Sofmap Future Design, Inc.

Sony Corporation

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.

Kabushiki Kaisha Dainichi

Dream Technologies Corporation

Sofmap Future Design Co., Ltd.

Ichiro Nakajima

Daisuke Tabuchi

Wataru Shoji

Naoaki Yoshimatsu

Kensaku Abe

Ryota Matsumoto

Osamu Koshida

Gabriele Gramlich

Yoshitada Fujiwara

Shinya Yudate

Masaki Kato

Tomonori Kato

Toshiyuki Arai

Tatsuya Kushima

Tatsuya Hirano

Shohei Yamashita

A stretching machine configured to stretch a resin film includes a plurality of link mechanisms coupled to constitute an endless chain and a railon which the link mechanisms run. The railof the stretching machine has a slitin a side surface. The slitextends in a direction inclined with respect to a direction in which the railextends.

Stretching machine and rail for stretching machine

Link devices include a plurality of link mechanisms which are coupled so as to form an endless chain and can move along two rails. Each of the link mechanisms includes first and second rail holders, a plurality of guide rollers provided on the first rail holder and moving along one rail while rotating, and a plurality of guide rollers provided on the second rail holder and moving along the other rail while rotating. The plurality of link mechanisms include three-roller link mechanisms in each of which three guide rollers are provided on the first rail holder and two-roller link mechanisms in each of which two guide rollers are provided on the first rail holder, and the three-roller link mechanisms and the two-roller link mechanisms are arranged alternately.

Link device and stretching machine

A film stretching apparatus includes: a pair of first and second link devices configured to be able to carry and stretch a film and each composed of a plurality of links coupled to form an endless chain; a heat treatment unit configured to cover a central portion of the first and second link devices and perform a heat treatment to the film; a sprocket (first link drive mechanism) arranged outside the heat treatment unit and on an inlet side of the film and configured to drive the plurality of links; a sprocket (second link drive mechanism) arranged outside the heat treatment unit and on an outlet side of the film and configured to drive the plurality of links; and a sprocket (link adjustment mechanism) arranged outside the heat treatment unit and on the outlet side of the film and configured to reduce a pitch of the plurality of links.

Stretching apparatus and parts replacement method of stretching apparatus

An audio apparatus includes: a connector that supports a multipolar plug including a plurality of plug terminals, the connector having a plurality of connector terminals including an input terminal of an audio collection section and an output terminal that outputs a noise canceling signal; a signal amplification section that amplifies a combined signal generated by combining the noise canceling signal and a reproduction audio signal, the signal amplification section being provided on an audio signal line that connects the input terminal and the output terminal; a detection section that detects whether the multipolar plug is inserted or pulled out by detecting change of voltage of a voltage supply line connected to the audio signal line; and a suppression section that suppresses output from the signal amplification section when the multipolar plug is pulled out but does not suppress the output when the multipolar plug is inserted.

Audio apparatus

Herein disclosed a sound inputting and outputting apparatus for being connected to an external apparatus which includes a noise cancel signal production section, a storage section and a reproduction section, including: a first auricle mounting section; a second auricle mounting section; and a plug.

Plug, sound inputting and outputting apparatus, and noise cancel system

Herein disclosed a plug, including: a first conductor; a first insulator; a second conductor; a second insulator; a third conductor; a third insulator; a fourth conductor; a fourth insulator; and a fifth conductor.

Plug

When a user selects an arbitrary symbol (word, phrase, sentence, graphic, image, etc.) from an arbitrary application on a client computer , and copies this symbol to a clipboard , a linker , being a terminate-and-stay-resident-type process, automatically captures that symbol from the clipboard . Similarly, when a user types at a keyboard from an arbitrary application , those typed characters are first passed to an input method editor , where they are temporarily stored within a buffer , and when the user enters a prescribed &ldquo;okay&rdquo; key sequence the characters within that buffer are converted as necessary and passed to the application , but if the user enters a prescribed &ldquo;link&rdquo; key sequence, a character string determining component of the input method editor passes the characters within the buffer to a linker . In either case, the linker sends the captured symbol to a URL server . The URL server possesses a database , accumulated within which there are sets of symbols A, B, . . . and URLs A, B, . . . corresponding thereto, searches the database and retrieves therefrom a URL corresponding to the received symbol , and returns that retrieved URL to the linker . The linker launches a WWW browser and passes the URL received from the server to the WWW browser

System and a process for specifying a location on a network

A bossless computer program architecture in which each program module is hierarchically equal is used to develop complicated software applications. Each program module is associated with a parameter file. The characteristics and operation of the program modules are determined by their associated parameter files. These modules communicate by writing statements to the parameter files associated with other modules. Once written, the origin of these statements is ignored. Thus, there is no need to &ldquo;return&rdquo; to the modules which originate the statements. Further, the statements are executed by the modules without regard to their origins. This new architecture does not require the preservation of linkage information because there is no need for the program modules to return information or control to other modules. Various applications of this architecture to windows-based environment and multimedia applications are disclosed.

Bossless architecture and digital cell technology for computer programs

A method for driving the motor of multiple phase, where the number of windings in the coil of each phase can be changed, either in a first mode where all the windings in the coil of each phase are used or a second mode where the number of windings used is smaller than that of the first mode. The driving method includes a source voltage detector for supplying the driving method with a source voltage, a temperature detector for detecting an ambient temperature about the motor, and a controller for switching the action of the driving method to run the motor in either the first mode or the second mode in response to a result of the detection released from the source voltage detector or the temperature detector. Accordingly, the revolution of the motor can be maintained constant hence providing a degree of energy saving.

Unit and method of driving with motor, and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing recording medium

An application can be formed by using a plurality of program modules each having an associated display window. These modules could communicate with each other to perform desired activities. A user organizes the windows associated with these modules in a desired spatial arrangement. Various parent-child relationships among the display windows are used to place constraints on the appearance of the windows. When the program modules are executed, they communicate with each other to perform desired activities while the associated windows maintain a predetermined graphic relationship. Consequently, the application gives the appearance that it contains tightly coupled program modules instead of modules that can be selected and arranged easily by a user with little programming experience.

Methods and systems for developing computer applications

Text image on a monitor can be scrolled pixel-by-pixel instead of line-by-line or character-by-character. An application window (for showing images generated by an application) and a child window are generated. The text image is drawn on the child window instead of on the application window. The size of the application window is smaller than the child window. Only the portion of the child window overlapping the application window is displayed by a computer screen. If a user desires scrolling, the child window is moved, a pixel at a time, in a direction corresponding to the direction of scrolling. When a full line or a full character is scrolled, the child window clears itself and returns to its original position. At the same time, the text image is scrolled one line or one character on the child window so as to match the pixel-based scrolling. As a result, the user sees a smooth scrolling of a text image.

Method and apparatus for smooth scrolling of text using window

A specialized communication controller class is used to manage communications in an object oriented programming system. Classes in the system are not designed to communicate directly with each other, and communication between classes is routed by this controller class. As a result, there is no need for each class to keep track of any hierarchical relationship of classes in an application in order to be able to communicate with other classes. Members of the object oriented programming system contain parameter files and can send commands to the controller class. The controller class executes the commands without return result to the senders. Similarly, the controller class can send commands to other class members, and these commands are executed without returning result to the controller class.

System for managing communication between program modules

A database system can be formed by combining a plurality of single-association databases each associated with a database driver. A single-association database contains a plurality of records, and each record associates one piece of data with another piece of data. Each database driver contains a parameter file and is designed to perform searches on its associated database. Each database driver also contains means for sending a command to the parameter file of another database driver. The recipient database driver executes the command without returning result of execution to the sending database driver. The database system also contains a software module for interacting with the database drivers to achieve a desired search result.

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Tokyo, Japan

Ichiro Nakajima