Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Masaki Kutsuna

Yuichi Matsumoto

Yoshikazu Shibamiya

Tetsu Fukuda

Takashi Yoshida

Shigeki Mori

Shuntaro Aratani

Katsuhiro Miyamoto

Takashi Yamamoto

Kenji Yamada

Masaki Okamura

Atsushi Mizutome

Koichiro Muta

Makoto Nakamura

Takaya Soma

Kensei Sakamoto

When a determination is made that a signal transmitted by a voltage sensor, a second voltage sensor, a current sensor, a temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, a first CPU, a second CPU and a communication circuit is in error, a third CPU of a motor generator ECU determines that the control system is in error. When a determination is made that the control system is in error, the third CPU determines whether each of the voltage sensors, the current sensor, the temperature sensors, the first CPU, the second CPU and the communication circuit is in error or not.

Error determination device and error determination method of control system

A control system includes a control apparatus and a controlled apparatus, wherein the control apparatus is remotely controlled by a remote controller. The controlled apparatus transmits a control panel to the control apparatus. The control panel includes icons used to control the controlled apparatus. The controlled apparatus includes (a) a communication unit which receives, from the control apparatus, remote control information including information about operation keys included in the remote controller, the remote control information being received before the controlled apparatus transmits the control panel to the control apparatus, and (b) a modifying unit which modifies a position of the icons included in the control panel according to the remote control information. The communication unit transmits the control panel to the control apparatus after the modifying unit modifies the position of the icons included in the control panel according to the remote control information.

Data communication system, apparatus and control method therefor

Provided is a receiving apparatus for receiving streaming contents which is capable of receiving contents at a higher speed. The receiving apparatus receives and accumulates the streaming contents periodically during a power off state or while other contents are being audiovisually enjoyed.

Method and apparatus of power management for moving image-streaming content

A television receiver includes: broadcast wave receiving means for receiving a broadcast wave; obtaining means for obtaining information for specifying a program being a common program of programs received in accordance with first program information related to a receivable broadcast and programs received in accordance with second program information different from the first program information, said program having starting time of broadcast earlier in said first program information than in said second program information; and recording means for recording said program specified by said information.

Television receiver, information processing method and program

A control device remotely controls a controlled device. The control device includes a display unit, a communication unit and a control unit. The display unit displays a control panel of the controlled device. The control unit produces operation information. The communication unit sends the operation information to the controlled device. The operation information includes a shifting history of a cursor displayed on the control panel. The shifting history includes identification information of buttons depressed by the cursor in a single operation.

Remote control system for device connected to network

This invention provides a program information display control apparatus and method, a remote control device, a program, and a storage medium, which can simultaneously display the contents and detailed information of specific programs that follow predetermined rules such as a time band, genre, and the like. To this end, detailed program information associated with each of programs to be displayed on an EPG is acquired from an antenna () and tuner (). The acquired program information is stored in a memory () via a decoder (). A viewer designates programs, details of which are to be displayed, using a remote controller (), and the memory () is searched for detailed program information of a plurality of designated programs. An image controller () simultaneously displays a plurality of pieces of program information associated with these designated programs at their display positions on the EPG displayed on a display unit ().

Program information display control apparatus and method, remote control device, program, and storage medium

A visual communications system and a method of controlling the same for pausing the screens of two terminals at quite the same image. Video communications terminals receive the same channel in their respective broadcast program receiving units. A first video communications terminal temporarily stores the video of the received channel in the temporary storage memory. When a user pauses operation of the first terminal, it temporarily stores a screen pause time obtained by adding a predetermined time to the current time, and transmits a screen pause command and the screen pause time to a second video communications terminal. The second terminal pauses the video at the screen pause time if possible in time. Otherwise, it pauses the video immediately, and transmits a response with its own image pause time to the first terminal. The first terminal displays an image corresponding to the image pause time of the second terminal memory.

Visual communications system and method of controlling the same

A display apparatus includes a receiving unit, a communication unit, a display unit and a control unit. The receiving unit receives from a remote control device position data corresponding to a contact position. The contact position is detected by a track pad unit and the track pad unit is included in the remote control device. The communication unit receives from an external device an operational panel used to control the external device. The display unit displays the operational panel received by the communication unit. The control unit controls the operational panel using the position data received by the receiving unit. The control unit allocates operable elements included in the operational panel to the track pad unit without changing an array of the operable elements included in the operational panel.

Remote control device

A high-level ECU generates a torque command value Taccording to an output request to an electric motor. A low-level ECU calculates a torque command value Tfor correcting the original torque command value Taccording to the operational state of the electric motor and, according to a final torque command value Tf that is set by combining the torque command values Tand T, the electric motor is controlled. The high-level ECU receives from the low-level ECU the torque command value Tand a motor state quantity transmitted thereto and, by a comparison between an actual torque value Tj determined from the motor state quantity and the final torque command value Tf determined with the torque command value Treflected thereto, abnormality in electric motor control is detected.

Control apparatus for electric motor and abnormality detection method for electric motor control

A normal map determines a carrier frequency used for switching control of an inverter controlling driving of a motor generator, in accordance with the state of operation of the motor generator in a normal operation. In a stall state in which the driver is pressing both the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal, the switching frequency is determined using an element protection map, in place of the normal map. When the element protection map is used, in the state of operation corresponding to the stall state, the carrier frequency is set to a protection frequency lower than a normal frequency. Therefore, in an electric vehicle having an electric motor (motor generator) as a driving source for the vehicle, it becomes possible to avoid temperature increase of a power semiconductor device forming an electric power converter for controlling driving of the electric motor.

Electrically powered vehicle mounting electric motor and control method therefor

A remote control apparatus is disclosed, in which a first remote control device and a second remote control device can be separated or combined. A configuration is also disclosed in which a remote control apparatus including a first remote control device and a second remote control device controls a display apparatus. Also disclosed is a display apparatus controlled by a remote control apparatus including a first remote control device and a second remote control device that can be separated or coalesce.

Display apparatus and remote control apparatus

An electronic device includes a design changing unit, a communication unit and a light emitting unit. The design changing unit changes a color of the background of a control panel to a color selected by a user. The control panel is stored in the electronic device, to be displayed by a controller and to be used to control the electronic device. The communication unit transmits the control panel changed by the design changing unit from the electronic device to the controller so that the electronic device is remotely controllable using the control panel changed by the design changing unit. The light emitting unit emits light of a color the same as a background color of the control panel displayed by the controller and selected by a user.

Electronic device

The present invention provides for a display apparatus which includes a remote control device having a track pad unit, wherein the track pad unit is adapted to output position data indicating a touched position, and a receiving unit adapted to receive the position data transmitted from the remote control device. The display apparatus also includes an operational panel for controlling the display apparatus, and a control unit adapted to control the operational panel in accordance with the position data. The control unit allocates operable elements included in the operational panel to the track pad unit without changing an array of the operable elements included in the operational panel.

Display apparatus having a remote control device with a track pad unit

In a control system with a controlled apparatus and a control apparatus, the controlled apparatus includes an operation panel having display levels, and the control apparatus is adapted to receive the operation panel from the controlled apparatus, display the operation panel on a display device, and control the displayed operation panel using a control signal from an operating device. The control apparatus is adapted to inform the controlled apparatus of an operation to the operation panel, and to change a display mode of the operation panel, if a display level of the operation panel is changed.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Masaki Kutsuna