Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire a multi-valued image and a binarization unit configured to generate a binary image obtained by binarizing the multi-valued image, and the stated image processing apparatus is configured such that the binarization unit detects a closed region within the multi-valued image, and binarizes the inside of the closed region based on luminance inside the closed region and luminance around the closed region.

Abstract: A scanner reads an original and generates a read image, specifies a first region having a pattern on a wrinkle and a second region having a wrinkle and no pattern from the read image, and performs a wrinkle reduction process in which the wrinkle is not reduced in the first region and the wrinkle is reduced in the second region, included in the read image.

Abstract: A distortion compensation apparatus includes: a filtering unit that is provided with a plurality of storing units each of which is capable of storing a signal therein and that filters an input signal by sequentially moving the input signal starting from a storing unit provided on a first stage up to another storing unit provided on a final stage; a calculating unit that calculates a power level of a signal output from a storing unit that is provided on an earlier stage than the storing unit provided on the final stage; an output unit that, on the basis of the power level calculated, outputs a distortion compensation coefficient used for cancelling out non-linear distortion occurring in an amplifier; and a distortion compensation unit that performs a distortion compensation process on a signal output from the storing unit provided on the final stage, by using the distortion compensation coefficient.

Abstract: A power storage device includes an electrode assembly, a case, first and second electrode terminals, and a current interrupting mechanism. The current interrupting mechanism interrupts a current through an electrical current-carrying path when the internal pressure of the case reaches a preset pressure. The current interrupting mechanism includes a mechanism insulating portion, which insulates the first electrode terminal including the current interrupting mechanism from an end face of the electrode assembly, and a terminal insulating portion, which insulates the second electrode terminal from the end face of the electrode assembly. The projecting dimension from a wall portion to the mechanism insulating portion including the first electrode terminal is equal to the projecting dimension from the wall portion to the terminal insulating portion including the second electrode terminal.

Abstract: A power supply device may include a first power line configured to connect a power source to a load via a relay, at least one diode disposed on the first power line between the relay and the load, a second power line disposed in parallel with the first power line and configured to connect the power source to the load via a switching element, and a controller configured to control on and off of the switching element. A voltage drop that occurs across the switching element when the switching element is turned on is smaller than a voltage drop that occurs across the at least one diode when the relay is turned on. The controller is configured to determine whether the switching element is on or off based on a voltage across the at least one diode and a voltage supplied to the load.

Abstract: A power supply device may include a first power line configured to connect a power source to a load via a relay, at least one diode disposed on the first power line between the relay and the load, a second power line disposed in parallel with the first power line and configured to connect the power source to the load via a switching element, and a controller configured to control on and off of the switching element. A voltage drop that occurs across the switching element when the switching element is turned on is smaller than a voltage drop that occurs across the at least one diode when the relay is turned on. The controller is configured to determine whether the switching element is on or off based on a voltage across the at least one diode and a voltage supplied to the load.

Abstract: Disclosed is a glow plug diagnosis method of being able to diagnose the aging or fault of a glow plug without being affected by cooling associated with air intake/exhaust or fuel injection, the method including: a step (S102) of energizing a glow plug 1 in a predetermined manner when a key switch 11 of a vehicle is turned on; and a step (S106) of measuring the resistance value of the glow plug 1 when the energization of the glow plug 1 is started, and the resistance value of the glow plug when the energization of the glow plug 1 is started and then a change in the resistance value is saturated, and of calculating a change in the resistance value over time as a resistance value gradient, in which it is determined that the glow plug 1 is normal when the resistance value gradient exceeds a predetermined first gradient reference value a, and it is determined that the glow plug 1 is faulty, and a warning lamp or the like is lighted when the resistance value gradient is less than a predetermined second gradient ref

Abstract: An object is to improve detection accuracy of unfair use when a task system is used by using a mobile terminal. There is provided a method for detecting unfair use including: recording a plurality of operation feature quantities which are calculated from an operation log of a user and weights for the plurality of operation feature quantities of the user which are calculated by using a plurality of operation feature quantities of other users, obtaining an operation log of the user of a terminal device, calculating a plurality of operation feature quantities from the operation log, calculating similarity between the calculated plurality of operation feature quantities and the recorded plurality of operation feature quantities of the user in advance, by using the weights for the plurality of operation feature quantities, and detecting unfair use of the terminal device.

Abstract: A storage unit stores information indicting the past execution records of a plurality of related tasks. An operating unit obtains information indicating the execution status of a plurality of tasks. After obtaining the information, the operating unit obtains the execution status of an unexecuted task included in the plurality of related tasks, which was not yet executed, at an estimated time by which the unexecuted task is completed and which is estimated based on the information stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A glow plug driving control apparatus. The glow plug driving control apparatus includes a glow switch 2 and a glow plug 1 which are connected in series between a power supply and ground, and an electrical controlling unit 101 which controls opening and closing of the glow switch 2, and that can perform energization driving of the glow plug 1. The glow plug driving apparatus also includes an energization path switching switch 5 that connects in series a stability coil 3 in a serial connection path of the glow switch 2 and the glow plug 1 at the time of an energization start of the glow plug 1, and after the energization start, causes both the glow switch 2 and the glow plug 1 to return to a serial connection state between the power supply and the ground.

Abstract: The presence or absence of degradation and abnormality is determined with high reliability by measuring a resistance value of a glow plug, which is in an operating state, as a latest resistance value. A method then determines whether or not the rate of the change of the latest resistance value with respect to an initial resistance value of the glow plug exceeds a first predetermined value. The method also determines whether or not the rate of the change of the latest resistance value with respect to a last resistance value that is a resistance value of the glow plug, which has been recently measured at the time of the acquisition of the latest resistance value, exceeds a second predetermined value when the rate of change of the latest resistance value with respect to the initial resistance value of the glow plug exceeds the first predetermined value.

Abstract: The accuracy in controlling the heating temperature of a glow plug and the reliability of the control operation are improved. An electronic control unit 101 is configured such that a standard applied voltage for glow plugs 50-1 to 50-n is set according to the engine speed and the load conditions of the engine. In addition, a correction coefficient set in advance according to the temperature classification of the mounted glow plugs 50-1 to 50-n is readably stored in the electronic control unit 101 as a correction coefficient map. By multiplying the standard applied voltage by a correction coefficient K read from the correction coefficient map and applying a voltage of the multiplication result to the glow plugs 50-1 to 50-n as a driving voltage through the power circuit 102 to perform driving control, stable and reliable heating temperature control can be realized regardless of variations in the heating temperature characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed is a glow plug diagnosis method of being able to diagnose the aging or fault of a glow plug without being affected by cooling associated with air intake/exhaust or fuel injection, the method including: a step (S102) of energizing a glow plug 1 in a predetermined manner when a key switch 11 of a vehicle is turned on; and a step (S106) of measuring the resistance value of the glow plug 1 when the energization of the glow plug 1 is started, and the resistance value of the glow plug when the energization of the glow plug 1 is started and then a change in the resistance value is saturated, and of calculating a change in the resistance value over time as a resistance value gradient, in which it is determined that the glow plug 1 is normal when the resistance value gradient exceeds a predetermined first gradient reference value a, and it is determined that the glow plug 1 is faulty, and a warning lamp or the like is lighted when the resistance value gradient is less than a predetermined second gradient ref

Abstract: A glow plug is provided that can be easily determined as to whether or not it is a new article. An additional circuit formed by connecting a diode, a fuse, and an adjusting resistor in series in this order is connected in parallel to a heating element of a glow plug. The diode is provided so as to have an anode located on the positive electrode side of the heating element and a cathode located on the fuse side. In the case of a unit inspection, by applying a positive voltage for test to a heating element negative electrode connecting portion, it is possible to determine whether or not the glow plug is normal without blowing the fuse before the glow plug is used in a vehicle.

Abstract: To suppress current fluctuations upon commencement of driving and prolong lifespan by reducing electric stress caused by current fluctuations. A glow plug 1, a glow switch 2, and a stabilizing coil 3 are series-connected, and upon commencement of the driving of the glow plug 1, a repetition frequency of PWM signals that control the opening and closing of the glow switch 2 is made into a higher frequency than a repetition frequency in a normal drive state and the opening and closing of the glow switch 2 is controlled (S104), and when a predetermined drive shift condition has been met (S106), the repetition frequency of the PWM signals is returned to the frequency during normal driving and the opening and closing of the glow switch 2 is controlled (S108), whereby the current upon commencement of driving is smoothed and the occurrence of an instantaneous large current is suppressed.

Abstract: A fluid temperature adjustment device that includes a circulation flow path that circulates the cooling water in one direction between the engine and the radiator; a first flow path branched from the circulation flow path at a location downstream of the engine and upstream of the radiator; a second flow path branched from the circulation flow path at a location downstream of the radiator and upstream of the engine; a third flow path that communicates with a cooling water outlet of the heat exchanger and that is merged with the circulation flow path at a location downstream of the radiator and upstream of the engine; and a switching valve that selectively communicates between one of the first and second flow paths and a cooling water inlet of the heat exchanger.

Abstract: An object is to improve detection accuracy of unfair use when a task system is used by using a mobile terminal. There is provided a method for detecting unfair use including: recording a plurality of operation feature quantities which are calculated from an operation log of a user and weights for the plurality of operation feature quantities of the user which are calculated by using a plurality of operation feature quantities of other users, obtaining an operation log of the user of a terminal device, calculating a plurality of operation feature quantities from the operation log, calculating similarity between the calculated plurality of operation feature quantities and the recorded plurality of operation feature quantities of the user in advance, by using the weights for the plurality of operation feature quantities, and detecting unfair use of the terminal device.

Abstract: A monitoring apparatus includes a processor that executes a procedure, the procedure including outputting an alert when observation data satisfies a certain condition, the observation data being obtained at a certain time interval, suppressing the outputting of the alert in accordance with control, and performing control the suppressing until the certain time elapses since one of the outputting of the alert and the suppressing is performed.

Abstract: A storage unit stores information indicting the past execution records of a plurality of related tasks. An operating unit obtains information indicating the execution status of a plurality of tasks. After obtaining the information, the operating unit obtains the execution status of an unexecuted task included in the plurality of related tasks, which was not yet executed, at an estimated time by which the unexecuted task is completed and which is estimated based on the information stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A glow plug driving control apparatus. The glow plug driving control apparatus includes a glow switch 2 and a glow plug 1 which are connected in series between a power supply and ground, and an electrical controlling unit 101 which controls opening and closing of the glow switch 2, and that can perform energization driving of the glow plug 1. The glow plug driving apparatus also includes an energization path switching switch 5 that connects in series a stability coil 3 in a serial connection path of the glow switch 2 and the glow plug 1 at the time of an energization start of the glow plug 1, and after the energization start, causes both the glow switch 2 and the glow plug 1 to return to a serial connection state between the power supply and the ground.