Abstract: A data processing apparatus receives key codes corresponding to keys depressed on a plurality of keyboards. These key codes are sequentially stored in a first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer awaiting processing by a central processing unit (CPU). If successive key code entries correspond to an auto repeat key (e.g., a space key, a backspace key, an underline key, a move cursor key, etc.), a determination is made whether the auto repeat key codes are the same. If they are, the CPU processes the subsequent auto repeat key code. If they are different, the CPU ignores that auto repeat key input. In another embodiment of the present invention, one of the keyboards is hardwired to the data processing system while a second keyboard is connected via a wireless link. Auto repeat key codes are only accepted from the first wire-connected keyboard, and any auto repeat key codes from the second wireless keyboard are ignored.

Abstract: A telephone apparatus has a human body approach sensor for sensing, for example, infrared rays from a human body to produce an approach signal in response to which a controller activates a lamp to illuminate, for example, a ten-key device on the telephone, thereby facilitating the use of the telephone in darkness. When the sensor operation is continued longer than a predetermined period, the controller automatically triggers an automatic dialing function of the telephone.

Abstract: In a data processor having a box type unit in which a keyboard and a folding display are incorporated, the data processor includes a main unit which has a receiver for wireless signals on an external side wall close to a supporter for pivotally supporting the folding display, and an auxiliary input apparatus having a case unit and a wireless signal transmitting unit at a corner of said case unit which is opposed to the receiving unit of said main unit when juxtaposed with said keyboard.

Abstract: An anti-rolling suspension control system generally derives anti-rolling control signals for controlling suspension characteristics of respective suspension systems in order to suppress vehicular rolling motion. The system is further provided means for monitoring road friction condition. The system derives distribution of rolling moment distribution ratio between front suspension systems and rear suspension systems based on the monitored road friction condition so that the derived distribution may be adapted to the road surface frictional condition.

Abstract: A suspension control system employs a first lateral acceleration sensor for monitoring a lateral acceleration at a first point on a vehicular body and a second lateral acceleration sensor for monitoring lateral acceleration at a second point on the vehicular body, which second point is provided at a longitudinally offset position from the first point. A controller derives a lateral shifting of vehicular load at the front suspension systems on the basis of a first lateral acceleration monitored by the first lateral acceleration sensor, and a lateral shifting of the vehicular load at a rear suspension system on the basis of a second lateral acceleration monitored by the second lateral acceleration sensor. Control for front and rear suspension systems is performed independently on the basis of the lateral load shifting at the front and rear suspension systems.

Abstract: An actively controlled suspension system employs a lateral acceleration sensor for monitoring lateral acceleration exerted on the vehicular body. The lateral acceleration is shifted frontwardly from a gravity center of the vehicle body at the neutral position or non-rolling condition. The magnitude of frontward offset of the lateral acceleration sensor is so selected as to cancel influence of phase delay when the lateral acceleration sensor is oriented at the position of the neutral gravity sensor.

Abstract: An active suspension system utilizes an acceleration exerted on a vehicle body and a stroke magnitude in relative displacement between the vehicle body and a suspension member as parameters for controlling discharge rate of pressure medium fluid from a pressure source unit. The pressure source unit is normally driven at limited discharge rate for minimizing driving power consumption. The pressure source unit is responsive to the vertical acceleration greater than a predetermined acceleration criterion and to vertical stroke magnitude greater than a predetermined stroke criterion to increase discharge rate for compensating pressure medium fluid amount to be consumed for suspension control.

Abstract: A slip angle monitoring system directly compares an absolute value of lateral acceleration with an experimentarily derived given value which serves as a slip criterion to determine slip angle of a vehicle. Slip angle is set at zero while the absolute value of the lateral acceleration is smaller than or equal to the given value. On the other hand, when the absolute value is greater than the given value, the slip angle is derived by dividing the lateral acceleration by the longitudinal acceleration or by taking the minus one power of the tangent of the quotient obtained by dividing the lateral acceleration by the longitudinal acceleration, that is, the cotangent of the quotient.

Abstract: A hydraulic circuit for an active suspension system employs a pressure accumulator connected to a drain line at an orientation upstream of a pilot operated operational one-way check valve. The pressure accumulator absorbs back pressure generated in the drain line due to flow resistance in the drain line.

Abstract: An active suspension control system performs anti-rolling control in response to vehicular rolling by inducing counter rolling in a direction opposite to the vehicular body rolling direction. Magnitude of counter rolling is differentiated between front and rear suspension systems for providing desired steering characteristics. The steering characteristics is adjusted depending on the demand on stability factor in cornering.

Abstract: An actively controlled suspension system which can perform precise control of suspension characteristics with satisfactory compensation of phase delay caused in a control system. The actively controlled suspension system which can successfully avoid influence of the shifting of the gravity center of a vehicle body caused by a variation of load on the vehicle. The actively controlled suspension system employs more than one lateral acceleration sensor which are oriented at axially or longitudinally shifted positions to each other. Based on the outputs of respective lateral acceleration sensors, anti-rolling suspension control signals are produced for controlling suspension characteristics of the left- and right-sides of a suspension system.

Abstract: A suspension control system detects acceleration exerted on the vehicular body and close to a predetermined critical value. When the acceleration greater than the predetermined critical value, total stiffness of the suspension system is adjusted to be smaller value to allow attitude change of the vehicle body in a predetermined magnitude. Therefore, rolling or pitching is caused as a sign that traction of the suspension tends to break. This makes a driver to recognize that the vehicular driving condition is near the critical condition.

Abstract: A suspension control system introduces capability of automatically adjusting sensibility of attitude change depending upon a vehicular speed with maintaining capability of manual adjustment of the sensibility for the vehicular attitude change. The actively controlled suspension system employs a pressure control valve which is operable in response to a control signal and controls fluid pressure in the fluid chamber of a hydraulic cylinder as a replacement of the conventional hydraulic shock absorber. The pressure control valve is associated with a controller which detects bounding and rebounding acceleration and stroke speed in bounding and rebounding motion for detecting vehicular attitude change and deriving a control signal to operate the pressure control valve to suppress attitude change. The controller is response to a vehicle speed indicative parameter for adjusting sensitivity of attitude change and whereby adjusting suspension control characteristics.

Abstract: An actively controlled automotive suspension system employs a factor representative of self-induced attitude change creative factor as a correction factor in attitude regulating suspension control. Suspension characteristics is controlled on the basis of rolling and/or pitching energy representing parameter. The correction factor representative of self-induced attitude change is derived on the basis of vehicular attitude change velocity for canceling the self-induced rolling and/or pitching. By canceling the self-induced rolling and/or pitching creative component from the rolling and/or pitching acceleration factor, higher rolling and/or pitching response characteristics can be provided so as to satisfactory high driving stability and riding comfort.

Abstract: A suspension control system for an automotive vehicle is designed for effectively suppressing pitching motion and whereby regulating vehicular attitude. The suspension control system monitors pitching moment to be exerted on the vehicle for adjusting response characteristics in pitching-suppressive control depending upon the magnitude of the pitching moment to be exerted. The suspension control system adjusts the response characteristics of the front and rear suspensions independently of each other according to preset pitching-suppressive control coefficients respectively for the front and rear suspensions, which are set depending upon the suspension characteristics and/or suspension geometory of the vehicle, to which the suspension control system is to be applied.

Abstract: A control system for a multi-processor system including a plurality of processors comprises a controlling processor and a controlled processor. The controlling processor consumes little power and provides low-speed operation. The controlling processor is continuously powered. The controlled processor consumes a greater amount of power and provides high-speed operation. The controlled processor is normally disconnected from a power source. The controlling processor selects the energization of the controlled processor.

Abstract: An actively controlled suspension system includes an anti-roll control loop which is responsive to lateral acceleration to be exerted on a vehicle, to adjust suspension characteristics. The control loop employed suspension system is variable of response characteristics to vehicular rolling depending upon the vehicle speed for varying anti-rolling suspension control characteristics. In a range of the vehicle speed, in which the greater loop gain of the control loop, causes significant and unacceptable level of self-induced lateral vibration, the gain is varied to be the smaller value than that in other vehicle speed range. Namely, since the greater gain may affect for causing self-induced lateral vibration in substantially low vehicle speed range, the gain may be adjusted to smaller value while vehicle speed is lower than a given value.

Abstract: An electrically conductive polymer is produced by dissolving or dispersing a monomer of an aromatic compound or a derivative thereof and an electrolyte in an organic polar medium, effecting an electrochemical, anodic oxidation in the resulting solution or dispersion, in the presence of one or more metal ions, to obtain an electrically conductive polymer, and separating the obtained polymer. The metal ion is being selected from the group consisting of a copper ion, bivalent silver ion, trivalent iron ion, trivalent manganese ion, a ruthenium ion, a rhenium ion and a rhodium ion. Films of the polymer have high conductivity.

Abstract: A new method of refreshing a dynamic RAM, uses relatively simple circuitry. Refreshing of the dynamic RAM can be implemented while smoothly accessing any a real-time based high-speed devices such as a floppy disc driver.In a microprocessor system comprising a central processing unit (CPU), a dynamic RAM, and a plurality of input/output ports, a refreshing process of the dynamic RAM can occur in one of two modes. When input/output (I/O) accesses are not being performed by the CPU, a burst mode refreshing process takes place. However, when input/output (I/O) accesses are to be performed, a refreshing process of the dynamic RAM can be implemented within a period while the CPU accesses the input/output (I/O) port addresses.

Abstract: A display drive circuit using a plurality of the segment driver LSIs of the same kind, which substantially inverts the direction of the LSI pin array by switching into any specific mode required. Specifically, the display drive circuit causes the orders of the column addresses of the display memory and the bits to be inverted by applying the mode select signals. The preferred embodiment effectively eliminates the crossed wiring conventionally applied, while achieving the most efficient use of the printed circuit boards and making it possible to install multi-terminal LSIs in the limited space and a multi-dutied LCD unit as well.