| FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED Patent applications |
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| 20120125881 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COORDINATE DETECTOR - A method of manufacturing a coordinate detector having a resistive film and a common electrode for applying a voltage to the resistive film is disclosed that includes the steps of (a) applying a photoresist onto the resistive film formed on a substrate formed of an insulator; (b) forming a resist pattern on the resistive film by exposing the applied photoresist to light through a predetermined mask and subsequently developing the applied photoresist; (c) forming a resistive film removal region by removing a portion of the resistive film without the resist pattern; (d) removing the resist pattern after step (c); and (e) forming the common electrode over the resistive film removal region after step (d). | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120044625 | CARD MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CARD MODULE - A card module includes a top case, a bottom case engaged with the top case, a substrate being positioned between the top case and the bottom case and including a first connection terminal, an electronic device provided in a space formed by engaging the top case with the bottom case, and a terminal substrate including a first surface on which a second connection terminal is formed, a second surface on which an electrode terminal is formed, and a through-hole in which a connection electrode is formed. The first connection terminal is connected to the second connection terminal. The second connection terminal and the electrode terminal are connected via the connection electrode. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120021617 | ELECTRONIC PART AND LEAD - A lead configured to join to a signal line of an electronic part through solder is disposed in an opposing relationship to the signal line and extends for sliding movement. A first opposing face section including a pair of faces having wettability to the solder is formed on surfaces of the signal line and the lead. Further, a second opposing face section including a pair of faces having wettability lower than the wettability of the first opposing face section is formed on the surfaces of the signal line and the lead along an extending direction of the lead. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019477 | METHOD OF DETECTING POSITION ON TOUCHSCREEN PANEL, TOUCHSCREEN PANEL, AND METHOD OF INITIALIZING TOUCHSCREEN PANEL - A method of detecting a position on a touchscreen panel including a first resistive film having first and second electrodes provided at its corresponding ends in a first direction and a second resistive film having third and fourth electrodes provided at its corresponding ends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction includes measuring a potential at the first electrode with supply voltage applied to a first resistor connected to the first electrode with the second electrode grounded; measuring a potential at the third electrode with the supply voltage applied to a second resistor connected to the third electrode with the fourth electrode grounded; measuring potentials at the third and fourth electrodes with the supply voltage applied to the first electrode with the second electrode grounded; and measuring potentials at the first and second electrodes with the supply voltage applied to the third electrode with the fourth electrode grounded. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120001034 | Attachment device - An attachment device includes: an attachment attachable to a rack; and a bracket attachable to a switch device and engageable with the attachment, and including a hold portion for holding a cable, wherein the attachment attached to the rack is engaged with the bracket attached to the switch device, whereby the switch device is supported by the rack. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110300791 | Communication apparatus and communication system - A communication apparatus including: a reception portion that receives identification information for a first apparatus to identify a second apparatus, and authentication information for the first apparatus to authenticate the second apparatus, from a network, the network being different from a route used when wireless communication between the first apparatus and the second apparatus is executed; and a communication unit that substitutes for the second apparatus and executes the wireless communication with the first apparatus by using the identification information and the authentication information when the second apparatus fails to execute the wireless communication with the first apparatus. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110296210 | Power supply controlling system, control method for power supply controlling system, and power supply controlling apparatus - A power supply controlling system including: a first power supply controlling apparatus that supplies an electric power to a device; and a second power supply controlling apparatus that supplies an electric power to another device, communicates with the first power supply controlling apparatus, and mediates communication between the first power supply controlling apparatus and a terminal device to control power supply to the device, the terminal device controlling the power supply to the device; wherein the first power supply controlling apparatus communicates with the terminal device without relaying the second power supply controlling apparatus, according to interruption of the communication between the first power supply controlling apparatus and the second power supply controlling apparatus. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294356 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first connector member configured to arrange a plurality of plane first boards with gaps in a thickness direction of the first boards, the first board including a conductive layer and an insulation layer, the insulation layer having a surface where a first signal pattern is formed; and a second connector member configured to arrange a plurality of plane second boards with gaps in a thickness direction of the second boards, the second board including a conductive layer and an insulation layer, the insulation layer having a surface where a second signal pattern is formed. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110294326 | FLOATING CONNECTOR - A floating connector including a receptacle having a receptacle contact and a receptacle housing for supporting the receptacle contact, a plug having plug contact and a plug housing for supporting the plug contact, and a positional deviation absorbing mechanism provided in at least one of the receptacle and the plug for capable of absorbing a positional deviation between the receptacle housing and the plug housing at a time of fitting between the receptacle housing and the plug housing. Each of the receptacle contact and the plug contact has a terminal portion abutted to each other at the time of fitting between the receptacle housing and the plug housing, and at least one of the receptacle contact and the plug contact has a support part for supporting the terminal portion in a manner movable relative to the supporting housing. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110293225 | Photoelectric conversion module and photoelectric conversion device - A photoelectric conversion module includes: a plurality of optical connectors each connectable to an optical communication path; an electrical connector connectable to an electrical communication path; a circuit board equipped with a light receiving and emitting element, the light receiving and emitting element converting an optical signal received by the optical connector into an electrical signal to be transmitted to the electrical connector and converting an electrical signal received by the electrical connector into an optical signal to be transmitted to the optical connector; and a waveguide optically connecting the optical connector and the electrical connector. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110270961 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SELECTOR, REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM, SCAN CODE TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus includes a code converting portion that converts a scan code output from a keyboard into a corresponding key code, a data converting portion that converts the key code into packets, and a changing portion that changes an output destination of the scan code from the code converting portion to the data converting portion, when an application software to operate a server apparatus remotely located is activated in the information processing apparatus, which is in connection with the server apparatus over a network. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110267044 | Position detection device - A position detection device includes an electromagnetic conversion element and a magnetic field generator. The electromagnetic conversion element is arranged on a given plane. The magnetic field generator is arranged facing one side of the electromagnetic conversion element in a direction vertical to the given plane and generates a magnetic field covering the electromagnetic conversion element. A relative position between the electromagnetic conversion element and the magnetic field generator is detected when a relative displacement parallel to the given plane is made by the electromagnetic conversion element and the magnetic field generator based on an output signal of the electromagnetic conversion element. The magnetic field generator has an opposed face that tilts to the electromagnetic conversion element, and generates the magnetic field from the opposed face. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110254645 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay including an electromagnet device having an electromagnet and an armature, a contact portion openable and closable according to a movement of the armature. The contact portion includes a plurality of fixed contact members in which fixed contacts are respectively arranged and a plurality of movable contact members in which movable contacts opposed to the fixed contacts are respectively arranged, wherein the plurality of movable contact members operate according to a movement of the armature. The electromagnetic relay further includes a printed board to which the plurality of fixed contact members and the plurality of movable contact members are respectively electrically connected, and a plurality of contact terminal members electrically connected to the printed board and adapted to be connected to electrical parts provided outside. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110252657 | PROBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PROBE - A probe used for electrical measurement includes first and second internal electrically-conductive parts; first and second terminal contact parts configured to contact first and second external electrode terminals, respectively; first and second spring parts each having a meandering pattern; a housing part configured to surround the first and second internal electrically-conductive parts. The first internal electrically-conductive part, the first terminal contact part, the first spring part, the housing part, the second spring part, the second terminal contact part, and the second internal electrically-conductive part are successively connected in a single metal plate from a first end to a second end thereof. The first and second terminal contact parts are in first and second bent portions, respectively, of the single metal plate. The first and second internal electrically-conductive parts are configured to contact each other at the time of performing the electrical measurement. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110250799 | CONNECTOR HAVING A PLUG ARRANGED ABOVE A PLATE-LIKE TERMINAL - A connector includes first and second connector parts to be connected to each other. A plate-like terminal provided in the first connector part is maintained at a power supply voltage or a ground potential. A plug connected to a signal line is supported by a first insulation part provided on the plate like terminal. The plug includes a protrusion part protruding from the first insulation part. A first terminal is configured by a plate spring supported by a second insulation part provided in the second connector part. The first terminal has an extreme end part to be engaged with a side surface of the protrusion part when the first and second connector parts are connected to each other. A second terminal for power supply or ground is supported by the second insulation part to contact with the plate-like terminal when the first and second connector parts are connected to each other. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110244729 | AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN NEIGHBORING CONNECTORS - A connector for a first wiring board of a first module type apparatus and a second wiring board of a second module type apparatus, the connector providing electrical connection between the first wiring board of the first module type apparatus and the second wiring board of the second module type apparatus when the first module type apparatus and the second module type apparatus are engaged with each other, the connector includes a housing; a first terminal; and a second terminal. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110242250 | PRINTER - A printer includes a lid part, a body part, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a first engaging part having the first rotating shaft removably engaged therewith so as to allow the lid part to be opened and closed relative to the body part, and a second engaging part receiving the second rotating shaft in such a manner as to allow the second rotating shaft to rotate. In response to application of a first predetermined force, the first rotating shaft is removed from the first engaging part while absorbing a second predetermined force from the first predetermined force, and the lid part is allowed to rotate on the second rotating shaft to be opened and closed relative to the body part. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110239028 | Electronic apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes a display, a display controller that displays an image on the display in accordance with an image signal input from outside, a first power supply unit that coverts an alternating-current power into a first power having a first voltage, and supplies the first power to the display, a shutoff unit that shuts off the alternating-current power being supplied to the first power supply unit, based on the image signal, and a second power supply unit that converts the alternating-current power into a second power having a second voltage, and supplies the second power to the display controller and the shutoff unit. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110236117 | CUTTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cutting apparatus includes a fixed blade module including a fixed blade, a movable blade module including a movable blade that moves when the movable blade module is driven, and a drive module configured to drive the movable blade module. The fixed blade and the movable blade are configured to cut a recording medium. The fixed blade module, the movable blade module, and the drive module are detachably connected. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110234486 | Switching device and switching methods of the same - A switching device that selectively changes a computer to be operated from multiple computers including a control unit that the control unit detects a cursor position on the computer to be operated based on coordinate data and a computer resolution of the computer to be operated, the coordinate data being generated by performing a same acceleration process as the computer to be operated, on relative coordinate data that has been acquired from a given pointing device, and the control unit selectively changing changes the computer to be operated according to the cursor position. It is thus possible to selectively change the computer to be operated without any dedicated software or requiring a given space for manipulation. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110205138 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes a T-shaped element having a first end part, a second end part, and a third end part, the first end part being a feeding point, the T-shaped element being bifurcated at an intermediate point; and a stub having one end connected between the intermediate point and the second end point and another end connected to ground, the stub forming a π-shaped configuration with the T-shaped element; wherein a length of a first line between the first end part and the second end part is longer than a length of a second line between the first end part and the third end part; and the length of the first line and the length of the second line correspond to a first resonance frequency and a second resonance frequency. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110189892 | MALE CONNECTOR, FEMALE CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTOR - A male connector includes male connector modules placed in tiers and having respective first and second surfaces facing away from each other. The male connector modules each includes interconnection parts for electrical signal transmission on the first surface; a male connector ground part formed on the second surface so as to substantially cover the second surface; male connector contact parts provided at respective first ends of the interconnection parts on the first surface; male connector terminal parts joined to respective second ends of the interconnection parts on the first surface; and a male connector shield part provided on the side on which the male connector is configured to be connected to a female connector to be connected to the male connector ground and project relative to ends of the male connector contact parts in a direction in which the male connector is configured to be connected to the female connector. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110188370 | Power supply controlling apparatus, power supply controlling system, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium - A power supply controlling apparatus including: plural communication ports that connect to an information processing apparatus via plural communication devices, respectively; a switching portion that switches a setting of at least one of the communication ports so as to connect the at least one of the communication ports to any one of a data input and output device and one of the communication devices; and a transmission portion that, when the switching portion switches the setting of the at least one of the communication ports so as to connect the at least one of the communication ports to the one of the communication devices, and the communication devices are connected to the communication ports, respectively, transmits an e-mail in which an address of each of the communication ports has been described, to the information processing apparatus via the corresponding communication device connected to each of the communication ports. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110187348 | POWER STRIP AND ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - The following disclosure provides a power strip including: a busbar electrically connected to a power source; multiple electrical outlets allowing multiple power plugs to be inserted thereinto, respectively; distribution bars which are branched out from the busbar and respectively supply the electrical outlets with electric currents of the power source; and a plurality of electric current measurement units each configured to measure the electric current flowing through a corresponding one of the distribution bars. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110181435 | Electronic apparatus, and control method thereof - An electronic apparatus including: a first device that includes a first display portion, the first display portion displaying information concerning the operation of the first device; and a second device that includes a second display portion, the second display portion displaying the information which the first display portion has displayed, depending on at least one of the second device having been attached to the first device, the first device having supplied an electric power to the second device, and the first device and the second device having communicated mutually. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110181381 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes multiple contact sets each including a fixed contact and a movable contact displaceable in a first direction to approach the fixed contact and in a second direction to move away from the fixed contact; multiple permanent magnets each provided on the peripheral side of a corresponding one of the contact sets and having a polarity direction perpendicular to the first and second directions; and multiple ferromagnetic bodies parallel to the polarity directions of the permanent magnets and the first and second directions, wherein in a DC electric current flowing through each of the contact sets, the direction of a force exerted based on the permanent magnet is equal to the direction of a force exerted based on the ferromagnetic body. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110181270 | Power supply controlling apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium - A power supply controlling apparatus including: a measurement portion that measures electric power information concerning electric power supplied to another apparatus, a storing control portion that stores the electric power information measured by the measurement portion and measurement time when the electric power information is measured, into a volatile storage, and stores the electric power information and the measurement time stored into the volatile storage, into a nonvolatile storage in desired timing; and a supplement portion that, when a first power supply is turned off and turned on again, supplements to the volatile storage electric power information and time concerning electric power assumed to be supplied to the another apparatus between final measurement time in a plurality of pieces of measurement time stored in the nonvolatile storage and time when the first power supply is turned on again. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110165338 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING SOLDER DAM - An apparatus for forming a solder dam on each lead of an electronic device includes a mask having one or more slits; and forming means that forms the solder dam made of non-metal material on the lead of the electronic device through the slits of the mask. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110165319 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING SOLDER DAM AND METHOD OF FORMING SOLDER DAM - An apparatus for forming a solder dam on a lead of an electronic component is disclosed. The apparatus for forming a solder dam includes a wire material that transfers an ink that prevents adhesion of a solder to the lead; a wire material conveying device that conveys the wire material along a surface of the lead; and an ink supply device that supplies the ink to the wire material. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110163152 | METHOD OF FORMING SOLDER DAM - A method of forming a solder dam on a lead of an electronic component includes forming the looped solder dam surrounding a target lead, to which the solder dam is to be formed, of a plurality of leads connected to the electronic component, by fitting a C-shaped fitted member to the target lead at a predetermined location. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110159719 | FLAT-CABLE CONNECTOR, PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF, AND LOCKING DEVICE - A flat cable connector includes an insulated housing, a plurality of conductor contacts regularly arranged in the housing at a predetermined interval pads of a flat cable are connected with the contacts, respectively, when the flat cable is inserted into the housing. The conductor contact includes a stationary portion secured to the housing and a movable portion integrally formed with the stationary portion being resiliently moved with respect to the stationary portion, the conductive pads of the flat cable come into contact therewith. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110148808 | Touch panel and coordinate detection method in touch panel - A touch panel includes: a first conductive film divided into regions insulated from each other; a second conductive film facing and located away from the first conductive film; a pair of electrodes provided to the second conductive film, the electrodes facing each other; another pair of electrodes provided to the second conductive film, the electrodes facing each other; and a control unit configured to determine whether the first conductive film contacts with the second conductive film in each region, detect one of an X-coordinate and a Y-coordinate of a point where the first conductive film contacts with the second conductive film by applying a voltage to the pair of electrodes in a case where the first conductive film contacts with the second conductive film, discharge the voltage applied to the pair of electrodes after detecting one of the X-coordinate and the Y-coordinate in each region, and detects the other of the X-coordinate and the Y-coordinate in each region by applying a voltage to the another pair of electrodes after discharging the voltage applied to the pair of electrodes. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110119516 | Power control device - A power control device coupled to a power supply device and an information processing device, and configured to control a power supply from the power supply device to the information processing device, the power control device including: a first input/output unit configured to input/output data from/to the information processing device; a second input/output unit configured to input/output data from/to the power supply device by a change of state of signal lines; a storage unit configured to store data input from the first input/output unit and the second input/output unit; and a control unit configured to execute a conversion process for converting data input from the first input/output unit to a change of state of a signal line that can be output from the second input/output unit, and converting a change of state of a signal line input from the second input/output unit to a data format that can be output from the first input/output unit. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110117762 | CONNECTOR DEVICE, RECEIVING CONNECTOR, AND INSERTING CONNECTOR - A connector device includes an inserting connector and a receiving connector, wherein the receiving connector is connected to the electronic device; the receiving connector includes a single control plug terminal and two electric power jack terminals made of a conductor material, the electric power jack terminals being configured to receive the supply of the electric power; the control plug terminal can be extended and retracted in an inserting direction of the receiving connector; the inserting connector is connected to the electric power source; the inserting connector includes a control jack terminal corresponding to the control plug terminal and two electric power plug terminals corresponding to the two electric power jack terminals; and the control jack terminal includes a control switch. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110117758 | A CONNECTOR UNIT WITH A MALE CONNECTOR HAVING A CONTROL TERMINAL WITH A SWITCH - A connector unit includes a male connector including a control plug terminal, a slide switch for moving the control plug terminal between a first position and a second position in a first direction, a return button protruding from the opening of the slide switch in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, an urging part to urge the return button in the second direction, and an elastic member; and a female connector including a control jack terminal including a control switch. The control plug terminal is moved to the first position to connect the contacts of the control switch. The return button is pressed with the control plug terminal at the first position to cause the elastic member to deform via the control plug terminal, so that the control plug terminal is moved to the second position with the restoring force of the elastic member. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110114374 | ELECTRODE PLATE WITH CONDUCTIVE COAT AND PANEL-TYPE INPUT DEVICE - An electrode plate with a conductive coat, which includes a substrate and a conductive coat provided on a surface of the substrate. The conductive coat includes a first conductive member laminated on the surface of the substrate, the first conductive member being formed from a conducting polymer; and a second conductive member placed on a surface of the first conductive member in a distributed manner, the second conductive member being formed from an inorganic conductive material. An electric conductivity of the inorganic conductive material forming the second conductive member is higher than an electric conductivity of the conducting polymer forming the first conductive member. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110086521 | INSERTING CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR UNIT, AND BACKPLANE - An inserting connector includes a plurality of plug electrodes where plug connecting terminals are provided at first ends of the plug electrodes and plug terminals are provided at second ends of the plug electrodes, the plug connecting terminals being configured to be connected to a board, the plug terminals being configured to be connected to jack terminals; wherein the plug connecting terminals extend in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the board; the plug terminals extend in a movable direction where the plug terminals are attached to or detached from the jack terminals; the plug electrodes are bent at an angle α in longitudinal directions of the plug electrodes, the angle α being greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110075386 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, BOARD UNIT, AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE - An electronic component includes: an electronic component body; and a lead secured to the electric component and including a projection portion defined by first and second inclined portions facing each other. The solder wettability of the first inclined portion is smaller than the solder wettability of the second inclined portion. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110056818 | KEY SWITCH DEVICE - A key switch device and a keyboard, capable of preventing key-entry noise from rebounding and having a drip-proof effect so as to avoid a contact fault and/or insulation failure. The key switch device includes a switch panel; a key top positioned above the switch panel; a pair of link members positioned between the key top and the switch panel and adapted to interlock with the key top so that the key top may be moved in a vertical direction while maintaining a horizontal posture; and an annular elastic wall member positioned between the switch panel and a membrane sheet and configured to contact opposing surfaces of the switch panel and the membrane sheet, wherein the elastic wall member is arranged along a contour of the key top. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110050263 | PROBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PROBE - A probe is made to contact an electrode terminal in an electric circuit or an electronic part for an electric measurement of the electric circuit or the electronic part. The probe includes a terminal portion which is brought in contact with the electrode terminal at one end of the probe, a spring portion in which U-shaped unit portions are arrayed in a zigzag formation, and a housing portion which surrounds the spring portion. The probe is formed of a sheet of a sheet-metal plate which is bent multiple times, the sheet-metal plate having a predetermined configuration in which a portion corresponding to the terminal portion, a portion corresponding to the spring portion, and a portion corresponding to the housing portion are continuously linked together. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110049987 | Power tap, terminal apparatus and communication system - A power tap that supplies an alternating-current power to an terminal apparatus, is connected to the terminal apparatus to configure a closed circuit, and transmits or receives data to/from the terminal apparatus, the power tap including: a plurality of routes including difference loads; a selecting portion that, when data is transmitted to the terminal apparatus, selects any one of the routes based on the transmitted data, in synchronism with timing in which amplitude of an alternating current flowing on the closed circuit becomes 0; and a first detecting portion that, when data is received from the terminal apparatus, detects change of the amplitude of the alternating current based on the received data. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110043690 | Signal transmission system - A signal transmission system includes a transmission apparatus and a reception apparatus, the transmission apparatus including: a first portion that converts a video signal into differential signals, converts a vertical synchronization signal into a common mode signal, and transmits the converted signals to the reception apparatus via three pairs of signal lines; and a second portion that converts a horizontal synchronization signal into differential signals, converts a first console signal into a common mode signal, transmits the converted signals to the reception apparatus via a single pair of signal lines; the reception apparatus including: a third portion that restores the differential signals to the video signal, and restores the common mode signal to the vertical synchronization signal; and a fourth portion that restores the differential signals to the horizontal synchronization signal, and restores the common mode signal to the first console signal. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110040853 | KVM switch and KVM system - A KVM switch connected between an information processing device and a remote terminal, includes a memory part that stores boot screen data generated when the information processing device is booted or rebooted, and a transmission control part configured to send predetermined key data to the information processing device independently of the remote terminal when screen data received from the information processing device coincides with the boot screen data stored in the memory part. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110039429 | CONNECTOR WITH REINFORCED MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CONNECTOR - A connector includes a wiring board; a lead connecting the wiring board electrically to an external board; and a conductive layer connecting the lead to the wiring board so as to allow the lead to move when the conductive layer is melted. The lead includes first through third regions. The first region, in contact with the conductive layer, is sandwiched between the second and third regions lower in wettability with respect to the liquid melt of the conductive layer than the first region. The wiring board includes a first region and second regions. The first region, in contact with the conductive layer, is sandwiched between the second regions lower in wettability with respect to the liquid melt than the first region. The center of the first region of the lead is offset and away from the external board relative to the center of the first region of the wiring board. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110037659 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus includes a dielectric substrate having first and second rectangular regions on a surface of the dielectric substrate, an antenna element formed inside the first rectangular region, and a ground element formed inside the second rectangular region, the ground element having a proximity side positioned proximate to and along a borderline between the first and second rectangular regions. The antenna element includes a first elongation extending from a first end to a second end, the first end including a power feed part positioned proximate to a side edge of the proximity side, the second end being positioned proximate to an upper side of the first rectangular region facing the borderline, a second elongation extending from the second end in a direction along the upper side, and a stub part extending from the second end in a direction opposite to the extending direction of the second elongation. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110034140 | Communication apparatus - A communication apparatus is provided that includes an apparatus main frame, an antenna, and a connecting element that connects the antenna to the apparatus main frame and positions the antenna away from the apparatus main frame. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110025517 | Power monitor controller, power monitor control system and power monitor control method - A power monitor controller includes a period setting part that sets predetermined periods, an integrator part that integrates power consumed in an electric device for every predetermined period set by the period setting part to thus obtain first power consumption, and a detector part that detects an abnormality in the electric device when the first power consumption is within a predetermined range. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20100296447 | Remote unit, and signal transmission and reception method of remote unit - A remote unit including: a first communication apparatus including a first amplification portion that amplifies a signal from a console, the amplified signal being outputted to an information processing apparatus; and a second communication apparatus including a second amplification portion that receives a reply signal to the signal from the information processing apparatus via the first communication apparatus, and amplifies the received reply signal, the reply signal amplified by the second amplification portion being outputted to the console. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100212142 | Antenna apparatus - A disclosed antenna apparatus includes: a punched out antenna element made of a sheet metal; a punched out ground element made of a sheet metal, the ground element facing the antenna element; and a surface mount type coaxial connector mounted across the antenna element and the ground element. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100194676 | KVM switch and computer readable medium - A KVM switch that is connected between servers, and at least one set of a keyboard, a mouse and a monitor, comprising: an acquiring portion that acquires information showing a screen resolution to which the monitor is capable of adapting, from the monitor, an analysis portion that analyzes a screen resolution of a video signal output from a corresponding server, based on a horizontal synchronizing signal and a vertical synchronizing signal received from each of the servers; a determination portion that determines whether the analyzed screen resolution exceeds the screen resolution shown by the acquired information; a conversion portion that, when the analyzed screen resolution exceeds the screen resolution shown by the acquired information, converts the analyzed screen resolution into the screen resolution shown by the acquired information; and an output portion that outputs the video signal having the converted screen resolution to the monitor. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100189185 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND RECEIVING APPARATUS - A digital audio signal, a channel clock, and a bit clock are transmitted to the receiving apparatus via a pair of signal lines. The digital audio signal is input to a D/A converter via a first comparator. The channel clock and the bit clock are received, separated with first and second separation circuits, and input to the D/A converter via the second and third comparators. A reference electrical potential of the second comparator is corrected such that it becomes half or approximately half of an amplitude of the channel clock depending on an electrical potential change of the output of a second differential signal receiving circuit. A system clock is generated based on the bit clock. The digital audio signal is converted into the analog audio signal based on the channel clock, the bit clock, and the system clock, and then the converted analog audio signal is output. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100126753 | Communication cable - A communication cable connected between a first communication apparatus connected to an information processing apparatus and a second communication apparatus connected to a console, including: three pairs of signal lines that transmit a video signal from the information processing apparatus to the console via the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus; and a pair of signal lines that transmits an operation signal from the console to the information processing apparatus via the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus, and is shielded with a shield member. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100109821 | Assembly of electromagnetic relay and circuit board - An assembly including an electromagnetic relay and a circuit board. The electromagnetic relay includes a body having a lateral surface and a bottom surface, and a plurality of terminals protruding outward from the lateral surface of the body. The terminals respectively have distal portions extending beyond the bottom surface of the body. The circuit board is provided with a relay-mount surface. The electromagnetic relay is mounted on the relay-mount surface in an orientation such that the bottom surface of the body is opposed to the relay-mount surface, and the distal portions of the terminals being fixed to the circuit board. Each terminal is formed from a flat plate element and has a shape angled in a width direction of the flat plate element. The body has a height defined in a direction orthogonal to the relay-mount surface of the circuit board and corresponding to a length of a shortest edge of the lateral surface, the shortest edge being shorter than any of edges of the bottom surface. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100100653 | Video signal adjustment system and method for controlling the same - A video signal adjustment system that is capable of being connected between a server and a console includes: a server unit that is connected to the server; a main unit that is connected to the server unit, and includes a first adjustment portion that adjusts gain and frequency characteristic of a video signal output from the server; and a console unit that is connected between the main unit and the console, and includes a second adjustment portion that adjusts gain, frequency characteristic, and delay of the video signal output from the main unit. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100097176 | INPUT DEVICE AND USER AUTHENTICATION METHOD - An input device having a given input screen includes a first unit that generates data indicating any one of a touch position, a touch area, and a touching time, the touch position being a position touched by an object, the touch area being an area touched by the object, and the touching time being a period touched by the object, a second unit that generates password codes based on any one of the touch position, the touch area, and the touching time, and a third unit that judges whether a user is an authorized user based on the password code. It is possible to generate password codes including data of any one of the touch position, the touch area, and the touching time. Accordingly, the password cannot be stolen by others, and the input device with which impersonation or spoofing is difficult and the password need not be input. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100053454 | Receiver and signal transmission system - A receiver includes: an adjustment circuit that adjusts an electric potential of a midpoint provided on a side of the receiver such that the electric potential of the midpoint provided between a pair of signal lines and on the side of the receiver is identical with an electric potential of a midpoint provided between the pair of signal lines and on a side of the transmitter, the transmitter transmitting a plurality of image signals, a vertical synchronizing signal, and a horizontal synchronizing signal, and transmitting and receiving differential signals on the pair of signal lines; a control circuit that controls the velocity of rise and decay of the differential signals which flow on the pair of signal lines; and a cancel circuit that cancels crosstalk by the vertical synchronizing signal generated on the horizontal synchronizing signal by inputting the vertical synchronizing signal. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100052831 | Relay - A relay includes a base, a switch built into the base, a first terminal that is built into the base, is connected to one end of the switch, and is provided on a first face of the base, a second terminal that is built into the base, is connected to the other end of the switch, and is provided on the first face, and a third terminal that is connected to the first terminal in the base, and is provided on a second face facing with the first face. A terminal connected to the second terminal in the base is not provided on the second face. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100051336 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A printed circuit board of a card edge connector type includes interconnections formed on a surface of a substrate to be electrically coupled to respective connecting terminals formed by electrolytic plating on an edge of the substrate, and connecting terminal-forming wirings being respectively in connection with the interconnections, when the connecting terminals are formed by the electrolytic plating. The interconnections are electrically isolated from the connecting terminal-forming wirings by process openings formed in the substrate. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100049889 | Information processing apparatus, KVM switch, remote system, and computer readable medium - An information processing apparatus includes a selection portion that selects any one of a first setting that enables data on a hot key from a keyboard for a server, a second setting that enables the data on the hot key from the keyboard for a KVM switch, and a third setting that disables the data on the hot key from the keyboard for both of the KVM switch and the server; and a transmission portion that transmits the data on the hot key and a flag indicating the first setting to the server when the first setting is selected, transmits the data on the hot key and a flag indicating the second setting to the KVM switch when the second setting is selected, and fails to transmit the data on the hot key to the KVM switch and the server when the third setting is selected. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100039196 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay including a body, a plurality of first surface-mount terminals projecting from the body, and at least one second terminal projecting from the body. Each first terminal includes a distal end portion adapted to be mounted on a surface of a circuit board. The second terminal includes a distal end portion adapted to be inserted into a through-hole of a circuit board. The distal end portion of the second terminal is positioned farther away from the body than the distal end portion of the first terminal. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100039195 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay including an electromagnet, an armature driven by the electromagnet, a movable spring member carrying a movable contact, a fixed member carrying a fixed contact, an actuator arranged between the armature and the movable spring member. The actuator pivots about a pivot axis by an operation of the electromagnet to make the movable contact brought into contact with or separated from the fixed contact. The actuator includes a generally L-shaped body, the pivot axis being defined at a first end of a first arm of the L-shaped body. The armature is attached to the actuator at a second end of a second arm of the L-shaped body opposite to the first end. The movable spring member is engaged with the actuator at a point defined in the second arm of the L-shaped body. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100006348 | Input detection circuit, input detection method, input detection apparatus, and computer readable medium - An input detection circuit including: an acquisition portion that acquires at least one potential of a first conductive membrane formed on a first surface of a first substrate, and a second conductive membrane formed on a second surface of a second substrate provided at a position away from the first substrate, the second surface being opposed to the first conductive membrane; a first control portion that controls switches connected to the first conductive membrane or the second conductive membrane to intermittently apply a voltage to the first conductive membrane; and a first detection portion that detects an input operation by detecting the generation of a current that flows from the first conductive membrane to which the voltage is applied by the first control portion, to the second conductive membrane based on the potential acquired by the acquisition portion. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100003851 | Surface mount coaxial connector assembly - A disclosed coaxial connector can be surface-mounted on a circuit board without degradation in signal transmission characteristics. The coaxial connector includes a center conductor, a surrounding conductor by which the center conductor is surrounded, and an insulating housing. The center conductor has a leg portion at its base end. The surrounding conductor has six lugs at its base end that extend radially. The leg portion and the lugs are exposed on a bottom surface of the housing. The coaxial connector is mounted on the circuit board with the leg portion pressed against a signal pad on the circuit board for electrical connection and the lugs pressed against a ground pad for electrical connection. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090318817 | Pulse detection apparatus and method for manufacturing the same - A pulse detection apparatus including: a support member that supports a pulse sensor so as to touch a human body with the pulse sensor; a cable that is electrically connected to the pulse sensor and mechanically connected to the support member; a first restriction member that is provided on the cable, and restricts the movement of the cable in a lateral direction thereof by fitting in a first concave portion provided on the support member; and a second restriction member that is provided on the cable, and restricts the movement of the cable in an extension direction thereof by fitting in a second concave portion provided on the support member. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090316936 | Pulse detection apparatus, method for manufacturing the same and connector unit - A pulse detection apparatus including: a connector unit capable of connecting earphones; a first cable that is joined to the connector unit, and connected to a portable device; a second cable that connects the portable device and a pulse sensor to each other; and a cover portion that covers the connector unit such that the earphones are connectable to the connector unit, and covers the second cable such that the second cable passes through the inside of the cover portion. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090315866 | Input apparatus - An input apparatus that moves an instruction sign displayed on a display device to any position, the display device being connected to an information processing apparatus, including: an operation portion that includes a magnet, and operates the movement of the instruction sign; a restoration portion that is composed of an elastic member, supports the operation portion, and restores the operation portion to a reference position when the operation portion has inclined; magnetic members that are arranged at maximum displacement positions of the operation portion where a suction force of the magnet exceeds the restoring force of the restoration portion; a detection portion that detects an inclined direction and an inclined angle of the operation portion; and an output portion that outputs the inclined direction and the inclined angle detected by the detection portion to the information processing apparatus. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090314551 | TOUCH PANEL - An analog resistive-film touch panel comprises: a plurality of transparent conductive film regions arranged along a given direction on a first member, wherein the transparent conductive film regions are formed on a surface facing a second member, and adjacent transparent conductive film regions are electrically insulated from each other; driving electrode pairs respectively provided in the transparent conductive film regions; a detection electrode pair formed on the second member whose surface facing the first member is coated with a transparent conductive film, wherein electrodes forming the detection electrode pair are arranged so as to face each other in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which electrodes forming each of the driving electrode pairs face each other; and discriminating means for discriminating, based on a voltage value detected via the detection electrode pair, which of the plurality of transparent conductive film regions has been caused to touch the transparent conductive film on the second member. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090259792 | Remote operation system - A remote operation system has a server, a client to which a first keyboard is connected, and a KVM switch connected to the server, the client and a second keyboard, the KVM switch including: an acquisition portion that acquires a state of the second keyboard; and the client including: a reception portion that receives a state of the first keyboard, and the state of the second keyboard from the KVM switch; a determination portion that determines whether the state of the first keyboard is identical with the state of the second keyboard; and a transmission portion that transmits information which makes the state of the first keyboard identical with the state of the second keyboard, to the first keyboard when the state of the first keyboard is not identical with the state of the second keyboard. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090217064 | Power supply controlling apparatus and power supply controlling system - A power supply controlling apparatus includes: a first determination portion that determines whether a power supply is output from an information processing apparatus that outputs a video signal and is connected to the power supply controlling apparatus; a second determination portion that, when it is determined that the power supply is output from the information processing apparatus, determines whether a switch signal that indicates turning off a power supply of a power supply device supplying the power supply to the information processing apparatus has been received from a remote device outputting the switch signal in response to the depression of a switch, the power supply device and the remote device being connected to the power supply controlling apparatus; and a discard portion that discards the switch signal when it is determined that the switch signal has been received from the remote device. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090209142 | Connector and Contact Member - A connector is disclosed that includes a housing having a space into which an object to be connected is inserted and a contact member incorporated in the housing. The contact member includes a first contact part and a second contact part. The first and second contact parts are aligned to come into contact with the pad of the object to be connected. The first contact part is positioned closer to the entrance of the space than the second contact part is. The first contact part and the second contact part face the space. The contact member includes a main body part, a first contact arm part having the first contact part, and a second contact arm part having the second contact part. The first contact arm part and the second contact arm part extend from first and second separate portions, respectively, of the main body part. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090201268 | Panel-type input device, method of manufacturing panel-type input device, and electronic apparatus having panel-type input device - A panel-type input device including a pair of electrode plates, each electrode plate having a substrate and a conductive coat provided on a surface of the substrate, the conductive coat of each electrode plate being formed from a conducting polymer. The conductive coat of each electrode plate includes a detecting area adapted to detect a touch input and an inoperative area disposed adjacent to the detecting area, the inoperative area having a surface resistivity higher than a surface resistivity of the detecting area. A parallel electrode pair adapted to apply a voltage to the conductive coat is formed in the detecting area, and conductors connected to the parallel electrode pair are formed in the inoperative area. The inoperative area insulates the conductors from the detecting area. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090193171 | Multiuser KVM switch - A multiuser KVM switch that is connected between a plurality of consoles used by respective users and a plurality of servers, including: a setting portion that sets lock of an operation right for each server; and a prohibition portion that, when at least one operation right of the servers is locked by the setting portion, prohibits the consoles used by other users from operating a server in which the operation right is locked. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090172222 | KVM switch and remote system - A KVM switch which is connected between a plurality of servers, and a client to which a keyboard, a mouse, a display, and a speaker are connected, and switches a server connected to the client, the KVM switch including: a sound input portion that inputs sound data emitted from each server; an abnormal sound determination portion that determines whether the input sound data is an abnormal sound; and a notification portion that notifies the client of abnormality detection when it is determined that the input sound data is the abnormal sound. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090156083 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH SAW TOUCH SENSOR - First electrodes partially configuring light-emitting elements are patterned in the form of stripes on a first major surface of a transparent substrate. After the step of forming the first electrodes, piezoelectric elements functioning a SAW touch sensor is formed on a second major surface of the transparent substrate. Furthermore, after the step of forming the piezoelectric elements, the light-emitting elements forming step of forming light-emitting elements on the first electrodes which are patterned in advance is sequentially executed. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090146605 | Electronic apparatus, and method of charging a remote control device - An electronic apparatus comprises an electronic apparatus main body and a remote control device for operating the electronic apparatus main body via wireless communications. The remote control device includes a device battery providing drive power supply to the remote control device. The electronic apparatus main body includes a main body battery. Excess energy, such as heat, generated when the electronic apparatus main body is driven is converted into electric power. A charge control circuit causes the main body battery to be charged with the electric power produced from the excess energy. When the remote control device is housed in the container unit, the charge control circuit causes the device battery to be charged by the main body battery. The remote control device can be reliably and easily charged, and the remote control device and the electronic apparatus main body can be easily managed. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090140948 | Antenna device - A disclosed antenna device includes a ground section; and an element section projecting from the ground section. The length of the ground section in a direction orthogonal to a side of the ground section from which side the element section projects is less than approximately ¼ a corresponding wavelength. The ground section is configured to be disposed over and attached to a conductive section. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090140932 | Transmitting and receiving apparatus - A disclosed transmitting and receiving apparatus includes a UWB antenna having an element pattern and battery disposed on a side of the element pattern so that satisfactory antenna characteristics are obtained. The transmitting and receiving apparatus includes the UWB antenna having the element pattern, a ground pattern, and the battery disposed on a side of the element pattern. Preferably, the width and the height of the element pattern are about 16 mm and about 15 mm, respectively, and the distance between the element pattern and the battery is about 7 mm. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090135161 | Panel-type input device and electronic apparatus having the same - A panel-type input device including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and an intermediate layer fixing the first electrode plate to the second electrode plate. The first electrode plate includes a first substrate and a first conductive coat on the first substrate. The second electrode plate includes a second substrate and a second conductive coat on the second substrate, the second conductive coat being formed by using a conducting polymer. The intermediate layer is provided along outer edges of mutually opposed first and second conductive coats and ensures a spacing distance therebetween. The first and second electrode plates have a frame area including a region in which the intermediate layer is provided, and an input-permissible area surrounded by the frame area. When the panel-type input device is attached to an object with the first electrode plate being laid on the object, the second electrode plate is disposed in such a manner that an outer peripheral portion of the input-permissible area, adjoining the frame area, is exposed so as to permit an input operation. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133941 | Panel-type input device - A panel-type input device including a pair of electrode plates, each electrode plate including a substrate and a conductive coat provided on a surface of the substrate; and a plurality of dot spacers formed in a dispersed arrangement on a surface of the conductive coat of at least one of the electrode plates. The electrode plates are assembled with each other in a relative arrangement such that respective conductive coats are opposed to and spaced from each other while permitting a conductive contact therebetween. The conductive coat of at least one of the electrode plates is formed by using a conducting polymer. The dot spacers are formed in such a manner that a value A=H/D, representing a relationship between an overall height Hμm of each dot spacer measured from the surface of the conductive coat, on which the dot spacers are formed, and a substantial disposition interval Dmm of the dot spacers on the surface, is in a range of 1.5| 05-28-2009 | |
| 20090128696 | Signal transmission system and control method therefore - A signal transmission system includes a transmitting device and a receiving device. The transmitting device includes a superimposition portion that superimposes at least one synchronizing signal on at least one video signal among a plurality of video signals, and outputs the synchronizing signal and the video signal as a superimposition signal to a receiving device. The receiving device includes a separation portion that separates the superimposition signal into the synchronizing signal and the video signal, a first adjustment portion that adjusts an amount of delay of the separated video signal to another video signal, and a second adjustment portion that adjusts an amount of delay of the separated synchronizing signal. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090128491 | Information processing apparatus, remote system, and computer readable medium - An information processing apparatus includes a mouse driver that adds a second data to a first data showing a movement distance of a mouse cursor, and transmits the combined data to an OS. The information processing apparatus has: an input portion that inputs the first data from an external device via a KVM switch, and a flag showing effectiveness or invalidation of adding the second data to the first data; and a controlling portion that transmits the first data input to the input portion to the mouse driver, and when the flag shows invalidation of addition of the second data, the controlling portion interrupting between the mouse driver and the OS, acquiring the combined data, removing the second data from the combined data, and transmitting the first data to the OS. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090125734 | Power supply controlling system - A power supply controlling system includes a receiving device, a power supply device, and a transmitting device connected to an information processing apparatus. The receiving device includes a transmitting portion that transmits a switch signal of a power supply switch used for on/off of the power supply device to the transmitting device via second signal lines used for the reception of a second video signal, which are different from first signal lines used for the reception of a first video signal. The transmitting device includes an acquiring portion that acquires the switch signal from the second signal lines on which the second video signal and the switch signal are mixed, and an outputting portion that outputs the switch signal to the power supply device. The receiving device and the transmitting device are connected with a single cable including the first and the second signal lines. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090115683 | Mounting structure of antenna device - A mounting structure of an antenna device for mounting the antenna device composed of a ground part and an element part on an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The ground part is mounted on the electronic apparatus so as to be substantially overlapped with a conductive part of the electronic apparatus. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090109047 | Skew adjusting apparatus, transmitting and receiving system, and skew adjusting method - A skew adjusting apparatus includes: latching circuits that latch other signals in synchronism with transition timing of the signal level of a reference signal among signals transmitted with a plurality of communication cables; delay elements that are provided on the plurality of communication cables, and delay the signals transmitted with the plurality of communication cables, respectively; and a controller that controls the delay elements based on the outputs of the latching circuits to adjust skews between the signals. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090103963 | Printer - A disclosed printer includes a frame; a thermal head attached to the frame; a platen roller drive motor attached to the frame; a reduction gear train attached to the frame and configured to reduce the speed of rotation generated by the platen roller drive motor; and a platen roller detachably attached to the frame and configured to be driven by the platen roller drive motor via the reduction gear train and to feed paper while pressing the paper against the thermal head. The frame is produced by press-forming sheet metal and includes a horizontal plate part, a backboard part rising vertically from a back edge of the horizontal plate part, sideboard parts rising vertically from corresponding side edges of the horizontal plate part, and a projecting part protruding outward from an edge of one of the sideboard parts and forming a surrounding part of a gearbox. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090102798 | KVM switch, method for controlling the same, switching syestem for multi-monitor, and switching method for multi-monitor - A KVM switch includes: a first input portion and a second input portion that inputs a plurality of video signals from the first and the second information processing apparatus, respectively; a converting portion that converts the video signals input from the first or second input portion into a plurality of pieces of image data which are capable of being displayed on a remote terminal; a transmitting and receiving portion that transmits the pieces of converted image data to the remote terminal, and receives various requests from the remote terminal; and a switching portion that switches the video signals input from the first input portion to the video signals input from the second input portion when the transmitting and receiving portion receives a switching request for switching from a first information processing apparatus to a second information processing apparatus from the remote terminal. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090094393 | KVM switch and KVM system - A KVM switch includes: an inputting portion that is capable of inputting a plurality of video signals output from an information processing apparatus; and a transmitting portion that adds the pieces of identification information of the respective corresponding video signals to the plurality of video signals input by the inputting portion, and transmits the plurality of video signals to which the pieces of identification information are added, to a remote terminal via a network. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090083458 | KVM switch, KVM system and computer readable medium - A KVM switch includes a storing portion that stores partial data of a freeze-up screen outputted when each server freezes up, and a controlling portion that receives digital data (that is, screen data) transmitted from each server, determines whether received screen data includes a part identical to the partial data of the freeze-up screen, and controls a power supply regulator to restart the freeze-up server when it is determined that the received screen data includes the part identical to the partial data of the freeze-up screen. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090080494 | Communication system and communication method - A communication system is disclosed that includes a first device that performs communication of information with the outside; a second device through which the information is input and output; and a relay device that performs wired communication with the first device and wireless communication with the second device to relay the information between the first device and the second device. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090078552 | Key switch and keyboard - A key switch including a base section, a key top, a pair of link members and a switching mechanism. Each link member is provided, at one end region thereof, with a toothed portion meshable with a toothed portion of another link member in a gearing manner and a pivot axle pivotably joined to the base section, and at another end region, with a slide portion slidably engaged with the key top. The base section includes a support plate and a frame member, the frame member being fixedly attached to the upper surface of the support plate. The frame member is provided with a bearing portion pivotably receiving and supporting the pivot axle of each link member. The first end region of each link member is disposed on a lateral side of the frame member and closely to the upper surface of the support plate. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090074496 | Printing apparatus - A printing apparatus having shorter length in the longitudinal direction and a dust-protecting feature is disclosed. The printer includes a main frame, a subframe assembly, first and second pulse motors each have a reduction gear drive mechanism, a thermal head, a platen roller, a rotary blade, and a stationary blade. The first motor for driving the platen roller and the second motor for driving the rotary blade are disposed between two side plates provided one on each end of the main frame. The reduction gear drive mechanisms are substantially sealed and disposed inside the corresponding side plates. Two pulleys and a timing belt are provided outside each of the side plates. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090072935 | Relay - A relay is disclosed that includes a first opening and closing part including an openable and closeable first gap; a second opening and closing part including an openable and closeable second gap, the second opening and closing part being placed side by side with the first opening and closing part so that the first gap and the second gap are arranged side by side; a magnetization driving part configured to cause the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part to simultaneously operate; and a permanent magnet configured to apply a magnetic field on the first gap of the first opening and closing part and the second gap of the second opening and closing part in the same direction. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090068888 | Socket connector - A socket connector is disclosed that includes a housing, multiple contact modules fixed to the housing, and multiple shield members coupled and fixed to the corresponding contact modules. The contact modules and the shield members are alternately arranged in alignment in a longitudinal direction of the housing. The shield members are fixed to the housing. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090068404 | Decorative casing and manufacturing method thereof - The invention concerns a decorative casing fabricated by bonding a film having a polarizing characteristic to the surface of the casing body via an adhesive layer, and an object of the invention is to provide the casing with enhanced decorativeness by designing the adhesive layer so as to render various color effects in addition to the effect rendered by the polarizing characteristic. The polarizing film is bonded to the surface of the casing body via the adhesive layer containing a special-effect material having a color effect. According to the present invention, by directly bonding the polarizing film to the casing via the adhesive layer that produces a desired color effect, other effects such as color hue can be conferred in the film bonding step, and thus a casing having an excellent decorative effect can be manufactured by a simple process without increasing the number of process steps. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090063732 | KVM switch and method for controlling the same - A KVM switch connected between a plurality of consoles including a plurality of monitors, and a plurality of information processing apparatuses, comprises a setting portion that sets a part or all of the plurality of consoles to each information processing apparatus as one group, wherein the plurality of monitors included in the plurality of consoles which are set as one group by the setting portion display information from an information processing apparatus corresponding to the group. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090058733 | Antenna apparatus and electronic device - The present invention discloses an antenna apparatus including a dielectric substrate on which an element including a conductive material pattern is formed. The dielectric substrate is a film. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090055559 | KVM switch and method for controlling the same - A KVM switch is connected to a server, and a client via a network. The KVM switch includes: a signal processing portion that receives an analog image signal corresponding to screen data displayed on a display device of the client from the server, executes analog/digital conversion to the analog image signal, and stores a converted digital image signal as the screen data into a memory; a detecting portion that, when new screen data is stored, detects data corresponding to a changing part of the new screen data to screen data that has already been stored into the memory; a thinning-out portion that thins out the detected data corresponding to the changing part; and a transmitting and receiving portion that transmits data corresponding to the changing part after the thinning-out to the client, and receives operation data from an input device connected to the client. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090031417 | KVM switch, information processing apparatus,and computer readable recording medium - A KVM switch is connectable to a plurality of information processing apparatus and a plurality of consoles used for operating the plurality of information processing apparatus. A storing portion stores first user-limiting information which defines access permission or access no-permission to each information processing apparatus for each user. An acquiring portion acquires second user-limiting information which defines access permission or access no-permission to each information processing apparatus for each user, from each information processing apparatus. A controlling portion controls access to each information processing apparatus for each user based on the first user-limiting information and the second user-limiting information. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090027344 | Terminal emulator and controlling method therefor - A terminal emulator | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090017778 | Transceiver - A disclosed transceiver includes a case; a transceiver module housed in the case and configured to send and receive a signal; and a battery holder configured to hold a battery supplying electric power to the transceiver module. In the disclosed transceiver, the battery holder is formed using a part of the case and is disposed alongside the transceiver module so as not to overlap the transceiver module. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090016796 | Printer having platen roller and module that are engageable with each other for printing on paper - A printer having a platen roller and a module that are engagable with each other for printing on paper is disclosed. The printer includes a status detecting mechanism including a detecting part having a detection function for detecting a status of the printer, a restricting part for restricting the detection function of the detecting part, and a function restriction releasing part for releasing the restricted function of the detecting part. The engagement of the platen roller and the module displaces the function restriction releasing part. The displacement causes the function restriction releasing part to release the restricted function of the detecting part. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090016734 | Optical waveguide holding device and optical transceiver - A disclosed optical waveguide holding device is attached onto a printed circuit board of an optical transceiver that performs conversion between an electric signal and an optical signal. The optical waveguide holding device holds an optical waveguide between an external optical fiber and a photoelectric conversion unit attached onto or formed on the printed circuit board. The optical waveguide holding device includes a first connection part configured to optically connect a first end of the optical waveguide to a light receiving/emitting part of the photoelectric conversion unit; a second connection part configured to optically connect a second end of the optical waveguide to the external optical fiber; an optical fiber forming the optical waveguide, disposed between the first end and the second end of the optical waveguide; a first holder configured to hold the optical fiber on a side of the first end; and a second holder configured to hold the optical fiber on a side of the second end. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090016733 | Optical waveguide holding member and optical transceiver - An optical transceiver using an optical waveguide holding member is disclosed. The optical transceiver includes a printed circuit board and the optical waveguide holding member. Photoelectric conversion elements are formed in the printed circuit board. An optical waveguide including core members is formed in the optical waveguide holding member. The optical waveguide optically connects the photoelectric conversion elements to external optical fibers. An element side lens is formed at one end of the core member so as to face a light receiving and emitting section of the photoelectric conversion element. Flanges are formed on the corresponding side walls of the optical waveguide holding member. The fixed centers of the flanges and optical centers of the element side lenses are arrayed on the same straight line. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090014631 | Signal detection circuit and signal detection method, and state detection circuit - A signal detection circuit comprises: a driving power source that drives a photosensor and applies a voltage to a mechanical switch, wherein the photosensor has a light-emitting device, and a light-receiving device to output an electric signal corresponding to an amount of light received from this light-emitting device, and the mechanical switch is connected in parallel between a power supply terminal of the photosensor and a signal output terminal of the photosensor and switchable between on and off states; and a detection means that is connected to the signal output terminal of the photosensor and that detects an electric signal output by the photosensor and an electric signal indicating the on/off state of the mechanical switch. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090011619 | Coaxial connector - A disclosed coaxial connector can be surface-mounted on a circuit board without degradation in signal transmission characteristics. The coaxial connector includes a center conductor, a surrounding conductor by which the center conductor is surrounded, and an insulating housing. The center conductor has a leg portion at its base end. The surrounding conductor has six lugs at its base end that extend radially. The leg portion and the lugs are exposed on a bottom surface of the housing. The coaxial connector is mounted on the circuit board with the leg portion pressed against a signal pad on the circuit board for electrical connection and the lugs pressed against a ground pad for electrical connection. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090009481 | Haptic sense rendering apparatus and haptic sense rendering method - A haptic sense rendering apparatus is disclosed that includes a haptic sense rendering unit, a magnet, a coil that magnetically interacts with the magnet and drives the haptic sense rendering unit, and a drive circuit that generates a drive signal for driving the haptic sense rendering unit to emphasize at least one of a drive starting operation and a drive terminating operation and supplies the generated drive signal to the coil. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090005699 | Input system and computer readable recording medium - An input system executes an input to an information processing apparatus depending on the hand motion of a person. At least one myoelectric sensor is provided on an area between a wrist of the person and bases of a second finger to a fifth finger, and detects a myoelectric signal depending on the hand motion. A standard value obtaining portion outputs a command to make the person maintain a hand in a constant posture in a state where the myoelectric sensors is worn on the hand, and obtains a value based on the myoelectric signal detected by the myoelectric sensor after the output of the command, as a standard value. A calibration portion calibrates a myoelectric signal depending on the hand motion after the standard value is obtained by the standard value obtaining portion, with the standard value. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090002314 | Tactile sense presentation device and tactile sense presentation method - A tactile sense presentation device is disclosed that drives a tactile sense unit to present a tactile sense to an operator. The device includes a location detection unit that detects the location of the tactile sense unit and a drive unit that drives the tactile sense unit with a thrust in accordance with the location detected by the location detection unit. The device controls the direction and the size of the thrust applied to the tactile sense unit in accordance with the location of the tactile sense unit detected by the location detection unit. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090002180 | Information processing apparatus - An information processing apparatus includes a fatigue determining portion determining whether an operator is tired or not by referring to fatigue information on the operator's fatigue, and a processing control portion causing a first display for recovering the operator to be shown on a display portion together with a working display on which the operator is working, when the fatigue determining portion determines that the operator is tired. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080319598 | Direction guiding apparatus and direction guiding method - The present invention discloses a direction guiding apparatus for indicating a guidance direction to a user. The direction guiding apparatus includes an operation device having an operations part movable on an operation plane, and a control part for transmitting control data to the operation device for controlling the movement of the operations part. The guidance direction is distinguishable by the movement of the operations part. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080317980 | Decorative casing and manufacturing method thereof - The object of the present is to easily improve decoration of an electronic device and the like, by generating a change of color tone in a desired region of a structure using a multilayer film exhibiting interference colors. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080310086 | Enclosure for a connector - An enclosure for a connector is disclosed. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080309642 | TOUCH PANEL, FILM THEREFOR, AND PROTECTION SHEET THEREFOR THAT CAN EXTEND THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel includes a membrane adapted to receive a pressing and/or rubbing operation from an external pen. A transparent conductive film is disposed with respect to the membrane. The membrane includes a structure that suppresses generation of friction heat due to the pressing and/or rubbing operation. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080306398 | BRAIN WAVE DETECTING APPARATUS - A brain wave detecting apparatus includes a plurality of brain wave detecting portions that are arranged on a side surface of a head and detect brain waves of the head, a selecting portion selecting one of the plurality of brain wave detecting portions on the basis of brain wave signals transmitted from the plurality of brain wave detecting portions, and a transmitting portion transmitting information about the brain wave signal transmitted from said one of the plurality of brain wave detecting portions. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080303788 | Input system and input apparatus - An input system executes an input to an information processing apparatus depending on the hand motion. Plural myoelectric sensors are provided on an area between a wrist of the person and bases of a second finger to a fifth finger, and detect myoelectric signals depending on the hand motion. A setting portion outputs at least one command to make the person execute at least one particular motion in a state where the myoelectric sensors are worn on the hand, and associates the detected myoelectric signals after the output of the command with the particular motion corresponding to the command. An input portion identifies the hand motion from myoelectric signals detected based on the hand motion after the termination of the association and the association result of the setting portion, and executes the input to the information processing apparatus depending on the identified hand motion. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080303784 | Information processing apparatus and computer-readable storage medium - An information processing apparatus includes a control portion and an IF portion. Haptic sense presentation devices are connected to the IF portion. The control portion calculates an area of an image object based on features of the image object and determines the calculated area of the image object as a virtual mass of the image object. The control portion calculates an acceleration of the image object based on the current and previous features of the image object. The control portion calculates a force to be presented to the haptic sense presentation device connected to IF portion based on the virtual mass and the acceleration of the image object and outputs a signal indicative of the calculated force to the haptic sense presentation device. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080260448 | Printer device - A printer device is disclosed that has a cutter function and a thermal head, and is low profile but is suitable for thick paper. The printer device includes a first module and a second module. The first module includes a turning blade driving motor, a platen roller driving motor, a platen roller driven to rotate by the platen roller driving motor, and a fixed blade provided on a first frame. The second module includes a printing head and a turning blade provided on a second frame. When the first module and the second module are connected together, the printing head faces the platen roller, the turning blade faces the fixed blade, and rotation of the turning blade driving motor is transmitted to the turning blade. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080246665 | Antenna device - An antenna device is provided that includes a ground and an element including a first element component part and a second element component part. The first element component part has a first end facing a side of the ground and serving as a connection point, and extends from the first end in a direction, away from the ground. The second element component part is connected to a second end of the first element component part so as to extend substantially parallel to the side of the ground part. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080244286 | Starting device - A starting device includes a first transform device that restores a first transfer signal, which is converted from an input signal supplied from an input device, to the input signal, and outputs the input signal to a computer, and a power connecting device that starts the computer when the input signal restored by the first transform device includes a starting signal. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080243647 | Product management system and product management method - A product management system is disclosed. The product management system comprises a product detection device disposed on a product display rack and configured to detect presence/absence of a product on the product display rack, a wireless communication device disposed on the product display rack and configured to wirelessly transmit information about the presence/absence of the product detected by the product detection device, a relay device to relay communications between the wireless communication device and a network, a product management device to store and display the information transmitted from the wireless communication device via the relay device and the network, and a terminal device capable of wireless communications with the wireless communication device and configured to travel with a shopper. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080243333 | Device operating system, controller, and control program product - A disclosed device operating system controls an operation target device by generating a command for the operation target device. The device operating system includes an operating unit configured to send an instruction to the operation target device by being moved; a movement trace detecting unit configured to detect a movement trace of the operating unit; and a control unit configured to control the operation target device with the command based on the movement trace detected by the movement trace detecting unit. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080242275 | Information providing system and information providing method - A disclosed information providing system includes a communication device; an information providing apparatus; and a mobile terminal device carried by a shopper and configured to communicate by wireless communication with the communication device and to communicate via a network with the information providing apparatus. The information providing apparatus is configured to supply information to the mobile terminal device via the network or via the communication device and the wireless communication. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080242148 | Connector device - A disclosed plug connector is configured to be plugged into and connected to a receiving connector. The plug connector includes plural signal contact members arranged along a circumferential direction, and a cylindrical ground unit surrounding an outer peripheral side of the signal contact members. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080242145 | Connector socket module and electronic device using the same - A connector socket module having a reduced height used in a server is disclosed, the connector socket module including plural connector sockets, a relay board having a pattern of wiring electrically connected to the connector sockets provided on a front side of the relay board, a relay connector provided on a rear side of the relay board and electrically connected to the connector socket through the wiring, and a main board supporting unit extending from the rear side of relay board and supporting a main board at a prescribed height between upper and lower ends of the relay board, the main board having a main-board-side connector connected to the relay connector. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080238591 | Electromagnetic relay - An electromagnetic relay includes a base, an electromagnet unit, a movable piece movable due to a function of the electromagnet unit, a card that is supported by the base so as to swing freely and is swung by the movable piece, and a contact structure that is opened and closed by swinging of the card, the card and the base respectively having protrusions and holes so that the protrusions fit into the holes to enable the card to swing freely. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080237012 | KEYBOARD - The keyboard includes a rubber sheet fixed on key tops of a set of key-switch devices. The rubber sheet elastically urges the key tops upward so that they are borne away from the base of the key-switch devices. The rubber sheet is arranged so as to cover the key-switch devices from outside. According to the invention, the cost of a keyboard covered with a dustproof and watertight rubber sheet can be reduced. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080236905 | Touch panel - A touch panel including a fixation side substrate and an operation side substrate disposed in opposition and adhered to each other, having a fixation side conductive film and an operation side conductive film respectively formed on opposing faces of the fixation side substrate and the operation side substrate, and being capable of detecting any contact point on the fixation side conductive film and the operation side conductive film as a 2-dimensional coordinate, wherein a bending section is formed between one end and the other end thereof, and wherein two input operation regions are defined and formed on both sides of the bending section. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080231523 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus is provided that includes an apparatus main frame, an antenna, and a connecting element that connects the antenna to the apparatus main frame and positions the antenna away from the apparatus main frame. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080218492 | Touch panel - A touch panel which is not deteriorated in the linearity of electric potential gradient despite having a protruding portion. In the touch panel, the local protruding region of at least one of a pair of electrode plates is electrically insulated from the transparent conductive film. The at least one electrode plate is formed so that the local protruding region electrically insulated from the transparent conductive film includes a protruding board portion locally protruding outward from a region of each insulating board located between a pair of electrodes. The local protruding region of the at least one electrode plate includes a second conductive film provided on one surface of the protruding board portion; the second conductive film is insulated from the transparent conductive film. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080218367 | Entry detecting system - An entry detecting system includes a terminal device; a point-to-point communication device; an entry detecting device; and a guard device. The point-to-point communication device includes a transmitting-receiving antenna having directivity in a specific direction. The point-to-point communication device communicates by radio with the terminal device via the transmitting-receiving antenna so as to detect a response time from the terminal device and report detected response time to the entry detecting device. The entry detecting device detects a distance from the point-to-point communication device to the terminal device based on the response time reported by the point-to-point communication device, generates entry detecting information based on the detected distance, and transmits the entry detecting information to the point-to-point communication device and the guard device. The point-to-point communication device transmits the received entry detecting information to the terminal device. The terminal device outputs an alarm in a case where the terminal device receives the entry detecting information from the point-to-point communication device. The guard device outputs an alarm in a case where the guard device receives the entry detecting information from the entry detecting device. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080216003 | Rack management system and display apparatus and control apparatus for use in rack management system - A rack management system for managing the mounting conditions of information processing apparatuses mounted in racks in a rack cabinet comprises: a display apparatus, provided for each of the information processing apparatuses, for displaying in an alterable method identification information for identifying the information processing apparatus mounted in a corresponding one of the racks in the rack cabinet and a control apparatus for controlling the identification information to be displayed on the display apparatus. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080212653 | Signal transmission and reception device - A signal transmission and reception device is disclosed that can be made compact and has wide-band band-pass characteristics. The signal transmission and reception device includes a first filtering unit that is composed of a distributed constant circuit and is capable of eliminating a first frequency component or a second frequency component. The second frequency is higher than the first frequency, and a second filtering unit that attenuates components of frequencies lower than the first frequency or components of frequencies higher than the second frequency. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080207060 | Card connector - A card connector is disclosed that includes a housing for accommodating a first card, a second card, and a third card; a first contact member arranged to be connected to the first card; a second contact member arranged to be connected to the second card, which has a larger width than the first card and a smaller thickness than the first card; a third contact member arranged to be connected to the third card, which has a smaller width than the first and second card and a smaller thickness than the first and second card; and a connection control mechanism that selectively connects one of the first card, the second card, or the third card. When one of the first card, the second card, or the third card is connected, the connection control mechanism prevents the other cards from being connected. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080207056 | Connector - A plug-side connector to be connected to a jack-side connector is provided that includes a conductive housing configured to surround an electromagnetically shielded projecting part of the jack-side connector upon the plug-side connector being connected to the jack-side connector; and a leaf spring member for a plug-side electromagnetic shield, the leaf spring member including multiple conductive leaf spring pieces arranged at a pitch enabling formation of the electromagnetic shield, the leaf spring member being provided to the housing so that the leaf spring pieces are arranged in a width direction of the housing on the interior side of the housing. The leaf spring pieces are configured to come into elastic contact with a surface of the projecting part of the jack-side connector upon the plug-side connector being connected to the jack-side connector. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080204325 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - A disclosed antenna apparatus includes a base made of a dielectric material; an antenna element pattern formed on a surface of the base; a ground pattern formed in a position adjacent to and opposite to the antenna element pattern on the same surface of the base; and a surface-mounted coaxial connector mounted on the ground pattern in a position close to a feeding point of the antenna element pattern. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080204224 | Path tracking system, terminal device, fixed communication device, and path management device - A shopping path tracking system is disclosed that comprises a terminal device, a fixed communication device, and a path management device. The fixed communication device wirelessly communicates with the terminal device, calculates a response time of the terminal device, and reports the calculated response time to the path management device. The path management device detects a position of the terminal device based on the response time reported from the fixed communication device, stores the detected position, and detects a travel path of the terminal device by tracking the stored positions. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080199133 | TRANSCEIVER MODULE - The object is to provide a transceiver module that is capable of performing a high-rate communication, and satisfies the demand at a moderate cost in a case where short distance communication is enough for transmitting or receiving signals. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080198469 | Optical window member - A disclosed optical window member includes a transparent synthetic resin plate comprising a surface with a protruding/recessed pattern of a predetermined fineness that causes light diffusion; and an optical thin film formed on the surface of the transparent synthetic resin plate with the protruding/recessed pattern. The optical thin film determines a component of light transmitted through the optical thin film and light reflected from the optical thin film. | 08-21-2008 |
