Abstract: There is provided a control system comprising: a master device that includes: a first transmission section that transmits, to a plurality of slave devices connected thereto through a network, a control command for the slave devices to control a device to be controlled and a flag that have two or more values; and a second transmission section that transmits, to the plurality of slave devices, a control start command for the slave devices to simultaneously start performing control based on the control command transmitted by the first transmission section, and a slave device that includes: a reception section that receives the control command and flag transmitted from the master device; a control command storage section that stores the control command received by the reception section in a storage section in the case where the flag received by the reception section has a specified value; and a first control start section that receives the control start command transmitted from the master device and starts perfor

Abstract: A display apparatus, that can prevent thermal destruction and burning with a simple structure, has been disclosed. In the apparatus it is judged that there is possibility of a pattern, whose area with high brightness is small, being displayed frequently, when a state in which the total light emission pulse number remains large occurs with high frequency, and if such a state is detected, the total light emission pulse number (sustain frequency) is reduced to prevent the thermal destruction and burning.

Abstract: A data storage device and method of controlling the same. An automatic data update method of a data storage system, includes: counting a number of times a write mode is executed in tracks adjacent to each track of a storage medium; reading data stored in one of the tracks of the storage medium when the number of times the write mode is executed in any tracks adjacent to the one of the tracks exceeds a specified threshold value; and re-writing the read data to the one of the tracks.

Abstract: A portable printer device is capable of holding a plurality of paper rolls. The portable printer device comprises a single printing portion which is provided for printing of each of the plurality of paper rolls. A paper roll hold device includes a plurality of paper roll hold portions each of which holds one of the plurality of paper rolls, and includes a plurality of paper passages each of which is provided to deliver a paper from one of the plurality of paper roll hold portions to the printing portion.

Abstract: To provide an exhaust gas purifying method for purifying the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine (1) by an exhaust gas purifying system (10) having an oxidation catalyst (3a), which comprises the steps of estimating the quantity of unburnt hydrocarbon accumulated in a support of the oxidation catalyst (3a), performing a hydrocarbon removal control when an estimated accumulation quantity (Vhc) of the unburnt hydrocarbon exceeds a predetermined judgment value (Vhc0) and raising an exhaust gas temperature (T) to activate the oxidation catalyst (3a) and oxidizing and removing the accumulated unburnt hydrocarbon. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a white fume from being produced after a low exhaust temperature state of an idling operation or the like continues for a long time.

Abstract: An optical waveguide device serving as a planar lightwave circuit, and an optical waveguide device which enables an attempt to realize greater functionality as a planar optical waveguide device. An optical waveguide device is configured to have a first cladding layer, a core formed on the first cladding layer for guiding light, and a second cladding layer formed on the first cladding layer and the core so as to surround the core, wherein the core comprises a trunk portion constituting a body of the core and a layered structure portion essentially perpendicular to a plane forming the first cladding layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing polished cereal to obtain no-bran cereal having a reduced size. The apparatus comprises a polished cereal processing section for removing bran remaining on surfaces of polished cereal by mixing granular material with the polished cereal so that the remaining bran is captured by the granular material, and separating the polished cereal with bran removed and the granular material with bran captured; and a granular material reprocessing section for reprocessing the granular material with bran captured and feeding back the reprocessed granular material to the polished cereal processing section for recycling the granular material. The granular material reprocessing section includes a screen tube for separating the granular material within a predetermined granularity range and a removing roller arranged to rotate in the screen tube for removing the bran captured on surfaces of the granular material fed into the screen tube.

Abstract: A computer-aided design apparatus improves operability in CAD and includes a view function which automatically enlarges a view frame or automatically modifies the display scale factor if a drawing element that exceeds the view frame is input. The computer-aided design apparatus performs design work by setting a plurality of views of different origins and coordinate systems on a screen.

Abstract: A tool mounted on the wrist end of a robot is placed in a predetermined photographing position, and the front and side faces of the tool are photographed by cameras to obtain three-dimensional shape data of the tool. The extent of deformation of the tool is detected by comparing the obtained shape data and reference shape data, and a programmed movement path for the robot is corrected depending on the extent of deformation.