Abstract: Disclosed herewith is an attribute information utilization system for enabling network services in various forms. To achieve the above object, the attribute information utilization system of the present invention includes a center device and a terminal. The center device includes a communication block and a server that receives user attribute information and supplies services in accordance with the attribute information. The terminal includes a communication block, a personal attribute information generation/management block that generates/manages user attribute information, an external device interface block connected to a portable storage device and used to exchange attribute information with the memory device. The terminal sends attribute information managed by the personal attribute information generation/management block or inputted from the portable storage device to the center device to receive services from a server.

Abstract: The present invention provides an expiration date monitoring system capable of monitoring an expiration date of a terminal by an effective method. According to an expiration date monitoring system comprising a terminal and a server for monitoring an expiration date of this terminal, the server monitors the expiration date for each terminal, for each function of the terminal and for each content. The terminal receives a renewal command of the expiration date from the server and stores the renewed expiration date of each function. Then, the terminal can activate the terminal itself, each function of the terminal and the access to the content when the current date (current time) is within the expiration date thereof.

Abstract: A circuit board electrical connector includes a connector housing (20) having a front edge holding section (21) with a receiving groove (23) for receiving a leading edge of a circuit board (1) having a plurality of contact pads (2) on the leading edge and an aperture or notch (3) therein, and a pair of guiding sections (22) extending upward from opposite ends of the front edge holding section for guiding the circuit board; a plurality of contact elements (25) provided in the receiving groove for contact with the contact pads of the circuit board; a pair of insertion slots (28) provided in the guiding sections and having a width slightly greater than a thickness of the circuit board; at least one pair of pressure portions (29A) provided on opposed faces of one of the insertion slots such that a distance between the pressure portions is slightly less than the thickness of the circuit board so as to hold the circuit board between them; and at least one pair of engaging projections (29B) provided on the pressure

Abstract: Providing information collection system that allows the user to access a network easily to obtain information.

Abstract: It is difficult to easily and efficiently collect information such as the viewing and listening history of an audience in a present television and the like. A receiving device 0100 according to the present invention includes a data receiving section 0103 receiving broadcast data, a data output section 0104 outputting the data received by the receiving section, a history storage section 0107 storing various histories relating to data output and the like.

Abstract: Since there has been conventionally provided no device effectively mixing a broadcasting characteristic and a communication characteristic for the transmission and receiving of one information, the cost for information transmission and receiving is disadvantageously pushed up and it takes a disadvantageously long time. To solve this problem, this invention adopts a configuration in which a content which is information to be fed from a transmitting end to a receiving end, information on presence/absence of various instructions for controlling a terminal function and various instructions themselves are transmitted and received using both broadcasting, and communication which is intended for specific parties.

Abstract: A module mounting system includes a mother board (1) having a plurality of layers, first and second sockets (2, 3) provided on a face of the mother board (1) such that their rear faces (9, 18) are opposed to each other, and a plurality of wiring patterns (27, 29) provided one for each layer to interconnect the terminals (7, 8, 20, 21) of the first and second sockets (2, 3).

Abstract: A terminal condition controlling method and apparatus capable of operating at a low cost and effectively grasping the conditions of a plurality of terminals. In a communication system comprising a plurality of terminals and a server, the terminals are connected to the server apparatus through a communication line and transmit condition information, and the server apparatus statistically processes the attained condition information to execute the forecasting. In this time, the plurality of terminals have timings of informing the server apparatus of the condition determined for the respective terminals, and the timings for the respective terminals are distributed within a predetermined period. With this constitution, the present invention realizes to use the analysis result of the terminal condition information as data for making the next program or data for deciding whether or not the broadcasting of software should be continued in changing the version of software.

Abstract: A compression connector (10) comprises an insulation sheet (11) having a plurality of retention holes, a plurality of elastic contacts (12) provided in the retention holes to make elastic contact with a pair of boards (20) and (30) and a printed line (13) provided on at least one face of the insulation sheet (11) to connect the elastic contacts (12).

Abstract: An intermediate electrical connector comprises a housing (1) having apertures (2A, 3A) and a contact element (4) which comprises a retention section (5) held between the peripheries of the apertures (2A, 3A), a pair of contact sections (6A, 6B) projecting from the apertures (2A, 3A) in opposite directions, and a transmission path (7) provided between the contact sections (6A, 6B).

Abstract: An electrical connector is supported by a light conductive plate (2) that is provided between a circuit board (1) and a liquid crystal display (LCD 3) to electrically connect the circuit board (1) and the LCD (3). It comprises a plurality of contact elements (13) that are made of an electrically conductive elastomer and a holder section (10) molded together with the contact elements (13). The cylindrical contact elements (13) have opposite ends projecting from the holder section (10) for spring contact with corresponding circuit traces of the circuit board and the LCD.

Abstract: A contact element (4) comprises a fixed section (5) inserted into the slot (2) along the first minor side of the slot, a flexible section (6) extending from the fixed section toward the second minor side of the slot in a plane and being flexible in the plane, and contact portions (7A, 7B) extending from the flexible section so as to project from the major faces of a housing (1). The fixed section, the flexible section, and the contact portions are in the plane parallel to the major faces of the slot. A conductive layer or sheet (3) is provided on the major sides of the slot. A sliding contact (8A, 8B) are provided near the contact portions are brought into sliding contact with the conductive layer or sheet.

Abstract: A module mounting system comprises a mother board (1) having a plurality of layers, first and second sockets (2, 3) provided on a face of the mother board (1) such that their rear faces (9, 18) are opposed to each other, and a plurality of wiring patterns (27, 29) provided one for each layer to interconnect the terminals (7, 8, 20, 21) of the first and second sockets (2, 3).

Abstract: An intermediate electrical connector comprises a support plate (1) which is made of a dielectric material and has at least one support aperture (2) having an inside diameter; and at least one conductive member (3) provided through the support aperture to short-circuit circuit portions of connection objects. The conductive member is made of a conductive elastomer and comprises a retention section (4) with flange portions for engage with the support aperture to attach the conductive member to the support plate; and an elastic protruded section (5). The elastic protruded section extends from the retention section in a direction of thickness of the support plate to form at opposite ends contact faces (7) for elastic contact with the circuit portions (11A, 12A) of the connection objects (11, 12) and has, adjacent to the retention section, shoulder (6) portions having an outside diameter which is smaller than the inside diameter of the support aperture.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting to a mother board a daughter board having a plurality of pads on a front edge and a hole, includes an insulation housing (221) to be mounted on the mother board and having a slot (225) for receiving the daughter board and a pair of front and rear rows of terminal receiving apertures (226); a plurality of lower and upper contact terminals (400, 500) provided in the front and rear terminal receiving apertures, respectively, such that a distance between lower and upper contact sections (519, 417) of the lower and upper contact terminals is equal to or slightly larger than a thickness of the front edge and that a vertical distance between the upper and lower contact sections before the daughter board is rotated rearwardly is smaller than that after the daughter board is rotated rearwardly, and that the upper and lower contact sections are brought into contact with the pads with a predetermined contact force.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting to a mother board a daughter board having a plurality of pads on a front edge thereof includes a plurality of contact terminals made by stamping and bending a resilient conductive sheet so as to provide first retaining sections which are fixed to the insulating housing. The daughter board is inserted between upper and lower contact portions of the contact terminals with a zero-insertion force and then rotated to bring the pads into contact with the contact portions with a predetermined contact force, with the spring sections flexed so as to reduce the distance between the upper and lower contact portions and made floating.

Abstract: An information retrieval apparatus having a meta-data specifying section for specifying at least one attribute of information described in various forms of description, and a pattern learning section for creating rules for extracting information including the specified attribute based on the specified attribute.

Abstract: An information retrieving apparatus comprises a retrieve instruction executing means for executing a retrieve instruction based on a retrieval formula described based on an arbitrary schema, a schema conversion means for converting the retrieval formula into another retrieval formula according to another schema based on pregiven rules, and a schema management means for managing the rules for converting the retrieval formula into the other retrieval formula, wherein the retrieve instruction executing means retrieves desired information based on the other retrieval formula. In this case, preferred embodiments are as follows.

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting to a mother board a daughter board having a plurality of pads on a front edge thereof includes a plurality of contact terminals made by stamping and bending a resilient conductive sheet so as to provide first and second retaining sections which are fixed to the insulating housing. The daughter board is inserted between upper and lower contact portions of the contact terminals with a zero-insertion force and then rotated to bring the pads into contact with the contact portions with a predetermined contact force.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a board latch which has an L-shaped engaging arm for latching a board. The outside face of a free end of the engaging arm is flush with the outside face of a vertical portion of the engaging arm. A ridge is provided on the engaging arm for positioning the board in the longitudinal direction of a board receiving slot.