baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2003509286-A (JP)
IPC: B60R21/239
Filed: 2000-09-12
Abstract: A device for venting a gas bag made of a textile material includes at least one ignitable pyrotechnic charge which is associated with the gas bag in such a way that, when the pyrotechnic charge is ignited, at least one thread of the textile material is directly destroyed by the explosion of the pyrotechnic charge.
Patent JP-2003510117-A (JP)
Title: 床及びその他の大表面の清掃方法
IPC: A47L13/256
Filed: 2000-09-26
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、ハンドル及びハンドルに取り付けられたモップヘッド、並びに清掃用組成物で濡らされた使い捨てモップから成り、前記モップは当初は少なくとも或る程度折り畳まれて前記モップの束を含む箱に入れられ、前記モップは清掃前及び清掃中は前記モップヘッドに取り外し可能で固定される清掃器具で床及びその他の大表面を清掃する方法において、前記方法が：i）前記箱を開けて−前記箱は前記モップヘッドの表面より僅かに大きい幅と長さ寸法を有すること−前記モップの束の最上部にあるモップを露出させること：その後（ii）前記モップヘッドの表面より僅かに大きい幅及び長さを有する前記最上部モップの第１表面が現われるように、前記最上部モップを手で広げる段階、その後（iii）前記モップヘッドの下部表面が前記最上部ワイプの前記第１表面に接触するように、用具のモップヘッドを前記箱の中に入れる段階、その後（iv）前記清掃用組成物の蒸発を防ぐために前記ワイプが前記用具に取り付けられたままの前記用具を取り出して箱の蓋を閉める段階、（v）前記清掃器具を使って前記床を拭き取ったのち、一度使用された前記ワイプを取り外す段階、の各段階から成ることを特徴とする前記方法に関する。
Patent JP-2003510133-A (JP)
IPC: B67D99/00
Filed: 2000-08-02
Abstract: The device (1) which allows the controllable transfer of a liquid (21), such as a perfume, a pharmaceutical agent, a masking agent, an insecticide or an organoleptic substance, through an outlet opening (22) of a container (22) comprises a holder (10) with a fitting (11) being designed to embrace a capillary medium (5) and to fit into the opening (22) in such a way that liquid is only transferable through the opening (22) by the capillary medium (3). The holder (10), adjacent to the fitting (11), further comprises a sleeve (13) which further embraces the capillary medium (3) at least at a length which is chosen in such a way that, in a first vertical position of the sleeve (13) liquid (21) has access and in a second, inverse, vertical position of the sleeve (13) liquid (21) has no access to the capillary medium (3). The apparatus comprises at least one device (1) installed on a rotor (9) . <IMAGE>
Patent JP-2003512503-A (JP)
Title: 炭化水素燃料を改質する方法及び炭化水素燃料を改質するためのデバイス
IPC: C10G27/14
Filed: 2000-09-25
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、化学に関し、特には、エンジン燃料を含む炭化水素燃料を処理する技術に関する。本発明では、次の手段により、高いセタン価及びオクタン価を有する燃料を得ることが可能となる：初期燃料供給をエジェクションと同時に生じさせ；オゾン含有ガスをエジェクション領域に供給し；そのような混合物の置換により乱流を生じさせ；転換させた混合物を安定な圧力レベルを有する容器に向け；混合物パラメータの熱力学的同等化を達成する。熱力学的同等化の間、噴霧水を前記混合物中に注入する。
Patent JP-2003524484-A (JP)
Title: 視力矯正用の光学フィードバックシステム
IPC: A61B3/12
Filed: 2000-11-02
Abstract: (57)【要約】
【解決手段】発明はレーザー眼球手術装置(12)、システム(10)及び視力矯正手術の前、最中、及び／または後に眼の屈折エラーを測定する方法を与える。発明は視力矯正手術中の調節を許し、角膜及び眼球光学システム(10)の他のコンポーネントを通過した参照画像を投影しかつ映像することによって進行する光屈折治療の質的及び／または量的測定を許す。光学伝達関数のような画像品質値の勾配は治療を止めるときの決定を助けるために処置の間にモニターされる。
Patent JP-2003519668-A (JP)
IPC: A61K47/48
Filed: 2000-12-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of inducing a CD8+ CTL response to a molecule in an individual deficient in CD4+ T cells comprising administering to the individual art hsp or a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of treating HIV in an individual deficient in CD4+ T cells comprising administering to the individual an hsp or a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. Also encompassed by the present invention is a method of inducing a CD4+ independent CTL response in an individual comprising administering to the individual a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. The present invention also relates to a method of inducing a CD8+ CTL response in an individual comprising administering to the individual a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. In addition, the present invention relates to a composition characterized by a portion of an ATP biding domain of an hsp joined to a molecule.
Patent JP-2003520214-A (JP)
IPC: A61K35/12
Filed: 2001-01-24
Abstract: This invention provides chimeric proteins comprising an apoptosis-inducing molecule fused to a member of a binding pair that is capable of binding to a selected cell that expresses a death receptor. When the selected cell is exposed in vivo or ex vivo to the chimeric protein, the selected cell undergoes apoptosis. The preferred embodiment is FasL protein fused to streptavidin. The methods of using the chimeric proteins are especially beneficial in causing activated lymphocytes to undergo apoptosis, thus modulating the immune response. Patients with conditions such as asthma or allergy, or patients undergoing transplantation with allogeneic or xenogeneic tissue are examples of patients who benefit from the methods of this invention.
Patent JP-2004505405-A (JP)
Title: 電界放出デバイス
IPC: H01J9/02
Filed: 2001-01-16
Abstract: 電子エミッタ（１１５）を有する電界放出デバイス（１００）の動作方法には、電子エミッタ（１１５）に近接してエミッタ強化電極（１１７）を設ける段階と、エミッタ強化電極（１１７）に電子を放出させる段階と、エミッタ強化電極（１１７）によって放出された電子を電子エミッタ（１１５）が受け取る段階と、が含まれる。電界放出デバイス（１００）の製造方法には、誘電性材料の層（１２６）を形成する段階と、誘電性材料の層（１２６）上にエミッタ強化電極（１１７）を形成する段階と、エミッタ強化電極（１１７）に放出強化構造（１３１）を形成する段階と、放出強化構造（１３１）に近接した誘電性材料の層（１２６）の一部を除去して井戸（１１４，１５８）を形成する段階と、井戸（１１４，１５８）内に電子エミッタ（１１５）を形成する段階と、が含まれる。
Patent JP-2003520975-A (JP)
Title: 水酸化ナトリウムの廃棄物をネフェリン型に調整する方法
IPC: G21F9/16
Filed: 2001-01-25
Abstract: (57)【要約】
【課題】  水酸化ナトリウム溶液の調整の方法を提供する。
【手段】  本発明は、３ｍｏｌ／ｌないし１０ｍｏｌ／ｌの水酸化ナトリウムＮａＯＨの水溶液からなる廃棄物を調整する方法に関する。その方法は、ａ）水溶液にメタカオリン粉末を加え、固化およびゼオライトＡ型の結晶相の形成が可能な懸濁液を生成する段階とｂ）懸濁液を鋳型に注入する段階とｃ）懸濁液を鋳型の中で固化させ、ゼオライトＡを基材とする型込めされた固体生成物を得る段階とｄ）型込めされた生成物を乾燥させる段階と、そしてｅ）１０００℃ないし１５００℃での熱処理を施して、ゼオライトＡ相をネフェリン型の相に転化させる段階を備える。
Patent JP-2003521067-A (JP)
Title: 起点サーバとクライアントとの間のメディアリソースリクエストおよび／または応答を書き換えるシステムおよび方法
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2001-01-29
Abstract: (57)【要約】
媒体リソースリクエストメタファイル、およびネットワーク（１０）内の媒体サーバ（１４）によるこれらの媒体リソースリクエストへの応答を動的に変更することができる分散されたネットワーク（１２）。上記分散されたネットワーク（１２）は上記ネットワーク（１０）内でより効率的なコンテンツ送達を提供する。上記ネットワーク（１０）は、媒体リソースリクエストメタファイルのクライアントリクエスト、または上記ネットワーク（１０）内の媒体サーバ（１４）による上記媒体リソースリクエストへの応答を傍受し、そして応答が上記リクエストしているサーバに送信される前に上記応答を知的にリライトするシステムおよび方法を用いる。
Patent JP-2003528625-A (JP)
Title: シグナル発生特性と、標識核酸に対する親和性を有する少なくとも１種類の基とを有する粒子の使用
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2001-03-31
Abstract: (57)【要約】
表面に固定化された核酸とハイブリダイズさせた標識核酸を検出するための、シグナル発生特性と、標識核酸に対する親和性を有する少なくとも１種類の基とを有する粒子の使用。本発明のもう１つの主題は、標識核酸を検出するために、シグナル発生特性と、標識核酸に対する親和性を有する少なくとも１種類の基とを有する粒子を含む担体である。
Patent JP-2003528631-A (JP)
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2001-03-27
Abstract: The invention concerns genes involved in inflammatory and/or immune diseases and some cancers, in particular intestinal cryptogenic inflammatory diseases, and proteins coded by said genes. The invention also concerns methods for diagnosing inflammatory diseases.
Patent JP-2003528676-A (JP)
IPC: A61B5/055
Filed: 2001-04-02
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of diffusion spectrum magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to map complex fiber architectures in tissues. The new methods can be used to resolve intravoxel heterogeneity of diffusion in vivo with MRI of diffusion density spectra.
Patent JP-2003530746-A (JP)
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 2001-04-10
Abstract: Systems and methods for sending and receiving e-mail from a terminal on a vehicle are provided. According to one embodiment, a passenger in a vehicle, such as an airplane, has access to a terminal and can send and receive e-mail messages between the terminal and a first server located on the vehicle. The first server wirelessly communicates e-mail messages with a second server external to the vehicle. The second server is configured to send and receive e-mail messages between the second server and a data network.
Patent JP-2003531209-A (JP)
IPC: A61P19/10
Filed: 2001-04-24
Abstract: Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3K´) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation, in which PI3K´ plays a role in leukocyte function are disclosed. Preferably, the methods employ active agents that selectively inhibit PI3K´, while not significantly inhibiting activity of other PI3K isoforms. Compounds are provided that inhibit PI3K´ activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3K´ activity. Methods of using PI3K´ inhibitory compounds to inhibit cancer cell growth or proliferation are also provided. Accordingly, the invention provides methods of using PI3K´ inhibitory compounds to inhibit PI3K´-mediated processes in vitro and in vivo.
Patent JP-2003534968-A (JP)
IPC: B29C39/10
Filed: 2001-05-29
Abstract: An insert element (8) for sealing cavities (6, 7) in vehicle body carriers (4) has sealing means constituted by a foamable material (11) which is secured in the cavities (6, 7) by securing means (9). The insert element (8) comprises a foamable material (11) and a support structure (10) which comprises a frame (13) and an inner part (14) for carrying the foamable material (11). The frame (13) has at least two lateral and not immediately oppositely arranged support faces (12), and carries securing means (9). With this arrangement, the foamable material can completely engulf the securing means (9) with foam during the foaming process and can flow into apertures of an intermediate metal sheet (5) foreseen for receiving the securing means (9). This ensures that these apertures are impermeably sealed against air and noise during the foaming process. The foamable material is preferably constituted of a thermoplastic polymer which can form a closed-celled foam, thus increasing the noise insulating and noise absorbing properties, whilst also acting as a moisture barrier and an airtight sealant.
Patent JP-2003204150-A (JP)
Title: Method and apparatus for removing soldered electronic component
Inventor: MATSUBARA YOSHIMASA
IPC: B23K1/018
Filed: 2002-01-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and an apparatus for removing a soldered electronic component that can quickly remove a soldered section that is judged to be failure in an electronic component without thermally affecting a peripheral electronic component, a printed circuit board, and the like.  <P>SOLUTION: A heated gas is jetted from a gas nozzle 30 to an electronic component 41 that is soldered on a plurality of wiring electrodes of a printed circuit board 42, and at the same time a laser beam L where an optical axis is arranged in the gas nozzle 30 is irradiated planarly, thus melting the entire soldered section of the electronic component 41 nearly simultaneously, and hence removing the electronic component from the printed circuit board 42.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003200796-A (JP)
Title: Mounting structure of bumper
Inventor: OTA NARIYUKI
IPC: B60R19/24
Filed: 2002-01-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure of a bumper with an improved appearance and mounting workability.  <P>SOLUTION: In this mounting structure of a bumper in which both side parts of the bumper body are positioned at the front end lower part of a fender, mounted on both sides of the front part of a vehicle body, and in which a wall part is formed opposedly along the upper end side part to the inside of the bumper body on the lower front end part of the fender, a notch 18 opened to face the rear of the vehicle body is provided on both side upper flange parts 10a of the bumper body 10, and a first step part 19A positioned toward the inside in the vehicle width direction to be inserted into the notch 18 is formed on the wall part 19 of the fender 7, and a second step part 19B formed lower than the first step part 19A of the fender 7 by one step is provided to the first step part 19A toward the inside in the vehicle width direction.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003201092-A (JP)
Title: Jack
Inventor: HIROSE SHIGEO
IPC: B66F3/08
Filed: 2002-01-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a jack easily available in accident, usable in daily life for learning the operation, smaller and lighter enough to drive manually, applicable for jacking up low objects and capable of jack-up with a slight operating force at all times.  <P>SOLUTION: The jack comprises a pair of links 1, 2 crossing each other in a X-form and driving means 8, 9 for changing the crossing angle of the links. Adjacent two ends out of four ends of the X-form links 1, 2 are located on a ground side and one of the other two ends is provided with a load support 13. The driving means 9 is vertically mounted between the other end and the end located thereunder on the ground side. Preferably, the driving means 9 is arranged with its direction changeable into horizontal.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003206660-A (JP)
Title: Entry/exit person discrimination device
Inventor: SAITO FUMIO
IPC: G06K19/00
Filed: 2002-01-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve such a problem that an entry/exit gate becomes congested and it takes time to pass through the entry/exit gate owing to a reading entry/ exit card and the direct input of a personal identification number in the entry/ exit gate.  <P>SOLUTION: The entry/exit person discrimination device which transmits entry/exit wireless signals at the entry/exit gate and can display elapse from the entry in the gate is constituted of a controller 12 count-controlling time, a liquid crystal indication element 14 indicating a present time, a time adjustment and identification number input changeover switch 15 selectively switching the controller 12 from punctually time adjusting over to the identification number input, a time and identification number set switch 16 setting time and inputting the identification number, an entry/exit signal transceiver section 19 generating an entry/exit wireless signals including entry/exit person information and identification numbers and outputting them, a time/elapse indication changeover switch 17, and a stop watch operation switch 18.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003205225-A (JP)
Title: Ozonized water manufacturing apparatus
Inventor: NAGAKURA MASAAKI
IPC: A61L2/18
Filed: 2002-01-16
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ozonized water manufacturing method in which the flow rate and the concentration of ozone of the ozonized water are stably kept by keeping the water level in a packed tower ozone dissolving tank con stant in the ozonized water manufacturing apparatus using the ozone dissolving tank.  <P>SOLUTION: In the ozonized water manufacturing apparatus using the packed tower ozone dissolving tank, the water level in the ozone dissolving tank is held constant and the ozonized water 14 having stable concentration is obtained with stable flow rate by a method of joining waste ozone 15 taken out from the ozone dissolving vessel to the ozonized water 14 and passing through a back pressure control valve.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003212543-A (JP)
Title: Method for manufacturing barium titanate powder through oxalate
Inventor: KYO KOKEN
IPC: C04B35/626
Filed: 2002-01-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing barium titanate powder and the doped powder having excellent powder characteristics, with higher productivity and economically, employing an oxalate method.  <P>SOLUTION: A mixed aqueous solution of a barium chloride aqueous solution and a titanium chloride aqueous solution or a doping element containing mixed aqueous solution formed by adding and dissolving a compound of an element which can be used as a donor or an acceptor into the mixed aqueous solution is manufactured. The mixed aqueous solution is added to an oxalic acid aqueous solution to precipitate barium titanate oxalate or doped barium titanate oxalate, then the obtained precipitate is aged, washed, filtrated and dried and then the barium titanate powder or the doped barium titanate powder is manufactured from the resultant precipitate successively via a primary calcination stage, a primary pulverization stage, a secondary calcinations stage and a secondary pulverization stage.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003210070-A (JP)
Title: Thermostatic apparatus for pollination insect such as bumblebees
Inventor: TEZUKA TOSHIYUKI
IPC: A01K47/06
Filed: 2002-01-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thermostatic apparatus which is used for pollination insects such as bumblebees, in which a beehive-receiving thermostatic box and a temperature controller-receiving box equipped with a temperature controller for maintaining the inside of the thermostatic box in the optimal growth environmental temperature zone for the pollination insects are separately disposed, and which facilitates the observation of the inside of the beehive in the thermostatic box and the supply of feeds into the beehive, and improves maintainability.  <P>SOLUTION: A thermostatic box body 2 which receives the beehive for the pollination insects such as the bumblebees, and a temperature controller receiver 3 having the temperature controller for maintaining the inside of the thermostatic box in the optimal growth environmental temperature zone for the pollination insects are separately disposed. A duct 4 is attached to the temperature controller receiver 3, and the duct 4 is inserted into the duct insertion hole 15 of the thermostatic box body 2 to connect the end of the thermostatic box body 2 to the end of the temperature controller receiver 3.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003211824-A (JP)
Title: Void-type inkjet image receiving layer, inkjet recording material and method for manufacturing it
Inventor: YOSHIZAWA TOMOMI
IPC: B41M5/50
Filed: 2002-01-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inexpensively prepare a coating liquid with a high concentration in a short time and to provide a high void-type inkjet image receiving layer with a large amount of ink absorption and to thereby provide an excellent inkjet recording material.  <P>SOLUTION: The void-type inkjet image receiving layer is characterized by being formed by using the coating liquid comprising particles consisting of a gas phase silica with a primary particle diameter of 5-20 nm and particles consisting of a wet precipitated silica and comprising particles with a particle diameter measured by means of a light scattering method of 50-1,000 nm.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003214232-A (JP)
Title: Electronic throttle control device for internal combustion engine
Inventor: NAKAI KAZUHIRO
IPC: F02D9/02
Filed: 2002-01-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To compensate for a variation in output (displacement of detected value of throttle opening) of a throttle opening sensor due to a variation in temperature during the operation of an engine.  <P>SOLUTION: The reference position of the throttle opening is learned by reading the detected value of the throttle opening sensor when a throttle valve is positioned at a reference position (full close position or opener opening) immediately before the engine is started. When an ISC target throttle opening is set so that an actual idle rotational speed Ne can match a target idle rotational speed Nt during an idle rotational speed control, if such a state that an ISC feedback corrected amount ISCFB and/or ISC learned value ISCLRN calculated for setting the ISC target throttle opening is limited by a specified guard value is continued for a while, the device determines that a sensor output value (detected value of throttle opening) is displaced due to a variation in temperature of the throttle opening sensor during the operation of the engine, and corrects the learned value of the reference position.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003215305-A (JP)
Title: Optical element
Inventor: MURAI AKIHIKO
IPC: H01L33/00
Filed: 2002-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a low-cost optical element capable of efficiently making light incident on a photo acceptance unit or a light guide or efficiently making light emergent from the photo acceptance unit or the light guide.  <P>SOLUTION: The optical element comprises an Si semiconductor light guide 4 and an antireflection region 30, wherein the antireflection region 30 is formed in contact with an end face 32 forming the photo acceptance face (or emergent face) of the light guide 4. The antireflection region 30 adopts silicon as a first material and air as a second material and has a two-dimensional periodic structure in which prismatic bodies 31 comprising silicon as the first material and having a horizontal section shape of a regular triangle are periodically arranged.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003214146-A (JP)
Title: Exhaust emission control device for internal combustion engine
Inventor: MORIYA SAKANORI
IPC: F01N3/02
Filed: 2002-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect an absolute pressure of exhaust gas, in an exhaust emission control device for internal combustion engine provided with a means for detecting a differential pressure between upstream and downstream sides of the collecting mechanism arranged to an exhaust system of the internal combustion engine.  <P>SOLUTION: This exhaust emission control device comprises: the collecting mechanism 29 arranged to an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine; and a differential pressure detecting mechanism 39 introducing upstream and downstream exhaust gas from the collecting mechanism 29 to detect the differential pressure of them. This device is constituted such that any one of the exhaust gas and atmospheric air present more downstream than the collecting mechanism 29 is selectively introduced to the differential pressure detecting mechanism 39, and when there is no need for detecting the differential pressure between upstream and downstream sides of the collecting mechanism 29, the atmospheric air is introduced into the differential pressure detecting mechanism 39. Accordingly, a pressure difference between the exhaust gas and atmospheric air present more upstream than the collecting mechanism 29, that is, the absolute pressure of the exhaust gas, is detected.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003219698-A (JP)
Title: Controller for synchronous machine
Inventor: OSAWA HIROSHI
IPC: H02P21/22
Filed: 2002-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller for a synchronous machine, which obtains a sufficient torque over a range from low speed to high speed with stability and can be inexpensively provided.  <P>SOLUTION: The controller for synchronous machine comprises a selector 47 which judges the speed mode according to the revolution speed of a synchronous machine or the output frequency of a power converter and selects either a low speed mode or a high speed mode; switches SW1, SW2, and so on; a coordinate transformer 24 which, if the low speed mode is selected, controls the current of the synchronous machine using at least the positional information on the rotor of the synchronous machine; a vector control means, such as block A; and V/f controlling means, such as block B, which, if the high speed mode is selected, controls the voltage and frequency of the synchronous machine substantially, in proportion according to a speed command for the synchronous machine without using the positional information on the rotor of the synchronous machine.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003216235-A (JP)
Title: Maintenance managing device
Inventor: YAMAHASHI KOZO
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2002-01-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a maintenance managing device capable of suppressing the burden of personal expenses or a person in charge of maintenance and shortening an operation stop time due to a failure.  <P>SOLUTION: In performing maintenance and management of a plurality of plants, each of the plants 3 is provided with a plant maintaining and managing means 5A for storing one or a plurality of pieces of data among the specification data, repair history data, failure history data and past and present state data of devices in the plant, these plant maintaining and managing means 5A are generally managed, and a maintenance and management server means 1A having a man-machine interface function is connected by a communication means 2 that can transmit and receive the data.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO