetermined characteristic value from the personal information retrieved by the personal information retrieving unit; and characteristic value outputting unit for outputting the characteristic value extracted by the characteristic value extracting unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connected chilling-hating system capable of saving delivering power during reduced load periods.

Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling a coolant circulation system including a coolant circuit and a refrigerating or refrigerating/heating machine in which a portion of the coolant circuit passes through the refrigerating or refrigerating/heating machine and includes a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet provided at opposite ends thereof, with the output of the refrigerating or refrigerating/heating machine being controlled on the basis of a temperature of the coolant at either one of the coolant inlet or the coolant outlet of the coolant circuit, the control method comprising controlling a flow rate of coolant flowing in the coolant circuit on the basis of a coolant temperature at the coolant inlet.

Abstract: There are provided coding and decoding apparatuses and coding and decoding methods in which digital data are represented by bits fewer than those by which digital data according to the prior art apparatuses and methods are represented, and original data can be decoded correctly without degrading its precision. The number of continuous zeros from the LSB of the digital data 103 is counted. The number on continuous zeros plus one is subtracted from the number of bits of the digital data 103, resulting in a number of bits to-be-allocated 105, according to which, bits are allocated starting from the most significant bit (MSB). The number of omitted bits is calculated according to the number 105 (114), and lower bits represented as the MSB “1” and bits “0”. The lower bits 116 are coupled to a lower side of a code 115 to restore original digital data 151.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for image conversion including in particular an apparatus and method for color image conversion for changing the number of colors used in a multi-colored document and for image conversion for changing the number of gradations of monochrome document or converting the monochrome document into a multi-colored document.

Abstract: A different code string copying apparatus allows a converted output string to be converted into a code set that is reusable as an original input string.

Abstract: A document image processing device segments a set of pixels in a document into a plurality of regions and classifies the sizes of the characters in the segmented regions. The characters are converted into a color image based on information indicating correspondence between size and color of the characters. An image is generated for an output document on the basis of the converted color image.

Abstract: A condenser for a refrigerator and a method of operating the condenser, in which heat exchanger tubes for cooling the condenser each have brush receivers and cooling water inlet/outlet ports at both ends thereof, one of the brush receivers accommodating a brush for washing the tube, and cooling water supply and discharge pipes are connected to the cooling water inlet/outlet ports, respectively, through a four-way valve. When the condenser is to be cooled, the opening of the four-way valve is controlled on the basis of the pressure in the condenser or the temperature of the cooling water being discharged to thereby control the flow rate of cooling water supplied to the heat exchanger tubes, whereas when the heat exchanger tubes are to be washed, the four-way valve is switched so as to change the direction of flow in the heat exchanger tubes, thereby allowing the brush to travel through the tubes automatically, and thus automatically washing the inside of the tubes.

Abstract: System and method for controlling flow rate of a fluid through a tube of a heat exchanger, such as through condenser or evaporator tubes disposed within a respective condenser or evaporator in a refrigerator. Flow direction of fluid through the tube is reversed, e.g. by way of a directional control valve, which can move a brush disposed within the tube therethrough, to automatically clean the same. The system and method is capable of increasing the flow rate of the fluid through the tube at or during the flow directional change, to ensure, e.g., that a minimum velocity required to move the cleaning brush through the tube is reached.

Abstract: System and method for controlling flow rate of a fluid through a tube of a heat exchanger, such as through condenser or evaporator tubes disposed within a respective condenser or evaporator in a refrigerator. Flow direction of fluid through the tube is reversed, e.g. by way of a directional control valve, which can move a brush disposed within the tube therethrough, to automatically clean the same. The system and method is capable of increasing the flow rate of the fluid through the tube at or during the flow directional change, to ensure, e.g., that a minimum velocity required to move the cleaning brush through the tube is reached.

Abstract: An improvement in apparatus for cleaning heat exchanger tubes wherein each tube has chambers at its opposite ends for capturing a tube cleaning element, such as a brush, which is adapted to move in opposite directions through the tube upon reversing the direction of flow of heat exchange fluid therethrough. The improvement comprises apparatus for detachably mounting the chambers to the ends of the respective tubes including a holder plate having openings formed therethrough at locations corresponding to locations of the ends of the heat exchanger tubes.

Abstract: In a refrigerator of a compression type or an absorption type, including a condenser and an evaporator, an apparatus for cleaning condenser tubes in which a cleaning brush movably mounted in each tube is moved through the tube by reversing a flow of cooling fluid therethrough so that the inner wall of the tube can be cleaned by the moving cleaning brush. Switching means switches from a temperature control means which controls refrigeration capacity depending upon temperature of a cooling and heating medium within the evaporator during the refrigeration operation, to control by pressure restriction means which restricts the pressure within the condenser to not exceed a predetermined value, before the flow of the cooling fluid in the tube is changed for cleaning the tube.

Abstract: An absorption cooling and heating apparatus and method, in which generator means evaporates a refrigerant from a solution therewithin to form refrigerant vapor, and condenser means then condenses the refrigerant vapor so produced within the generator means. Evaporator means receives the condensed refrigerant from the condenser means, and evaporates the same to form vapor therewithin, with absorber means being provided to absorb the refrigerant vapor that was formed in the evaporator means. The absorber means also receives a concentrated solution conveyed from the generator means, and delivers a dilute solution to the generator means. Heat exchanger means is provided for effecting heat exchange between the concentrated solution being passed to the absorber means, and the dilute solution being returned back to the generator means. Also, switch means for alternately changing to a cooling or to a heating cycle is provided.