Abstract: An application program changes a property value of a graphic object arranged in an object database. An object manager reads out the property value from the object database and then issues a drawing command. A graphics engine executes the drawing command to configure a memory image of the graphic object on a VRAM to display the image on a liquid crystal display via an LCDC.

Abstract: The display color of, for example, a button image responsive to a command input into a facility operation display device is controlled by a palette value having a smaller number of bits than an RGB value. When the display color of the button image is changed, the palette value of a drawing object associated with the button image is changed to an RGB value. This eliminates the necessity of incorporating, for example, a high-performance CPU as a central arithmetic unit. In addition, it is not necessary to pre-store images corresponding to several kinds of display colors specified by RGB values, to thereby eliminates the necessity of incorporating, for example, a high-capacity storage medium in the facility operation display device. Accordingly, the device cost can be reduced.

Abstract: To obtain a method of positioning a wireless terminal capable of obtaining the position of each communication terminal by measuring distances with installed communication terminals each other without fixedly installing a base station. A positioning management terminal 100 includes a positioning object decision section 130 that selects a terminal to be positioned, which is a positioning object, and a positioning standard terminal, whose position is known, among the wireless terminals 200; a positioning management section 120 that requires distance information between the terminal to be positioned and the positioning standard terminal; and a position calculation section 140 that calculates the position of the terminal to be positioned. The positioning management section 120 requires distance information from the positioning standard terminal selected by the positioning object decision section 130 to the terminal to be positioned selected by the positioning object decision section 130.

Abstract: A first electronic message collector collects electronic messages travelling on a first network and stores the electronic messages in a first storage. A second electronic message collector collects electronic messages travelling on a second network and stores the electronic messages in a second storage. An electronic message associator retains a mapping table in which the correlation, or similar, between electronic messages travelling from the first network to a gateway device and electronic messages travelling from the gateway device the second network are defined. The electronic message associator references the mapping table and associates the electronic messages stored in the second storage with the electronic messages stored in the first storage. From the result of the above-mentioned association, a status analyzer determines whether or not receipt of electronic message between the first network and the second network is accomplished normally.

Abstract: Upon receiving an update registration request for operating state data from a user I/F controller (a device controller), an arbitrator determines whether to permit the update registration request. Upon permission, the arbitrator retains the update registration request for operating state data. If the update registration request is sent by the user I/F controller (the device controller) and the request is permitted by the arbitrator, the user I/F controller (the device controller) generates FIFO registration data, stores the data in a first FIFO buffer (a second FIFO buffer), and saves the data in a display data storage (a device control data storage). If the arbitrator is retaining an update registration request by the other controller, the user I/F controller (the device controller) retrieves the FIFO registration data from the second FIFO buffer (the first FIFO buffer) and saves the data in the display data storage (the device control data storage).

Abstract: To obtain a communication analysis apparatus and a communication analysis method that are allowed to analyze a communication message and a waveform signal in such a manner that the communication message and waveform signal are associated with each other. A communication analysis apparatus includes division organization information addition means for adding, to a plurality of division data obtained by dividing data into predetermined lengths, division organization information 300 including a division unit 3011 for defining the predetermined lengths and a division position 3013 that is information about the start position and end position of division data in the data.

Abstract: A DMA controller reads image information recorded on a ROM by address unit from a front reading start position. A shift operator shifts a first data sequence of one row of the reading by only a designated number of bits, and generates a second data sequence. A DMA controller reads a third data sequence already stored in a VRAM writing start position. A controller performs a prescribed operation on the second data sequence and the third data sequence, and generates a fourth data sequence. The controller writes the generated fourth data sequence successively in a horizontal direction by address unit from the VRAM writing start position.

Abstract: In a waste liquid container which is detachably mounted on a waste liquid container mounting portion including a device side connection terminal and a plate spring, the waste liquid container includes a waste liquid storing chamber which stores waste liquid, a first wall portion and a second wall portion which are disposed so as to face each other with the waste liquid storing chamber interposed therebetween, a container side connection terminal which is provided on an outer surface of the second wall portion and contacts the device side connection terminal at the time of being mounted on the waste liquid container mounting portion, and a positioning protrusion of the plate spring which is provided on the first wall portion so as to receive a biasing force which is applied from the first wall portion side toward the second wall portion side.

Abstract: A microcomputer retains a group definition table associating the sector sections created by dividing all sectors into multiple sections under a given condition with different memory regions on a flash memory, respectively. A memory control section makes reference to the group definition table to identify a memory region corresponding to a specified sector, and searches the identified memory region range for a physical address corresponding to the specified sector. Furthermore, the memory control section moves a specified sector within the identified memory region range for rewriting data corresponding to the specified sector.

Abstract: A data storage temporarily stores an address conversion table associating the sector numbers with the physical addresses for each file. A conversion table memory allocator allocates a memory region for the address conversion table corresponding to a file when a request is made to open the file. A file system manager releases the allocated memory region at a given time. The file system manager stores sector numbers of one or multiple sectors constituting a file in each record of the address conversion table for which the memory region is allocated in sequence. Then, a memory control section searches the flash memory to acquire a physical address corresponding to a sector number in the each record of the address conversion table, and stores each acquired physical address in the corresponding record.

Abstract: An image indicating a space to be air-conditioned in an office building is formed by rectangular pattern images having fill patterns which differ according to an air-conditioning status, and a frame image overlapping the pattern images. In this case, when an air-conditioning status such as the temperature or humidity of each area as a space to be air-conditioned changes, the rectangular pattern images have only to be redrawn with their display colors being changed, regardless of the shape of each area. Accordingly, the amount of information to be handled when updating the image according to a change in the air-conditioning status is reduced, and the image can be updated accurately in a short period of time.

Abstract: A DMA controller operates independently from a CPU, reads image data stored on an ROM sequentially in given units from the first reading start position of the image data and writes the image data into a buffer. A DMA controller operates independently from the CPU, writes the data read into the buffer to a VRAM one byte at a time from the writing start position. The controller of a companion chip updates the writing start position in the VRAM to the position of the same column in the next row each time writing the data string in each row is completed.

Abstract: To obtain a communication analysis apparatus and a communication analysis method that are allowed to analyze a communication message and a waveform signal in such a manner that the communication message and waveform signal are associated with each other. A communication analysis apparatus includes division organization information addition means for adding, to a plurality of division data obtained by dividing data into predetermined lengths, division organization information 300 including a division unit 3011 for defining the predetermined lengths and a division position 3013 that is information about the start position and end position of division data in the data.

Abstract: A terminal device that is this program generating device generates program area specifying information that specifies the placement area of an operating program executed by a remote control device. Also, on the basis of the program area specifying information and a program counter value of the remote control device, the terminal device appends a program specifying process that specifies the operating program executed by the remote control device to a measuring program that measures the execution state of the operating program. As a result, there is generated a measuring program that measures changes in the operating state of software in real time while reducing the effect on the operation of the software.

Abstract: A DMA controller comprises a reading start address register storing a reading start address from which reading starts; a reading data size register storing the size of data to be read in a single reading operation; an offset value register storing an offset value for updating the reading start address after the reading operation ends; a repetition upper limit value register storing the upper limit value of the number of times of repetition of the reading operation; and a repetition counter register storing the number of times of repetition of the reading operation. The controller of the DMA controller outputs an interrupt signal indicating that the processing of the DMA controller ends when the value stored in the repetition counter register reaches the value stored in the repetition upper limit value register.

Abstract: By efficiently holding only information necessary for a desired control from among information that can be obtained from equipment such as air conditioners, lighting devices and other devices, the control of the air conditioners and other devices according to the situation is obtained with small-capacity memory resources. This facilitates uploading to an air conditioner control device having a relatively small memory capacity and makes it possible to efficiently customize the installed control program.

Abstract: A source code for generating an operation program is converted into data including control blocks associated with source code patterns by performing a matching using the source code patterns. Next, the converted data including the control blocks are displayed using icons defined correspondingly to the respective control blocks. Accordingly, an operator of the software generation device can visually grasp the detail of the source code.

Abstract: A control program generation device includes a control program reuse library for storing a plurality of control modules, and an architecture pattern library for storing a plurality of units of pattern information representing architecture patterns. In addition, the control program generation device correlates and displays architecture patterns selected from the architecture pattern library, program structure of control programs including the architecture patterns, execution times of the control modules, and time constraints. Moreover, in addition, the control program generation device connects control modules of the control program reuse library on the basis of the program structure.

Abstract: Unit data, which constitutes digital data is extracted as 8-bit units of parallel data by a control section and outputted to a buffer. Thereafter, in a process where the unit data is transmitted from a serial interface to a display unit, the unit data is converted to parallel data in a format required by the display unit. Thereby, it becomes unnecessary for the control section to perform processing of converting the digital data to a format required by the display unit. Consequently, the load on the control section is reduced.

Abstract: An image construction apparatus has functions of, based on an instruction from a user, creating a binary-coded program, creating a database, and associating the database with an image part. The use of those functions allows the user to easily construct an image including an image part associated with both the program and the database. Some embodiments enable easy association of information on an apparatus to be operated with image parts constructing an image displayed by a remote control apparatus. Some embodiments are suitable for constructing the screen of the remote control apparatus having a graphical user interface.