Patent ID: 7736268

Claim:
A device for controlling an internal combustion engine, with a turbo-charger comprising: a first control which controls shifting of an automatic transmission, wherein said first control provides a decision to up-shift the automatic transmission: a second control which overrides said first control such that an up-shifting of an automatic transmission is prohibited, despite said decision by said first control to up-shift, when an opening degree of a throttle valve is equal to or larger than a predetermined opening degree and a boost pressure of said turbo-charger is equal to or lower than a predetermined pressure; and wherein the up-shifting proceeds when the decision to up-shift is made by the first control and either: (a) the degree of opening of the throttle valve is not eQual to or larger than the predetermined opening degree, or (b) the boost pressure of said turbo-charger is not equal to or lower than the predetermined pressure.