Abstract: A novel sparkling laminate film high in bonding strength between a transparent surface substrate and metal vapor deposited layer and not easily peeling even with long term use while maintaining a superior metallic gloss, including a transparent surface substrate, a metal vapor deposited layer comprised of a vapor deposited layer of a Hastelloy alloy and a vapor deposited layer of chromium or chromium alloy, titanium or titanium alloy, or nickel or nickel alloy successively formed on a back surface of the transparent surface substrate, and a backing material integrally laminated with the metal vapor deposited layer through an adhesive layer, and a sparkling shaped article using the same.

Abstract: In a network computer system wherein the type of keyboard at a managing terminal is different from the type of keyboard at a managed terminal, keyboard scan code data from the keyboard at the managing terminal is first converted to virtual scan code data. Next, the virtual scan code data is converted to keyboard scan code data that is compatible with the keyboard at the managed terminal. This conversion, which uses two conversion tables that are selected from a plurality of conversion tables by detecting the different types of keyboards at the managing and managed terminals, permits the keyboard at the managing terminal to be of a different type than that at the managed terminal.

Abstract: The microcomputer provides with surroundings where data in a RAM can be monitored on the outside without employing an external bus. When a command requesting accessing to a RAM is received from an external monitor, a real time debugger built in the microcomputer confirms that a CPU is not accessing the RAM, and accesses the RAM. On the other hand, when accessing to an emROM, which emulates an actual ROM, is requested from the monitor, the real time debugger accesses one of emROMs which is not being used by the CPU at present.

Abstract: An output timer includes a capture register for capturing a count value held by a free running up-counter in coorporation with a transmission gate in response to an event signal applied to the output timer. An adder adds a first value stored in another register to the count value captured by the capture register and produces a sum. A comparator compares a count value held by the free running up-counter with the sum and outputs a coincidence signal when the count value and sum are equal to each other. A set-reset flip-flop includes a set terminal for receiving the event signal and a reset terminal connected to the output terminal of the comparator.

Abstract: The invention provides a counting device and a direct memory access system using the counting device. In the counting device, a carry/borrow signal to be supplied from a predetermined one-bit counter among a plurality of one-bit counters to another one-bit counter in the subsequent stage is inputted to an input/cutoff element such as an AND circuit. The input/cutoff element is also supplied with a control signal for controlling the input/cutoff of the carry/borrow signal. Thus, the range of the values to be counted can be changed.

Abstract: In an image pick-up and display apparatus comprising a liquid crystal display device (34), an image pick-up device (24) and a partially transparent mirror (36), the display device is arranged at the front side of the apparatus (30), the partially transparent mirror is disposed behind this device (32) in light paths respectively between the display device and the light source (38) for illuminating this display device and between the image pick-up device (24) and the display device (32), so that the received image can be displayed in a natural way and the optical information of a subject in front of the apparatus is not disturbed by light from the light source.

Abstract: A color display apparatus which stores the color information of characters to be displayed in three storage planes (4R, 4C, 4B) of a character generator so that this information can be used in a display controller (21) in such a way that high-quality characters are displayed on a display panel. The information is stored so that different sequences of 3-bit color dots can be displayed.

Abstract: An image projection display and pick-up apparatus includes a display screen with controllable tranmissivity, and image projection device behind the screen for projecting an image onto the rear surface of the screen, and an image pick-up device, also located behind the screen, for picking up an image of a viewer located in front of the screen, and an optical shutter for preventing light from the projection device to reach the screen during image pick-up.

Abstract: This invention relates to a machining center fluid delivery system comprising a body block to be mounted on a tool holder to be installed in a machining center and a driving source block to be mounted on the machining center, and to a machining center equipped with such a fluid delivery system. The invention assures an exact orientation of nozzles and their delivery of a machining fluid towards the machining point which is constantly shifted with the progress of machining operation, thus contributing to an extremely high performance of cutting and grinding operations.