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Methods and systems for automating the control of objects within a defined human environment

Methods and systems are described for the automation of a human living environment such as a home, an apartment, a workplace, or a vehicle. The methods and systems are directed to the control of various groups of objects within the human living environments according to defined criteria and defined object groupings, in a manner that establishes operational themes and scenarios within the environment. The methods and systems utilize devices for characterizing the environment (sensors), making decisions about actions appropriate in the environment (processors), and effecting actions and activities within the environment (switches, controls and actuators). The automation operates on multiple levels including; responsive safety functionality, one time action functionality, sporadically initiated timed action functionality, and periodically scheduled action functionality. The systems integrate with off-site information and action routing services that increase the decision making ability of the individuals within the environment.
Owner:RASMUSSEN JUNG A +1

Mobile communication terminal

A mobile communication terminal which can indicate information on a single display with a first housing and a second housing closed, and moreover, maintain continuousness of an image displayed over two display screens with the housings open.The portable communication terminal according to the present invention comprises the first housing 1 and the second housing 2 that are connected to each other. A first display 11 is placed on the front face of the first housing 1, a second display 21 is placed on the front face of the second housing 2, and a second input touch panel 22 is placed on the front face of the second display 21 to cover at least a part of this front face. The first housing 1 and the second housing 2 are relatively movable between a closed position and an open position. At the closed position, the rear face of the second housing 2 is superposed on the front face of the first housing 1. At the open position, the front face of the first display 11 and the front face of the second display 21 are aligned flush with each other and both the displays 11, 21 are set adjacent to each other.
Owner:KYOCERA CORP

Photographing apparatus and photographing method

A photographing apparatus including: an imaging unit for obtaining image data by imaging a subject; a light irradiation unit for irradiating light onto the subject when photographing; an eye detection unit for detecting a human or animal eye; and a light control unit for changing the irradiation condition of the light such that the light is irradiated on a position of the subject other than the eye detected by the eye detection unit.
Owner:FUJIFILM CORP

Voice interactive computer system

The system for performing interactive dialog of the present invention recognizes a question from a user and outputs an answer by a synthesized voice. The system includes; a selection unit for selecting the answer from a database; an evaluation unit for evaluating a dialog between the user and computer and determining whether or not to continue the dialog. The evaluation unit may evaluate a dialog consistency, or dialog circumstance. Further, the selection unit selects and combines on the basis of the determination result the answer with one of a plurality of dialog sentences. The system may further comprises a learning unit for storing a novel answer unknown to the computer, by interrogating the user about the novel answer and further storing the interrogation scenario.
Owner:DENSO CORP

Pseudo 3D image creation device, pseudo 3D image creation method, and pseudo 3D image display system

To allow any image to be viewed naturally and to determine a scene structure as close to a real object as possible, frame memories store therein three types of basic depth models indicating the depth values of three basic types of scene structures, one basic depth model for each scene structure. A composition ratio is determined according to the high frequency component estimation values or activity values of the luminance signal of a received non-3D image that are received from a top activity unit and a bottom activity unit and, based on the composition ratio, the three types of basic depth models are composed. The R signal of the non-3D image is superimposed on the composed basic depth model in an adder to produce final depth estimation data.
Owner:JVC KENWOOD CORP A CORP OF JAPAN

Mode transition control system for hybrid vehicle

A hybrid vehicle mode transition control apparatus includes a hybrid drive system having a first clutch disposed between an engine and a motor generator, and a second clutch disposed between the motor generator and wheels; an engine braking request judging section configured to judge whether a request of an engine braking is present during a motor regenerative braking performed by the motor generator, and a mode transition control section configured to perform a mode transition control of the hybrid drive system in accordance with a transition request. The mode transition control apparatus is configured to decrease a torque capacity of the second clutch being in an engaged state in response to the judgment that the request of the engine braking is present, and to bring the first clutch from a disengaged state to the engaged state to shift to the engine braking.
Owner:NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD

Shock absorbing device

ActiveUS20110056783A1Improvement in passenger comfortReduce gradientSpringsLiquid based dampersEngineeringPiston
A shock absorbing device includes a cylinder. A partition wall member is inserted into the cylinder to be free to slide and partitions an interior of the cylinder into two operating chambers. A passage connects the two operating chambers. A free piston is inserted into a pressure chamber to be free to slide and partitions the pressure chamber into one chamber that communicates with one operating chamber via a one side flow passage and another chamber that communicates with the other operating chamber via another side flow passage. A spring element generates a biasing force for suppressing displacement of the free piston relative to the pressure chamber. One or both of a bypass flow passage that connects the other chamber and the one operating chamber and a bypass flow passage that connects the one chamber and the other operating chamber is provided. A relief valve is provided in the bypass flow passage.
Owner:KYB CORP

Headphone for spatial sound reproduction

The invention concerns a headphone and a compatible recording device for spatial sound reproduction provided with two earphones, each earphone having a support defining at least partly a cap-like surface comprehensively covering the listener's ear. Each earphone includes at least five speakers arranged on said support. The speakers are adapted to reproduce an acoustic field, such that it is perceived as being continuous by the human ear, for acoustic frequencies lower than a given maximum frequency.
Owner:A VOLUTE

Reducer of electric power steering apparatus

Disclosed is a reducer of an electric power steering apparatus, which can prevent the steering feeling of a driver, and the performance from being reduced by minimizing an increase in the torque, caused by moisture absorption of a worm wheel, and a size change due to the moisture absorption, and also can eliminate the playing caused by wearing of a worm and the worm wheel, and inhibit the occurring of a rattle noise caused by a backlash and a reversely input load.
Owner:HL MANDO CORP

Autonomous driving system

Each of a plurality of autonomous driving vehicles configuring an autonomous driving system executes lane selection determination processing of acquiring information concerning an empty space situation in an adjacent lane that is adjacent to a lane where an own vehicle is traveling, and determining whether or not to select the adjacent lane as an own vehicle travel lane in accordance with an empty space situation in the adjacent lane. When the adjacent lane is selected as the own vehicle travel lane by the lane selection determination processing, lane change to the adjacent lane is performed autonomously, or lane change to the adjacent lane is proposed to a driver. The autonomous driving system gives variation to an execution interval of the lane selection determination processing among the plurality of autonomous driving vehicles.
Owner:TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK

Pseudo 3D image creation device, pseudo 3D image creation method, and pseudo 3D image display system

To allow any image to be viewed naturally and to determine a scene structure as close to a real object as possible, frame memories store therein three types of basic depth models indicating the depth values of three basic types of scene structures, one basic depth model for each scene structure. A composition ratio is determined according to the high frequency component estimation values or activity values of the luminance signal of a received non-3D image that are received from a top activity unit and a bottom activity unit and, based on the composition ratio, the three types of basic depth models are composed. The R signal of the non-3D image is superimposed on the composed basic depth model in an adder to produce final depth estimation data.
Owner:JVC KENWOOD CORP A CORP OF JAPAN

Electric power steering system

There are provided a high-order current distortion compensator which uses rotational position information on an electric motor and a target current value of the electric motor for deciding a compensation value for current high-order-component for canceling torque ripple caused by predetermined high-order components of a current flowing through the motor, and a correction portion which corrects the target current value by using the compensation value supplied from the high-order current distortion compensator. A feedback controller provides feedback control of the electric motor based on the target current value corrected by the correction portion. Thus is suppressed the torque ripple caused by the predetermined high-order components, whereby the degradation of steering feeling is reduced.
Owner:JTEKT CORP

Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof

During execution of an auto cruise function, in response to selection of a power mode, when an measured accelerator opening Acc is less than a preset opening Accref, a hybrid vehicle of the invention sets a power mode cancellation flag Fpmc to 1 and a power mode enabling flag Fpm to 0 (steps S540 and S550). This prohibits the use of an accelerator opening setting map in the power mode for execution of the auto cruise function. In the power mode, in response to an instruction for enabling the auto cruise function, the hybrid vehicle keeps the power mode enabling flag Fpm to the setting of 1 (step S560) as long as the measured accelerator opening Acc is not less than the preset opening Accref. This allows the use of the accelerator opening setting map in the power mode for execution of the auto cruise function.
Owner:TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK

Vehicular driving control system

A vehicular driving control system for performing vehicular driving control based on automated driving and / or driving assistance is provided. The vehicular driving control system includes a driver operation measuring instrument that measures driving operation of a driver, a user uneasiness degree measuring instrument that measures how large a degree of uneasiness of a user is, and a driving control apparatus. When it is determined that the user feels uneasy based on the user uneasiness degree, the driving control apparatus determines an uneasiness factor serving as a source of the uneasiness based on user property data in relation to a traveling situation of a vehicle. Based on the determined uneasiness factor, the driving control apparatus adjusts a control degree of the vehicular driving control, and changes the vehicular driving control so as to decrease the uneasiness of the user.
Owner:DENSO CORP

Wireless transmitted electrocardiogram monitoring device

A wireless transmitted electrocardiogram monitoring device is disclosed. A conductive fabric of the device features on that it is used to be a sensing component with characters of comfort, air permeability, softness, and stretchability thus achieves long-term signal measurement. The processing and transmission method of electrocardiogram signals is characterized in the wireless transmission of the electrocardiogram signals being detected. The signal receiving component (part) is for collecting data, displaying, storage, output and calculation of values. Therefore, a wireless transmitted electrocardiogram monitoring device is applied for long-term monitoring of the physical status of users.
Owner:TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Organic-electroluminescence display and driving method therefor

In a method of driving an organic-electroluminescence display device, when a small white pattern is displayed at the same position of the black background for a long time, burn-in of the white-pattern displayed portion is prevented without a feeling of a sense of the contrast lack. The organic-electroluminescence display device includes an organic-electroluminescence element panel, and an input-signal processing circuit into which an image signal is to be input. The input-signal processing circuit includes a luminance detection circuit for detecting average luminance of the input image signal, and a luminance control circuit. The luminance control circuit, when, as an image on the organic-electroluminescence element panel, a high-luminance pattern continues to be displayed longer than a time-interval T1 on a low average-luminance screen, lowers the luminance of the pattern down to a predetermined value with a time-interval T2 after T1.
Owner:HITACHI DISPLAYS

Mode transition control system for hybrid vehicle

A hybrid vehicle mode transition control apparatus includes a hybrid drive system having a first clutch disposed between an engine and a motor generator, and a second clutch disposed between the motor generator and wheels; an engine braking request judging section configured to judge whether a request of an engine braking is present during a motor regenerative braking performed by the motor generator, and a mode transition control section configured to perform a mode transition control of the hybrid drive system in accordance with a transition request. The mode transition control apparatus is configured to decrease a torque capacity of the second clutch being in an engaged state in response to the judgment that the request of the engine braking is present, and to bring the first clutch from a disengaged state to the engaged state to shift to the engine braking.
Owner:NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD

Power-assisted steering system

A power-assisted steering system includes a current detector for detecting sequentially current flowing to a ground-side switching element in a lower arm by a detection resistor inserted into the lower arm not only in a time period when the switching element is ON but also in time period when the switching element is OFF, an offset updating unit for sequentially updating an offset correction value with detected values in the time period when the switching element is OFF, and a detected current correcting unit for calculating a motor current value (a corrected current detected value) by correcting detected values in the time period when the switching element is ON with the offset correction value thereby updating.
Owner:KOYO SEIKO CO LTD

Medical oral treatment face mask and method for using the same

InactiveUS20140076334A1Improve breathabilityBreathe smoothly and comfortablyEar treatmentDentistryOral treatmentIsolation layer
A medical oral treatment face mask includes a mask body and a band set. The mask body includes a water-repellent layer, an isolation layer and a water-absorbent layer. The isolation layer, which along with the water-repellent layer has a corresponding opening. The water-absorbent layer is arranged between the water-repellent layer and the isolation layer. The band set is fixed on two sides of the mask body.
Owner:CENT HEALTHCARE TECH

Exercise assisting method, exercise appliance, and information processor

Each time stepping motion of a player by a stepper 1 is detected, one firework object 214 appears on a television monitor 100 and then disappears. Each a predetermined number of times of the stepping motion of the player is detected, a more spectacular firework object than that of one step is displayed. If the player performs the stepping motion by frequency as a quota shown in a quota display section 212, this screen is finished.
Owner:SHINSEDAI KK

Vehicle steering control device and method

Under an automatic turning control, a steering controller defines a value of steering angle set according to a target turning angle of the automatic turning control, as a value of steering angle at which a reaction force is equal to 0. Thereby, the steering controller controls a steering reaction force on the basis of a difference between an actual steering angle and the value of steering angle at which the reaction force is equal to 0.
Owner:NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD

Power-assisted steering system

A power-assisted steering system includes a current detector for detecting sequentially current flowing to a ground-side switching element in a lower arm by a detection resistor inserted into the lower arm not only in a time period when the switching element is ON but also in time period when the switching element is OFF, an offset updating unit for sequentially updating an offset correction value with detected values in the time period when the switching element is OFF, and a detected current correcting unit for calculating a motor current value (a corrected current detected value) by correcting detected values in the time period when the switching element is ON with the offset correction value thereby updating.
Owner:KOYO SEIKO CO LTD

Seatbelt apparatus for vehicle

A seatbelt apparatus is provided to apply a proper restrictive feeling on passengers, corresponding to traveling condition of a vehicle. In the seatbelt apparatus, on receipt of detection signals from a fore-and-aft acceleration sensor 97 and a left-and-right acceleration sensor 99, a controller 101 controls respective tensions of seatbelts for driver seat and assistant driver's seat individually. Owing to the controller 101, it is established at a vehicle's breaking to make a seatbelt tension of the assistant driver's seat larger than that of the driver seat. When the vehicle is turning, it is carried out to make a seatbelt tension of the driver seat larger than that of the assistant driver's seat.
Owner:NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD

Vehicular steering controller

A vehicular steering controller includes an operating section for operating an actuator for steering-controlling a tire angle, a consistency-determining section, and a contribution ratio-increasing section. When a steering angle of a steering wheel is greater than or equal to a predetermined angle, the consistency-determining section determines whether consistency between first steering of the vehicle corresponding to an input operation performed on the steering wheel and second steering based on the target path is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. When the operating section operates the actuator based on the input operation performed on the steering wheel, the contribution ratio-increasing section increases a contribution ratio in which the target operation amount of the actuator contributes to an actual operation amount of the actuator by the operating section, provided that the consistency is greater than or equal to the predetermined value.
Owner:TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK

Storage Medium storing game program and game apparatus

A relative position of each object with respect to a point of view is changed by changing at least one of information indicating a position of the point of view and information indicating a position of the object, the pieces of information being stored in a storage section. It is determined whether or not a distance from the point of view to each object in a virtual space is smaller than or equal to a predetermined distance, with reference to the information indicating the point of view and the information indicating the position of the object. Next, information indicating a transparency of an object whose distance is determined to be smaller than or equal to the predetermined distance is updated every a unit time so that the transparency of the object is gradually increased. A virtual image including the object is drawn with reference to the information indicating the transparency.
Owner:NINTENDO CO LTD
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