Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit that communicates with the electronic apparatus, and a control unit that controls, based on whether information regarding the electronic apparatus that is received from the electronic apparatus is updated by the electronic apparatus, power to be supplied from the power supply apparatus to the electronic apparatus.

Abstract: A spacer portion (3) of this heat exchanger (100) includes an outer peripheral portion (3a) circumferentially provided along outer peripheral edges of bonded surfaces (1a) of cores (1) and a gap portion (3b and 3c) provided in a partial region of the circumferential outer peripheral portion, and the gap portion is provided at a position where a temperature gradient on the bonded surfaces of the cores is relatively shallow.

Abstract: An auction apparatus according to the application includes a plan receiving unit and a providing unit. The plan receiving unit gradually receives plan information indicating a plan of content from a content creator who creates the content a plurality of times. The providing unit additionally presents the plan information which is gradually received by the plan receiving unit and provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement in an advertising space set to the content.

Abstract: This heat exchanger (100) includes a core portion (1), a header portion (2), and an intermediate member (3), and the curvature radius of a corner (31a to 31d) of the intermediate member is configured to be smaller than the curvature radius at a header portion side.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to a power receiving device, a first communication unit configured to perform short-range wireless communication and include a first communication mode and a second communication mode, a second communication unit configured to perform wireless communication, a selection unit configured to select the first communication mode or the second communication mode as a communication mode of the first communication unit in accordance with whether the power supply apparatus is in a first mode, a second mode, or a third mode, and a control unit configured to control the communication performed by the first communication unit in accordance with the communication mode of the first communication unit selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to an electronic device, a communication unit that transmits information related to the power supply apparatus to the electronic device, transmits information for requesting the electronic device for transmitting information related to the electronic device, when a predetermined time has elapsed after the information related to the power supply apparatus is transmitted to the electronic device, and receives the information related to the electronic device from the electronic device; and a control unit that uses the information related to the electronic device to control power to be wirelessly supply to the electronic device, after the information related to the electronic device is received from the electronic device.

Abstract: The drive system from the engine (1) to the drive wheels (7) of a vehicle is equipped with a torque converter (2), which has a lock-up clutch (3), and a variator (4). Said engined car is provided with a lock-up control means for controlling the engagement/disengagement of the lock-up clutch (3) and a gear change mode switch-controlling means (FIG. 8) for performing control to switch between a “continuously variable gear change mode” and a “DSTEP gear change mode.” While traveling, the gear change mode switch-controlling means (FIG. 8) prohibits gear change by the “DSTEP gear change mode” when the detected oil temperature is at or below a lock-up engagement-permitting threshold for permitting engagement of the lock-up clutch (3) and allows gear change by the “DSTEP gear change mode” when the detected oil temperature is higher than the lock-up engagement-permitting threshold.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power transmission apparatus wirelessly transmits power to an electronic device, acquires a value of a standing wave ratio relating to power to be transmitted to the electronic device, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, updates a reference value with the acquired value of the standing wave ratio when the acquired value of the standing wave ratio is smaller than the reference value, and detects removal of the electronic device when a difference between the acquired value of the standing wave ratio and the updated reference value is greater than a threshold.

Abstract: A device for controlling a start of a vehicle includes a rotation speed obtaining unit that obtains an actual engine rotation speed of the engine, a target rotation speed computing unit that computes a target rotation speed of the engine in the slip control, a control target value computing unit that computes a control target value, which is a target value for controlling the engine rotation speed to the target rotation speed based on the actual engine rotation speed and the target rotation speed, and an instruction value computing unit that computes an instruction value for the lock-up clutch necessary to control the engine rotation speed to the control target value based on the control target value.

Abstract: A communication device includes a first wireless communication unit that repeatedly reads out, via near-field wireless communication, data recorded in a tag of an external device, a memory unit that temporarily holds identification information of the external device included in the data read out by the first wireless communication unit, a control unit that determines, in response to another readout of data by the first wireless communication unit, whether identification information included in the data read out by the first wireless communication unit and the identification information temporarily held by the memory unit represent the same external device, and a second wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the external device via a different communication method from the near-field wireless communication.

Abstract: This heat exchanger (100) includes a core portion (1), a header portion (2), and an intermediate member (3), and the curvature radius of a corner (31a to 31d) of the intermediate member is configured to be smaller than the curvature radius at a header portion side.

Abstract: A spacer portion (3) of this heat exchanger (100) includes an outer peripheral portion (3a) circumferentially provided along outer peripheral edges of bonded surfaces (1a) of cores (1) and a gap portion (3b and 3c) provided in a partial region of the circumferential outer peripheral portion, and the gap portion is provided at a position where a temperature gradient on the bonded surfaces of the cores is relatively shallow.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a power receiving unit that receives power from a power transmitting apparatus wirelessly, a connection unit that connects an external apparatus, a detection unit that detects power received by the power receiving unit, and a control unit that changes a mode of the electronic apparatus to a first mode after the detection unit detects that power received by the power receiving unit is equal to or lower than a predetermined value if the electronic apparatus is in a second mode.

Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a wireless power transmission unit that performs a power transmission process, a wireless communication unit that performs a data transfer process, and a control unit that determines whether or not an external apparatus entered in a predetermined range is an apparatus which has left the predetermined range during the data transfer process, and controls the power transmission process and the data transfer process based on whether the external apparatus entered in the predetermined range is the apparatus which has left the predetermined range during the data transfer process.

Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a wireless power transmission unit that wirelessly transmits power to an electronic device, a communication unit that performs data communication with the electronic device, an acquisition unit that acquires status information of the electronic device from the electronic device, and a control unit that controls, based on the acquired status information, whether data communication using the communication unit or power supply using the wireless power transmission unit is performed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power transmission apparatus wirelessly transmits power to an electronic device, acquires a value of a standing wave ratio relating to power to be transmitted to the electronic device, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, updates a reference value with the acquired value of the standing wave ratio when the acquired value of the standing wave ratio is smaller than the reference value, and detects removal of the electronic device when a difference between the acquired value of the standing wave ratio and the updated reference value is greater than a threshold.

Abstract: An electronic device that communicates with a communication apparatus includes a connection unit that connects to a battery, a storage unit accessible from an external apparatus via a close proximity wireless communication, a control unit that performs control such that information used in executing one of a plurality of functions including a wireless power transmission function is stored in the storage unit, wherein the control unit performs the control such that information associated with the wireless power transmission function is stored in the storage unit depending on a charge status of the battery.

Abstract: In a catalytic reactor including catalyst carriers inserted into a plurality of channels defined by corrugated fins, the corrugated fins include a first corrugated fin, and a second corrugated fin arranged to adjoin the first corrugated fin. When viewed from the first corrugated fin toward the second corrugated fin along the channels, at least a portion of side walls of the second corrugated fin is located between two adjacent ones of side walls of the first corrugated fin at adjoining end faces of the first and second corrugated fins.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that wirelessly supply power to an electronic device, a first communication unit that communicates, based on a first communication method, with the electronic device, a second communication unit that communicates, based on a second communication method that is different from the first communication method, with the electronic device, and a control unit that controls the first communication unit so as to acquire authentication data for a communication between the second communication unit and the electronic device if a remaining capacity of a battery, connected to the electronic device, is equal to or more than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A communication apparatus comprises a holding unit, a reception unit, and a transmission unit. The transmission unit can transmit both first application activation information and second application activation information that are the activation information held in the holding unit to an external apparatus which has transmitted the request, regardless of whether the request received by the reception unit is a request from the first external apparatus or from the second external apparatus, and the first application activation information is defined by a format compatible with a first control program, and the second application activation information is defined by a format compatible with a second control program.