Abstract: A load operating means controls electricity supplied from a power source to a starter in an auxiliary system for starting an engine. An engine control means and an auxiliary electricity supply means turn the load operating means ON for supplying electricity from the power source to the starter in accordance with electricity supply from a power supply device when the engine is started. When voltage of the power supply device becomes less than a reset level, the engine control means resets electricity supply to the load operating means. When the engine control means starts the engine, the auxiliary electricity supply means supplies electricity to the load operating means at a timing simultaneously with or in advance of supplying electricity by the engine control means. When the engine control means resets the electricity supply, the auxiliary electricity supply means supplies electricity instead of the engine control means.

Abstract: What is disclosed is an eye detection apparatus which can detect the pupil position accurately. The apparatus has an image taking unit that picks up an image of an eye and a pupil detection unit that detects the position of the pupil in the eye based on an image picked up by the image taking portion. The pupil detection unit determines the pupil position based on images picked up by the image taking unit in a plurality of states.

Abstract: An engine starting assist system includes an auxiliary ECU having a voltage booster, an engine ECU, a starter relay, and a starter that allows the engine to be started when a current flows through the starter relay. The auxiliary ECU and the engine ECU are powered by a battery and supply currents to the starter relay. When the engine ECU resets the supply of the current to the starter relay because of a voltage drop of the battery during starting of the engine, the auxiliary ECU increases the voltage supplied from the battery using the booster, thereby supplying the current to the starter relay.

Abstract: An optical disk 100 is provided with a hub 3 at the central portion of a substratel. A relationship Y/X?0.015, preferably Y/X?0.05 is satisfied where X is the projected area of the substrate 1 and Y is a contact area between the hub 3 and the substrate 1. As result, no slippage occurs between the hub 3 and the substrate 1 even when they are rotated at high speed than conventional. With this higher rotational speed, the data transfer rate is improved, and irregular rotation and the camming are suppressed, thereby reducing tracking errors and write/read errors.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition comprising ubiquinone having superior dispersion-stability in an aqueous solution and high bioavailability. The ubiquinone(s) is dispersed and emulsified in an aqueous solution of a water-soluble material in the presence of an organic acid(s) to form a protective colloid, the average particle size of the suspended particles being not more than 5 ?m. The liquid composition can be adsorbed in or carried on an excipient, or dried.

Abstract: The present invention provides glass for a fluorescent lamp, comprising: CeO2 of 0.1% to 1.0%, Sb2O3 of 0.05% or lower, SiO2 of 60% to 75%, Al2O3 of 0.5% to 10%, B2O3 of 0% to 5%, CaO of 0% to 8%, MgO of 0% to 8%, SrO of 0% to 15%, BaO of 1% to 12%, R2O of 13% to 22% (R represents Li, Na or K), Fe2O3 of 0% to 0.2%, TiO2 of 0% to 1.0%, and PbO of 0.05% or lower, the percent each being by mass; a glass tube for a fluorescent lamp comprises the above glass; and a fluorescent lamp comprises the above glass tube as an envelope.

Abstract: The present invention can be used for mobile communication and is able to provide an antenna which can assure excellent radiation characteristic, decreasing the degree of coupling between two antenna elements without using any changeover switch. The second antenna element of this antenna is nearly half in length of the wavelength of corresponding frequency, and its tip is connected to the grounding point of a ground plane.

Abstract: A casting method and casting mold able produce a casting having an island and connecting portion is disclosed. A casting having a body, an opening provided so as to pass through the body, an island arranged separated from the body in the opening, and a connecting portion joining the island and body is cast using a casting mold. The casting mold is provided with a body gate connected to a body cavity for forming the body and an opening gate connected to an island/connecting portion cavity for forming the island and the connecting portion. The body gate and opening gate are connected to a runner through body pin gates and opening pin gates; in addition, a die casting mold able to suitably change between a three-part mold structure and a two-part mold structure to cast a die casting is disclosed. The three-part mold structure die casting mold, a movable mold, a first cavity, a connection sleeve, a first runner, a pin gate, and an extension sleeve.

Abstract: In a digital/analog broadcast receiver, when an operating unit 11 is manipulated for tuning, an MPU reads, from a received digital broadcast, a carrier frequency that corresponds to a desired virtual channel number; reads, from a ROM, a physical channel number corresponding to the carrier frequency; reads, from the ROM, a carrier frequency range corresponding to the physical channel number; and receives a digital/analog broadcast in the carrier frequency range.

Abstract: There is provided a guide device for a machining head capable of machining a workpiece such as a cylinder head of an engine accurately, a machine having the guide device, and a guide method. At least one of guide posts formed in a guide post member has an air pressure controlling function capable of fitting and holding a guide bar in the guide post in a non-contact state, and other guide bars have a very small clearance with the guide post facing to the guide bar. Thereby, the position at which the machining head is held is accurately held.

Abstract: A communication system includes a first network on which a file server and an access point are connected via a first communication link and a second network on which the access point and a terminal are connected via a second communication link. The terminal establishes a connection with the access point to access the file server. The file server stores a file to be downloaded. The terminal accesses the file server through the access point to request the file. The terminal then selects a download process from one of a foreground process, background process and postponement process, and executes the download process to download the file from the file server.

Abstract: A communication device configured to receive a first packet from a first network including a virtual network, and to transmit a second packet to a second network, the communication device including: a receiver section configured to receive the first packet from the first network; a converter section configured to convert a second destination address of the first packet to the first destination address of the second packet using identifying information of the virtual network; a selector configured to select a security parameter based at least in part on the first destination address of the second packet; an encryption section configured to encrypt the second packet based on the security parameter; and a transmitter section configured to multicast the encrypted second packet to the second network.

Abstract: A method is provided for centrally monitoring machines running at remote customer sites and providing customers with adequate support. The method includes collecting machine operating data, including data for each process stage, at the customer sites, and analyzing, at a central location, the collected machine operating data for each machine. Subsequently, a solution based upon the analysis is proposed to the customer for each of the machines, and the solution is then implemented. The method also includes continuously collecting data to check effectiveness of the installed machines and to verify the solution works.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for classifying fine particles, the method comprising: introducing a fine particle dispersion in which fine particles are dispersed in a liquid medium into an inlet of a microchannel having the inlet and a recovery portion; and delivering the fine particle dispersion, which has been introduced through the inlet, to the recovery portion in laminar flow, wherein delivering the fine particle dispersion includes classifying the fine particles using the difference in sedimentation speed or floatation speed among the fine particles in the fine particle dispersion. The present invention also provides a device used in the method for classifying fine particles.

Abstract: A file management method, whereby inconsistencies can be prevented between a file recorded in a memory card and the file management information that a terminal apparatus manages, without leaking the information of a file made and stored in an in-card processing system. According to this method, a flash memory accessible from two processing systems 100 and 300 is provided. First processing system 100 requests a reservation of an use area of flash memory 200a to second processing system 300, which, upon receiving the request, implements a reservation processing for an area of the memory section and reflects the information of the reserve area upon file management section 230. First processing system 100 performs the processing of writing data into the area reserved by second processing system 300. Inconsistencies between the file management information that a terminal manages and a file actually recorded into the memory section of a secure card can be prevented.

Abstract: A reflective film used as a reflective electrode or a reflector, comprising an Ag-based alloy containing rare earth metals. The reflective film has high reflectivity and high durability.

Abstract: A vibration motor comprised of a motor body, a motor shaft projecting from the motor body, an eccentric weight attached to the motor shaft, and a mounting frame for setting the motor body on one surface of a board, wherein the mounting frame has a pair of feet straddling a motor case in its thickness direction and extending in parallel with the motor shaft and wherein a plane including the back surfaces of the pair of feet intersects with a circular orbit of the outermost point of the eccentric weight at two points, thereby enabling the vibration motor to be mounted on a thinner board, and a board mounting structure of the same.

Abstract: A defect detection of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is electrically performed on a large-scale display, comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes arranged by a predetermined arrangement on an image display face, voltage detection portions for applying a constant current to a plurality of light-emitting diodes in an off region at a forward voltage or less in accordance with an input of a signal indicating a defect detection mode and detecting voltages between terminals of light-emitting diodes arising when the constant current flows there through, and a defect detection portion for electrically detecting a defect from the plurality of light-emitting diodes based on detection results of the voltage detection portion; and drive circuit devices (driver ICs) having the above configuration are serially connected and an electric signal indicating a result of defect detection is output from its final stage.