Author: claimsbot

1. A scheduler that causes a given core in a multi-core processor to execute processing comprising:
determining if a priority level of a process that is to be executed and among a group of processes assigned to and executed by cores of the multi-core processor is greater than or equal to a threshold;
saving to a cache memory of each core that executes among processes to be executed, a high-priority process for which the priority level has been determined to be greater than or equal to the threshold, data that is accessed by the high-priority process upon execution;
saving to a memory area different from the cache memory and to which access is slower than access to the cache memory, data that is accessed by a low-priority process for which the priority level has been determined to not be greater than or equal to the threshold; and
saving the data saved in the memory area, to a cache memory of a requesting core in the multi-core processor, when the requesting core issues an access request for the data saved in the memory area.
2. The scheduler according to claim 1, wherein
the saving to the cache memory includes saving to a cache memory of each core that executes the low-priority process, the data that is accessed by the low-priority process upon execution, when the high-priority process is not present among processes to be executed.
3. The scheduler according to claim 1, wherein
the saving to the cache memory includes prohibiting until execution of the high-priority process is completed, overwriting with different data, the data that is saved to the cache memory of each core executing the high-priority process and that is accessed by the high-priority process upon execution.
4. The scheduler according to claim 1, the processing further comprising identifying a capacity of a rewritable area in a cache memory of each core of the multi-core processor when the determining is performed, wherein
the saving to the cache memory includes saving to the cache memory in descending order of updating frequency and when an identified capacity of a rewritable area is smaller than a volume of the data accessed by the high-priority process upon execution, the data accessed by the high-priority process and of a volume that can be stored in the cache memory, and
the saving to the memory area includes saving to the memory area, the data that cannot be saved to the cache memory at the saving to the cache memory.
5. The scheduler according to claim 4, wherein
the saving to the cache memory includes saving to the cache memory in descending order of updating frequency, after the saving of the data accessed by the high-priority process is completed and when an identified capacity of a rewritable area is larger than a volume of the data accessed by the high-priority process upon execution, the data accessed by the low-priority process upon execution and of a volume that can be saved in the cache memory.
6. The scheduler according to claim 1, wherein
the memory area is among a plurality of memory areas respectively differing in access speed,
the saving to the memory area includes saving to the memory areas in descending order of access speed, the data accessed by the low-priority process upon execution and of a volume that can be stored to the respective memory area.
7. The scheduler according to claim 1, the processing further comprising:
extracting from the processes to be executed, processes that access common data upon execution; and
assigning the extracted processes to a single core among the cores of the multi-core processor.
8. The scheduler according to claim 7, wherein the assigning includes assigning to the single core, processes having an identical priority level, among the extracted processes.
9. A multi-core processor system comprising a given core configured to:
determine if a priority level of a process that is to be executed and among a group of processes assigned to and executed by cores of the multi-core processor is greater than or equal to a threshold;
save to a cache memory of each core that executes among processes to be executed, a high-priority process for which the priority level has been determined to be greater than or equal to the threshold, data that is accessed by the high-priority process upon execution;
save to a memory area different from the cache memory and to which access is slower than access to the cache memory, data that is accessed by a low-priority process for which the priority level has been determined to not be greater than or equal to the threshold; and
save the data saved in the memory area, to a cache memory of a requesting core in the multi-core processor, when the requesting core issues an access request for the data saved in the memory area.
10. A scheduling method executed by a given core in a multi-core processor, the scheduling method comprising:
determine if a priority level of a process that is to be executed and among a group of processes assigned to and executed by cores of the multi-core processor is greater than or equal to a threshold;
save to a cache memory of each core that executes among processes to be executed, a high-priority process for which the priority level has been determined to be greater than or equal to the threshold, data that is accessed by the high-priority process upon execution;
save to a memory area different from the cache memory and to which access is slower than access to the cache memory, data that is accessed by a low-priority process for which the priority level has been determined to not be greater than or equal to the threshold; and
save the data saved in the memory area, to a cache memory of a requesting core in the multi-core processor, when the requesting core issues an access request for the data saved in the memory area.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An electric parking brake mechanism, for pressing a friction member to a braked member via a force transmission converting mechanism for converting a rotational movement of an electric motor to a linear movement, comprising:
an input shaft connected to a side of the electric motor;
an output shaft connected to a side of the brake mechanism for pressing the friction member to the braked member, and
a cam mechanism interposed between the input shaft and the output shaft,
wherein the cam mechanism includes a plurality of cam members each having a cam face a radius of which is gradually increased relative to a rotational center,
the parking brake mechanism having a configuration wherein the input shaft is not driven by the electric motor, the output shaft is driven by a force from the friction member, and all of the plurality of cam members have been operated to move to sides of large diameters to hamper rotation of the output shaft.
2. An electric parking brake mechanism, for pressing a friction member to a braked member via a force transmission converting mechanism for converting a rotational movement of an electric motor to a linear movement, comprising:
an input shaft connected to a side of the electric motor;
an output shaft connected to a side of the brake mechanism for pressing the friction member to the braked member, and
a cam mechanism interposed between the input shaft and the output shaft,
wherein the cam mechanism includes:
a rotating member contained in a nonrotating member having a circular-shaped inner face, rotatable along with the output shaft;
a second cam member slidable in a radius direction in the rotating member, having an outer face a diameter of which is increased to one side in a peripheral direction,
a first cam member disposed on an inner side of the second cam member, having an outer face a diameter of which is increased to other side in the peripheral direction, rotatable along with the input shaft, and
a locking member arranged between the second cam member and the nonrotating member.
3. The electric parking brake mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the locking member is urged by an elastic member to a side of a large diameter of the second cam member.
4. The electric parking brake mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the output shaft is arranged to penetrate the input shaft.
5. The electric parking brake mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the output shaft is arranged to penetrate the input shaft.
6. The electric parking brake mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the output shaft is arranged to penetrate the input shaft.

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22. A hydrocarbon mixture comprising 14C isotopes, which hydrocarbon mixture comprises at least two different hydrocarbons whose carbon numbers differ by more than 1.
23. The hydrocarbon mixture of claim 22 wherein said hydrocarbon mixture comprises at least two different hydrocarbons whose carbon numbers differ by 2.
24. The hydrocarbon mixture of claim 22 wherein the proportion of 14C isotopes to 12C isotopes is in the range from 6\xd710\u221213 to 1.2\xd710\u221212.
25. The hydrocarbon mixture of claim 22 comprising hydrocarbons which are selected from the group of hydrocarbons having 7 to 23 carbon atoms.
26. The hydrocarbon mixture of claim 22 comprising less than or equal to 50% by weight, of branched hydrocarbons, based on the sum of the hydrocarbons.
27. The hydrocarbon mixture of claim 22 wherein said at least two different hydrocarbons make up at least 50% by weight, based on the sum of the hydrocarbons.
28. The hydrocarbon mixture of claim 22 comprising linear C11 and linear C13 hydrocarbons.
29. The hydrocarbon mixture of claim 28 further comprising at least one linear hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of linear C15, linear C17 and mixtures thereof.
30. The hydrocarbon mixture of claim 22 comprising linear C15 and linear C17 hydrocarbons.
31. The hydrocarbon mixture of claim 22 comprising linear C17 and linear C19 hydrocarbons.
32. A method of preparing cosmetic andor pharmaceutical formulations comprising adding the hydrocarbon mixture of claim 1 to a cosmetic andor pharmaceutical base.
33. A cosmetic andor pharmaceutical formulation comprising 0.1 to 80% by weight of a hydrocarbon mixture which comprises 14C isotopes.
34. The cosmetic andor pharmaceutical formulation of claim 33 wherein the proportion of 14C isotopes relative to 12C isotopes in the hydrocarbon mixture is in the range from 6\xd710\u221213 to 1.2\xd710\u221212.
35. The cosmetic andor pharmaceutical formulation of as claimed in claim 33 further comprising at least one antiperspirant or deodorant active ingredient.
36. The cosmetic andor pharmaceutical formulation of claim 33 further comprising at least one emulsifier andor surfactant andor wax component andor polymer andor further oil body.
37. The hydrocarbon mixture of claim 25 comprising hydrocarbons which are selected from the group of hydrocarbons having 11 to 21 carbon atoms.
38. The hydrocarbon mixture of claim 22 comprising less than or equal to 1% by weight, of branched hydrocarbons, based on the sum of the hydrocarbons.
39. The hydrocarbon mixture of claim 27 wherein said at least two different hydrocarbons make up at least 60% by weight, based on the sum of the hydrocarbons.
40. The hydrocarbon mixture of claim 31 further comprising at least one linear C21 hydrocarbon.
41. The method of claim 32 wherein said hydrocarbon mixture is added as an oil body andor dispersant.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A hearing aid comprising:
a first band filtering portion including a band filter which extracts a signal with a predetermined frequency band when a sound signal is input to the hearing aid;
an envelope extracting portion including an envelope extractor which extracts an envelope of the frequency band signal extracted by the band filter;
a noise source generating a noise for deteriorating the input sound signal;
a second band filtering portion including a band filter which extracts a noise signal corresponding to the predetermined frequency band from the noise generated by the noise source; and
a multiplying portion which subjects each said sound signal with a predetermined frequency band to said noise signal corresponding to the predetermined frequency band by multiplying an output from the envelope extracting portion by an output from the second band filtering portion, and configures a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal therefrom;
wherein the Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal is outputted by the hearing aid.
2. A hearing aid comprising:
a first band filtering portion including a plurality of band filters, each said filter extracting a frequency band signal with a predetermined band when a sound signal is input to the hearing aid;
an envelope extracting portion including a plurality of envelope extractors, each said extractor extracting an envelope of a corresponding frequency band signal;
a noise source generating a noise for deteriorating the input sound signal;
a second band filtering portion including a plurality of band filters, each said filter extracting a noise signal corresponding to a predetermined band from the noise outputted by the noise source;
a multiplying portion subjecting said frequency band signals with the predetermined frequency bands to said noise signals corresponding to the predetermined frequency bands by multiplying outputs from the envelope extracting portion by corresponding outputs from the second band filtering portion; and
an adding portion accumulating outputs from the multiplying portion, thereby configuring a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal;
wherein the Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal is outputted by the hearing aid.
3. The hearing aid according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of a number of the band filters for division into frequency band signals and a frequency of a frequency band boundary can be changed at least through language.
4. The hearing aid according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of a number of the band filters for division into frequency band signals and a frequency of a frequency band boundary can be changed through automatic language recognition.
5. A training device comprising:
a first band filtering portion including a band filter which extracts a signal with a predetermined frequency band when a sound signal is input to the training device;
an envelope extracting portion including an envelope extractor which extracts an envelope of the frequency band signal extracted by the band filter;
a noise source generating a noise for deteriorating the input sound signal;
a second band filtering portion including a band filter which extracts a noise signal corresponding to the predetermined frequency band from the noise generated by the noise source; and
a multiplying portion which subjects each said sound signal with a predetermined frequency band to said noise signal corresponding to the predetermined frequency band by multiplying an output from the envelope extracting portion by an output from the second band filtering portion, and configures a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal therefrom; wherein
the training device outputs the Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal, and when the training device receives a response from a trainee the training device determines whether the response is correct and outputs an indication as to whether the response is correct or incorrect is outputted.
6. A training device comprising:
a first band filtering portion including a plurality of band filters, each said filter extracting a frequency band signal with a predetermined band when a sound signal is input to the training device;
an envelope extracting portion including a plurality of envelope extractors, each said extractor extracting an envelope of a corresponding frequency band signal;
a noise source generating a noise for deteriorating the input sound signal;
a second band filtering portion including a plurality of band filters, each said filter extracting a noise signal corresponding to a predetermined band from the noise outputted by the noise source;
a multiplying portion subjecting said frequency band signals with the predetermined frequency bands to said noise signals corresponding to the predetermined frequency bands by multiplying outputs from the envelope extracting portion by corresponding outputs from the second band filtering portion; and
an adding portion accumulating outputs from the multiplying portion, thereby configuring a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal;
wherein the training device outputs the Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal, and when the training device receives a response from a trainee the training device determines whether the response is correct and outputs an indication as to whether the response is correct or incorrect.
7. The training device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein at least one of a number of the band filters for division into frequency band signals and a frequency of a frequency band boundary can be changed at least through language.
8. The training device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein at least one of a number of the band filters for division into frequency band signals and a frequency of a frequency band boundary can be changed through automatic language recognition.
9. A game device outputting a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal, comprising:
a first band filtering portion including a band filter which extracts a signal with a predetermined frequency band when a sound signal is input to the game device;
an envelope extracting portion including an envelope extractor which extracts an envelope of the frequency band signal extracted by the band filter;
a noise source generating a noise for deteriorating the input sound signal;
a second band filtering portion including a band filter which extracts a noise signal corresponding to the predetermined frequency band from the noise generated by the noise source; and
a multiplying portion which subjects each said sound signal with a predetermined frequency band to said noise signal corresponding to the predetermined frequency band by multiplying an output from the envelope extracting portion by an output from the second band filtering portion, and configures a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal therefrom; wherein
the game device outputs the Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal, and when the game device receives a response from a game player the game device determines whether the response is correct and outputs an indication as to whether the response is correct or incorrect is outputted.
10. A game device outputting a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal, comprising:
a first band filtering portion including a plurality of band filters, each said filter extracting a frequency band signal with a predetermined band when a sound signal is input to the game device;
an envelope extracting portion including a plurality of envelope extractors, each said extractor extracting an envelope of a corresponding frequency band signal;
a noise source generating a noise for deteriorating the input sound signal;
a second band filtering portion including a plurality of band filters, each said filter extracting a noise signal corresponding to a predetermined band from the noise outputted by the noise source;
a multiplying portion subjecting said frequency band signals with the predetermined frequency bands to said noise signals corresponding to the predetermined frequency bands by multiplying outputs from the envelope extracting portion by corresponding outputs from the second band filtering portion; and
an adding portion accumulating outputs from the multiplying portion, thereby configuring a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal;
wherein the game device outputs the Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal, and when the game device receives a response from a game player the game device determines whether the response is correct and outputs an indication as to whether the response is correct or incorrect.
11. The game device according to claim 9 or 10, wherein at least one of a number of the band filters for division into frequency band signals and a frequency of a frequency band boundary can be changed at least through language.
12. The game device according to claim 9 or 10, wherein at least one of a number of the band filters for division into frequency band signals and a frequency of a frequency band boundary can be changed through automatic language recognition.
13. A sound output device, which generates a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal in which a component of a sound source signal is subjected to noise, comprising:
a first band filtering portion having a plurality of band filters extracting signals with predetermined frequency bands from a sound signal stored in a sound source signal portion;
an envelope extracting portion having an envelope extractor extracting envelopes of the signals with the predetermined bands extracted by the band filters;
a noise source generating a noise for deteriorating the sound signal;
a second filtering portion having a plurality of band filters extracting noise signals corresponding to the predetermined frequency bands from the noise generated by the noise source;
a multiplying portion subjecting said signals with the predetermined frequency bands to said noise signals corresponding to the predetermined frequency bands by multiplying outputs from the envelope extracting portion by corresponding outputs from the second band filtering portion; and
an adding portion accumulating outputs from the multiplying portion, and configuring a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal therefrom;

wherein the noise output device permits at least one of a number of the band filters for division into frequency band signals and a frequency of a frequency band boundary to be changed at least through language.
14. A sound output device which generates a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal in which a component of a sound source signal is subjected to noise, comprising:
a first band filtering portion having a plurality of band filters extracting signals with predetermined frequency bands from a sound signal stored in a sound source signal portion;
an envelope extracting portion having an envelope extractor extracting envelopes of the signals with the predetermined bands extracted by the band filters;
a noise source generating a noise for deteriorating the sound signal;
a second filtering portion having a plurality of band filters extracting noise signals corresponding to the predetermined frequency bands from the noise generated by the noise source;
a multiplying portion subjecting said signals with the predetermined frequency bands to said noise signals corresponding to the predetermined frequency bands by multiplying outputs from the envelope extracting portion by corresponding outputs from the second band filtering portion; and
an adding portion accumulating outputs from the multiplying portion, and configuring a Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal therefrom,
wherein the noise output device permits at least one of a number of the band filters for division into frequency band signals and a frequency of a frequency band boundary to be changed through automatic language recognition.
15. The hearing aid according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a sound signal extractor for extracting only a sound component from an input signal which includes an ambient noise,
wherein the band filter included in the first band filtering portion extracts the signal with the predetermined band from a signal of the sound component extracted by the sound signal extractor.
16. The training device according to claim 5 or 6, comprising a sound signal extractor for extracting only a sound component from a signal which includes an ambient noise,
wherein the band filter included in the first band filtering portion extracts the signal with the predetermined band from a signal of the sound component extracted by the sound signal extractor.
17. The game device according to claim 9 or 10, comprising a sound signal extractor for extracting only a sound component from a signal which includes an ambient noise,
wherein the band filter included in the first band filtering portion extracts the signal with the predetermined band from a signal of the sound component extracted by the sound signal extractor.
18. The sound output device according to claim 13 or 14, comprising a sound signal extractor for extracting only a sound component from a sound signal which includes an ambient noise,
wherein the band filter included in the first band filtering portion extracts the signal with the predetermined band from a signal of the sound component extracted by the sound signal extractor.
19. The hearing aid according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal is adapted to be recognized by utilizing a healthy brain part of a hearing-impaired person such that a part of recognizable sound information may be compensated by a part of the person’s brain other than the healthy part, so that the input sound signal may be understood by the hearing-impaired person.
20. The training aid according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal is adapted to be recognized by utilizing a healthy brain part of a hearing-impaired person such that a part of recognizable sound information may be compensated by a part of the person’s brain other than the healthy part, so that the input sound signal may be understood by the hearing-impaired person.
21. The game device according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the Noise-Vocoded Speech Sound signal is adapted to be recognized by utilizing a healthy brain part of a hearing-impaired person such that a part of recognizable sound information may be compensated by a part of the person’s brain other than the healthy part, so that the input sound signal may be understood by the hearing-impaired person.