Author: claimsbot

1. A vehicle electronic system comprising:
a plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs which include a monitoring circuit monitoring temperature information and operation speed information of the apparatus control unit LSI, and controls a corresponding movable apparatus part;
a plurality of information processing LSIs which control an image display device or an audio output device;
an apparatus control system network connected to the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs;
an information processing system network connected to the information processing LSIs; and
a gateway LSI connected between the apparatus control system network and the information processing system network, wherein
the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs notify the gateway LSI of first abnormality information via the apparatus control system network upon detecting an operation abnormality based on a monitored result obtained by the monitoring circuit,
the gateway LSI notifies the information processing LSI of second abnormality information based on the first abnormality information via the information processing system network upon receiving the first abnormality information from one of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs, and
the information processing LSI outputs a message based on the second abnormality information to the image display device or the audio output device upon receiving the second abnormality information.
2. The vehicle electronic system according to claim 1, wherein
the first and second abnormality information include content identification codes,
the information processing LSI includes a table associating the content identification code with corresponding messages and looks up the content identification code and the table to control the image display device or the audio output device messages corresponding to the content identification codes are outputted.
3. The vehicle electronic system according to claim 1, wherein
each of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs executes an apparatus control task for controlling the movable apparatus part and an LSI status reflection task for transmitting the first abnormality information to the gateway LSI, and
priority of the apparatus control task is higher than that of the LSI status reflection task, and when a notification of interruption for executing the apparatus control task is issued during execution of the LSI status reflection task, the execution of the LSI status reflection task is interrupted and the apparatus control task is executed.
4. The vehicle electronic system according to claim 1, wherein
the apparatus control system network uses a first arbitration system which assigns a right of use to each of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs and the gateway LSI connected to the apparatus control system network at a predetermined time period, and a second arbitration system which assigns a right of use according to priority signals outputted by the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs and the gateway LSI respectively connected to the apparatus control system network in a switching manner, and
the first abnormality information is transmitted to the apparatus control system network during use of the second arbitration system.
5. The vehicle electronic system according to claim 4, wherein,
when a first apparatus control unit LSI of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs issues a first request for transmitting the first abnormality information and a second apparatus control unit LSI of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs issues a second request for transmitting predetermined information of another apparatus control unit LSI, the apparatus control system network receives the second request preferentially.
6. The vehicle electronic system according to claim 1 further comprising a plurality of sub LSIs connected to corresponding apparatus control unit LSIs of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs, wherein,
when detecting an operation abnormality based on a monitored result obtained by the monitoring circuit, each of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs lower an operating frequency or an operating voltage and also replaces a first program corresponding to a task to be processed by a simplified program whose processing amount is small to execute the simplified program, and causes a corresponding sub LSI of the plurality of sub LSIs to perform a processing of a part of the first program.
7. The vehicle electronic system according to claim 1, wherein
each of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs acquires operating time history information for each temperature monitored by the monitoring circuit and transmits the first abnormality information when an accumulated execution time at a predetermined temperature abnormality exceeds a predetermined time.
8. The vehicle electronic system according to claim 1 further comprising a plurality of nonvolatile memories corresponding to the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs, respectively, wherein
each of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs stores operating time history information for each temperature monitored by the monitoring circuit in a corresponding nonvolatile memory of the plurality of nonvolatile memories, and
the plurality of nonvolatile memories are accessed by an external output port included in either of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs, the information processing LSIs, or the gateway LSI to output the operating time history information.
9. The vehicle electronic system according to claim 1 further comprising:
a plurality of first nonvolatile memories corresponding to the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs, respectively, and
a second nonvolatile memory corresponding to the gateway LSI, wherein
each of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs stores operating time history information for each temperature monitored by the monitoring circuit in a corresponding nonvolatile memory of the plurality of nonvolatile memories,
the first abnormality information includes transmission source information for specifying an apparatus control unit LSI which is a transmission source among the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs, and
upon receipt of the first abnormality information, the gateway LSI stores the transmission source information in the second nonvolatile memory.
10. The vehicle electronic system according to claim 9, wherein
the operating time history information and the transmission source information are accessed by an external output port provided to the gateway LSI.
11. The vehicle electronic system according to claim 1, wherein,
when a first apparatus control unit LSI of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs issues a first request for transmitting the first abnormality information and a second apparatus control unit LSI of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs issues a second request for transmitting predetermined information of another apparatus control unit LSI, the apparatus control system network receives the second request preferentially, and,
when the gateway LSI issues a third request for transmitting the second abnormality information and a first information processing LSI of the plurality of information processing LSIs issues a fourth request for transmitting predetermined information to another information processing LSI, the information processing system network receives the third request preferentially.
12. A vehicle comprising:
a plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs which include a monitoring circuit monitoring temperature information and operation speed information of the apparatus control unit LSI, and controls a corresponding movable apparatus part;
a plurality of information processing LSIs which control an image display device or an audio output device;
an apparatus control system network connected to the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs;
an information processing system network connected to the information processing LSIs; and
a gateway LSI connected between the apparatus control system network and the information processing system network, wherein
the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs notify the gateway LSI of first abnormality information via the apparatus control system network upon detecting an operation abnormality based on a monitored result obtained by the monitoring circuit,
the gateway LSI notifies the information processing LSI of second abnormality information based on the first abnormality information via the information processing system network upon receiving the first abnormality information from one of the plurality of apparatus control unit LSIs, and
the information processing LSI outputs a message based on the second abnormality information to the image display device or the audio output device upon receiving the second abnormality information.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:
a reception unit which receives a first frame with a frame length of a first length using a first wireless method;
a storage unit which stores a part or whole of the first frame received by the reception unit;
a transfer amount decision unit which sets a third length to be a second length when the second length decided based on the first wireless method is smaller than the first length, and sets the third length to be a value not more than the first length when the second length is not less than the first length;
a first transfer control unit which transfers transfer information including first information of the third length to a first memory, and transfers the first frame by the first length to a second memory different from the first memory, the first information being included in the first frame, and
a processor which analyzes the first information,
wherein the second length is a maximum length of a MAC header specified by the first wireless method, the third length is related to an amount of information transferred to the second memory, and
an access speed to the first memory by the processor is higher than an access speed to the second memory by the processor.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first information includes a MAC header of the first frame.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor supports communication processes specified by a plurality of wireless communication methods by changing software to be executed by the processor.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processor includes a first processor and a second processor, and the apparatus further comprises a second transfer control unit which temporarily stores the transfer information transferred by the first transfer control unit, and transfers the transfer information respectively to the first and second processors.
5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the processor and the first memory is smaller than a distance between the processor and the second memory, or
an operation frequency of the first memory is higher than an operation frequency of the second memory, or
latency of the first memory is shorter than latency of the second memory.
6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the first transfer control unit is notified that the first frame includes a plurality of subframes, the first transfer control unit
extracts second information with a fourth length decided based on a frame type in the first wireless method from the first frame in the storage unit, and
sets the first length to be a fifth length indicated by the second information, and then decides the third length.
7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second information includes a delimiter included in one of the subframes.
8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second information is extracted from each of the subframes, and transfer of the first frame and transfer information thereof is executed using the second information included in each of the subframes.
9. A wireless communication system comprising:
the wireless communication apparatus recited in claim 1, wherein a wireless communication is made by the apparatus.
10. A wireless communication method comprising:
receiving a first frame length of a first frame received using a first wireless method;
comparing the first frame length with a second frame length;
setting a third frame length to be the second frame length when the second frame length is smaller than the first frame length, and setting the third frame length to be a value not more than the first frame length when the second frame length is not smaller than the first frame length;
transferring first information with the third frame length to a first memory, the first information being included in the first frame; and
transferring the first frame to a second memory different from the first memory, wherein the second frame length is a maximum length of a MAC header specified by the first wireless method and the third frame length relates to a data size transferred to the second memory,
the first information is analyzed by a processor, and
an access speed to the first memory by the processor is higher than an access speed to the second memory by the processor.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the first information includes a MAC header of the first frame.
12. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:
reading out the first information from the first memory;
analyzing the readout first information; and
transmitting a response frame of the first frame.
13. The method according to claim 10, wherein a distance between the processor and the first memory is smaller than a distance between the processor and the second memory, or
an operation frequency of the first memory is higher than an operation frequency of the second memory, or
latency of the first memory is shorter than latency of the second memory.
14. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:
receiving a second frame which is generated by aggregating a plurality of first frames; and
extracting second information from the second frame,
wherein when the first frame length is received, the first frame length set to be a fourth frame length included in the second information is received.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the second information includes a delimiter included in one of the first frames.
16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the second information is extracted from each of the first frames included in the second frame, and
transfer of the first information and the first frame is executed using the extracted second information for each first frame.

1. An information terminal apparatus comprising:
a first display;
a first conductive housing including a first principal surface from which the first display is exposed, a second principal surface opposite to the first principal surface, and an opening extending from the first principal surface from which the first display is exposed to the second principal surface; and
a power feeding coil including a coil aperture facing the opening.
2. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the opening includes a slit.
3. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the coil aperture of the power feeding coil overlaps with the opening.
4. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a second conductive housing turnably connected to the first conductive housing such that a first principal surface of the second conductive housing is to be opposed to the first principal surface of the first conductive housing.
5. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a second display different from the first display; wherein
the second principal surface of the first conductive housing has an aperture from which the second display is exposed; and
the opening extends from the first principal surface of the first conductive housing to the aperture from which the second display is exposed.
6. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the opening extends from the first principal surface of the first conductive housing to an aperture provided in the second principal surface of the first conductive housing from which a non-metal member is exposed.
7. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the power feeding coil is disposed on a side of the first principal surface of the first conductive housing.
8. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a side of the power feeding coil facing the second principal surface of the first conductive housing is covered with a magnetic member.
9. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 7, wherein
the opening includes a slit and an aperture from which a camera unit is exposed; and
the power feeding coil is disposed such that the coil aperture overlaps with the aperture from which the camera unit is exposed.
10. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the first principal surface of the first conductive housing includes an aperture from which the first display is exposed; and
the opening extends from the aperture from which the first display is exposed to the second principal surface of the first conductive housing.
11. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power feeding coil is disposed on a side of the second principal surface of the first conductive housing.
12. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 11, wherein a side of the power feeding coil facing the first principal surface of the first conductive housing is covered with a magnetic member.
13. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 11, wherein
the opening includes a slit and an aperture from which a camera unit is exposed; and
the power feeding coil is disposed such that the coil aperture overlaps with the aperture from which the camera unit is exposed.
14. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:
a power feeding circuit configured to supply current to the power feeding coil;
the power feeding circuit includes a variable-capacitance capacitor coupled to the power feeding coil, and the variable-capacitance capacitor is coupled to an opening and closing detection circuit that detects opening and closing of the first conductive housing and the second conductive housing.
15. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the opening and closing detection circuit is configured to change a capacitance of the variable-capacitance capacitor in accordance with a detection state of the opening and closing.
16. An information terminal apparatus comprising:
a first display;
a first conductive housing including a first principal surface from which the first display is exposed, a second principal surface opposite to the first principal surface, and an opening provided in at least the second principal surface; and
a power feeding coil defined by a chip coil; wherein
the second principal surface includes a side facing toward an outer side of the first conductive housing and a side facing toward an inner side of the first conductive housing; and
the power feeding coil is provided at a position a predetermined distance apart from the opening on the side of the second principal surface facing toward the inner side of the first conductive housing.
17. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first display is exposed from the opening.
18. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 11, wherein
the opening includes a slit and an aperture from which a camera unit is exposed; and
the power feeding coil is disposed such that at least a portion of the camera unit is disposed within the coil aperture.
19. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a magnetic member is provided so as to overlap with the power feeding coil.
20. The information terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a printed board is provided between the power feeding coil and the first principal surface of the first conductive housing.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A sheet-backed label assembly comprising:
a backing sheet comprising;
plural labels capable of being peeled off the backing sheet;
a first easy breaking line along which to break the backing sheet to separate the plural labels from each other; and
a second easy breaking line which is formed at such a position as to intersect the first easy breaking line and to traverse the plural labels.
2. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1, wherein a gap is provided between the plural labels, and
wherein the first easy breaking line is located in the gap.
3. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first easy breaking line extends from the second easy breaking line to one end line of the backing sheet.
4. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first easy breaking line extends from one end line of the backing sheet to the other end line of the backing sheet.
5. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 4, wherein force for peeling the plural labels off the backing sheet is weaker than force for breaking, after breaking the backing sheet along the first easy breaking line to the second easy breaking line, the backing sheet along a remaining part of the first easy breaking line.
6. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first easy breaking line is a perforation line, and
wherein the second easy breaking line is a cut slit.
7. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first easy breaking line and the second easy breaking line are cut slits, and
wherein the backing sheet is continuous in portions that are adjacent to end of the first easy breaking line.
8. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first easy breaking line is cut that is located on an end line of the backing sheet.
9. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first easy breaking line is formed by a cut and a perforation line,
wherein the cut is located on an end line of the backing sheet, and
wherein the perforation line is continuous with the cut.
10. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first easy breaking line is formed by a cut slit and
wherein a perforation line is continuous with the cut slit, and
wherein the perforation line extends to an end line of the backing sheet.
11. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1, wherein two columns each including the plural labels are arranged in a right-left direction, and
wherein the first easy breaking line and the second easy breaking line are arranged symmetrically in the right-left direction.
12. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second easy breaking line is disposed so as to traverse the plural labels at a position that is deviated from center of the plural labels.
13. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1, wherein the second easy breaking line is disposed so as to traverse the plural labels approximately at center of the plural labels.
14. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1, wherein marks corresponding to the respective plural labels are provided on a continuous portion of the backing sheet that remains after the backing sheet have been removed by breaking the backing sheet along first easy breaking lines.
15. The sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1, wherein each label comprises a label main body of light-transmissive resin film, the label main body having an adhesive layer that is provided on a back surface thereof,
wherein a viewable printed layer is provided between the label main body and the adhesive layer, and
wherein the adhesive layer and the print layer are formed so that when the plural labels once stuck to a target object is peeled off, a part of the print layer is peeled off the label main body together with an associated part of the adhesive layer.
16. A method for counting a number of labels comprising;
counting a number of peeled plural labels by using a continuous portion of the backing sheet that remains after the plural labels of the sheet-backed label assembly according to claim 1 is peeled off.
17. A label sticking method for a sheet-backed label assembly, comprising:
breaking the backing sheet of the sheet-backed label according to claim 1 along the first easy breaking line;
peeling the plural labels and a backing sheet element off the backing sheet at the second easy breaking line;
bringing an adhesive-exposed portion of the plural labels into contact with a target location; and
sticking the plural labels to the target location while peeling the plural label off the backing sheet element by holding a portion of the backing sheet element that sticks out from a sideline of the plural labels.