Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a velocity at which a pulse wave propagates between a first portion and a second portion of a living subject, the apparatus including a propagation-signal producing device which is adapted to be worn on the first portion of the subject and produces a propagation signal, a propagation-signal detecting device which is adapted to be worn on the second portion of the subject and detects the propagation signal that has been produced by the propagation-signal producing device, has propagated through a body tissue of the subject, and has reached the second portion, a blood-vessel-length determining device for determining a length of a blood vessel of the subject that is located between the first and second portions of the subject, based on a signal propagation time from a time when the propagation signal is produced by the propagation-signal producing device, to a time when the propagation signal is detected by the propagation-signal detecting device, and a pre-stored velocity at which the

Abstract: In a data transmission system, a data transmission method, a data transmitting apparatus and a data transmitting method according to this invention, in carrying out transmission of data at a predetermined transmit period from the server unit to the terminal equipment, an interrupt signal is generated at a scheduling period longer than a predetermined transmit period to carry out transmitting control of data every predetermined transmit period on the basis of quantity of transmittable data within one scheduling period unit. Thus, overhead of isochronous packet is reduced, thus making it possible to improve transmission efficiency.

Abstract: It is intended to enable control, without using personal computers, of a connection via an ATM network between devices that are connected to IEEE 1394 serial buses. When ATM addresses are assigned to IEEE 1394 serial buses that are connected to ATM/1394 bridges, TSCs (terminal system controllers) of the respective ATM/1394 bridges communicate the ATM addresses to a DCS (device control server) and the ATM addresses are stored in a database that is connected to the DCS. The DCS controls a connection between the devices that are connected to the IEEE 1394 serial buses.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a propagation velocity of a pulse wave which is propagated through an artery of a living subject, the apparatus including an electrocardiographic-waveform detecting device which detects an electrocardiographic waveform from the subject, a pulse-wave sensor which is adapted to be worn on the subject and which detects the pulse wave from the subject, a time-difference determining device for determining a time difference between a first periodic point relating to the detected electrocardiographic waveform and a second periodic point relating to the detected pulse wave, and a propagation-velocity determining means for determining the propagation velocity of the pulse wave based on the determined time difference.

Abstract: An image heating device for heating an image formed on a recording material is provided which comprises a heating member; an excitation coil for generating a magnetic field to induce an eddy current in the heating member; a temperature detecting member for detecting a temperature of the heating member, the temperature detecting member being arranged at a position in opposition to a heat generation area of the heating member; and an insulating holder that holds the temperature detecting member.

Abstract: A sensor device has a semiconductor sensor chip mounted on a resin package with which insert pins are insert-molded. The sensor chip and the pins are electrically connected to each other by bonding wires. An electrically insulating protective member covers the chip, the pins, and the wires. The protective member has a saturated swelling coefficient of approximately 7 wt % at most when the protective member is immersed into gasoline having a temperature of 20° C. Accordingly, bubbles are prevented from being produced in the protective member.

Abstract: When various content is broadcasted via the Internet, a user is free from restriction of time and space and user's desired content is provided. The content is controllably recorded and read to a random-access recording medium via a network, and at least the content read from the recording medium is transmitted to the network.

Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating a degree of recovery of a living subject from a surgical operation which the subject has undergone, the apparatus including a circulatory-organ-relating-information obtaining device for iteratively obtaining, after the operation, a piece of circulatory-organ-relating information relating to a circulatory organ of the subject, and a recovery-degree evaluating device for evaluating the degree of recovery of the subject, based on at least one piece of circulatory-organ-relating information obtained by the circulatory-organ-relating-information obtaining device.

Abstract: A communication control system lessens the burden (load) of repeaters and has a reduced number of development steps. Data of the ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) signaling protocol standard that is delivered to an ATM/1394 repeater 3 (FIG. 4, for example) through an ATM network 2 from an ATM terminal 1 is converted to data of the IEEE 1394 transmission standard by an ASEL (ATM over IEEE 1394 Serial bus Emulation Layer) 31 (see FIG. 54, for example). The data of the IEEE 1394 standard transmitted to a 1394 terminal 4 is converted into data of the ATM standard by an ASEL 32. Advantageously, using the inventive ASEL avoids the need for an original (special-purpose) signaling protocol (FIG. 3) that would otherwise be required between the repeater and the terminal(s) 4.

Abstract: A map database apparatus according to the present invention manages roads by expressing the roads as link strings. Each of the link strings is constituted by connecting a plurality of links, each of the links has nodes at a front end and a rear end respectively, the map database apparatus has node information concerning the nodes, and the node information includes guide data to be used for route guidance. And, the guide data have directional characteristics corresponding to an order in which the links are connected.

Abstract: A map database apparatus according to the present invention manages roads by expressing the roads as link strings. Each of the link strings is constituted by connecting a plurality of links, each of the links has nodes at a front end and a rear end respectively, the map database apparatus has node information concerning the nodes, and the node information includes guide data to be used for route guidance. And, the guide data have directional characteristics corresponding to an order in which the links are connected.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a propagation velocity of a pulse wave which is propagated through an artery of a living subject, the apparatus including an electrocardiographic-waveform detecting device which detects an electrocardiographic waveform from the subject, a pulse-wave sensor which is adapted to be worn on the subject and which detects the pulse wave from the subject, a time-difference determining device for determining a time difference between a first periodic point relating to the detected electrocardiographic waveform and a second periodic point relating to the detected pulse wave, and a propagation-velocity determining means for determining the propagation velocity of the pulse wave based on the determined time difference.

Abstract: An image heating device includes: a heating member having a heater that is in contact with a bearing member, which bears an image, and heats the image, a first temperature detecting member that is disposed above a surface of the heating member with a gap therebetween and detects a temperature of the heating member, a second temperature detecting member that is disposed in contact with the surface of the heating member and detects a temperature of the heating member and a controller for controlling a supply of a power to the heater on the basis of a detected output of the first and second temperature detecting members, wherein the controller controls the supply of the power to the heater on the basis of the detected output of the first temperature detecting member at the time of heating the image and controls the supply of the power to the heater on the basis of the detected output of the second temperature detecting member at a time of standby.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a propagation velocity of a pulse wave which is propagated through an artery of a living subject, the apparatus including an electrocardiographic-waveform detecting device which detects an electrocardiographic waveform from the subject, a pulse-wave sensor which is adapted to be worn on the subject and which detects the pulse wave from the subject, a time-difference determining device for determining a time difference between a first periodic point relating to the detected electrocardiographic waveform and a second periodic point relating to the detected pulse wave, and a propagation-velocity determining means for determining the propagation velocity of the pulse wave based on the determined time difference.

Abstract: An image heating apparatus has a first member; a second member slidable relative to the first member; a third member for forming a nip with the first member with the second member disposed therebetween, wherein a recording material carrying an image is nipped and red by the nip between the second member and the third member, a pressure control unit for controlling a pressure at the nip to set the pressure to a first pressure and a second pressure which is higher than the first pressure, wherein when the second member starts moving upon start of image heating operation, the control unit sets the pressure to the first pressure and then to the second pressure.

Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating a degree of recovery of a living subject from a surgical operation which the subject has undergone, the apparatus including a circulatory-organ-relating-information obtaining device for iteratively obtaining, after the operation, a piece of circulatory-organ-relating information relating to a circulatory organ of the subject, and a recovery-degree evaluating device for evaluating the degree of recovery of the subject, based on at least one piece of circulatory-organ-relating information obtained by the circulatory-organ-relating-information obtaining device.

Abstract: Data is transferred between a plurality of networks which are not synchronized in clock with each other, without creating either an overflow or an underflow. Data output from a first DVCR is transferred to a second DVCR via a first IEEE-1394 serial bus, a first ATM/IEEE-1394 data transfer apparatus, a first UNI, a first ATM network, an NNI 101, a second ATM network, a second UNI, a second ATM/IEEE-1394 data transfer apparatus, and a second IEEE-1394 serial bus. The second ATM/IEEE-1394 data transfer apparatus stores data in a buffer for each flow and deletes or inserts an empty packet depending upon the amount of data stored in the buffer so as to prevent an overflow and an underflow. A deviation of a time stamp caused by the insertion or the deletion of the empty packet is gradually corrected.

Abstract: A controller connected to computers analyzes messages from the computers and converts the analyzed messages into a different format. The controller also generates correspondence information for the message.

Abstract: A sensor device has a semiconductor sensor chip mounted on a resin package with which insert pins are insert-molded. The sensor chip and the pins are electrically connected to each other by bonding wires. An electrically insulating protective member covers the chip, the pins, and the wires. The protective member has a saturated swelling coefficient of approximately 7 wt % at most when the protective member is immersed into gasoline having a temperature of 20° C. Accordingly, bubbles are prevented from being produced in the protective member.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image heating apparatus which has a rotary member, magnetic flux generating device for generating a magnetic flux, and wherein an eddy current is generated in the rotary member by the magnetic flux generated by the magnetic flux generating device, the rotary member generates heat by the eddy current and an image on a recording material is heated by the heat, a heat conducting member being in contact with the rotary member, wherein, when, with respec to a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the rotary member, Lh being a length of a heat generating region of the rotary member, Lf being a length of the rotary member, and L being length of the heat conducting member, Lh≦L≦Lf is satisfied.