Abstract: A processing module to use for a processing system having a plurality of processing modules connected via a communication line is comprising mounting position information for the processing module in the communication line; a unique logical address to indicate the processing module; a database to correspond with a physical address of the processing module in the communication line; a position identification device to identify the mounting position information in the communication line of the processing module; a unique/physical address conversion device to fetch the physical address corresponding to the unique logical address from the database using a data packet having the unique logical address as a destination; and a position/physical address conversion device for searching for the physical address from the mounting position information.

Abstract: The system has, provided in a sending device, a generator generating transmission data including data, a data error detection code generated from the data and a safety flag indicating a degree of reliability, and transmission data; has, provided in a receiving device, a plurality of components of extracting transmission data, a safety flag, and a data error detection code from a received frame, and detecting a data error, a comparator comparing the matching of a plurality of received frames, and a selector selecting one received frame, from the frame error detection result, the safety flag, the data error detection result, and the matching comparison result; and determines the validity of transmitted data by the detection corresponding to the degree of reliability set with the safety flag.

Abstract: Processed results are received when processors make compatible computations on data of a common object. A computation command signal is generated and fed to the processors in response to a start signal from any one of the processors so that the processors can make computations with different operation timings. Then, the results of the computations made by the processors are compared with each other. Thus, apparatus capable of small size, high performance and safety at the same time can be achieved by the above construction using the processors.

Abstract: A plurality of tasks are managed by being classified into a communication task group, a control task group, and a management task group for management. An execution order of the plurality of tasks is switched by a group unit and, in accordance with a switched task group, information obtained from a LAN or information obtained from each device is processed by a CPU.

Abstract: A plurality of tasks are managed by being classified into a communication task group, a control task group, and a management task group for management. An execution order of the plurality of tasks is switched by a group unit and, in accordance with a switched task group, information obtained from a LAN or information obtained from each device is processed by a CPU.

Abstract: Power is taken out from radio waves through an antenna and a power receiving unit. A signal receiver, a comparator, and an ID signal holder are operated with the taken-out power to compare an ID contained in a received signal with an ID read out from the ID signal holder. When both the ID's are matched with each other, a switch for a main power source is turned on. In trying to remotely operate household electrical appliances by utilizing the Internet that has become increasingly popular, standby power is consumed if the electrical appliances are kept in a standby state at all times. Since power is taken out from radio waves, the invention is able to cut the standby power in an environment where the radio waves are transferred via radio communication that is expected to be more and more prevalent in future.

Abstract: A plurality of tasks are managed by being classified into a communication task group, a control task group, and a management task group for management. An execution order of the plurality of tasks is switched by a group unit and, in accordance with a switched task group, information obtained from a LAN or information obtained from each device is processed by a CPU.

Abstract: A controller to which a plurality of apparatus can be connected has an apparatus discriminating unit for discriminating a type and/or the number of the apparatus connected to the controller. The controller further has an application discriminating unit for discriminating, based on the type and/or the number of the apparatuses discriminated by the apparatus discriminating unit, an application corresponding to the type and/or the number of the apparatuses.

Abstract: A high-efficiency, compact and low-cost electric power storage air-conditioning system incorporates inside its air-conditioner an electric power storage unit including a battery which is electrically interconnected to a d.c. system of the air-conditioner. Charging of the battery is controlled to be executed only during a steady operation of the air-conditioner when its load is light. Since a d.c. voltage of the battery is used directly as a d.c. voltage to drive the air-conditioner, a high efficiency, minimized loss and economical operation conditioning system is achieved.

Abstract: During the charging of a secondary battery, the charging current is maintained, but the value of the current is changed for a short time, and the internal resistance of the battery is calculated from the voltage and the current before and after the changing of the charging current. The charging voltage is determined by adding an extra voltage equivalent to the voltage drop caused by the internal resistance to a designated voltage. Thus, it takes only a short time for stabilizing the voltage when the current is changed, because the charging current is not switched off completely. Therefore, the charging time can be shortened.