Sony Corporation

Km Biologics Co., Ltd.

Kyowa Medex Co., Ltd.

Hitachi Chemical Diagnostics Systems Co., Ltd.

Canon Medical Diagnostics Corporation

Minaris Medical Co., Ltd.

Kazuyuki Ikeda

Manabu Onishi

Hideki Yoshida

Munehiro Yoshikawa

Daisuke Kawaguchi

Natsuko Nishikata

Jin Sato

Satoru Maeda

Kazuhiko Kimachi

Kei Yamashita

Kenichi Sakusabe

Takashi Norizuki

Motoharu Abe

Kazuki Morita

Hiroto Onuma

Yukari Tsurudome

Emiko Suzuki

Koji Uzawa

Kiyoto Nishiyama

Ryo Yamaue

Akihiro Watanabe

Yusuke Katada

Yuki Ohara

Daisuke Ikeno

Tatsufumi Onchi

Yusuke Ooyama

Issay Asano

Yasunobu Masuda

Timothy McDonald

Ryoichi Kitano

India Elsdon

David McCourt

Norio Yoshizumi

Dropper for a sampling container

A method for measuring fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) in a sample, which comprise the following steps: The present invention provides a method for measuring FGF-23 in a sample, which have a high sensitivity and have a wide measurement range.

Method for measuring fibroblast growth factor-23 and reagent therefor

The present invention relates to a vaccine containing fixed virus particles, wherein a summed fever response of three rabbits to the fixed virus particles in a pyrogen test is less than 80% based on a summed fever response of three rabbits to original virus particles of the fixed virus particles or corresponding inactivated virus particles.

Vaccine containing immobilized virus particles

The present invention provides a vaccine containing virus-like particles derived from virus particles having an envelope, in which a lipid-component content of the virus-like particles is reduced relative to a lipid-component content of the virus particles.

Vaccine containing virus-like particles

A receiving apparatus contains a local area network interface for communication, a signal-processing device that decodes program information received by the local area network interface, and an encoding device that encodes the decoded program information to reconstitute program information to which a synchronizing signal is added and to generate any one of a composite signal and a separate signal. The receiving apparatus also contains an output terminal that the encoding device supplies with any one of a composite signal and a separate signal.

Receiving apparatus

A sending apparatus sends program information to which accompanying information is added with the program information and the accompanying information being suitable for sending. The sending apparatus contains a detection portion that detects the accompanying information, a separation portion that separates the accompanying information from the program information. The sending apparatus also contains a signal-processing portion that compresses and encodes the separated accompanying information and program information, respectively, and then packetizes the accompanying information and the program information, respectively, and a local area network interface for communication. The accompanying information and the program information are sent following separated data formats.

Sending apparatus and receiving apparatus

The present invention provides a transmission/reception apparatus capable of achieving both a high processing speed and good extensibility in performing communication protocol processes. Used for transmitting data in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol and receiving data transmitted in accordance with the predetermined communication protocol, the transmission/reception apparatus has a configuration capable of executing communication protocol processes by using hardware (in first and second communication-protocol-processing units) and software (in first and second control units). The hardware or the software can be selected properly in accordance with the type of data. For example, a communication protocol process for data regarded as a heavy processing load can be carried out by using the hardware at the high processing speed whereas a communication protocol process for data regarded as a light processing load can be carried out by using the software, which offers the good extensibility.

Transmission apparatus, reception apparatus and transmission/reception apparatus for image and/or audio data and other than image and/or audio data

A communication-processing method performs communication processing on any network-connected equipment. The method includes the steps of sending an identification signal through a network to every apparatus that is connected in an identical network circuit to identify a local apparatus, and determining whether a reply signal including identification information in reply to the sent identification signal is received or not. The method also includes the steps of deciding that the local apparatus is connected to the identical network circuit if receiving the reply signal including the identification information to secure a communication-processing condition for the identified local apparatus, communicating with the identified local apparatus, and sending the communication-processing condition to the identified local apparatus.

Communication-processing method on network-connected equipment and receiving apparatus

A data processing apparatus constitutes a low-cost audio/video data transmission and reception system. A reception buffer monitoring circuitmonitors the size of receiver data being accumulated in a reception buffer. When the size of accumulated data is found to become higher than a high threshold, the circuitcauses a reception clock generation circuitto generate a reception clock with a higher frequency. When the accumulated data size becomes lower than a low threshold, the reception clock is generated with a lower frequency. Based on the reception clock fed from the reception clock generation circuit, an audio/video decoderdecodes the audio/video data coming from the reception buffer. The data processing apparatus applies advantageously to a television transmission and reception system for transmitting and receiving TV broadcast signals.

Data processing apparatus which prevents data overflow and underflow

A data processing apparatus constituting a low-cost audio/video data transmission and reception system is disclosed. A reception buffer monitoring circuitmonitors the size of receiver data being accumulated in a reception buffer. When the size of accumulated data is found to become higher than a high threshold, the circuitcauses a reception clock generation circuitto generate a reception clock with a higher frequency. When the accumulated data size becomes lower than a low threshold, the reception clock is generated with a lower frequency. Based on the reception clock fed from the reception clock generation circuit, an audio/video decoderdecodes the audio/video data coming from the reception buffer. This invention applies advantageously to a television transmission and reception system for transmitting and receiving TV broadcast signals.

Data processor capable of preventing data overflows and underflows

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Tokyo, Japan

Kazuyuki Ikeda