Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device that is capable of attaching and detaching a portable device including a rechargeable battery, and supplies an electric power to the portable device in a attachment state where the portable device is attached, the electronic device characterized by comprising: a controller that confirms completion of the operation of the portable device when a power source of the electronic device is turned off in the attachment state; and a voltage converting device that stops supplying the electric power to the portable device after the confirmation by the controller.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery assembly constructed of rectangular battery cells that are arranged side by side. End plates are arranged on the end surface of the assembly. Metal bind bars securely hold the assembly and the plates. Each bar includes bent parts that are formed by bending the both bar end parts toward a common direction. The bar is formed in a substantially rectangular U shape as viewed from the bar edge side The bent parts on the both bar ends are coupled to the plates so that the assembly is interposed and secured between the plates. A bent-part-side engagement structure is formed in a coupling area of the bent part of the bar. An end-plate-side engagement structure is positioned in the plate to face the bent part. When the bent-part-side and end-plate-side engagement structures engage with each other, the bar is fastened to the plates.

Abstract: A computer based natural language processing method for identifying paraphrases in corpora using statistical analysis comprises deriving a set of starting paraphrases (SPs) from a parallel corpus, each SP having at least two phrases that are phrase aligned; generating a set of paraphrase patterns (PPs) by identifying shared terms within two aligned phrases of an SP, and defining a PP having slots in place of the shared terms, in right hand side (RHS) and left hand side (LHS) expressions; and collecting output paraphrases (OPs) by identifying instances of the PPs in a non-parallel corpus. By using the reliably derived paraphrase information from a small parallel corpus to generate the PPs, and extending the range of instances of the PPs over the large non-parallel corpus, better coverage of the paraphrases in the language and fewer errors are encountered.

Abstract: The authentication apparatus calculates authenticities based upon similarity between detected face image data and a plurality of items of registered face image data prepared beforehand. In accordance with the calculated authenticities, the apparatus causes a display unit to display, as the result of authentication, either a registered name indicating registered face image data calculated to have a maximum authenticity from among the plurality of items of registered face image data, or any group name to which the registered face image data calculated to have the maximum authenticity and other registered face image data belong.

Abstract: A method for forming a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, includes providing a paste comprising graphite particulates comprise assembled or bound graphite particles in each of which a plurality of flat-shaped particles are assembled or bound together so that the planes of orientation are not parallel to one another, and the mixture including 3 to 10 parts by weight of the organic binder per 100 parts by weight of the graphite particulates, a binder and a solvent, coating the paste on a current collector, drying the paste coated on the current collector to form a mixture of the graphite particulates and the binder, and integrating the mixture with the current collector by pressing to provide a density of the mixture of graphite particulates and organic binder of 1.5 to 1.9 g/cm3.

Abstract: In order to provide an electromagnetic induction coil unit and an electromagnetic induction device with reduced coil loss and high power transmission efficiency, and hence whose manufacturing costs are reduced, what is included is a coil (101) formed with a spiral conductor, and a magnetic partition wall (102) formed with a spiral magnetic element and disposed so as to sandwich at least a part of the spiral conductor of the coil (101).

Abstract: A graphite particle obtained by assembling or binding together a plurality of flat-shaped particles so that the planes of orientation are not parallel to one another, or a graphite particle in which aspect ratio is 5 or less or specific surface area is 8 m2/g or less or the size of crystallite in the direction of c-axis of the crystal is 500 ? or more and the size of crystallite in the direction of plane is 1,000 ? or less as measured by X ray broad angle diffraction, or a graphite particle in which pore volume of the pores having a size falling in a range of 102 to 106 ? is 0.4 to 2.0 cc/g per weight of graphite particle or pore volume of the pores having a size falling in a range of 1×102 to 2×104 ? is 0.08 to 0.4 cc/g per weight of graphite particle is suitable for production of negative electrode of lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery obtained therefrom is excellent in rapid charge-discharge characteristics, cycle characteristics, etc.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus sets one of a plurality of obtained images as a reference image, and detects a motion vector relative to the reference image for the other images. A scalar amount of the detected motion vector is compared with a threshold value representing an image displacement limit for combining an image with the reference image, and whether a condition for combining with the reference image is satisfied is determined. If the condition is satisfied, a corresponding image is moved to cancel the detected motion vector and combined with the reference image, and an image in which displacement between images has been corrected is output. The threshold value is changed by a control unit depending on an image-capturing setting set when the plurality of images are captured, the condition of an object image in the plurality of captured images, or the like.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inductive heating device which can lower losses in the device and readily provide cooling, wherein a controller is operated in a first control mode which controls the operation so that a unipolar first switching element and a unipolar second switching element conduct alternately when one of a bipolar third switching element and a bipolar fourth switching element is conducting and the other is disconnected when an aluminum object to be heated is heated, and in a second control mode in which the conduction of the first switching element and the fourth switching element and the conduction of the second switching element and the third switching element alternate when an iron object to be heated is heated.

Abstract: A graphite particle obtained by assembling or binding together a plurality of flat-shaped particles so that the planes of orientation are not parallel to one another, or a graphite particle in which aspect ratio is 5 or less or specific surface area is 8 m2/g or less or the size of crystallite in the direction of c-axis of the crystal is 500 ? or more and the size of crystallite in the direction of plane is 1,000 ? or less as measured by X ray broad angle diffraction, or a graphite particle in which pore volume of the pores having a size falling in a range of 102 to 106 ? is 0.4 to 2.0 cc/g per weight of graphite particle or pore volume of the pores having a size falling in a range of 1×102 to 2×104 ? is 0.08 to 0.4 cc/g per weight of graphite particle is suitable for production of negative electrode of lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery obtained therefrom is excellent in rapid charge-discharge characteristics, cycle characteristics, etc.

Abstract: An induction heating cooker includes a top plate adapted to have an object placed thereon, plural heating coils provided below a lower surface of the top plate, an inverter for supplying high-frequency power to the heating coils, a data memory, and a controller controlling the inverter. The data memory stores first and second heating coil patterns. Each of the first and second heating coil patterns defines one or more heatable regions and one or more non-heatable regions. The controller selects a heating coil pattern from the first and second coil patterns. The controller controls the inverter such that high-frequency power can be supplied to one or more first heating coils out of the plural heating coils located in the one or more heatable regions of the selected heating coil pattern.

Abstract: A graphite particle obtained by assembling or binding together a plurality of flat-shaped particles so that the planes of orientation are not parallel to one another, or a graphite particle in which aspect ratio is 5 or less or specific surface area is 8 m2/g or less or the size of crystallite in the direction of c-axis of the crystal is 500 ? or more and the size of crystallite in the direction of plane is 1,000 ? or less as measured by X ray broad angle diffraction, or a graphite particle in which pore volume of the pores having a size falling in a range of 102 to 106 ? is 0.4 to 2.0 cc/g per weight of graphite particle or pore volume of the pores having a size falling in a range of 1×102 to 2×104 ? is 0.08 to 0.4 cc/g per weight of graphite particle is suitable for production of negative electrode of lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery obtained therefrom is excellent in rapid charge-discharge characteristics, cycle characteristics, etc.

Abstract: A heat radiation sheet having high heat-radiation property and excellent handleability and having sheet properties permitting the sheet to cope with changes in use temperature thereof. Also provided is a heat radiation device using the sheet. The heat radiation sheet comprises: a binder component comprising: (A) a thermoplastic rubber component; (B) a thermosetting rubber component; and (C) a thermosetting rubber curing agent crosslinkable with the thermosetting rubber component (B); and an anisotropic graphite powder oriented into a specified direction in the binder component.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device that is capable of attaching and detaching a portable device including a rechargeable battery, and supplies an electric power to the portable device in a attachment state where the portable device is attached, the electronic device characterized by comprising: a controller that confirms completion of the operation of the portable device when a power source of the electronic device is turned off in the attachment state; and a voltage converting device that stops supplying the electric power to the portable device after the confirmation by the controller.

Abstract: A debugging system includes a CPU that is a debugging target and a debugging circuit. The CPU has an output part configured to independently output stack access information of a stack access and data access information of a data access excluding the stack access, as data access information of the CPU that is monitored by the debugging circuit. The debugging circuit has a trace part configured to independently generate and output trace information of the stack access from the stack access information that is output from the CPU and trace information of the data access excluding the stack access from the data access information that is output from the CPU.

Abstract: It is possible to estimate the quantity of toner remaining in the storage container by stopping the supply of toner from the storage container when the quantity of toner in the storage section is at a prescribed level, by starting the supply of toner after continuing to print as it is for a prescribed period of time, and by measuring the time taken for the quantity of toner to reach the prescribed level.

Abstract: A graphite particle obtained by assembling or binding together a plurality of flat-shaped particles so that the planes of orientation are not parallel to one another, or a graphite particle in which aspect ratio is 5 or less or specific surface area is 8 m2/g or less or the size of crystallite in the direction of c-axis of the crystal is 500 ? or more and the size of crystallite in the direction of plane is 1,000 ? or less as measured by X ray broad angle diffraction, or a graphite particle in which pore volume of the pores having a size falling in a range of 102 to 106 ? is 0.4 to 2.0 cc/g per weight of graphite particle or pore volume of the pores having a size falling in a range of 1×102 to 2×104 ? is 0.08 to 0.4 cc/g per weight of graphite particle is suitable for production of negative electrode of lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery obtained therefrom is excellent in rapid charge-discharge characteristics, cycle characteristics, etc.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes a rear floor panel, a cross beam, a rear seat, a battery pack and a fuel tank. The rear floor panel is formed with a raised portion located behind the rear seat. The cross beam is disposed in a region located below the raised portion. The battery pack is disposed between the rear seat and the rear floor panel. The fuel tank is disposed in the region located below the raised portion, and is composed of a body located behind the cross beam and a projecting portion projecting forward from upper side surfaces of the body to extend into the space located between a second rear cross member and the cross beam.

Abstract: A graphite particle obtained by assembling or binding together a plurality of flat-shaped particles so that the planes of orientation are not parallel to one another, or a graphite particle in which aspect ratio is 5 or less or specific surface area is 8 m2/g or less or the size of crystallite in the direction of c-axis of the crystal is 500 ? or more and the size of crystallite in the direction of plane is 1,000 ? or less as measured by X ray broad angle diffraction, or a graphite particle in which pore volume of the pores having a size falling in a range of 102 to 106 ? is 0.4 to 2.0 cc/g per weight of graphite particle or pore volume of the pores having a size falling in a range of 1×102 to 2×104 ? is 0.08 to 0.4 cc/g per weight of graphite particle is suitable for production of negative electrode of lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery obtained therefrom is excellent in rapid charge-discharge characteristics, cycle characteristics, etc.

Abstract: The car battery array is provided with a pair of end-plates 4 disposed in parallel orientation and with through-holes 41 established to expose battery 1 electrode terminals 6, a plurality of batteries 1 disposed between the end-plates 4 arranged in parallel orientation and perpendicular to the end-plates 4, and bus-bars 5 that connect battery 1 electrode terminals 6 exposed outside the end-plates 4 via the through-holes 41 to electrically connect adjacent batteries 1. Bus-bars 5 are curved to form center projections that protrude from bus-bar 5 midsections towards the outside of the end-plates 4. The center projections establish wire lead 7 cross-under openings 8 between the bus-bars 5 and the outer surfaces of the end-plates 4, and wire leads 7 that connect with the batteries 1 are inserted through those cross-under openings 8.