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20080243511 | Speech synthesizer - The present invention is a speech synthesizer that generates speech data of text including a fixed part and a variable part, in combination with recorded speech and rule-based synthetic speech. The speech synthesizer is a high-quality one in which recorded speech and synthetic speech are concatenated with the discontinuity of timbres and prosodies not perceived. The speech synthesizer includes: a recorded speech database that previously stores recorded speech data including a recorded fixed part; a rule-based synthesizer that generates rule-based synthetic speech data including a variable part and at least part of the fixed part, from received text; a concatenation boundary calculator that a concatenation boundary position in a region in which the recorded speech data and the rule-based synthetic speech data overlap, based on acoustic characteristics of the recorded speech data and the rule-based synthetic speech data that correspond to the text; a concatenative synthesizer that generates synthetic speech data corresponding to the text by concatenating the recorded speech data and the rule-based synthetic speech data that are segmented in the concatenation boundary position. | 10-02-2008 |
20120252370 | HANDS-FREE TERMINALS AND HANDS-FREE SYSTEM FOR CARS - A user of a hands-free phone cannot determine with which speech quality the distant side of communication is listened to, and does not know which action to be required to improve the speech quality. In the case of the present invention, a function of presenting an action to be implemented by the user to improve the speech quality at the opposite party is mounted on the hands-free terminal. For the presentation here, it is assumed that the hands-free terminal according to the present invention has a function of estimating the speech quality at the distant side, a function of estimating an action to be implemented by the user to improve the estimated speech quality, and a function of presenting the estimated action to the user. | 10-04-2012 |
20120330667 | SPEECH SYNTHESIZER, NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND SPEECH SYNTHESIZING METHOD - Included in a speech synthesizer, a natural language processing unit divides text data, input from a text input unit, into a plurality of components (particularly, words). An importance prediction unit estimates an importance level of each component according to the degree of how much each component contributes to understanding when a listener hears synthesized speech. Then, the speech synthesizer determines a processing load based on the device state when executing synthesis processing and the importance level. Included in the speech synthesizer, a synthesizing control unit and a wave generation unit reduce the processing time for a phoneme with a low importance level by curtailing its processing load (relatively degrading its sound quality), allocate a part of the processing time, made available by this reduction, to the processing time of a phoneme with a high importance level, and generates synthesized speech in which important words are easily audible. | 12-27-2012 |
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20140098277 | CATADIOPTRIC LENS SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP UNIT - A catadioptric lens system includes: a first lens group including a concave mirror and a convex mirror and having positive refractive power; a second lens group having positive refractive power; and a third lens group having negative refractive power, the first to third lens groups being provided, in order, on a light path of incident light and in a direction of travel of the incident light. | 04-10-2014 |
20150077859 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A zoom lens includes first to fourth lens groups having negative, positive, negative, and positive refractive power, respectively, and arranged in order from an object side. The first lens group includes negative lenses. The fourth lens group is configured of one positive lens. A zooming operation from wide end to telephoto end allows the first to third lens groups to travel along an optical axis, and allows the fourth lens group to be fixed. A focusing operation allows the third lens group to travel along the optical axis. The conditional expressions 1<(R1a+R1b)/(R1a−R1b)<5 and 2<(R4a+R4b)/(R4a−R4b)<7 are satisfied where R1a and R1b are curvature radii on the object side and on the image side of a most-object-sided negative lens in the first lens group, respectively, and R4a and R4b are curvature radii on the object side and on the image side of the positive lens in the fourth lens group, respectively. | 03-19-2015 |
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20090030100 | FINE PORE FORMATION AGENT FOR POROUS RESIN FILM AND COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME FOR POROUS RESIN FILM - A fine pore formation agent for a porous resin film is provided which comprises inorganic particles satisfying (a) 0.1≦D50≦1.5 (μm) (D50: average particle diameter of particles in 50% cumulative total by weight from the larger particle side by micro-track FRA), (b) Da≦20 (μm) (Da: maximum particle diameter by micro-track FRA), (c) 3≦Sw≦60 (m | 01-29-2009 |
20120283368 | SURFACE TREATED CALCIUM CARBONATE FILLER FOR RESIN AND RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE FILLER - Provided is a surface treated calcium carbonate filler for resins, which comprises calcium carbonate particles, the surface of which has been treated with at least one surface active agent (A) selected from the group consisting of saturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids, alicyclic carboxylic acids, resin acids, and salts thereof and with at least one compound (B) having the ability to chelate alkaline earth metals, the compound (B) being selected from the group consisting of phosphonic acids, polycarboxylic acids, and salts thereof. The surface treated calcium carbonate filler for resins of the present invention deteriorates little with time, has satisfactory dispersibility in resins, and can give a sheet or film which has a satisfactory balance among durability, weatherability, strength, and thermal stability, and is useful as a battery separator or a light reflector. | 11-08-2012 |
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20080236879 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a circuit board with enhanced moisture resist and the method of manufacturing the circuit board, and a circuit device and a method of manufacturing the circuit device. A circuit board of the present invention includes: a substrate; wirings formed on the main surface of the substrate; a cover layer covering the wirings excluding the regions to be connectors; back electrodes formed on the bottom surface of the substrate; and through-hole electrodes formed so as to penetrate the substrate, and thereby connecting the wirings and the back electrodes. On surfaces of each of the wirings in this circuit board, convex portions on the periphery of the substrate are set larger in width than convex portions in a center portion of the substrate. With this configuration, adhesion reliability between the wirings and the cover layer under a thermal cycle load can be enhanced. | 10-02-2008 |
20090304910 | Packaging Board and Manufacturing Method Therefor, Semiconductor Module and Mobile Apparatus - An advantage of the present invention is to suppress moisture infiltrating from a pad electrode portion from spreading over the surface of a wiring pattern and improve the reliability of a packaging board. The wiring pattern of the packaging board is formed on an insulating substrate and includes a wiring region, an electrode region (pad electrode) connected with a semiconductor device, and a boundary region provided between the wiring region and the electrode region. A gold plating layer is provided on the surface of the electrode region of the wiring pattern. The top surface of the boundary region of the wiring pattern is so formed as to be dented from the top surface of the wiring region of the wiring pattern, and there is provided a stepped portion in the boundary region. A solder resist is formed in such a manner as to cover part of the gold plating layer and the wiring pattern corresponding to the boundary region and the wiring region, and the solder resist has a predetermined opening through which to connect to the semiconductor device. A conductive member is connected to the gold plating layer in the electrode region, and a molded resin layer seals the entire semiconductor module. | 12-10-2009 |
20110174527 | ELEMENT MOUNTING BOARD, SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE ELEMENT MOUNTING BOARD, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device is of a PoP structure such that first electrode portions provided in a first semiconductor module and second electrode portions provided in a second semiconductor module are joined together by solder balls. The first electrode has a first conductor having the same thickness as that of a wiring layer provided in an insulating layer, a second conductor formed on the first conductor, a gold plating layer provided on the second conductor. | 07-21-2011 |
20120098137 | ELEMENT MOUNTING SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - Conventional printed circuit boards had a problem of being inferior in heat-radiation characteristic, and metal-core printed circuit boards adopted to improve the heat-radiation characteristic had problems in having low rigidity and a tendency to bend. The ductility of the metal can be obstructed, and the metal protected; by covering substantially the whole area of the front and back sides of the metal core, consisting of metal as the main material, with a first ceramic film and a second ceramic film that obstruct the ductility of the aforementioned metal-core; and covering each of the ceramic films with insulated resin films, to cover the fragility of these ceramics. | 04-26-2012 |
20140078687 | DEVICE MOUNTING BOARD, SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE DEVICE MOUNTING BOARD - A device mounting board includes a metallic substrate, an oxide film formed such that the surfaces of the metallic form are oxidized, an insulating resin layer disposed on the oxide film facing one main surface of the metallic layer, and a wiring layer disposed on the insulating resin layer. The film thickness of a certain partial region of the oxide film disposed below a first semiconductor device is greater than that of the other regions surrounding the partial region of the oxide film. Conversely, the film thickness of the insulating resin layer underneath a second semiconductor device is less than that of the insulating resin layer underneath the first semiconductor device. | 03-20-2014 |
20140084452 | ELEMENT MOUNTING BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - Prepared in advance is a substrate formed of metallic material where slits are formed between mounting regions. Oxide films are generated all over the substrate including end faces of the substrate. Exposed are only lateral faces corresponding to the cross sections cut when tie bars are cut. This structure and the fabrication method minimize the area of cutting faces in the metallic material. | 03-27-2014 |
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20080197482 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - A semiconductor module is provided, which is capable of suppressing the deterioration of reliability and improving heat radiation. The semiconductor module includes: a semiconductor substrate in which electrodes of a circuit element are formed on its surface; a re-wiring pattern connected to the electrodes to ensure large pitch of the electrodes; an electrode integrally formed with the re-wiring pattern; an insulating layer formed on a rear surface of the semiconductor substrate; a radiator formed on the insulating layer; and projections integrally formed with the radiator and penetrating the insulating layer to connect to the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate. | 08-21-2008 |
20110100696 | DEVICE MOUNTING BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE - A semiconductor device is of a PoP structure such that first electrode portions provided on a first device mounting board constituting a first semiconductor module and second electrode portions provided in a second semiconductor module are joined together by solder balls. A first insulating layer having an opening is provided on one main surface of an insulating resin layer which is a substrate, and an electrode portion, whose top portion protrudes above the top surface of the first insulating layer, is formed in the opening. A second insulating layer is provided on top of the first insulating layer in the periphery of the top portion of the first electrode portion; the second insulting layer is located slightly apart from the top portion of the first electrode portion. The first electrode portion is shaped such that the top portion is formed by a curved surface or formed by a curved surface and a plane surface smoothly connected to the curved surface. | 05-05-2011 |
20130157102 | DEVICE MOUNTING BOARD, CELL, AND BATTERY MODULE - A device mounting board comprises: a heat dissipating substrate formed of a material containing at least one metal material selected from a group including Al, Mg, and Ti; an insulting resin layer laminated on the heat dissipating substrate; and a wiring layer laminated on the insulating resin layer, and on which a power module is to be mounted. The heat dissipating substrate comprises a random porous layer arranged such that it faces the insulating resin layer, and having cavities elongated in respective random directions. | 06-20-2013 |
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20080221515 | SYRINGE SET FOR BALLOON CATHETER - A syringe holder which is capable of holding a plurality of types of syringes used for expanding a balloon catheter so as to be capable of being detached and attached is proposed. Preferably, a clearance is provided between the syringe holder and the syringe, so that gas can come into sufficient contact therewith during sterilizing treatment. The syringe holder in this arrangement can be formed, for example, by forming a plurality of grooves which are similar to the shape of the syringe and slightly larger than the syringe on a sheet formed of resilient member. Preferably, the shape is devised to prevent dropping off of the syringe from the syringe holder. | 09-11-2008 |
20080275392 | SYRINGE SET - A syringe holder which is capable of holding a plurality of types of syringes used for expanding a balloon catheter so as to be capable of being detached and attached is proposed. Preferably, a clearance is provided between the syringe holder and the syringe, so that gas can come into sufficient contact therewith during sterilizing treatment. The syringe holder in this arrangement can be formed, for example, by forming a plurality of grooves which are similar to the shape of the syringe and slightly larger than the syringe on a sheet formed of resilient member. Preferably, the shape is devised to prevent dropping off of the syringe from the syringe holder. | 11-06-2008 |
20090030369 | BALLOON CATHETER - The balloon catheter according to the present invention is one is provided with a catheter shaft having flexibility with a lumen formed inside; a balloon that is disposed at the distal end side of the catheter shaft and in communication with the lumen; a fluid regulating portion that passes a fluid that is supplied from a fluid supply source to the balloon and, simultaneous with the supply from the fluid supply source being stopped, prevents backflow of the fluid that is supplied to the balloon to the fluid supply source side; and a fluid releasing portion that releases the fluid that is supplied to the balloon to outside of the balloon. | 01-29-2009 |
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20090020189 | STEEL WIRE MATERIAL FOR SPRING AND ITS PRODUCING METHOD - The steel wire material for a spring of the invention contains; C: 0.37-0.54%, Si: 1.7-2.30%, Mn: 0.1-1.30%, Cr: 0.15-1.1%, Cu: 0.15-0.6%, Ti: 0.010-0.1%, Al: 0.003-0.05%, and the balance including iron with inevitable impurities, wherein ferrite decarburized layer depth is 0.01 mm or less, whole decarburized layer depth is 0.20 mm or less, and fracture reduction of area is 25% or more. It alternately may contain; C: 0.38-0.47%, Si: 1.9-2.5%, Mn: 0.6-1.3%, Ti: 0.05-0.15%, Al: 0.003-0.1%, and the balance including iron with inevitable impurities, wherein ferrite decarburized layer depth is 0.01 mm or less, Ceq1 in the equation (1) below is 0.580 or more, Ceq2 in the equation (2) below is 0.49 or less, and Ceq3 in the equation (3) below is 0.570 or less. | 01-22-2009 |
20110303327 | STEEL WIRE MATERIAL FOR SPRING AND ITS PRODUCING METHOD - The steel wire material for a spring of the invention contains; C: 0.37-0.54%, Si: 1.7-2.30%, Mn: 0.1-1.30%, Cr: 0.15-1.1%, Cu: 0.15-0.6%, Ti: 0.010-0.1%, Al: 0.003-0.05%, and the balance including iron with inevitable impurities, wherein ferrite decarburized layer depth is 0.01 mm or less, whole decarburized layer depth is 0.20 mm or less, and fracture reduction of area is 25% or more. It alternately may contain; C: 0.38-0.47%, Si: 1.9-2.5%, Mn: 0.6-1.3%, Ti: 0.05-0.15%, Al: 0.003-0.1%, and the balance including iron with inevitable impurities, wherein ferrite decarburized layer depth is 0.01 mm or less, Ceq1 in the equation (1) below is 0.580 or more, Ceq2 in the equation (2) below is 0.49 or less, and Ceq3 in the equation (3) below is 0.570 or less. | 12-15-2011 |
20120285585 | HIGH-STRENGTH SPRING STEEL - A spring steel contains 0.15-0.40% carbon, 1-3.5% silicon, 0.20-2.0% manganese, 0.05-1.20% chromium, at most 0.030% phosphorus, at most 0.02% sulfur, and at least one of the following: 0.005-0.10% titanium, 0.005-0.05% niobium, and at most 0.25% vanadium. The remainder of said spring steel includes iron and unavoidable impurities. The carbon equivalent (Ceq | 11-15-2012 |
20150038380 | GEAR HAVING EXCELLENT SEIZING RESISTANCE - This gear has a predetermined chemical composition and has, in a surface-layer part, a texture of tempered martensite and/or tempered bainite and a steel material texture in which retained austenite exists in 1-10% by area percentage and in which a carbide is deposited in at least 5% by area percentage, and the nitrogen content at a depth of 20 μm below the surface is 2.0-6.0%. Thus, a gear that achieves even better seizing resistance in a power transmission part subjected to high rotation and high slippage and using a low-kinematic-viscosity lubricating oil is provided. | 02-05-2015 |
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20090004764 | Method for manufacturing SOI substrate and method for manufacturing semiconductor device - To provide a method for manufacturing an SOI substrate provided with a single-crystal semiconductor layer which is suitable for practical use even when a substrate of which heat-resistant temperature is low, such as a glass substrate, is used, and to manufacture a highly reliable semiconductor device using such an SOI substrate. A semiconductor layer, which is separated from a semiconductor substrate and bonded to a supporting substrate having an insulating surface, is heated by supplying high energy by using at least one kind of particles having the high energy, and polishing treatment is performed on the heated surface of the semiconductor layer. At least part of a region of the semiconductor layer can be melted by the heat treatment by supplying high energy to reduce crystal defects in the semiconductor layer. Further, the surface of the semiconductor layer can be polished and planarized by the polishing treatment. | 01-01-2009 |
20090004878 | Method of manufacturing an SOI substrate and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device - It is an object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing an SOI substrate provided with a single-crystal semiconductor layer which can be practically used even when a substrate having a low heat-resistant temperature, such as a glass substrate or the like, is used, and further, to manufacture a semiconductor device with high reliability by using such an SOI substrate. A semiconductor layer which is separated from a semiconductor substrate and bonded to a supporting substrate having an insulating surface is irradiated with electromagnetic waves, and the surface of the semiconductor layer is subjected to polishing treatment. At least part of a region of the semiconductor layer is melted by irradiation with electromagnetic waves, and a crystal defect in the semiconductor layer can be reduced. Further, the surface of the semiconductor layer can be polished and planarized by polishing treatment. | 01-01-2009 |
20100203706 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN SOI SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACUTIRNG A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - It is an object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing an SOI substrate provided with a single-crystal semiconductor layer which can be practically used even when a substrate having a low heat-resistant temperature, such as a glass substrate or the like, is used, and further, to manufacture a semiconductor device with high reliability by using such an SOI substrate. A semiconductor layer which is separated from a semiconductor substrate and bonded to a supporting substrate having an insulating surface is irradiated with electromagnetic waves, and the surface of the semiconductor layer is subjected to polishing treatment. At least part of a region of the semiconductor layer is melted by irradiation with electromagnetic waves, and a crystal defect in the semiconductor layer can be reduced. Further, the surface of the semiconductor layer can be polished and planarized by polishing treatment. | 08-12-2010 |
20120187396 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A base insulating film is formed over a substrate. A first oxide semiconductor film is formed over the base insulating film, and then first heat treatment is performed to form a second oxide semiconductor film. Then, selective etching is performed to form a third oxide semiconductor film. An insulating film is formed over the first insulating film and the third oxide semiconductor film. A surface of the insulating film is polished to expose a surface of the third oxide semiconductor film, so that a sidewall insulating film is formed in contact with at least a side surface of the third oxide semiconductor film. Then, a source electrode and a drain electrode are formed over the sidewall insulating film and the third oxide semiconductor film. A gate insulating film and a gate electrode are formed. | 07-26-2012 |
20130011961 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object is to provide a semiconductor device having excellent characteristics, in which a channel layer includes an oxide semiconductor with high crystallinity. In addition, a semiconductor device including a base film with improved planarity is provided. CMP treatment is performed on the base film of the transistor and plasma treatment is performed thereon after the CMP treatment, whereby the base film can have a center line average roughness Ra | 01-10-2013 |
20130075733 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A minute transistor and the method of manufacturing the minute transistor. A source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer are each formed in a corresponding opening formed in an insulating layer covering a semiconductor layer. The opening of the source electrode layer and the opening of the drain electrode layer are formed separately in two distinct steps. The source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer are formed by depositing a conductive layer over the insulating layer and in the openings, and subsequently removing the part located over the insulating layer by polishing. This manufacturing method allows for the source electrode later and the drain electrode layer to be formed close to each other and close to a channel forming region of the semiconductor layer. Such a structure leads to a transistor having high electrical characteristics and a high manufacturing yield even in the case of a minute structure. | 03-28-2013 |
20130320332 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, which has stable electric characteristics is provided. A transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, which has excellent on-state characteristics is also provided. A semiconductor device in which an oxide semiconductor film having low resistance is formed and the resistance of a channel region of the oxide semiconductor film is increased. Note that an oxide semiconductor film is subjected to a process for reducing the resistance to have low resistance. The process for reducing the resistance of the oxide semiconductor film may be a laser process or heat treatment at a temperature higher than or equal to 450° C. and lower than or equal to 740° C., for example. A process for increasing the resistance of the channel region of the oxide semiconductor film having low resistance may be performed by plasma oxidation or implantation of oxygen ions, for example. | 12-05-2013 |
20140349444 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A minute transistor and the method of manufacturing the minute transistor. A source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer are each formed in a corresponding opening formed in an insulating layer covering a semiconductor layer. The opening of the source electrode layer and the opening of the drain electrode layer are formed separately in two distinct steps. The source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer are formed by depositing a conductive layer over the insulating layer and in the openings, and subsequently removing the part located over the insulating layer by polishing. This manufacturing method allows for the source electrode later and the drain electrode layer to be formed close to each other and close to a channel forming region of the semiconductor layer. Such a structure leads to a transistor having high electrical characteristics and a high manufacturing yield even in the case of a minute structure. | 11-27-2014 |
20150221754 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, which has stable electric characteristics is provided. A transistor including an oxide semiconductor film, which has excellent on-state characteristics is also provided. A semiconductor device in which an oxide semiconductor film having low resistance is formed and the resistance of a channel region of the oxide semiconductor film is increased. Note that an oxide semiconductor film is subjected to a process for reducing the resistance to have low resistance. The process for reducing the resistance of the oxide semiconductor film may be a laser process or heat treatment at a temperature higher than or equal to 450° C. and lower than or equal to 740° C., for example. A process for increasing the resistance of the channel region of the oxide semiconductor film having low resistance may be performed by plasma oxidation or implantation of oxygen ions, for example. | 08-06-2015 |
20160035865 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A first conductor is formed over a substrate. A first insulator is formed over the first conductor. A second insulator including aluminum oxide is formed over the first insulator. A third insulator is formed in contact with a top surface of the second insulator. A first opening portion reaching the first conductor is provided in the first to third insulators. A second conductor is formed over the third insulator and in the first opening portion. A third conductor is formed in the first opening portion by removing part of the second conductor over the third insulator so that a surface of the third conductor is parallel to a bottom surface of the substrate. A first transistor including an oxide semiconductor is formed over the third insulator. | 02-04-2016 |
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20160047704 | PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR, PRESSURE SENSOR, ALTIMETER, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - A physical quantity sensor includes a substrate that has a recess that is open toward one side of the substrate, a diaphragm that has a bottom of the recess as part of the diaphragm and undergoes bending deformation under pressure, a piezoresistance device that is disposed in the diaphragm, a coating layer that faces the diaphragm via a cavity, and wiring layers that are disposed between the substrate and the coating layer, and form, along with the substrate and the coating layer, the cavity. Each of the wiring layers contains a metal, and in a plan view, a circumferential edge of the bottom of the recess is closer to the center of the diaphragm than a substrate-side end of an inner wall surface of one of the wiring layers. | 02-18-2016 |
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20100053194 | DATA CREATING APPARATUS, DRAWING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHODS THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIA - In a data creating apparatus, stored in a character information storing unit is information representing a basic portion of a graphic. A gradation information creating unit extracts oversampling information, and generates gradation data of a portion other than the basic portion of the graphic by an oversampling process. | 03-04-2010 |
20140257525 | FUNCTION MANAGING DEVICE, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUNCTION MANAGING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREIN - The present invention includes function identifying means for identifying, from a functions listing table, a function to be processed so as to be available and function enabling means for processing the function identified, the function identifying means identifying, as a first function, a function selected by a user and further identifying, as a second function, a paired function to be processed, the second function being associated with the first function. | 09-11-2014 |
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20100053193 | DATA CREATING APPARATUS AND DRAWING APPARATUS - A data creating apparatus creates image data for causing a graphic to be displayed by a displaying device. In the data creating apparatus, an information acquiring unit acquires information on a display characteristic of the displaying device. A storing unit stores information representing a basic portion of the graphic. A creating unit creates gradation information that is information for correcting gradation data of a portion other than the basic portion of the graphic. The creating unit creates the gradation information based on the information on the display characteristic of the displaying device. | 03-04-2010 |
20140095635 | OPERATION-ASSISTING APPARATUS, OPERATION-ASSISTING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING CONTROL PROGRAM - An agent server includes: a conversational message determining section which determines a conversational message to a message on a family message board; an appliance-related message determining section which obtains operation-assisting information for a domestic appliance according to the message; and a message transmitting section which causes the conversational message and the operation-assisting information to be written on the family message board. | 04-03-2014 |
20140096030 | CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONTROL APPARATUS, SERVER, CONTROLLED APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM - A smartphone includes: an image display section for displaying images in such a manner as to be selectable by a user, each of the images being associated with (i) specifying information for specifying a cleaning robot and (ii) instruction information for instructing the cleaning robot to execute a predetermined process; and a process instruction section for transmitting, in a case where the user selects at least one of the images thus displayed, image information (2) indicative of said at least one of the images to a server, so as to cause the cleaning robot specified by specifying information associated with said at least one of the images to execute a predetermined process that is instructed by instruction information associated with said at least one of the images. | 04-03-2014 |
20140108569 | COMMENT PROCESSING DEVICE, COMMENT PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The agent server of the present invention includes (i) a conversation monitoring section for monitoring, based on a conversation log saved in a family message board server, comments made by members belonging to a community, (ii) a status information collecting section for collecting status information of the community which information corresponds to (i) a specific member or a combination of specific members and (ii) a specific keyword or a combination of specific keywords which have been detected based on the conversation log, and (iii) a comment making section for outputting, to the server, a comment message which conforms to an event of the community which event is indicated by status information. | 04-17-2014 |
20140244767 | MESSAGE NOTIFICATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM - An agent server determines a posting timing of a message on a family message board on the basis of urgency associated with situation information based on which a message is generated and a posting state, which is obtained by the posting state obtaining section, on the family message board. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244769 | MESSAGE NOTIFYING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM - An operation instruction detecting section detects an operation instruction from a message and specifies, as an instruction provider, a member who has posted the message. A report message displaying section causes a message, which (i) reports a result of an operation executed in accordance with the operation instruction and (ii) is explicitly directed to the instruction provider, to be displayed on a family message board. | 08-28-2014 |
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20100223409 | BUS ARBITRATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A bus arbitration apparatus according to this invention appropriately arbitrates bus rights of use between a plurality of masters and a plurality of slaves so as to efficiently perform requested data transfer. An arbiter A | 09-02-2010 |
20110019927 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - The performance of image processing is assured by executing region segmentation of an image at high speed. Pixels are classified into clusters conforming to a feature such as color. In a case where a suitable cluster for classifying a pixel is undefined, a new cluster is defined and the pixel is classified into this cluster. An upper-limit value on number of clusters is set prior to classification. If the number of clusters exceeds the upper-limit value, clusters already defined are merged. This limits an increase in the number of clusters. | 01-27-2011 |
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20130329124 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - It is required to carry out a tapping operation on a display screen to adjust the focus in a case where refocus process is performed in shifting to a reproduction mode, so that a user has to do an extra work. An image processing apparatus obtains a multi-view image data obtained by image-capturing in a plurality of viewpoints. A mode indicating information on a target to be focused is set. A combined image data focused on the target is generated by executing image processing to the multi-view image data based on the set mode. | 12-12-2013 |
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