baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2004515860-A (JP)
IPC: G16H50/30
Filed: 2001-11-16
Abstract: The invention provides methods and systems designed generally to managing the risk or occurrence of surgical site infection incident to a surgical procedure. The methods and systems employ perioperative process mapping tools that align, monitor and/or manage the operation of a plurality of health care delivery practices and thereby provide a desired level of infection risk management.
Patent JP-2004518469-A (JP)
Title: 自己規制型電気外科リターン電極特性と任意選択加熱／冷却機能とを有する褥瘡パッド
IPC: A61G13/12
Filed: 2001-03-28
Abstract: 電気外科および様々な他の処置とともに使用するための自己規制型電気外科電極（４１）に関する。この電極は、全体として約４０００Ω・ｃｍ以上の実効バルクインピーダンスを有するパッドおよび導電要素を含むことができる。
Patent JP-2004522962-A (JP)
Title: フィルタッシュあるいはフライアッシュから成る試料を製造する方法
IPC: C01B31/00
Filed: 2002-01-30
Abstract: 本発明は、製造された検査されるべき試料を含む複雑な電気的要素の電気的パラメータの変化を決定することによって、残留炭素含有量を決定するための、主に粉塵状で乾燥した物質から成る試料、特にフィルターアッシュあるいはフライアッシュのような粉塵状の燃焼残留物を製造する装置ならびに製造する方法に関する。本発明の課題は、極端に悪い流れ挙動を有する例えばフィルターアッシュあるいはフライアッシュのような粉塵状で乾燥した材料から、適当な試料を簡単な方法で得るという技術的課題を解決することにある。この方法により残留炭素含有量を極めて正確に決定することができる。本発明によれば、この課題はスクリューコンベヤ（２）を介してフライアッシュを複合電気構造要素（３）へ移送し、ならびに圧縮力が飛躍的に上昇して記録されるまで圧縮することにより解決される。決定された再生可能な圧縮度の達成を伴うフライアッシュの圧縮の場合に、圧縮力の飛躍的な上昇が、それ以上圧縮度を上昇させることなく、２００％よりも大きな値であることがわかった。その結果簡単な方法で一定の圧縮率を有する試料が製造可能であり、この圧縮率により残留炭素含有量をかなり正確に決定できる。
Patent JP-2005504001-A (JP)
IPC: A61P11/00
Filed: 2002-01-28
Abstract: Pulmonary disorders in which the GSNO pool or glutathione pool in the lung is depleted and where reactive oxygen species in lung are increased, are treated by delivering into the lung as a gas, agent causing repletion or increase of the GSNO pool or protection against toxicity and does so independently of reaction with oxygen. Agents include ethyl nitrite, NOCl, NOBr, NOF, NOCN, N<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB>, HNO, and H<SUB>2</SUB>S. Optionally, N-acetylcysteine, ascorbate, H<SUB>2</SUB>S or HNO is administered in addition to other GSNO repleting agent to potentiate the effect of said agent.
Patent JP-2004517960-A (JP)
Title: 抗エストロゲン剤とファルネシルプロテイントランスフェラーゼ阻害剤の組み合わせ
IPC: A61K31/138
Filed: 2002-02-06
Abstract: 本発明は、癌の処置において有用な、腫瘍細胞の増殖を抑制するためのファルネシルトランスフェラーゼ阻害剤及び抗エストロゲン剤の組み合わせに関する。
Patent JP-2004518977-A (JP)
Title: 複数のアプリケーションによって共通して使用されるセンサ装置を制御及び評価する方法
IPC: G01S13/931
Filed: 2002-02-02
Abstract: 本発明は、複数のアプリケーション、例えば移動手段における乗員補助／乗員保護アプリケーションによって共通して使用される少なくとも１つのセンサ装置４を制御及び評価するための方法と装置に関する。周囲に対する移動手段の状況を決定するための状況検出装置２によって所定の移動手段パラメータ３を検出するステップと、この状況検出装置２と接続されている制御装置によって移動手段状況を問い合わせるステップと、移動手段状況に相応するアプリケーションをこの制御装置１によって起動するステップとを有する。
Patent JP-2004519647-A (JP)
IPC: F23Q2/16
Filed: 2001-10-29
Abstract: A roll and press gas lighter is rendered child resistant by an impeding element (26) mounted on the lighter body. The surface (26') of the impeding element is substantially flush with the outer periphery (16' ) of the thumbwheels (16). Alternatively the surface of the impeding element is an enhanced friction surface. The impeding element preferably comprises a protective strip which extends around the sparkwheel (15). In use the surface (26') of the impeding element is engaged by the user's thumb simultaneously with the outer periphery (16' ) of the thumbwheels, increasing the force required to rotate the sparkwheel and hence the child resistance of the lighter. The degree of child resistance of the lighter is determined inter alia by the frictional characteristics and position of the impeding element. In a further aspect the invention provides strip means (27) located on the ears (30) of the body (1) of the lighter and engaging the inside surface (22) of the windshield. The strip means enhances the rigidity of the lighter and helps prevent disassembly, and may be formed integrally with the impeding element (26).
Patent JP-2004528984-A (JP)
Title: 準ｃｗダイオードポンプ固体ｕｖレーザシステム及びそれを使用する方法
IPC: H05K3/00
Filed: 2002-03-12
Abstract: 準ＣＷダイオードまたはランプポンプＡ−ＯＱスイッチ固体ＵＶレーザシステムは、位置決めシステム（３６）の移動と共に準ＣＷポンピングに同期して、位置決めシステムが１つのターゲットエリア（３１）から次のターゲットエリア（３１）に移動している間にポンピングを減少し、高スループットで基体に複数のビアを形成する。このように、ビア形成のために利用可能なＵＶパワーは、レーザ媒質（１６）への平均ポンピングパワー及びレーザポンピングダイオード（１４）の熱負荷が、通常利用可能なレーザポンピングダイオード（１４）で通常のＣＷポンピング中利用可能に同じに維持するが、より以上に高いパワーになる。準ＣＷポンピング電流プロフィールはさらに修正され、好適なＵＶパルス幅のプロフィールを実現することができる。
Patent JP-2004530977-A (JP)
Title: 分散データベースに対して協調アクセスを必要とするクエリ処理の方法およびシステム
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-03-29
Abstract: 種々のソースの相異なる種別のデータを収容している金融サービスシステムのデータベースプールなどの分散データベースシステムへのアクセスを調整するための方法およびシステムであって、金融取引処理の状況に関するクエリなどのユーザクエリを入力として受信する。クエリを処理して、このクエリを満たすために必要とされるデータの種別およびこのようなデータを収容しているターゲットとなるデータソースを判定する。離散的なサブクエリが編成され、特定されたターゲットとなるデータソースに対して発行される。取り出されたデータは、組み合わされて、クエリに対する応答を生成する。この応答は、好ましくは、インターネットのウェブページの形態にフォーマット設定され、要求した者に返される。
Patent JP-2004519742-A (JP)
Title: 減少した可視アーティファクトを有するスペーサを持つ液晶表示デバイス
IPC: G02F1/1362
Filed: 2002-04-09
Abstract: ノーマリーホワイトモード反射型液晶表示（ＬＣＤ）デバイスは、画素電極間の狭い画素間ギャップと、デバイスのコントラスト比を向上させ、可視アーティファクトを減少させるような高いスペーサ密度で画素間ギャップに置かれたとても狭いスペーサとの組み合わせを含む。好ましくは、それぞれのスペーサが４つの画素電極のコーナーからおおよそ等距離に位置する。また、有益には、画素間ギャップの幅に対する画素電極の幅の比が少なくともおおよそ１０：１である。
Patent JP-2005504880-A (JP)
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2002-04-10
Abstract: The preferred embodiments described herein provide a magnetic mirror plasma source. While the traditional magnetic/electrostatic confinement method is ideal for many applications, some processes are not best served with this arrangement. The preferred embodiments described herein present a new technique to confine electrons ( 3 ) to produce a low pressure, dense plasma directly on a substrate surface ( 75 ). With these preferred embodiments, a combination of electrostatic and mirror magnetic confinement is implemented. The result is a novel plasma source that has unique and important advantages enabling advancements in PECVD, etching, and plasma treatment processes.
Patent JP-2004532471-A (JP)
IPC: G06Q40/04
Filed: 2002-03-18
Abstract: A method is provided for discovering resources in a network of user nodes. According to the method, a resource request to be published is received at a first user node of the network, and it is determined (e.g., randomly) whether or not to send the resource request to a server node. When it is determined not to send the resource request to the server node, the resource request is forwarded to a second user node of the network through a direct connection. When it is determined to send the resource request to the server node, the resource request is sent to the server node for publication. Also provided is a user node for use in a computer network of the type that includes user nodes and at least one server node, with each user node being connected to at least one other user node through a direct connection.
Patent JP-2004534871-A (JP)
IPC: C08G18/02
Filed: 2002-05-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparing a polyisocyanate with at least one uretdione group by oligomerizing part of the isocyanate groups of isophorone diisocyanate in the presence of a catalyst which accelerates the dimerization of isocyanate groups, wherein the oligomerization catalyst comprises a saline compound comprising from 10 to 100 wt. % of 1,2,3- and/or 1,2,4-triazolate structures (calculated as C2N3; molecular weight=66) in the anion, and the products prepared by this method.
Patent JP-2004216573-A (JP)
Title: Decorative sheet and its manufacturing method
Inventor: SUGANO MAMORU
IPC: B32B37/26
Filed: 2003-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a decorative sheet which causes neither strain nor blowholes at the boundary parts between the different colors and printing patterns of the layer having different colors or multicolor (two-tone color) layer having different colors and printing patterns on the surface of a sheet, and causes no strain of the printing patterns.  <P>SOLUTION: The decorative sheet includes a thermoplastic resin film and has a base layer having a rear surface and the surface to the rear surface, a decorative layer which is colored so as to be different from the color of the base layer and arranged so as to partially conceal the surface of the base layer and a transparent protective layer arranged so as to cover the whole of the surface of the decorative layer and the surface of the base layer not covered with the decorative layer. The decorative layer includes a thermoplastic resin film with a thickness of 10 to 80 μm.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004221228-A (JP)
Title: Porous ceramic heat sink
Inventor: KYO CHII
IPC: C04B38/00
Filed: 2003-01-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that the cooling effect is insufficient in a known heat sink, and to provide a heat sink that can be manufactured in a simple production process at a low cost.  <P>SOLUTION: The porous ceramic heat sink mainly comprises a heat radiation layer 1 and a heat conduction layer 2. The heat radiation layer utilizes the principle of microcosmic chemical liquid phase change, forms the microcell structure of a ceramic powder by nonuniformly dispersing milky-liquid-like slurry, performs sintering for forming the heat radiation layer with a porous structure of a hollow crystal before bonding the submicron powder together, and has the heat conduction layer on a surface coming into contact with a heat source. The heat conduction layer absorbs heat in the heat source and further adds forced convection current conditions with air as a medium by the high surface area of the hollow crystal porous structure of the heat radiation layer for improving cooling capability in the heat sink.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2003232792-A (JP)
Title: Integrated package holder for flow through or dip stick type immune chromatography assay
Inventor: LEE-OWN F VICTOR
IPC: G01N33/537
Filed: 2003-01-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an immune chromatography assay of an integrated package holder without necessity of a separate plastic and outside package.  <P>SOLUTION: The immune chromatography assay comprises a means for sealing an assay means in a substantially airtight and substantially not liquid leakage state. The sealing means is brought into contact with the assay means to support the assay means and is further adapted to expose the assay means with a liquid sample.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2004215608-A (JP)
Title: Microorganism decomposing cycloalkyl phthalate
Inventor: SHIGEMATSU TORU
IPC: C02F3/34
Filed: 2003-01-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new microorganism capable of decomposing a cycloalkyl phthalate.  <P>SOLUTION: The microorganism capable of decomposing a cycloalkyl phthalate such as cyclohexyl phthalate belongs to the genus Arthrobacter (e.g. Arthrobacter C1; accession number FERM P-19186). The method for removing cycloalkyl phthalate from the treating object such as waste water contains a step of bringing the microorganism into contact with the treating object.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004217599-A (JP)
Title: Acyloxyisolactate and method for producing the same
Inventor: YAMADA HAJIME
IPC: C07C69/003
Filed: 2003-01-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new acyloxyisolactate and to provide a method for producing the acyloxyisolactate.  <P>SOLUTION: The acyloxyisolactate is represented by general formula: RCOOC(CH<SB>3</SB>)<SB>2</SB>COOM (M is an alkali metal or an alkali earth metal). The method for producing the acyloxyisolactate comprises carrying out transesterification a fatty acid lower alcohol ester with an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal salt of hydroxyisolactic acid in an organic solvent in the presence of a nonionic or anionic surfactant and an alkali catalyst or reacting a fatty acid halide with hydroxyisolactic acid while carrying out dehydrohalogenation and then treating the reaction product with an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal to form a salt.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004225540-A (JP)
Title: Fuel vapor leak detecting method of internal combustion engine, fuel vapor leak detecting system of internal combustion engine, canister and automobile
Inventor: IIBOSHI YOICHI
IPC: F02M25/08
Filed: 2003-01-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve diagnostic accuracy in a fuel vapor leak diagnosis; and to improve a diagnostic frequency by avoiding influence of fuel vapor pressure by evaporation of fuel vapor and sloshing.  <P>SOLUTION: The fuel vapor is filled in a fuel vapor purge system composed of a fuel storage tank, a canister and a communicating tube, and the existence of leak is detected on the basis of a pressure change in the fuel vapor purge system after filling. The influence of the fuel vapor pressure is reduced by bringing the fuel vapor in the tank near to a saturated state by filling the fuel vapor, and a diagnosis can be made even under an operation condition such as generating the sloshing.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004224655-A (JP)
Title: Apparatus and method of transparently vitrifying optical fiber preform
Inventor: TERAJIMA MASAMI
IPC: C03B37/014
Filed: 2003-01-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and a method of transparently vitrifying an optical fiber preform in which the temperature gradient in an electric furnace is precisely controlled, the transparent vitrification is performed at a high speed, the optical fiber preform having few bubbles and excellent optical characteristics is obtained, the number of power source apparatuses is reduced even when heaters are mounted in multi-stage in the electric furnace and the equipment saving is attained.  <P>SOLUTION: The transparently vitrifying apparatus is an apparatus for dehydrating optical fiber preform soot 1, sintering and transparently vitrifying and has a heater group composed of a plurality of heaters 2 and a plurality of the power source parts provided respectively corresponding to a plurality of heater groups and each power source part is connected to one of the heaters to be switchable. Each heater group is formed by combining a plurality of the heaters which are not adjacent to each other, each power source part is connected to one of the heaters of the correspondent heater group to supply power simultaneously. The heaters belonging to respective different heater groups are disposed to be continued to form a heat zone.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004232218-A (JP)
Title: Latch fixture
Inventor: TANIDA HIROAKI
IPC: E05B9/08
Filed: 2003-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a latch fixture which prevents a latch from protruding from a door side surface without changing the structure of a lock body.  <P>SOLUTION: The latch fixture 15 or 150 is disengageably mounted in a space formed between the latch 2 and a front plate 9 when the latch 2 is sunk in a door side surface, while inhibiting the latch 2 from protruding. In a preferable embodiment, the latch fixture 15 or 150 has an engaging protrusion 19 or 190 which engages with the rear surface of the edge of a latch accommodating hole 11 formed in the front plate 9, whereby the latch fixture is mounted in the space. The latch fixture 15 or 150 has elasticity, and by virtue of the elasticity, it is disengageably mounted in the space.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004232119-A (JP)
Title: Filament nonwoven fabric having excellent transparency
Inventor: SHINOHARA KENJI
IPC: D04H3/14
Filed: 2003-01-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a filament nonwoven fabric which has excellent transparency, shielding properties, retention properties, improved packaging properties and biodegradability which makes compost after use.  <P>SOLUTION: The nonwoven fabric comprises an aliphatic polyester fiber, has ≥7 μm and ≤40 μm average filament diameter, ≥7 g/m<SP>2</SP>and ≤50 g/m<SP>2</SP>weight, ≥50% transparency and ≤10 wt.% powder leakage ratio.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2003221988-A (JP)
Title: Motor driven window cover and its control method
Inventor: DOMEL DOUGLAS R
IPC: E06B9/32
Filed: 2003-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motor driven window cover making it possible to easily shift to a desired position in a high resolution, but in a low electric power or in a low output.  <P>SOLUTION: The motor driven window cover has a motor 52 and a housing holding the motor 52 and a battery 38. When the motor 52 is loaded with a voltage to move the cover 14, or an electric power is supplied, the electric pulse of the motor 52 is detected by a pulse detector 226 to determine the position of the window cover 14. A user saves a pulse counter at the time corresponding to a desired position and he may only depress a button of a remote control unit 34, In this way, the cover can be returned from a different position to a desired position.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2004233655-A (JP)
Title: Image display element, image display device, and manufacturing method of compound
Inventor: KATO TAKASHI
IPC: C09B23/00
Filed: 2003-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image display element utilizing solvatochromism based on a novel mechanism.  <P>SOLUTION: In the image display element having at least one image forming layer between a pair of substrates, the at least one image forming layer contains at least one solvatochromic dye and at least one medium and the at least one image forming layer is a layer wherein the light transmission amount due to the solvatochromic dye is changed.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004232769-A (JP)
Title: Pressure pulse generator
Inventor: SAITO TAKEO
IPC: F01D25/24
Filed: 2003-01-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems of being unable to obtain sufficient output since pressure/speed of steam jetting from a turbine nozzle are small, and being large in steam specific consumption in a conventional technology.  <P>SOLUTION: A spindle is inserted into single or a plurality of nozzles by using a water hammer phenomenon, and a pressure fluctuation having an optional frequency and amplitude is generated inside the fluid pipe and a fluid nozzle by motion of this fluid cutoff object. A pressure pulse having an optional frequency and amplitude is generated inside the fluid pipe by blowing a high pressure fluid in a passage. The pressure/speed of the steam jetting from the turbine nozzle is instantly increased by this pressure pulse, and average steam (fuel) specific consumption can be reduced.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004232829-A (JP)
Title: Connector connecting structure and half-engagement preventing clip for connector
Inventor: KASAHARA KAZUTO
IPC: F16L37/08
Filed: 2003-01-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a half-engagement preventing clip for connectors capable of assuring sufficient connection confirming function even with a shorter connection confirming section.  <P>SOLUTION: A half-engagement preventing clip 57 for connectors is integrally formed with a clip body 59 on one side in axial direction and a connection confirming section 61 on the other side in the axial section. The clip body 59 is so configured as to house from a tubular holding part 21 of a connector housing 3 to an annular confirming projection 55 of a pipe body 41, while the connection confirming section 61 is so configured as to house by inserting the other side in the axial direction rather than the annular confirming projection 55 of the pipe body 41. The length in the axial direction of the connection confirming section 61 is so set as to be shorter than the interval in the axial direction between an annular engagement projection 43 of the pipe body 41 and the annular confirming projection 55 while equal to or longer than the distance in the axial direction between the insert side end of the pipe body 41 and the other side end in the axial direction of an O-ring 25.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004240520-A (JP)
Title: In-non cache area high speed memory access method
Inventor: SUZUKI MASATO
IPC: G06F12/00
Filed: 2003-02-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a CPU perform access to memory data rewritten by a DMA at high speed.  <P>SOLUTION: A burst read memory interface 105 is arranged between a CPU 101 and a memory 104 assuming that the CPU 101 is highly likely to perform read access to consecutive addresses. The burst read memory interface 105 is provided with an internal buffer for recoding and storing the information of a cache area and data for burst read, and when the pertinent read access is performed from the CPU 101 to any area beyond a cache area, burst read is operated for the memory 104, and the data are recorded and stored in the internal buffer. Afterwards, when read access is performed from the CPU 101 to the address recorded and stored in the internal buffer, the data of the internal buffer are outputted to the CPU 101.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004236728-A (JP)
Title: Tea strainer
Inventor: MURAMATSU KOICHI
IPC: A47J31/06
Filed: 2003-02-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tea strainer of which the breakdown or the loss of shape is prevented by increasing the strengths of a tea straining net part and of which the commercial value is improved by giving it a fresh beauty sense.  <P>SOLUTION: In the tea strainer which has the net part for straining tea in the strainer body and has a flange to be fitted to the upper opening end of a tea receptacle in the outer periphery of the upper edge part of the strainer body, frames of the peripheral wall and/or the bottom wall of the strainer body are formed of a synthetic resin material and the net part is formed in a geometrical pattern between the frames.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004240027-A (JP)
Title: Image forming method and image forming apparatus
Inventor: TOMOYOSE KAGEYUKI
IPC: G03G15/00
Filed: 2003-02-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide image forming methods which impart high charging potential to an organic photoreceptor, suppress occurrence of image defects, such as black spots and voids, which tend to occur when gradation and sharpness are improved, and ensure broad gradation and good sharpness required by a color image, etc., and to provide an image forming apparatus using these image forming method.  <P>SOLUTION: The organic photoreceptor has an intermediate layer in which metal oxide particles are dispersed in a binder resin between a conductive support and a photosensitive layer. The potential of an unexposed part (VH) of an electrostatic latent image in a development position satisfies the expression of 900 V≤¾VH¾≤1,500 V, and a relation between the potential of the unexposed part (VH) and DC bias potential (VDC) applied to a developing sleeve is within a specified range.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004242006-A (JP)
Title: Communication terminal device
Inventor: SHIOTANI HIROYUKI
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2003-02-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal device having a plurality of available control channels in which interference of control channels can be avoided even when it is connected with an external unit.  <P>SOLUTION: The communication terminal device comprises a frequency switching section 103 for making a receiving section 102 to receive a signal of control frequency transmitted from a base station while selecting, a section 109 for processing the signal of control frequency received at the receiving section 102 to obtain logic control channel information, and a section 105 for detecting the information of connection with the external unit 107 or the information of the external unit 107. A control section 104 controls the frequency switching section 103 to receive a preset control frequency preferentially when a logic control channel is retrieved in correspondence with detection results of connection with the external unit from the section 105 for detecting connection with the external unit.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI