Abstract: An illumination device includes: a point light source; a substrate; a hollow frame having an engaging bent section at one of its edges; and a bottom surface reflection section, a side surface reflection section, and a light conducting reflection plate that are disposed inside the frame. The light conducting reflection plate is held between the bent section and the side surface reflection section that is held by the other edge of the frame and the bottom surface reflection section fixed to the substrate. The surface of the bottom surface reflection section facing the light conducting reflection plate, the inner surface of the side surface reflection section, and the surface of the light conducting reflection plate facing the bottom surface reflection section have high light reflectivity and low light transmissivity.

Abstract: An illumination device includes: a point light source; a substrate; a hollow frame having an engaging bent section at one of its edges; and a bottom surface reflection section, a side surface reflection section, and a light conducting reflection plate that are disposed inside the frame. The light conducting reflection plate is held between the bent section and the side surface reflection section that is held by the other edge of the frame and the bottom surface reflection section fixed to the substrate. The surface of the bottom surface reflection section facing the light conducting reflection plate, the inner surface of the side surface reflection section, and the surface of the light conducting reflection plate facing the bottom surface reflection section have high light reflectivity and low light transmissivity.

Abstract: An information terminal device and method for upgrading a program simply and flexibly and an upgraded program is described. In many cases, a program running on a computer has additional functions prepared separately so that they can be added to that program as necessary. To use the additional functions, a user may purchase a new version of that program and install it on their computer by selecting icons which link to the new version of the program.

Abstract: An information terminal device includes an acquisition unit acquiring language identification information concerning a language used on a display screen, a storage unit storing address information of a server, a language identification information synthesizer synthesizing the language identification information into the address information, and a transmitter transmitting the address information to the server.

Abstract: An information terminal device includes an acquisition unit acquiring language identification information concerning a language used on a display screen, a storage unit storing address information of a server, a language identification information synthesizer synthesizing the language identification information into the address information, and a transmitter transmitting the address information to the server.

Abstract: An information terminal device includes an acquisition unit acquiring language identification information concerning a language used on a display screen, a storage unit storing address information of a server, a language identification information synthesizer synthesizing the language identification information into the address information, and a transmitter transmitting the address information to the server.

Abstract: The information rewriting method includes, defining to divide a display image of a monitor into a plurality of frames, the first group of frames being defined such that occurrence of an event corresponding to a mark or a marked indicator in a display region is recognizable, and the second group of frames being defined such that when data corresponding to the event that occurs in connection with the first group of frames are transferred from the server, the received data are stored in the storage as the data for the second group of frames, transferring the data from the server as data for the second group of frames and storing the data in an applicable storage of the processing terminal, and executing renewal of an image or reproduction of sound with the data stored in the storage as the data for the second group of frames.

Abstract: The data transfer method includes, defining to divide a display image of monitor into a plurality of frames, the first group frame being defined such that occurrence of an event corresponding to a mark or a marked indicator in a display region is recognizable, and the second group frame being defined such that when data corresponding to the event that occurs in connection with the first group frame, are transferred from the server, thus received data are stored in the storage as the data for the second group frame, transferring the data from the server as data for the second group frame and storing the data in an applicable storage of the processing terminal, and executing renewal of an image or reproduction of sound with the data stored in the storage as the data for the second group frame.

Abstract: An information terminal device includes an acquisition unit acquiring language identification information concerning a language used on a display screen, a storage unit storing address information of a server, a language identification information synthesizer synthesizing the language identification information into the address information, and a transmitter transmitting the address information to the server.

Abstract: An apparatus for copying magnetic tape, comprising a slave deck having an operation panel and a plurality of copying units for receiving tapes to be copied, a master deck having a master tape and capable of providing a reproduced output from the master tape to the tape to be copied by the slave deck and producing start and finish signals corresponding respectively to the start and finish of the master tape's contents to be copied, and a control unit responsive to operation of the operation panel for setting the copying units of the slave deck to a copying mode, rewinding mode, or stopping mode, for setting the master deck to a reproducing mode, rewinding mode, or stopping mode, and for causing rewinding of the tape to be copied and the master tape to their initial state responsive to finish signals corresponding to the finish of the master tape's contents when the slave deck is set to the copying mode and the master deck is set to the reproducing mode.

Abstract: A magnetic reproducing apparatus for reproducing recorded contents of a magnetic tape with the use of a reproducing head comprises a magnetic tape, a magnetic reproducing head, a tape drive mechanism, means for detecting an interlude or a cease period of a reproduced sound from a non-recorded portion of the tape, and means for compulsively maintaining the detected interlude period for a predetermined time.

Abstract: An acoustic reproducing apparatus is provided which includes first and second channels and first and second speakers, all disposed in a housing with a sound path for acoustically coupling the first and second speakers. The sound path has disposed therein sound absorbing material which forms a low pass filter which operates to add the low frequency signal component of the first channel to the second channel and also operates to add the low frequency signal component of the second channel to the first channel to produce a composite low frequency signal with greater amplitude which is reproduced in phase by each of the first and second speakers.

Abstract: A tape counter for a multispeed tape recorder having a multispeed tape transport, a speed switch for designating a specific tape speed of the transport, a tape running detector for generating count pulses in accordance with a reel rotation of the transport, and a counter for counting the count pulses. The tape running detector includes a variable frequency converter such as a variable frequency divider. The frequency divider performs, for example, a 1/2 frequency division when the speed switch designates a tape speed of 2.4 cm/s and performs a 1/1 frequency division when the speed switch designates a tape speed of 1.2 cm/s.

Abstract: A magnetic reproducing apparatus for reproducing recorded contents of a magnetic tape with the use of a reproducing head comprises a magnetic tape, a magnetic reproducing head, a tape drive mechanism, means for detecting an interlude or a cease period of a reproduced sound from a non-recorded portion of the tape, and means for compulsively maintaining the detected interlude period for a predetermined time.

Abstract: A voice-operated starter for tape recorder includes an FM tuner circuit which responds to a frequency modulated wave transmitted from a wireless microphone assembly by producing an output which is fed to a voice-operated starter circuit, thus operating the latter.

Abstract: The disclosed data recorder utilizes a common tape recorder to which a computer unit is docked. In the computer unit, a display indicates if the reproducing or recording mode of the tape recorder is correct so that an operator may change the recorder operating mode.

Abstract: A voice starting device for actuating a tape recorder with a voice signal is disclosed. In the device, a comparator compares the voice signal with a preset reference voltage and actuates a switching element for driving a motor circuit. A charging circuit stores the output of the comparator to maintain the output of the comparator for a predetermined time after termination of the voice signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tuning indicator circuit including a receiver in which an output signal voltage of a detector circuit of the receiver is compared with a reference voltage from a voltage divider by means of a voltage comparator, whereby a tuned or untuned state of the receiver will be detected. The tuned or untuned signal is applied to a light emitting diode driver circuit via an AND circuit, together with a light emitting diode driving signal from an oscillator. The driving circuit allows a light emitting element for power supply and tuning indication to be continuously on in a tuned state, and turns the element on and off in a untuned state with power on.

Abstract: A tape recorder apparatus comprising a tape drive circuit, an audio circuit, a record-reproduction changeover switch, a fast forward-rewind changeover switch, and a scan converter. The scan converter receives a forward-run signal or a backward-run signal when the record-reproduction change-over switch or the fast forward-rewind changeover switch is operated. Upon receipt of such a signal the scan converter generates a forward scan signal or a backward scan signal. The tape recorder apparatus is further provided with a display device which displays in response to a scan signal from the scan converter a numeral, e.g. 0, shifted sequentially from the lowest digit position to the highest digit position or vice versa. The direction in which 0 is shiftingly displayed is the very direction in which the tape is running.