Abstract: The invention presents a rendition control apparatus that not only reduces processing so that processing is neither complicated nor complex, but also reduces the used storage region. The rendition control apparatus allows for differences in the timing over the passage of time when reproducing and rendering a continuous sound waveform, and renders sound waveforms naturally and with good rhythm, while making it possible to change the reproduction tempo freely.

Abstract: A pump housing PH surrounding an impeller 21 comprises an inlet port 19 and an outlet port 20 disposed in a spaced-apart relationship from each other in a direction of rotation of the impeller 21, a pump passage 23 corresponding to vane grooves 22 of the impeller 21 and extending from the inlet port 19 to the outlet port 20 along the direction of the impeller rotation, and a partition 25 for partitioning between the outlet port 20 and the inlet port 19 along the direction of the impeller rotation. A passage-communicating portion 29 for communication between the inlet port 19 and the pump passage 23 is offset from the partition 25 in the direction of the impeller rotation, and a passage-enlarged portion 30 is provided between the partition 25 and the passage-communicating portion 29.

Abstract: A data compression apparatus is capable of compressing data at a high compression rate and at a high speed. A data decompression apparatus is used in combination with this data compression apparatus to decode the compressed data. The data compression apparatus includes a RAM which stores Huffman code trees each of which corresponds to a character string, i.e. "context." A CPU encodes each character which is to be encoded by use of a Huffman code tree corresponding to the context at that time. Each time a character is encoded, the Huffman code tree used is reconstructed so as to account for the encoded character. The data decompression apparatus stores Huffman code trees corresponding to contexts respectively, decodes the code to be decoded by use of a Huffman code tree corresponding to the context (a character string previously decoded). Each time one character is decoded, the Huffman code tree used for decoding is reconstructed so as to account for the decoded character.

Abstract: A three-dimensional woven fabric structure is integrally woven by a multi-ply weave having three or more plies, and includes a form defining a plurality of bag portions extending parallel with one another, and arranged in a plurality of rows. The bag portions in each row are defined by two woven fabric plies, the intersection of which along a crossing locus creates a bound portion between adjacent bag portions. Cylindrical bag portions in adjacent rows have a woven fabric ply in common and are interconnected at staggered positions. The fabric structure is creased at midpoints between bound portions whereby the bag portions are set to retain a hollow three-dimensional form, but may be folded flat into a juxtaposed state by application of pressure.

Abstract: An interlock ring is provided to transmit a rotational force of a casing of a lens unit to a attachment ring, and contact faces of a projection of the attachment ring and a projection of the interlock ring are slant. Thereby, the stress is prevented from concentrating at the base corners of the projections. Thus, the projections can be prevented from breaking due to over-fastening.

Abstract: A crawler-mounted construction machine for executing slope strengthening work on a slope or a crawler-mounted slope traveling machine for carrying construction materials on a slope has shoe links (12) or (107) composed of shoe elements (18) or (113). Each shoe element is provided on its bearing surface with projections (23) or (118) as anti-side slip grousers, in addition to ordinary grousers (19) or (114). The projections (23) or (118) are provided as plate-shaped projections extending in parallel to or at an inclination to the traveling direction and arranged on the shoe links continuously or at intervals in the traveling direction. The height of each projection is set to be greater than that of each ordinary grouser (19) or (114) to prevent the traveling machine from the side slip due to the load acting on the traveling machine during its horizontal travel or work on the slope.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for compressing and decompressing data employ a splay coding instead of an arithmetic coding to achieve a high speed code entering process. The data compressing apparatus encoding input data according to a history of occurrence of the input data in the past to compress it, includes a pre-data retaining unit retaining a context, a history retaining unit retaining a combination of input data and a context, a code tree retaining unit retaining code trees each independent for each context, a code tree determining unit determining a code tree, a code outputting unit outputting unique data according to bifurcation from a node on the code tree, a code tree rearrangement unit exchanging an encoded leaf with another leaf or an internal node, and a pre-data updating unit entering the data in the pre-data retaining unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a superconducting element includes a first chamber which accommodates a first coolant and maintains the superconducting element at a very low temperature, a second chamber which accommodates a second coolant and is thermally connected to the first chamber via a barrier member, the second coolant being liquidized at a temperature lower than that of the first coolant, and a cooling device which is connected to the second chamber and liquidizes the first coolant.

Abstract: In a document managing apparatus for forming a compressed document file where a keyword retrieval is available, a first process operation and a second process operation are alternately executed. In the first process operation, when document data to be compressed is given, the respective characters are directly written into a compressed document file until an end control character string appears in this document data. In the second process operation, data obtained by coding the respective characters are written into the compressed document file until a start control character series appears in the document data. Also, in this document managing apparatus, a third process operation and a fourth process operation are alternately performed, when the compressed document file is restored. In the third process operation, the respective data (characters) are directly outputted until the end control character string appears in the data contained in the compressed document file.

Abstract: A data compression and decompression apparatus and method providing a high compression ratio. The data compressing apparatus includes, for example, an obtaining section, a first coding section, a first controlling section, a judging section, a second coding section, and a second controlling section. Characters are obtained one after another from a compression target. A code is then output corresponding to the character when the character and a predetermined number of characters are not identical. Subsequently, the number of characters obtained are counted when the character and the predetermined number of characters are identical, and a code corresponding to the number of characters counted is output when the character obtained is not identical with the predetermined number of characters.

Abstract: Data coding apparatus and decoding apparatuses to encode and decode data at a high speed. A data coding apparatus provided with a code table in which ranks and codes are made corresponding so that a code length becomes larger as the rank becomes lower. A rank holding unit is stored with a corresponding relationship between the character and the rank relative to each context. When the character to be encoded is input, the rank holding unit outputs a rank of that character relative to the context at that time, and the code corresponding to the rank within the code table is output by the rank coding unit. The data coding apparatus is constructed to change the rank of the character used for outputting within the rank holding unit up to a higher rank.

Abstract: A compressed file consists of: a header that carries information showing the position of a compression management table; compressed codes; and the compression management table that holds information showing the storage location of the compressed code of each original record. In a preferred mode, compression and decompression of data and access to compressed data are performed using input/output functions within an input/output function library so that the user need not be aware of the compression and decompression operations and the storage location of compressed data. In a further preferred mode, with these input/output functions it is judged whether a file being accessed is a compressed file or not, and if it is a compressed file, the operation is switched to input/output functions for a compressed file.

Abstract: A data compressing apparatus is capable of executing a data compression at a high speed and a high compression rate. A data restoring apparatus is used in combination with the data compressing apparatus. The data compressing apparatus incorporates code tables used for respective contexts and a device for determining whether the code table contains a character an occurrence probability of which exceeds 50%. If the character (MPS) with its occurrence probability of over 50% exists in a first code table when coding a certain character, the data compressing apparatus creates an extension code table in which respective codes are made corresponding to a character string of two characters starting with the MPS and to the respective characters excluding the MPS within the first code table based on the first code table and one other code table.

Abstract: A data compressing method involves the use of a data string registering unit for registering a charactor or charactor string and the context and a code information registering unit for registering coding information of the character or character string following the context, the coding information following previous a input data. The data compressing method includes a data string new registering step of, when the input character or character string and the context set is not registering in the string registering unit, register the set in the data string registering unit.

Abstract: A three-dimensional woven fabric structure is integrally woven by a multi-ply weave having three or more plies, and includes a form defining a plurality of bag portions extending parallel with one another, and arranged in a plurality of rows. The bag portions in each row are defined by two woven fabric plies, the intersection of which along a crossing locus creates a bound portion between adjacent bag portions. Cylindrical bag portions in adjacent rows have a woven fabric ply in common and are interconnected at staggered positions. The fabric structure is creased at midpoints between bound portions whereby the bag portions are set to retain a hollow three-dimensional form, but may be folded flat into a juxtaposed state by application of pressure.

Abstract: The present invention provides a plurality of code tables such as a high-usage code table and a low-usage code table in an entropy coding unit, and transforms a block-sorted last character string from a block-sorting transforming unit into an MTF code string in an MTF transforming unit. The entropy coding unit switches the code tables at a discontinuous part of the MTF code string to perform entropy coding. In addition, the present invention stores reference lists, whose number is equal to the number of kinds of used characters, in a reference list memory. The MTF transforming unit selects a reference list corresponding to a first character of the block-sorted character string to perform an MTF transformation.

Abstract: To use a zoom lens mechanism in visible light, a switch is turned off. By force of a spring, a cam pin of a correction lens is contacted with a first edge of a cam groove which is formed to have a shape which corrects a focal inadequacy resulting from a movement of a variable magnification lens in visible light. Accordingly, the movement of the correction lens is controlled by the first edge. To use the zoom lens mechanism in near infrared light, the switch is turned on. By magnetic force of an electromagnet, the cam pin is contacted with a second edge of the cam groove which is formed to have a shape which corrects the focal inadequacy resulting from the movement of the variable magnification lens in near infrared light. Accordingly, the movement of the correction lens is controlled by the second edge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for compressing/decompressing data, to improve the compression ratio of sliding-dictionary-type Ziv-Lempel codes. A sliding-dictionary-type data compression method finds a matching character string in a coding character string and in a coded character string stored in a dictionary 101. According to the length of the matching character string, the method chooses a raw data mode that codes the matching character string that must consist of a single character as it is, or a reproduction mode that codes the position and length in the dictionary 101 of the matching character string. The method allocates consecutive numbers to different codes to be prepared under the raw data mode and reproduction mode.

Abstract: A device for coding a series of symbols based on a multi-level arithmetic coding scheme includes a coding unit for coding the symbols based on frequency of occurrence of the symbols and orders of the symbols according to the frequency of occurrence, a context holding unit for storing the frequency of occurrence and the orders, a context updating unit for updating the frequency of occurrence and the orders upon receiving a control signal, and a controlling unit for sending the control signal when one of the symbols is coded and a cumulative frequency is less than a predetermined value, wherein the cumulative frequency is a sum of the frequency of occurrence for all of the symbols.

Abstract: A filter for an in-tank type fuel pump. The filter comprises a frame, a bag type screen adapted to be kept in an expanded condition by the frame, and a flat protector to be interposed between the screen and a bottom surface of the fuel tank. The protector is attached to the screen substantially at the central portion of the protector in the longitudinal direction thereof, so that it may be pressed against the tank bottom surface by a small deflecting force of the screen. This construction is effective to cause less transmission of noise of the pump to the tank.