Control apparatus and method including a first control device, located at the vehicle or premises, for monitoring or detecting an event, which generates and/or transmits a first notification signal containing event information to a second control device located remote from the vehicle or premises. The second control device generates and/or transmits a second notification signal to a remote communication device for providing notification of the event occurrence. Control apparatus and method including a first control device, located at a vehicle or premises, which generates and/or transmits a first signal for activating, deactivating, enabling, or disabling, a vehicle or a premises system, equipment system, subsystem, device, component, appliance, a vehicle, or a premises, in response to a signal generated and/or transmitted from a remote second control device. The second control device is responsive to a third signal generated and/or transmitted by a remote third control device.

Control, monitoring and/or security apparatus and method

A monitoring apparatus and method including a processing device for receiving video information recorded by a video recording device or a camera, wherein the video recording device or a camera is located at a vehicle or a premises and the processing device is located at a location remote from the vehicle or premises. The processing device receives a signal transmitted from a communication device located at a location remote from the processing device and remote from the vehicle or premises. The video information is transmitted from the processing device to the communication device in response the signal. The video information is transmitted to the communication device on or over at least one of the Internet and the World Wide Web.

Monitoring apparatus and method

A monitoring apparatus for a vehicle or a premises, including a monitoring device for monitoring operation, system status, equipment system status, or activity, or a device for detecting a state of disrepair of a system or equipment system. The monitoring device or device is located at the vehicle or premises. The monitoring device or device transmits data to a first processing device located remote from the vehicle or premises. The data is received by the first processing device. The first processing device is capable of transmitting the data to a second processing device located remote from the vehicle or premises and remote from the first processing device. The second processing device is capable of receiving the data. The data can include operational data and video information, or information regarding a state of disrepair of the system or equipment system.

Monitoring apparatus for a vehicle and/or a premises

A control apparatus and method, including a first control device, located at a vehicle or premises, capable of at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, one or more of a plurality of at least one of a respective system, component, device, equipment, equipment system, and/or appliance, of a respective vehicle or premises, with a first signal. The first signal is generated by and/or transmitted from the first control device in response to a second signal, generated by and/or transmitted from a second control device located remote from the vehicle or premises, and automatically received by the first control device. The second control device is responsive to a third signal, generated by and/or transmitted from a third control device located remote from the vehicle or premises and remote from the second control device, and automatically received by the second control device.

Control apparatus and method for vehicles and/or for premises

An apparatus, including a shipment conveyance device, associated with a shipment, which is a shipping a container, pallet, or tote, a memory device, located at the shipment conveyance device, in which information regarding the shipment is stored, a global positioning device, located at the shipment conveyance device, which determines a position or location of the shipment conveyance device, a processing device which processes information regarding the shipment and/or shipment conveyance device in response to an occurrence of an event or in response to a request for information and generates a message containing information regarding the position or location of the shipment conveyance device and information regarding the occurrence of an event, a status of the shipment, a shipment temperature, or an impact or force on the shipment conveyance device, and a transmitter, located at the shipment conveyance device, which transmits the message to a communication device.

Apparatus and method for providing shipment information

A method of checking the functioning of a driving wheel slip control system installed in a vehicle. Driving wheels are placed on support rollers and rotatably supported thereby. The driving wheels are driven by the engine. False signals indicative of tentative rotational speeds of trailing wheels are supplied to an ECU which in turn outputs a control signal for controlling the engine. Predetermined monitoring signals including at least the control signal output from the ECU are taken out from the driving wheel slip control system. It is determined whether the predetermined monitoring signals show values falling within respective predetermined allowable ranges. Further, a steering handle of the vehicle may be turned at the same time of rotation of the driving wheels, the steering angle of which is detected by a steering angle sensor. Further, instead of using the false signals, the trailing wheels may be placed on second support rollers for rotatably supporting the trailing wheels thereby. The second support rollers are capable of rotatively driving the trailing wheels.

Method of checking the functioning of a driving wheel slip control system

A hollow space of limited volume is defined in the central aperture formed through a heat-conducting plate, held in contact with a planar temperature-responsive resistance element, to receive the bimetal and heater supporting shaft By varying the diameter and/or the length of the space, the rates of heat transmission from the heater to the bimetal and the resistance element can be properly correlated with each other so that any premature current control or overheating is effectively prevented

Carburetor with electric heating type autochoke device

Verfahren zum pruefen der funktion eines antriebsrad-schlupfsteuersystems

A suction gas heater control device for an engine comprising first detector for detecting when the engine is brought into complete firing, and for providing a signal in response thereto; a first timer coupled to the output of the first detector for continuously providing a first operating signal for a predetermined period of time after a first period of time, the first period of time starting with the beginning of the inputting of a signal from the first detector and ending with the stopping of the signal from the first detector; a second detector for detecting engine temperature and for providing a second operating signal when the engine temperature is lower than a predetermined level; and a judgement circuit means coupled to the first timer and the second detector for providing a signal for operating a suction gas heater, when the first operating signal is applied thereto and when the second operating signal which indicates that at least one of the temperature of the engine is lower than a predetermined level.

Suction gas heater control device for engines

PURPOSE:To decide whether the control operation is correctly performed or not by supplying the pseudo signal of a coupled driving wheel speed sensor to a control means CONSTITUTION:Driving wheel speed sensors 9FL and 9FR detect rotating speeds of driving wheels 2FL and 2FR of a vehicle 1 driven by a prime mover 5, and coupled driving wheel speed sensors 9RL and 9RR detect rotating speeds of coupled driving wheels 2RL and 2RR The detection signal of each speed sensor is supplied to an electronic control unit (ECU) 8 for driving wheel slip detection (TCS), and an engine control ENG-ECU 7 connected to the RCS-ECU 8 and an automatic speed change control EAT-ECU 6 control the output of the prime mover 5 Driving wheels 2FL and 2FR are placed on freely rotatable supporting rolls 30a and 30b and are driven by the prime mover 5, and the pseudo signal is supplied to the TCS-ECU 8 from a pulse generator 41 instead of detection signals of sensors 9RL and 9RR to realize various driving wheel slip states, and various monitor signals are inputted to an analyzing recorder 36, thereby deciding whether the control signal to control the prime mover is in the allowable range or not

Masaaki Ozaki

Papers

Method of checking the functioning of a driving wheel slip control system

Carburetor with electric heating type autochoke device

Verfahren zum pruefen der funktion eines antriebsrad-schlupfsteuersystems

Suction gas heater control device for engines

Function check method for driving wheel slip controller