Abstract: An apparatus includes nodes each configured to relay data between the nodes. When a failure occurs in a first-node, a management-node determines, based on power consumption and/or memory usage of the nodes, a collection-node that transmits an instruction in first direction approaching the first-node and a second direction approaching a storage-node, respectively. A second-node that is neither an adjacent-node adjacent to the first-node nor the storage-node, upon receiving data including the instruction, transmit data obtained by adding an evaluation value for the second-node to the received data, in the first or second direction.

Abstract: An apparatus includes nodes each configured to relay data between the nodes. When a failure occurs in a first-node, a management-node determines, based on power consumption and/or memory usage of the nodes, a collection-node that transmits an instruction in first direction approaching the first-node and a second direction approaching a storage-node, respectively. A second-node that is neither an adjacent-node adjacent to the first-node nor the storage-node, upon receiving data including the instruction, transmit data obtained by adding an evaluation value for the second-node to the received data, in the first or second direction.

Abstract: A computing apparatus for optimizing process wait time, including a plurality of computing units, is disclosed. When there is any process having a maximum wait time, among processes that have been queued, which has the wait time exceeding a predetermined value, and when processes in a particular process type among different process types, are being executed or have been queued in all of the computing units, all processes in that particular process type, are executed on at least one of the computing units, based on a list of all of processes. A method of controlling a computing apparatus and a computer-readable storage medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: A computing apparatus includes a plurality of computing units; a processing state information obtaining unit that obtains respective processing state information for processes being executed or placed into wait for execution for the plurality of computing units; and a processing migrating unit that, when there is any process having a maximum wait time, among the processes that have been placed into wait for execution, has the wait time exceeding a predetermined value, and when processes in a particular type are being executed or placed into wait for execution in all of the plurality of computing units, allows all process in the particular type, to be executed on at least one of the plurality of computing units, based on the processing state information obtained by the processing state information obtaining unit.

Abstract: Provided is an interterminal connection structure capable of eliminating the precipitate adhering to the terminal with the installation operation, securing the electrically connected state of the terminal between a pair of members, and easily accommodating to design changes in the spring load. In a cordless handset of a domestic telephone, the conductive state of the terminals employed in the electrical connection between this cordless handset and battery charger is made to contact in a mutually intersecting manner, and, in addition, the terminal on the battery charger side is made to rotate and move pursuant to the installation operation of the cordless handset, and the contact position is gradually moved while maintaining this contact state via such rotating movement. Thus, even if there is a precipitate on the terminals, such precipitate will be chipped off due to the contact movement (sliding), and a loose connection can thereby be prevented.

Abstract: Provided is an interterminal connection structure capable of eliminating the precipitate adhering to the terminal with the installation operation, securing the electrically connected state of the terminal between a pair of members, and easily accommodating to design changes in the spring load. In a cordless handset of a domestic telephone, the conductive state of the terminals employed in the electrical connection between this cordless handset and battery charger is made to contact in a mutually intersecting manner, and, in addition, the terminal on the battery charger side is made to rotate and move pursuant to the installation operation of the cordless handset, and the contact position is gradually moved while maintaining this contact state via such rotating movement. Thus, even if there is a precipitate on the terminals, such precipitate will be chipped off due to the contact movement (sliding), and a loose connection can thereby be prevented.

Abstract: A portable information processing device comprises a signal processing unit, a memory, a display unit, an input device and a wireless transceiver. The signal processing unit transmits via the wireless transceiver to another information processing device, a piece of identification data selected by a user from a plurality of pieces of identification data, such as a geographical address, a URL and/or an e-mail address, stored in the memory, to activate an application associated with the piece of identification data. A signal processing unit of the information processing device receives the piece of identification data via a wireless transceiver thereof, activates an application associated with the piece of identification data, and passes the piece of identification data to the activated application.

Abstract: A content data distributing system includes a first information processing apparatus connected to a first network having a mobile communication function, and a second information processing connected to a second network which, in turn, is connected to said first network. The first information processing apparatus receives, over the first network, a content identification of a content determined by a user and an address of a third information processing apparatus determined by the user which is to receive data of the content, and transmits the received content identification and third information processing apparatus address to the second information processing apparatus over the first and second networks. The second information processing apparatus receives the content identification and the address of the third information processing apparatus and transmits content data associated with the content identification received to the third information processing apparatus over the second network.

Abstract: A sheet sorter including: a sheet feed passage having an outlet for feeding sheets one by one in a predetermined direction, and a plurality of bin trays situated adjacent to the outlet and stacked in a pile with gaps between the adjacent bin trays for receiving sheets fed from the passage. The gaps are widened, successively, at an inlet side of the bin trays. The passage is shifted up and down in synchronization with the widened gap so as to align the outlet of passage with the widened gap. A plurality of feed rollers are fixedly mounted on a shaft provided in the outlet for feeding the sheets into the widened gap. Swing plates are rotatably or swingably mounted on the shaft to direct the sheets onto the bin trays.

Abstract: A method of fabricating composite metal wires such as aluminium clad steel wires is disclosed which comprises providing a core of hard metal with a cladding of soft metal by extrusion. In fabricating a composite metal wire by extrusion, a core is generally aligned, polished, cleaned or otherwise pretreated before entering an extruder so that a high and variable tension is imparted to the core. By avoiding such tension variation and maintaining the core under a constant low tension and by electrically heating the core before the core enters the extruder, a composite metal wire of improved quality is fabricated in a stable manner.

Abstract: A method of fabricating composite metal wires such as aluminium clad steel wires is disclosd which comprises providing a core of hard metal with a cladding of soft metal by extrusion. In fabricating a composite metal wire by extrusion, a core is generally aligned, polished, cleaned or otherwise pretreated before entering an extruder so that a high and variable tension is imparted to the core. By avoiding such tension variation and maintaining the core under a constant low tension and by electrically heating the core before the core enters the extruder, a composite metal wire of improved quality is fabricated in a stable manner.