Abstract: A storage means control apparatus of this invention includes a first processing unit for performing write processing in a first storage unit, a second processing unit for performing write processing in a second storage unit, a revealing data control unit for managing revealing data representing storage areas where the first processing unit has performed write processing in the first storage unit (101), another revealing data control unit for managing another revealing data representing storage areas where the second processing unit has performed write processing in the second storage unit, a priority data control unit for managing priority data representing a priority of each of the first and second processing units in units of storage areas of the second storage unit, a inhibition data control unit for managing inhibition data for inhibiting write processing in each storage area of the second storage unit using the priority data and the revealing data, and a processing data reflection unit for writing the da

Abstract: A required injection time tau is calculated at intervals of 60° CA, and an injection start timing is determined according to the required injection time tau at that time at intervals of 180° CA so that fuel is taken in the cylinder by a first injection end regulation value (ATDC 60° CA). After that, at the injection start timing, the fuel injection for the (latest) required injection time tau calculated just before the start of injection is started. During the fuel injection as well, the required injection time tau is calculated at intervals of 60° CA. When the calculated required injection time tau is different from the value of last time, the fuel injection time is extended or shortened according to the change amount.

Abstract: In respective leaf tables (LT(1) to LT(m)) of a coupling management table (20), there are provided delete operation identifiers (D(1) to D(m)) indicating that leaf queues (LQ) respectively next to them toward the upstream direction are under delete operation. When one of the leaf queues (LQ(n)) should be deleted, if the leaf queue (LQ(n)) to be deleted stores any element, the delete operation identifier (D(n+1)) is set to 1. Thereby, the leaf table (LT(n−1)) can acknowledge that the leaf queue (LQ(n)) is currently under delete operation. Therefore, the coupled packet queue after deletion of the leaf queue and the coupling management table can be maintained consistent.

Abstract: An endoscopic system comprises an endoscope system, an endoscopic position detecting apparatus, and an image processing apparatus. The endoscope system enables endoscopic examinations. The endoscopic position detecting apparatus detects the three-dimensional positions of the distal part of the endoscope in a body cavity. The image processing apparatus estimates the shape of an object entity visualized by the endoscope. The image processing apparatus is used as a means for grasping the shape of an object entity in a body cavity. For this purpose, the insertion unit of an electronic endoscope is inserted into the body cavity of a patient lying down on a patient couch. Specifically, a main unit of the image processing apparatus is connected to a video processor over a cable, and receives an image signal (R, G, and B signals and a sync signal) sent from the video processor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has a planar PN junction formed in a semiconductor substrate immediately below bonding pads subjected to mechanical stress. The P- and N-type semiconductor regions that form the PN junction have their respective width and impurity concentration set so that they are completely depleted when a given reverse voltage lower than an inherent breakdown voltage is applied across the PN junction. The PN junction is formed such that the P- and N-type semiconductor regions are each patterned into the shape of a comb and the fingers of one comb-shaped region are interleaved with those of the other comb-shaped region. Paired testing pads are provided which are electrically connected to the P- and N-type semiconductor regions of the PN junction. Application of a reverse voltage across the PN junction through the paired testing pads allows internal damage to the substrate due to mechanical stress to be detected with accuracy as a leakage current resulting from a soft breakdown of the PN junction.

Abstract: An amplifier circuit for a physical random number generator for amplifying a very small signal to generate a physical random number signal includes a pair of first differential input terminals including a first non-inverted input terminal TVin1+ and a first inverted input terminal TVin1−, a pair of second differential input terminals including a second non-inverted input terminal TVin2+ and a second inverted input terminal TVin2−, a differential amplifying section for receiving signals respectively from said pairs of first and second differential input terminals and for producing differential output signals in a form of a linear combination of the input signals, and a first pair of differential output terminals including a first inverted output terminal TVO− and a first non-inverted output terminal TVO+ to output the differential output signals. This configuration increases performance of the amplifier circuit for a physical random number generator.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a shaping control method capable of performing a shaping for large amount of connections with a large degree of accuracy.

Abstract: In a fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine, a fuel atomization device is provided to atomize fuel injected at the time of engine starting. The fuel atomization device may be a type which increases fuel pressure to a higher value at the time of engine starting than after the engine starting. Alternatively, the fuel atomization device may be a type which supplies assist air to the injected fuel. An intake valve is opened for a longer period at the time of engine starting than after the engine starting, so that more fuel may be supplied to an engine cylinder. A fuel leakage which may occur during engine stop is estimated, and the amount of fuel to be injected at the time of next engine starting after the engine stop is corrected by the estimated amount of fuel leakage. Fuel injection timing at the time of engine starting is retarded relative to that of post-engine starting.

Abstract: A sensor element of an A/F sensor is constructed to laminate and integrate a solid electrolyte and a heater. The A/F sensor outputs a linear A/F detection signal proportional to the oxygen concentration in exhaust gases, when voltage is applied. An ECU controls the heater through heater control circuit to keep the sensor element at a predetermined activation temperature. The ECU detects an element resistance on the basis of the voltage applied to the sensor element and sensor current caused by the applied voltage, and converts the element resistance to an element temperature. During the temperature increasing of the A/F sensor, the current supply to the heater is duty-controlled according to the element temperature changing rate (the temperature increasing rate of the sensor element). Accordingly, the temperature increasing characteristics of the sensor is satisfactorily maintained, and disadvantages such as an element cracking are prevented.

Abstract: In a fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine, a fuel atomization device is provided to atomize fuel injected at the time of engine starting. The fuel atomization device may be a type which increases fuel pressure to a higher value at the time of engine starting than after the engine starting. Alternatively, the fuel atomization device may be a type which supplies assist air to the injected fuel. An intake valve is opened for a longer period at the time of engine starting than after the engine starting, so that more fuel may be supplied to an engine cylinder. A fuel leakage which may occur during engine stop is estimated, and the amount of fuel to be injected at the time of next engine starting after the engine stop is corrected by the estimated amount of fuel leakage. Fuel injection timing at the time of engine starting is retarded relative to that of post-engine starting.

Abstract: A storage means control apparatus of this invention includes a first processing unit for performing write processing in a first storage unit, a second processing unit for performing write processing in a second storage unit, a revealing data control unit for managing revealing data representing storage areas where the first processing unit has performed write processing in the first storage unit (101), another revealing data control unit for managing another revealing data representing storage areas where the second processing unit has performed write processing in the second storage unit, a priority data control unit for managing priority data representing a priority of each of the first and second processing units in units of storage areas of the second storage unit, a inhibition data control unit for managing inhibition data for inhibiting write processing in each storage area of the second storage unit using the priority data and the revealing data, and a processing data reflection unit for writing the da

Abstract: An input cell processing portion 11 and an output cell processing portion 12 in a line interface 10 execute a normal ATM process and an insertion/divergence process etc with respect to an input cell flow and an output cell flow. A cell buffer 40 is constructed on an external memory device to accumulate a template (format) of ATM cells to be processed. The input cell processing portion 11 or the output cell processing unit 12 in the line interface 10 judges whether a necessity for inserting the network management cell might arise or not when processing the input cell flow. Upon detecting herein that the insertion necessity arises, the management cell template previously held on the cell buffer 40 is read, and, after a necessary data replacing process has been executed thereon, the management cell is inserted into the input cell flow or the output cell flow.

Abstract: When there exist transmittable cells at the virtual ports communicating with the same physical port, the virtual port delay observing section (140) observes the delay times at the virtual ports, respectively for each physical port. The virtual port delay comparing section (150) compares the observed delay times. The maximum delay virtual port designating section (160) designates the virtual port having the longest delay time, as the maximum delay virtual port, from among the virtual ports corresponding to the physical port designated by the transmission physical port designating section (120). On the other hand, when there exists no transmittable cell at the virtual ports communicating with the same physical port, the first-out virtual port observing section (130) designates the virtual port at which the transmittable cell develops first, as the maximum delay virtual port without comparing the delay times.

Abstract: A variable gain amplifier circuit has: a voltage-current conversion unit for converting an input voltage into a current and outputting the current; a current amplifier for amplifying the current at a set variable gain; a converter for converting the amplified current into an output voltage; and an operating point setting unit for setting an operating point so that the output voltage converges into a predetermined range during a period while a reference voltage is input.

Abstract: A monomer for a shell or a mixture of at least two monomers for a shell was suspension polymerized in the presence of core particles and a polymerization initiator to obtain polymer particles, wherein said core particles are formed of a polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer for a core or a mixture of at least two monomers for a core and containing a colorant, wherein said monomer for a shell or mixture of monomers for a shell is one which gives upon polymerization a polymer having a glass transition temperature higher than that of the polymer forming the core particle, and wherein said polymerization initiator is represented by the following formula 1: ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3 and X.sup.4 independently represent oxygen atom, sulfur atom, >NR (wherein R is hydrogen atom, alkyl group, or group); R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.

Abstract: In a system using a gas concentration sensor such as an A/F sensor having a heater, a microcomputer detects an abnormality in a heater power supply control. After the detection of abnormality, the computer reduces the electric power to the heater to a minimum and determines whether the heater has restored its normal operation. The power supply to the heater is stopped and returned to the normal power supply control when it is determined that the detected abnormality continues and discontinues during the reduced power supply period, respectively.

Abstract: A device for protecting a cell is described comprising a cell body arranged in a container which has opening and closing means to open and close the cell body from the exterior atmosphere of the container. The device also has a sensor for sensing an impact to the cell body. When the impact is above a predetermined value, a barrier fluid is sprayed into the interior of the container. The opening and closing means of the container is operated in response to the spraying of the barrier fluid.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a polymerized toner of core-shell structure, comprising core particles composed of colored polymer particles having a volume average particle diameter (dv) of 0.5-20 .mu.m and a ratio (dv/dp) of the volume average particle diameter (dv) to a number average particle diameter (dp) of at most 1.7, and shell which is formed of a polymer layer having an average film thickness of 0.001-0.1 .mu.m and covers each of the core particles, and a production process thereof.

Abstract: Insertion of a probe comprising an array of 16 source coils through a forceps channel of an electronic endoscope prepares the source coils in the insert of electronic endoscope for use in monitoring work objects. To a bed where a patient lies, are mounted two sets of sensor coils crossing at a right angle to each other, each of which comprises at least four single core coils with a common central axis placed on the same line in the same direction. A control section of the system gives signals with radiofrequencies (driving signals) through source cables to the source coils, to excite the source coils to generate magnetic fields around them.

Abstract: A sensing element of an oxygen sensor is controlled to keep a target impedance for maintaining activation temperature of the oxygen sensor. As the sensing element deteriorates, its internal impedance increases and power supply to a heater for heating the sensing element increases. The oxygen sensor temperature rises excessively above an activation temperature. To restrict excessive temperature rise, the target impedance is altered when the supply power to the heater exceeds a predetermined reference. The target impedance may be increased with increase in the power supply to the heater. Alternatively, the heater supply power is limited to a predetermined maximum for restricting excessive temperature rise.