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A coordinate calculating apparatus detects a coordinate point (detected coordinate point) of an area satisfying a predetermined condition in a captured image for each area. Next, a vector (assumed vector) indicating a relative positional relationship between two position coordinate points in the captured image is set. The coordinate calculating apparatus determines one of the position coordinate points detected by coordinate detecting means, as one of object position coordinate points, and determines the other object position coordinate point using the one position coordinate point and the vector.

An automatic cooking system includes a computer system that stores recipes, cooking stations each comprising a cooking container that can cook food ingredients therein to produce a first cooked food, wherein the computer system can assign and schedule a plurality of dishes to be cooked at the cooking stations, storage containers configured to hold food ingredients, mini vehicles each carrying transport containers configured to hold the food ingredients, wherein the computer system can control at least some of movements of the mini vehicles in accordance to the recipes, a loading apparatus configured to load food ingredients from the storage stations to the transport containers on the mini vehicles, and an unloading apparatus that can transfer food ingredients from the transport containers on the mini vehicles to the cooking container at one of the cooking stations.

(A1) A turbofan engine (10) is provided that includes a spool (14). The spool (14) supports a turbine (18) and is housed within a core nacelle (12). A fan (20) is coupled to the spool (14) and includes a target operability line. The target operability line provides desired fuel consumption, engine performance, and/or fan operability margin. A fan nacelle (34) surrounds the fan (20) and core nacelle (12) to provide a bypass flow path (39) having a nozzle exit area (40). A controller (50) is programmed to command a flow control device (41) for changing the nozzle exit area (40). The change in nozzle exit area (40) achieves the target operability line in response to an engine operating condition that is a function of airspeed and throttle position. A change in the nozzle exit area (40) is used to move the operating line toward a fan stall or flutter boundary by manipulating the fan pressure ratio.

An enhanced flight display system for an aircraft, including primary display controls, a flight display, and processing elements. The primary display controls provide a primary capability for performing defined display functions. The flight display includes a touchscreen input device being partitioned into a plurality of fixed touch regions that are responsive to touch so as to provide a secondary capability for performing defined flight display functions. The processing elements are operatively associated with the primary display controls and the flight display for implementing the defined flight display functions in response to utilization of the primary display controls or the touch of one of the touch regions, wherein operation of the fixed touch regions is configured to be independent of the primary display controls. This system provides an intuitive, aircraft optimized touchscreen interface to an aircraft flight display with no or minimal display design changes.

The present invention relates to a finger-worn input device, which comprises a movement detecting unit, a main controller and a connection structure. After being assembled, users can insert their finger in between the movement detecting unit and the main controller in order to move the movement detecting unit and to press a key. The main controller receives a movement signal and a key signal, converts these signals into a computer control signal, which is then transmitted to a computer for further process through a wired or wireless transmission method. By using the finger-worn input device with the structure mentioned above, the user usage is more convenient and the input device can be minimized. In addition, the present invention also discloses an input method applying the finger-worn input device.

Method, system, and utility for performing an operation on data represented as elements of a multi-dimensional array. Operation on the data in the array may comprise performing a plurality of iterations. In each iteration, a plurality of elements in the array, stored contiguously in a first memory, may be selected based at least on a selected dimension of the array. The selected plurality of elements may be loaded into a second memory and a binary operator may be applied to each element of the selected plurality of elements and another element stored in the second memory. The second memory may have a smaller latency than the first memory.

In a hybrid vehicle 20, when a deceleration demand based on accelerator-off is made in selecting an S position that allows arbitrary selection of shift positions SP1 to SP6, and fuel cut cannot be prohibited from a state of a battery 50, an engine 22 and motors MG1 and MG2 are controlled so that a driving force based on a torque demand Tr* is outputted with the fuel cut (Steps S410, S420, S360 to S400). When the deceleration demand based on the accelerator-off is made in selecting the S position, and the fuel cut can be prohibited from the state of the battery 50, the engine 22 and the motors MG1 and MG2 are controlled so that the engine 22 substantially performs self-sustaining operation at a target rotation speed Ne0 and a driving force based on the torque demand Tr* is outputted (Steps S340 to S400).

A dual-crankshaft engine is presented. In one embodiment, the engine includes a first crankshaft and a second crankshaft. The second crankshaft is coupled with the first crankshaft such that the first crankshaft and the second crankshaft are horizontally coplanar. The engine further includes a first piston that is operable to reciprocate in a first horizontal cylinder via coupling with the first crankshaft, and a second piston that is operable to reciprocate in a second horizontal cylinder via coupling with the second crankshaft. The second horizontal cylinder is horizontally collinear with and opposing the first horizontal cylinder.

A fuser for fusing an image to print media in a color electrophotographic printer. The fuser includes an endless idling belt defining an inner loop, and a ceramic heater positioned in contact with the belt, within the inner loop. A pressure roller defines a nip with the belt. The belt includes a compliant layer for conforming to variations in toner pile height. The heater is configured to provide a cooler nip exit and a hotter nip entrance.

A solenoid having increased axial force and low static friction on the armature is disclosed and provides an improved solenoid-driven hydraulic valve actuator. The solenoid includes a coil member, a pole piece having an inside surface with recessed and non-recessed portions to form an inner recess in the pole piece, an armature inside the pole piece, and a bearing held in the recess between the pole piece and armature, the bearing having an inner surface extending inwardly just beyond the inside surface of the pole piece non-recessed portion.

In a turbocharger for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, comprising a turbine housing having first and second spiral passages, each of which is connected to at least one exhaust gas line of an exhaust train of the internal combustion engine and a turbine wheel disposed within a rotor chamber of the turbine housing and connected to a compressor impeller via a drive shaft for rotation with the impeller, the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine can be routed through the spiral passages for admission to the turbine wheel via the first and second spiral passages which have different wrap angles around the turbine wheel.

A system and method for determining the location of a location tracking device employs a satellite based location determining infrastructure, such as the GPS system, and a wireless data communications network such as a cellular voice and/or data network such as GSM/GPRS. A location tracking device which cannot easily obtain valid ephemeris data, or the like, from the satellite based location determining infrastructure requests the necessary data from a data set stored at a tracking device hub or the like, via the wireless communications network. The tracking device hub determines an estimated position of the location tracking device and this estimated location is transmitted to the location tracking device, along with the appropriate required valid ephemeris data, or the like, to allow the location tracking device to determine its location. If the location tracking device is still unable to make a location determination from the satellite based location determining infrastructure, then the estimated location can be provided. The topography of the base stations, which is used to estimate the location of the location tracking device, is self-determined by a process executing in the system and can include base stations from networks operated by different network operators.

A clock driver outputs first and second preferably complementary clock signals coupled to substantially equal capacitive loads. Before each clock state change, the clock driver briefly shorts-together the first and second clock signals, to equalize change on capacitive loads, which each assume a potential midway between high and low power supply levels. Charge from the logic high clock signal can thus be used to raise logic low level clock line, and vice versa, rather than draw power supply current. Substantial energy savings on the order of C·V²·f is achieved, where C is effective capacitive load, V is power supply magnitude, and f is clock frequency. The clock driver includes first and second enhanced inverters (inverters that cannot enter short-circuit current mode) whose outputs are the first and second clock signals, and a transistor switch coupled between the inverter outputs. Turning on the transistor switch forces charge equalization.

A detection device installed to a vehicle to detect a gesture of a finger of an operator includes: a detection portion disposed to a steering column of the vehicle or in close proximity to the steering column to detect a space within a predetermined range toward a steering wheel; and a switch portion arranged behind the steering wheel and operated by the operator. The detection portion determines whether the input signal is inputted from the switch portion within a fixed time period after the detection portion detects the gesture of the finger of the operator. The gesture is made valid when the input signal fails to be inputted into the detection portion. The gesture is made invalid when the input signal is inputted into the detection portion.

Internal dimensions for fixed-type constant velocity universal joints are defined to optimize the geometry of the components of the joints and to readily achieve a larger operating angle of the joints. In the joint, the track grooves of an outer ring and an inner ring are tapered by an angle not exceeding 12°. The ratio (f/PCR) of the cage offset amount f to PCR is greater than 0 and smaller than or equal to 0.12. The ratio (Do/d) of the cage outer diameter (Do) to the ball diameter (d), the ratio (t/d) of the cage wall thickness (t) to the ball diameter (d), and the ratio (w/d) of the cage width (w) to the ball diameter (d) are such that 3.9≦Do/d≦4.1, 0.31≦t/d≦0.34, and 1.8≦w/d≦2.0, respectively. The end of the spherical outer surface of the cage adjacent to the open end is axially extended, and the end of the spherical inner surface of the cage adjacent to the open end is tapered so that the tapered surface has an increasing diameter toward the end of the spherical outer surface adjacent to the open end. Part of the spherical outer surface of the cage is cut on the open end side of pockets, and the outer diameter of the cage across the two opposing planer cut faces is smaller than the spigot diameter of the outer ring.