baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2009127465-A (JP)
Title: Electric compressor
Inventor: OGAWA NOBUAKI
IPC: F04B39/00
Filed: 2007-11-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce cost in an electric compressor, by reducing the number of part items of an oil feeder.  <P>SOLUTION: This electric compressor has the oil feeder 19 for storing a motor 5 and a compression mechanism part 4 for compressing and delivering a refrigerant sucked in a compression space connected to the motor 5 via a driving shaft 14 in a main vessel 3, and supplying lubricating oil to the compression mechanism part 4 in a side end part of the motor 5 of the main vessel 3, and is attached with a sub-vessel in the shape of facing a side opening part of the motor 5 of the main vessel 3, and can reduce the cost by reducing the number of part items by integrally forming an oil storage chamber 53 and an oil suction passage 54 in a delivery sub-vessel 80, for introducing the lubricating oil to the oil feeder 19.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009128492-A (JP)
Title: High power zoom lens and imaging device
Inventor: TOYAMA NOBUAKI
IPC: G02B15/20
Filed: 2007-11-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high power zoom lens having a high zooming ratio irrespective of its small size and capable of preventing fluctuation of spherical aberration and coma aberration during zooming and achieving satisfactory optical performance.  <P>SOLUTION: This high power zoom lens includes, in order from the object side: a first lense group G1 having a positive refractive power and remaining stationary during zooming; a second lense group G2 having a negative refractive power and moving during zooming; a third lense group G3 and a fourth lense group G4 having a positive refractive power and being movable relative to each other to correct image plane variation accompanying zooming; and a fifth lense group G5 having a positive refractive power for forming an image and including an aperture diaphragm. The second lens group G2 and a composite lens group formed by combining the third lens group G3 and the fourth lens group G4 pass simultaneously through -1x magnification points of the groups during zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end. The fourth lense group G4 has at least one aspheric surface.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009133732-A (JP)
Title: Vehicle navigation device
Inventor: HAYASHIDA TERUO
IPC: G08G1/0969
Filed: 2007-11-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To acquire necessary traffic information, while suppressing communication cost.  <P>SOLUTION: This vehicle navigation device 1 is equipped with the first traffic information acquisition means 40, 45 for receiving traffic information; the second traffic information acquisition means 50 for receiving traffic information at higher cost than the first traffic information acquisition means; traffic information 30B classified by link wherein the traffic information acquired by the first or second traffic information acquisition means is stored in a prescribed storage medium in the classified state by link showing each road section; and a determination control means 64 for determining whether acquisition of the traffic information is necessary or not based on the traffic information classified by link, and controlling the second information acquisition means so as to acquire the traffic information when determined that acquisition of the traffic information is necessary.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009132110-A (JP)
Title: Mechanical pencil
Inventor: MIYAHARA YUICHI
IPC: B43K21/00
Filed: 2007-11-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanical pencil which has no defect of lead breakage, etc. due to no lead sending-out even in the scene that lead sending-out operation of no intention by a vibration and a collision, etc. at the time of transporting the mechanical pencil does not use a cap, and, further, makes even a lead body giving perfume hard to scatter the perfume, and enables the perfume to be perceived even during writing.  <P>SOLUTION: The mechanical pencil is sealed with molten synthetic resin covering the lead feeding-out hole of the tip end of the mechanical pencil in the writing state by drying and solidifying the synthetic resin.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009112294-A (JP)
Title: Ring for preventing marine creature from adhering to marine prop
Inventor: UMEZAKI TOMIYOSHI
IPC: A01K61/00
Filed: 2007-11-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ring for preventing marine creatures from adhering to a marine prop, preventing adhering objects of marine creatures such as corn barnacle of the marine prop through repeating diving and floating while turning applying a tidal current.  <P>SOLUTION: This ring with a buoyant force is set on the side with innumerable blades in a form so as to receive a tidal current and increase resistance to water, and decrease resistance in the back of the blades, and is used for the marine prop to produce a resistance difference by a tidal current and produce a turning force. Furthermore, the ring which turns receiving a tidal current is set in the inside with a spiral form having innumerable projecting parts and is used for the marine prop so as to repeat floating and sinking by a driving force toward the bottom of the sea, a turning change of the ring and a buoyancy balance, owing to water resistance and rubbing resistance through contacting the marine prop, and prevent marine creatures such as corn barnacle from adhering to the marine prop from the surface of the sea to the bottom of the sea.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009140243-A (JP)
Title: Image processing program and image processor
Inventor: OBARA TAIRA
IPC: H04N1/403
Filed: 2007-12-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing program for binarizing input digital images, capable of solving the problem of thick characters or the like being hollowed out, and reducing the influence of accidental noise.  <P>SOLUTION: The image processing program, which causes a computer to implement a process for binarizing image data where pixels have multivalent gradient values, causes the computer to implement a difference determining step for scanning each pixel, starting from a pixel close to a pixel of interest to be processed and in a direction generally away from the pixel of interest, until one or more pixels whose gradient values are different from that of the pixel of interest by a certain amount or more are detected, and determining whether or not the difference between the gradient value of the pixel scanned and that of the pixel of interest is greater than the certain amount, and a binarization step for determining the value of the pixel of interest after binarization according to the value of the pixel whose gradient value detected is different from that of the pixel of interest by the certain amount or more.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009141220-A (JP)
Title: Electrostatic chuck
Inventor: KITABAYASHI TETSUO
IPC: H02N13/00
Filed: 2007-12-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrostatic chuck that can attract an insulating substrate such as a glass substrate when the insulating substrate is treated in a plasma treating apparatus, and has small impedance for a high-frequency electric power load.  <P>SOLUTION: Disclosed is the electrostatic chuck which includes a dielectric layer made of a ceramic sintered compact, a pair of inter-digital electrodes provided to one surface of the dielectric layer, an insulating film covering the surface where the electrodes are provided, and a metal plate provided with a temperature control means, and the one surface of the dielectric layer and the metal plate are joined together.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009148000-A (JP)
Title: Power supply circuit
Inventor: KOBAYASHI MUTSUO
IPC: H01L27/04
Filed: 2007-12-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power supply circuit which reduces cost and power consumption.  <P>SOLUTION: A comparator COMP2 compares a divided voltage VDIV1 of a power supply voltage VCC with a predetermined Vref (reference voltage). If the divided voltage VDIV1 of a power supply voltage VCC is larger than the reference voltage Vref as a result of comparison, a determination is made that a charge pump circuit 200a is in overcapacity, and a signal IVPPHIDETP of L level is output to reduce the output of an AND element A1 to L level. More specifically, an inverted signal ICLK of clock signal is prevented from being input to a capacitor C1 on the last stage thus inactivating a buffer of a clock on the last stage.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009144182-A (JP)
Title: Surface treatment method for component, and component
Inventor: IMAHASHI TAKEYASU
IPC: C08J7/06
Filed: 2007-12-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surface treatment method for a component which suppresses the feeling of greasiness, improves durability to a change with time and reliability, and has no risk of damaging optical transmissivity, and to provide a component.  <P>SOLUTION: In the method for suppressing the feeling of greasiness on a light guide layer 2 made of silicone rubber having optical transmissivity, a trace amount of silane coupling agent 4 is sprayed on the light guide layer 2 together with oxidizing flame from a burner 5, so as to form a nanoscale silicon oxide film 3 on a surface of the light guide layer 2. Since the silicon oxide film 3 is positively layered, the durability to a change with time is improved, the reliability is prevented from decreasing, and the productivity is improved.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009150065-A (JP)
Title: Method for drilling horizontal hole on continuous wall
Inventor: NIKAIDO MINORU
IPC: E02D5/20
Filed: 2007-12-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To drill a horizontal hole on a continuous wall constructed in the ground safely and securely.  <P>SOLUTION: A vertical hole 5 is formed on the continuous wall 3, and a collapse prevention pipe 17 is installed in the ground on an outer side of the continuous wall 3. Then, water jet 23 is jetted from the vertical hole 5 toward the collapse prevention pipe 17 to drill the continuous wall 3 and form a water passing hole 25. When the water jet 23 passes through the continuous wall 3, the water jet 23 collides against the collapse prevention pipe 17 and the ground on the outer side of the continuous wall 3 is not dug. When the water jet 23 collides against the collapse prevention pipe 17, the sound being different from the sound generated when drilling the continuous wall 3 by the water jet 23 is generated to allow a worker to know that the water jet 23 passes through the continuous wall 3 easily.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009150297-A (JP)
Title: Internal combustion engine control device, control method, program for actualizing the same, and recording medium recording the same
Inventor: TAKAYAMA TATEKI
IPC: F02D41/40
Filed: 2007-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the sudden stop of an internal combustion engine into which fuel is injected from an accumulator storing the pressure fuel, while suppressing the instability of combustion at starting the internal combustion engine.  <P>SOLUTION: In the common rail type diesel engine, an ECU executes a program which includes a step (S100) of determining whether the engine is in a condition of self-sustained operation or not, a step (S102) of making an injection stop determination whether rail pressure (pressure in a common rail) P is lower than a threshold value or not when the engine is not in the condition of self-sustained operation (NO in S100), a step (S104) of stopping fuel injection when making the injection stop determination that the rail pressure P is lower than the threshold value (YES in S102), and a step (S106) of masking the injection stop determination (processing in S102) when the engine is in the condition of self-sustained operation (YES in S100).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009148854-A (JP)
Title: Interference confirmation device
Inventor: TAKETOMI HIDENORI
IPC: B23Q17/24
Filed: 2007-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interference confirmation device capable of preventing interference between a mobile object and a structure even in work using cutting oil and being constituted independently from a control device.  <P>SOLUTION: This interference confirmation device 1 is provided in a machine tool 30 having the mobile object and the structure and is provided with: a light emitting body disposed in the mobile object; an image generator 11 performing a first image generation process for generating images of the mobile object and the structure and a second image generation process for generating an image within the moving range of the mobile object; a contour shape data setting process part 15 for setting contour shape data of the mobile object including the contour shape of the mobile object and a light emitting point of the light emitting body based on the image generated in the first image generation process, and contour shape data of the structure containing the contour shape and the position of the structure; and an interference confirmation process part 19 for confirming whether the mobile object and the structure are mutually interfered or not based on the contour shape data set by the contour shape data setting process part 15.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009151547-A (JP)
Title: File format conversion system
Inventor: NIIZUMA HISAAKI
IPC: G06F12/00
Filed: 2007-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user with a conversion means to a general purpose file format and a transmission means to the third party, the user using an information processor with no conversion means to the general purpose file format.  <P>SOLUTION: In this file format conversion system, an information processor includes: a conversion specifying means for specifying a method of converting a file format used in an information processor to the general purpose file format; a transmission destination specifying means for specifying the transmission destination of the converted general purpose file format; and a specified information transmission means for transmitting the information specified by the specifying means to the conversion destination, and an image forming apparatus includes: a specified information reception means for receiving the specified information from the specified information transmission means; a file format converting means for converting the general purpose file format based on the received specified information; and a file format transmission means for transmitting the converted general purpose file format to the third part based on the specified information.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009154707-A (JP)
Title: In-vehicle pressurizing device
Inventor: OKAZAKI YOSHINORI
IPC: B60H1/32
Filed: 2007-12-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an in-vehicle pressurizing device preventing foreign matter from intruding into the vehicle when a user opens a door provided on the vehicle.  <P>SOLUTION: A detection means (key control ECU 15) detects that a key of the door provided on the vehicle is unlocked or that a key for unlocking the lock of the door provided on the vehicle is present near the vehicle. When it is detected that the key of the door is unlocked or that the key is present near the vehicle by the detection means, A control means (power source ECU 13) controls a pressurizing means (air conditioner ECU 12, air conditioner 20) for raising an atmospheric pressure in the vehicle so as to raise the atmospheric pressure in the vehicle.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008213937-A (JP)
Title: Optical element wrapping body, backlight, and liquid crystal display device
Inventor: OTA EIJI
IPC: B65D85/86
Filed: 2007-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical element wrapping body that can reduce an increase in thickness of a liquid crystal display device, or degradation of display properties of the liquid crystal display device, while improving a lack of rigidity of an optical element, and to provide a backlight and the liquid crystal display device including the optical element wrapping body.  <P>SOLUTION: The optical element wrapping body includes one or more optical elements, a support for supporting the one or more optical elements, and a wrapping member for wrapping the one or more optical elements and the support. The one or more optical elements and the support constitute a laminated body.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2007528667-A (JP)
Title: 独立チャネルにおける情報のクロス符号化
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 2004-03-09
Abstract: 独立した第１及び第２情報信号（コンテンツ１及び２）が、分離した独立した物理チャネルを介し受信位置に送信される、符号化信号（１’，．．．，Ｎ’）を生成するため、第２情報により少なくとも第１情報を符号化することによって（１２ａ）、セキュリティが提供される。符号化信号と第２信号が、第２位置（２３０）において第１及び第２チャネルから受信される。符号化された第１信号は、第２信号により処理することによって、受信位置において復号化される。一部の実施例では、第２情報信号は、第１情報信号による処理により符号化される。より一般的なケースでは、複数の情報チャネルが、複数の他のチャネルの情報により「クロス符号化」され、この複数は大きなものであってもよい。
Patent JP-2007529696-A (JP)
Title: 揺動フィンガ型伝動装置
IPC: B23Q11/00
Filed: 2005-03-11
Abstract: 揺動フィンガ型伝動装置では、軸（１）がピボット軸受（５）を介して揺動フィンガ付リング（８）を支持している。揺動フィンガ付リング（８）から揺動フィンガ（１２）が延びている。揺動フィンガ（１２）の運動により発生する振動を減じるために、軸（１）に少なくとも１つの釣合い質量（２０，２１）が形成されている。それに対して択一的にまたはそれに対して付加的に、揺動フィンガ付リング（８）自体にも、少なくとも１つの釣合い質量（２２，２３）が設けられていることができる。それにより、揺動フィンガ（１２）の運動により当然発生する振動は補償される。
Patent JP-2007533927-A (JP)
IPC: B62D5/06
Filed: 2005-04-09
Abstract: A method for controlling an automotive hydraulic pump, wherein the hydraulic pump is activated to increase the pressure in a hydraulic accumulator associated therewith once the pressure falls below a predetermined lower pressure threshold, and the hydraulic pump is switched off once the pressure exceeds a predetermined upper pressure threshold value (P_O). The solution is to reduce fuel consumption of the vehicle, wherein the hydraulic pump is activated during different operating phases of the vehicle at different lower pressure values (P_U1, P_U2) in the event of a hydraulic pressure drop in the hydraulic accumulator of the hydraulic pump.
Patent JP-2007533827-A (JP)
Title: 潤滑油製品の製造方法
IPC: C10G45/06
Filed: 2005-04-13
Abstract: 本発明は、ｉ）モリブデン、タングステンおよびそれらの混合物から選択されたＶＩＢ族金属成分、ｉｉ）バナジウム、ニオブ、タンタルおよびそれらの混合物から選択されたＶ族金属成分、並びにｉｉｉ）ニッケル、コバルト、鉄およびそれらの混合物から選択されたＶＩＩＩ族金属成分を含むバルク金属水素化処理触媒であって、金属成分（酸化物として計算された）が触媒の少なくとも５０重量％を占め、金属成分間のモル比が式（ＶＩＢ族＋Ｖ族）：（ＶＩＩＩ族）＝０．３５〜２：１を満たす触媒の存在下での潤滑油沸点範囲原料油流れの水素化処理による潤滑油製品の製造方法に関する。 【選択図】なし
Patent JP-2008502966-A (JP)
Title: 少なくとも２つのデータ貯蔵素子を担持するアイテム
IPC: G06K19/14
Filed: 2005-06-01
Abstract: 本発明に係るアイテムは例えばＲＦＩＤトランスポンダ２及びバーコード５のような少なくとも２つのデータ貯蔵素子を有し、バーコードは人間の肉眼では見えず、コード化された情報を有する。本発明は偶発的又は悪意的なデータ消失を阻止するために２つのデータ貯蔵素子間での情報のバックアップを許す。更に、本発明の態様は製品安全保障トラッキング及びトレーシングスキームの枠組みにおける両方の貯蔵素子の相互依存又は共働使用に関連する。
Patent JP-2008502680-A (JP)
Title: 銅薄膜の堆積前駆体として有用な銅（ｉ）化合物
IPC: C23C16/00
Filed: 2005-03-14
Abstract: 半導体デバイスの製造時に銅薄膜を形成するための銅（Ｉ）アミジナート前駆体、および化学蒸着法または原子層堆積法を使用して、銅（Ｉ）アミジナート前駆体を基板上に堆積する方法を開示する。
Patent JP-2008505933-A (JP)
Title: Ｗｎｔ１６シグナル伝達を阻害する因子を使用して癌を治療するための方法
IPC: A61P35/02
Filed: 2005-07-11
Abstract: 本発明は、細胞、特にWnt16タンパク質を過剰発現する癌細胞の増殖を阻害する方法に関する。本方法は、Wnt16 mRNAまたはWnt16タンパク質に結合し、Wnt16シグナル伝達を妨害し、または別のタンパク質、例えば、フリッツルド（Frizzled）受容体などへのWnt16タンパク質の結合を阻害する因子と細胞を接触させる工程を含む。
Patent JP-2008509892-A (JP)
Title: 高脂血症及び糖尿病の治療のためのｐｐａｒリガンド（ペルオキシソーム増殖剤応答性受容体）として使用されるｎ−（フェニル）−オキサゾール−４−イルメトキシメチル］−シクロヘキシル−スクシンアミド誘導体及び関連する化合物
IPC: A61K45/00
Filed: 2005-07-30
Abstract: 本発明は、アリールシクロアルキル置換アルカン酸誘導体、それに加えて生理学的に適合するそれらの塩及び生理学的機能性誘導体に関する。本発明は、また、式中の基が上記の意味を有する、式（Ｉ）の化合物、それに加えて生理学的に適合するそれらの塩及びそれらの製造方法に関する。本化合物は、例えば、脂肪酸代謝の障害及びグルコース利用障害、それに加えてインスリン抵抗性が一部関与している障害を、治療及び／又は予防するのに好適である。     【化１】
Patent JP-2008509813-A (JP)
IPC: B01F27/93
Filed: 2005-08-06
Abstract: In a dispersing apparatus comprising a container ( 10 ) for a dispersion material, a dissolve disc ( 22 ) drivable by a shaft ( 21 ) and a grinding device which contains a grinding medium and which has a perforated housing ( 34 ) through which dispersion material can pass by virtue of a flow generated by the dissolve disc ( 22 ), and an agitator tool which is drillable by a drive element and which is arranged in the housing ( 34 ) and is rotatable relative thereto, wherein the housing ( 34 ) surrounds the shaft ( 21 ), wherein the housing ( 34 ) is displaceable relative to the shaft ( 21 ) from a raised position into a lowered position and wherein the shaft ( 21 ) and the drive element can be coupled together by way of a coupling which has a first element ( 47 ) and a corresponding second element ( 53 ), which elements are in operative connection in the lowered position, in order to design same in such a way that a dispersing apparatus comprising a container ( 10 ) for a dispersion material, a dissolve disc ( 22 ) drivable by a shaft ( 21 ) and a grinding device which contains a grinding medium and which has a perforated housing ( 34 ) through which dispersion material can pass by virtue of a flow generated by the dissolve disc ( 22 ), and an agitator tool which is drivable by a drive element and which is arranged in the housing ( 34 ) and is rotatable relative thereto, wherein the housing ( 34 ) surrounds the shaft ( 21 ), wherein the housing ( 34 ) is displaceable relative to the shaft ( 21 ) from a raised position into a lowered position and wherein the shaft ( 21 ) and the drive element can be coupled together by way of a coupling which has a first element and a corresponding second element, which elements are in operative connection in the lowered position, in order to design same in such a way that it complies with coming anti-explosion regulations and is of a simple structure, it is proposed that the first element of the coupling is arranged at the lower end of the housing ( 34 ) and that the second element of the coupling is arranged in the region of a lower end of the shaft ( 21 ).
Patent JP-2008501466-A (JP)
Title: 吸引生体検査法、システムおよび装置
IPC: A61B19/00
Filed: 2005-06-07
Abstract: 吸引生体検査用装置、システムおよび方法。自律式生体内装置は、標本を保存する吸引チャンバと、吸引チャンバの内部に移動し得るプランジャと、画像を生体内で取得する撮像装置と、取り込んだ画像を伝送するトランスミッタとを備え得る。
Patent JP-2008511557-A (JP)
IPC: A61P43/00
Filed: 2005-08-26
Abstract: Peptide derivatives of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), exendin-3 and exendin-4 which are modified with an amine at the C terminus and bind to GLP-1 receptor through the N terminus, are new. An independent claim is also included for chimeric peptides comprising the GLP-1(1-37) sequence of formula (I) and either the exendin-3 sequence of formula (II) or the exendin-4 sequence of formula (III): H-His-Asp-Glu-Phe-Glu-Arg-His-Ala-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Val-Ser-Ser-Tyr-Leu-Glu-Gly-Gln-Ala-Ala-Lys-Glu-Phe-Ile-Ala-Trp-Leu-Val-Lys-Gly-Arg-Gly-OH (I) H-His-Ser-Asp-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Leu-Ser-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Glu-Glu-Ala-Val-Arg-Leu-Phe-Ile-Glu-Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Ala-Pro-Pro-Pro-Ser-NH 2 (II) H-His-Gly-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Leu-Ser-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Glu-Glu-Ala-Val-Arg-Leu-Phe-Ile-Glu-Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Ala-Pro-Pro-Pro-Ser-NH 2 (III) ACTIVITY : Cytostatic. MECHANISM OF ACTION : GLP-1 receptor ligand.
Patent JP-2008510927-A (JP)
IPC: F02N99/00
Filed: 2005-08-09
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling the stopping and starting of a heat engine (2) of a vehicle. The invention is of the type in which (i) it is necessary for the vehicle to be in an engine stop request phase, and not in pre-defined operating conditions that oppose the stopping of the engine (2), in order for the engine (2) to be stopped or (ii) it is necessary for the vehicle to be in an engine start request phase, and not in pre-defined operating conditions that oppose the starting of the engine (2), in order for the engine to be started. The invention is characterised in that, for a given engine stop request phase, the engine (2) can only be stopped or started at most a pre-determined number of times.