Abstract: Encoding parameters of picture and higher layers of importance to a number of applications, and encoding parameters of slice and lower layers of no importance to all applications are converted into auxiliary packets inserted respectively into a V-blanking area and an H-blanking area of a video-data signal output by a history-information-multiplexing apparatus employed in a video-decoding system. On the other hand, a video-encoding system extracts back the auxiliary packets superposed on the V-blanking area and the H-blanking area from an input base-band video signal. As a result, a technique of superposing information on data can be changed in accordance with the importance of the information and required information can be fetched with ease.

Abstract: A motor-driven stapler is disclosed which comprises a table (100) arranged as opposed to a staple drive portion for driving a staple and provided movably up and down on a stapler body, and a driver for driving a staple from the staple drive portion to sheets of paper when the table (100) has been moved to press the sheets of paper against the staple drive portion. The table (100) is moved up and down by allowing the table (100) to rotate about axles (27) that are provided on the side plate portions (24, 25) of the frame (12) of the stapler body (10).

Abstract: A motor-driven stapler is disclosed which comprises a table (100) arranged as opposed to a staple drive portion for driving a staple and provided movably up and down on a stapler body, and a driver for driving a staple from the staple drive portion to sheets of paper when the table (100) has been moved to press the sheets of paper against the staple drive portion. The table (100) is moved up and down by allowing the table (100) to rotate about axles (27) that are provided on the side plate portions (24, 25) of the frame (12) of the stapler body (10).

Abstract: A staple cartridge including a storage portion and a staple feeding passage. The storage portion stores a connected staple constituted by connecting a large number of straight staples. The staple feeding passage is for feeding the connected staple stored in the storage portion. A stopper is protruded to an inside of the staple feeding passage for preventing the connected staple from being moved to a discharge side. The stopper is formed on both sides of a discharge port provided on a tip of the staple feeding passage.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transcoder having a MPEG decoder and a MPEG encoder, for changing a GOP structure and,the bit rate of an encoded bitstream obtained as a result of an encoding process. The MPEG encoder receives a past encoding parameters generated at a past encoding process as a history information, and performs a present encoding process by using the past encoding parameters selectively so that the present encoding process is optimized. Furthermore, the encoder describe the past encoding parameters into the encoded bitstream as the history information so as to reuse the history information in advance encoding process. The picture quality of the video data does not deteriorate even if decoding and encoding processes are carried out repeatedly by the transcoder.

Abstract: Encoding parameters of picture and higher layers of importance to a number of applications, and encoding parameters of slice and lower layers of no importance to all applications are converted into auxiliary packets inserted respectively into a V-blanking area and an H-blanking area of a video-data signal output by a history-information-multiplexing apparatus employed in a video-decoding system. On the other hand, a video-encoding system extracts back the auxiliary packets superposed on the V-blanking area and the H-blanking area from an input base-band video signal. As a result, a technique of superposing information on data can be changed in accordance with the importance of the information and required information can be fetched with ease.

Abstract: In a communication device for providing a communication between a user terminal and a network service provider apparatus, datalink layer information included in data transmitted from a source user terminal is read, a communication function of an existing protocol of outputting data group to a network service provider apparatus when the datalink layer information includes communication request information to the network service provider apparatus is maintained, and the data are outputted directly to a destination user terminal when the datalink layer information includes shortcut communication request information to the destination user terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyolefin stretch packaging film, comprising at least one layer containing a component (A), and which has a storage modulus (E′) of from 5.0×108 dyn/cm2 to 5.0×109 dyn/cm2 and a loss tangent (tan&dgr;) of from 0.2 to 0.8, as measured by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement at a frequency of 10 Hz and at a temperature of 20° C., wherein said component (A) is a soft polypropylene resin which satisfies the following conditions (1) to (3), which has a sum of mesopentad percentage and racemopentad percentage (mmmm+rrrr) of from 30 to 70% as obtained from 13C-NMR spectrum, in which crystalline block and non-crystalline block portions co-exist in the molecular chain and of which the stereoregularity is controlled.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transcoder having a MPEG decoder and a MPEG encoder, for changing a GOP structure and the bit rate of an encoded bitstream obtained as a result of an encoding process. The MPEG encoder receives a past encoding parameters generated at a past encoding process as a history information, and performs a present encoding process by using the past encoding parameters selectively so that the present encoding process is optimized. Furthermore, the encoder describe the past encoding parameters into the encoded bitstream as the history information so as to reuse the history information in advance encoding process. The picture quality of the video data does not deteriorate even if decoding and encoding processes are carried out repeatedly by the transcoder.

Abstract: A video data compression apparatus with which compressed video data of suitable amounts of data can be produced and in addition the time required for processing is short.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device including 1T-1C memory cells for increasing an access speed thereto. The semiconductor memory device is composed of a substrate, a MOS (metal oxide semiconductor) transistor formed in a surface portion of the substrate, an inter-level dielectric covering the MOS transistor, a capacitor element, and a contact formed through the inter-level dielectric. The contact electrically connects the capacitor element to the MOS transistor on a source thereof. The contact includes a metal portion formed of metal. The metal portion reduces the resistance of the contact, and thereby increases the access speed of the semiconductor memory device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication device for transmitting transmission information to a connectionless network, while shaping it, within the range of a transmission bandwidth (=BWt·BWr/&Sgr;BW) to be applied to transmission of this transmission information computed based on bandwidths BWt and BWr, which are allotted respectively to a local station corresponding to a transmitting party of the transmission information and a node corresponding to a destination, and the sum total &Sgr;BW of bandwidths allotted to all the nodes except that destination, and a bandwidth management method applied to the communication device. In a network to which the present invention is applied, bandwidths are managed properly and efficiently, and furthermore, high transmission quality and service quality are maintained steadily and high RAS is also enhanced.

Abstract: Encoding parameters of picture and higher layers of importance to a number of applications, and encoding parameters of slice and lower layers of no importance to all applications are converted into auxiliary packets inserted respectively into a V-blanking area and an H-blanking area of a video-data signal output by a history-information-multiplexing apparatus employed in a video-decoding system. On the other hand, a video-encoding system extracts back the auxiliary packets superposed on the V-blanking area and the H-blanking area from an input base-band video signal. As a result, a technique of superposing information on data can be changed in accordance with the importance of the information and required information can be fetched with ease.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing non-volatile memory enables a junction capacitance to be increased between a control gate and a floating gate and realizes low voltage and high speed operation by virtue of adaptation of chemical mechanical polishing technology and dry etching technology with the exception that it causes cell area to be increased. There is provided with floating gates formed on a semiconductor-substrate through a first gate insulating film, a control gate which is subjected to capacitive junction to the floating gates through a second gate insulating film. The floating gates have deeper concave shape than a regular concave shape which is formed on a semiconductor-substrate while reflecting shape-of-substrates. There is provided a second gate insulating film at least on the inside surface of concave shaped side wall of the floating gates.

Abstract: A video data compression apparatus with which compressed video data of suitable amounts of data can be produced and in addition the time required for processing is short. An encoder control unit performs a preprocessing for compression and coding and, at the same time, produces a flatness and an intra AC as parameters indicating the difficulty of the pattern of pictures to be compressed to I pictures. A motion detector calculates a predictive error amount (ME residual) of the motion prediction. An FIFO memory delays each picture of the input video data. A host computer approximates a real difficulty data Dj indicating the difficulty of the pattern of each picture by the ME residual, flatness, and intra AC and further calculates the target amount of data Tj of the compressed video data from the approximated real difficulty data Dj. The encoder performs the compression and coding so that the amount of data of the compressed video data becomes substantially the target amount of data Tj.

Abstract: A motor-operated stapler capable of narrowing the range of a home position zone of a cam, is provided. The motor-operated stapler includes a driver 36 which reciprocates and drives out a staple toward a sheet bundle and a drive-out mechanism 30 which causes the driver 36 to operate. A driver cam 32 is mounted on a driving shaft 31 in the drive-out mechanism 30 and the driver 36 is reciprocated once by rotation of the driver cam 32. A brake mechanism 60 is used which applies a brake mechanically to the rotation of the driving shaft 31 when the driver 36 returns to its home position.

Abstract: A staple cartridge including a storage portion and a staple feeding passage. The storage portion stores a connected staple constituted by connecting a large number of straight staples. The staple feeding passage is for feeding the connected staple stored in the storage portion. A stopper is protruded to an inside of the staple feeding passage for preventing the connected staple from being moved to a discharge side. The stopper is formed on both sides of a discharge port provided on a tip of the staple feeding passage.

Abstract: Plural n number of encoders 21, 22 . . . 2n carry out reading in advance of parameter information PAR. #1, #2 . . . #n with respect to respective n number of programs prog. 1, 2 . . . n to allow a controller 3 to estimate encoding difficulty related information “difficulty” when picture is encoded, and to compression-encode the plural n number of programs on the basis of target encoding rate that the controller 3 has calculated on the basis of the parameter information. The controller 3 calculates allocation code quantities target_rate #1, #2 . . . #n every respective programs from the parameter information PAR. #1, #2 . . . #n. A multiplexer 4 multiplexes streams “stream” #1, #2 . . . #n that the encoders 21, 22 . . . 2n have encoded in correspondence with the allocation code quantities targer_rate #1, #2 . . . #n.

Abstract: Plural n number of encoders 21, 22 . . . 2n carry out reading in advance of parameter information PAR. #1, #2 . . . #n with respect to respective n number of programs prog. 1, 2 . . . n to allow a controller 3 to estimate encoding difficulty related information “difficulty” when picture is encoded, and to compression-encode the plural n number of programs on the basis of target encoding rate that the controller 3 has calculated on the basis of the parameter information. The controller 3 calculates allocation code quantities target_rate #1, #2 . . . #n every respective programs from the parameter information PAR. #1, #2 . . . #n. A multiplexer 4 multiplexes streams “stream” #1, #2 . . . #n that the encoders 21, 22 . . . 2n have encoded in correspondence with the allocation code quantities target_rate #1, #2 . . . #n.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a waterproof connector housing, that enables the formation of a uniform packing ring which is an integral part of the housing by engaging a hollow body of a housing with a trapezoidal engaging portion provided on a male mold, holding the housing by contacting tightly an inner wall of the hollow body with the trapezoidal engaging portion to align the center of the male mold with that of the housing, and injecting a rubber material into a packing ring forming space uniformly defined by one of both of the male and female mold through a rubber supply paths of the housing. The housing having the hollow body with tapered shoulder, a male mold having the trapezoidal engaging portion and a female mold beveled or thinned at the open edge are employed for implementing the method.