baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2005509564-A (JP)
IPC: B32B27/08
Filed: 2002-10-22
Abstract: The present invention is related to a heat sealable coextruded multilayer packaging film peelable on a variety of substrates including polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, polyvinyl chloride, polyamide, polyacrylonitrile and paper, comprising at least one peelable layer from a pre-compounded precursor formulation containing:     50 to 80% by weight of an ethylene homo and/or copolymer   15 to 25% by weight of a styrene homo or/and copolymer. 5 to 20% by weight of a thermoplastic elastomeric styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer characterised in that, the peel force in said peelable seal film produced by said pre-compounded precursor is modified by the presence in said precursor in the final extrusion step of 5 to 25, and preferably 10 to 20% by weight of homogeneously branched LLDPE and/or polybutene-1.   <IMAGE>
Patent JP-2005513261-A (JP)
Title: ナノ複合マルテンサイト鋼
IPC: C21D1/19
Filed: 2002-12-12
Abstract: 高い性能の炭素鋼が開示され、これは、マルテンサイトのラスがオーステナイトの薄膜と交互するが、ディスロケーティッドラス構造の各々の粒子が、同じ方向の全てのオーステナイト薄膜を配向させることによって単一のミクロ構造変化に制限される、ディスロケーティッドラス構造を含む。これは、１０ミクロン未満に粒子サイズを注意深く制御することによって達成される。鋼の性能におけるさらなる改善は、ベイナイト、パーライト、および相間沈殿の形式を避ける様式で、鋼を処理することによって達成される。
Patent JP-2005513542-A (JP)
Title: 無線ユニット間におけるハイファイ音響信号の送信
IPC: G10L19/008
Filed: 2002-12-12
Abstract: 第１の無線局（２０）から第２の無線局（３０）にハイファイでオーディオ信号を送信するシステム及び方法が提供されている。前記無線局は、bluetooth規格を用いて動作する。第１の無線局（２０）において、オーディオ信号の第１の表現は、オーディオ入力装置（５２）からコデック６２に直接送られる。オーディオ信号の第２の表現は、第１の表現とともに、コデック６２に到着したときに第１の表現と位相が異なるように、遅延装置（５４）を通過する。サンプリング及び符号化（６２）終了後、デジタル信号は、無線リンク（４０）の二つの異なった同期チャネルを用いて、第２の無線局（３０）に送信される。第２の無線局（３０）において、各チャネルから受信された信号は復号され（６２）、アナログ信号が生成される。チャネルの一つからのオーディオ信号は、他のチャネルから受信した信号の位相に一致させるために、遅延装置（５６）を通過する。そして、そのアナログ信号は、オーディオ出力装置（５８）に提供され、例えば、音声認識システムによって評価される。
Patent JP-2005516260-A (JP)
Title: コンタリングを除去する方法およびシステム
IPC: G06T7/60
Filed: 2003-01-17
Abstract: 本発明は、受信したビデオ信号におけるコンタリング（擬似輪郭）アーティファクトを検出し、ディザ法により、またはビデオ信号内の選択された画素にＬＳＢ（最下位ビット）を加えることにより、検出されたアーティファクトを減じることに向けられている。値の差のテストまたは平均化テストを所定の画素範囲に使用することにより、アーティファクトであるコンタリングは減らされる。画素範囲内の選択された画素を代替画素で置き替えることによりアーティファクトは低減される。代替画素を発生させるために、所定の画素範囲について画素の平均値を計算して、その画素平均値を、所定の画素範囲における画素のビット解像度よりも大きいビット解像度に詰める（丸め、または切り捨て）か、またはディザ信号をこの画素平均値に加える。
Patent JP-2005522530-A (JP)
IPC: C10G47/20
Filed: 2003-01-22
Abstract: Process for desulfurization of an effluent for cracking or steam-cracking hydrocarbons, more particularly a gasoline for example for catalytic cracking that comprises the elimination of thiophenic compounds by alkylation of these compounds, followed by a distillation, a hydrocracking of said alkyl-thiophenic compounds, then a hydrodesulfurization of the effluent that is obtained from the hydrocracking zone. In a preferred embodiment, this process comprises a preliminary stage for separating the cracking or steam-cracking effluent into three fractions, and proposes sending to the alkylation stage only the intermediate fraction that is low in heavy basic nitrogen-containing compounds that are initially present in the effluents that are to be alkylated.
Patent JP-2006501811-A (JP)
IPC: C12P21/00
Filed: 2003-02-13
Abstract: An extremoyzme over-expression system in which Pseudomonads and closely related bacteria are used as host cells, and methods and kits for use thereof, extremozymes expressed therefrom.
Patent JP-2005539409-A (JP)
Title: 位置認識データネットワーク
IPC: H04W4/50
Filed: 2003-02-28
Abstract: ネットワークリンク型装置が接続されたネットワークにおいて物理的位置をそのような装置に関連付けるシステム。このシステムは、装置の位置を確立するための種々の技術を使用する。そのシステムコンフィギュレーションは、変更することができ、そしてＬＡＭ、ＭＡＮ、ワイドエリアネットワーク（ＷＡＮ）、パーソナルエリアネットワーク（ＰＡＮ）、及びホームネットワークを含むいかなる形式のデータネットワークも含むことができる。又、システムは、特定装置の位置情報をネットワーク装置及びマネージメントへ供給し、これは、コンフィギュレーション精度、制御及びセキュリティを改善するために種々のやり方で使用することができる。又、この位置情報は、装置自体の制御又は保安のために使用してもよい。
Patent JP-2005519305-A (JP)
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2003-02-28
Abstract: The invention relates to an enhancement solution for an assay technology using lanthanide ions or their chelates as labels and dissociative fluorescence enhancement as a tool for detection, wherein said enhancement solution comprises a beta-diketone of formula I wherein R<SUB>1 </SUB>is an aryl, optionally mono- or multi-substituted, and R<SUB>2 </SUB>is a straight or branched alkyl chain with 2 to 9 carbon atoms substituted with four or more fluorine atoms. The invention further relates to a bioaffinity assay using lanthanide ions or their chelates as labels and dissociative fluorescence enhancement as a tool for detection comprising the use of said enhancement solution.
Patent JP-2005521709-A (JP)
Title: セラミドの放出を阻害するための相溶性溶質の使用
IPC: A61P39/06
Filed: 2003-03-03
Abstract: 本発明は、セラミドの放出の阻害、または早期皮膚老化に対するヒトの皮膚の予防および保護および皺形成に対するヒトの皮膚の予防および保護のための相溶性溶質の使用に関する。
Patent JP-2005522210-A (JP)
Title: 単純ヘルペスウイルス感染の診断および処置に対する組成物および方法
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 2003-04-09
Abstract: ＨＳＶ感染の診断および処置のための化合物および方法が提供される。その化合物は、ＨＳＶポリペプチドの少なくとも一つの抗原部分およびこのようなポリペプチドをコードするＤＮＡ配列を含有する。このようなポリペプチドまたはＤＮＡ配列を含有する薬学的処方物およびワクチンもまたこのようなポリペプチドに対する抗体と一緒に、提供される。このようなポリペプチドおよび／またはＤＮＡ配列ならびに患者および生物学的サンプルにおけるＨＳＶ感染の検出のための適切な検出試薬を備える診断キットもまた提供される。
Patent JP-2005522397-A (JP)
Title: オゾン発生器ユニットにおける方法及び装置
IPC: C01B13/11
Filed: 2003-04-04
Abstract: 閉じたオゾン発生器ユニット（２）内において、交流によって酸素ガスがオゾンガスに変換され、上記酸素ガスは、上記ユニット（２）内への導入前に、略加圧されている。上記ユニットは、上記酸素ガスの圧力と略同等又はそれ以上の外圧に晒されている。
Patent JP-2005196337-A (JP)
Title: Information processor, data retrieval method and data retrieval program
Inventor: OTANI YOKO
IPC: G06F15/00
Filed: 2004-01-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processor capable of easily shortening the processing time in acquisition of data composed of one or more attributes from an information storage server, a data retrieval method and a data retrieval program.  <P>SOLUTION: In this information processor 1 capable of retrieving data composed of one or more attributes from the information storage server 103 set outside, an attribute acquired from the information storage server 102 among one or more attributes constituting the data can be set as an acquisition attribute, and data acquired from the information storage server 103 as a retrieval result are composed of attributes according to the acquisition attribute.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004158029-A (JP)
Title: File control device
Inventor: TAKAHASHI HIDENORI
IPC: G11B20/12
Filed: 2004-01-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To always respond to an instruction for reading a home address at a high speed regardless of whether or not object data are stored in a cache memory, and to lower occurrence probability of errors.  <P>SOLUTION: In an FCU 2 having the cache memory 24 for controlling a DASD 3, a storage part of a defect alternation information table 27 is formed in a memory part of the FCU 2; all the defective track regions of the DASD 3 under control are read in turning power on or resetting it; whether or not a defect alternation link is created by a flag stored in a home address part of each track is determined; the result thereof is stored in the memory part as the information table 27; and when the read instruction of the home address is received, whether or not the information table 27 is valid is determined.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004168428-A (JP)
Title: Reel tape
Inventor: HIRUTA YOICHI
IPC: B65D73/02
Filed: 2004-01-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a reel tape which prevents damage to a chip and is convenient for transport.  <P>SOLUTION: The reel tape comprises a base tape (2) wound around a reel, a chip mounting section provided on the base tape and on which the chip (1) is mounted, an adhesive (12) provided on the chip mounting section and to which the chip is attached, a protective bar (13) provided on the base tape almost in parallel with the feed direction of the tape along the chip mounting section and for preventing the chip from contacting the base chip when the base tape is wound, and a tape bending section (15) which is mounted to almost intersect with the feed direction of the base tape at an end of the chip mounting section in the base tape.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004233988-A (JP)
Title: Wide-band cholesteric liquid crystal film, its manufacturing method, circular polarizing plate, linear polarizer, illumination apparatus and liquid crystal display
Inventor: TAKEDA KENTARO
IPC: F21Y103/00
Filed: 2004-01-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wide-band choresteric liquid crystal film which is made thin, has a wide reflection band and can be manufactured in a smaller number of manufacturing processes.  <P>SOLUTION: The wide-band choresteric liquid crystal film is obtained by applying a liquid crystal mixture containing a polymerizable mesogene compound (a), a polymerizable chiral agent (b) and a photo-isomerization material (c) on a base material and subjecting the coating to UV polymerization, and it is characterised by having ≥200 nm reflection band width.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005196046-A (JP)
Title: Generation/verification method and system for electron beam drawing data
Inventor: SUZUKI TOSHIO
IPC: G03F1/84
Filed: 2004-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a generation/verification method and system for electron beam drawing data capable of speeding up drawing data generation/verification processing by concurrently executing drawing data generation and drawing data verification while cooperating both.  <P>SOLUTION: The generation/verification method for the electron beam drawing data comprises generating the electron beam drawing data for performing drawing by using an electron beam on an object to be exposed and verifying the generation. After the generation processing of the electron beam drawing data is executed relating to only the portion of layout data and before the generation processing of the electron beam drawing data relating the remaining portion of the layout data, the verification processing of the electron beam drawing data generated relating only to the portion is executed.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005194979-A (JP)
Title: Fuel feed pump
Inventor: HONDA YOSHIHIKO
IPC: F04D5/00
Filed: 2004-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technology capable of improving pressure rise performance of a fuel feed pump.  <P>SOLUTION: This invented fuel feed pump is provided with a roughly disk shaped impeller 20 and a casing rotatably storing the impeller 20. The fuel feed pump consists of a roughly vertical surface 120 having an outer side surface of a suction port side groove 102 close to an upper end formed roughly perpendicular to the impeller 20 at a position inside of an outer circumference end 20e of a recessed place group 20a of the impeller 20 and an inclined surface 122 inclined to the outer circumference end 20e of the recessed place group 20a of the impeller 20 from the roughly vertical surface 120.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005201639-A (JP)
Title: Hydrogen concentration detector and fuel cell system using it
Inventor: MORIYAMA AKINOBU
IPC: G01N27/416
Filed: 2004-01-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hydrogen concentration detector capable of precisely detecting the concentration of hydrogen in a gas to be measured up to a high-concentration region.  <P>SOLUTION: A proton conductive solid-state electrolyte type hydrogen concentration detecting means is constituted of supports 11a and 11b, a first proton conductive solid electrolyte 21, first-fourth electrodes 22a-22d, a first hydrogen pumping circuit 40 and a hydrogen sensing circuit 50. A dilution means of the gas to be measured is constituted of supports 11a and 11c, a proton conductive solid electrolyte 31, fifth and sixth electrodes 32a and 32b and a second hydrogen pumping circuit 60. The gas 1 to be measured diffused and introduced from a gas-to-be-measured introducing hole 12 is diluted by the diluting gas formed by the gas-to-be-measured introducing hole 12 in an intermediate empty chamber 13. Then, the concentration of hydrogen in the gas to be measured is calculated from the hydrogen concentration detected value of the diluted gas to be measured and a dilution degree.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005199901-A (JP)
Title: Electric vehicle
Inventor: HIRANO TAKANORI
IPC: B60K1/04
Filed: 2004-01-16
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently arrange a plurality of batteries on a large electric vehicle.  <P>SOLUTION: A vehicle body frame 2 includes a head pipe 21 to support a steering shaft 7, an upper frame 22 which expands in the right-to-left direction of a vehicle body and leads backwardly, a lower frame 23 and a rear frame 24 connected thereto. The vehicle body frame 2 is constituted in a substantial U-shape in side view on the whole. A plurality of batteries 4A-4C are arranged side by side in a space surrounded by the vehicle body frame 2 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and arranged stepwise along a substantial U-shape of the vehicle body frame 2.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004172136-A (JP)
Title: El element using polythiophene
Inventor: YAMAMOTO RYUICHI
IPC: H01L51/50
Filed: 2004-01-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an EL element using a polythiophene having various types of light emission colors with high reliability and light emitting efficiency by using a photoelectron functional material particularly having small physical change, photochemical change and electrochemical change as a hole injection transportation material or a light emitting material.  <P>SOLUTION: This EL element using the polythiophene includes a hole injection transportation layer and a light emitting layer. This transportation layer contains at least one type or more selected from the group consisting of a polymer shown in "device 1", wherein R<SB>3</SB>and R<SB>4</SB>are each a hydrogen atom, an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, in which they may be the same or different, and R<SB>3</SB>and R<SB>4</SB>may be bonded to each other to form a ring. X<SB>1</SB>and X<SB>2</SB>are each a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, in which they may be the same or different, and n is 4-100.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2005210183-A (JP)
Title: Digital broadcast receiver and updating method of program
Inventor: IKAWA KOJI
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 2004-01-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a digital broadcast receiver capable of transferring a program for update to an external apparatus, and a method of updating the program of an external apparatus of the digital broadcast receiver.  <P>SOLUTION: The digital broadcast receiver 1 acquires a maker ID/type ID from a maker ID/type ID recorder 21 when an external apparatus 2 is firstly connected to an IEEE 1394 terminal 16 via an IEEE 1394 terminal 24, and acquires the version information of a program stored in a program 22 from a program management section 23. The acquired information is managed by an external apparatus information management section 14. After that, when an additional information decoder 13 extracts the program code of the new version of the external apparatus 2 from a digital broadcast signal, the program code is stored in a nonvolatile memory 15, and it is transferred to the external apparatus 2 when the external apparatus 2 is reconnected. The external apparatus 2 rewrites the program memory 22 with the transferred program code of new version to update the program.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005207120-A (JP)
Title: Heat insulating panel connecting structure
Inventor: MATSUMOTO MORIHIRO
IPC: E04F13/12
Filed: 2004-01-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat insulating panel connecting structure preventing connection by recess-projection fitting from coming off by negative pressure without using a special member, and moreover preventing a lowering of heat insulating performance.  <P>SOLUTION: A heat insulating panel A is formed interposing a heat insulating material 3 between a front face plate 1 and a rear face plate 2 made of metal. One end of the heat insulating panel A is provided with a fitting projecting part 5, and the other end is provided with a fitting recessed part 4. In the connecting structure of the heat insulating panels A, the adjacent heat insulating panels A are connected by fitting the fitting recessed part 4 and the fitting projecting part 5. One end of the front face plate 1 is provided with an engaging piece 9, and the other end is provided with an engaged piece 13. The engaging piece 9 and the engaged piece 13 are engaged to connect the front face plates 1, 1 of the adjacent heat insulating panels A, A. Even if negative pressure is applied to the heat insulating panel A to cause flexure, the force of this negative pressure is hardly applied to the rear face plate 2. The damage of the fitting recessed part 4 can thereby be prevented.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004249456-A (JP)
Title: Machine tool
Inventor: YAMAZAKI TSUNEHIKO
IPC: B23B29/32
Filed: 2004-01-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly perform rotational driving by improving rotational accuracy of a tool post and a rotary table.  <P>SOLUTION: The tool post is installed in a shaft part 4, and is rotatably supported, and a tool is supported by the tool post. At least a part of the shaft part 4 is housed in a support case 5, and a magnet 6 is installed on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft part 4. A core 7 is oppositely installed to the magnet 6 inside the support case 5, and a coil 8 is wound on the core 7, and is constituted so as to rotate the tool post by using force generated between the core 7 and the magnet 6 by supplying electric power to the coil 8. Rotation of the rotary table is preferably similarly constituted.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005217074-A (JP)
Title: Light transmitting/receiving device and manufacturing method therefor
Inventor: TAKAHASHI HIROYUKI
IPC: H01L31/0232
Filed: 2004-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light transmitting/receiving device that can easily and surely secure a light transmitting/receiving module by using two circuit substrates, and to provide a manufacturing method therefor.  <P>SOLUTION: The light transmitting/receiving device is provided with a light transmitting/receiving module to transmit/receive an optical signal through an optical transmission line and two circuit substrates connecting with the light transmitting/receiving module. The light transmitting/receiving module is provided with a light transmitter having a lead pin that inputs an electric signal to convert it into an optical signal in a direction opposite to a part connecting with the optical transmission line, and a light receiver having a lead pin that outputs an electric signal obtained by converting an optical signal in a direction crossing a direction that face the light transmitter from a part connecting with the optical transmission line. One circuit substrate is formed with a lead pin connection hole to connect the lead pin, one lead pin is connected with the other circuit substrate, and the other lead pin is connected with one circuit substrate by using the lead pin connection hole.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004233046-A (JP)
Title: Power dehumidification operating method for air conditioner
Inventor: CHOI HO SON
IPC: F24F11/00
Filed: 2004-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power dehumidification operating method of an air conditioner.  <P>SOLUTION: This power dehumidification operating method of the air conditioner has a step of determining the frequency of a compressor by the driving algorithm of the compressor on the basis of the difference between set humidity and indoor humidity, and a step of adjusting a rotating speed of an outdoor fan through the driving algorithm of an outdoor fan on the basis of the difference between set temperature and indoor temperature.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004342078-A (JP)
Title: System for processing printing job in network
Inventor: NAUTA GADZE CORNELIS
IPC: B41J29/38
Filed: 2004-02-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for processing a printing job in a network, which allows a user to easily add account information to the printing job.  <P>SOLUTION: The system for processing the printing job in the network comprises a plurality of client stations, which are used for transferring printing jobs, and at least one printing device including a control unit and a printer. The system with the control unit, including a storage to store the printing job transferred to the printing device, generates a printing account job including the account information for the printing job, and transfers the printing device the printing account job that is linked to the print job by a corresponding link identifier. If the system receives a valid account job, in response to the link identifier, the system makes a stored printing job validated for printing.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005212719-A (JP)
Title: Spoiler device
Inventor: KAWAMATSU KOJI
IPC: B62D37/02
Filed: 2004-02-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce appropriate downforce on a vehicle depending on road surface conditions.  <P>SOLUTION: On a vehicle 80, cylinders 30 can be lifted relative to pistons 52 to lift and turn a rear spoiler 24. In the rain, the speed of the vehicle 80 that triggers the lift and turn of the rear spoiler 24 can be set lower than the speed of the vehicle 80 that triggers the lift and turn of the rear spoiler 24 except in the rain to produce appropriate downforce on the vehicle 80 depending on road surface conditions. When the rear spoiler 24 is lifted and turned, a movable trunk panel 84 is positioned with a substantially horizontal top surface to straighten the direction of an airflow flowing between a body panel 18 and the rear spoiler 24 to a horizontal direction, which can suppress airflow turbulence behind the vehicle 80 to suppress adverse effects on the controllability and stability and high speed driving stability of the vehicle 80.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005211983-A (JP)
Title: Composition of coating agent for casting
Inventor: YOSHIDA AKIRA
IPC: B22C3/00
Filed: 2004-02-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composition of coating agent for casting which has high coating agent film hardness and is excellent in prevention of soot defect, gas defect, and burning defect.  <P>SOLUTION: The composition of coating agent for casting contains a refractory aggregate and organic carboxylic acid or magnesium salt of inorganic acid. Preferably, the composition of coating agent for casting contains the organic carboxylic acid having 2-10 number of carbon and the inorganic acid selected from sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and phosphoric acid.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005222117-A (JP)
Title: Information terminal device, and information processing method and program
Inventor: KURIMOTO KAZUNORI
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2004-02-03
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in a conventional system that when a control telegram information file is downloaded from an information processing server to independently communicate a plurlarity of control telegram obtained by expanding file information to meters, the intermediate step cannot be found until the communication is completed.  <P>SOLUTION: The information terminal device comprises a download processing part 16 downloading information needed to transmit to equipment or a household electrical appliance; a control part 18 performing, based on the downloaded information, communication with the equipment or household electric appliance through a first transmitting and receiving part 14; and a display part 8 or a voice output part 12. The intermediate step of the download processing or the setting to the equipment or household electric appliance is displayed or announced by sound or voice, whereby a service man can grasp the communicating state to have a sense of security by confirming the announced information.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI