This invention is a data-management apparatus, data-management method and program thereof that improve convenience for a user that does not have authorization to access data without sacrificing the security of the data. This invention is a data-management apparatus, data-management method and program thereof that comprises a user-information-provider unit that provides information to the user abou...

The method involves indicating a code (5) from which the amount to be paid can be determined with a sales device (3), optically detecting the code using an optical detecting device (2) of the purchaser and transferring the detected code or data derived from it from a mobile telecommunications device (1) of the purchaser to an external unit (9) for conducting the payment process. - Independent clai...

An optical pickup apparatus is disclosed which can be formed in a minimized thickness while realizing improvement in focusing servo performance, improvement in heat radiation, reduction of the voltage, reduction in number of parts, and reduction of the cost. A swing arm having an optical pickup includes an optical pickup base plate (22) formed from a thin plate member of an iron alloy or a copper ...

An optical disc apparatus is provided, which comprising a laser light emitting portion for generating laser light for irradiating an optical disc, and a laser control portion for controlling a light emission operation of the laser light emitting portion. The laser control portion causes the laser light emitting portion to emit light with a first period during a first operation, and the laser contr...

The method of providing services over a network involves transmitting a service message common to all users from a service provider to a distribution computer of the network. A charging message is transmitted from the distribution computer to a charging system. This message contains a code for the service. - Access is provided to a service user database by means of the code. For those users select...

The present invention relates to (1) a deproteinizing agent for natural rubber latex, comprising a protease and one or more water-soluble polymers as an active component; (2) a deproteinized natural rubber latex, which is prepared by subjecting to a deprotenization treatment using the deproteinizing agent, and a method of producing the same; (3) a method of producing a rubber product, which compri...

A rubber product with a metallic structure formed of an aluminum material, wherein a vulcanized rubber is bonded to the metallic structure, characterized in that the vulcanized rubber is formed from a composition in which a natural rubber and an acrylic rubber are mixed in a proportion of 90/10 SIMILAR 60/40 by weight; and the vulcanized rubber has an island-sea structure in which fine particles o...

A method for optically transferring a lithographic pattern corresponding to an integrated circuit utilizing a high transmission attenuated phase-shift mask onto a semiconductor substrate by use of an optical exposure tool. The method comprising the steps of generating a diffraction pattern corresponding to the lithographic pattern, where the diffraction pattern indicates a plurality of spatial fre...

The present invention provides a masterbatch method for producing a polyester resin and articles thereof; comprising reacting following materials uniformly at a temperature equal to or greater than the melting point of a polyester, the materials comprising: (1) 100 parts by weight of saturated straight-chain polyester A; (2) 1 to 10 parts by weight of binder masterbatch D comprising: a mixture con...

Foamable modified polystyrene resin particles (E) comprising a particle of a modified polystyrene resin (C) containing a blowing agent (D), wherein the modified polystyrene resin (C) comprises conjugated diene polymer rubber particles (B) dispersed uniformly throughout a polystyrene resin (A) and when the foamable modified polystyrene resin particle (E) is expanded, there is substantially no defor...

In a glass panel includes at least three glass sheets for forming an air layer (K) and a vacuum layer (S) side by side and for partitioning between outdoor space and indoor space, at least either an outdoor-side glass sheet contacting the outdoor space or an indoor-side glass sheet contacting the indoor space of the glass sheets (G) contacts the vacuum layer (S) and includes a low-emittance film l...

Fine-particle, filled rubber powders prepared by precipitation from aqueous mixtures of a filler suspension and a rubber-latex emulsion in the absence of water-soluble salts of metals of groups IIa, IIb, IIIa, or VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements and in the absence of alkali metal silicate are used for vulcanizable rubber mixtures.

A process for enriching a crude ammonia stream having moisture and/or metal impurities and/or gas impurities therein. The crude ammonia stream is condensed to form a crude liquid ammonia stream. A distillation membrane or pervaporation membrane is contacted with the crude liquid ammonia stream to form an enriched ammonia vapor stream, which is removed as a permeate. When the crude ammonia stream o...

A foamable composition containing at least one polymer; at least one plasticizer; and optionally other additives, is novel in including isononyl benzoate as the alkyl benzoate component. The composition features the plasticizer at 40-100 parts weight) per 100 parts of the polymer. Isononyl benzoate is present at 5-95 wt.% with respect to the plasticizer. - A foamable composition features: - (A) on...

This invention is a data-management apparatus, data-management method and program thereof that improve convenience for a user that does not have authorization to access data without sacrificing the security of the data. This invention is a data-management apparatus, data-management method and program thereof that comprises a user-information-provider unit that provides information to the user abou...

The device has an arrangement (23) for determining current competence values of persons (21-23,87,88) employed or to be employed by a company to produce current competence profiles, an arrangement (53) for detecting desired competence values for at least one person to form a desired competence profile and a comparison arrangement (59) for initiating at least one measure using a comparison of the c...

An optical recorder which has a basic pulse generating unit (60) which includes a leading end pulse generating circuit (2), a burst gate generating circuit (4) and a trailing end pulse generating circuit (6), a data length detection unit (61) which includes a front mark detection circuit (40), a front space detection circuit (41), a record mark detection circuit (42), a rear space detection circui...

A time base having a resonator (4) and an integrated electronic circuit (3) for driving the resonator into oscillation and for producing, in response to this oscillation, a signal having a determined frequency. The resonator is an integrated micromechanical ring resonator (4) supported above a substrate (2) and adapted to oscillate around an axis of rotation (O) substantially perpendicular to the ...

A method for serving applications including receiving a component status publication and acquiring a client request. The component status publication can specify a usage level for an application component. A server response for the client request can be selected from among a multitude of possible server responses based at least in part upon the component status publication. Each possible server re...

A method is disclosed for producing a temporary protective coat against soiling and electrostatic charging on a plastic surface. The method includes applying a coating composition, based on the weight of the coating composition: up to 20% of a coat-forming component, 0 to 20% of an additive, 0 to 20% of a solubilizer, the remainder to 100% consisting of water and/or one or more water-soluble solve...