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20100260274 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication method includes: (a) dividing one bit data group into a plurality of bit groups, the one bit data group being taken out from a plurality of bit data groups defined by a communication protocol for transmitting predetermined information, and exerting no substantial influence on the predetermined information even when arbitrarily inverting a value of the bit; (b) determining whether or not the values of the bits constituting the bit group are all the same by each of the plurality of bit groups divided into in step (a); (c) inverting at least one of the values of the bits of the bit group determined in step (b) that the values of the bits are all the same; and (d) arranging the plurality of bit groups, each of which has at least one of the values of the bits inverted in step (c), in the plurality of bit data groups except the one bit data group at regular intervals. | 10-14-2010 |
20110018554 | INCLINATION DETECTION METHOD AND INCLINATION DETECTION APPARATUS - An inclination detection method is disclosed, which uses a pair of electrodes placed so as to face each other and having a fixed positional relation and an electric conductor which can move between the pair of electrodes, wherein the pair of electrodes is in either a conducting state or a nonconducting state depending on the position of the movable electric conductor, the conducting state in a predetermined period is expressed as any one of a plurality of level values, and a movement state of the pair of electrodes is estimated based on which of the plurality of level values the conducting state takes on. | 01-27-2011 |
20110098979 | DETECTING METHOD AND DETECTING APPARATUS - A detecting method employing a first sensor and a second sensor, includes: first processing for detecting, on the basis of an output value of the first sensor, a predetermined state defined in advance; second processing for starting the second sensor according to the detection of the predetermined state; and third processing for generating interpolation data from an output value of the first sensor in a predetermined time until the second sensor becomes capable of outputting a measurement value after being started. | 04-28-2011 |
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20090308305 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SINGLE-CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE WITH OFF ANGLE - The invention provides a process for producing a single-crystal substrate with an off-angle, which comprises using, as a substrate, a material capable of epitaxial growth by a vapor-phase synthesis method, whose surface has an off-angle with respect to a crystal plane capable of epitaxial growth; implanting ions into the substrate having a surface with an off-angle to form a layer with a deteriorated crystal structure near the surface of the substrate; growing a crystal on the surface with an off-angle of the substrate by a vapor-phase synthesis method; and separating a grown crystal layer from the substrate. In accordance with the process of the invention, when producing off-substrates usable in vapor-phase synthesis of single crystals, the manufacturing costs can be reduced, and substrates with an identical off-angle can be produced easily and in large quantities. | 12-17-2009 |
20100166636 | LARGE DIAMOND CRYSTAL SUBSTRATES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a method for producing a large substrate of single-crystal diamond, including the steps of preparing a plurality of single-crystal diamond layers separated form an identical parent substrate, placing the single-crystal diamond layers in a mosaic pattern on a flat support, and growing a single-crystal diamond by a vapor-phase synthesis method on faces of the single-crystal diamond layers where they have been separated from the parent substrate. | 07-01-2010 |
20100206217 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING SURFACE LAYER OR GROWTH LAYER OF DIAMOND - The present invention provides a method for separating a surface layer of a diamond, which comprises implanting ions into a diamond to form a non-diamond layer near a surface of the diamond; and etching the non-diamond layer in the diamond by applying an alternating-current voltage across electrodes in an electrolytic solution; and a method for separating a grown layer of a diamond, which further comprises the step of growing a diamond by a vapor-phase synthesis method, after forming a non-diamond layer according to the above-described method. | 08-19-2010 |
20120302045 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOSAIC DIAMOND - The present invention discloses a method for producing a mosaic diamond comprising implanting ions in the vicinity of the surfaces of a plurality of single-crystal diamond substrates arranged in the form of a mosaic, or in the vicinity of the surfaces of mosaic single-crystal diamond substrates whose back surfaces are bonded by a single-crystal diamond layer, so as to form non-diamond layers; growing a single-crystal diamond layer by a vapor-phase synthesis method; and separating the single-crystal diamond layer above the non-diamond layers by etching the non-diamond layers. The method of the present invention prevents the destruction of single-crystal diamond substrates by using a process that is simpler than conventional methods, thus allowing a large quantity of mosaic diamond to be produced in a stable and efficient manner. | 11-29-2012 |
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20100000967 | REMOVAL METHOD OF SURFACE DAMAGE OF SINGLE CRYSTAL DIAMOND - The present invention provides a process for removing surface damage of a single-crystal diamond, which comprises implanting ions into a single-crystal diamond to form a non-diamond layer near a surface of the diamond, graphitizing the non-diamond layer, and removing a surface layer by etching. According to the invention, the surface damage can be removed or reduced without increasing the surface roughness of a single crystal diamond. | 01-07-2010 |
20150220533 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - In one embodiment, an information processing method for an information processing apparatus includes, but is not limited to, the following processes. Identification information held by a display device is acquired. Viewing history information indicating a history of content viewed on the display device holding the identification information is acquired. The viewing history information and content detail information describing the details of the content for each segment making up the content is referenced. And Searching conditions related to the details of the segment making up the content viewed on the display device holding the identification information is extracted. | 08-06-2015 |
20150222959 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - In one embodiment, an information processing method for an information processing apparatus includes, but is not limited to, the following processes. Viewing information indicating a state of television broadcast viewed by a viewer is acquired. Correspondence information indicating correspondence between a searching service that searches information in a prescribed field and the viewing information is acquiring from a storage unit included in the information processing apparatus. A searching service is selected based on the correspondence information acquired and the viewing information acquired. Selected service information indicating the searching service selected is outputted. | 08-06-2015 |
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20110196626 | MOTION STATE DETECTING METHOD AND MOTION STATE DETECTING APPARATUS - A motion state detecting method using a detector, detecting one of a conducting state and a non-conducting state according to a movement of an object, includes: first processing to measure either a first number of times, indicating the number of times of change from the conducting state to the non-conducting state per unit time or a second number of times that is the number of times of change from the non-conducting state to the conducting state per the unit time; and second processing to regard either the first number of times or the second number of times as a change determination value and change a length of the unit time based on the change determination value; wherein a proportion of time of the conducting state per the unit time or the non-conducting state per the unit time is changed by changing the length of the unit time. | 08-11-2011 |
20110202304 | MOTION STATE DETECTION METHOD AND MOTION STATE DETECTOR - A motion state detection method which uses a pair of electrodes, facing each other to fix mutual positional relationship, and a movable spherical conductor disposed between the pair of electrodes, putting the pair of electrodes into either a conduction state or a non-conduction state, includes: defining a plurality of level values determined by the proportion of a duration of the conduction state in a unit time period and calculating a level value in the unit time period among the plurality of level values as a first level value; adding a second predetermined value to the first level value to calculate a second level value; and calculating the sum of squares of a plurality of first level values in a plurality of consecutive unit time periods as a first detection value and calculating the sum of squares of a plurality of second level values as a second detection value. | 08-18-2011 |
20110281539 | RADIO WAVE ARRIVAL ANGLE DETECTING DEVICE AND RADIO WAVE ARRIVAL ANGLE DETECTING METHOD - A radio wave arrival angle detecting device includes: a first receiver antenna; a second receiver antenna that is located apart from the first receiver antenna by a distance less than the wavelength of the signal wave; an oscillator that outputs an oscillation wave at the same frequency as the signal wave; a first multiplier that outputs a first mixture wave by multiplying the first signal wave by the oscillation wave; a first filter that extracts a first DC component of the first mixture wave; a second multiplier that outputs a second mixture wave by multiplying the second signal wave by the oscillation wave; a second filter that extracts a second DC component of the second mixture wave; and an arrival angle calculator that calculates a phase difference between the first signal wave and the second signal wave and that calculates an arrival angle of the signal wave. | 11-17-2011 |
20130033707 | POLARIZATION STATE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND POLARIZATION STATE MEASUREMENT METHOD - An optical apparatus has a light detecting section which detects light and emits transmitted light where linearly polarized light, which is converted by a polarizing section, is transmitted through a subject. In addition, the optical apparatus has an orthogonal separating section which orthogonally separates the emitted light from the light detecting section and a light reception section which receives light which is orthogonally separated by the orthogonal separating section. A calculation apparatus outputs a rotation control signal to a rotation apparatus and rotation controls the light detecting section so that the rotation plane is orthogonal with regard to an optical path of the transmitted light. Then, the calculation apparatus measures the polarization state of the transmitted light, which is transmitted through the subject S using the intensity with which the light, is received by the light receiving section. | 02-07-2013 |
20130194572 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND OPTICAL MEASUREMENT METHOD - In a first optical measurement device, light which is output from a light source is subject to linear polarizing in a polarizing unit, and is input to a test object A. Transmitted light which has passed through the test object A is orthogonally separated in an orthogonal separation unit, and the light which is orthogonally separated in the orthogonal separation unit is received in two light receiving units. In addition, amount of light of the transmitted light is determined by a control unit, and a difference between received light levels which are received in the light receiving unit is normalized using the amount of light which is determined in a transmitted amount of light determination unit, and then the angle of optical rotation is calculated by the angle of optical rotation calculation unit. | 08-01-2013 |
20140039282 | CONCENTRATION MEASURING DEVICE AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE CONCENTRATION MEASURING DEVICE - A concentration measuring device, the measuring light in a wavelength region where an absorbance related to the water in the subject can be practically ignored is irradiated to the subject S by a light source. The transmitted light that was transmitted through the subject S is received in a light receiving part. An optical rotation calculation part calculates an optical rotation of the subject S by using an output signal from the light receiving part, and an absorbance calculation part calculates an absorbance of the subject S by using an output signal from the light receiving part. A concentration calculation part calculates a concentration of glucose by using a glucose measurement data related to an aqueous solution of simple glucose, a protein measurement data related to an aqueous solution of simple protein, the optical rotation calculated by the optical rotation calculation part, and the absorbance calculated by the absorbance calculation part. | 02-06-2014 |
20150177068 | LIGHT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND LIGHT MEASUREMENT METHOD - A light measurement apparatus includes a polarizing optical element, an orthogonal separating section, a light reception section, a rotation control section and a polarization state measuring section. The polarizing optical element converts detection light to linearly polarized light. The orthogonal separating section orthogonally separates the linearly polarized light into orthogonally separated lights. The light reception section receives the orthogonally separated lights. The rotation control section rotates the polarizing optical element so that a rotation axis extends along an optical path of the detection light. The polarization state measuring section measures a polarization state of the detection light using intensities of the orthogonally separated lights. | 06-25-2015 |