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20120075507 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiation imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit and an imaging control unit. The imaging control unit causes a switch unit, a accumulation unit, a removal unit, a holding unit, and an addition unit, which constitute a pixel circuit of the imaging unit, to operate at a timing before imaging operation by the imaging unit so as to fix unstable voltages of the accumulation unit, the removal unit, the holding unit, and the addition unit to a predetermined voltage of a power supply connected via a switch unit. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075515 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A radiation imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detection unit in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion units to convert radiation signals into charge signals and store the charge signals is located; a storage control unit configured to control the storage of the charge signals executed by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units; a reading control unit configured to control reading of the charge signals stored by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units; and a control unit configured to fix an indefinite potential generated at the radiation detection unit while at least one of the storage control of the charge signals by the storage control unit and the reading control of the charge signals by the reading control unit is not carried out. | 03-29-2012 |
20120104267 | IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE SENSOR - An imaging apparatus including: a plurality of pixels including a photoelectric conversion element and a sample hold circuit; a plurality of signal lines configured to read from the plurality of pixels an electric signal held in the sample hold circuit therein; a imaging control unit configured to perform a first control for applying the held electric signal to the plurality of signal lines, and a second control for sequentially applying to the signal lines the electric signal obtained corresponding to light received by each of the plurality of pixels and reading the electric signal, after the first control has been performed; and a generation unit configured not to create image data based on the electric signal applied to the signal line by the first control but to create the image data based on the electric signal read via the signal line by the second control. | 05-03-2012 |
20130001429 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE SENSOR - An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor having an imaging area with a plurality of pixels arranged therein, each pixel having a photoelectric conversion unit and pixel amplifiers, a control unit configured to perform control for shifting the timing of activating the pixel amplifiers for each of sub areas in the imaging area, and control for reading an electrical signal from each pixel acquired via the activated pixel amplifiers, and a generation unit configured to generate an image based on the read electrical signal. | 01-03-2013 |
20130193334 | IMAGING APPARATUS, X-RAY DETECTOR, AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes a sensor including a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional pattern, a sample-hold unit configured to sample and hold a signal obtained from each pixel, and a reading unit configured to perform scanning in such a way as to perform a plurality of non-destructive reading operations for pixels of one row and as to read pixels of the next row, and to subsequently perform scanning in a row direction and a column direction to read the signal having been sampled and held by the sample-hold unit, an A/D conversion unit configured to perform analog/digital conversion processing on the signal read by the reading unit, an averaging processing unit configured to perform averaging processing on the signal converted by the A/D conversion unit, for each pixel, and a digital binning unit configured to perform binning processing using the signal processed by the averaging processing unit. | 08-01-2013 |
20140036118 | IMAGE SENSOR DRIVING APPARATUS, METHOD AND RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - An image sensor driving apparatus extracts an image signal from an image sensor including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements two-dimensionally arrayed, and includes a conversion unit which converts the image signal into digital data by performing offset correction for the image signal. The apparatus obtains digital data corresponding to a first sampling count by causing the conversion unit to process a reference voltage signal in accordance with a synchronization signal which determines an imaging frame rate, and obtains digital data corresponding to a second sampling count by causing the conversion unit to process a reference voltage signal every time extracting an image signal from a photoelectric conversion element group obtained by dividing a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. The apparatus generates a correction value used for offset correction based on the obtained digital data corresponding to the first and second sampling counts. | 02-06-2014 |
20140037056 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus determines, based on a frame interval associated with imaging of the object, the number of output values to be measured, and inputs an electric signals of a given value to amplifiers to measure the determined number of output values during a time after a readout circuit performs a readout operation for a photoelectric conversion elements of one line and before the readout circuit performs a readout operation for the photoelectric conversion elements of the next one line, calculates a difference between the measured output value and a predetermined reference value, and corrects a measurement value of one line of the object by increasing or decreasing the measurement value by the difference. | 02-06-2014 |
20150156438 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A radiation imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detection unit in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion units to convert radiation signals into charge signals and store the charge signals is located; a storage control unit configured to control the storage of the charge signals executed by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units; a reading control unit configured to control reading of the charge signals stored by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units; and a control unit configured to fix an indefinite potential generated at the radiation detection unit while at least one of the storage control of the charge signals by the storage control unit and the reading control of the charge signals by the reading control unit is not carried out. | 06-04-2015 |
20150204988 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND RADIATION INSPECTION APPARATUS - A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising a plurality of sensors, a holding unit configured to hold a signal level of each sensor, a monitor unit configured to monitor the signal levels, and a control unit configured to control each sensor so as to detect radiation with a first sensitivity and a second sensitivity higher than the first sensitivity, wherein the control unit performs first control to cause the monitor unit to monitor signal levels with the second sensitivity, and performs second control to select some sensors out of the plurality of sensors based on monitoring results obtained in the first control. | 07-23-2015 |
20150296151 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND RADIATION INSPECTION APPARATUS - A radiation imaging apparatus comprising a sensor and a driving unit, the sensor including a detection element and a holding unit, wherein the driving unit drives the sensor so as to perform a first operation of making a first sampling unit sample a first signal corresponding to a voltage of the holding unit which has changed in accordance with a dose of radiation detected by the detection element after the holding unit holds a voltage corresponding to a signal from the detection element when a first reset unit resets the detection element, and a second operation, after the first operation, of making the first reset unit reset the detection element after a second sampling unit samples a second signal corresponding to a voltage of the reset holding unit while a second reset unit resets the holding unit. | 10-15-2015 |
20150378034 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, DRIVING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising a plurality of sensors and a driving unit, each sensor including a detection element, a sampling unit and a reset unit, wherein the driving unit performs an operation of causing the reset unit to initialize the detection element, an operation of causing the sampling unit to sample a signal from the detection element in accordance with radiation irradiation started after the operation of initializing, and an operation of outputting a signal sampled by the operation of sampling, and wherein the driving unit changes, in accordance with a frame rate, a timing of the operation of outputting while maintaining constant a time from the operation of initializing to the operation of sampling. | 12-31-2015 |
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20100253880 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, SURFACE-EMITTING APPARATUS, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A LIGHT GUIDE PLATE - A light guide plate includes a light-incident surface, a light-reflecting surface, and a light-emitting surface. The light-reflecting surface includes a plurality of first light diffusion portions and a second light diffusion portion. The plurality of first light diffusion portions each have a first concavo-convex height. The second light diffusion portion has a second concavo-convex height lower than the first concavo-convex height and is extended around the plurality of first light diffusion portions in a net-like manner. The light-emitting surface emits light that enters from the light-incident surface and is reflected by the light-reflecting surface. | 10-07-2010 |
20100309411 | DIFFUSION SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, BACKLIGHT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A diffusion sheet includes: a substrate having a first principal surface and a second principal surface; and structures each in a convex shape formed randomly on the first principal surface or the second principal surface of the substrate. The structures have an identical or almost identical height. The structures have an aspect ratio h/r, where r denotes an average radius of the structures and h denotes an average height of the structures, of more than 0.85 and not more than 1.50. The structures have a filling factor of not less than 60% and not more than 80%. | 12-09-2010 |
20120062820 | DIFFUSION SHEET, BACKLIGHT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DIFFUSION SHEET - A diffusion sheet includes a light-transmissive base member, a plurality of structures, and a flattened portion. The light-transmissive base member has a first main surface and a second main surface. The plurality of structures have convex shapes, which are randomly formed on the first main surface. The flattened portion is formed among the plurality of structures on the first main surface and has a surface roughness (Ra) equal to or lower than 0.6 μm. | 03-15-2012 |
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20110014646 | SAMPLE PREPARATION APPARATUS AND SAMPLE PREPARATION METHOD, AND CELL ANALYZER AND CELL ANALYSIS METHOD - A sample preparation apparatus comprising: a detector for detecting a predetermined cell included in a biological sample; a sample preparation section for preparing a measurement sample from the biological sample and a predetermined reagent; and a controller configured to generate, based on a detection result by the detector, concentration information reflecting a concentration of the predetermined cell in the biological sample and to control, based on the concentration information, the amount of the biological sample supplied to the sample preparation section. | 01-20-2011 |
20110040166 | EXTRACTING KIT, EXTRACTING DEVICE, AND EXTRACTING METHOD - An extracting kits for extracting analyte through the skin of a living body are disclosed that comprises an inserting device comprising needles for forming a plurality of extraction holes in the skin through the stratum corneum but not reaching the subcutaneous tissue and an extracting device for extracting the analyte into a liquid supplied into the extraction holes by supplying the liquid into the plurality of extraction holes. An extracting device and extracting method are also described. | 02-17-2011 |
20150369741 | URINE SPECIMEN ANALYSIS DEVICE AND URINE SPECIMEN ANALYSIS METHOD - A urine specimen analysis device includes a specimen drawing portion, a sample preparing portion, a measurement portion, and an information processing portion. The specimen drawing portion draws a first aliquot and a second aliquot from a urine specimen. The sample preparing portion prepares a first measurement sample by mixing the first aliquot and a first staining dye that stains red blood cells, and a second measurement sample by mixing the second aliquot and a second staining dye that stains nucleic acids. The measurement portion measures fluorescence emitted from the first measurement sample prepared by the sample preparing portion, and fluorescence emitted from the second measurement sample prepared by the sample preparing portion. The information processing portion detects at least red blood cells contained in the first measurement sample based on the fluorescence of the first measurement sample measured by the measurement portion, and at least white blood cells contained in the second measurement sample based on the fluorescence of the second measurement sample measured by the measurement portion. | 12-24-2015 |
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20140071325 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING PROCESSING METHOD CAPABLE OF CHECKING COMPOSITION IN ADVANCE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR | 03-13-2014 |
20140079290 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING IMAGE PROCESSING ON MOVING IMAGE - An image processing device executes: a determination process of determining similarity of a motion of a subject in each of a plurality of pieces of moving image data stored in the storing unit; a selection process of selecting a specific piece of moving image data from among the pieces of moving image data on the basis of the similarity determined by the determination step; and an output process of outputting information of a selection result by the selection step. | 03-20-2014 |
20140289680 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT PROCESSES A GROUP CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF IMAGES, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus | 09-25-2014 |
20140347276 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING TOUCH PANEL, POSITION DESIGNATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus including a display section with a touch panel displays a pointer for position designation on a screen of the display section while an operation mode is switched to a predetermined operation mode, and causes an entire region of the touch panel to function as a virtually transparent touchpad, and executes operation process including controlling a display position of the pointer in the display section in accordance with an input operation to the touch panel. For this reason, it is not necessary to display anything on the screen of the display section in order to indicate the virtual touchpad, and there is no possibility that the screen region that is operable is decreased or a part of a plurality of icons and the like disposed on the screen are hidden. | 11-27-2014 |
20140362246 | PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING PHOTOGRAPHING EXECUTED BY A PLURALITY OF CAMERAS - A master camera sets temporary conditions at the time of executing photographing by a plurality of cameras, determines whether photographing by the plurality of cameras can be executed under the temporary conditions, sets actual conditions at the time of executing photographing by the plurality of cameras in accordance with this determination result, and executes control such that photographing by the plurality of cameras is executed under the actual conditions. | 12-11-2014 |
20160073004 | DETECTION OF OBJECT IN DIGITAL IMAGE - A detection apparatus for detecting a subject in a digital image, including: an input section to which a word for identifying the subject is input; and a processor configured to: receive the word for identifying the subject from the input section; determine an attribute that is specified by the word for identifying the subject; select a method of detection in accordance with the determined attribute; and apply the selected method of detection to the digital image to detect the subject in the digital image. | 03-10-2016 |
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20100138409 | INFORMATION DEVICE, MEDIUM AND METHOD - In an information device in which moving images are stored, moving image data is provided to a plurality of applications or the moving image usage function between a plurality of devices is improved. The information device comprises a database section for storing the moving image data in association with identification information for identifying the moving image data, a receiving section for receiving a read out request for the moving image data specified by the identification information from any of the applications for reproducing the moving image data, an output section for reading out the moving image data specified by the read out request from the database section to pass it to the application of the source of the read out request, and an execution section for executing the applications for reproducing the moving image data outputted from the output section. | 06-03-2010 |
20100228821 | DATA ACCESS SYSTEM, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING DATA - The system comprises a portable information device, a terminal apparatus, and a server. A portable information device sends stored data to the server and transmits a network address of the server to the terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus receives the network address from the portable information device, detects a position where a physical object is in contact with the display unit and causing the wireless section to receive the network address from the portable information device, and controls the display unit to display an icon at the detected position of the display unit when he position is detected by the detector, and accessing the received network address when selecting the displayed icon data is selected from exterior. And server sends the data received from the portable information device to the terminal apparatus when the server is accessed from the terminal apparatus. | 09-09-2010 |
20110125647 | TRANSMISSION INFORMATION LINKUP SYSTEM - A transmission information linkup system with which users can transmit the information in linkage for purchasing the commercial product etc. The transmission information linkup system includes a server and a first terminal. The first terminal includes a unit to receive an input form from the server, a unit to input information to the input form, corresponding to a user's operation, a unit to transfer at least apart of the input form to a second terminal, a unit to receive input information to the input form from the second terminal, and a unit to transmit the input information received from the second terminal and the input information corresponding to the user's operation as input information to the input form to the server. And the server includes a unit to transmit the input form to the first terminal and a unit to receive the input information from the first terminal. | 05-26-2011 |
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20140142441 | BIOSIGNAL MEASURING DEVICE, BIOSIGNAL MEASURING METHOD AND BIOSIGNAL PROGRAM - A biosignal measuring device has a first information acquisition module, a second information acquisition module, a first calculation module, a second calculation module, a third calculation module, a heartbeat interval estimation module, a determination module, and an output module. The first information acquisition module acquires the pulse wave signal. The second information acquisition module acquires an electrocardiogram signal. The first calculation module calculates a pulse wave velocity based. The second calculation module determines a heartbeat interval. The third calculation module calculates a relationship between pulse wave velocity and the heartbeat interval. The heartbeat interval estimation module estimates an estimated heartbeat interval based on pulse wave velocity and calculated relationship. The determination module determines whether the position of the first and second information acquisition modules has changed based on the heartbeat interval and the estimated heartbeat interval. The output module outputs information. | 05-22-2014 |
20150157206 | INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an information provision system including a biological sensor device including a sensor and an information transmitting terminal communicably connected to the biological sensor device is provided. The information transmitting terminal includes a detector. The detector detects an action of the user. The biological sensor device includes an obtaining module. The obtaining module obtains, when the action of the user is detected, biological data by driving the sensor during a measurement period included in a measurement information in association with the action. | 06-11-2015 |
20150157278 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an electronic device is configured to control a sensor device executing applications to measure different biomedical data values. The electronic device includes a display controller and a transmitter. The display controller displays a first image for designating an application to be executed by the sensor device, designating an execution time of the application, and designating an activation condition associated with a biomedical data value measured by the sensor device. The transmitter transmits, to the sensor device, the designated application, the designated execution time and the designated activation condition. | 06-11-2015 |
20150161342 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an information processing system includes a biological sensor device to be worn by a patient and an electronic apparatus. The biological sensor device includes a measurement processor to continuously measure biological information of the patient. The electronic apparatus includes a first acquisition processor, a generator, a calculator and a scheduler. The scheduler schedules medical consultations for the patient based on a time when the patient visited a medical facility and a deviation. | 06-11-2015 |
20150374265 | Respiratory State Estimation Device, Method, And Storage Medium - According to one embodiment, a respiratory measurement module measures a first signal related to a respiratory fluctuation of the user. A body movement measurement module measures a second signal related to a movement of a trunk of the user. A respiration detector detects whether or not the user is in a respiratory arrest state, based on the measured first signal measured. A body movement detector detects whether or not the trunk of the user is moving, based on the measured second signal. An estimation module estimates a respiratory state of the user, based on a detection result by the respiration detector and a detection result by the body movement detector. An output module outputs respiratory state information indicating the estimated respiratory state. | 12-31-2015 |
20150374279 | SLEEP STATE ESTIMATION DEVICE, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a sleep state estimation device attached to a user during sleep and used is provided. The device includes a first detector, a first estimation module, a second detector, and a second estimation module. The first detector is configured to detect a first signal, to estimate a first state of the user. The first estimation module is configured to estimate the user's first state, based on the first signal. The second detector is configured to detect a second signal to estimate a second state of the user other than the user's first state. The second estimation module is configured to estimate the user's second state by using the second signal, based on an estimation method determined in accordance with the first signal. | 12-31-2015 |
20150374284 | SLEEP SENSOR - According to one embodiment, a sleep sensor which is attached to a user who is sleeping when it is to be used is provided. The sleep sensor includes a first detector, an estimation module, a second detector and a control module. The first detector is configured to detect an acceleration signal representing acceleration that is obtained from the sleep sensor. The estimation module is configured to estimate the user's body position based on the detected acceleration signal. The second detector is configured to detect a signal for estimating a state other than the user's body position. The control module is configured to operate the second detector when the estimated user's body position is at least one of predefined body positions. | 12-31-2015 |
20160028493 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, a communication apparatus includes a substrate, a first communication unit, a first signal line, a first terminal, a second signal line, a variable capacitance portion, and an inductor portion. The substrate is provided with a reference potential electrode. The first communication unit transmits and receives. One end of the first signal line is connected to the first communication unit. The first terminal is connected to the other end of the first signal line. The second signal line is connected to the first signal line through the first terminal. One end of the variable capacitance portion is connected to the other end of the second signal line. One end of the inductor portion is connected to the other end of the variable capacitance portion. The communication apparatus executes communication through a living body. | 01-28-2016 |
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20100320258 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In one embodiment, a first substrate having first solder bumps and a second substrate having second solder bumps are stacked while temporarily tacking the solder bumps to each other, and then a stack is disposed inside a furnace. The gas in the furnace is exhausted to be in a reduced pressure atmosphere, and then a carboxylic acid gas is introduced into the furnace. While increasing a temperature inside the furnace where the carboxylic acid gas is introduced, the gas in the furnace is exhausted to be in a reduced pressure atmosphere at a temperature in a range from a reduction temperature of oxide films by the carboxylic acid gas to lower than a melting temperature of the solder bumps. By increasing the temperature inside the furnace up to a temperature in a range of the melting temperature of the solder bumps and higher, the first solder bumps and the second solder bumps are melted and joined. | 12-23-2010 |
20110076801 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to a manufacturing method of one embodiment, a first solder bump and a second solder bump are aligned and placed in contact with each other, and thereafter, the first and second solder bumps are heated to a temperature equal or higher than a melting point of the solder bumps and melted, whereby a partially connection body of the first solder bump and the second solder bump is formed. The partially connection body is cooled. The cooled partially connection body is heated to a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the solder bump in a reducing atmosphere, thereby to form a permanent connection body by melting the partially connection body while removing an oxide film existing on a surface of the partially connection body. | 03-31-2011 |
20110175204 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device is disclosed. This method can include dicing along a predetermined line a laminated substrate which has a first substrate and a second substrate, one of which is made of a semiconductor substrate, mutually adhered with an adhesive layer interposed between them. The dicing process includes irradiating a laser beam to the adhesive layer along the dicing line to form scribe lines corresponding to the dicing line on the first and second substrates. And, the dicing process includes applying an impact to the laminated substrate to divide along the scribe lines. | 07-21-2011 |
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20150125589 | TASTE-IMPROVING AGENT AND FOOD OR DRINK CONTAINING SAME - Provided is a taste improver that improves or decreases unpleasant bitterness, astringent taste, harsh taste, bitter taste, or the like that results from potassium salts, magnesium salts, calcium salts, and ammonium salts without adversely affecting savoriness of a food or drink. The taste improver includes a vegetable extract and/or a phospholipid. In the taste improver, the aforementioned vegetable extract includes a vegetable-derived glycoside and/or glycoside aglycone. In the taste improver, the aforementioned phospholipid is phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, and/or a lyso form thereof. Arginine is further added to the aforementioned taste improver. Trehalose and/or hydrogenated starch syrup are further added to the taste improver. A manufacturing method of such and an improvement method for the unpleasant bitterness, astringent taste, harsh taste, bitter taste, or the like caused by potassium salts, magnesium salts, calcium salts, and ammonium salts using these taste improvers. A food or drink including these taste improvers. | 05-07-2015 |
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20110294582 | HANDHELD INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A game apparatus as a handheld information processing apparatus includes a CPU, and when the game apparatus is closed, the CPU shifts to a sleep mode. When a user carries the game apparatus in the sleep mode, a micon measures step counts according to a magnitude of accelerations indicated by acceleration data from an acceleration sensor. When a main power of the game apparatus is turned on to display a main menu screen, the step counts are converted into earned coins, for example. In each of a plurality of applications to be executed by the game apparatus, a special item is purchased, or game playing on a special course is permitted by utilizing the earned coins. | 12-01-2011 |
20110306410 | Storage medium, game apparatus, game controlling method and game system - A game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU acquires character information data from another game apparatus by executing communication processing. Furthermore, the CPU calculates character information data from image data obtained by imaging a QR Code with a camera and acquires the same. The CPU generates a character on the basis of the character information data, and displays the generated character on a second LCD. | 12-15-2011 |
20120078756 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided are application execution means for executing one or more application programs, and metadata accumulation and storage means for accumulating and storing, into a metadata storage section, metadata corresponding to the one or more application programs when the application programs have been executed or become executable. The application execution means executes the one or more application programs which use the metadata stored in the metadata storage section. | 03-29-2012 |
20120214595 | GAME APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME CONTROLLING METHOD AND GAME SYSTEM - A game apparatus includes a micon, and the micon measures step counts in correspondence with the magnitude of accelerations indicated by acceleration data from an acceleration sensor when a user carries the game apparatus in a sleep mode in which the apparatus is closed. The step counts are converted into earned coins. In each of a plurality of games executed by the game apparatus, by using the earned coins, a special item is purchased, playing in a special course is permitted, a hint is displayed, and a game is played in fast-forward. | 08-23-2012 |
20130217492 | STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME APPARATUS, GAME CONTROLLING METHOD AND GAME SYSTEM - A game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU acquires character information data from another game apparatus by executing communication processing. Furthermore, the CPU calculates character information data from image data obtained by imaging a QR Code with a camera and acquires the same. The CPU generates a character on the basis of the character information data, and displays the generated character on a second LCD. | 08-22-2013 |
20160030842 | Game Apparatus, Storage Medium, Game Controlling Method and Game System - A game apparatus includes a micon, and the micon measures step counts in correspondence with the magnitude of accelerations indicated by acceleration data from an acceleration sensor when a user carries the game apparatus in a sleep mode in which the apparatus is closed. The step counts are converted into earned coins. In each of a plurality of games executed by the game apparatus, by using the earned coins, a special item is purchased, playing in a special course is permitted, a hint is displayed, and a game is played in fast-forward. | 02-04-2016 |
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20090276731 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides an image processing apparatus including a slider display unit configured to display, on a slider bar, a slider used to change an adjustment value used upon execution of image processing of image data, a thumbnail display unit configured to display a plurality of thumbnail images which respectively indicate results of image processing of the image data using a plurality of different target values, a selection unit configured to select at least one of the plurality of thumbnail images, and a target value display unit configured to display a position indicating the target value corresponding to the thumbnail image on the slider bar to be discriminated from the slider. | 11-05-2009 |
20100232702 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention is directed to an image managing apparatus allowing a user to acquire an image shot by other user participated in an event that the user participated in when a user shot images with the user's own camera but there was a period of time in which the user could not shoot due to some reason. The image management apparatus of the present invention is configured to sort a plurality of images shot by the user's camera based on a shooting time, calculate a non-shooting time period, extract an image shot by a camera of other user, which has a shooting time included in the non-shooting time period of the user. Further, the image management apparatus extracts an image having keywords, a shooting position, and object information, which are the same as an image shot by the camera of the user. | 09-16-2010 |
20110085696 | IMAGE DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - Image data are each related to identification information on an image-capturing location and an image-capturing apparatus, and a CPU, upon issuance of an image data transfer instruction, determines a non-image-capturing location on the basis of the image-capturing location information for image data captured by a specific image-capturing apparatus and stored in a recording medium. Then, from among image data captured by other image-capturing apparatuses and stored in other recording medium, image data captured in the non-image-capturing location is extracted, so that a user of the specific image-capturing apparatus can easily obtain image data captured by the other apparatuses in a location that the specific image-capturing apparatus did not capture images of. | 04-14-2011 |
20110169982 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image management apparatus which makes it possible to classify picked-up images according to the occasion of going-out without burdening a user. An information processing apparatus manages a plurality of image files obtained through shooting processing by an image pickup apparatus, and acquires GPS information indicative of a location of the image pickup apparatus and a time when the location was detected. The information processing apparatus sets one record of the GPS information as reference start time information, and retrieves a GPS information record indicative of a location identical to the location indicated by the reference start time information, as reference end information. The information processing apparatus classifies image files of respective shooting times occurring between a time indicated by the reference start time information and a time indicated by the reference end time information, into the same group. | 07-14-2011 |
20110310259 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS, INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus capable of preventing a user who uses another device from knowing the current location of a photographer based on shooting information about an image when an external apparatus distributes the image to the other device. A calculation unit calculates a distance from the shooting location of the image file to the current location of the image pickup apparatus. A distance determination unit determines whether the calculated distance is larger than a predetermined lower limit. A transmission control unit controls to transmit the image file to the external apparatus when the distance determination unit determines that the distance is larger than the lower limit, and not to transmit the image file to the external apparatus when the distance determination unit determines that the distance is not larger than the lower limit. | 12-22-2011 |
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20130123500 | ETHINYL-PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE - Provided is a novel compound represented by formula [I] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having antagonistic activity against group II metabolism-type glutamic acid (m-Glu) receptors. The compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for diseases such as new mood disorders (depressive and bipolar disorders), anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, specific phobias, and acute stress disorder), schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive dysfunction, dementia, drug dependence, convulsions, tremors, pain, sleep disorders, and the like. | 05-16-2013 |
20130137865 | HETEROARYL-PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE - A compound represented by formula [I] and a pharmaceutically accepted salt of said compound are a novel compound and a pharmaceutically accepted salt thereof which exert antagonistic activity against group II metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors, and are effective as a novel preventive or therapeutic agent for disorders such as mood disorders (depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, etc.), anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, a specific phobic disorder, acute stress disorder, etc.), schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, dementia, drug dependence, convulsions, shivering, pain, sleep disorders, and the like. | 05-30-2013 |
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