Abstract: A method of detecting a position of a radio mobile station in radiocommunications, which is capable of accurately and simply finding the position of the mobile station. At a measuring point the mobile station measures the reception radio strength levels from a plurality of base stations and conveys the measurement results through the base station to a control station. The control station learns, through a neural network, the correlation between the reception radio strength levels and the position of the mobile station on the basis of the measurement results at a plurality of measuring points and the positions of the measuring points. Subsequently, when the mobile station communicates to the control station the reception radio strength levels measured at an arbitrary point, the control station estimates the position of the mobile station, causing those measurement results, on the basis of the correlation obtained through the learning.

Abstract: An information acquisition proxy system which conducts mediation for information acquisition between an information accessing terminal and an information distributing server. The system comprises a user authentication section for identifying a user and an information acquisition history managing section for retaining and managing a demand for information acquisition from the information accessing terminal, with the information acquisition history managing section retaining and managing demands in units of users. Also included in the system is an additional information managing section for managing additional information for the demand said information acquisition history managing section manages.

Abstract: A wireless communication system comprises: a center unit and a plurality of terminal units, wherein the center unit includes: a transmitting portion for recurrently generating time slots and transmitting data through the set of time slots; a broadcasting control portion for respectively sending information of at least a predetermined time slot to be used out of the time slots for broadcast to the plurality of terminal units through the transmitting portion and for operating the transmitting portion to transmit the data to be broadcasted through at least the predetermined time slot; and each of the terminal unit includes: a receiving portion for receiving the data through one of time slots assigned to each of the terminal unit out of the time slots; and a broadcasting receiving control portion for receiving the information through the receiving portion and for controlling the receiving portion to receive the data to be broadcasted using the predetermined time slot with reference to the information.

Abstract: There is disclosed a current control apparatus comprising first controllers adapted for detecting an overall or total load current to calculate distribution values for distributing a current margin with respect to an overall or total current limit value to respective air-conditioners; and second controllers adapted for respectively controlling air-conditioners so as not to exceed individual current limit values, and for carrying out an incremental correction of individual current limit values in accordance with distribution values calculated by the first controllers.

Abstract: A heat pump type apparatus with an air heating mode which heats a whole space using an internal heat-exchanger, a floor heating mode which heats the floor around the space using a floor heating panel, and a combined use of both type heating. In the combined use mode, the apparatus compensates the desired preset room temperature by a specified value in response to the results of a comparison of an actual floor temperature and a desired preset floor temperature.

Abstract: A filter device for cleaning water and having a reinforcing member for preventing reduction of filtering area due to deformation of filter membrane. The filter device comprises a generally cylindrical casing and a filter element contained in said casing for passing water from the primary side thereof to the secondary side thereof, the filter element including a corrugated filter membrane and a reinforcing member for supporting the corrugated filter membrane. The filter device is particularly suited for use together with a powdered absorbent such as activated carbon.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle constitutes a closed cycle for circulating a refrigerant therein and includes at least a variable capacity compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and an indoor heat exchanger. The indoor heat exchanger is provided with temperature sensor and an indoor fan. A floor heating panel is connected in parallel with the indoor heat exchanger. The panel is provided with a floor temperature sensor. A flow control valve is arranged in a refrigerant upstream side of the panel at a heating operation. A controller controls the compressor, the fan, and the valve in a first state at the start of a heating operation to simultaneously start air heating by the indoor heat exchanger and floor heating by the panel. The compressor, the fan, and the valve are controlled in a second state when a detection output from the room temperature sensor reaches a preset value, thereby maintaining a room temperature and increasing a floor temperature.