Abstract: A remote control method for an audio/visual system which can perform protection during execution of a system feature and is convenient in use is applied to an audio/visual system wherein each of a plurality of units of audio/visual equipment includes a microcomputer for controlling operation of the audio/visual equipment. The microcomputers of the audio/visual equipment are connected to each other by way of a bus system. One unit of the audio/visual equipment is set as an audio/visual center equipment. The audio/visual center equipment controls the entire system in a concentrated manner. The audio/visual center equipment receives remote control signals in a concentrated manner without causing remote controller receiver sections of the audio/visual equipment other than the audio/visual center equipment to function and transfers necessary commands to the other audio/visual equipment.

Abstract: An audio-visual system includes an AV center which may be connected to a plurality of image source components. An AV bus cable is connected respectively between each of the image source components and the AV center. The configuration of the interconnections between the AV center and all components of the system are identical and of simplified layout. Thus, complex interconnective methods and excessive numbers of cable, connectors, etc., are avoided while user convenience and general appearance of the system are greatly enhanced without compromising overall system functionality and/or operational capabilities.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a reflective support comprising a resin layer-coated base paper and having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer , wherein a hydrophilic colloid layer containing a white pigment is provided between the resin layer and the silver halide emulsion layer; the resin layer having an uneven surface; and a Wiener spectrum of the silver halide photographic material satisfying the following relation,1.1<(WS2) / (WS1)<2.0wherein WS1 and WS2 are average intensities of the spectrum within a spatial frequency range of 2 to 3 mm.sup.-1 and 10 to 20 mm.sup.-1, respectively.

Abstract: There is a communication system using a bi-directional bus, which includes a plurality of devices (e.g., TV image receiver or video tape recorder, etc.) connected to each other.

Abstract: A lubricating paint including a resin mix, a lubricant additive and silica. The resin mix consists of a urethane resin with molecular weight of over 3,000 and an epoxy resin, with the solids of the urethane resin accounting for 50-97 wt % of the solids of the resin mix. The lubricant additive accounts for 2-40 wt % of all of the solids in the lubricating paint. The silica accounts for 5-100 wt % of all of the resin solids in the lubricating paint. The lubricating paint of the invention exhibits improved formability, corrosion resistance (rust resistance) and lubricity as compared with prior art paints. It also has improved weldability, stain resistance and chemical resistance.

Abstract: An audiovisual system allows a plurality of audiovisual devices to be interconnected for convenient operation from a single set of function keys. The system includes a first AV device and other connected AV devices connected so as to bidirectionally transfer data. Control data from connected devices are read by a CPU of the first device and written to a RAM memory portion of the first device. When a function key of the first device is operated, a connected device is operated according to the control data read therefrom and stored in the first device. A memory card incorporating control data for the external devices may further be accessed by the first AV device for reading control data for the external devices. A particular function key may control as many functions as there are connected devices in the AV system.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide photographic material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer, and the silver halide emulsion layer comprises silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of not less than 95 mol %. The emulsion is optically sensitized by addition of a dispersion of an optical sensitizer comprising a medium and particles of the dye dispersed in the medium. The ratio of silver to gelatin (Ag/Gel) in the emulsion at the time of addition of the dispersion of the dye is 2 to 8.5.

Abstract: A power control apparatus for an audio/video system includes an audio/video center having a main controller, a sub-controller, a memory, a display, and a selector for selecting a signal for display. A number of other audio/video units are connected to the audio/video center and are controlled by the main controller through the sub-controller, which passes commands and connection requests in both directions between the other audio/video units and the main controller. Upon a connection request from one of the other audio/video units fed to the main controller, the main controller determines whether the connection is the same as a previous connection and, if not, after a set time has elapsed the main controller through the sub-controller turns off the power to the previously connected audio/video unit.

Abstract: A communication system using a bi-directional bus, comprises a plurality of devices (e.g., TV Image Receiver, Video Tape Recorder, etc. ) respectively including sub-devices (e.g., Monitor Image Receiver, TV tuner, Video Deck, etc.) adapted for executing the operation for a received control command.

Abstract: A corrosion resistant film with a low coefficient of friction that facilitates automatic conveying can be formed on the surface of tin-plated steel or of aluminum, particularly DI cans of one of these types of metal, by contacting the aluminum or the tin plated steel with an aqueous liquid composition having a pH in the range from 2.0 to 6.5 and containing:(A) from 1 to 30 g/L of phosphate ions,(B) from 0.1 to 10 g/L of condensed phosphate ions, and(C) from 0.1 to 20 g/L as solids of water-soluble polymers of N-vinylphenol substituted on the phenolic rings with dialkylaminomethyl groups.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material forming a black and white image is disclosed. The silver halide in the silver halide emulsion layer is silver chlorobromide having a silver chloride content of not less than 90 mol % and containing virtually no silver iodide; the emulsion layer contains a coupler selected from resorcinol-based dye-forming couplers and aminophenol-based dye-forming couplers, and gelatin in a coating weight of 1.0 to 1.5 g/m.sup.2. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is processed by color development to form a black and white image.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support and provided thereon, a silver halide emulsion layer comprising silver halide grains containing at least one substance selected from the group consisting gallium, germanium, indium, thallium and compounds thereof.

Abstract: A film forming process which imparts excellent formability, corrosion resistance and paintability to the surface of aluminum or aluminum alloy plates or aluminum-plated sheet steel.A process for forming composite film on the surface of aluminum or aluminum alloy plates which comprises preliminarily treating the surface with a chromating liquid to form a chromate film on the surface, and then coating on the chromate film an organic macromolecular resin composition comprising urethane resin and at least one kind of resin selected from polyester resin and epoxy resin, a wax as a lubricating additive and further a silica sol, followed by drying, to form a film layer.

Abstract: A silver halide color light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a support and a silver halide emulsion layer provided on the support. The emulsion layer comprises silver halide grains which have been formed in the presence of a complex of rhenium, molybdenum, iridium, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, cadmium, zinc, palladium, platinum, gold, iron, nickel, cobalt, tungsten, or chromium each having at least one cyanate ligand, isocyanate ligand or fluminate ligand. The light-sensitive material is high in speed, low in fog and excellent in reciprocity low failure characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material having a photographic constituent layer containing an yellow color-forming coupler, a magenta color-forming coupler and a cyan color-forming coupler on a reflective support, characterized in that when each coupler is color-formed independently, the rate of a maximum value of CIE 1976L*a*b* color difference between a colored portion and a minimum density portion of cyan relative to a smaller value of yellow or magenta is 80% or more, and .DELTA.E.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a support and a silver halide emulsion layer provided on the support, and the silver halide emulsion layer comprises a hydrogen peroxide-treated gelatin in a ratio of not lower than 20% by weight to the total amount of gelatin contained in the silver halide emulsion layer and silver halide grains composed of silver chlorobromide having a silver chloride content of not lower than 90 mol %. The light-sensitive material is improved in the stability of emulsion coating solutions.

Abstract: Disclosed is A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material formed by coating at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer on a reflective support having irregularities at random on the surface, wherein the intensity of Wiener spectrum of the reflective support at a spatial frequency of f cycles/mm given by the expression f=1120/CS is less than 90% of the geometric mean of the intensity at a spatial frequency of f/2 cycles/mm and the intensity at a spatial frequency of 2f cycles/mm when the coating speed for said silver halide emulsion layer is CS (m/minute). The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material according to the invention, has a proper gross and a high capability of depicting details of an image.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support having thereon photographic component layers including a silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one of said photographic component layers contains a compound represented by the following formula:A--(Time)n--FL--BLwherein A represents a group capable of releasing a group of --(Time)n--FL--BL upon reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent; Time represents a timing group; FL represents a group which comes to emit fluorescence when a --BL is split off; BL represents a group capable of being split off; and n represents an integer of 0 or 1.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material having at least three kinds of silver halide emulsion layers with different color sensitivities on a reflective support and also having yellow, magenta and cyan color forming couplers for forming colors related to developing of said silver halide emulsions, characterized in that when the coupler for forming color related to said color sensitive silver halide emulsion bearing primarily cyan color image is color formed to a cyan image density of 0.4, the color difference (color difference .DELTA.E in the CEI 1976 L*a*b* color space) from the minimum density is .DELTA.E.gtoreq.23.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, characterized in that at least one layer of the above silver halide emulsion layers contains a compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein n represents 0 or 1; A represents a compound residue which cleaves a bonding to Time in the case of n=1 or a compound residue which cleaves one of bondings to FL in the case of n=0; Time represents a timing group which cleaves a bonding to FL after cleavage from A; and FL represents a compound residue which emits fluorescence by cleavage of a bonding to Time in the case of n=1 and a compound residue which emits fluorescence by cleavage of one of bondings to A in the case of n=0.