Abstract: A communication controller that receives moving body related information detected by a sensor and transmits a parameter for generating a sound based on this moving body related information, and a sound generating unit that includes a circuit that generates a basic sound signal having a predetermined sound waveform, receives the parameter received by the communication controller, and outputs a sound signal obtained by adjusting the sound waveform of the basic sound signal based on the received parameter.

Abstract: A control device and an electronic control device are provided. The control device according to the disclosure includes a CPU bus, first to Nth (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) peripheral devices, respectively operating in accordance with an address sent out from a CPU or respectively operating in a case of receiving respectively corresponding first to Nth operation start signals, a memory that stores sequence information indicating a procedure of operating the first to Nth peripheral devices, and a sequencer circuit that supplies the first to Nth operation start signals to the corresponding peripheral devices in order according to the sequence information when the CPU is abnormal or a load amount of the CPU exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device having a monitoring function with a higher degree of freedom. The semiconductor device includes: a function part that executes a predetermined process triggered according to an activation signal sent from an external device and outputs a completion signal after the predetermined process is completed; a first clocking part that monitors a first abnormality in the predetermined process based on the activation signal and the completion signal; and a branch part pair including a first branch part and a second branch part, wherein the first branch part branches the activation signal and then sends the branched activation signal to the function part and the first clocking part, and the second branch part branches the completion signal and then sends the branched completion signal to the first clocking part and the external device.

Abstract: An electronic control apparatus according to the disclosure includes: a controller, controlling the peripheral machines at a time of a normal operation mode, and performing diagnosis on whether a failure occurs with respect to at least one of the peripheral machines at a time of a monitoring mode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, a first antenna element and a second antenna element. The semiconductor chip includes a communication circuit. The first antenna element includes a line pattern which is electrically connected to the communication circuit and meanderingly reciprocates in a first direction parallel to a first surface of the semiconductor chip. The second antenna element includes a line pattern which is electrically connected to the communication circuit and meanderingly reciprocates in a second direction parallel to a second surface opposite to the first surface of the semiconductor chip.

Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a first power transmission coil having a planar shape, and a second power transmission coil having a planar shape, arranged outside the first power transmission coil. The second power transmission coil has an opening with a diameter greater than that of an opening of the first power transmission coil in a direction of a line of intersection on which a plane including a coil plane of the first power transmission coil and a plane including a coil plane of the second power transmission coil intersect with each other. The power transmission apparatus transmits power to a power reception coil without contact.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first antenna element, a second antenna element, and a semiconductor chip including a communication circuit that is connected to the first antenna element and the second antenna element. The first antenna element and the second antenna element are disposed on opposite surfaces of the semiconductor chip. The first antenna element or the second antenna element to which a ground potential is applied has a grid-like pattern.

Abstract: A battery monitoring system prevents damage to a device utilizing stacked battery cells, reduces the time required for battery replacement, and increases the capacity and reduces the size of the battery monitoring system. A battery unit includes: two or more battery cells configured to generate a DC voltage; two or more measurement units configured to measure a voltage value of the two or more battery cells and obtain measurement signals representing a measurement result; two or more transmission loop antennas configured to generate an AC magnetic field corresponding to the measurement signals; a reception loop antenna configured to receive the AC magnetic fields and generate a reception signal corresponding to the AC magnetic fields; a receiver configured to demodulate the reception signal to generate information representing the measurement results; and a magnetic core that runs through the transmission loop antennas and the reception loop antenna.

Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device having a monitoring function with a higher degree of freedom. The semiconductor device includes: a function part that executes a predetermined process triggered according to an activation signal sent from an external device and outputs a completion signal after the predetermined process is completed; a first clocking part that monitors a first abnormality in the predetermined process based on the activation signal and the completion signal; and a branch part pair including a first branch part and a second branch part, wherein the first branch part branches the activation signal and then sends the branched activation signal to the function part and the first clocking part, and the second branch part branches the completion signal and then sends the branched completion signal to the first clocking part and the external device.

Abstract: A goggle type display device with a goggle-shaped frame and a display mounted on said frame includes: an image-capturing unit disposed inside of the frame; and an eye gaze position estimator that estimates an eye gaze position on the basis of images of an eye and a ridge of a nose included in a facial image captured by said image-capturing unit.

Abstract: An average processing section, a timer, and a control section are provided. The average processing section is configured to compute an average measurement value, this being an average value of plural observed values of each of plural measurement targets as output from a switching section that switches output between measurement values acquired from each of the plural measurement targets. The timer is configured to generate a timer signal configured by timing signals at a predetermined interval. The control section is configured to control the switching section and the average processing section so as to compute the average measurement value for each of the measurement targets according to the timer signal and according to a measurement sequence to set an order of measurement and a number of measurements for the plural measurement targets.

Abstract: A playback device includes a playback function unit, a data signal monitoring unit configured to output a data change trigger signal based on a change in the data signal, a clock signal monitoring unit configured to output a clock change trigger signal based on a change in the clock signal, an enable signal monitoring unit configured to output an enabled/disabled state signal that indicates a disabled or enabled state of the enable signal, and a determining unit configured to determine whether the data signal, the clock signal, or the enable signal is properly inputted into the playback function unit or not, based on the data change trigger signal, the clock change trigger signal, and the enabled/disabled state signal.

Abstract: An operation determination device that determines a change in the facing direction of a user's face as a contact-free operation on a display image includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a captured image that is captured of the user's face and an image processing unit that performs image processing on the captured image and detects the direction of the user's face. The image processing unit includes a first processing unit that detects a portion of the user's face in the captured image and a second processing unit that determines the direction of the user's face in relation to a display surface that displays the display image, on the basis of the portion of the user's face detected in the captured image. The first processing unit includes hardware that executes specific detection processes, and the second processing unit includes one or more processors executing software that execute processes according to output from the first processing unit.

Abstract: An operation determination device determines an operation performed by a user in a non-contact manner on a display image. An image acquisition unit acquires a photographed image of the user, and an image processing unit performs image processing on the photographed image and determines the position of the line-of-sight of the user, the position of the fingertip, and the movement of the fingertip with respect to the display image. The image processing unit includes a first processing unit configured to detect the positions of the eyes and fingertip of the user in the photographed image, and a second processing unit that calculates the position of the user's sight line and fingertip with respect to the display surface based on the detected positions of the user's eyes and the fingertip in the photographed image and that determines a movement of the user's fingertip.

Abstract: An object-characteristic determination device includes a calculation unit and a determination unit. The calculation unit calculates a first feature value and a second feature value differing from the first feature value according to a first signal at a first frequency and a second signal at a second frequency. The first signal and the second signal are received by a reception unit after passing through the object. The first feature value and the second feature value represent features of the first signal and the second signal. The determination unit determines a property of the object on the basis of a difference in the first feature values of the first signal and a difference in the second feature values of the second signal, a relationship between a plurality of properties of the object, and a plurality of differences in the first feature values and a plurality of differences in the second feature values.

Abstract: A sound output device for installation at a vehicle is provided with a warning sound generation section configured to generate a warning sound including at least one sine wave, a background sound generation section configured to generate a volume-adjusted first background sound based on a selected sound source, a controller configured to control selection of a sound source of the first background sound based on externally-supplied selection information, and a first synthesizer section configured to combine the warning sound and the first background sound and output the combination as a first advisory sound.

Abstract: The present invention includes a communication controller that receives moving body related information detected by a sensor and transmits a parameter for generating a sound based on this moving body related information, and a sound generating unit that includes a circuit that generates a basic sound signal having a predetermined sound waveform, receives the parameter received by the communication controller, and outputs a sound signal obtained by adjusting the sound waveform of the basic sound signal based on the received parameter.

Abstract: A sound source playback unit plays back sound data from a sound source and outputs a playback signal. An amplification unit amplifies the playback signal and outputs the playback signal as an output signal converted to sound in a speaker. A fault detection unit including a first conversion circuit compares the playback signal to a predetermined first threshold, converts a waveform of the playback signal, and outputs the converted waveform as a converted playback signal. A second conversion circuit compares the output signal to a predetermined second threshold, converts a waveform of the output signal, and outputs the converted waveform as a converted output signal. A comparison circuit compares the converted playback signal to the converted output signal, and a determination circuit determines an output of the comparison circuit. Based on the determination, the fault detection unit detects a fault in the amplification unit.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first antenna element, a second antenna element, and a semiconductor chip including a communication circuit that is connected to the first antenna element and the second antenna element. The first antenna element and the second antenna element are disposed on opposite surfaces of the semiconductor chip. The first antenna element or the second antenna element to which a ground potential is applied has a grid-like pattern.

Abstract: A failure determination device allows a user to define conditions indicating a failure of the device. The failure determination device includes a difference detector configured to output a difference detection signal that indicates a difference between an input signal and an output signal output from a processor that performs a prescribed process on the input signal and a determination unit configured to output a determination signal indicating a determination result on presence or absence of a failure in the processor, based on the difference detection signal. A level detector outputs a level detection signal indicating whether a level of the input signal is within a prescribed range. The determination unit updates the determination signal when the level detection signal indicates that the level of the input signal is within the prescribed range, and stops updating the determination signal when the level detection signal indicates that the level of the input signal is not within the prescribed range.