Abstract: Picture image data having high image quality is recorded in a disk-shaped recording medium such as a hard disk and a removable disk. A recording apparatus is arranged by a first unit for recording image data with respect to a disk-shaped recording medium in which an outer peripheral sided region thereof is recordable/reproduceable at a higher rate than that of an inner peripheral sided region thereof, and a second unit for designating an attribute of image data recorded in the disk-shaped recording medium. When the second unit designates image data having a large data amount per unit time, the first unit records the image data having the large data amount per unit time in the inner peripheral sided region of the disk-shaped recording medium, whereas when the second unit designates image data having a small data amount per unit time, the first unit records the image data having the small data amount per unit time in the inner peripheral sided region of the disk-shaped recording medium.

Abstract: In an information extraction device for converting a plurality of kinds of requests into requests in an XML format by referring to a database, a server receives requests from a user, a function called up from the application of the server converts the plurality of kinds of requests converts into requests in an XML format by referring to the database, extracts results from the request and notifies a user of the results. Therefore, information about the plurality of kinds of requests can be easily and rapidly extracted and can be returned to the user.

Abstract: In a multi-processor system in which a plurality of threads to be simultaneously executed at a plurality of processors are stored as one thread set at a context area one-to-one corresponding to a thread set provided in a context save area on a main storage, the method of enabling a plurality of processors to start execution of threads simultaneously, in which exclusive arbitration is conducted during exception processing so as to temporarily allow only one processor among the plurality of processors constituting the multi-processor system to obtain kernel scheduler execution authority, and a processor obtaining kernel scheduler execution authority selects a thread set to be executed next and controls such that a plurality of threads in the selected thread set are executed simultaneously at a plurality of processors including its own processor.

Abstract: The system level simulation method of the present invention comprises the steps of: dividing the simulation target device into a first circuitry portion and a second circuitry portion; emulating the first circuitry portion by an emulation subject circuit constructed by a rewritable hardware; simulating the second circuitry portion by a partial circuit process substitute section constructed by software; and allowing communication of data between the emulation subject circuit and the partial circuit process substitute section.

Abstract: In the application parallel processing system, on specific one of processors forming a multi-processor, an application is operated independently of other processors and on other processors, a function expansion module is operated in parallel processing under control of the application. As a result, even in such a data processing device internally provided with a processor whose processing capacity is small as a portable terminal, applications can be operated smoothly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a parallel processing system by an OS for single processor capable of operating an OS for single processor and an existing application on a multiprocessor and achieving parallel processing by a multiprocessor with respect to the application, wherein the multiprocessor are logically divided into two groups, i.e., a first processor side and a second processor side, and units of work that are parallelizable within the application operating on the processors on the first processor side are controlled as new units of work on the processors on the second processor side.

Abstract: An acceleration detector comprising a rotor rotatably supported within a housing and rotating against the urging force of a torsion spring based on acceleration, a pair of contact terminals contacting each other to be in an electrically connected state by rotation of the rotor at an inner end portion provided within the housing, and a supporting portion integrally formed with the rotor and supporting the torsion spring. The supporting portion is displaced by a predetermined amount in a predetermined direction from the rotary center of the rotor so that the spring effect center when torque is exerted on the torsion spring by rotation of the rotor substantially corresponds to the rotary center of the rotor. This construction of the acceleration detector produces the desired performance approximating the design value in an acceleration detector.

Abstract: The system level simulation method of the present invention comprises the steps of: dividing the simulation target device into a first circuitry portion and a second circuitry portion; emulating the first circuitry portion by an emulation subject circuit constructed by a rewritable hardware; simulating the second circuitry portion by a partial circuit process substitute section constructed by software; and allowing communication of data between the emulation subject circuit and the partial circuit process substitute section.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus having a server apparatus and able to simplify procedures and operations to attend party communication, wherein the server apparatus 103 receives information designating terminal apparatuses 1052 to 1054 and a request seeking that the designated communication apparatuses attend the multipoint communication via a communication circuit, outputs inquiries PAI if the designated terminals intend to attend the multipoint communication via the communication circuit, and when receiving an answer PAA from the designated terminal apparatuses that they will attend said multipoint communication, controls the multipoint communication among a plurality of the terminal apparatuses including the designated communication apparatuses.

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 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 acceleration detector comprising a rotor rotatably supported within a housing and rotating against urging force of a torsion spring according to acceleration, a pair of contact terminals contacting with each other to be in an electrically connected state by rotation of the rotor at an inner end portion provided within the housing, and a supporting portion is integrally formed with the rotor and to supports torsion spring, the supporting portion being displaced by a predetermined amount in a predetermined direction from the rotary center of the rotor so that the spring effect center when torque is exerted on the torsion spring by rotation of the rotor substantially corresponds to the rotary center of the rotor. This construction of the acceleration detector obtain the desired performance (performance approximate to the design value) in an acceleration detector.

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 communication control apparatus capable of easily dividing channel fees including fees for use of a communication channel charged for party communication in a variety of ways among the users engaged in the party communication, wherein provision is made of a party connection control module for controlling data transmitted by terminals via a communication channel to be transmitted to other communication devices other than the terminals which transmitted the data and a user fee determination module for calculating fees to be charged for use of the communication channel by the terminals and determining fees to be charged to users based on the calculated fees and fees to be charged for the party communication connection service.

Abstract: The present invention measures traffic congestion by utilizing a video camera to capture images of vehicles travelling on a road and analyzing sample points that are assigned to different aspects of the images. For example, presence and movement sample points correspond to the expected location and motion of the vehicles respectively. The sample points adjacent to one another from either movement or congestion blocks. The blocks that have a ratio of movement sample points to all other sample points within the block greater than a predetermined level are moveable blocks. The remaining presence sample points in the image signify congestion sample points and form congestion blocks. Congestion blocks have a ratio of congestion sample points to all other sample points within the block greater than a predetermined level. Therefore, the state of traffic congestion is measured based upon the resultant movement and congestion blocks.

Abstract: The present invention measures traffic congestion by utilizing a video camera to capture images of vehicles travelling on a road and analyzing sample points that are assigned to different aspects of the images. For example, presence and movement sample points correspond to the expected location and motion of the vehicles respectively. The sample points adjacent to one another form either movement or congestion blocks. The blocks that have a ratio of movement sample points to all other sample points within the block greater than a predetermined level are movement blocks. The remaining presence sample points in the images signify congestion sample points and form congestion blocks. Congestion blocks have a ratio of congestion sample points to all other sample points within the block greater than a predetermined level. Therefore, the state of traffic congestion is measured based upon the resultant movement and congestion blocks.

Abstract: An air bag inflator apparatus incorporating a lower canister and an upper canister forming a canister housing. The canister housing has a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall and a fifth wall. The first, second, third and fourth walls define a first space which accommodates an air bag, and the first, second, third, fourth and fifth walls define a second space which accommodates an inflator. A first flow control wall is continuously formed on the surface of the first wall, and a second flow control wall is continuously formed on the surface of the second wall. The first and second flow control walls control a flow of a gas from the inflator.

Abstract: The present invention measures traffic congestion by utilizing a video camera to capture images of vehicles travelling on a road and analyzing sample points that are assigned to different aspects of the images. For example, presence and movement sample points correspond to the expected location and motion of the vehicles respectively. The sample points adjacent to one another form either movement or congestion blocks. The blocks that have a ratio of movement sample points to all other sample points within the block greater than a predetermined level are movement blocks. The remaining presence sample points in the images signify congestion sample points and form congestion blocks. Congestion blocks have a ratio of congestion sample points to all other sample points within the block greater than a predetermined level. Therefore, the state of traffic congestion is measured based upon the resultant movement and congestion blocks.

Abstract: The air bag apparatus has a pressure adjusting mechanism. The pressure adjusting mechanism controls a flow rate of the operating gas. When acceleration caused by a collision exceeds a predetermined level by a small level, the pressure adjusting mechanism releases the operating gas into the atmosphere. When the acceleration well exceeds the predetermined level, the pressure adjusting mechanism does not release the operating gas.

Abstract: An HC (hydrocarbon) supplementing device is mounted in an exhaust purification device of an internal combustion engine, wherein the amount of HC in the fuel to be added is automatically adjusted to a degree corresponding to the operating conditions of the engine. Accordingly, the supply of just enough HC becomes possible without the use of a complex mechanism for adjusting the supply of HC, and the exhaust gas can be sufficiently purified without wasting fuel.