Abstract: According to one embodiment, an acoustic characteristic measurement apparatus comprises a generation module configured to generate a measuring pulse for measuring an acoustic characteristic of a subject, an acquisition module configured acquire an acoustic characteristic of the subject based on a response signal from the subject, and a transducer module configured to transduce the measurement pulse into an acoustic signal to be transmitted to the subject and transduce an acoustic response signal from the subject into an electrical response signal to be supplied to the acquisition module.

Abstract: A radio wave absorbing coating composition that exhibits an excellent absorption performance of radio waves in 40 MHz to 3 GHz frequency band is provided. The radio wave absorbing coating composition contains metal powder that is made up of a martensitic Fe—Cr—Ni alloy powder and/or a martensitic Fe—Ni alloy powder, carbon powder, resin, and solvent.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus for cancelling resonance in an outer-ear canal, comprises an outer-ear canal model includes attenuator modules representing reflection coefficients of an earphone or headphone and an eardrum, and a delay module having a delay time corresponding to a distance between the earphone or headphone and the eardrum, an inverse-filter forming unit configured to form an inverse filter of the outer-ear canal model, and a convolution module configured to perform convolution on an impulse response from the inverse filter and a sound-source signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a remote controller apparatus including: preset holding means for holding, per preset code, preset information representative of correspondence between buttons of a plurality of trial-targeted remote controllers on the one hand, and an output signal given when each of the buttons is pushed on the other hand; evaluation value creating means for counting, out of the preset information held in the preset holding means, the number of preset codes of which the output signal is the same for each of the pushed buttons, before setting the largest count as an evaluation value of the button in question; and button presenting means for presenting as a trial button the button of which the evaluation value is the smallest.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a digital data decoding apparatus calculates branch metrics of all paths in an input data series from the path at a state of a current time to the path at a state of a next time, and obtains path metrics of all the paths up to the path at the state of the next time by adding the calculated branch metric to the path metric of the path corresponding to the branch metric. Further, the digital data decoding apparatus selects a maximum-likelihood path from among the paths based on the obtained path metrics and, when no input is performed, selects the maximum-likelihood path by utilizing the path metric of the selected maximum-likelihood path as it is without adding the branch metric thereto.

Abstract: An apparatus for reproducing digital data recorded on a recording medium by a Partial Response Maximum Likelihood method, the digital data being recorded in a code pattern in which the same code continuously appears at least two times, includes an analog-to-digital converting unit that samples an analog reproduction signal recorded on the recording medium and converts the sampled analog reproduction signal into a digital signal; a sampling rate switching unit that adaptively switches the sampling rate in the analog-to-digital converting unit from a higher rate to a lower rate; and a data demodulating unit that reproduces and demodulates the digital signal subjected to the analog-to-digital conversion in the analog-to-digital converting unit by the Partial Response Maximum Likelihood method in accordance with the switching between the higher rate and the lower rate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, in an information recording and reproducing apparatus, a record data correction unit generates correction data for correcting a record waveform generated according to record data. Further, the information recording and reproducing apparatus generates discrimination data for use in pattern discrimination performed to generate the correction data, using decoded data outputted from a PRML signal processing unit and the record data, and outputs the generated discrimination data to the record data correction unit.

Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter includes a track hold circuit, a reference voltage generating circuit, a switched capacitor circuit, a preamplifier that amplifies a voltage held by the switched capacitor circuit, a comparator that generates a logic level corresponding to an output from the preamplifier, and an encoder that converts the logic level into a binary code (n-bit digital output). If capacitors constituting the switched capacitor circuit are charged and the charges in these capacitors then vary, each capacitor is recharged by an amount corresponding to the particular variation.

Abstract: A radio wave absorbing coating composition that exhibits an excellent absorption performance of radio waves in 40 MHz to 3 GHz frequency band is provided. The radio wave absorbing coating composition contains metal powder that is made up of a martensitic Fe—Cr—Ni alloy powder and/or a martensitic Fe—Ni alloy powder, carbon powder, resin, and solvent.

Abstract: BT wiring sections 40 and 6 are provided respectively at a mobile telephone set MS and a car audio device AS. When a user of the mobile telephone set MS gets on a car CR, a BT radio link is established between the mobile telephone set MS and the car audio device AS, and a hands-free communication mode is set to the mobile telephone set MS and car audio device AS. Then, the communication speech data received from/transmitted to a mobile communication network via a W-CDMA radio link is transferred between the mobile telephone set MS and the car audio device AS, thereby enabling hands-free communication.

Abstract: A suspension arm for a vehicle is provided, the suspension arm including an L-shaped arm body having a first end portion, an intermediate portion, and a second end portion. The first end portion is adapted to pivotally connect the arm body to a vehicle. The intermediate portion has a bulge formed thereon which is adapted to pivotally connect the arm body to the vehicle. The second end portion is adapted to connect the arm body to a vehicle wheel knuckle. The arm body is formed from a single piece of pipe material having a closed cross-section.

Abstract: A binary digitizing system which is effective when it is desired to reproduce a picture having a half-tone level with use of, for example, a dot printer or the like. Binary threshold data for comparison with a current picture signal is randomly changed slightly within a predetermined range to such an extent that users cannot recognize change in the level of the binary threshold data, thus preventing the continuation of such regular binary pattern. Further, the binary threshold data for comparison with a current input picture signal is changed according to a desired density to obtain a binary picture signal corresponding to the desired density.

Abstract: Facsimile equipment includes an image scanner for reading image information from an transmit original, a coder for coding the image signal to produce image data, a modulator/demodulator coupled to the coder and to a line via a network control unit, a decoder for decoding image data transmitted over the line to reproduce an image signal, a printer for printing an image on a recording paper in response to the reproduced image signal, and a dialer coupled to the network control unit for producing dial pulses corresponding to a dialing number. The facsimile equipment further includes a keyboard, a memory, and a card reader. The keyboard includes ten keys for entering dial numbers for usual dialing operation and memory keys for reading dial numbers stored in the memory for dialing by a single key operation. The memory stores dial numbers in the form of a table accessed by the types of the card and the memory key.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmission of data among computers or peripherals along a loop transmission line includes a master system which provides signals along the transmission line for establishing a series of data frames of equivalent length. Each data frame is assigned a frame number, and is allotted a preselected amount of available space for placement of data. Subsequent computers or peripherals are preprogramed with a series of frame numbers which identify those data frames into which they may write data, or from which data is to be read. The allotment of preselected frame numbers for placement and reception of data by the respective devices provides for equivalent sharing of the available data transmission capability of the loop transmission system.

Abstract: The present invention provides improved method and apparatus for preventing unevenness in thermal printers. Generally unevenness in thermal printers is a result of temperature variations between the heat generating elements thereof. The present invention seeks to prevent unevenness in printing by compensating the driving current of each heat generating element in response to its temperature. The temperature of the heat generating elements is determined by driving each element to a predetermined temperature while heating and determining the time interval which elapses between heatings. Further, thermal characteristics of the printing head can be used to compensate the driving current. Lastly, the driving current can be compensated with data which represents the time interval between printing successive lines of data.

Abstract: A telescopic front suspension including a bottom case (9; 31; 83; 111; 151) supporting a front wheel of a vehicle, and a fork pipe (8; 32; 84; 112; 152) slidably fitted in the bottom case. The telescopic front suspension has a restriction mechanism (18a; 19; 47, 48, 70, 71, 135, 136; 178, 179) for restricting, at a predetermined degree of contraction between the bottom case and the fork pipe, the relative expansion between the bottom case and the fork pipe.

Abstract: A shock absorber for bumpers comprising a fixed bottomed outer cylinder and an inner cylinder which is slidably fitted in said outer cylinder and to the front end of which a bumper is to be fitted, said outer cylinder being provided with a stopper to prevent the inner cylinder from escaping and said inner cylinder being slidably fitted with a piston having damping force generating holes, filled with a compressible fluid and engaged with said stopper, said fluid being compressed by pulling a piston rod connected with the piston in the end part through the base end of the inner cylinder so as to collide with the bottom surface of the outer cylinder to press the inner cylinder into the outer cylinder.

Abstract: A shock absorber for bumpers comprising an inner cylinder having means at the front end for fitting the shock absorber to a bumper and the base part being slidably engaged in an outer cylinder having means for fitting it to a car frame; a high pressure gas enclosed between a free piston fitted in the inner cylinder and the front end of the inner cylinder; oil contained between the free piston and the botton surface of the outer cylinder so that no air gap produced, a tubular column fitted at its base end to the botton surface of the outer cylinder and provided with a plurality of side-by-side damping force generating holes, the front end being flexible engaged to the base end of the inner cylinder, and a plate-shaped valve slidably fitted on the tubular column is, opposed to the base end surface of the inner cylinder.