Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable composition that includes an oxyalkylene polymer A having an average of 4 to 8 terminal groups per molecule and having a reactive silicon group represented by: —SiXaR3-a (1) (in which R is a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and represents an organic group other than a hydrolyzable group, and X represents a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or a hydrolyzable group; a is an integer from 1 to 3; when a is 2 or more, X groups may be the same as or different from each other, and when a is 1, R groups may be the same as or different from each other), wherein the terminal group has the reactive silicon group, an unsaturated group, an isocyanate group or an active hydrogen-containing group, and the oxyalkylene polymer A has a hydroxyl group equivalent molecular weight of 500 to 1,750 per terminal group.

Abstract: A second main surface of the copper plate is opposite a first main surface of the copper plate, and is bonded to a silicon nitride ceramic substrate by the bonding layer. A first portion and a second portion of an end surface of the copper plate form an angle of 135° to 165° on an outside of the copper plate. An extended plane of the first portion and the second main surface form an angle of 110° to 145° a side where the second portion is located. A distance from the second main surface to an intersection of the first portion and the second portion in a direction of a thickness of the copper plate is 10 to 100 ?m. The second main surface extends beyond the extended plane of the first portion by a distance of 10 ?m or more.

Abstract: Timing phase information is extracted from a power spectrum of a received signal whose amplitude is modulated per frame or sub-frame, and timing phase synchronization of the received signal is performed with the timing phase information. Also, a vector signal of the power spectrum is generated, the vector signal is multiplied by another vector signal to be rotated, a sign decision of the rotated vector signal is performed, a result of the sign decision is integrated to be outputted as the timing phase information, and a vector conversion is performed to the integrated value to be fed back as the other vector signal.

Abstract: A power line carrier communication system can effectively reduce leak electromagnetic field generation. Transmission data is copied on a frequency axis, and vector multiplication of a finite-difference function is performed to insert either a zero signal or an inverted signal between original signals.

Abstract: A polling communication system includes a main station and a plurality of sub stations connected to the main station. The main station includes an address control part and a polling control part. The address control part divides a predetermined polling cycle into a plurality of kinds of polling intervals each having a different number of times of polling, and holds addresses of polling target sub stations corresponding to the respective polling intervals. The polling control part switches the polling intervals and changes the addresses in the address control part according to states of the sub stations. Each of the sub stations includes another polling control part that sends a response when the sub station is polled by the main station.

Abstract: A method used in equalization processing is provided, in which a reference signal is received and a change point of transmission line characteristics is detected. A basic frequency signal of fluctuation period of the transmission line characteristics is extracted, and vectorized. The vector is adjusted such that vectors corresponding to two change points become symmetrical with respect to X axis. Then, fluctuation interval of transmission line characteristics is judged by comparing X component of the vector with a reference value. As a result, equalization processing is performed in accordance with the fluctuation.

Abstract: A data transmission method that includes the steps of: a) performing two-dimensional interleaving along a time axis and along a frequency axis; b) transmitting the thus-obtained data by a multi-carrier transmission form; and c) producing, by channel copy operation, data which is short for the number of channels required for fast inverse Fourier transform performed antecedent and subsequent to step a).

Abstract: In a noise elimination method and apparatus, a spread spectrum modulation signal having a data signal and an overlapping noise component at a signal point on a time axis and a noise component at a zero point on the time axis is received. A correlation of the received modulation signal to a spread spectrum code is generated by using a correlating filter. Zero is set at points of the modulation signal other than the signal point where the correlation becomes the maximum, so that the noise component at the zero point is extracted from the modulation signal. The noise component at the signal point is predicted by performing interpolation prediction based on the extracted noise component. The noise component at the signal point is removed from the modulation signal based on the predicted noise component.

Abstract: A data transmission method comprises the steps of: a) performing two-dimensional interleaving along a time axis and along a frequency axis; b) transmitting the thus-obtained data by a multi-carrier transmission form; and c) producing, by channel copy operation, data which is short for the number of channels required for fast inverse Fourier transform performed antecedent and subsequent to said step a).

Abstract: In a noise canceling method and an apparatus therefor which notices the colored noise looked macroscopically, positively cancels the dominant noise component in the low frequency band, shifts the S/N value to plus, and can extract the reception signal buried in the low frequency band and having a comparatively high level, a signal in which a time axis, an amplitude, and a phase are specified or a zero-point signal is inserted into a transmission signal by an inserter, a noise component is interpolated by using the specified signal or the zero-point signal by a noise canceler, and an originally transmitted signal is regenerated by subtracting the noise component from the reception signal.

Abstract: A data transmission method includes the steps of: a) performing two-dimensional interleaving along a time axis and along a frequency axis; b) transmitting thus-obtained data by a multi-carrier transmission form; and c) producing, by channel copy operation, data which is short with respect to the required number of channels for fast inverse Fourier transform performed antecedent and subsequent to the step a).

Abstract: A canceling method and apparatus can achieve a fast communication by improving an S/N value by adaptively canceling a noise with respect to a frequency or band having a large noise by selecting noise canceling band in accordance with a condition of noise being generated. A reception signal contains a specific signal having a specified time position, amplitude and phase. A noise distribution of the specific signal is recognized so as to predict a noise by extracting a frequency band having a larger noise component from a pair of frequencies generated by the insertion of the specific signal. An original transmission signal is reproduced by canceling the predicted noise from the reception signal.

Abstract: A signal level switching circuit is provided with input resistors 2a and 2b connected between input terminals 1a and 1b of a signal and output terminals 5a and 5b used to be connected to a reception circuit 6; a switch circuit 3 which has been constituted by a plurality of switching elements and has been connected to the output terminals 5a and 5b; and a voltage dividing resistor 4 for selectively switching/connecting with respect to the input resistors 2a and 2b by this switch circuit 3.

Abstract: In a noise canceling method and an apparatus therefor which notices the colored noise looked macroscopically, positively cancels the dominant noise component in the low frequency band, shifts the S/N value to plus, and can extract the reception signal buried in the low frequency band and having a comparatively high level, a signal in which a time axis, an amplitude, and a phase are specified or a zero-point signal is inserted into a transmission signal by an inserter, a noise component is interpolated by using the specified signal or the zero-point signal by a noise canceler, and an originally transmitted signal is regenerated by subtracting the noise component from the reception signal.

Abstract: A signal fetching unit fetches a signal that includes binarized information disposed with a predetermined information length, from a barcode. A module-frequency extracting unit extracts a module frequency equivalent to a basic unit length in the binarized information from the signal. A frequency shifting unit shifts a frequency to 0 Hz based on the module frequency for the signal. A low pass filter passes a low frequency component included in an output signal from the frequency shifting unit. A module-point extracting unit extracts a module point synchronized with the signal and that has the module frequency, based on the module frequency extracted and an output signal of the low pass filter. A demodulating unit demodulates a character of the barcode based on the module point extracted.

Abstract: A modem coupling circuit comprising: (a) a transformer 1 having a core 1a including a gap formed therein, primary windings N1a, N1b constituting a bifilar wound coil which is wound around the core 1a, forming a single layer and connected to power lines L1, L2, and a secondary winding N2 connected to a transmitting circuit 2 and a secondary winding N3 connected to a receiving circuit 3, the secondary windings N2, N3 holding the single layer of the primary windings between; (b) a coupling capacitor C1 connected to a middle point between first ends of the primary windings, the first ends being not connected to the power lines L1, L2; (c) current limiting resistances R1a, R1b connected to the primary windings N1a, N1b having a bifilar construction; (d) drive resistances R2a, R2b connected to the secondary winding for transmission N2; and (e) terminating resistances R3a, R3b connected to the secondary winding for reception N3.

Abstract: A peak suppression method detects a peak value exceeding a threshold value of a transmitting signal, forms a peak value prediction signal which is limited to a noise cancelling frequency band of a receiving end, based on the detected peak value of the transmitting signal, and subtracts the peak value prediction signal from the transmitting signal.

Abstract: A method of reading information which makes it possible to suppress the size of hardware and a price thereof and to improve an S/N ratio of a reading signal and reading resolution, wherein even if depth of field for reading is enlarged or a concave/convex portion or a blurred portion is left on the reading face, reading precision can be improved. The method includes steps of acquiring from a medium 1, a signal containing binary digit information having a predetermined information length and a one-dimensional arrangement, extracting information concerning an elemental unit length of the information length of the binary digit information from the acquired signal, and reading a ratio of the binary digit information to the information length based on the extracted elemental unit length information.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with an error correction device and method for correcting errors in data items sent on a plurality of channels. An identification unit calculates an exclusive OR value for data items sent on the plurality of channels, and adopts the calculated value as data sent on a separate error correction channel. A signal quality detection unit detects the signal qualities concerning the plurality of channels. If the exclusive OR value is not equal zero, an identifying and processing unit replaces data on a channel whose signal quality is detected to be worst with an exclusive OR value for data items sent on channels other than the channel whose signal quality is worst.

Abstract: A signal fetching unit fetches a signal that includes binarized information disposed with a predetermined information length, from a barcode. A module-frequency extracting unit extracts a module frequency equivalent to a basic unit length in the binarized information from the signal. A frequency shifting unit shifts a frequency to 0 Hz based on the module frequency for the signal. A low pass filter passes a low frequency component included in an output signal from the frequency shifting unit. A module-point extracting unit extracts a module point synchronized with the signal and that has the module frequency, based on the module frequency extracted and an output signal of the low pass filter. A demodulating unit demodulates a character of the barcode based on the module point extracted.