Abstract:
The present invention relates to a multithread processor. In the multithread processor, when a cache miss occurs on a request related to an instruction in, of a plurality of caches arranged hierarchically, a cache at the lowest place in the hierarchy, with respect to the request suffering the cache miss, a cache control unit notifies an instruction identifier and a thread identifier, which are related to the instruction, to a multithread control unit. When a cache miss occurs on an instruction to be next completed, the multithread control unit makes the switching between threads on the basis of the instruction identifier and thread identifier notified from the cache control unit. This enables effective thread switching, thus enhancing the processing speed.
Abstract:
A slider is constituted by a main body made of a metal and a frame member and an end cap made of a synthetic resin. The main body is provided with a rolling groove. The frame member is provided with a return passage and an inner side groove of a direction changing passage. The end cap is provided with an outer side groove of the direction changing passage. A longest outer dimension in a slider width direction between lower end portions of inner legs of the main body is made to be larger than a shortest dimension in the slider width direction between projected portions of the frame member. The frame member is detachably engaged with the main body by putting a side of a leg portion of the main body to and from a side of a frame member horizontal portion by elastically deforming the frame member.
Abstract:
A coin discriminating apparatus includes a magnetic sensor for detecting magnetic properties of a coin being transported and producing magnetic data of the coin, an optical sensor for producing optical data of the coin, a reference optical data memory for storing reference optical data of an obverse surface and a reverse surface of coins of each denomination, a reference magnetic data memory for storing reference magnetic data of an obverse surface and a reverse surface of coins of each denomination to be discriminated, a first coin discriminator for comparing optical data of the coin produced by the optical sensor with reference optical data of an obverse surface and a reverse surface of coins of each denomination and determining whether or not the coin is acceptable and the denomination of the coin, and a second coin discriminator for reading from the reference magnetic data memory magnetic reference data selected depending upon whether reference optical data of the obverse surface of a coin of a certain denomination or those of the reverse surface of the coin of the denomination were used when the first coin discriminator determined the coin to be acceptable and the denomination of the coin based thereon and comparing them with the magnetic data produced by the magnetic sensor, thereby finally discriminating whether or not the coin is acceptable and the denomination of the coin. According to the thus constituted coin discriminating apparatus, it is possible to accurately discriminate a counterfeit coin even when optical data acquired from the counterfeit coin such as diameter data and surface pattern data thereof coincide with those of genuine coins of a certain denomination and when the magnetic data acquired from the counterfeit coin are similar to those of coins of the denomination.
Abstract:
A lens-fitted film unit has a simple structured lens mechanism that can adapt to photographing under close-up photographing and normal photographing and also with a finder that enable a photographer to check the photographing field from the front in close-up photographing and take pictures including the photographer in a composition. The unit is provided with a selector member selecting a focus adjusting position between a normal photographing position and a close-up photographing position. The unit has a cylindrical lens holding member fixed to the unit body, a lens holding frame, in which a taking lens is fixed, arranged in the cylindrical lens holding member so as to be able to rotate and move in the direction of light, and a cam mechanism formed between the cylindrical lens holding member and the lens holding frame, and the selector member is arranged in the camera body so as to be movable between a normal photographing position and a close-up photographing position, to rotate the lens holding frame by movement, and cause the lens holding frame to move along the optical axis by the action of the cam mechanism. Adjacent to the photographing field finder, a reflexive mirror to enable to check the photographing field from before the unit in close-up photographing is equipped fixedly.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a flat cell that employs strip-shaped electrode plates on which an active material layer has been formed by coating paste or by electrolytic deposition on both sides or one side of a core material consisting of a metal foil. By constructing an electrode group having an oval cross section by spirally winding in a manner folding, a strip-shaped positive plate having a striped recessed portion of a predetermined width of which the center is positioned on the line of folding formed on the active material layer at least the inner side of at least the inner-most folded portion close to a core portion, and a strip-shaped negative plate with a separator interposed, reduction in the battery capacity due to breakage of the electrode plates and/or peeling off and dropping of the active material layers and failure due to internal short circuit as has previously been caused when assembling an electrode group having an oval cross section can be completely eliminated, thus drastically improving the reliability of flat cells, especially flat type lithium-ion secondary batteries.
Abstract:
The improved sample loading sheet for loading an assay sample in specified lane positions in a gel electrolyte layer in an electrophoresis plate to be used in a gel electrophoretic apparatus is formed of cation-exchange chromatographic paper and has part or all of at least one of its principal surfaces coated with a water-resistant resin film. The sheet enables DNA samples to be positively absorbed and migrate to produce ladder patterns at high resolution.
Abstract:
In a radio paging system, first and second radio units perform radio communication via a relay station. This system includes a radio selective paging receiver for receiving a radio wave from the relay station and generating a ringing tone to call a callee at the second radio unit when the first radio unit calls the second radio unit.
Abstract:
An arrangement for noise removal according to the present invention includes a microphone and an acoustic high-pass filter positioned in front of the microphone and consisting of the combination of an acoustic resistance, an acoustic compliance and an inertance. According to the invention, the acoustic resistance is composed of nonwoven fabric; the acoustic compliance, of a cavity; and the inertance, of a thin cavity connected to said cavity. This acoustic high-pass filter reduces unpleasant noise which arises from the microphone when a low-frequency high-pressure air stream, such as the speaker's breath, hits the mouthpiece of the telephone.
Abstract:
A photographic camera has a cartridge chamber in which is loaded a film cartridge having a roll film entirely rolled to its leading end around a spool in a cartridge body and a light-shielding shutter member for opening and shutting a film exit slit formed in the cartridge body, an entrance opening to the cartridge chamber, and a chamber lid which is mounted on the camera to be moved between an opening position where it opens the entrance opening and a closed position where it closes the entrance opening. A shutter lock member moves to a shutter locking position, where it prevents release of the shutter of the camera, in response to operation of a rewind button. A holding member holds the shutter lock member in the shutter locking position, and a release member causes the holding member to release the shutter lock member after closure of the light-shielding shutter member of the film cartridge in response to opening of the chamber lid.
Abstract:
A telephone set comprises a noise detector, a noise level determining circuit, and a noise canceler. The noise detector detects a noise component from a transmitting acoustic signal by detecting signal recurrence of the transmitting acoustic signal. The noise level determining circuit determines a noise level by comparing the noise component with a first threshold. According to the noise level, the noise canoelet cancels the noise component from the transmitting acoustic signal when the noise level is not smaller than the first threshold. The telephone set further comprises a frequency characteristics controller for a received acoustic signal to obtain a desired speech articulation. The frequency characteristics controller, based on the noise level, determines a level change region, a level change value, and a level change direction of the spectrum of the received acoustic signal.