| Funai Electric Co., Ltd. Patent applications |
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| 20120026572 | Electrochromic Display Device - An electrochromic display device including: a first substrate; first electrodes parallely extending on the first substrate; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; second electrodes parallely extending in a direction orthogonal to the first electrodes on the second substrate; and an electrochromic composition layer between the substrates, wherein the device is passive-matrix driven to perform a display by energization between the electrodes, and to perform erasing of the display by energization in a reverse direction, a pixel is formed in a portion where the first electrodes sterically intersect with the second electrodes, and metal electrical wires extending over the regions between the second electrodes and the second substrate along the second electrodes, each of metal electrical wires being conductively connected to each of the second electrodes corresponding to any one of the regions, and insulated from each of the second electrodes corresponding to the other regions. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026567 | Vibrating Mirror Element and Optical Scanner - This vibrating mirror element includes a mirror portion swingable on a first axis, a driving portion, including a free end and a fixed end, for swinging the mirror portion by deformation and a shaft portion provided between the mirror portion and the driving portion to extend along the first axis. The free end of the driving portion is connected to the shaft portion, while the fixed end of the driving portion is fixed on a side of the driving portion closer to the mirror portion and in the vicinity of the shaft portion. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026115 | Character Input Device and Portable Device - A character input device according to the present invention includes a control portion. When users' finger or a touch panel operating portion slides on a touch panel with the users' finger or the touch panel operating portion being in contact with the touch panel, one of data items in a data entry image is selected in accordance with the slide movement. After the slide movement, when the users' finger or the touch panel operating portion is moved out of contact with the touch panel, the control portion determines the data entry of one of data items selected in accordance with the slide movement in another data entry image. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023537 | Image Apparatus and Television Set - This image apparatus includes a communication portion connected to a comment information server through a network and a control portion acquiring a plurality of comment data from the comment information server at a time interval of at least a first time and controlling a display portion to display the acquired plurality of comment data while switching the comment data at a second time interval shorter than the first time. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020510 | MICROPHONE UNIT - Disclosed is a microphone unit ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120013781 | Electronic Apparatus and Portable Telephone - This portable telephone includes a body portion, a display portion, a stylus pen and a penholder, and is so formed that the user can move the stylus pen held in the penholder to a standing position where the stylus pen functions as a stand and to a stored position where the stylus pen is arranged when in an unused state neither employed as an input pen nor functioning as the stand. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120009975 | Portable Terminal, Portable Terminal-Electronic Apparatus Associating System and Portable Terminal-Electronic Apparatus Associating Method - This portable terminal includes a transmission portion capable of transmitting an information disclosure request signal for making an electronic apparatus disclose apparatus specifying information for specifying the electronic apparatus to the electronic apparatus, a communication portion formed to be capable of acquiring the apparatus specifying information disclosed by the electronic apparatus and a control portion associating a portable terminal body portion and the electronic apparatus with each other on the basis of the apparatus specifying information acquired by the communication portion. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110317863 | MICROPHONE UNIT - Disclosed is a microphone unit comprising a film substrate ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317415 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a front cabinet, a wiring board and a lens member. The front cabinet includes a rear face having a pair of hook tabs. Each of the hook tabs has a distal end with a prong. The wiring board includes a plurality of LEDs and a pair of first through-holes. The wiring board is attached to the rear face of the front cabinet such that the hook tabs of the front cabinet extend through the first through-holes. The prongs of the hook tabs engage peripheral edges of the through-holes of the wiring board, respectively. The lens member includes a pair of second through-holes. The lens member is disposed between the rear face of the front cabinet and the wiring board such that the hook tabs of the front cabinet extend through the second through-holes, respectively. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110310134 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device with an illumination unit that causes a plurality of LED to emit light as a back-light of a liquid crystal panel that comprises a temperature calculating unit that detects a forward voltage drop of the LED, and calculates the temperature of the LED based on the detected forward voltage drop; and a control unit that controls the emission of light of the LED and/or the display of picture on the liquid crystal panel based on the calculated temperature of the LED. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110295715 | Sales System and System Management Device - This sales system includes a personal information management means managing personal information of the user in association with a one-time ID issued by an issuing means and disclosing information other than that allowing specification of the user himself/herself included in personal information corresponding to the one-time ID. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110293085 | Private Branch Exchange - This private branch exchange includes a control portion parallelly forwarding an incoming call on an outside line to a plurality of recipients through one or more of a first telephone communication portion, a second telephone communication portion and a third telephone communication portion if the incoming call on the outside line is not answered. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110292828 | Network System and Electronic Apparatus - This network system includes a plurality of electronic apparatuses having a communication function capable of establishing a network selectively employing a channel available on coaxial wiring and is formed to reestablish the network if a management apparatus managing the network determines that communication quality of the channel is deteriorated. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110292285 | Image Receiving Apparatus and Liquid Crystal Television Set - This image receiving apparatus includes a communication portion capable of receiving content through a network, and a control portion controlling a menu display region on which a menu of the content is displayed and a content display region on which information of the content is displayed independently from each other and controlling a display portion to display the menu display region and the content display region. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110291971 | Highly Integrated Touch Screen Handheld Device - An object of the present invention is to provide a highly functional highly integrated handheld device. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110276996 | Image Receiver, Television Set and Settop Box - This image receiver includes an image receiving portion, a communication portion connectable to a server providing a service, and a control portion determining whether or not the service provided by the server is available on the basis of at least the state of connection between the communication portion and the server and posting at least the service determined as available to the user. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110273904 | LIGHT SOURCE STRUCTURE - A light source structure includes a light-emitting diode, an optical component, a frame and a mounting substrate. The light-emitting diode emits light. The frame has an inside face defining an inside area and outside face with an attachment opening extending between the inside and outside faces. The light-emitting diode is disposed in the attachment opening to emit the light toward the inside area of the frame. The frame houses the optical component in the inside area of the frame. The mounting substrate has a base member, a copper layer that is laminated on the base member, and a resist film that is laminated on the copper layer. The resist film has a first aperture with the light-emitting diode extending through the first aperture such that the light-emitting diode is electrically coupled to and mounted on the copper layer. The mounting substrate is disposed on the outside face of the frame. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110273903 | PLANAR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A planar light-emitting device includes a light source element and a light guide plate. The light source element is configured to emit light. The light guide plate has a housing hole, a light-emitting face and a light reflecting face. The housing hole houses the light source element. The light reflecting face is formed along a side end portion of the light guide plate. The light reflecting face has an inclined portion that is located next to the housing hole in a first direction of the light guide plate and a flat portion that is located next to the inclined portion in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The inclined portion has an inclination angle with respect to the flat portion such that the light reflected on the inclined portion is prevented from returning the housing hole. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110273873 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT - A light source unit includes an LED mount bar and a set of LEDs. The LED mount bar has an inside channel that is located at a center portion of the LED mount bar, and outside channels that are located at outside portions of the LED mount bar, respectively. The set of LEDs is disposed in the inside channel and the outside channels. The set of LEDs is ranked into a plurality of chromaticity regions within a predetermined chromaticity range in a chromaticity coordinate system and ranked into a plurality of luminous flux ranges according to a luminous flux value of the LEDs, respectively. The inside channel including a plurality of first LEDs from a subset of the set of LEDs. The subset of LEDs is ranked in a predetermined chromaticity region of the chromaticity regions and ranked in a predetermined luminous flux range of the luminous flux ranges. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110271300 | Image Receiver with Network Function, Liquid Crystal Television Set with Network Function and Settop Box with Network Function - This image receiver with a network function includes a control portion controlling a display portion to display a service menu screen at least partially displaying a plurality of network services in the order of use counts (lowest first) or the dates of use (oldest first) at least on the basis of the use counts or the dates of use of the plurality of network services used by the user. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110261538 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a cabinet and a display device main body. The cabinet has a front cabinet and a rear cabinet. The front cabinet has a rear face and a plurality of bosses. The display device main body has a rear frame with a front opening, a cell guide, a display panel, a bezel and a plurality of fixing components. The rear frame has a plurality of recess portions that is provided at a specific spacing along an outer peripheral part of the rear frame. The display panel is disposed via the cell guide in the front opening of the rear frame. The bezel is fastened to the outer peripheral part of the rear frame. The fixing components are provided at a specific spacing along the outer peripheral part of the rear frame. The fixing components are disposed in the recess portions and fastened to the bosses, respectively. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110235841 | MICROPHONE UNIT - A microphone unit includes a case; a diaphragm arranged inside the case; and an electric circuit unit that processes an electric signal generated in accordance with vibration of the diaphragm. The case has a first sound introducing space that introduces a sound from outside of the case to a first surface of the diaphragm via a first sound hole; and a second sound introducing space that introduces a sound from outside of the case to a second diaphragm, via a second sound hole. A resonance frequency of the diaphragm is set in the range of ±4 kHz based on the resonance frequency of at least one of the first sound introducing space and the second sound introducing space. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110207510 | Mobile Device and Radio Communication Portion of Mobile Device - This mobile device includes a control portion determining whether or not a selection antenna module and a selection circuit module are matched to each other, and the control portion controls radio communication by the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module to be disabled when the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module are not matched to each other and controls radio communication by the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module to be enabled when the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module are matched to each other. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110205455 | Television Set - This television set includes a front housing, a first board mounted on the front housing, having a first connecting portion, a rear housing, and a second board mounted on the rear housing, having a second connecting portion connected to the first connecting portion, while the rear housing includes an exposing portion for exposing at least the first connecting portion in a state of being mounted to the front housing. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110202938 | Disk Device - This disk device includes a rotating portion holding and rotating a disk and a cover member provided to cover a surface of the disk, while the cover member includes a protrusion protruding from a lower surface of the cover member toward the disk, and the protrusion has a substantially sectorial shape including a pair of side portions broadening from a portion closer to a rotation center axis of the rotating portion toward a radial outer side and an outer periphery in plan view. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110200036 | Private Branch Exchange, VoIP Gateway Unit and Private Branch Exchange System - This private branch exchange includes a park portion capable of parking a call put through to a telephone terminal unit via a terminal connection portion and a control portion controlling the park portion, when a nuisance call from the public telephone network is put through to the telephone terminal unit via the terminal connection portion, to park the nuisance call on the basis of a prescribed operation of the user against the nuisance call. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110199885 | Disk Unit - In this disk unit, a tray has an air intake opening formed to extend from an upstream side in a rotational direction of a disk rotated by a rotating portion toward an optical pickup and to extend inward from outside a receiving region from the upstream side toward a downstream side in the rotational direction for incorporating air into the side a receiving surface of the tray from the side of the back surface thereof. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110195745 | Microphone Unit and Mobile Phone Provided with the Same - Provided is a microphone unit having flat frequency characteristics. A microphone unit includes a casing, a first substrate, a second substrate, a vibrating unit, a diaphragm, an ASIC, and a dummy component. The dummy component is attached to the substrate to be located below an opening. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110176690 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, VOICE INPUT DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided an integrated circuit device having a wiring board | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110172996 | VOICE INPUT DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A voice input device, a method for manufacturing the same, and an information processing system are provided. The voice input device has a function of removing a noise component and includes a first microphone | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110170726 | MICROPHONE UNIT, CLOSE-TALKING TYPE SPEECH INPUT DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICROPHONE UNIT - A microphone unit | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110158454 | VOICE INPUT DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A voice input device, a method for manufacturing the same, and an information processing system are provided. The voice input device has a function of removing a noise component and includes a first microphone | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110158453 | MICROPHONE UNIT - The microphone unit of the present invention comprises an electro-acoustic converter for converting an acoustic signal to an electric signal, the converter having a diaphragm displaced by acoustic pressure; and a housing provided with an accommodation space for accommodating the electro-acoustic converter, and with an acoustic path for guiding outside sound from an acoustic hole to the diaphragm. An external-connection electrode having the same function is formed on a first external surface belonging to the housing and having the acoustic hole, and on a second external surface on the side opposite the first external surface of the housing. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110158450 | MICROPHONE UNIT - To provide a downsized microphone unit in which a differential microphone is densely mounted thereon. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110151697 | LAMP SOCKET AND LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A lamp socket includes a socket body, first and second lamp support components and first and second wire support components. The socket body has a wiring through-hole that is disposed at a middle part of the socket body in a longitudinal direction of the socket body. The first and second lamp support components are disposed at end parts of the socket body in the longitudinal direction of the socket body, respectively. The first and second wire support components are disposed between the first and second lamp support components. The first wire support component has a first upper face that longitudinally extends between the first lamp support component and the wiring through-hole. The second wire support component has a second upper face that longitudinally extends between the second lamp support component and the wiring through-hole. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110149197 | LEAD WIRE ISOLATION STRUCTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A lead wire isolation structure for a liquid crystal module includes a pair of lead wires and an isolation member. The liquid crystal module includes a rear frame and a U-shaped cold cathode tube that is disposed inside the rear frame. The lead wires are configured to be electrically coupled to the U-shaped cold cathode tube. The isolation member is made of an electrical insulating material. The isolation member has a pair of lead wire supports at spaced apart locations on the isolation member. The lead wires are supported in the lead wire supports, respectively. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110149196 | BEZEL ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A bezel attachment structure includes a frame and a bezel. The frame includes a side face, a plurality of first engaging components, and a second engaging component. The bezel component includes a side plate, a plurality of first engaged components, a plurality of contact components, and a second engaged component. The first engaged components engage the first engaging components, respectively, such that the bezel component is prevented from moving relative to the side face both in upward and downward directions and in inward and outward directions. The contact components engage the first engaging components, respectively, such that the bezel component is prevented from moving relative to the side face in a first lengthwise direction. The second engaged component engages the second engaging component such that the bezel component is prevented from moving relative to the side face in a second lengthwise direction. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110149194 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal module includes a rear frame, a lamp frame, a liquid crystal panel and a bezel. The rear frame has a bottom plate, a side plate and a flange. The flange has a first screw insertion hole. The lamp frame is fixedly attached to the rear frame along the side plate of the rear frame. The lamp frame has a lamp frame top plate that is disposed on the flange of the rear frame. The lamp frame top plate has a second screw insertion hole. The bezel is fixedly attached to the rear frame. The bezel has a bezel top plate that is disposed on the lamp frame top plate of the lamp frame. The bezel top plate has a third screw insertion hole. The first, second and third screw insertion holes are aligned each other as viewed from a center axis of the first screw insertion hole. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110149193 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal module includes a rear frame, a light reflecting sheet, a linear light source, an optical sheet, a liquid crystal panel and a bezel. The rear frame includes a rear plate, a side plate, a top plate and an attachment stepped portion. The side plate extends from a side edge portion of the rear plate forward of the rear frame relative to the rear plate. The top plate extends from a top edge portion of the side plate outward of the rear frame relative to the side plate. The attachment stepped portion is formed at a longitudinal end portion of the top plate. The attachment stepped portion has a bottom plate with a fastener insertion hole. The bottom plate is located rearward of the rear frame relative to the top plate. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110141544 | Electrochromic Display Device - Disclosed is an electrochromic display device, including, a first substrate, first electrodes provided on an upper surface of the first substrate, a second substrate provided to be opposed to the first substrate above the first substrate, the second substrate being formed of a transparent material, second electrodes provided on an undersurface of the second substrate, at least a part of the second electrodes being formed of a transparent electrode material, and an electrochromic composition layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The electrochromic composition layer contains an electrochromic composition including a supporting electrolyte, a polar solvent, a leuco dye, a hydroquinone derivative and/or a catechol derivative, a ferrocene derivative, and a compound having a carbonyl group. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110130952 | Switching Control System and Car Navigation System - In this switching control system, a first control portion is preferentially connected to a portable storage medium connection portion, and formed to control a switching portion to switch the connection target of the portable storage medium connection portion from the first control portion to a second control portion in response to the contents of data stored in a portable storage medium when the portable storage medium is connected to the portable storage medium connection portion. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110128206 | Multi-Antenna Apparatus and Mobile Device - This multi-antenna apparatus includes a first looped antenna element wound from a first end of the first looped antenna element on a side of a first feeding point in a prescribed direction, a second looped antenna element wound from a first end of the second looped antenna element on a side of a second feeding point in a direction opposite to the prescribed direction, a connecting portion connecting a second end of the first looped antenna element and a second end of the second looped antenna element with each other, and an impedance element arranged between the connecting portion and a ground potential. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110122612 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A backlight device includes a frame, a linear light source, and a lamp holder. The lamp holder supports the linear light source. The lamp holder includes an arc-shaped arm component, a concave protrusion, and a pair of convex protrusions. The arm component has a middle portion and a pair of end portions. The end portions extend from the middle portion, respectively. The concave protrusion extends from the middle portion in a radial inward direction of the arm component. The concave protrusion has a concave face that contacts an outer peripheral face of the linear light source. The convex protrusions extend from the end portions in the radial inward direction of the arm component, respectively. Each of the convex protrusions has a convex face that contacts the outer peripheral face of the linear light source such that the convex protrusions press the linear light source against the concave protrusion. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110122040 | Multi-Antenna Apparatus and Mobile Device - This multi-antenna apparatus includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element, and an ungrounded passive antenna element arranged between the first antenna element and the second antenna element, wherein the passive antenna element has a first opposing portion opposed to the first antenna element, a second opposing portion opposed to the second antenna element and a coupling portion coupling the first opposing portion and the second opposing portion with each other. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110108399 | Switching Element - There is provided a switching element which facilitates integration with higher density and lamination in a device, the switching element including: an insulating substrate; a first electrode provided on the insulating substrate; a second electrode provided above the first electrode; and a between-electrode gap section provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a nanometer-scale gap for causing a switching phenomenon of a resistor by applying a prescribed voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110105191 | Portable Terminal - This portable terminal includes an operating portion-side housing provided with a first operating key capable of switchably displaying a plurality of display patterns, a display portion-side housing, provided to be relatively slidingly movable with respect to the operating portion-side housing, including a display portion and a control portion switching the display patterns of the first operating key in response to a sliding movement position of the display portion-side housing with respect to the operating portion-side housing. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110105180 | Mobile Phone, Imaging System Employing Mobile Phone and Imaging Method Employing Mobile Phone - This mobile phone includes a control portion controlling an imaging portion to execute an imaging operation when detecting that a communication state established by taking a telephone call has been disconnected after a ringtone in taking the telephone call is repeated the first number of times in a case where a first communication portion capable of telephone communication takes the telephone call from an operating-side mobile phone. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110105179 | Portable Telephone, Imaging System Employing Portable Telephone and Imaging Method - This portable telephone includes an imaging portion, a first communication portion for telephone communication and a control portion controlling the imaging portion to execute an imaging operation on the basis of a prescribed first operation of an operating-side portable telephone while establishing a telephone call state by making a telephone call to the operating-side portable telephone with the first communication portion so that the operating-side portable telephone takes the telephone call. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110102751 | Projector - This projector includes a laser beam emitting portion emitting a laser beam and a projecting portion projecting an image on an arbitrary projection region by scanning the projection region with the laser beam. This projector further includes a control portion controlling the laser beam emitting portion not to emit the laser beam by stopping supplying current to the laser beam emitting portion in a previously set partial scanning section within a scanning section for the laser beam. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110102382 | Rotational Input Device and Electronic Apparatus - This rotational input device is so formed that, when a rotational position detecting portion detects that a user has at least rotationally operated a rotational operating portion, a magnetic force generating portion is excited on the basis of a detected rotational position to generate magnetic force so that a base portion is sucked toward the rotational operating portion to be so deflected as to come into contact with the rotational operating portion thereby providing the user with a tactile sensation. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110096505 | PACKAGE SUBSTRATE - A package substrate includes a circuit board, an electronic component, an electromagnetic shield cover, and a heat conducting member. The electronic component is disposed on the circuit board. The electromagnetic shield cover is fixedly coupled to the circuit board. The electromagnetic shield cover houses the electronic component within an inside space defined between the electromagnetic shield cover and the circuit board. The heat conducting member is disposed between the electronic component and the electromagnetic shield cover within the inside space. The heat conducting member contacts both of the electronic component and the electromagnetic shield cover such that the heat conducting member establishes a thermal connection between the electronic component and the electromagnetic shield cover. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110095966 | Image Display and Image Display System - This image display includes a communication portion for transmitting/receiving image data to/from a remote image display including a first display portion for displaying image data as a first display image. The image display further includes a second display portion for displaying image data as a second display image and a control portion so formed as to be capable of synchronizing the first display image and the second display image with each other. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110085020 | Videophone System and Telephone Communication Apparatus - In this videophone system, a second control portion of a second telephone communication apparatus is formed to transmit an image corresponding to an image request signal to a first telephone communication apparatus after a phone call to the first telephone communication apparatus is terminated when receiving the image request signal transmitted from the first telephone communication apparatus during the phone call. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110083880 | Support Member of Circuit Board - A support member of a circuit board includes a columnar portion capable of reducing an outer shape by elastic deformation and capable of passing through an opening provided on the circuit board, and a plurality of projecting portions provided to protrude from an outer circumferential surface of the columnar portion, arranged at a prescribed interval in an axial direction of the columnar portion, and passing through the opening of the circuit board when the columnar portion is elastically deformed to reduce the outer shape. The circuit board is arranged between the projecting portions adjacent in the axial direction of the columnar portion in a state where the columnar portion passes through the opening of the circuit board, so that a plurality of the circuit boards are held at the prescribed interval along the axial direction of the columnar portion. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110080292 | Security Device and Security System - This security device includes a control portion determining whether or not a user can hear an alarm sound for informing the user of an abnormality when the abnormality occurs and informing the user of the abnormality by generating the alarm sound, or illuminating or blinking a light in a house of the user, depending on determination whether or not the user can hear the alarm sound. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110080291 | Security System and Electronic Photo Frame - This security system includes an activity detection portion detecting an activity of a monitored person in a house, a first communication portion acquiring a detection result (information about the activity) and an abnormality determination portion determining whether or not an abnormality is happening to the monitored person on the basis of the detection result and an activity history of the monitored person in the house and determining the extent of the abnormality of the monitored person. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110075955 | Portable Terminal - This portable terminal includes an operating portion-side housing having an operating portion-side guide portion, a display portion-side housing having a display portion-side guide portion, a sliding plate arranged between the display portion-side housing and the operating portion-side housing, a first sliding member, and a second sliding member. The operating portion-side guide portion is engaged with the sliding plate through the first sliding member, and the display portion-side guide portion is engaged with the sliding plate through the second sliding member. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110074640 | Mobile Device and Radio Communication Portion of Mobile Device - In this mobile device, at least either the selection antenna module or the selection circuit module is so formed as to be incapable of being mounted on the mobile device body when the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module are not matched to each other, and both the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module are so formed as to be capable of being mounted on the mobile device body when the selection antenna module and the selection circuit module are matched to each other. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110069363 | Laser Projector - A laser projector can generate a pulse signal capable of being generated according to the resolution of the clock signal, the pulse signal having a basic period and a basic pulse width each infinitely approximated to the characteristics of the resonance frequency. Moreover, because the laser projector can generate a pulse signal capable of correcting the errors led to be included in the approximated pulse signal, the laser projector can drive the scanning section with a horizontal vibration width corresponding to the resonance frequency, and can suitably display a projected image on a projection plane. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110058109 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM STORED THEREIN - A projector is provided which divides and projects a single image onto two different projection surfaces and appropriately performs virtual user interface through one projection surface. The projector projects a VUI screen image on a desk and projects a main projected screen image on a wall. The projector includes a light-receiving element. The light-receiving element is installed at a position that receives light emitted to the desk (the projection surface of the VUI screen image) and reflected (or scattered) by an object in the vicinity of the desk. The projector calculates a position of the object based on a light detection timing of the light-receiving element and a scanning position of light at each time. The projector changes a projected image based on the calculated position. The projector displays a designated region of the VUI screen image (for example, a region including the position of the object or an icon display region or a region surrounding an icon) to be brightened. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110057877 | Feeling Applicator and Electronic Device - Disclosed is a feeling applicator including a rotation controller for receiving a rotating operation of an operator so as to rotate around an axis, a rotation detection unit for detecting a rotation of the rotation controller, a rotation drive unit for applying a rotary force to the rotation controller and a rotation control unit for applying a predetermined tactile feeling to the operator via the rotation controller by applying the rotary force to the rotation controller by executing at least one of an application of the rotary force in a normal rotation direction or an application of the rotary force in a reverse rotation direction to the rotation controller by the rotation drive unit in conjunction with a screen display in a display screen of a display unit when the rotation of the rotation controller is detected by the rotation detection unit. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110051336 | PORTABLE TERMINAL - A slide support mechanism included in a portable terminal includes: a first guide groove provided on a first housing side, and having a straight part parallel to the longitudinal direction of a display screen and an arc-shaped arc part continuous with one end of the straight part; and a first guide pin provided on a second housing side, and engaged with and held by the first guide groove in a slidable manner. Input parts which are covered by the second housing when the first guide pin is located at a cross-point between the straight part and the arc part are entirely or partially exposed in both cases of moving the first guide pin located at the cross-point between the straight part and the arc part along the straight part, and moving it along the arc part. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110051210 | Laser Projector - A laser projector including a laser light source, a scan unit to scan the laser beam, a scan signal generation unit to generate a pulse signal, a drive unit to drive the scan unit and a pulse pattern adjustment unit to adjust a pulse pattern, wherein the pulse pattern adjustment unit adjusts the pulse pattern to a first pulse pattern for adjusting the swing amount from a first swing amount to a second swing amount in a projection interval, adjusts the pulse pattern to a second pulse pattern for adjusting the swing amount from the second swing amount back to the first swing amount in a first-stage interval in a non-projection interval, and adjusts the pulse pattern to a third pulse pattern for keeping the swing amount at the first swing amount in a second-stage interval in the non-projection interval until a scan position returns to the projection interval. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110047565 | Data Transmitting and Receiving System - Disclosed is a data transmitting and receiving system including: a data transmitting device; and a data receiving device connected to the data transmitting device through an HDMI, wherein the data transmitting device includes: an extracting section to extract contents information of a video; and a transmitting section to transmit contents information to the data receiving device, and the data receiving device includes: a receiving section to receive contents information; an acquiring section to acquire keyword and/or category information from the contents information; a storing section to store the keyword and/or category information; a determining section to compare the keyword and/or category information stored in the storing section with EPG data and to determine whether or not there is a match; and a display section to display with highlight program information of the EPG data determined by the determining section to match with the keyword and/or category information. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110043980 | STAND MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND REAR CABINET - This invention relates to a stand attachment structure for attaching a stand that supports a low-profile display unit, such as a liquid crystal display, in an upright position, and to a rear cabinet. In the rear cabinet ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110010166 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL CONNECTABLE TO NETWORK - A mobile communication terminal includes a first communication unit connectable to a first communication apparatus via a first network using a first wireless communication protocol, a second communication unit connectable to a second communication apparatus via a second network using a second wireless communication protocol different from the first wireless communication protocol, a controller configured to control the first and second communication units, a microphone, and a speaker. The controller transmits first data, addressed to the second communication apparatus, to the second network, transmits second data, addressed to the first communication apparatus, to the first network, causes the speaker to convert into corresponding voice a second voice signal addressed to the mobile communication terminal, and transmits a first voice signal. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100325651 | Video Signal Processing Apparatus and Set Top Box - This video signal processing apparatus includes a first resolution conversion portion, a first analog video output portion, a digital video output portion and a control portion. The control portion is so formed as to make the first resolution conversion portion convert a video signal to a digital video signal of high definition and make the digital video output portion output the digital video signal of the high definition when recognizing that connection between the digital video output portion and a display is in an on-state, also in a case where a broadcast signal includes a signal for restricting output of the video signal of the high definition. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100321591 | Cable for Display and Television System - In this cable for a display, the respective ones of two power supply lines are arranged on both sides of an electric signal line to hold the electric signal line therebetween, and a protective coating is formed to have a flat outer shape. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100321578 | Scaling Process System, Video Output Apparatus and Replay Apparatus - Disclosed is a scaling process system including a replay apparatus and a video output apparatus which are connected via a HDMI, wherein each of the video output apparatus and the replay apparatus respectively comprises a between-pixel interpolation method table, wherein the video output apparatus including a request signal transmission device to transmit a request signal, a between-pixel interpolation method information receiving device to receive the between-pixel interpolation method information, a determining device to determine which of between-pixel interpolation method information of the replay apparatus or between-pixel interpolation method information of the video output apparatus is more high-performance, a deciding device to decide an apparatus to be used for the scaling process, and a control device to control the apparatus which is decided by the deciding device so as to carry out the scaling process, and wherein the replay apparatus including a request signal receiving device to receive the request signal and a between-pixel interpolation method information return device to return the between-pixel interpolation method information. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100321571 | Scaling Process System, Video Output Apparatus and Replay Apparatus - Disclosed is a scaling process system including a replay apparatus and a video output apparatus which are connected via a HDMI, wherein each of the video output apparatus and the replay apparatus respectively comprises a between-pixel interpolation method table for deciding a superiority/inferiority of a between-pixel interpolation method which is used when carrying out a scaling process in the scaling process system, wherein the video output apparatus including a version request signal transmission device, a version information receiving device, a determining device, a control device, a between-pixel interpolation method table receiving device and a first update execution device, wherein the replay apparatus including a version request signal receiving device, a version information return device, a receiving device, a between-pixel interpolation method table transmission device and a second update executing device. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100315911 | Optical Disk Apparatus - An optical disk apparatus to record data on an optical disk on which a wobble is formed, the optical disk apparatus including; a detection unit including a BPF which a signal obtained from a reflected light from an optical disk passes, the detection unit to detect a wobble signal from a wobble based on the signal passing the BPF; and a register to store an adjustment value for adjusting the BPF as a register value, so as to adjust the BPF based on each of register values obtained by changing the register value 1 LSB by 1 LSB; acquire an amplitude of the signal passing the BPF, the amplitude corresponding to each of the register values; identify one of the register values for the largest acquired amplitude; and adjust the BPF based on a value obtained by adding 1 LSB to the identified register value when data is recorded. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100315364 | Portable Terminal - This portable terminal includes a control portion for transmitting a position of a touch panel portion directly or indirectly operated by one of the hands of the user to the other hand of the user by vibrating a portion, corresponding to the operated position of the touch panel portion, of a vibrating portion grasped by the other hand of the user when the user has directly or indirectly operated the touch panel portion with one of his/her hands. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100313171 | Information Display System and Information Display Apparatus - This information display system includes an input device, a computer, a receiving apparatus including a receiving portion and a control portion and a display portion, and a user can set whether to transmit operating information from the computer to the receiving apparatus in at least either the computer or the receiving apparatus in the information display system. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100310104 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - A flat panel display device includes a cabinet with front and rear cabinet parts, a flat panel display component, a holder, a speaker, and a pair of retaining members. The front cabinet part includes a speaker mount and a pair of support tubes. The holder includes an annular main body, a pair of arm, and a pair of engagement portions. The annular main body is disposed on the speaker mount. The engagement portions are disposed at distal end portions of the arms, respectively. The engagement portions engage with lower faces of the support tubes, respectively. The speaker is disposed on the annular main body of the holder. The retaining members are disposed at distal end portions of the support tubes, respectively. The retaining members have a diameter that is larger than that of support tubes. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100297889 | ELECTRIC CABLE DEVICE AND INFORMATION REPRODUCTION SYSTEM - An electric cable device includes an electric cable, and a plug component. The plug component includes a terminal body with a plurality of plug terminals, a hood component, and a plug body. The hood component is disposed around the terminal body. The hood component has a width measured in a first direction of the plug component. The width of the hood component is greater than a height of the hood component that is measured in a second direction of the plug component. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The plug body is disposed around part of the hood component such that the hood component protrudes from the plug body in a third direction of the plug component with the third direction being perpendicular to the first and second direction. The plug body is asymmetrically formed relative to any of planes that are perpendicular to the second direction. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100295380 | Broadcasting Receiver and Television Apparatus - This broadcasting receiver includes a power supply portion supplying power, a power receptacle portion capable of being connected with a power plug of a peripheral device, a switch portion for making a connection and disconnection between the power supply portion and the power receptacle portion and a control portion. The control portion controls the switch portion to make a disconnection between the power supply portion and the power receptacle portion when having determined that it is not necessary to supply power to the peripheral device. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100283604 | Device And Tamper Detection System - Disclosed is a device including: a control section; a tamper detection section to detect changes of predetermined states of a plurality of pre-defined parts of the device, and to output detection information; a storage section to store the detection information, and request information for requesting the tamper detection section to detect a change of a predetermined state of a specific part of the plurality of parts, wherein when a main power supply section of the device is in an off-state, the electric power is supplied to the control section, the tamper detection section and the storage section from a standby power supply section, and the control section controls the tamper detection section and the storage section so that the tamper detection section detects the change of the predetermined state of the specific part in accordance with the request information, and the storage section stores the detection information. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100277787 | Electrochromic Display Device - Disclosed is an electrochromic display device comprising: a first and a second substrates; a first and a second electrodes; and an electrochromic composition layer, wherein the device is of a passive matrix drive where the a display and an erasion are performed by an energization in reverse directions between the electrodes, the first and the second electrodes respectively comprise a plurality of electrodes, a pixel is formed where the electrodes are in a grade separated crossing, and the display is performed by voltage application processing where: (i) the first electrode is set as negative, and the second electrode is set as positive, to apply a voltage of a first potential difference, immediately followed by (ii) the first electrode being set as positive, and the second electrode being set as negative, to apply a voltage of a second potential difference equal to or more than the first potential difference. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100271402 | Rotary Input Device and Electronic Equipment - Disclosed is a rotary input device including: a rotary operation device; a rotation driving section; a detection section; a force sense presenting section to present a force sense by a combination of at least two of applying the rotary force in a clockwise direction, applying the rotary force in a counterclockwise direction, and stopping applying the rotary force; a display control section; a magnification ratio change instructing section; and a scroll instructing section, wherein the magnification ratio change instructing section instructs enlargement when rotating in one side, and instructs reduction when rotating in the other side; the scroll instructing section instructs on the basis of the depressed position; and the force sense presenting section changes a way of presenting the force sense in order that the operator can perceive a display state pertaining to a display position or a display magnification ratio of the image under display distinguishably. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100271344 | Rotary Input Device and Electronic Equipment - Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device rotatable around an axis by receiving a rotation operation of an operator; a rotation driving section to apply a rotary force to the rotary operation device; a pressure detecting section to detect a pressure in an axial direction to the rotary operation device; and a force sense presenting section to present a force sense to the operator operating the rotary operation device by applying a rotary force to the rotary operation device by the rotation driving section when the pressure detecting section detects a predetermined pressure in the axial direction to the rotary operation device. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100271343 | Rotary Input Device and Electronic Equipment - Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device; a storage section to store screen information correlated to a display order; a display control section for displaying the screen and selection items; an item switch instructing section to switch the selection item; and a screen switch instructing section to switch the displayed screen, wherein the selection item is switched in a predetermined selection order when the rotary operation device rotates in one direction and switched in a reverse order when the rotary operation device rotates in the other direction, and the first screen is switched to the second screen when the rotary operation device rotates in the one direction in a state in which a last first selection item is selected and switched to the first screen when the device rotates in the other direction in the state in which a top second selection item is selected. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100271342 | Rotary Input Device and Electronic Equipment - Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device; a rotation detecting section; a rotation driving section; a display control section to scroll an image under display by rotation of the rotary operation device; a judging section to judge whether the detected rotation angle reaches a critical angle corresponding to an end part of a range of the displayed image or not; and a rotation controlling section to reversely rotate the rotary operation device to an initial position or a reference position when it is judged that the rotation angle reaches the critical angle and the rotary operation is released, wherein the display control section displays the image displayed on the display section at a display position corresponding to the initial position or the reference position when the rotary operation device is reversely rotated to the initial position or the reference position. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100271341 | Rotary Input Device and Electronic Equipment - Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device; a rotation detecting section; a rotation driving section; a judging section to judge whether the detected rotation angle of the rotary operation device is a predetermined angle corresponding to a displayed selection item or not; a generating section to generate a switching signal when it is judged the rotation angle is the predetermined angle; and a rotation controlling section to control of a rotation drive to give the operator a force sense by a combination of at least any two of applying the rotary force in a normal rotation direction, applying the rotary force in a reverse rotation direction, and stopping applying the rotary force, when the judging section judges that the rotation angle of the rotary operation device is the predetermined angle. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100271340 | Rotary Input Device and Electronic Equipment - Disclosed is a rotary input device including: a rotary operation device; a detection section; a display control section; a rotation driving section to apply a rotary force to the rotary operation device; a first force sense presenting section to present a first force sense by a combination of at least any two of applying a rotary force in a normal rotation direction, applying a rotary force in a reverse rotation direction, and stopping applying when the detected rotation angle reaches a predetermined switching angle corresponding to the displayed predetermined display information; a second force sense presenting section to present a second force sense different from the first force sense by applying the rotary force in the normal rotation direction when the rotation angle detected by the detection section is within a first range, and in the reverse rotation direction when the angle is within a second range. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100270138 | PUSH BUTTON SWITCH FOR ELECTRIC DEVICE - When the assembly is complete, the protrusion | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100266146 | Integrated Circuit Device, Voice Input Device and Information Processing System - An integrated circuit device includes a circuit board ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100265642 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - A flat panel display device includes a cabinet, a stand, a flat panel display component, and a universal cord holder. The flat panel display component is selectively connected to one of a non-detachable power supply cord and a detachable power supply cord. The universal cord holder includes a non-detachable power supply cord attachment structure and a detachable power supply cord attachment structure. The non-detachable power supply cord attachment structure of the universal cord holder engages with a first support member of the non-detachable power supply cord when the non-detachable power supply cord is connected to the flat panel display component. The detachable power supply cord attachment structure of the universal cord holder engages with a second support member of the detachable power supply cord when the detachable power supply cord is connected to the flat panel display component. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100265641 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - A flat panel display device includes a stand and a cabinet. The stand has a pair of hook portions. The hook portions are symmetrically formed relative to a plane of symmetry. The cabinet has a bottom plate with a pair of attachment holes. The attachment holes are symmetrically formed relative to the plane of symmetry. Each of the attachment holes includes a first portion and a second portion that is wider than the first portion in a transverse direction of the cabinet. The first and second portions of each of the attachment holes have inner side faces, respectively. The inner side face of the first portion and the inner side face of the second portion are offset in the transverse direction of the cabinet and connected with a slanted guide face that is slanted relative to both of the inner side faces of the first and second portions. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100265640 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - A flat panel display device includes a cabinet, a flat panel display component, a control board, a switch unit, a switch unit holder, and a pair of screws. The switch unit has a support board and an AC switch. The switch unit holder has a holder main body with a pair of side plates that defines inside of the holder main body therebetween with the holder main body holding the support board of the switch unit inside of the holder main body, and a pair of screw mount portions that is integrally formed with the holder main body with the screw mount portions extending outside of the holder main body from the side plates of the holder main body, respectively. The screws are disposed through screw insertion holes of the screw mount portions and threaded into screw holes of the chassis of the flat panel display component. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100265429 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a cabinet, a device main body, a printed wiring board, an electric terminal, and a holder plate. The electric terminal is disposed on a first face of the printed wiring board. The electric terminal includes a terminal body and a connector. The holder plate includes a terminal hole, first and second engagement portions, and a restricting portion. The connector of the electric terminal is disposed through the terminal hole. The first and second engagement portions extend from an inner face of the holder plate. The restricting portion extends from the inner face of the holder plate. The restricting portion faces a top face of the terminal body of the electric terminal in a direction perpendicular to the printed wiring board. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100265416 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE - A flat panel display device includes a front cabinet, a rear cabinet, and a flat panel display component. The front cabinet includes a front panel, an edge portion, a plurality of contact ribs, a plurality of first bosses, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs. The contact ribs are disposed on the rear face of the front panel along side parts of the edge portion, respectively. The contact ribs have a main rib that extends parallel to a respective one of the side parts of the edge portion, and a sub rib that extends between the main rib and the respective one of the side parts of the edge portion in a direction perpendicular to the main rib. The reinforcing ribs are disposed on the rear face of the front panel. The reinforcing ribs extend between the first bosses and the main ribs of the contact ribs, respectively. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100260346 | Voice Input Device, Method of Producing the Same, and Information Processing System - A voice input device includes a first microphone ( | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100257726 | Method of Fabricating Element Including Nanogap Electrodes - Disclosed is a fabrication method of an element with nanogap electrodes including a first electrode, a second electrode provided above the first electrode, and a gap provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, the gap being in an order of nanometer to allow resistive state to be switched by applying a predetermined voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, the method comprising: forming the first electrode; forming a spacer on an upper surface of the first electrode; forming the second electrode in contact with an upper surface of the spacer; and removing the spacer to form the gap. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100253860 | Projector - A projector includes: a determination section to specify a reflection position of a reflected light received by a light receiving sensor based on a horizontal synchronizing signal and a pixel clock signal of an image signal, and to determine an amplification quantity of the intensity of a reflected light reflected at the specified reflection position to be received by the light receiving sensor; an amplification section to amplify the intensity of the reflected light received by the light receiving sensor by the determined amplification quantity; an identification section to identify an external obstacle when the intensity of the amplified reflected light exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and a calculation section to calculate the position information of the external obstacle based on the timing of identifying the external obstacle, the horizontal synchronizing signal, and the pixel clock signal of the image signal. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100235862 | Display and Method of Controlling Display - This display includes a control portion controlling a selected screen portion to display a program other than a program displayed on a nonselected screen portion if a program subsequently displayed on the selected screen portion and the program displayed on the nonselected screen portion are identical to each other. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100229128 | Input Apparatus and Input System - An input apparatus includes an operating portion, a display screen portion capable of displaying a first screen having a first selection region selected when a state where the pointer is overlapped is held for a first time and a second screen having a second selection region selected when a state where the pointer is overlapped is held for a second time, and a control portion performing control of moving a display position of the pointer in a first direction so that the pointer does not overlap the second selection region, when the first selection region is selected to be switched to the second screen. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100226522 | Microphone Unit - A microphone unit comprises a vibratory diaphragm for detecting sound input through its first and second openings. The sound input through the first opening is guided to a front surface of the vibratory diaphragm while the sound input through the second opening is guided to a rear surface of the vibratory diaphragm so as to detect the sound by the vibration of the vibratory diaphragm. The microphone unit satisfies relation 0.76≦D/Δr≦2.0 where D is difference in time between the sound propagation time from the first opening to the front surface of the vibratory diaphragm and that from the second opening to the rear surface of the vibratory diaphragm, while Δr is distance between the first and second openings. The relation D/Δr≦2.0 can reduce far-field noise, while the relation 0.76≦D/Δr can increase the detection sensitivity to sound emitted from a null point. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100226507 | Microphone Unit - A microphone unit comprises first and second microphones and a delay element. When sound is input to the first and second microphones, the delay element delays an output signal of the first microphone so as to detect the sound by a difference signal between the output signal of the first microphone and an output signal of the second microphone. The delay element delays the output signal of the first microphone so as to satisfy relation 0.76≦D/Δr≦2.0 where D is amount of delay for the output signal of the first microphone while Δr is distance between the first and second microphones. The relation D/Δr≦2.0 can reduce far-field noise, while the relation 0.76≦D/Δr can increase the detection sensitivity to sound emitted from a null point. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100226236 | Data Reproduction Apparatus - When a user requests a reproduction operation via a remote control, a microprocessor determines whether or not data on a medium of the type selected in advance by a user using the remote control can be reproduced. When the microprocessor determines that data on a medium of the selected type can be reproduced, it selectively reproduces data on the medium of the selected type. When the microprocessor determines that data on a medium of the selected type cannot be reproduced, it sequentially determines whether data on media other than media of the selected type among multiple types of media can be reproduced or not, sets the type of a medium on which data can be reproduced, which is found as a result of the determination, as the type of media to be played, and reproduces data on the medium on which data can be reproduced. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100225829 | Tuner Unit Apparatus - A timer unit apparatus includes a main controller which controls receiving digital TV (television) signals, a sub controller which controls receiving analog TV signals, a demodulator which is located in a first communication line leading from the main controller to the tuner and switches modes of control signals transmitted from the main controller between a mode that the control signals are transmitted to the tuner via the first communication line and a mode that the control signals are not transmitted to the tuner, and a FET (field effect transistor) circuit which is located in a second communication line leading from the sub controller to the tuner and switches modes of control signals transmitted from the sub controller between a mode that the control signals are transmitted to the tuner via the second communication line and a mode that the control signals are not transmitted to the tuner. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100214810 | Push-Pull Inverter - A push-pull inverter allows a power supply unit to supply an input voltage to two primary windings of a transformer, and allows MOSFETs (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors) to drive the transformer in push-pull mode so as to increase the input voltage supplied from the power supply unit and to output the increased voltage as an output voltage from a secondary winding of the transformer. The two primary windings of the transformer are mixedly wound on a same bobbin without being separated, so that when the transformer is driven, the two primary windings of the transformer are prevented from resonating with each other. This makes it possible to prevent turbulence in the input current, thereby reducing loss (power loss) of the MOSFETs, allowing the transformer to have a high efficiency. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100214474 | VIDEO DEVICE - A video device includes a broadcast signal processor, a display component, a speaker, and a controller. The broadcast signal processor is configured to receive a digital broadcast signal and process the digital broadcast signal. The display component is configured to display video based on the digital broadcast signal outputted from the broadcast signal processor. The display component has a light source. The speaker is configured to output main audio of the video based on the digital broadcast signal outputted from the broadcast signal processor. The controller is configured to determine whether or not the digital broadcast signal includes sub audio for visually impaired. The controller is further configured to output the sub audio for the visually impaired with the main audio of the video from the speaker and turn off the light source of the display component when the controller determines that the digital broadcast signal includes the sub audio for the visually impaired. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100208740 | Communication Apparatus and Communication System - A communication apparatus includes a first storage portion storing an address control table registering a MAC address which each of a plurality of communication devices connected to the same local area network has, a comparison portion distinguishing each of the registered MAC addresses by comparing the MAC addresses corresponding to the plurality of communication devices registered in the address control table sequentially in a bit-by-bit manner until the MAC addresses can be distinguished from each other and a control portion determining whether or not data transmitted in the local area network is acquired on the basis of a comparison result. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100205645 | DIGITAL TELEVISION BROADCAST RECEIVER - A digital television broadcast receiver includes a memory section, a reception section and a control section. The memory section stores a channel list associating selected channel numbers with broadcast signals, respectively. Each of the broadcast signals includes a country identifier indicative of a country from which the broadcast signal is transmitted. The memory section stores reception country information indicative of a country that is preset as a reception country, and compliance information indicative of countries that have a rule to transmit a broadcast signal with a logical channel number for high-resolution broadcast. The control section registers the logical channel number for the high-resolution broadcast of a first broadcast signal if the reception country matches both the country of the country identifier and one of the countries of the compliance information, and if the first broadcast signal includes the logical channel number for the high-resolution broadcast. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100202265 | Optical Disc Reader - An optical disc reader comprising a controller that controls a read operation to read data recorded on an optical disc and a counter that counts the number of zero crossings in a tracking error signal. Between the completion of focusing operation and the start of tracking operation, the controller determines whether or not the light beam is properly focused on a data recording layer in the optical disc based on the number of zero crossings in the tracking error signal counted by the counter. If it is determined that the light beam is not properly focused, the controller causes the focusing operation to be performed again. Otherwise, if it is determined that the light beam is properly focused on the data recording layer, the controller causes the tracking operation to be performed and then starts the read operation. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100201873 | CONTENT PROCESSING DEVICE - A content processing device includes an input section, a memory section, a selection section and an output section. The input section is configured to receive content having a video signal and a plurality of audio signals with different audio types. The memory section is configured to store selection information indicative of a predetermined audio type, and order information indicative of a preset order of a plurality of audio types. The selection section is configured to select one of the audio signals based on the selection information and the order information. The output section is configured to output the video signal and the one of the audio signals that was selected by the selection section. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100201576 | RECEPTION DEVICE - A reception device includes a receiver, a direction detector, a location information acquisition component and a location calculator. The receiver receives broadcast signals sent from transmission towers, respectively. The direction detector detects reception directions of the broadcast signals. The location information acquisition component acquires location information indicating locations where the transmission towers are installed, respectively. The location calculator selects at least three of the transmission towers, estimate at least two estimated areas in which the reception device is located with each of the at least two of the estimated areas being estimated based on the reception directions of the broadcast signals of two of the at least three of the transmission towers and the location information of the two of the at least three of the transmission towers, and calculate a location of the reception device based on the at least two of the estimated areas. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100192010 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a power supply circuit, a load circuit, a main device, a memory, and a holding circuit. The power supply circuit has a controlled output terminal that selectively supplies a second power supply voltage according to a power supply output control signal. The controlled output terminal supplies the second power supply voltage in response to the power supply output control signal being at a first level. The main device has a built-in power supply controlling microprocessor. The memory stores a program that is processed by the power supply controlling microprocessor. The holding circuit temporarily holds the power supply output control signal at the first level when the commercial power supply is connected to the power supply circuit such that the power supply circuit supplies the second power supply voltage from the controlled output terminal until the power supply controlling microprocessor loads the program from the memory and starts up. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100189300 | Microphone Unit - A microphone unit comprises a microphone, leg members and a base. The microphone comprises a diaphragm for detecting sound and a housing for containing the diaphragm. The leg members project outwardly from a rear wall of the housing, and are provided near a second through-hole which connects a second inner space to outer space. The base is connected to the leg members to form a gap between the housing and the base. When the microphone unit thus formed in a simple structure and reduced thickness is mounted in a product, the gap allows the outer space to be connected to the second inner space through the second through-hole, making it possible to efficiently guide sound to the second inner space and obtain good differential characteristics. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100188815 | Heat Radiation Mechanism of Electronic Apparatus and Electronic Apparatus - In a heat radiation mechanism of an electronic apparatus, an opening allowing flow of air between a first duct side and a second duct side is formed on a portion mounted with a heating device of a circuit board in an air flow route constituted by a first duct and a second duct, and heat generated from the heating device is radiated from a first vent hole or a second vent hole through the air flow route. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100183284 | OPTICAL DISK DEVICE - An optical disk device includes a reproduction component, an output component and a control component. The reproduction component directs a laser beam at an optical disk that is loaded in the optical disk device with the optical disk storing a plurality of audio data streams in a plurality of different acoustic qualities. The reproduction component reproduces one of the audio data streams. The output component outputs the one of the audio data streams to an amplifier. The control component acquires from the amplifier first audio format information indicating audio formats to which the amplifier corresponds, and acquires from the reproduction component second audio format information indicating audio formats of the audio data streams stored in the optical disk. The control component determines the one of the audio data streams with an audio format that belongs to both the first audio format information and the second audio format information. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100183283 | OPTICAL DISK DEVICE AND ADVERTISING SYSTEM - An optical disk device includes a reproduction component, a determination component, a memory component, a communication component, and an output component. The reproduction component reproduces contents stored in optical disks. The determination component determines genres of the contents while the reproduction component reproduces the contents. The memory component stores a first table that associates each of the genres that have been determined by the determination component with a reproduction counter that indicates a number of times the reproduction component has reproduced the contents that belong to each of the genres. The communication component downloads from a server advertising data corresponding to one of the genres stored in the first table. The one of the genres is selected based on the reproduction counter of the first table. The output component outputs an advertisement based on the advertising data that is downloaded by the communication component. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100182807 | Synchronous Rectifier Circuit Capable of Preventing Flow-Through Current - A synchronous rectifier circuit (DC-DC converter) includes a CR integration circuit and a discharge circuit. The CR integration circuit outputs a voltage that varies at delayed timing as compared with a voltage induced in a secondary-side main winding. The discharge circuit discharges a gate voltage of a rectifier transistor as a result of conduction of a discharge transistor in response to the output voltage from the CR integration circuit. According to such a configuration, the rectifier transistor is turned off earlier than the timing of switching of polarity of voltages induced in the secondary-side main winding and a secondary-side auxiliary winding in response to turn-on of a primary-side transistor. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100175991 | Enzyme Electrode and Enzyme Sensor - An enzyme electrode having excellent sensitivity, excellent stability, and a longer operating life, and an enzyme sensor using the enzyme electrode are provided. The enzyme electrode includes an electrode | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100165696 | Memory Cell Array - Disclosed is a memory cell array including word and first bit lines and second bit lines respectively connected to memory cells, wherein each memory cell includes a MOS transistor and switching element having first and second conductive layers and a gap in which a resistance value changes by applying a predetermined voltage, and data is written by specifying the first bit line to connect it to a ground, specifying the word line and supplying a write voltage to the second bit lines, and read by specifying the word line, and specifying the first bit line to supply a read voltage lower than the write voltage to the second bit lines, and the word line is specified when the voltage of the word line becomes a gate threshold value voltage or more and a sum of a drive voltage and the gate threshold value voltage or less. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100165695 | Memory Cell Array - Disclosed is a memory cell array including word and first bit lines and second bit lines respectively connected to memory cells, wherein each memory cell includes a MOS transistor and switching element having first and second conductive layers and a gap in which a resistance value changes by applying a predetermined voltage, and data is written by specifying the first bit line to connect it to a ground, specifying the word line and supplying a write voltage to the second bit lines, and read by specifying the first bit line to connect it to the sense amplifier, specifying the word line and supplying a read voltage lower than the write voltage to the second bit lines, and the word line is specified when the word line voltage becomes a gate threshold value voltage or more and a sum of a drive voltage and the gate threshold value voltage or less. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100165694 | Memory Cell Array - Disclosed is a memory cell array including: word lines and first and second bit lines respectively connected to memory cells, wherein each memory cell includes a MOS transistor and a switching element formed inside a contact hole, the switching element includes first and second conductive layers and a gap in which a resistance value is changed by applying a predetermined voltage, each word line is connected to a gate electrode, each first bit line is connected to a second electrode, each second bit line is connected to the second conductive layer, and data is written by supplying a write voltage to the first bit line connected to the selected memory cell and specifying the word line connected to the memory cell, and data is read by supplying a read voltage to the first bit lines connected to the memory cell and specifying the word line connected to the memory cells. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100165252 | BACKLIGHT OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a backlight of a liquid crystal display device, the screen of a liquid crystal panel is divided into a plurality of rectangular regions, an edge-light type light guide plate is provided corresponding to each of the rectangular regions, and a plurality of LEDs are provided on the end face of each edge-light type light guide plate. The brightness of the image displayed on each of the rectangular regions is obtained based on an image signal, and, based on the brightness, the brightness of the plurality of LEDs corresponding to each of the rectangular regions is controlled. Accordingly, the power consumption can be reduced as compared with the case where the entire liquid crystal panel is illuminated with uniform brightness. Furthermore, the edge-light type light guide plate is used to allow a decrease in number of the LEDs and the wiring arrangements. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100164993 | Imaging Apparatus and Method of Controlling Imaging Apparatus - An imaging apparatus comprises a remote controller including no operating button and an imaging instrument including a display screen portion capable of displaying a first graphical user interface in association with movement of the remote controller. Selection item of the first graphical user interface is selected and determined on the basis of anteroposterior movement of the remote controller. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100157192 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A liquid crystal module includes a rear frame, a U-shaped cold cathode tube and a cold cathode tube support member. The U-shaped cold cathode tube has a first straight tube portion, a second straight tube portion and a curved end portion that connects the first and second straight tube portions. The cold cathode tube support member has a mating component and an engaging component. The mating component restricts movements of the first straight tube portion in first and second directions of the rear frame relative to the rear frame. The engaging component restricts a movement of the second straight tube portion in the first direction of the rear frame relative to the rear frame. The engaging component supports the second straight tube portion for movement in the second direction of the rear frame relative to the rear frame. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100149615 | Vibrating Mirror Element - This vibrating mirror element includes a mirror portion reflecting light, a torsionally deformable beam portion connected to the mirror portion for supporting the mirror portion in a vibratile manner, and a driving portion having a connecting portion connected with the beam portion for driving the mirror portion through the torsionally deformable beam portion. The width of the connecting portion of the driving portion is rendered smaller than the width of a portion of the driving portion other than the connecting portion in plan view. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100149451 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A liquid crystal module includes a rear frame, a light source, an optical sheet, a liquid crystal panel and a bezel. The bezel includes first and second bezel pieces. The first bezel piece has a first recess portion and a first tab portion that protrudes from a first bottom portion of the first recess portion toward the second bezel pieces. The second bezel piece has a second recess portion and a second tab portion that protrudes from a second bottom portion of the second recess portion toward the first bezel pieces. The first bottom portion and the first tab portion of the first bezel piece are superposed with the second tab portion and the second bottom portion of the second bezel piece, respectively. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100149440 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - The present invention discloses a flat panel display includes a main body having a cabinet that forms a display window on a front side and a display panel contained in the cabinet, a stand located beneath said main body, and a supporting member that is fixed with said stand and supports said main body by fixing a back of said display panel at a position above said stand. The supporting member has a stand fixation part that is fixed with said stand. The supporting member has a back fixation portion to fix the back of said display panel at a position above said stand fixation part. The supporting member is formed to protrude upward from said stand and shift a center of gravity of said display panel rearward. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100142340 | Optical Disc Apparatus - An optical disc apparatus that reproduces images from an optical disc by reading image data from the optical disc and displaying images based on the image data read from the optical disc. When the optical disc apparatus reproduces images from an optical disc, the apparatus performs a preparation operation for reproduction of images from the optical disc. During the preparation operation, a controller sequentially displays different types of initial images as time passes. For example, the first initial image, which is to be displayed first of the initial images, is an image indicating the type of the optical disc as well as showing the name of the manufacturer of the optical disc apparatus. The second and third initial images are a scenic image and an image showing a message to a user, respectively. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100142023 | Vibrating Mirror Element - This vibrating mirror element includes a pair of first beam portions supporting a mirror portion in a vibratile manner, a pair of second beam portions connected with the pair of first beam portions respectively, and a pair of driving portions connected with the pair of second beam portions respectively. The mirror portion is arranged in a region surrounded by the pair of second beam portions and the pair of driving portions. The width of the pair of first beam portions and the width of the pair of second beam portions are rendered smaller than the width of the pair of driving portions. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100134865 | Electrochromic Display Device - Disclosed is an electrochromic display device comprising: a first substrate; a first electrode; a second substrate; a second electrode; and an electrochromic composition layer, wherein the device is of a passive matrix drive where the device performs a display by an energization between the electrodes, and performs a erasion of the display, wherein the first electrode comprises electrodes, the second electrode comprises a plurality of transparent display electrodes, a pixel is formed where the electrodes are in a grade separated crossing, at least a surface of the electrodes is respectively oxidized, the electrochromic composition layer comprising (i) insulative partition walls and (ii) an electrochromic composition including a supporting electrolyte, a polar solvent, and a leuco dye, and wherein the device displays a selected pixel by applying a voltage of a first potential difference, and applies the voltage of a second potential difference so as not to cause any energization. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100118667 | OPTICAL DISK DEVICE - This optical disk device includes a pickup, an offsetting means, a focus servo means, a layer jump means, and a shift means. The pickup irradiates laser light upon an optical disk having a plurality of recording layers via a correction lens and an objective lens, and detects light reflected back from the optical disk. The offsetting means generates a focus error (FE) signal on the basis of the reflected light, and applies an offset voltage to the focus error signal. The focus servo means performs focusing servo on the basis of the FE signal. And, before layer jumping is executed by the layer jump means, the focus servo means displaces the correction lens to an intermediate position after having adjusted the offset voltage to a balance value. Then the layer jump means performs layer jumping. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100103259 | Object Distance Deriving Device - An object distance deriving device comprises: a compound-eye imaging device having imaging units with optical lenses randomly arranged for the respective imaging units; and a distance calculation unit to calculate an object distance using images captured by the compound-eye imaging device. The distance calculation unit: sets temporary distances z (S | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100096285 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE PACKAGING APPARATUS - An electronic device packaging apparatus for packaging an electronic device includes a box and a cushioning member. The cushioning member is integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member and disposed within the box. The cushioning member includes a central shelf component and a pair of leg components. Each of the leg components has an outer leg component and an inner leg component. The inner leg component with a through hole extends between the outer leg component and the central shelf component. Inner side faces of the outer leg components contact with upper edge portions of the electronic device, respectively. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100095321 | Digital Broadcast Recording/Reproducing Apparatus and Parental Control Method for Digital Television Program - This digital broadcast recording/reproducing apparatus includes a control portion performing parental control of a digital television program on the basis of rating information. The control portion is formed to recognize whether or not the rating information is updated from that at the time of recording of the digital television program when reproducing the recorded digital television program and to inquire of the user as to whether or not to perform parental control of the digital television program if the rating information is updated at the time of reproduction. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100091214 | Display Screen Turning Apparatus - This display screen turning apparatus includes a first rotation support portion formed to be horizontally rotatable with respect to a base and a second rotation support portion formed to be horizontally rotatable with respect to the base independently of the first rotation support portion, for horizontally rotating a display screen portion by rotating at least either the first rotation support portion or the second rotation support portion. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100085255 | Mobile Terminal - A mobile communication terminal includes a terminal body portion, a display portion mounted on the terminal body portion to be rotatable to a first display position and a second display position while being substantially parallel to a surface of the terminal body portion and a single satellite radio receiving antenna provided on the display portion to be integrally rotatable with the display portion and formed to be located on a first rotational position when the display portion is located on the first display position and to be located on a second rotational position when the display portion is located on the second display position, wherein a direction of directivity of the satellite radio receiving antenna is set to a direction inclined upward with respect to a display surface of the display portion by a prescribed angle. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100074086 | OPTICAL DISK DEVICE - This optical disk device includes a pickup, a replay means, and an adjustment means. The pickup irradiates laser light upon an optical disk. And the pickup receives light reflected back from the optical disk, performs photoelectric conversion thereupon, and outputs an electrical signal. The replay means adds an offset voltage to an RF signal generated from the electrical signal, and performs replay by processing the RF signal. The adjustment means measures the error rate of the RF signal while changing the value of the offset voltage. And the adjustment means adjusts the offset voltage to that voltage at which the error rate is the lowest. During replay, the replay means adds to the RF signal this offset voltage which has been thus adjusted. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100074065 | OPTICAL DISK DEVICE - This optical disk device includes a pickup, an offset means, a focus servo means, and a layer jump means. The offset means generates a focus error signal on the basis of the output of the pickup, and applies an offset voltage to that focus error signal. And the layer jump means performs layer jump operation, including kick start operation, kick end operation taking a second threshold value as a reference, brake start operation taking a third threshold value as a reference, and brake end operation. Moreover, before executing this layer jump operation, the layer jump means changes this second threshold value or this third threshold value, according to the value of the offset voltage. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100072867 | STAND ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A stand attachment structure includes a front cabinet, a rear cabinet and a pair of screws. The front cabinet has a pair of right and left bosses and a holder support. The holder support is formed on an outer peripheral face of each of the bosses at a location spaced from a distal end face of each of the bosses by thickness of a tilting stand holder of a tilting stand. The rear cabinet has a pair of right and left retainers. The retainers are formed at locations opposite the bosses of the front cabinet. Each of the retainers has an end face and a screw insertion hole that is formed on the end face. The screws are disposed through the screw insertion holes of the retainers and threaded into the threaded holes of the bosses to fasten the rear cabinet to the front cabinet. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100066217 | CABINET FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A cabinet for an electronic device includes a first cabinet member and a second cabinet member. The first cabinet member has a first wall section with an engagement hole. The second cabinet member is fixedly coupled to the first cabinet member. The second cabinet member has a second wall section, an engagement protrusion and a recess. The engagement protrusion is formed on the second wall section and is engaged with the engagement hole of the first wall section. The recess is formed on the second wall section along a base portion of the engagement protrusion. The recess has a rounded portion extending between the base portion of the engagement protrusion and a bottom portion of the recess. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100065695 | SUPPORT STAND - A support stand includes a stand neck and a stand base. The stand neck includes a base part that is formed at a lower end portion of the stand neck and a plurality of hook tabs that is formed on a side face of the base part and extends downward relative to a top face of the base part. Each of the hook tabs has an engagement prong. The stand base includes a receiving portion that receives the base part of the stand neck within the receiving portion and a plurality of engagement tabs that is formed on a side face of the receiving portion and extends downward relative to a top face of the stand base. Each of the engagement prongs of the hook tabs of the stand neck is engaged from below with respective one of the engagement tabs of the stand base. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100061413 | Laser Driver Circuit and Laser Display - A laser driver circuit comprising a current supply circuit for supplying a laser diode with a current is provided. The current supply circuit comprises a voltage-to-current converter circuit, a current output line for outputting the current generated by the voltage-to-current converter circuit, a current supply line connected to the laser diode, a ground line connected to the ground, and a current path switch for selectively connecting either the current supply line or the ground line to the current output line. The laser driver circuit further comprises a current output prevention circuit for preventing the voltage-to-current converter circuit from generating the current by disconnecting the voltage input line using a voltage input switch so that the voltage is not input to the voltage-to-current converter circuit, when the current output line and the ground line are connected by the current path switch. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100059650 | SUPPORT DEVICE - A first gear part is formed at one end of a second supporting rod. The first gear part is stored in a second storage part and a fourth storage part having gear-like projections for engaging the first gear part. Tightening condition between a first frame and a second frame is adjusted by a tightening knob to turn or fix an arm unit in a vertical direction. A second gear part is formed at the other end of the second supporting rod and engaged with a third gear part formed on a top surface of a main body of a base. Tightening condition between the second gear part and the third gear part is adjusted by a rotary knob to turn or fix the arm unit in a horizontal direction. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100053600 | Optical Condition Design Method for a Compound-Eye Imaging Device - An imaginary object plane is set in front of an imaging device body (plane setting step). A part of optical conditions of optical lenses are changed as variables, and positions of points (pixel observation points) on the imaginary object plane where lights coming from pixels of a solid-state imaging element and back-projected through the optical lenses are calculated (pixel observation point calculating step). The dispersion in position of the calculated pixel observation points is evaluated (evaluating step). Finally, a set of values of the variables giving maximum evaluated dispersion of the calculated pixel observation points is determined as optimum optical condition of the optical lenses (condition determining step). This reduces the number of pixels which image the same portions of the target object, making it possible to reduce portions of the same image information in multiple unit images, and to stably obtain a reconstructed image having a high definition. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100051436 | KEY INPUT DEVICE - In a voltage dividing circuit, a first circuit where only a first switch is connected, a second circuit where a first resistor and a second switch are connected in series, a third circuit where a second resistor and a third switch are connected in series and a fourth circuit where a third resistor and a fourth switch are connected in series are connected in parallel. One end of the parallel circuit is connected to a limit resistor and the other end of the parallel circuit is connected to a ground point. One switch is provided between a connecting point in one circuit and a connecting point in another circuit, and each resistor of at least two circuits is connected in parallel by said one switch. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100046633 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, CONTENT REPRODUCTION METHOD, CONTENT REPRODUCTION PROGRAM, CONTENT REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND SERVER THEREFOR - A communication terminal, includes: a communicator, configured to transmit and receive data to and from a server storing video contents; an accumulator, configured to accumulate a plurality of partial streams extracted from different time positions within the video contents received through the communicator as asynchronous streams; a decoder, configured to decode at least one of the asynchronous streams and synchronous streams that are not extracted as the asynchronous streams from the video contents, the synchronous streams being streaming-distributed from the server; and a controller, configured to acquire streams having time position information before and after a reproduction time position of the at least one of the asynchronous streams and the synchronous streams decoded by the decoder while the at least one of the asynchronous streams and the synchronous streams are reproduced on the display, and control the display to display the acquired streams after the reproduction. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100046206 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A backlight device for a liquid crystal module includes a linear light source and a light reflecting member. The light reflecting member reflects light emitted from the linear light source. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting face, a pair of first peripheral reflecting faces and a pair of second peripheral reflecting faces. The center reflecting face and the first and second peripheral reflecting faces are integrally formed from a sheet-like member as a one-piece, unitary member. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100045880 | ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR CONTROL KEY UNIT - A control key unit attachment structure includes a control key unit, a base component, a retainer, an engagement member, a board receiver, and a positioning member. A frame of the control key unit is placed on the base component. The retainer and the base component sandwiches the frame of the control key unit in a first direction of the frame therebetween. The engagement member engages with the frame of the control key unit. The board receiver and the engagement member clamp the frame of the control key unit in a second direction of the frame therebetween. The positioning member positions the frame of the control key unit with respect to the board receiver in a third direction of the frame. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100044201 | CONTROL KEY UNIT FOR TELEVISION RECEIVER - A control key unit for a television receiver includes a rectangular wiring board, a key switch and a frame. The frame is configured to be attached to a cabinet of the television receiver and supports the wiring board. The frame is integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member. The frame includes a front panel, a clamping section, a lengthwise positioning section and a lateral positioning section. The front panel has a push operated key top overlying the key switch. The clamping section clamps the wiring board in a thickness direction of the wiring board. The clamping section positions the wiring board in the thickness direction. The lengthwise positioning section positions the wiring board in a lengthwise direction of the wiring board. The lateral positioning section positions the wiring board in a width direction of the wiring board. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100031154 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO EQUIPMENT, AND SERVER - A plurality of servers each transmit data of an initial screen to be displayed on a display screen of radio equipment at a predetermined time interval. The radio equipment is in a reception waiting mode until it is connected to any one of the servers, and is performing channel scanning. Once the data of the initial screen transmitted from any one of the servers is received by the radio equipment, the radio equipment displays the initial screen on the display screen based on the received data. When an operation of a connection instruction is performed on the initial screen, the radio equipment is connected to the server corresponding to the initial screen. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100030352 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - An AV amplifier (signal processing device) includes a DSP that performs predetermined processing on a digital audio signal inputted thereto, a D/A converter that converts the digital audio signal into an analog audio signal, and a controller that sets a clock frequency of the DSP in accordance with a predetermined sampling frequency at the time of turn-on. Upon reception of a digital audio signal having a sampling frequency which is different from the clock frequency, the DSP adds a silent signal corresponding to a predetermined time to a head of the digital audio signal inputted thereto. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100014846 | JIGGLE MEASURING SYSTEM AND JIGGLE MEASURING METHOD - A camera shake measurement system includes a display unit for sequentially displaying a plurality of distinguishable test patterns, a first storage unit for storing as a template each of the plurality of test patterns to be displayed, a second storage unit for storing a composite image produced by photographing at least two test patterns as still images from the plurality of test patterns to be sequentially displayed by a photographing apparatus, and a pattern recognition unit for recognizing images that match each of the templates from the composite image by calling the templates from the first storage unit, calling the composite image from the second storage unit, and moving, for each of the called templates, the template while superposing the template on the composite image. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100014143 | Vibrating Mirror Element - A vibrating mirror element includes a base member, a substrate made of metal, integrally formed with a mirror portion, a movable portion swingably supporting the mirror portion from both sides and functioning as a lower electrode, and a mounting portion supporting the movable portion and mounted on the base member, a piezoelectric film provided on the movable portion of the substrate and vibrating the mirror portion by application of a periodic voltage, and an upper electrode provided on the piezoelectric film. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100006741 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE - A deviation of an optic axis of a laser projector is detected, and the deviation is corrected. Laser projector's CPU executes: commanding a laser beam source of one color, out of laser beam sources of three colors, to emit a laser beam; shutting off the laser when sensing that the laser beam is received in a light-receiving region; applying a laser of a color to be detected as to the presence or absence of a deviation of the axis until its reception in the light-receiving region is sensed; keeping time starting when light reception in the light-receiving region is sensed and ending when light reception in a light-receiving region adjacent thereto is sensed; calculating a relative time difference of each of the colors with respect to a reference color; and correcting a light emission timing of the laser beam source of each of the color, based on the calculated time. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100006740 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE - An image display device is provided, by which variations in drive sensitivity of a scan mirror is corrected. Processing executed by a CPU in a laser projector includes the steps of: driving a scanner mirror in a vertical direction; allowing at least one of a green laser and red/blue lasers to emit light; calculating stay time in a light-receiving region in a photoreceptor; comparing the calculated stay time with ideal stay time T | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100002152 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A detection surface of an optical detector is divided into regions C, E, F, G, and H. The optical detector outputs detection signals corresponding to the amounts of light incident on the respective regions. A position detection controller calculates an image projection position based on timing at which a laser beam is incident on region C. A laser control circuit adjusts the intensity of the laser beam emitted by a laser based on laser beam intensities detected in regions E to H arranged around region C. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090328082 | PANEL ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR DISK TRAY - A panel attachment structure for a disk tray includes an attachment frame, a decoration panel, a spring body, a restricting mechanism and a positioning mechanism. The attachment frame is non-movably coupled to a front end portion of the disk tray. The disk tray is movable between an ejected position and a retracted position through a tray opening of a cabinet. The decoration panel is movably coupled to the attachment frame. The spring body includes a compression coil spring. The spring body elastically couples the decoration panel to the attachment frame and biases the decoration panel against the attachment frame. The restricting mechanism restricts displacement of the decoration panel relative to the attachment frame. The positioning mechanism selectively positions the decoration panel relative to the attachment frame in a predetermined position and releases the decoration panel from the predetermined position when the disk tray is retracted to the retracted position. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090326915 | TRANSLATION SYSTEM, TRANSLATION PROGRAM, AND BILINGUAL DATA GENERATION METHOD - A translation system including: a bilingual data storage section, a plurality of pieces of first language simple sentence data and a plurality of pieces of second language simple sentence data being stored in the bilingual data storage section while being associated with each other so that the first language simple sentences and the second language simple sentences respectively make pairs; and a target language simple sentence data output section which outputs target language simple sentence data corresponding to a target language simple sentence which is a translation of a given source language simple sentence based on source language simple sentence data corresponding to the source language simple sentence. The target language simple sentence data output section receives first-language-source-language simple sentence data, selects first language simple sentence data from the plurality of pieces of the first language simple sentence data stored in the bilingual data storage section based on the received first-language-source-language simple sentence data, and outputs the second language simple sentence data associated with the selected first language simple sentence data as the target language simple sentence data. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090316933 | Miniature Speaker Device and Television Set - A miniature speaker device includes a housing, a speaker mounted on the housing, a passive radiator mounted on the housing and vibrating in resonance with vibration of the speaker and having no driving system and a low frequency range amplification circuit for amplifying sound pressure in frequency components of a low frequency range of a single audio signal input in the speaker. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090310811 | VOICE SOUND INPUT APPARATUS - A voice sound input apparatus, adapted to be inputted a sound and configured to output sound data, includes: a display unit; a first microphone, related to a first sound hole; a second microphone, related to a second sound hole; a signal processing unit; and a microphone holding unit, formed with the first sound hole, and adapted to extend toward a sound source predicted position; wherein a distance between the first sound hole and the second sound hole is a distance that a phase component of a sound strength ratio is lower than or equal to 0 dB, the sound strength ratio being a ratio between a strength of a sound component contained in differential sound pressure of sounds entered to the first sound hole and the second sound hole and a strength of sound pressure of the sound entered to the first sound hole. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090307197 | REPLAY DEVICE - From when any one of several DMSs | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090296972 | VOICE SOUND INPUT APPARATUS AND VOICE SOUND CONFERENCE SYSTEM - A voice sound input apparatus, adapted to be inputted a sound and output sound data, includes: a first microphone, related to a first sound hole; a second microphone, related to a second sound hole; a signal processing unit, configured to perform a signal processing; and a wireless transmission unit, configured to transmit the sound data based on an output signal of the signal processing unit, wherein a distance between the first sound hole and the second sound hole is a distance that a phase component of a sound strength ratio is lower than or equal to 0 dB, the sound strength ratio being a ratio between a strength of a sound component contained in differential sound pressure of sounds entered to the first sound hole and the second sound hole and a strength of sound pressure of the sound entered to the first sound hole. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090295906 | Car Side-View Camera - A car side-view camera has, on the side of a car, a side turn lamp housing containing a compound-eye imaging device and a near-infrared lamp forming the camera. The compound-eye imaging device has 6 imaging units in 2 rows 3 columns. Three imaging units in one row are provided with an infrared cut filter. The imaging units in left and right columns are provided with rectangular prisms to shift light entrance zones left and right. The microprocessor sets the near-infrared lamp in off-state for image capture during the day to combine 3 unit images by the imaging units with the infrared cut filter into a panoramic image, and switches the near-infrared lamp to on-state for image capture at night to combine 3 unit images by the imaging units without the infrared cut filter into a panoramic image. This camera can stably obtain a clear image regardless of day or night. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090295708 | Back Light Apparatus and Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus - A back light apparatus includes an external light quantity detecting unit having a first and second light quantity detecting sections, both of which are provided at a predetermined position of the housing, a first polarizing plate provided on a light receiving surface of the first light quantity detecting section, which first polarizing plate has a polarizing axis perpendicular to that of a polarizing plate provided on the rear surface side of the liquid crystal panel, a second polarizing plate provided on the light receiving surface of the second light quantity detecting section, which second polarizing plate has the same polarizing axis as that of the polarizing plate provided on the rear surface side of the liquid crystal panel, and an external light quantity calculating section to calculate the external light quantity based on the difference value between light quantities detected by the first and second light quantity detecting sections. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090290740 | MICROPHONE UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A microphone unit includes a microphone substrate. A plurality of diaphragm units are disposed on the microphone substrate. Each of the diaphragm units includes a diaphragm. A plurality of partition walls are disposed on the microphone substrate. Each of the partition walls surrounds the diaphragm so as to define a first area. A signal processor is disposed at a second area outside the first area and is configured to process signals output from the diaphragm units. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090290077 | Display and Television Set - A display includes a display screen portion, a display screen support member supporting the display screen portion to be rotatable in an anteroposterior direction with respect to a vertical plane and a driving source rotating the display screen support member in the anteroposterior direction by a prescribed angle with respect to the vertical plane, wherein a center of gravity of the display screen portion is located on either a frontward side or a rearward side with respect to the vertical plane in both of a state where the driving source rotates the display screen support member on the frontward side with respect to the vertical plane and a state where the driving source rotates the display screen support member on the rearward side with respect to the vertical plane. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090287817 | Network Device - A network device to be connected to a server via a network comprises: a cable connecting unit connected to a network cable for connection to the network; a network controller for sending/receiving signals to/from the cable connecting unit and for detecting whether the network cable is connected to the cable connecting unit; a CPU for recognizing a server connected to the network; and a signal transmission line for transmission of a detection signal indicating that the network cable is connected to the cable connecting unit. When the CPU receives an interrupt signal from the network controller, the CPU performs a process to recognize the server connected to the network. This makes it possible for the CPU (hence the network device) to automatically recognize the server immediately after the network cable is connected to the cable connecting unit without requiring a user to spend time and labor for the server recognition. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090287686 | PLAYBACK DEVICE - A playback device includes a communication component, an operation component and a playback control component. The communication component is configured to communicate with a network device via a network. The operation component is configured to select a random playback of a plurality of content items that is stored in the network device. The playback control component is configured to control the random playback of the content items. The playback control component acquires only numerical information of the content items from the network device when the operation component selects the random playback of the content items with the numerical information indicating number of the content items. The playback control component randomly determines one of the content items based on the numerical information. The playback control component acquires the one of the content items from the network device to play the one of the content items. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090287329 | Audio Processor - An audio processor is provided which includes a digital signal processor for processing a digital audio data in an inputted digital audio file and a digital analog converter for converting the digital audio data processed by the digital signal processor into an analog audio data in accordance with a sampling frequency of the digital audio data. The digital signal processor adds a silent data of predetermined amount of time which is the same or longer as time for completing a setting of the sampling frequency in a beginning of the digital audio data in the inputted digital audio file. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090284668 | Display Screen Turning Apparatus and Television Set - A display screen turning apparatus includes a display screen support member provided with a first gear and supporting a display screen portion rotatably in a horizontal plane and rotatably with respect to a vertical plane and a rack plate provided with a second gear meshing with the first gear, wherein the first gear meshed with the second gear moves by movement of the second gear following linear movement of the rack plate in the horizontal plane, thereby rotating the display screen support member in an anteroposterior direction by a prescribed angle with respect to the vertical plane. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090284506 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE DISPLAYING IMAGE BY APPLYING LASER LIGHT - A scanning position of laser light applied to a projection plane is detected, and based on the detected scanning position, a synchronization signal is generated to designate a scan timing. A correction region detection portion detects whether or not a part corresponding to a prescribe region of an image on the projection plane is scanned by laser light, based on the generated synchronization signal. When the part corresponding to the prescribed region is scanned, a correction amount derivation portion corrects a gradation signal based on the difference between the detected quantity of laser light and a prescribed quantity of light to be output from the laser for displaying the image in the prescribed region. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090284402 | Audio Processor - An audio processor is provided which includes a digital signal processor for processing a digital audio data in an inputted digital audio file and a digital analog converter for converting the digital audio data processed by the digital signal processor into an analog audio data in accordance with a sampling frequency of the digital audio data. If a sampling frequency of a digital audio data in a digital audio file which is earlier inputted is different from that of a digital audio data in a digital audio file which is subsequently inputted when a plurality of digital audio files are successively inputted, the digital signal processor adds a silent data of time which is the same or longer as time for completing a setting of the sampling frequency in a beginning of the digital audio data in the subsequently inputted digital audio file. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090284190 | Vibrating Element - This vibrating element includes a movable portion driven to vibrate at a prescribed resonance frequency, a driving portion vibrating the movable portion by cyclically supplying a pulse signal and a detecting portion detecting the vibrational state of the movable portion, while the driving portion is so formed as to supply the pulse signal at a first frequency substantially identical to the resonance frequency of the movable portion at least in starting and to cyclically supply the pulse signal at a second frequency smaller than the first frequency in detection of the vibrational state of the movable portion. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090279037 | Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display apparatus including: a liquid crystal panel including an electrode portion having electrodes arranged in a row; and a COF substrate including a COF electrode portion having COF electrodes arranged in a row and different widths from the electrodes, wherein one COF electrode is a positioning electrode having different shape from other COF electrodes for carrying out superposition of the electrodes and the COF electrodes, and a positioning electrode width and an interval between the COF electrodes are set so that, when one end portion in a width direction of the positioning electrode and one end portion in a width direction of one electrode in the electrode portion are aligned, a center in a width direction of each of the other COF electrodes and a center in a width direction of each of the electrodes are substantially align. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090279019 | Backlight Device and Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus - Disclosed is a backlight device comprising: a light emitting section including a plurality of surface light emitters which are arranged and disposed so as to have a predetermined gap; and a diffuser plate which is disposed in front of the light emitting section to diffuse a light irradiated from the light emitting section, wherein an angle between two light irradiation surfaces in the adjacent surface light emitters is smaller than 180 degrees. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090274324 | MICROPHONE UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A microphone unit includes a substrate. The substrate includes a first face formed with a first recess, a second face opposite to the first face, and a through hole communicating the second face to a bottom part of the first recess. A diaphragm unit includes a diaphragm, and at least a part of which is disposed in the first recess so that the diaphragm opposes the through hole. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090268108 | Display and Television Set - In a display, a housing is formed rotatably in an anteroposterior direction with respect to a base member about a rotation center provided above a bottom of the housing, and a projecting portion and a recess portion are so formed as to substantially block up a horizontal clearance formed between the housing and the base member in an anteroposterior rotational range of the housing. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090268107 | Torque Limiter, Display Screen Turning Apparatus Comprising Torque Limiter and Television Set Including Torque Limiter - This torque limiter includes a first rotating member integrally provided with a plurality of fragment portions in a concentric manner and having a spring storage portion enclosed with the plurality of fragment portions, a second rotating member having a lid portion arranged to cover the spring storage portion of the first rotating member and a fit portion fitted with the outer peripheral surfaces of the plurality of fragment portions of the first rotating member and a spring member press-fitted into the spring storage portion enclosed with the inner peripheral surfaces of the plurality of fragment portions of the first rotating member thereby bringing the plurality of fragment portions into pressure contact with the fit portion of the second rotating member, for transmitting driving torque in response to pressure contact force applied by the spring member. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090268106 | Display Screen Support Mechanism and Television Set - In a display screen support mechanism, a first hole portion receiving a platelike support shaft is provided in the form of a symmetrical sector formed by connecting two sectoral forward ends which are symmetric with respect to a hole center, and a display screen support member is rotatable about the platelike support shaft serving as a rotating shaft within an angular range of the symmetrical sectoral hole portion in a state where an end of the platelike support shaft in a longitudinal direction comes into contact with an arcuate inner peripheral surface of the symmetrical sectoral hole portion. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090268092 | Television Receiver - A television receiver includes: a remote control that is operated by a user to change the orientation of a speaker; a speaker angle adjuster having a motor providing a driving force for changing the orientation of the speaker in four directions, up, down, left, and right; and a microprocessor that changes the orientation of the speaker in the four directions, up, down, left, and right by the speaker angle adjuster when the remote control is operated by a user. The remote control has four operation portions corresponding to the four directions, up, down, left, and right. The four operation portions are combined as a cross-shaped arrow key. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090266946 | Display Screen Turning Apparatus and Television Set - This display screen turning apparatus includes a first support member of metal supporting a display screen portion and a second support member of metal supporting the first support member to be anteroposteriorly rotatable by a prescribed angle with respect to a vertical plane, and either the first support member or the second support member has a receiving hole, while either the second support member or the first support member integrally has a platelike support shaft of metal inserted into the receiving hole. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090263121 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - This image capturing device includes a fitting member, a lens attached by adhesive to the fitting member, and a light reception element. The light reception element is disposed so as to face the lens attached to the fitting member, and an image of a photographic subject is projected upon this light reception element by the lens. An image output unit is also provided which outputs this image of the photographic subject projected upon the light reception element by the lens. And an application aperture for adhesive is provided in the fitting member at a position facing a region of the lens which does not contribute to the image of the photographic subject outputted by the image output unit. Desirably, a plurality of such admission apertures are provided. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090262442 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An image capturing device includes an image capturing unit, a fitting member, and a cover member. The image capturing unit captures a plurality of unit images having parallax by using a lens array having a plurality of unit lenses, and a prism. The fitting member is provided with a mounting portion upon which said prism is mounted. The cover member is put onto the fitting member from its side which faces the mounting portion. The mounting portion has a shape which, in the state in which the prism is mounted, grips two contiguous faces of the prism. And the cover member has a pair of claws which, when the cover member is put onto the fitting member, squeeze two contiguous faces of the prism which is mounted to the mounting portion. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090262314 | Laser Projector - Disclosed in a laser projector to display an image by projecting a laser beam from a laser light source to a projection screen including an electromagnetic driven scan mirror to scan the laser beam from the laser light source, a detection unit to detect a back EMF which is generated by a drive of the electromagnetic driven scan mirror at a time of start-up of the laser projector, a first determination unit to determine whether a value of the back EMF which is detected by the detection unit exceeded a predetermined threshold or not and a light source control unit to start a lighting of the laser light source when the value of the back EMF is determined as exceeding the predetermined threshold by the determination unit. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090261694 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A flat panel display includes locating members each having a plate-shaped base part, a holding surface rising substantially perpendicularly from sides forming a corner of the base part, and a flange extending outward from the skirt of the holding surface and provided with through holes. The locating members are disposed with the base parts thereof facing a back surface of a display panel and the holding surfaces pressed against side surfaces forming corners of the display panel. Screws passed through the through holes are screwed into the internally threaded holes of bosses to locate the display panel on a front cabinet. The specifications of the display panel can be changed without changing the design of the front cabinet. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090244673 | Projection Image Display Apparatus - Disclosed is a projection image display apparatus to display an image by projecting a light from a light source to a screen including a scan mirror to scan the light from the light source by vibrating in a sine vibration manner at least in an one-dimensional direction and a correction lens which is disposed between the scan mirror and the screen and which corrects a deflection angle of the light scanned by the scan mirror at least in the one-dimensional direction, and the correction lens carries out a correction so that the larger a scan angle of the scan mirror is, the larger the deflection angle is to be by the correction. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090238537 | VIDEO RECORDING APPOINTMENT SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A video recording appointment system includes a plurality of video recording devices and a display device. The display devices is connected to the plurality of video recording devices by corresponding cables. When the display device receives a remote control signal related to video recording appointment, it queries the plurality of video recording devices, via the cables, as to whether or not they have antennas connected to them. Upon receipt of this query, each of the plurality of video recording devices checks whether or not it is connected to an antenna. And each of the plurality of video recording devices returns the result of this checking to the display device via its corresponding cable. Then the display device displays device specification information upon its screen on the basis of these check results which have been returned. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090237622 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - When a position detector detects that the position of a spot on a projection plane designates a non-projection region, the level of a driving signal of a laser is corrected. Specifically, the correlation between the quantity of laser light detected by a light-receiving portion and the level of the driving signal of the laser in accordance with prescribed data is detected. Then, the characteristic value of the laser indicated by the detected correlation is compared with the characteristic value at room temperature stored beforehand to indicate the correlation between the quantity of light emitted by the laser at room temperature and the level of the driving signal. Then, based on the comparison result, the level of the driving signal of the laser in accordance with image data is corrected. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090237571 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - This video display device includes a maker name table and a device type table. Moreover, this video display device includes a communication means which, when some external input channel is selected, receives from a device upon that external input channel the logical address and the vendor ID which are allocated in advance to that device on that external input channel. This video display device also includes a conversion means which converts the vendor ID which has been received by the communication unit to a letter string representing a maker's name, on the basis of the maker name table. The conversion means also converts the logical address which has been received by the communication unit to a letter string representing the device type of the device, on the basis of the device type table. Furthermore, this video display device also includes a display means which displays those letter strings. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235323 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEPTION DEVICE - A digital broadcast reception device includes a reception means which receives a digital broadcast signal upon a physical channel which has been tuned, and an acquisition means which performs acquisition processing. Acquisition processing is processing to acquire information about virtual channels from said digital broadcast signal. Moreover, this digital broadcast reception device includes a decision means which decides whether or not said acquisition means has been able to acquire said information about virtual channels within said first timeout period, and a change means which changes the timeout period to a second timeout period, if such acquisition has not been possible. And the acquisition means performs the above acquisition processing until said second timeout period has elapsed. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090219431 | Image Capture Device - An image capture device comprises a camera body held by a user for capturing an image, a display for displaying an image while captured, and a virtual image optical system for producing a virtual image of the image displayed on the display. The display is openably/closably supported by the camera body and positioned in opened/closed positions to expose or unexpose an image display surface. The optical system is contained in the camera body to produce a virtual image of the image on the display to allow the user to observe the virtual image through a viewing opening of the camera body. The user, even if presbyopic, can clearly observe an image, while captured, through the viewing opening. This device has reduced cost and improved design, and allows a user, even if presbyopic, to clearly observe an image while captured, and can prevent degradation in the quality of the observed image. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090216830 | Information Distribution System - Disclosed is an information distribution system including: a SIP server; and a plurality of terminals registered to the SIP server, wherein the plurality of terminals are composed of: a distribution source terminal; and a distribution destination terminal, the SIP server includes: a storage section to store terminal information; an obtaining section to obtain terminal information of a distribution destination terminal; a producing section to produce the distribution destination information; and a sending section to send distribution destination information to the distribution source terminal, the distribution source terminal includes: a requesting section to request to send the distribution destination information; and a distributing section to connect to the distribution destination terminal and to distribute the predetermined information by peer-to-peer communication, the requesting section sends the predetermined information to the SIP server, and the sending section sends the distribution destination information and the predetermined information. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090195639 | Panoramic Imaging Device - A panoramic imaging device comprises: a photodetector array; a lens array having, on one plane, a center lens for receiving light in a front range of 36° to form a central unit image on the photodetector array, and left and right side lenses for receiving lights in left and right ranges each of 72° in capture angle of 180°; and four prisms in two pairs placed facing the side lenses. The two pairs of left and right prisms (more inclined and less inclined pairs) collect lights in divided two pairs of left and right ranges each of 36° in the 72° range (pairs closer to, and farther from, the front range), respectively, to form four side unit images on the photodetector array which are combined with the central unit image to reproduce a panoramic image without using wide-angle lenses or complex image correction process. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090193488 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING RECEIVING APPARATUS AND SCRAMBLE CHANNEL DECIDING METHOD CAPABLE OF SHORTENING TIME REQUIRED FOR SCRAMBLE DECISION - In a digital broadcast receiving apparatus, a receiver receives video packets or audio packets configuring a program of digital broadcast. A selector selects a part of the video packets or the audio packets of each channel received by the receiver. A determination unit determines whether or not decoding of the part of the packets selected by the selector has been completed normally. A decision unit decides requirement for descramble processing of each channel based on the determination result of the determination unit. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090190790 | SPEAKER DEVICE AND TELEVISION SET - A speaker device includes a speaker and a connecting component. The speaker has a pair of input terminals spaced apart with a first predetermined distance therebetween. The connecting component electrically couples the speaker to a printed circuit board. The connecting component has a relay-use printed circuit board and a pair of lead wires. The relay-use printed circuit includes a pair of sub-board portions and a separation portion. The sub-board portions have a pair of terminal holes. The input terminals of the speaker are disposed through the terminal holes, respectively. The separation portion is disposed between the sub-board portions to couple the sub-board portions with a second predetermined distance between the terminal holes of the sub-board portions, and selectively separate the sub-board portions when the first predetermined distance between the input terminals of the speaker is different from the second predetermined distance between the terminal holes of the sub-board portions. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090190291 | Housing, Electronic Equipment, and Housing Disassembly Method - A housing, comprises: a first housing part, one side of which is an opening, including a hook member having a hook at its tip and projected from an inner surface thereof; and a second housing part, one side of which is an opening, having an engagement recess to be engaged with the hook, wherein the openings of the first housing part and the second housing part are closed by engaging the engagement recess and the hook to make a closed space inside, the hook member has a recess to which a release member is insertable from an outer surface of the first housing part, an engagement state of the hook and the engagement recess is released by bending the hook member by the release member inserted into the recess of the engagement recess. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090190103 | LASER PROJECTOR PERFORMING LASER RASTER SCAN USING A SCANNING MIRROR - An enlarging optical unit receives laser light emitted from a laser light source, enlarges a light flux of the received laser light to have a diverging angle corresponding to a swing angle of a scanning mirror and provides it to the scanning mirror. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090190099 | PROJECTOR EMITTING LASER LIGHT OF MULTIPLE COLORS AND OPTICAL AXIS ADJUSTING METHOD FOR THE PROJECTOR - A first light output unit integrally has a first light source and a first prism, a second light output unit integrally has a second light source and a second prism, and a third light output unit integrally has a third light source and a third prism. A first surface of the first prism and a second surface of the second prism are adhered together by an adhesive with a first film located therebetween, and first film passes green laser light and reflects blue laser light. A third surface of the second prism and a fourth surface of the third prism are adhered together by an adhesive with a second film located therebetween, and second film passes the green laser light and the blue laser light, and reflects red laser light. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090190066 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A liquid crystal module includes a rear frame, a light reflecting sheet, a plurality of U-shaped cold cathode tubes, an optical sheet and a liquid crystal panel. The light reflecting sheet is disposed on the rear frame. The U-shaped cold cathode tubes are disposed above the light reflecting sheet and arranged parallel to each other. Each of the U-shaped cold cathode tubes includes a U-shaped bent part and a pair of end portions extending from the U-shaped bent part. Widths of the U-shaped bent parts of the U-shaped cold cathode tubes are different from each other. Overall lengths of the U-shaped cold cathode tubes from one end portions to the other end portions along the U-shaped cold cathode tubes are equal to each other. The optical sheet is disposed above the U-shaped cold cathode tube. The liquid crystal panel is disposed above the optical sheet. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090190062 | LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULE - A liquid crystal module includes a rear frame, a panel support, a liquid crystal panel and a bezel. The rear frame has a side plate, a top plate extending outward from the side plate, an outer plate extending rearward from the top plate and a bezel fixing component protruding outward from the top plate with respect to the outer plate. The panel support is disposed on the rear frame and covers the outer plate and the top plate of the rear frame. The liquid crystal panel is disposed on the panel support. The bezel is fixedly coupled to the bezel fixing component of the rear frame and holds an edge portion of the liquid crystal panel on the panel support. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090190041 | Television Receiver - A digital/analog receiver for use with a smart antenna connected thereto. The digital/analog receiver determines whether it is unnecessary to use the smart antenna for signal reception of a channel, i.e., video images based on television signals on the channel can be normally displayed without using the smart antenna, or it is necessary to use the smart antenna for signal reception of the channel, i.e., video images based on television signals on the channel cannot be normally displayed without using the smart antenna. Based on the result, if the digital/analog receiver determines that it is unnecessary to use the smart antenna, it does not supply power to the smart antenna when the channel is selected. Otherwise, if the digital/analog receiver determines that it is necessary to use the smart antenna, it supplies power to the smart antenna when the channel is selected. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090189923 | Laser Projector - Disclosed is a laser projector to display an image having a predetermined number of gradations by a combination of n division gradations, each being set with a maximum luminance, comprising: a storage section to store a luminance value of each of the gradations, and division signals being associated with each other, each of the division signals corresponding to an intensity of each of the division gradations, and the division gradations being combined with each other to represent the luminance value; a determination section to determine the division signal of each of the division gradations corresponding to the luminance value of each pixel which constitutes the image; and a signal output section to divide a display period of the each pixel into n intervals, and to sequentially output the division signal of each of the division gradations to a light source in a predetermined order, in each of the intervals. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090189806 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING A SIGNAL FOR POSITIONING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SYSTEM - A transmitting system, which is capable of transmitting a signal for positioning to an area where radio waves are hardly received, is provided. The transmitting system for transmitting the signal for positioning includes a GPS compatible mixer combining a GPS signal for positioning received by a GPS antenna and a BS broadcasting signal received by a BS antenna and outputting the combined signal, a BS-IF compatible amplifier amplifying the signal output from the GPS compatible mixer and outputting the amplified signal, a separator separating the signal output from the BS-IF compatible amplifier into a BS broadcasting signal and a GPS signal, a BS tuner receiving an input of the BS broadcasting signal output from the separator and obtaining a signal of a channel tuned by a user, a GPSBP filter passing a GPS signal included in a predetermined frequency band out of the signal output from the separator, and a GPS issuing unit. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090189493 | Television and rib structure - There is provided a rib structure formed at a predetermined position inside a cabinet and at positions around a display panel housed in a cabinet, the rib structure including a first rib portion that is substantially linear and one end of which is opposed to a side face of the display panel and a second rib portion that is substantially U-shaped and connected to an other end of the first rib portion at a nearly bottom position of the U-shape and two ends of the U-shape being connected to a wall face of the cabinet. | 07-30-2009 |
