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20140355303 | LIGHT-SOURCE DEVICE - A light source device includes: a light-emitting part; a light guide including in its center a columnar part whose central axis direction is a lengthwise direction, that guides light input into an end face from the light-emitting part, and outputs light from a side face of the columnar part; a light guide holder that covers an end of the light guide except for at least part of the end face; and a support part, including a through-hole that penetrates from one face to another face formed therein, that holds an end of the light guide holder on a side of a first opening on the one face of the through-hole so as to allow sliding in the lengthwise direction, and light is input into the light guide via a second opening on the other face of the through-hole. | 12-04-2014 |
20150015924 | ILLUMINATING APPARATUS, IMAGE SENSOR, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ILLUMINATING APPARATUS AND IMAGE SENSOR - An illuminating apparatus includes a columnar light guide, a board having a light source fastened on one surface thereof, and a holder. The holder is formed with a through-hole into which an end of the light guide in the columnar center axis direction is fitted to hold the light guide, and a catch that catches and holds the board with the light source facing the end surface of the light guide in the columnar center axis direction in the through-hole. | 01-15-2015 |
20150136951 | IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor including: light guides for irradiating light onto an irradiated object; a lens that focuses reflected light that was reflected by the irradiated object; a sensor that receives the reflected light that was focused by the lens; and a housing. The housing houses or holds the light guides, the lens, and the sensor, and is formed by integrating a housing metal portion and a housing resin portion. | 05-21-2015 |
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20120119505 | Transformer for Wind Power Station and/or Wind Power Generating Facilities Installed with Transformer for Wind Power Station - The transformer comprises a transformer body and natural convection cooling type radiators for release of heat of the transformer body. The transformer body is accommodated in a wind power generating facility, and air outside the wind power generating facility comes into contact with the natural convection cooling type radiators to cool the same. | 05-17-2012 |
20120211991 | Wind Turbine Power Generating Facilities - A hood in a tower receives air having absorbed heat released from a corrugated rib tank. The hood is set above the corrugated rib tank of a transformer being installed on a foundation in the interior of a tower and transforming electric power generated by an electric generator. An exhaust duct, which discharges the air having absorbed heat released from the corrugated rib tank and flowing into the hood, is provided to the interior of the tower so as to be connected to the hood and extend upward up to the upper portion of the tower. | 08-23-2012 |
20120326446 | STATIONARY EQUIPMENT - The present invention aims to provide stationary equipment installed in a sealed space on a space-saving basis and having a favorable cooling efficiency. | 12-27-2012 |
20130026764 | Transformer for Wind Power Generation and Wind Power Generation System - A transformer for wind power generation is configured such that the transformer's main body, which contains an insulating refrigerant in a tank where an iron core and windings mounted to the iron core are contained, is disposed in a tower which configures a wind power generation system, and that water surrounding the wind power generation system is used as a secondary refrigerant for cooling the aforementioned refrigerant. | 01-31-2013 |
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20090304345 | VIDEO RECORDING DEVICE, VIDEO RECORDING METHOD, VIDEO RECORDING PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A video recording apparatus that prevents screen malfunctions due to playback of incomplete frame image data, even when a power failure has occurred while recording frame image data received via a network to a recording medium, and incomplete frame image data has been recorded. The video recording apparatus includes a reception unit | 12-10-2009 |
20120127066 | CONTENT OUTPUT DEVICE, CONTENT OUTPUT METHOD, PROGRAM, PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CONTENT OUTPUT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A content output device for outputting contents to be displayed to users, including: a storage unit storing a plurality of contents, each being associated with its attribute; a first output control unit for outputting a predetermined content among the contents to a screen; a related content identifying unit for identifying, among the contents stored in the storage unit, a set of related contents whose attributes are related to an attribute of the predetermined content; a user preference identifying unit for identifying, among the contents stored in the storage unit, contents that match the preference of the user; and a second output control unit for outputting, to the screen, one or more contents that belong to both the set of related contents and the contents identified by the user preference identifying unit, thereby outputting images that are most likely to be desired by thy user. | 05-24-2012 |
20120166376 | INFORMATION CLASSIFICATION DEVICE, INFORMATION CLASSIFICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR CLASSIFYING INFORMATION - An information classification device of the present invention includes a classifying unit ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120209799 | CLASSIFICATION DEVICE AND CLASSIFICATION METHOD - Provided is a classification device capable of classifying time series data of location information into groups in which continuity of time is secured. The classification device ( | 08-16-2012 |
20130069988 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF SWITCHING DISPLAY DIRECTION - A portable display device comprises: a tilt detection unit detecting an angle of rotation, measured between a vertical plane component of a tilt vector of a predetermined reference line in the display and a gravitational vector, as a display tilt; a facial orientation specification unit recognizing a face of a person facing the display and specifying an upright orientation of the face; a terminal orientation determination unit establishing a plurality of angle ranges, and determining whether the display tilt newly detected by the tilt detection unit exceeds a given angle range and enters another angle range, the given angle range including the angle detected by the tilt detection unit upon updating a previous display orientation; and a control unit causing the facial orientation specification unit to begin the specification when the terminal orientation determination unit makes an affirmative determination, and updating the display orientation according to the specified upright orientation. | 03-21-2013 |
20140082649 | ESTIMATION APPARATUS, ESTIMATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An object is to provide an apparatus that accurately estimates an association between content and a user who performed an operation on the content. The apparatus includes: a first association information generation unit that generates first association information in which content information subjected to an operation and a user who performed the operation are associated; a learning unit that generates learnt information for associating a given user with content likely to be operated by the given user by using the first association information; an estimation unit that estimates a user by using unidentified content information for which the user cannot be identified and the learnt information; and a second association information generation unit that generates second association information in which the unidentified content information and the estimated user are associated. The learning unit updates the learnt information by preferentially using the first association information over the second association information. | 03-20-2014 |
20140114974 | CO-CLUSTERING APPARATUS, CO-CLUSTERING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A co-clustering apparatus that performs co-clustering processing on relational data to divide the relational data into cluster blocks, the apparatus including: a distribution tendency generating unit that generates a distribution tendency of statistic amounts of the cluster blocks in the entire relational data, each of the statistic amounts indicating a tendency of relations generated in the corresponding cluster block; a calculate calculating unit that calculates an importance degree for each of the cluster blocks based on the statistic amount of the cluster block and the distribution tendency generated by the distribution tendency generating unit, using a calculation method for changing a result of calculation of the importance degree according to the distribution tendency; and an output unit that outputs at least one piece of information indicating the cluster blocks and information indicating the importance degree calculated for the at least one of information by the calculating unit. | 04-24-2014 |
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20090077096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING FILE AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - A secure file holding system that can, for confidential data from a PC to a mobile phone, prevent flow-out of data due to wrong operation of the mobile phone by an authorized user and malicious take-out of data by authorized and unauthorized users. The file holding system has a function of reserving part of an execution memory as volatile memory or part of a non-volatile memory as a non-volatile file and coupling the part to the non-volatile memory accessible as a folder in which a user saves data at OS startup, a function of redirecting access to the folder to the volatile memory or the file during OS startup, a function of capturing an input/output request to the non-volatile memory and constraining access to the folder by a processes other than a file management process, and a function of deleting the volatile memory or the file at OS termination. | 03-19-2009 |
20100153716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING FILES AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - In a system to realize prevention of leakage and loss of confidential information by inhibiting writing into a secondary storage device or writing into external storage media, created confidential data is archived by a secure method without being lost if communication is not available and a file server cannot save the information. For this purpose, first, a designated folder is created on a non-volatile storing memory being built in a mobile terminal and created confidential data is saved in the folder. Then, a filter driver controls access to the designated folder to prevent leakage of information by an application in a mobile phone by a malicious user. Further, a function to remove data in the designated folder in the mobile terminal from a mobile terminal management server through a telephone network prevents loss of saved confidential data due to loss of the mobile terminal. | 06-17-2010 |
20110131563 | FIRMWARE UPDATE APPARATUS AND METHOD - The firmware update apparatus is configured so that data required for update is accessible from both of normal firmware and emergency firmware and is provided with a section which sets the next-time boot destination to the emergency firmware during update, a section which saves a file before update into an area originally occupied by an update file, a section which inspects that a file required for booting the normal firmware is not broken or confirms that activation is actually possible from a virtualized environment, during activation of the emergency firmware, a section which restores the state before update by the saved files before update and a new update procedure automatically generated by reversing the contents of operations of the update procedure, and a section which, for each update file, describes a necessary reactivation target in the update procedure. | 06-02-2011 |
20110173599 | HOME NETWORK SYSTEM, GATEWAY DEVICE, AND FIRMWARE UPDATE METHOD - A technique for updating a piece of firmware in an information processing device includes a remote management section for communicating with a server device storing a piece of software to be distributed and a controlled device within a home network and managing an application, a service management program for managing a service of the controlled device, a firmware management program for managing a piece of firmware of the controlled device, a gateway firmware management program for managing a piece of firmware of the gateway device, a gateway firmware updating program which rewrites the piece of firmware of the gateway device, and a dependence relationship management program which analyzes a dependence relationship aggregation table obtained by aggregating the contents of a dependence relation table describing a piece of software on which the piece of software to be distributed depends. | 07-14-2011 |
20110173603 | FIRMWARE UPDATE SYSTEM AND UPDATE IMAGE GENERATION/DISTRIBUTION SERVER APPARATUS - There is provided a high-speed firmware update method which reduces the burden on a firmware developer. A server is installed which is provided with a function of receiving an image of new-version firmware (a new firmware image), comparing it with an image of old-version firmware (an old firmware image), taking out only updated files, and creating a procedure for updating the old firmware image to the new firmware image and an update image configured by update data. | 07-14-2011 |
20110173604 | FIRMWARE UPDATING SYSTEM, FIRMWARE DELIVERING SERVER, FIRMWARE EMBEDDED DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - The present invention provides a firmware update technique in which a work area is small, a work time is short, update can be resumed even if power-down occurs, and even a file system which does not support writing is supported. To provide the firmware updating technique, an update creating and distributing server divides old and new version firmware images, extracts a difference between the new and old divided firmware images, creates an updated package, and delivers the updated package to an embedded device. On the other hand, the embedded device applies the updated package to the old version divided firmware image (an existing firmware message currently in use). | 07-14-2011 |
20110179406 | FIRMWARE UPDATE SYSTEM AND INFORMATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - The present invention provides a firmware update process capable of realizing both recovery from an interruption of update and saving of a capacity of nonvolatile memory used for backup and storing difference data. Thus, intermediate data is included for always holding a status of firmware in rewriting in addition to the new and old firmware. In a case of updating all blocks configuring the firmware in an arbitrary order, the process successively compares blocks of the intermediate data and new firmware with each other; calculates an address of data for recovery from an interruption of update and a backup capacity required therefor; extracts difference data to be distributed, calculates a capacity thereof and creates an update procedure; and derives a processing order whose total of the backup capacity and the difference data capacity is the minimum (see FIG. | 07-21-2011 |
20110282966 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND GATEWAY DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A renderer (DMR) in a second local area network via an Internet is enabled to reproduce content in a first local area network. A content transmission system generates a virtual DMR corresponding to a DMR (content reproduction device) in a content reception system. A DMC (controller) and a DMS (content server) recognize the virtual DMR as if to be an actual DMR and communicate therewith. This enables content to be reproduced in an actual DMR in a different home network residing beyond the Internet without any modification on the DLNA standard. A transmission gateway device (transmission mechanism) relays communication destined for the virtual DMR (instructions and content) to a reception gateway device (reception mechanism). Also in the content reception system, the actual DMR is capable of processing communication from a different home network by communication only with the reception mechanism. This negates the need for modification on the DLNA standard. | 11-17-2011 |
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20120183436 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ALUMINUM STRUCTURE AND ALUMINUM STRUCTURE - Provided is a method of producing an aluminum structure using a porous resin molded body having a three-dimensional network structure, with which it is possible to form an aluminum structure having a low oxide content in the surface of aluminum (i.e., having an oxide film with a small thickness), and in particular, it is possible to obtain an aluminum porous body that has a large area. The method includes a step of preparing an aluminum-coated resin molded body in which an aluminum layer is formed, directly or with another layer therebetween, on a surface of a resin molded body composed of urethane, and a step of decomposing the resin molded body by bringing the aluminum-coated resin molded body into contact with concentrated nitric acid with a concentration of 62% or more. | 07-19-2012 |
20120183804 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ALUMINUM STRUCTURE AND ALUMINUM STRUCTURE - Provided is a method of producing an aluminum structure using a porous resin molded body having a three-dimensional network structure, with which it is possible to form an aluminum structure having a low oxide content in the surface of aluminum (i.e., having an oxide film with a small thickness), and in particular, it is possible to obtain an aluminum porous body that has a large area. The method includes a step of preparing an aluminum-coated resin molded body in which an aluminum layer is formed, directly or with another layer therebetween, on a surface of a resin molded body composed of urethane, and a heat treatment step in which the aluminum-coated resin molded body is subjected to heat treatment at a temperature equal to or higher than 270° C. and lower than 660° C. to decompose the resin molded body. | 07-19-2012 |
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20090041960 | METHOD FOR MAKING A SILICA GLASS CRUCIBLE - A rotating mold has a plurality of air channels that communicate with a cavity formed in the mold. Silica grain is deposited in the rotating mold and then formed into the shape of a crucible having a lower portion that comprises a substantially uniformly thick wall. An upper portion of the grain is formed into a substantially narrowed wall portion about the perimeter of the formed shape. The silica grain is heated, and a pump draws gas through the air channels while the silica fuses. There is a pressure drop across the narrowed wall portion. After fusing, the upper portion of the crucible, including the narrowed wall portion, is cut off. | 02-12-2009 |
20100132609 | QUARTZ GLASS CRUCIBLE FOR SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL PULLING OPERATION AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A quartz glass crucible for silicon single crystal pulling operation that by a simple arrangement, attains prevention of any collapse onto the inside at a superior edge of straight trunk part; and a process for manufacturing the same. The quartz glass crucible for silicon single crystal pulling operation having a straight trunk part and a bottom part, is characterized in that at least the straight trunk part is provided with a gradient of fictive temperature so that the fictive temperature on the outermost side thereof is 25° C. or more lower than the fictive temperature on the innermost side thereof. | 06-03-2010 |
20100186662 | CRUCIBLE HAVING A DOPED UPPER WALL PORTION AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A fused glass crucible includes a collar of doped aluminum silica that defines uppermost and outermost surfaces of the crucible. The melt line that defines the surface of molten silicon in the crucible may be substantially at the lower end of the collar or slightly above it. Crystallization of the collar makes it hard and therefore supports the remaining uncrystallized portion of the crucible above the melt line. The melt line may also be below the lower end of the collar, especially if the melt is drawn down or poured early in the process. Because there is little or no overlap or because the overlap does not last long, the doped aluminum collar is not damaged by the heat of from the melt. | 07-29-2010 |
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20130223686 | MOVING OBJECT PREDICTION DEVICE, HYPOTHETICAL MOVABLE OBJECT PREDICTION DEVICE, PROGRAM, MOVING OBJECT PREDICTION METHOD AND HYPOTHETICAL MOVABLE OBJECT PREDICTION METHOD - A position, behavior state and movement state of a moving object are detected, together with plural categories of track segment region and stationary object regions, using an environment detection section. A presence probability is applied to the detected track segment regions and stationary object regions and a presence probability map is generated, using a map generation section. A moving object position distribution and movement state distribution are generated by a moving object generation section based on the detected moving object position, behavior state and movement state, and recorded on the presence probability map. The moving object position distribution is moved by a position update section based on the moving object movement state distribution. The moved position distribution is changed by a distribution change section based on the presence probabilities of the presence probability map, and a future position distribution of the moving object is predicted on the presence probability map. Consequently, the future position of the moving object can be predicted with good precision under various conditions. | 08-29-2013 |
20130293395 | MOBILE OBJECT TARGET STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM - An environmental movement detection section detects the speed of a vehicle and detects a mobile object in the vicinity of the vehicle. A collision probability prediction section predicts the probability of a prospective collision between the vehicle and the detected vicinity mobile object. On the basis of approach speeds, collision probabilities and sideward passing speeds when passing other mobile objects to sideward that have been determined from standard movements, a movement standard learning section learns relationships between approach speed, collision probability and sideward passing speed. On the basis of learning results at the movement standard learning section, a path characteristic point generation section determines a standard sideward passing speed for when passing the vicinity mobile object to sideward that corresponds with the detected approach speed and the predicted collision probability. Thus, standard mobile object states may be determined efficiently. | 11-07-2013 |
20150142285 | DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM - In a driving support system, a target speed profile computing unit determines a target speed on the basis of a safe-condition confirmation end point that is set to a predetermined position in a travel direction of a host vehicle. The safe-condition confirmation end point is a point at which the host vehicle passes through a section following the safe-condition confirmation end point in advance of a moving object that appears from blind areas. In this way, by determining the target speed based on the safe-condition confirmation end point, the drive support control unit is able to support driving in consideration of driving action at the time when the driver actually causes the host vehicle to pass through near the blind areas. Thus, it is possible to appropriately support driving along a feeling of the driver such that inconvenience and a feeling of strangeness are reduced. | 05-21-2015 |