Abstract:
In a battery (2) including a battery cell formed in a flattened substantially parallelepiped shape and a terminal contacting section (222) electrically connected to the battery cell, at one end in the longitudinal direction of a face of the battery opposing to the face on which the terminal contacting section (222) is provided, a projecting portion (26) which projects in the longitudinal direction of the face is provided. Meanwhile, another projecting portion (27) which projects in the longitudinal direction of the face is provided at the other end. The projecting portions (26, 27) may have projecting lengths different from each other or may have projecting lengths and projecting thicknesses different from each other. A charging apparatus into which the battery (2) is to be installed includes an accommodating section (40) for the battery (2) which in turn includes projection accommodating portions (46 and 47) configured to individually accommodate the projecting portions (26 and 27). The accommodating section (40) includes a space for accommodating a battery (2D, 2E) wherein the battery cell has a rectangular principal face and another space for accommodating another battery (2) wherein the battery cell has a substantially square principal face, and charging terminals serve as charging terminals not only for the battery (2) but also for the battery (2D, 2E).
Abstract:
Each terminal is provided with a time sync unit for performing a process of establishing with a destination terminal, using time sync information for establishing time synchronization relating to an access timing to a communication medium, and a communication monitor unit for monitoring time sync information in communication between other terminals, wherein the time sync information in communication between other terminals, which is obtained by the communication monitor unit, is transmitted to a terminal which is different from the other terminals and establishes no time synchronization.
Abstract:
In a storage system, a disk device performs recovery and transfers read data to a control device, and the control device judges the validity of the recovery to prevent a transfer of erroneous data. A control device read-accesses a disk device, and the disk device returns read data and a recovered read error response. A control device, at the time of an initial recovered read error, performs a retry of a similar command, and if an error does not occur for read commands including the retry read command, judges the data to be valid. Uncertain data (suspect data) upon occurrence of a recovered read error is restored through disk retry, and accurate read data can be transferred to the host.
Abstract:
An audio effector circuit includes a first automatic level control circuit for processing an input audio signal into a first control-resultant audio signal, and a second automatic level control circuit for processing the input audio signal into a second control-resultant audio signal. The first automatic level control circuit has a first predetermined attack time and a first predetermined release time longer than the first predetermined attack time. The second automatic level control circuit has a second predetermined attack time and a second predetermined release time. The second predetermined attack time is longer than the first predetermined attack time. The second predetermined release time is substantially equal to the first predetermined release time. A subtracter operates for providing a difference signal representing a difference between the first control-resultant signal and the second control-resultant signal. An adder operates for adding the difference signal to the input audio signal.
Abstract:
A statistically added point calculation unit of the present invention statistically adds a point to a part related to a content of an anomaly in error information received by an error information receiving unit, and sets the added point in an added point table. A suspected place identifying unit refers to the added point table, and if the statistically added point of a target of determination has exceeded a threshold, the suspected place identifying unit identifies the target of the determination as a suspected place. If the configuration information table is referred to and a target of this process is a maintenance part at the suspected place, the suspected place identifying unit compares an initial value, for example, by means of the threshold which has been doubled. Furthermore, the suspected place identifying unit identifies a part having the statistically added point which is the next highest, as a second suspected place. A part isolation processing unit isolates the part at the suspected place. A configuration information management unit sets a second suspected place flag at the corresponding part in the configuration information table.
Abstract:
In a disk controller having a plurality of controller modules (CMs), the CM includes a path obstruction determination unit for obstructing a part in which an anomaly occurs when the anomaly occurs on a communication path for communications between CMs, and, when the plurality of CMs cannot communicate between them due to the obstruction of the part, for determining an object to be separated in a way that prioritizes a CM which retains data that has not been duplicated over a CM which retains data that has been duplicated among the CMs which cannot communicate; and a separation control unit for disabling a CM that is determined to be an object to be separated by the path obstruction determination unit.
Abstract:
A secondary battery for electronic appliance to be installed in an electronic appliance, thereby feeding an electric power to the electronic appliance is disclosed, which includes a battery cell in which a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte are accommodated in a pack, and a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal from the positive electrode and the negative electrode, respectively are lead out from one side face of the pack; a metallic battery can in which an opening is formed in the both end sides in an insertion direction of the battery cell and which accommodates the battery cell therein such that one side face from which the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are lead out is faced towards the side of one of the openings; and a pair of lids made of a synthetic resin, each plugging the opening of the battery can, at least one of the lids plugging one of the openings towards which one side face from which the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal are lead out being provided with a positive electrode terminal part and a negative electrode terminal part to be connected to the electrodes of the electronic appliance upon being connected to the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal and being faced outwardly.
Abstract:
A toner is used in an image-forming apparatus that incrporates a toner-collecting member. The toner-collecting member collects residual toner on a surface of an image-bearing body. The toner includes a spherical toner having at least a binder resin, and an irregularly-shaped particles mixed with the spherical toner. The irregularly shaped particle has an average diameter in the range of 1-50 μm. The average diameter is 14 to 10% of the diameter of a spot printed by the image-forming apparatus. The irregularly shaped particle is a toner having the same color as the spherical toner. The irregularly shaped particle is a colorless toner. The irregularly shaped particle is charged opposite in polarity to the spherical toner. The irregularly has a roundness of 0.85 or less.
Abstract:
Battery side terminals 14 and 24 disposed on the first and second battery devices 1, 2 are arranged at the same places at front surfaces 10D, 20D with respect to lower surfaces 10C, 20C and side surfaces 10A, 20A. On the front surface 20D of a case 20 of the second battery device 2, there are formed engaging recessed parts 26 and 28. Positions close to the lower surface 20C of the engaging recessed parts 26 and 28 are formed as flat surfaces 2402 and 2602 parallel to a upper surface 20B and the lower surface 20C. The dimensions from the lower surface of the case 20 to flat surfaces 2402 and 2602 and the dimension from the lower surface 10C of the case 10 of the first battery device 1 to a upper surface 10B are configured to be the same. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an advantageous battery device that allows to use battery devices having various capacities and improve the ease of use.
Abstract:
High rate writing of data recorded on a CD into a hard disk drive (HDD) is performed while reproducing data read out of the CD at the standard bit rate prescribed for the CD. PCM data corresponding to a playback time of 10 seconds, for example, is read out of a CD and stored in a memory for subsequent read out. In parallel, data for writing is read out of the CD and stored in the memory. The data read out of the memory is coded and compressed by an encoder and then stored back in the memory. When the data stored in the memory for playback has become smaller than a predetermined amount, an interrupt is generated during the writing process with the processing, which is given top priority, so that a next set of playback data is read out of the CD and stored in the memory.