Abstract: The start control procedure of the invention lags an open-close timing VVT of an intake valve, restricts a throttle opening TH of a throttle valve, and starts cranking an engine with a lower torque Tlow. When a pressure Pf of a fuel supplied to in-cylinder fuel injection valves reaches or exceeds a preset reference value, which is greater than a sum of an in-cylinder compression pressure Pin and a closed valve position-retaining pressure Pcv of the in-cylinder fuel injection valves, the start control procedure cranks the engine with a standard cranking torque Tset. The start control procedure then starts advance of the open-close timing VVT of the intake valve, cancels the restriction of the throttle opening TH, and starts fuel injection from the in-cylinder fuel injection valves.

Abstract: A driver section 2 and a display control section B are loaded in a display module A, and an EL display 1 is driven to emit light by an image signal provided from the display control section B. An image generation section 5 in the display control section B generates the image signal for scrolling and displaying a still image showing a time in a wait state in which operations such as key input and the like are not performed for a predetermined time period. In this case, during a period from an end of scroll display of one still image to the start of the scroll display of the next still image, a non-display period in which the still image is not displayed on the display panel is set. During this non-display period, supply of a clock signal from a clock signal generation section 3 which particularly drives the driver section 2 is stopped, and power consumed during this period is reduced.

Abstract: A low-pressure delivery pipe provided with intake manifold injectors, a fuel pressure regulator, a high-pressure fuel pump, a high-pressure delivery pipe provided with in-cylinder injectors, and an electromagnetic relief valve are connected in series at the downstream of a low-pressure fuel pump that discharges a fuel within a fuel tank at a prescribed pressure. Since the low-pressure delivery pipe is arranged downstream of the low-pressure fuel pump, the fuel pressure within the low-pressure delivery pipe is lowered upon stop of vehicle operation, in response to stop of the low-pressure fuel pump. The fuel pressure within the high-pressure delivery pipe is also lowered in response to stop of the low-pressure fuel pump, by opening the electromagnetic relief valve upon stop of vehicle operation. Thus, oil tightness of the injectors during the stop of vehicle operation is ensured.

Abstract: A perimeter for examining a state of a visual field of a patient's eye includes: a target presenting unit that presents a stimulation target for examination to the eye, a presentation position and a presentation brightness of the target being variable; a first arithmetic unit that obtains a threshold of sensitivity with respect to the presentation brightness at each examination point on a retina corresponding to each presentation position; an input unit that inputs function information at each examination point, the function information at each examination point being objectively obtained by processing a first fundus image of the eye taken before irradiation onto a fundus of the eye and a second fundus image of the eye taken after the irradiation; and a determining unit that determines an initial reference value of the presentation brightness at each presentation position based on the input function information at each examination point.

Abstract: When fuel vapor flows to an intake passage from a canister, the amount of fuel injected to an internal combustion engine is corrected to suppress fluctuation of the air-fuel ratio in the engine due to the fuel vapor. An EGR mechanism variably sets the EGR rate. When the pressure in a fuel tank is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, a tank sealing system releases gas containing fuel vapor from the fuel tank to the canister on condition that fuel vapor is flowing to the intake passage from the canister. A controller controls the EGR mechanism to reduce the EGR rate when gas is released from the fuel tank to the canister. Therefore, combustion is stabilized even if EGR is executed when gas in the fuel tank is released.

Abstract: Both evaporated fuel purge and EGR are performed by supplying both an evaporated fuel and an exhaust gas at a position downstream from a throttle valve, of an intake pipe. A controller for controlling a purge flow rate and an EGR flow rate controls an opening degree of a purge control valve and an opening degree of the throttle valve, for example, as an operational state of an engine to compensate for a decrease in the purge flow rate caused by an increase in the EGR flow rate.

Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus for examining and evaluating a visual function of an eye of a patient, includes: a presentation unit which presents an examination target to the patient's eye; a storage unit which stores therein subjective information obtained from the patient as to whether or not the patient can visually recognize the presented examination target; a calculation unit which calculates an objective evaluation value for the patient's eye using a fuzzy theory expressed as a probability function, based upon the stored subjective information; and an output unit which outputs the calculated evaluation value.

Abstract: A vehicle control device is installed in a hybrid vehicle which can run by a driving force of at least one of an engine and a motor, and charges a battery by driving the engine when an amount of electric power stored in a battery which supplies the electric power to a motor becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined lower limit. The vehicle control device preheats the engine, a catalyst and the like when an amount of the electric power stored in the battery becomes equal to a value which is set as an amount of stored electric power that is larger than the lower limit. Thus, since the engine and the like have already been warmed when the engine is started, deterioration of emission can be prevented, and the vehicle can run properly.

Abstract: A control apparatus is provided for a sealed fuel tank system which is applied to an engine including a throttle valve provided in an intake pipe, and which includes a vaporized fuel supply pipe that connects a fuel tank and the intake pipe, and a control valve that opens and closes the vaporized fuel supply pipe. The control apparatus includes a controller which maintains the control valve in an open state on the condition that a pressure in the fuel tank is equal to or higher than a reference determination pressure; and corrects an opening amount of the throttle valve to a value equal to a first control opening amount that is smaller than a required opening amount set based on an operating state of the engine by a first correction opening amount when the control valve is in the open state.

Abstract: A perimeter for examining a visual field of an eye of a patient, includes: a presentation unit, which presents an examination target at each of various positions around an eye fixation point to which the patient's eye is visually fixed; a position determination unit, which determines at least one of positions of an optic pappila, a central fovea and a macula lutea on a fundus of the patient's eye; and a control unit, which determines a running state of a nerve fiber bundle on the fundus based on the determined position, and which controls the presentation unit to present and move the examination target based on the determined running state of the nerve fiber bundle.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a drive device and a drive method of a self light emitting display panel in which a reverse bias voltage can be effectively applied to light emitting elements without decreasing the lighting time rate. An electrode which applies an electrical potential to cathodes of EL elements 14 is electrically divided into a plurality of blocks along a scan line, it is possible to select a lighting mode in which a forward voltage is applied to the EL elements 14 via lighting drive transistors 12 and a reverse bias voltage applying mode in which a reverse bias voltage is applied to the light emitting elements, and the reverse bias voltage is applied to the EL elements 14 in units of the block in the reverse bias voltage applying mode.

Abstract: The priority sequence in a control of adjusting the drive power with respect to a vehicle drive power request is set in the sequence of: (1) an engine output increase, (2) a motor output increase, and (3) a gear speed change in a gear ratio increasing direction. More specifically, a gear speed of a least gear ratio is selected within such a range that an engine revolution speed higher than or equal to a predetermined lower limit revolution speed is attainable. A requested drive power is achieved singly by an engine output with the gear speed selected. When the requested drive power is not achievable singly by the engine output, the requested drive power is achieved by the engine output and a motor output. When the requested drive power is not achievable by the engine output and the motor output, the gear speed is changed in a gear ratio increasing direction.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle so as to purify an exhaust emission from an internal combustion engine with an exhaust-emission purifying catalyst disposed in an exhaust system of the engine, and such that the engine is brought into a temporary engine-stop state while a predetermined vehicle condition is satisfied, wherein the engine is operated for heating the catalyst, when a temperature of the catalyst has been lowered below a predetermined lower limit threshold, even while the predetermined vehicle condition is still satisfied. The catalyst maintains an exhaust-emission purifying ability at a temperature above the lower limit threshold. When the catalyst temperature has been raised to a predetermined upper limit threshold, as a result of the engine operation, the engine is restored to the temporary engine-stop state if the predetermined condition is still satisfied.

Abstract: A display portion of a camera-equipped electronic device has a display screen on the same side as a lens portion of a camera unit. The display portion includes an input portion enabled with a signal from a main control unit, an image storage portion and a register for receiving a signal from the input portion, a display control portion, a drive portion, and a display panel having the display screen. With this configuration, the display control portion provides control to the functions of the display panel to be switched between a normal display function and an illuminating function for use with the camera unit. Thus, in the camera-equipped electronic device, the display portion having the illuminating function for use in photographing can provide good images in self photographing and supports for a more compact device body while ensuring high visibility and capability of displaying an increased amount of information.

Abstract: An engine of a hybrid vehicle that is to be preheated before being started is connected to a heat accumulator that stores a portion of a cooling water that is kept warmed. During cold start of the vehicle, when a temperature of the cooling water in the heat accumulator is equal to or higher than a temperature of the cooling water in the engine by a preset amount, the cooling water kept warmed in the heat accumulator is fed into the engine. The motor is driven to operate the vehicle until the engine is sufficiently preheated.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle having an engine and a motor as drive power sources has a transmission between the engine and a vehicle drive wheel, that changes drive power transmission by selecting from a plurality of gear speeds. The control apparatus detects the drive power requested for the vehicle drive wheel and, as a result, sets a gear speed of the transmission to cause the engine to operate in a predetermined high-efficiency operation state, such that any difference between the requested vehicle drive power and the engine output is compensated by either a drive operation of the motor, or a regenerative operation of the motor.

Abstract: A network device is provided which is capable of contributing to construction of a system without a centralized resource management function, ensuring system expandability to install additional call control processors, and isolating a capability of each user data processing unit from a call control section. Each of the user data processing units manages by themselves resources of their own circuits, and when responding to a call setup request sent from a C-plane for establishment of a session, and when responding to a call release request sent from the C-plane for release of the session, and also when responding to a health check signal from the C-plane, each of the user data processing units notifies the C-plane of an available resource ratio of its own circuit by attaching it to a response message.

Abstract: A method of controlling an engine-operating-characteristic changing device operable between a first and a second operating state and including a locking device for locking the changing device in the first operating state in which a compression ratio of an intake air of an internal combustion engine is maintained at a value higher than that in the second operating state, the method including steps of determining whether there is a possibility that the engine-operating-characteristic changing device is locked in the first operating state by the locking device, where the changing device should not be placed in the first operating state, and if it is determined that there is the possibility, implementing a preventive operation to prevent the locking unit from locking the changing device in the first operating state.

Abstract: A vehicle controller includes a plurality of driving power sources for transmitting torque to a wheel, and a starter for starting a first driving power source of the plurality of diving power sources. The first driving power source is stopped when a prescribed stopping condition is satisfied, and the stopped first driving power source is started by the starter when a prescribed restarting condition is satisfied. When the startability of the first driving power source has been degraded, stopping of the first driving power source is inhibited even when the prescribed stopping condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus which starts an engine to generate electric power, and charges a battery for supplying electric power to a motor with the generated electric power when a state of charge (SOC) of the battery is reduced. The vehicle control apparatus starts the engine earlier when a load of the vehicle is larger than a predetermined set value than when the load is not larger than the predetermined set value.