Abstract: A mesa portion is formed on a substrate. An insulating film including an organic layer is disposed on the mesa portion. A conductor film is disposed on the insulating film. A cavity provided in the organic layer has side surfaces extending in a first direction. A shorter distance out of distances in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction from the mesa portion to the side surfaces of the cavity in plan view is defined as a first distance. A shorter distance out of distances in the first direction from the mesa portion to side surfaces of the cavity in plan view is defined as a second distance. A height of a first step of the mesa portion is defined as a first height. At least one of the first distance and the second distance is greater than or equal to the first height.

Abstract: A communication terminal includes a cellular communication portion configured to perform a cellular communication with base stations, a location information acquiring portion, a location information transmitting portion, a nearby base station information acquiring portion, a receiving level measuring portion, and a connection control portion. The connection control portion is configured to: select, as a connection target, the base station having a highest receiving level and attempt to connect to the connection target; exclude the selected base station from connection candidates when the attempt to connect to the selected base station failed; and subsequently select, as the connection target, the base station from nearby base stations in order of proximity to a current position of the communication terminal and attempt to connect to the selected base station.

Abstract: A communication terminal includes a cellular communication portion configured to perform a cellular communication with base stations, a location information acquiring portion, a location information transmitting portion, a nearby base station information acquiring portion, a receiving level measuring portion, and a connection control portion. The connection control portion is configured to: select, as a connection target, the base station having a highest receiving level and attempt to connect to the connection target; exclude the selected base station from connection candidates when the attempt to connect to the selected base station failed; and subsequently select, as the connection target, the base station from nearby base stations in order of proximity to a current position of the communication terminal and attempt to connect to the selected base station.

Abstract: A vehicle electronic control device includes: a detection unit of a power supply voltage; a power determination unit determining whether the power supply voltage is reduced below a predetermined voltage; an identification number storage unit for a vehicle identification number; a timing storage unit storing time information of reduction when the power supply voltage is reduced below the predetermined voltage; a control unit acquiring a vehicle identification number stored in an identification number storage unit and time information stored in a timing storage unit of the other electronic control device; and an identification number determination unit: determining one of the other electronic control device and the electronic control device storing newest time information in the timing storage unit as a target electronic control device; and determining that a vehicle identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the target electronic control device is a correct identification number.

Abstract: A vehicle electronic control device includes: a detection unit of a power supply voltage; a power determination unit determining whether the power supply voltage is reduced below a predetermined voltage; an identification number storage unit for a vehicle identification number; a timing storage unit storing time information of reduction when the power supply voltage is reduced below the predetermined voltage; a control unit acquiring a vehicle identification number stored in an identification number storage unit and time information stored in a timing storage unit of the other electronic control device; and an identification number determination unit: determining one of the other electronic control device and the electronic control device storing newest time information in the timing storage unit as a target electronic control device; and determining that a vehicle identification number stored in the identification number storage unit of the target electronic control device is a correct identification number.

Abstract: A binary power generation device is equipped with the flow path of a medium circulating through a heat exchanger, a turbine, a condenser, and a pump. A method for removing air that has intruded into the flow path of the medium includes: an air intrusion detection step of calculating, based on the pressure and temperature of a gas retaining portion communicatively connected to the flow path of the medium, a pressure threshold value obtained by adding the saturated vapor pressure of the medium and a margin value and of detecting, by comparing the pressure of a gas phase portion with the pressure threshold value, that air has intruded into the medium; a medium liquefaction step of producing a gas by pressurizing a mixed gas of the medium and air to reduce the amount of the medium in the mixed gas; and an exhaust step of exhausting the gas.

Abstract: A device for automatically detecting and removing air from a gas mixture of an organic gas and air includes calculating a saturation pressure value based on a temperature of the gas mixture in a reservoir 1, and obtaining a pressure threshold value by adding a margin value to the saturation pressure value. When the pressure value inside the reservoir 1 is higher than the pressure threshold value, air is detected to be in the gas mixture. After this detection, a controller 5 pressurizes and introduces the gas mixture into a pressure container 2 to condense the organic gas in the gas mixture, thus producing a diluted gas mixture. Subsequently, the diluted gas mixture is introduced to a supply side of a membrane unit 3, the organic gas in the diluted gas mixture is recovered at a permeation side thereof, and a residual gas is discharged outside of the device.

Abstract: A binary power generation device is equipped with the flow path of a medium circulating through a heat exchanger, a turbine, a condenser, and a pump. A method for removing air that has intruded into the flow path of the medium includes: an air intrusion detection step of calculating, based on the pressure and temperature of a gas retaining portion communicatively connected to the flow path of the medium, a pressure threshold value obtained by adding the saturated vapor pressure of the medium and a margin value and of detecting, by comparing the pressure of a gas phase portion with the pressure threshold value, that air has intruded into the medium; a medium liquefaction step of producing a gas by pressurizing a mixed gas of the medium and air to reduce the amount of the medium in the mixed gas; and an exhaust step of exhausting the gas.

Abstract: A method for initiating a refresh operation of a solid-state nonvolatile memory device coupled to a processor is disclosed. The method comprises determining an error number for a block of the solid-state nonvolatile memory. The error number corresponds to an amount of error bits in a page of the block having a greatest amount of error bits. The method further comprises comparing the error number with an error threshold and determining a reset number indicating an amount of times that the processor has been reset since a previous refresh operation was performed on the block of the solid-state nonvolatile memory. The method further includes comparing the number of resets with a reset threshold and refreshing the block of the solid-state nonvolatile memory when the number of errors exceeds the error threshold and the number of resets exceeds the reset threshold.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling messaging between a first processor and a second processor is disclosed. The second processor controls one or more peripheral devices on behalf of a plurality of predetermined tasks being executed by the first processor. The system includes a message control module that receives an input message intended for the second processor from the first processor and maintains a message history based on the received input message and previously received input messages. The message history indicates which peripheral devices of the system are to be on and which tasks of the plurality of tasks requested the peripheral devices to be on. The message control module is further configured to generate an output message that includes output instructions for the second processor based on the message history and an output duration based on the message history. The second processor executes the output instructions.

Abstract: A system and method for correcting a boot error is disclosed. The system comprises a solid-state nonvolatile memory device, the solid-state nonvolatile memory device storing a boot loader at a predetermined block having a first address on the solid-state nonvolatile memory device. The system further comprises a main controller that retrieves the boot loader from the predetermined block upon powering up. The system also includes a monitoring module configured to monitor an initial boot sequence of the main controller and to determine when the predetermined block has a read inability error. The main controller obtains a backup boot loader from a backup block when the monitoring module determines that the predetermined block is corrupted.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication between a base station and a mobile station may entail scanning a first entry of a preferred roaming list for a first base station channel, transmitting a downlink signal from the base station to the mobile station; determining that the downlink signal to the mobile station from the base station has not been received, scanning the preferred roaming list for a second base station, identifying that the second base station does not exist on the preferred roaming list, and inquiring whether a vehicle ignition is off upon determining that the second base station does not exist. Moreover, the method may entail determining that the vehicle ignition is on, and return an excluded channel of a base station to the preferred roaming list and determine that the vehicle ignition is off and invoke a sleep mode of the digital control module.

Abstract: A method and system for detecting and correcting a bad bit error in a solid-state nonvolatile memory device. The device includes a bad bit detection module that receives an old page from the memory device and determines whether a page has a bad bit. The device further includes a bad bit correction module that generates a new page, determines a location of the bad bit, determines a preferred value of the bad bit, determines a user value of the bad bit and inserts the preferred value into a string of bits corresponding to substantive data of the old page, recording the string of bits with the preferred value inserted therein and stores the new page at an address of the old page.

Abstract: A method and system for executing an application on a device is disclosed. The device comprises a nonvolatile memory having a file system that stores the application. The nonvolatile memory further includes a backup memory space that stores a backup copy of the application. The system further includes a processing module configured to execute the application and an application programmers interface (API) utilized by the processing module to facilitate instructions from the application to the processing module. The processing module is further configured to retrieve the application from the file system, execute the application on the processing module; monitor interactions between the application and the processing module for an API call from the application to the processing module, and retrieve a backup copy of the application from the backup memory space based on the monitoring for the API call.

Abstract: A method of registering a vehicle with a call center of a telematics system may entail turning a key within a vehicle ignition to begin a call from a telematics control module within the vehicle to a server at a telematics call center, connecting the telematics control module within the vehicle to the server at the telematics service center, sending a health check request from the telematics control module within the vehicle to the server at the telematics service center; and receiving a health check confirmation in the telematics control module within the vehicle from the server at the telematics service center. The method may further entail inquiring if such a health check request request-confirmation was successful. The method may also include a call fail counter and a message fail counter to automatically re-initiate a health check request and a successful answer to such a request.

Abstract: A method for reactivating a telematics device configured to make a data call via a roaming partner of a service provider is disclosed. The service provider has an authentication bypass feature which uses an authentication bypass key common to the telematics device and the service provider to allow the telematics device to make a data call without authentication. The method comprises setting the authentication bypass key on a server of the service provider equal to a previous authentication bypass key, wherein the previous authentication bypass key was used by the authentication bypass feature prior to deactivation of the telematics device. The method includes setting the authentication bypass key on the telematics device equal to the previous authentication bypass key. The method further comprises commencing the data call through the roaming partner by sending the authentication bypass key to the service provider from the telematics device via the roaming partner.

Abstract: A method and system for detecting and correcting a bad bit error in a solid-state nonvolatile memory device. The device includes a bad bit detection module that receives an old page from the memory device and determines whether a page has a bad bit. The device further includes a bad bit correction module that generates a new page, determines a location of the bad bit, determines a preferred value of the bad bit, determines a user value of the bad bit and inserts the preferred value into a string of bits corresponding to substantive data of the old page, recording the string of bits with the preferred value inserted therein and stores the new page at an address of the old page.

Abstract: A method and system for executing an application on a device is disclosed. The device comprises a nonvolatile memory having a file system that stores the application. The nonvolatile memory further includes a backup memory space that stores a backup copy of the application. The system further includes a processing module configured to execute the application and an application programmers interface (API) utilized by the processing module to facilitate instructions from the application to the processing module. The processing module is further configured to retrieve the application from the file system, execute the application on the processing module; monitor interactions between the application and the processing module for an API call from the application to the processing module, and retrieve a backup copy of the application from the backup memory space based on the monitoring for the API call.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling messaging between a first processor and a second processor is disclosed. The second processor controls one or more peripheral devices on behalf of a plurality of predetermined tasks being executed by the first processor. The system includes a message control module that receives an input message intended for the second processor from the first processor and maintains a message history based on the received input message and previously received input messages. The message history indicates which peripheral devices of the system are to be on and which tasks of the plurality of tasks requested the peripheral devices to be on. The message control module is further configured to generate an output message that includes output instructions for the second processor based on the message history and an output duration based on the message history. The second processor executes the output instructions.

Abstract: A method for initiating a refresh operation of a solid-state nonvolatile memory device coupled to a processor is disclosed. The method comprises determining an error number for a block of the solid-state nonvolatile memory. The error number corresponds to an amount of error bits in a page of the block having a greatest amount of error bits. The method further comprises comparing the error number with an error threshold and determining a reset number indicating an amount of times that the processor has been reset since a previous refresh operation was performed on the block of the solid-state nonvolatile memory. The method further includes comparing the number of resets with a reset threshold and refreshing the block of the solid-state nonvolatile memory when the number of errors exceeds the error threshold and the number of resets exceeds the reset threshold.