Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a storage medium, a head slider, and a heating element. The storage medium has a lubricating film on the surface. The head slider faces a surface of the storage medium on the medium facing surface. The heating element is embedded in the head slider, and applies heat to the lubricating film from the medium facing surface.

Abstract: Switching conditions are defined by a threshold ?1 for switching from “power OFF control” to “power ON control”, and a threshold ?2 for switching from the “power ON control” to the “power OFF control”. During a period of a shift operation, the thresholds are changed toward thresholds ?1 and ?2 smaller than ?1 and ?2 depending on a shift progress degree PRG, respectively.

Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.

Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.

Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.

Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.

Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle power transmitting system wherein an electric motor is connected through a step-variable transmission to a drive-wheel-side output shaft to which a drive force of a main drive power source is distributed by a power distributing device, which control apparatus is configured to reduce a shifting shock upon a shifting action of the step-variable transmission wherein when at least one of the operating states of transmission 20 and electric-energy storage device 32 satisfies a predetermined condition, the degree of limitation or reduction of a torque reduction amount of MG2 by MG2-torque-reduction-control limiting portion 142 is reduced with respect to that when at least one of the operating states does not satisfy the predetermined condition, while output torque of MG1 is reduced by MG1-torque-reduction control portion 144, so that a shifting shock of the transmission 20 upon its shifting action can be reduced by implementing the torque reduction control of the MG1 whil

Abstract: A receiver receives an acoustic wave in an atmospheric pressure measuring apparatus. Since a variation in the intensity of an acoustic wave reflects a variation in the atmospheric pressure, the atmospheric pressure can be measured based on the intensity of the acoustic wave received at the receiver. The atmospheric pressure can in this manner easily be measured with a simplified structure.

Abstract: An atmospheric pressure measuring apparatus allows a transmitter to transmit an acoustic wave for measurement of the atmospheric pressure. Air propagates the acoustic wave. A receiver receives the acoustic wave. Since the intensity of the acoustic wave changes to follow the variation of the atmospheric pressure, the atmospheric pressure can be measured based on the intensity of the acoustic wave received at the receiver. The atmospheric pressure is in this manner measured with such a simplified structure.

Abstract: Provided is a display method for visually distinguishing an avatar which speaks actively from another avatar which does not speak so actively. A server scores each avatar depending on whether messages are old or new and on frequency to speak, and sends the score to terminals. The terminal which received the score sent from the server arranges an avatar with a higher score at a position easily seen by an operator of the terminal, so that the operator understands the ranking of the avatars at a glance.

Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.

Abstract: A control method for a hybrid vehicle which includes an engine, a first motor/generator, a second motor/generator, and a manual changing device that changes a driven state of an output member of the engine that depends on a driving state of the engine and a driving state of the second motor/generator, includes the steps of detecting required driving force of the vehicle; detecting required output torque of the second motor/generator based on the required driving force when a change in a rotational speed of the engine is detected; comparing the detected required torque to the maximum permissible torque of the second motor/generator, and increasing a gear ratio when it is determined that the required output torque is greater than the maximum permissible torque.

Abstract: A liquid metal relay includes passages formed by bonding a first substrate and a second substrate together, a liquid chamber formed in a middle of the passages, a plurality of electrodes arranged in the liquid chamber, a first gas chamber and a second gas chamber arranged to communicate with both ends of the passages, a gas sealed into the first gas chamber and the second gas chamber, and a heating section for heating the gas, a liquid metal sealed in the liquid chamber, and through electrodes led to an outside of the first substrate from the plurality of electrodes and the heating section.

Abstract: A seatbelt apparatus for a vehicle includes a control device for controlling an amount of electric current fed to a motor for winding a seatbelt. The control device controls the motor such that a predetermined amount of electric current is applied to the motor in a behavioral state of the vehicle requiring emergency measures, and such that when the seatbelt is wound a predetermined amount, the predetermined amount of winding is maintained.

Abstract: A seat-weight sensor includes a load cell having a load sensor arranged therein and a support for holding a support shaft of the load cell. The support includes a convex portion to hold the support shaft and a pair of flange portions arranged at both sides of the convex portion and fixed to a vehicle floor side. The support has a pair of slots arranged at a perimeter of the convex portion and for reducing a physical effect that the pair of flanges provides to the convex portion.

Abstract: This seatbelt apparatus of a vehicle is provided with: a seatbelt; a belt reel on which the seatbelt is wound; a motor that drives a rotation of the belt reel; a controller that controls a driving amount of the motor; a winding position detection device that detects a winding position of the belt reel. The controller performs a first control mode in which a substantially constant electricity is supplied to the motor, and a second control mode in which the electricity supplied to the motor is controlled based on a predetermined rule; and sets an initial value for the second control mode based on changes in the winding position detected by the winding position detection device, while changing from the first control mode to the second control mode.

Abstract: Thermal transfer printing method and apparatus are provided to make initial character image data left on a spent ink ribbon illegible. In the method, after forming an initial character image FGi1 on an ink layer 11b in black of the ink ribbon 11, a forefront position S1 of the ink layer 11b is aligned with a forefront position S2 of an intermediate transfer film 25. Then, overwrite character image data UGD1 is applied on a thermal head 19 to produce a first superimpose character image KG1i1 on the ribbon 11 and a first superimpose character image KG1m1 on the film 25. After that, the forefront position S1 of the ink layer 11b is shifted from the forefront position S2 of the film 25 by a predetermined distance and further, the overwrite character image data UGD1 is applied on the thermal head 19 to produce a second superimpose character image KG2i1 on the ribbon 11 and a second superimpose character image KG2m1 on the film 25.

Abstract: Regarding a card storage cassette for use in a card recording apparatus in which a plurality of cards are stacked vertically with their face maintained substantially horizontal, the present invention provides in one embodiment a card recording apparatus and its card storage cassette in which cards can be replenished even when the undermost card is being ejected from the card storage cassette. While the card storage cassette (30) to be detachably mounted on the cassette mount platform formed on the right side plate of the outer chassis of the card recording apparatus is framed by joining a cassette body and a cassette cover, the cassette cover can be removed from the cassette body along a vertical guide member.

Abstract: A vehicle occupant detection apparatus includes an image pickup device for imaging an area including a position of a vehicle occupant within a vehicle compartment, a light emitting element for emitting auxiliary light into the compartment that includes the imaging area of the pickup device, and a storage section for storing imaging information provided by the pickup device. The vehicle occupant detection apparatus further including a comparison section for comparing imaging information provided through further imaging by the pickup device and the imaging information stored in the storage section, to provide a difference between the imaging information provided through the further imaging and the stored imaging information, and an abnormality determination section for determining abnormality of the imaging information on the basis of the image information difference.