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20120045188 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes: a display unit including a screen; a detection unit configured to detect a position designated by a user on the screen; and a controller configured to display, with at least a partial range of a moving image being a display range, a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of frames belonging to the display range by annularly arranging them in time series, and shift, when an operation is judged to be made along a direction in which the plurality of images are arranged based on a result of the detection by the detection unit, the display range in the moving image. | 02-23-2012 |
20130229412 | 3D DATA ANALYSIS APPARATUS, 3D DATA ANALYSIS METHOD, AND 3D DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM - The present invention provides a 3D data analysis apparatus, a 3D data analysis method, and a 3D data analysis program capable of easily and instinctively specifying microparticles and microparticle small populations to be analyzed without referring to a large number of histograms or cytograms or imaging a 3D distribution chart. | 09-05-2013 |
20150371427 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a data storage unit configured to store measurement data of microparticles; a data processing unit configured to create a 3D image in a coordinate space with three types of variables from the measurement data, the 3D image represents a characteristic distribution of the microparticles; and a display unit configured to display the 3D image, wherein in a case that a gating region is set in the 3D image, the 3D image is rotated or scaled up or down along with the gating region on the display unit. An information processing method and program are also provided. | 12-24-2015 |
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20100086676 | Apparatus for Cleaning Magnetic Disks and Methods for Manufacturing Magnetic Disks - A method, according to one embodiment, includes forming a lubricant film on a magnetic disk having at least a magnetic recording film above a substrate, and a protective film above the magnetic recording film, and wiping the lubricant film while rotating the substrate, e.g., at about 3.0 m/s to about 3.5 m/s by pressing a pad against a wiping cloth e.g., at a loading speed of about 12 mm/min to about 36 mm/min e.g., under a pressure of about 3 gf/mm | 04-08-2010 |
20100123970 | DISK DRIVE, METHOD FOR MEASURING CLEARANCE AND METHOD FOR WRITING SERVO PATTERNS - A disk drive. The disk drive includes a plurality of head-sliders, an actuator, a plurality of clearance adjustment sections, and a controller. Each head-slider includes a slider and a magnetic-recording head on the slider for accessing a disk for storing data. The plurality of head-sliders is secured to the actuator that is configured to move the plurality of head-sliders concurrently. Each clearance adjustment section corresponds to each head-slider of the plurality of head-sliders and adjusts a clearance of the corresponding head-slider. In addition, the controller is configured to position the actuator by servo control with a first head-slider selected from the plurality of head-sliders, to change a clearance of a second head-slider different from the first head-slider by controlling a clearance adjustment section of the second head-slider to bring the second head-slider into contact with a disk, and to detect the contact to measure the clearance of the second head-slider. | 05-20-2010 |
20110069410 | MAGNETIC-RECORDING-DISK TEST-HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MAGNETIC-RECORDING DISK USING THE MAGNETIC-RECORDING-DISK TEST-HEAD - A magnetic-recording-disk test-head. The magnetic-recording-disk test-head includes a slider, a test pad and a slider-surface-shape control mechanism. The slider includes a leading edge and a trailing edge. The test pad is disposed at a trailing-edge side of the slider and is configured to remove and to detect asperities on a magnetic-recording disk. The slider-surface-shape control mechanism is configured to change a shape of an air-bearing surface of the slider and is disposed at a leading-edge side of the slider. | 03-24-2011 |
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20130293763 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT PERFORM FOCUS DETECTION USING PHASE DIFFERENCE METHOD - A focus detection apparatus which is capable of estimating each of signals from a plurality of split PDs, which are included in a sum signal from split PDs, by performing a computation to thus detect saturation with respect to each split PD. With respect to each unit pixel cell having a plurality of PDs sharing one micro lens, saturation of a pixel signal read out in a non-destructive manner from one of the PDs is detected. Based on a first luminance signal and a sum pixel signal obtained by summing signals output from the PDs, another pixel signal output from another one of the PDs is estimated. Saturation of the estimated pixel signal is detected, and a second luminance signal is generated. Based on the first and second luminance signals, the amount of defocus for an optical unit is calculated. | 11-07-2013 |
20140146196 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, ANDFOCUS DETECTION METHOD - A focus detection apparatus performs focus detection of a phase difference method by using signals from an image pickup element including a first pixel and a second pixel sharing one micro lens, and the focus detection apparatus includes a first saturation detector configured to detect saturation of a first signal obtained from the first pixel, a second saturation detector configured to detect saturation of a second signal obtained from the second pixel, a luminance generating portion configured to generate luminance signals of the first signal and the second signal after detecting the saturations of the first signal and the second signal are detected, and a processor configured to perform a correlation calculation based on the luminance signals. | 05-29-2014 |
20150264249 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus for processing imaging data, which is capable of generating a plurality of recomposed images respectively in focus at different subject distances, the image processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire time-series imaging data capable of generating the recomposed image; a focal plane determination unit configured to determine a position of a focal plane in processing for generating the recomposed image; and a generation unit configured to generate recomposed-image data at the position of the focal plane determined by the focal plane determination unit, wherein the focal plane determination unit determines the position of the focal plane in the processing for generating the recomposed image based on the positions of the focal plane respectively corresponding to the time-series imaging data on which the processing for generating the recomposed image is to be performed. | 09-17-2015 |
20160094784 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND IMAGING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an image processing apparatus that can prevent incorrect correction of an image, which originates in blurring, in image processing of a re-focus image. The image processing apparatus includes: a data acquiring unit which acquires light field data formed by an imaging unit having a pupil dividing function of an exit pupil of an imaging optical system for forming an optical image of an object; an image processing unit which performs a set image processing of image data; an image forming unit which forms the image data to be subjected to the set image processing, using the light field data; and a control unit which controls the image processing unit, to perform the set processing of the image data formed, to form the light field data corrected according to the predetermined image processing. | 03-31-2016 |
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20100183332 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTORS, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a conductive support and a photosensitive layer formed thereon, wherein the photosensitive layer comprises a polyarylate resin having a repeating structure represented by the following formula [1] and a compound represented by the following formula [6]. This electrophotographic photoreceptor has excellent wearing resistance under load in the practical use of the photoreceptor and has high mechanical strength and extremely satisfactory electrical characteristcis. [1] [6] | 07-22-2010 |
20110206411 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC CARTRIDGE - The invention is to provide an image forming apparatus and an electrophotographic cartridge, which are free from problems of cleaning failure, filming, soiling, residual images (ghosts), fogging, density reduction, noise and the like and which can provide high-definition images even when a toner having a small particle size and having a high degree of circularity is used and even when a photoreceptor having a small outer diameter is used. An image forming apparatus comprising: an electrophotographic photoreceptor containing a conductive support and a photosensitive layer on the conductive support, a charging unit for charging the electrophotographic photoreceptor, an imagewise exposing unit for imagewise exposing the charged electrophotographic photoreceptor to form an electrostatic latent image thereon, a developing unit for developing the electrostatic latent image with a toner, and a transferring unit for transferring the toner from the electrophotographic photoreceptor to a receiving unit, wherein the outer diameter of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is 20 mm or less, the photosensitive layer contains a polyarylate resin, and the toner satisfies the specific requirements (1) and (2). | 08-25-2011 |
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20090137362 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A control device of an automatic transmission includes a motor control portion to control an output of a motor that executes a control operation on a clutch control portion. The motor control portion includes a target motor current computation portion that computes a target motor current according to a desired driving state, a motor current detection portion that detects plural motor currents respectively corresponding to plural detection timings, a selection portion that selects a motor current corresponding to the desired driving state among the detected plural motor currents, and a motor driving portion that applies feedback control on an output of the motor according to a difference between the target motor current and the selected motor current. Hence, not only can the most suitable clutch control be applied for each gear-change interval at gear change, but also the comfortable feeling during the driving and the fuel efficiency can be enhanced. | 05-28-2009 |
20090254258 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF TRANSMISSION - A clutch control unit includes a clutch motor controller that controls a clutch motor. The clutch motor controller has a target clutch motor current computing unit that computes a target clutch motor current for adjusting torque of the clutch motor to be torque corresponding to an operating state of the vehicle, and a motor driving and braking selection unit that selects a motor driving mode in which the clutch motor is driven by applying feedback control on an output of the clutch motor or a motor braking mode in which the clutch motor is braked by short-circuiting the clutch motor according to a difference between the target clutch motor current and an actually detected clutch motor current. It thus becomes possible to provide a control system of a transmission that engages a clutch by a motor braking force in a manner that suits the running state of the vehicle. | 10-08-2009 |
20090265066 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION - In a case where the end of a gear change has been decided by gear change end decision means for deciding if a transmission has undergone the gear change, the coil resistance value of a motor which manipulates the transmission is measured by coil resistance measurement means. The coil temperature of the motor is estimated from the measured coil resistance value of the motor by coil temperature estimation means. In a case where the estimated coil temperature of the motor has been decided to be predetermined temperature or above by high-temperature decision means, the speed change inhibition time period of the transmission is calculated by speed change inhibition time calculation means, and the speed change of the transmission is inhibited during the calculated speed change inhibition time period. | 10-22-2009 |
20090265068 | TRANSMISSION CONTROL APPARATUS - A transmission control apparatus detects a drop in power transmission performance of a clutch actuator, and prevents a failure thereof. When power transmission performance drop detecting means detects a drop in power transmission performance of a first clutch even if a power transmission instruction is given to a first clutch actuator, power transmission in a power transmission path through a first geared transmission mechanism is inhibited, and power transmission in a power transmission path through a second geared transmission mechanism is carried out. When the power transmission performance drop detecting means detects a drop in power transmission performance of a second clutch even if the power transmission instruction is given to a second clutch actuator, power transmission in the power transmission path through the second geared transmission mechanism is inhibited, and power transmission in the power transmission path through the first geared transmission mechanism is carried out. | 10-22-2009 |
20090289593 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A control device for an automatic transmission includes a current detecting unit for detecting motor current. The current detecting unit has a counter for counting variation number of a rotational position signal output from a rotational position detecting unit for detecting the rotational position of a motor, and an electrical angle 180° judging unit for judging rotation of electrical angle 180° of the motor. A voltage occurring in a current detecting resistor is sampled at a timing of each integral multiple of the electrical angle of 180° judged in the electrical angle 180° judging unit, and rotation of the motor is controlled in accordance with the difference between motor target current calculated in the motor target current calculating unit and motor current. | 11-26-2009 |
20100116074 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL APPARATUS - There is provided an automatic transmission control apparatus that secures the safety of a motor drive, even in the case where an abnormality exists in a unit that detects a voltage supplied to a motor control apparatus, and that neither deteriorates the controllability of the motor drive nor erroneously operates the transmission mechanism of the automatic transmission. | 05-13-2010 |
20100125395 | CONTROL DEVICE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A control device of a transmission is capable of instantaneously correcting a torque shortly after starting a motor, and properly correcting a gear operation shortly after starting (at transient time) even in case of coil temperature change. The device includes a gear change end determination unit, a motor stop determination unit, and a coil resistance estimation unit of estimating a coil resistance of the motor alternately by repeating at regular intervals a state of application of a predetermined voltage to the motor during stop before start of gear change and a state of no application; and when the motor is determined stop by the determination units, an initial value of a command voltage to be applied to the motor after start of gear change is corrected in a predetermined time period in accordance with a coil resistance value having been calculated by the coil resistance estimation unit. | 05-20-2010 |
20110239974 | INTERNAL-COMBUSTION-ENGINE AUTOMATIC STOP AND RESTART SYSTEM - An internal-combustion-engine automatic stop and restart system according to the present invention is provided with a restarting control unit that performs restarting control of the internal combustion engine by making the pinion pushing unit push out the pinion gear so as to engage the pinion gear with the ring gear, when the restarting condition is satisfied in a time period from a time instant when the automatic stopping condition is satisfied to a time instant when the rotation of the internal combustion engine stops; and a throttle valve control unit that opens the throttle valve even when the restarting condition has not been satisfied and stops control of the throttle valve in a time period from a time instant when the rotation of the internal combustion engine stops to a time instant when the restarting condition is satisfied, when the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine becomes lower than a predetermined value in a time period from a time instant when the automatic stopping condition is satisfied to a time instant when the rotation of the internal combustion engine stops. | 10-06-2011 |
20110270512 | AUTOMATIC STOP AND RESTART DEVICE FOR AN ENGINE - Provided is an automatic stop and restart device for an engine that is capable of suppressing occurrence of an abnormal condition even if a transmission state is changed during an engine restart process after an engine restart condition is satisfied in an automatic engine stop process. A controller performs the automatic engine stop process and the engine restart process. If a determined state of a transmission is a drive range, a transmission state determination unit drives a pinion gear thrust unit at timing determined by a first pinion gear thrust timing determination unit. If the determined state of the transmission is a non-drive range, the transmission state determination unit drives the pinion gear thrust unit at timing determined by a second pinion gear thrust timing determination unit. | 11-03-2011 |
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20120271537 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine capable of controlling an intake-pipe pressure within a range which allows restartability to be ensured. A control device for an internal combustion engine includes: an idle-stop control section for restarting the engine in response to generation of a restart request; and an intake-air amount control section for setting a control amount of an intake system so that the intake air amount becomes zero when an intake-pipe pressure of the engine upon generation of the automatic stop request is higher than a predetermined pressure and setting the control amount of the intake system so that the intake air amount becomes larger than the amount upon generation of the automatic stop request, and then becomes zero when the intake-pipe pressure is lower than the predetermined pressure. | 10-25-2012 |
20120290194 | AUTOMATIC STOP/RESTART DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The automatic/stop restart device includes a restart control module for performing restart control for the internal combustion engine by pushing out a pinion gear ( | 11-15-2012 |
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20080264710 | VEHICLE SEAT-BELT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle seat-belt apparatus including: a forward monitoring device which conducts monitoring to the front of a vehicle; an avoidance assist device which supports a predetermined avoidance operation in order to avoid an obstacle when it is determined that there is an obstacle to be avoided based on a detection result of the forward monitoring device; a motor which conducts a rotary driving of a belt reel on which a belt is wound; and a control device which controls the motor, wherein the control device conducts a drive control of the motor according to a state of support of the avoidance operation by the avoidance assist device. | 10-30-2008 |
20100070139 | Vehicle maneuver assistance device - The vehicle maneuver assistance device includes: a plurality of external environment imaging units; a converter that performs a view point conversion; a display unit provided in an interior of the present-vehicle; a steering angle status value detector which detects status values of the steering angle representing an actual steering angle of the present-vehicle, and outputs a steering angle status value; a display controller that causes the display unit to display the converted image, and, overlaid thereon, a guidance display which assists a parking maneuver of the present-vehicle, wherein the display controller controls the guidance display according to the steering angle status value, so that the guidance display includes: an initial positioning guide line representing an initial location of the present-vehicle at the beginning of the parking maneuver; and a steering-switching start positioning guide line representing a starting location of a quick steering direction switching. | 03-18-2010 |
20120200705 | VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING APPARATUS - A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus displays a mobile object on a display unit, encircled by a detection frame, which notifies the driver of the vehicle concerning the presence of the mobile object. A mobile object detector judges a travel path of the mobile object, and a display processor changes an area within which the detection frame is not displayed, depending on the direction in which the judged travel path extends. The detection frame is displayed only when necessary, so as to indicate the presence of the mobile object to the driver using the detection frame. | 08-09-2012 |
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20080215862 | Program Creation Device, Program Test Device, Program Execution Device, Information Processing System - The present invention comprises a program generation apparatus for generating an obfuscated program difficult to analyze from outside and a program execution apparatus for executing the program. The program generation apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit operable to acquire a 1 | 09-04-2008 |
20130312064 | PROGRAM EXECUTION DEVICE - A program execution device capable of protecting a program against unauthorized analysis and alteration is provided. The program execution device includes an execution unit, a first protection unit, and a second protection unit. The execution unit executes a first program and a second program, and is connected with an external device that is capable of controlling the execution. The first protection unit disconnects the execution unit from the external device while the execution unit is executing the first program. The second protection unit protects the first program while the execution unit is executing the second program. | 11-21-2013 |
20140380503 | PROGRAM EXECUTION DEVICE - A program execution device capable of protecting a program against unauthorized analysis and alteration is provided. The program execution device includes an execution unit, a first protection unit, and a second protection unit. The execution unit executes a first program and a second program, and is connected with an external device that is capable of controlling the execution. The first protection unit disconnects the execution unit from the external device while the execution unit is executing the first program. The second protection unit protects the first program while the execution unit is executing the second program. | 12-25-2014 |
20160070938 | PROGRAM EXECUTION DEVICE - A program execution device capable of protecting a program against unauthorized analysis and alteration is provided. The program execution device includes an execution unit, a first protection unit, and a second protection unit. The execution unit executes a first program and a second program, and is connected with an external device that is capable of controlling the execution. The first protection unit disconnects the execution unit from the external device while the execution unit is executing the first program. The second protection unit protects the first program while the execution unit is executing the second program. | 03-10-2016 |