Abstract: The present invention provides a method, an apparatus and a program for reconfiguring a package, by which, when a user reconfigures a software package from given components, the user can provide a client with a package guaranteed by a provider who provides a single package. A method for reconfiguring a software package, wherein a primary software package contains a plurality of components and combination information indicating allowed combinations of the components, includes: receiving a selection of a certain combination among the plurality of components; determining whether a reconfiguration of the software package using the selected components should be allowed based on the combination information; and reconfiguring a secondary software package containing the selected components in compliance with the determination.

Abstract: A thermal printhead (A1) comprises an insulating substrate (1), a common electrode (31) which is formed on the insulating substrate (1) and includes a plurality of comb teeth (31a), a plurality of individual electrodes (41) formed on the insulating substrate (1), and a resistor layer (51) formed on the insulating substrate (1) and electrically connected to the comb teeth (31a) and the individual electrodes (41). The resistor layer (51) comprises a thin film, whereas the common electrode (31) and the individual electrodes (41) comprise a thick film.

Abstract: A detection unit to optically detect a discharge condition of a droplet is disclosed. The detection unit includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element disposed on opposite sides of an area through which a droplet discharged from a droplet-discharger passes. A diaphragm plate having an aperture and another diaphragm plate having at least two apertures arranged at a pitch in a discharge direction are respectively disposed near front surfaces of the two elements. When light emitted from the light emitting element passes through the apertures, two light beams are received by the light receiving element. When the droplet is discharged and passes in front of the apertures, the two light beams are blocked sequentially by the ink droplet, which causes the quantity of light received by the light receiving element to change, thereby inducing a change in an output from the light receiving element. Based on the change in the output, a discharge-condition of the droplet is determined.

Abstract: In the airbag device of the present invention, a cylinder-shaped inflator includes a discharge side end portion having a plurality of gas discharge ports. The discharge side end is connected with the airbag utilizing a clamp by being inserted into a tubular gas inlet port of the airbag. Each of gas discharge ports includes a circumferential opening and an end face opening. The end face opening emits inflation gas in an axial direction of the inflator when the inflator is connected with the gas inlet port. Between each of the circumferential openings is a supporting plane for supporting an inner surface of the gas inlet port. The discharge side end includes a guide portion for redirecting inflation gas flowing from inside to directions perpendicular to the axis of the inflator when the gas inlet port is not connected with the inflator, such that inflation gas is discharged from the circumferential openings of the gas discharge ports.

Abstract: An information processor includes a network adapter connected to a network for transmitting data at the data link layer level, and a setup processing section for recognizing the network adapter connected to the network within a memory, sending out a broadcast packet that requests a response at the data link layer level to the network via the recognized network adapter, verifying a response packet transmitted via the network, acquiring a hardware address and an IP address from the response packet, and thereby performing setup for data transmission at the data link layer level and the transport layer level, and automatically performing a data migration or exchange process between information processors.

Abstract: A composite writing utensil for housing a plurality of writing members, at least one of which is a propelling pencil writing member, comprises a front shaft, a rear shaft which is rotatable relative to the front shaft, and a guide shaft for guiding the writing member in the back-and-forth direction. An annular engaging stepped portion projecting in the direction of inner diameter is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the rear shaft, and a plurality of engaging pieces formed at the rear end portion of the guide shaft to pass through an inner diameter-side hollow portion defined by the annular engaging stepped portion of the rear shaft and to be engaged with the engaging stepped portion of the rear shaft. A lead guiding member rotatable relative to the rear shaft is disposed between the plurality of the engaging pieces.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of screening a physiologically active substance, comprising the steps of (1) contacting a transformed yeast with a test sample, wherein the transformed yeast is capable of expressing a heterogeneous protein, and shows a change in a growing state in an expression state of the protein as compared to that in a non-expression state of the protein; (2) culturing the yeast under conditions that the protein is capable of being expressed; and (3) measuring the growing state of the yeast, wherein the physiologically active substance is judged to be present in the test sample in a case where the growth of the yeast is lowered or improved in the presence of the test sample as compared to that in the absence of the test sample as a control; an yeast to be used in the method; a physiologically active substance obtainable by the method of screening as defined above; and a kit for screening a physiologically active substance, comprising the yeast as defined above.

Abstract: A head protecting airbag includes a bag body and an inner tube. The inner tube is provided within the bag body so as to be separated with respect to an inner peripheral surface of an inflation main part of the bag body so as provide a protecting area directly therebelow and is supported by a support cloth which is joined to an internal side of the inflation main part around an outer periphery thereof. The support cloth is provided integrally with the inflation main part as a substantially tubular shape which has a shorter longitudinal length than that of the inner tube and which can wrap up the inner tube, when outer peripheral parts of interior and exterior wall portions which are located on an upper edge of the inflation main part above the inner tube are joined to each other.

Abstract: An airbag device comprises a folded and housed airbag including: a vehicle front-facing wall portion having a gas inlet through which inflating gas can enter; and a passenger-facing wall portion directly opposite the gas inlet port. In the airbag, there is arranged a flow regulating cloth. This flow regulating cloth regulates the inflow of the inflating gas so that the unnecessary protrusion of the passenger-facing wall portion toward the passenger is prevented. Moreover, the flow regulating cloth breaks at a portion made to be easily torn, before the completion of inflation of the airbag. In other words, the airbag is released from the regulation of the inflow of the inflating gas before the completion of inflation.

Abstract: A recording head includes an ink-discharging surface and nozzles. The ink-discharging surface is provided with ink-discharging ports of the nozzles. A light-emitting element and a light-receiving element are disposed opposite each other close to the ink-discharging surface. The light-receiving element outputs a detection signal. A reflector is provided on the ink-discharging surface and reflects light emitted from the light-emitting element toward the light-receiving element. One of the nozzles is driven and whether the nozzle discharges an ink drop is checked on the basis of change in the detection signal due to interception of the reflected light by the ink drop. If the nozzle discharges an ink drop, then whether the nozzle discharges the ink drop in an appropriate direction is checked on the basis of change in the detection signal due to interception of the direct light by the ink drop.

Abstract: A head protecting airbag apparatus of the invention which is folded up so as to be mounted in a accommodating position of a vehicle, wherein an inflating gas that is discharged from an inflator toward the front and rear of the vehicle is guided obliquely downward into an inflating shield portion of an airbag main body by a gas inlet port portion of the airbag main body and an inlet side portion of a regulator cloth.

Abstract: An air bag system of the invention is attached using an attaching piece portion and includes an air bag which is inflated for deployment when an inflating gas flows thereinto. The air bag is attached to an inner panel by attaching an attaching bracket having a pair of strengthening plates provided on front and back sides of the attaching piece portion with a bolt as a fastening means. A through hole in the attaching piece portion is set to such a size that a location constituting a circumferential edge is disposed at a position deflected from an area between a head portion of the bolt and the inner panel when a fastening stem portion of the bolt is fastened to the inner panel. The bolt is fastened to the inner panel in such a state that only the attaching bracket is interposed between the inner panel and the head portion.

Abstract: A head protecting airbag is folded up to be housed at an upper part of a window of a vehicle so as to be deployed and inflated downward from the upper part of the window so as to cover an interior side of the window. In the airbag, a plurality of parallel cells adapted to be deployed and inflated by an inflating gas introduced thereinto are provided in parallel with each other below 10 a gas supply passage portion in which the inflating gas flows along a longitudinal direction. In a cell of the parallel cells so provided which is required to deploy quickly, of front and rear partitioning portions, a partitioning portion situated at an upstream side of the gas flowing in the gas supply passage portion is provided such that an end thereof which extends upward from a lower edge portion is disposed so as to form an inlet port between a distal end of a horizontal portion of a downstream side partitioning portion and itself.

Abstract: In a head protecting air bag device according to the present invention, a clip for attaching an attaching portion of an air bag to a fixing part on the side of a vehicle body includes a clip body and a locking part. The clip body has a shaft having a pair of securing legs protruded. The pair of securing legs are inserted in the fixing slot of the fixing part from an in-vehicle side via the attaching slot of the attaching portion and secured to the peripheral edge on an out-vehicle side of the fixing slot. The shaft is composed of a shell member of a metallic plate on the outer periphery and a core member of synthetic resin on the inner periphery. The core member is arranged on the opposite sides of a pair of securing lugs of the shell member. The core member has an inserting space in which a spacer of the locking part is inserted between the pair of securing lugs. The spacer limits the mutual approaching of the pair of securing legs.

Abstract: A composite holding device, includes a casing for accommodating a plurality of holders for holding media to serve either different or similar purposes, a supporting section for supporting the holders to be movable in an axial direction in the casing, a feed mechanism, provided in the casing, for selectively advancing one of the plurality of holders, and a manipulating mechanism for operating the feed mechanism, to project the tip of one of the plurality of holders out of a fore end opening at the tip of the casing and make usable the tip of one of the plurality of holders. A supported section of each holder supported by the supporting section is rotatably supported in relation to the supporting section.

Abstract: Disclosed is an information reading/printing apparatus in which a carriage supports and moves a printing unit for printing information on a printing medium and a reading unit for reading information. The position of the carriage moved in each of left-to-right and right-to-left directions is detected.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image reading apparatus in which the band width for reading by one scanning is variable in accordance with the original size, the reading mode, etc. R, G, and B image data of the k-th band is successively read in one-band width to store image data R1, G1, and B1 of pixel coordinates X(n, m). Then, the original is fed so as to cause partial overlapping of the (k+1)-th band with a lower predetermined pixel region of the k-th band, and R, G, and B image data of the (k+1)-th band is read in one-band width to successively store image data R2, G2, and B2 of pixel coordinates X(n, m?). The image data obtained through overlap reading of the k-th band and the (k+1)-th band is averaged to calculate correction image data, which is transferred to a host computer along with along other image data which has not been averaged as read image data. And, it is possible to optimize reading time according to the kind of original, reading mode, etc., without involving a deterioration in image quality.

Abstract: A digital lane mark generation apparatus of this invention generates a highly accurate and inexpensive three-dimensional mathematical expression orbit map (a digital lane mark), including a GPS coordinate reception unit 13 obtaining GPS coordinates (X, Y, Z) of the vehicle, a gyro sensor 14 calculating measurement values of a gradient (?, ?, ?), a camera device 19 photographing as a camera image, a distance meter 15 measuring a driving distance measuring point (1), a speed meter 16 measuring a speed(v), a steering angle sensor 17 measuring a steering angle (?), a road surface roughness sensor 18 detecting a road surface roughness (?), an IC tag information reception unit 11 detecting IC tag position information; an internal timer 12a, and a digital lane mark generation unit 12 generating a digital lane mark by relating each information to a standard time (t), and by using a line segment (S), a circular arc (R), and/or a clothoid curve (A).

Abstract: A first airbag apparatus of the present invention has an airbag module, which includes an airbag and an inflator, and a displacement mechanism, which displaces the airbag module. The displacement mechanism displaces the airbag module from an original position to a predetermined position when a collision of the vehicle is predicted and displaces the airbag module from the predetermined position to the original position when the predicted collision is avoided. A second airbag apparatus of the present invention has the airbag module and the displacement mechanism, which displaces a support member. The support member displaces the airbag from the original position to the predetermined position before the airbag is deployed. The deployed airbag is supported between the support body that is displaced to the predetermined position and an occupant.

Abstract: A first airbag apparatus of the present invention has an airbag module, which includes an airbag and an inflator, and a displacement mechanism, which displaces the airbag module. The displacement mechanism displaces the airbag module from an original position to a predetermined position when a collision of the vehicle is predicted and displaces the airbag module from the predetermined position to the original position when the predicted collision is avoided. A second airbag apparatus of the present invention has the airbag module and the displacement mechanism, which displaces a support member. The support member displaces the airbag from the original position to the predetermined position before the airbag is deployed. The deployed airbag is supported between the support body that is displaced to the predetermined position and an occupant.