Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: obtaining, by a computing device, an original Personal Account Number (PAN) to be transformed; transforming, by the computing device, the original PAN to form a transformed PAN; performing, by the computing device, a verification on the transformed PAN; determining, by the computing device, whether the transformed PAN passes verification; and storing or outputting, by the computing device, the transformed PAN based on determining that the transformed PAN does not pass verification, wherein the original PAN is later recovered from the transformed PAN to process a transaction.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a commodity registration apparatus detects a classification mode switching instruction for switching the classification mode for commodity registration. The commodity registration apparatus switches a commodity registration mode from a first classification mode to a second classification mode in response to the detection of the classification mode switching instruction. Further, the commodity registration apparatus registers a commodity to be registered as a commodity belonging to a second classification in the second classification mode.

Abstract: A handwriting input device configured to obtain hand-written data of an electronic pen on a coordinate detection surface of a coordinate input device by an electromagnetic induction effect of the coordinate input device and the electronic pen. The electronic pen includes a first resonance circuit including a coil, a capacitor, and a core, a mechanical pencil unit configured to perform writing on a paper sheet placed on the coordinate detection surface, and a writing pressure detecting portion configured to detect a writing pressure such that a part of the mechanical pencil unit is pushed by receiving the writing pressure applied to a lead projecting from a distal end of the mechanical pencil unit. The detection of the writing pressure causes the coordinate input device to obtain the hand-written data corresponding to a handwriting on the paper sheet while writing is performed on the paper sheet with the electronic pen.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes: obtaining, by a computing device, an original Personal Account Number (PAN) to be transformed; transforming, by the computing device, the original PAN to form a transformed PAN; performing, by the computing device, a verification on the transformed PAN; determining, by the computing device, whether the transformed PAN passes verification; and storing or outputting, by the computing device, the transformed PAN based on determining that the transformed PAN does not pass verification, wherein the original PAN is later recovered from the transformed PAN to process a transaction.

Abstract: A handwriting input device configured to obtain hand-written data of an electronic pen on a coordinate detection surface of a coordinate input device by an electromagnetic induction effect of the coordinate input device and the electronic pen. The electronic pen includes a first resonance circuit including a coil, a capacitor, and a core, a mechanical pencil unit configured to perform writing on a paper sheet placed on the coordinate detection surface, and a writing pressure detecting portion configured to detect a writing pressure such that a part of the mechanical pencil unit is pushed by receiving the writing pressure applied to a lead projecting from a distal end of the mechanical pencil unit. The detection of the writing pressure causes the coordinate input device to obtain the hand-written data corresponding to a handwriting on the paper sheet while writing is performed on the paper sheet with the electronic pen.

Abstract: An apparatus stores teacher data including first question-information and first answer-information associated therewitg, and supplementary information each piece of which is associated With one or more keywords that are used within the teacher data in connection therewith. The apparatus extracts first keywords tom the teacher data, and adjust parameter-values which are used for calculating a predicted-reliability of each piece of the first answer-information and each associated with one of pieces of the supplementary information, based on the supplementary information associated with the first keywords, and right/wrong in:formation indicating whether the first answer-information is a right answer.

Abstract: A steering system includes: an electric power steering device which includes a steering unit of front wheels having an electric motor for generating an auxiliary torque in accordance with at least a steering torque and for transmitting the auxiliary torque to the steering unit; toe angle changers for changing toe angles of rear wheels in accordance with at least a front wheel turning angle and a vehicle speed; and a steering controller for controlling the electric power steering device and the toe angle changer. The steering system further includes a toe angle changer anomaly detection unit and/or an electric power steering device anomaly detection unit, and when a toe angle changer abnormal state is detected, an auxiliary torque target value and/or a viscosity in the electric power steering device is controlled, and when an electric power steering device abnormal state is detected, the toe angle changer is controlled.

Abstract: A steering system includes: an electric power steering device which includes a steering unit of front wheels having an electric motor for generating an auxiliary torque in accordance with at least a steering torque and for transmitting the auxiliary torque to the steering unit; toe angle changers for changing toe angles of rear wheels in accordance with at least a front wheel turning angle and a vehicle speed; and a steering controller for controlling the electric power steering device and the toe angle changer. The steering system further includes a toe angle changer anomaly detection unit and/or an electric power steering device anomaly detection unit, and when a toe angle changer abnormal state is detected, an auxiliary torque target value and/or a viscosity in the electric power steering device is controlled, and when an electric power steering device abnormal state is detected, the toe angle changer is controlled.

Abstract: The present invention provides a collision in right/left turn prevention system which can automatically stop a vehicle even when a driver of the vehicle can not correctly grasp a course of a vehicle running in the counter direction because of the road line form or because the counter vehicle is hid behind other vehicles, or when a velocity of the counter vehicle is faster than that estimated by the driver.

Abstract: A system-enabled vehicle entering a crossing warns a driver of the vehicle that a possibility of bumping exists, thereby allowing the driver to brake and stop the vehicle in an emergency in front of the crossing. When the system determines a possibility of bumping with another vehicle entering the crossing exists, the system continuously provides controls for decelerating and stopping the vehicle in a range from a point where the system can decelerate the vehicle in an emergency with time allowance for stopping the vehicle in front of the crossing up to a point in front of the crossing.

Abstract: The collision with pedestrian prevention system according to the present invention comprises pedestrian detection means, road surface conditions detection means, road information accumulation means, vehicle position detection means, vehicle state detection means, processing means, information output means, and vehicle control means. Because of the configuration, the driver is alerted the presence of any pedestrian on a pedestrian's crossing and can immediately correct operations for handling the vehicle without being perplexed by the information just about to finish crossing the road. This system works only when there is the possibility of collision between a pedestrian on a pedestrian's crossing and a vehicle, and provides automatic controls for decelerating or stopping the vehicle when the driver can stop the vehicle by emergently braking over a distance from the vehicle to the pedestrian's crossing.

Abstract: Disclosed are a polypropylene resin composition comprising a crystalline polypropylene having a high stereoregularity and a terpene resin and a petroleum resin each having no polar group; a polypropylene stretched film formed from the polypropylene resin composition; and a polypropylene multi-layer stretched film having a base layer formed from the polypropylene resin composition and a surface layer formed from a polypropylene type polymer. The polypropylene stretched film and a polypropylene multi-layer stretched film have excellent water-vapor barrier properties and transparency, and a high Young's modulus.

Abstract: Disclosed are a polypropylene resin composition comprising a crystalline polypropylene having a high stereoregularity and a terpene resin and a petroleum resin each having no polar group; a polypropylene stretched film formed from the polypropylene resin composition; and a polypropylene multi-layer stretched film having a base layer formed from the polypropylene resin composition and surface layer formed from a polypropylene type polymer. The polypropylene stretched film and a polypropylene multi-layer stretched film have excellent water-vapor barrier properties and transparency, and a high Young's modulus.

Abstract: Disclosed are a polypropylene resin composition comprising a crystalline polypropylene having a high stereoregularity and a terpene resin and a petroleum resin each having no polar group; a polypropylene stretched film formed from the polypropylene resin composition; and a polypropylene multi-layer stretched film having a base layer formed from the polypropylene resin composition and a surface layer formed from a polypropylene type polymer. The polypropylene stretched film and a polypropylene multi-layer stretched film have excellent water-vapor barrier properties and transparency, and a high Young's modulus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel ethylene/pentene-1 copolymer whose molded film has a good balance between impact resistance and tear properties and high transparency, also is prominently reduced in a variation of the transparency even after subjected to a heat treatment, and further shows high blocking resistance, provided that the copolymer fulfills specific requisites. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the above-mentioned ethylene/pentene-1 copolymer and a formulation of the ethylene/pentene-1 copolymer composition using a stabilizer. According to the invention, there can be obtained an ethylene/pentene-1 copolymer composition which is excellent in heat stability in the molding stage, long-term heat stability and weatherability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel ethylene/pentene-1 copolymer whose molded film has a good balance between impact resistance and tear properties and high transparency, also is prominently reduced in a variation of the transparency even after subjected to a heat treatment, and further shows high blocking resistance, provided that the copolymer fulfills specific requisites. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the above-mentioned ethylene/pentene-1 copolymer and a formulation of the ethylene/pentene-1 copolymer composition using a stabilizer. According to the invention, there can be obtained an ethylene/pentene-1 copolymer composition which is excellent in heat stability in the molding stage, long-term heat stability and weatherability.

Abstract: A process for producing polypropylene, which comprises preliminarily polymerizing 3-methylbutene-1 in the presence of a catalyst system formed from[A] a solid titanium catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium, halogen and polycarboxylic acid esters as essential components,[B] an organoaluminum compound, and[C] an organosilicon compound represented by the general formula R.sub.n Si(OR').sub.4-n wherein R and R' represent a hydrocarbon group, and 0<n<4, the amount of the 3-methylbutene-1 preliminarily polymerized being 0.1 to 100 g per gram of the solid titanium catalyst, and thereafter, polymerizing propylene or copolymerizing propylene and an alpha-olefin in the presence of the catalyst used in the preliminary polymerization to such an extent that the amount of the monomer or monomers polymerized is from 1,000 to 100,000 times the amount of the 3-methylbutene-1 preliminarily polymerized.

Abstract: The ethylene/pentene-1 copolymer composition of the present invention comprises an ethylene/pentene-1 copolymer satisfying specific requests, and a high-pressure polyethylene, polyethylene having a density of greater than 0.935 or low crystalline .alpha.-olefin random copolymer. This composition is excellent in transparency, moldability, heat sealing property at low temperature and tear property, and are particularly useful for packaging film material.

Abstract: The ethylene/pentene-1 copolymer composition comprises an ethylene/pentene-1 copolymer satisfying specific request and an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer. This composition has excellent balance between impact resistance and tear properties, excellent transparency and good hot tack properties, and are particularly useful for packing films.

Abstract: A method for producing a second harmonic wave generating device comprises the steps of:forming a LiTaO.sub.3 thin film adjusted to have an ordinary refractive index (n.sub.oS1) of 2.00 to 2.20 at a fundamental wavelength (.lambda..mu.m) and an extraordinary refractive index (n.sub.eS2) of 2.15 to 2.35 at a second harmonic wavelength (.lambda..mu.m/2) on a LiNbO.sub.3 substrate;forming a LiNbO.sub.3 thin film on top of the LiTaO.sub.3 thin film, the LiNbO.sub.3 thin film adjusted to have an ordinary refractive index (n.sub.oF1) at .lambda..mu.m and an extraordinary refractive index (n.sub.eF2) at .lambda..mu.m/2 represented by the equation: ##EQU1## dry etching the LiNbO.sub.3 thin film to form an LiNbO.sub.3 thin film having a thickness of 0.1 to 30 .mu.m.