Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes: a data signal processor to add first data of a control signal to a data signal received, and transmit the data signal; a first signal output module to output second data of the control signal; an update controller to control an update of a function included in the first signal output module; and a second signal output module, when receiving a notice of an instruction for updating the function from the update controller, to output the first data that is the second data held therein when the notice thereof is received, wherein the second signal output module, when receiving a notice of a completion for updating the function from the update controller, outputs the first data that is the second data received from the first signal output module updated by the update controller.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes: a data signal processor to add first data of a control signal to a data signal received, and transmit the data signal; a first signal output module to output second data of the control signal; an update controller to control an update of a function included in the first signal output module; and a second signal output module, when receiving a notice of an instruction for updating the function from the update controller, to output the first data that is the second data held therein when the notice thereof is received, wherein the second signal output module, when receiving a notice of a completion for updating the function from the update controller, outputs the first data that is the second data received from the first signal output module updated by the update controller.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes: a data signal processor to add first data of a control signal to a data signal received, and transmit the data signal; a first signal output module to output second data of the control signal; an update controller to control an update of a function included in the first signal output module; and a second signal output module, when receiving a notice of an instruction for updating the function from the update controller, to output the first data that is the second data held therein when the notice thereof is received, wherein the second signal output module, when receiving a notice of a completion for updating the function from the update controller, outputs the first data that is the second data received from the first signal output module updated by the update controller.

Abstract: There provided a lubricant composition that without any excess increase of the steering torque of an electric power steering apparatus and without any generation of sliding noise, reduces rattling sound thereby excel in the effect of noise reduction in automobile compartment, and is capable of favorably sustaining the above effect even when continuously used in high-temperature environment for a prolonged period of time; a speed reduction gear using the lubricant composition; and an electric power steering apparatus. The lubricant composition includes buffer particles of a polyurethane resin synthesized by reacting a polycarbonate polyol, cross-linking agent having three or more active hydrogen groups per molecule and a polyisocyanate. The speed reduction gear (50) is filled with the lubricant composition. The electric power steering apparatus incorporates the speed reduction gear therein.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lubricant composition to which is added as buffer particles to a lubricant polyurethane resin particles obtained by reacting and synthesizing long-chain polyol having a number-average molecular weight of not less than 500, a crosslinking agent having three or more active hydrogen groups in one molecule, and polyisocyanate as buffer particles, a speed reduction gear filled with the lubricant composition, and an electric power steering apparatus having the speed reduction gear incorporated therein, wherein noise produced by the speed reduction gear can be made lower than ever before irrespective of the magnitude of backlash in a case where a worm and a worm wheel are combined with each other and without complicating the configuration of the speed reduction gear by the buffer action of the buffer particles added to the lubricant composition, thereby making it possible to reduce noise produced in an automobile due to the electric power steering apparatus at low cost.

Abstract: An optical transmitting apparatus includes an unused-wavelength determining unit. The unused-wavelength determining unit monitors the wavelength of the optical signal transmitted by transmitting apparatuses to determine an unused wavelength currently not in use. The transmitting apparatuses contain a stopping unit that stops transmitting the optical signal when no signal is input, an unused-wavelength obtaining unit that obtains the unused wavelength determined by the unused-wavelength determining unit after the optical signal transmission is stopped and is then restarted, and a transmitting unit that converts a new signal to an optical signal of the unused wavelength obtained by the unused-wavelength obtaining unit to transmit the optical signal to the receiving apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lubricant composition to which is added as buffer particles to a lubricant polyurethane resin particles obtained by reacting and synthesizing long-chain polyol having a number-average molecular weight of not less than 500, a crosslinking agent having three or more active hydrogen groups in one molecule, and polyisocyanate as buffer particles, a speed reduction gear filled with the lubricant composition, and an electric power steering apparatus having the speed reduction gear incorporated therein, wherein noise produced by the speed reduction gear can be made lower than ever before irrespective of the magnitude of backlash in a case where a worm and a worm wheel are combined with each other and without complicating the configuration of the speed reduction gear by the buffer action of the buffer particles added to the lubricant composition, thereby making it possible to reduce noise produced in an automobile due to the electric power steering apparatus at low cost.