Abstract: A mobile terminal, data communication method, and a computer program stored in a computer-readable medium for communicating management data in a more efficient way. A management data communication interface communicates management data regularly with a management server, while an application data communication interface communicates application data with an application server on a demand basis. A data collision detector detects a collision between the management data and application data. If a collision is detected, a priority resolver determines whether to prioritize application data over management data. The management data suppressor suspends the management data communication interface when the priority resolver has determined that application data should be prioritized over management data.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium storing a data communication program capable of transmitting desired data quickly. The mobile terminal (computer) has the following functions: A data accumulating section accumulates accumulation data to be uploaded to a server 7. A transmission data-generating section generates transmission data that is to be transmitted to the server for making the inquiry and has the accumulation data added thereto. A determination section determines whether or not the mobile terminal is in a state in which the transmission data can be transmitted to the server. A communication scheduler permits a data communication section to transmit the transmission data to the server based on the result of determination of the determination section. The data communication section transmits the transmission data to the server in response to permission of the communication scheduler.

Abstract: The disclosed image processing system detects the position and speed of a vehicle with high accuracy by accurately measuring the orientation of a rotatable surveillance camera 3 by means of image processing. This system allows mode setting to be switched between an automatic monitoring mode and a manual operation mode. When the mode is switched from the manual operation mode to the automatic monitoring mode, an image processing apparatus 7 recognizes on a screen a plurality of reference points 11 whose locations on a road are given, calculates orientation parameters of the surveillance camera 3 based on the positions of the reference points on the screen, and detects the position and speed of the vehicle based on photographed images of the vehicle using the orientation parameters, thereby detecting phenomena such as traffic congestion and accidents.

Abstract: A front cover and an upper panel of the image forming device is engaged with each other by an engagement mechanism. The engagement mechanism includes a claw and an engagement member that engages with the claw. The claw is disposed on an upper section of the front cover, and the engagement member is disposed on the upper panel. The engagement mechanism further includes surfaces of the front cover and ribs that abut the surfaces. The ribs are provided to the upper section of the front cover and protrude in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the front cover is opened and closed.

Abstract: The following are provided: a data communication system, a relay apparatus, and a portable terminal apparatus in which when a mobile portable terminal apparatus such as a mobile telephone displays a screen based on display screen definition data received from the central apparatus, the exception handling of the data communication can be dynamically changed according to the communication environment of the portable terminal apparatus. The central apparatus adds, to the display screen definition data, communication control data where an exception handling procedure for communication between the portable terminal apparatus and the central apparatus is set. The portable terminal apparatus displays an image based on the display screen definition data received from the central apparatus, and performs data communication with the central apparatus according to the communication control data extracted from the display screen definition data.

Abstract: A vehicle seat with a function of absorbing volatile substances in an interior of a vehicle with the seat is disclosed. The vehicle seat comprises a seat frame structure, a cushioned padding member supported on the seat frame structure, and a volatile substances-absorbing member provided on a surface of the cushioned padding member which faces the seat frame structure.

Abstract: A sheet-feeding cassette includes: a first tray having a first wall section and a sheet-urging plate; and a second tray having a second wall section, the second tray being coupled to the first tray in a movable manner whereby an interval between the first wall section and the second wall section is changeable. A wall surface of the second wall section, which comes into contact with the sheet, comes to a position upstream of an upstream end portion of the first tray main body. A downstream end portion of the second tray in the sheet-feeding direction comes to a position downstream of an upstream end portion of the sheet-urging plate in the sheet-feeding direction.

Abstract: A sheet-feeding cassette includes: a stacking member including first engaging sections and second engaging sections provided at intervals which are smaller than those of the first engaging sections; and a regulatory member regulating the position of sheets, the regulatory member including an operation section that is operated at the time of movement of the regulatory member and is capable of being displaced, a first engaged section that is capable of engaging with the first engaging sections and is elastically deformable, and a second engaged section that is capable of engaging with the second engaging sections. The second engaged section is displaced in a direction so as to be disengaged from the second engaging sections in accordance with displacement of the operation section, and the first engaged section is elastically deformed as a result of being interlocked with the second engaged section according to displacement of the operation section.

Abstract: A paper feed tray includes: a case that accommodates a stack of paper; a slide member that is provided to be slidable with respect to the case in accordance with the size of the paper; a guide member that is supported by the slide member and is provided with a regulation surface regulating an end portion of the paper; and a movable member that is provided with at least a portion of the regulation surface and is provided to be movable with respect to the slide member, the movable member serving as a portion of the guide member. The movable member is supported to be movable with respect to the slide member so that the regulation surface of the movable member is separated from the end portion of the paper when setting the paper. The movable member is urged toward a position where the end portion of the paper is regulated.

Abstract: A data transmission method and a data transmission system not requiring a large delay unit for multiplexing and composition and capable of reducing the hardware scale, wherein when transmitting data among multiple points from a plurality of terminals arranged in a network, when the data at multiple points are transmitted to the terminals, in the network, identical packets are added different time stamps in accordance with the transmission delays, whereby the data shifted in accordance with the transmission delays are transmitted.

Abstract: A data transmission method and a data transmission system not requiring a large delay unit for multiplexing and composition and capable of reducing the hardware scale, wherein when transmitting data among multiple points from a plurality of terminals arranged in a network, when the data at multiple points are transmitted to the terminals, in the network, identical packets are added different time stamps in accordance with the transmission delays, whereby the data shifted in accordance with the transmission delays are transmitted.

Abstract: A printer including a main body and a sheet-supply cassette attachable to and detachable from the main body. The sheet-supply cassette includes a sheet guide movable to a position that depends on size of sheets in the cassette, cam abutment portion that moves integrally with the sheet guide, a cam that moves away from the cam abutment portion when the cassette is detached from the main body, and a detected portion that moves in a linked manner with the cam. The main body includes a cam mover that, when the sheet-supply cassette is attached to the main body, moves the cam until the cam surface of the cam abuts the cam abutment portion and a detection portion that detects the detected portion moved in a linked manner with the cam. The cam surface has a shape that varies movement amount of the cam into abutment with the abutment portion by the cam mover in accordance with the position of the sheet guide.

Abstract: An image-forming device includes an image-forming section, a separating/feeding section that separates and feeds sheets of paper from a stack into the image-forming section one sheet at a time, a pressing plate disposed on the opposite side of the stacked paper from the separating/feeding section, and a drive section that drives the pressing plate. The drive section drives the pressing plate toward the separating/feeding section when the separating/feeding section is in contact with the paper and driving of the separating/feeding section has stopped.

Abstract: A front cover and an upper panel of the image forming device is engaged with each other by an engagement mechanism. The engagement mechanism includes a claw and an engagement member that engages with the claw. The claw is disposed on an upper section of the front cover, and the engagement member is disposed on the upper panel. The engagement mechanism further includes surfaces of the front cover and ribs that abut the surfaces. The ribs are provided to the upper section of the front cover and protrude in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the front cover is opened and closed.

Abstract: On a parallel processing system which operates an OS and an existing application for single processors on a multiprocessor to realize parallel processing by the multiprocessor with respect to the application, an OS service unit which provides services of the OS for single processors to a unit of work which can be parallelized within the application controls security function with respect to a processing request from the unit of work in response to the processing request.

Abstract: In a parallel processing system by an OS for single processors which operates an OS and an existing application for single processors on a multiprocessor to realize parallel processing by the multiprocessor with respect to the application, a processor on a first processor side receives a request for activating or stopping a processor from a unit of work on any of the processors and controls a power supply management device of the OS for single processors to conduct activation or stop of the requested processor, while the processor requested to be activated or stop executes processing necessary for the activation or stop based on a notification from the first processor side.

Abstract: A paper feeder includes: a first paper feed cassette in which to store a recording medium with a lock state; a locking portion that determines whether to bring the lock state of the first paper feed cassette into the unlocked state or the locked state; a second paper feed cassette in which to store a recording medium, capable of selectively entering an unlocked state and a locked state; and a lock state transmitting portion that transmits the lock state of the first paper feed cassette to the second paper feed cassette to bring the second paper feed cassette into the unlocked state or the locked state in accordance with the lock state of the first paper feed cassette.

Abstract: This invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition containing: (a) about 85 to about 95 weight % of a crystalline propylene ethylene block copolymer or a combination of crystalline propylene ethylene copolymer and a propylene homopolymer whose (i) ethylene content ranges from about 2.2 to about 4.2 weight %, (ii) melt flow rate ranges from about 20 to about 30 g/10 minutes, and (iii) isotactic/pentad fraction of propylene homopolymer is greater than or equal to about 94%; (b) about 2 to about 8 weight % ethylene butene rubber whose melt flow rate ranges from about 6 to about 8 g/10 minutes and density ranges from about 0.860 to about 0.865 g/cc and (c) about 2 to about 8 parts by weight talc with an average diameter ranging from about 1 to about 2 &mgr;m. The thermoplastic resin composition is lightweight but maintains good rigidity and heat resistance properties. The thermoplastic resin may be molded into an article, such as those used as parts for an automobile interior.

Abstract: A sheet feed cassette includes a case, and right and left guide members that are disposed in the case and guide edges of a sheet parallel with a sheet feeding direction. The guide members are movable in a sheet width direction in synchronization with each other. The guide members are adjusted in association with a size of the sheet to be accommodated in a sheet accommodation area. The right guide member includes a slide member and a leaf spring attached to the slide member. As the right guide member is moved toward a side wall of the case, a protrusion extending from the side wall contacts the leaf spring, through a slit formed on the slide member. The leaf spring is deformed and the sheet accommodation area in the case gradually becomes larger toward a sheet stacking direction from a bottom of the case.

Abstract: The disclosed image processing system detects the position and speed of a vehicle with high accuracy by accurately measuring the orientation of a rotatable surveillance camera 3 by means of image processing. This system allows mode setting to be switched between an automatic monitoring mode and a manual operation mode. When the mode is switched from the manual operation mode to the automatic monitoring mode, an image processing apparatus 7 recognizes on a screen a plurality of reference points 11 whose locations on a road are given, calculates orientation parameters of the surveillance camera 3 based on the positions of the reference points on the screen, and detects the position and speed of the vehicle based on photographed images of the vehicle using the orientation parameters, thereby detecting phenomena such as traffic congestion and accidents.