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20110033179 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus allows an interior structure including a camera unit to make a retreating movement in response to a shock applied to a cover from various directions. The imaging apparatus includes a camera unit including a lens and an image sensor, a dome cover covering the camera unit, a tilt support stand tilt-rotatably supporting the camera unit, a pan rotary support member pan-rotating together with the tilt support stand, and an elastic member arranged on the pan rotary support member and imparting an urging force to the tilt support stand. When a force is applied from the dome cover, the camera unit can make a retreating movement in a vertical direction and a slanting direction. | 02-10-2011 |
20120062789 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a lens unit including a lens and an image sensor, a lens unit supporting unit for supporting the lens unit, a base unit for supporting the lens unit supporting unit in a manner that can tilt, a fixing base unit for supporting the base unit, a dome cover mounted to the fixing base unit, and an elastic member for elastically supporting the lens unit so that the lens unit can perform a retreat operation in an opposite direction from an object and along an optical axis direction of the lens unit when a force is applied thereto from the dome cover and even if the lens unit supporting unit leans in a tilt direction. | 03-15-2012 |
20150042875 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a lens unit including a lens and an image sensor, a lens unit supporting unit for supporting the lens unit, a base unit for supporting the lens unit supporting unit in a manner that can tilt, a fixing base unit for supporting the base unit, a dome cover mounted to the fixing base unit, and an elastic member for elastically supporting the lens unit so that the lens unit can perform a retreat operation in an opposite direction from an object and along an optical axis direction of the lens unit when a force is applied thereto from the dome cover and even if the lens unit supporting unit leans in a tilt direction. | 02-12-2015 |
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20080231870 | IMAGE-PROVIDING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, PRINTING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PRINTING SYSTEM - A composite image is generated by compositing blank regions generated by tilt correction with achromatic pixels or pixels contained in the non-overlapping regions that do not overlap with the region of the original image as a result of tilt correction. The data of this composite image, which is used as image data used for printing, is provided to a printing apparatus having an automatic correction feature. As a result, variation in correction results due to the amount of tilt correction is minimized when images corrected for tilt are automatically corrected and printed. | 09-25-2008 |
20090059023 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, LENS UNIT AND FACE DETECTION METHOD - An image pickup apparatus includes a face detection unit configured to detect a face portion of an object in image data obtained by moving the focus lens to a plurality of movement positions, and a changing unit configured to change a movement position where the focus lens is located when image data to be subjected to face detection processing using the face detection unit is obtained in accordance with a change of a depth of field. | 03-05-2009 |
20090123072 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image pickup element capture an image of an object, and detailed unique information relating to the captured image is automatically associated with the image through pattern recognition so that the image is easily managed. A pattern detector performs the pattern recognition on an image obtained through a pre-photographing operation, and a result of the recognition is stored in a memory. A code comparator compares stored a preceding recognition result with the latest recognition result obtained through the pattern recognition performed using the pattern detector. In accordance with a result of the comparison, the stored recognition result is updated. When it is determined that a predetermined pattern is not included in the image obtained using the image pickup element, the recognition result stored in the memory is associated with the captured image. | 05-14-2009 |
20100033593 | IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image pick-up apparatus capable of displaying a detected subject region in a field of view of an optical finder intelligibly, and shortening a time until achieving a focus on a subject so as to decrease a release time lag. A focus detection unit detects data concerning a focus adjustment of a subject. An indication unit indicates a focusing point selected as a target of the focus adjustment among focusing points arranged at positions in a field of view of an optical finder according to the data detected by the focus detection unit. A subject detection unit detects a region of the subject using a signal that is different from the signal used for the detection in the focus detection unit. A control unit controls the indication unit based on the detection result of the subject detection unit so as to indicate the focusing points surrounding the region of the subject. | 02-11-2010 |
20120044408 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing apparatus senses a subject by an image sensor to acquire image data, detects a face from the image data, estimates a distance from the image sensor to the detected face in a real space, obtains first and second depths of field based on a focal length, an f-number, and the estimated distance/a distance in the real space to an in-focus point when acquiring the image data used to detect the face, calculates a first and second scan ranges based on the first/second depths of field and the estimated distance/the distance to the in-focus point, detects the in-focus point based on a contrast signal acquired while driving the focus lens in the first or second scan range selected by a selection unit, which selects the first scan range if at least part of the first and second scan ranges overlaps, otherwise does not select the first scan range. | 02-23-2012 |
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20090007224 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus capable of flexibly setting a security policy for a modified file. A client terminal generates a print job added with a new security policy for a second file generated from a first file, and delivers the print job added with the new security policy to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus generates intermediate data based on the print job delivered from the client terminal, and causes a second policy server to register the security policy. The second policy server registers the security policy, while items of the security policy being appropriately assigned to the first and second policy servers. The second policy server generates an encryption key. The image forming apparatus encrypts the intermediate data using the encryption key, and stores the encrypted intermediate data. | 01-01-2009 |
20090040561 | IMAGE-PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image-processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire sheet size information concerning a sheet size set for printing and drawing range size information concerning a drawing range size from print data, a determining unit configured to determine whether the sheet size matches the drawing range size, a first selecting unit configured to select a sheet on which an image based on the print data is to be formed and a drawing range of the image on the basis of print setting information set for printing of the print data if the sheet size does not match the drawing range size, and a first generating unit configured to generate image data used for generating the image on the sheet by using the print data in accordance with the selected sheet and the drawing range. | 02-12-2009 |
20100053681 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM - A host computer executes an application to create variable print data. Then, the host computer executes an application to optimize the created variable print data. Then, the host computer executes a device driver to send the optimized variable print data to an image forming apparatus. | 03-04-2010 |
20110080614 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set information for determining output paper information before receiving the print data in response to an instruction entered via an operation panel of the printing apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine, based on page size information specified in the print data, fixed-size paper corresponding to the page size information, and an image output unit configured to print, when the fixed-size paper corresponding to the page size information cannot be determined by the determination unit, the print data using paper selected by the set information. | 04-07-2011 |
20110205091 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus which efficiently decompresses encoded data based on dictionary method, by suppressing the number of times of processing of registration in a character string table used as a dictionary. A buffer controller stores a codeword in a buffer until a clear code or an end code is input. When a clear code or an end code is input, the buffer controller specifies a codeword referring a table among codes in the buffer and generates identification information to specify a codeword as a subject of registration in the table. During decoding processing, a table controller determines whether or not a codeword from the buffer is the subject of registration in the table. When the codeword is the subject of registration, the table controller registers a new character string, obtained by adding a head character of a currently decoded character string to a previously decoded character string, in the table. | 08-25-2011 |
20110273728 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND PROGRAM - To perform variable magnification processing of an image while a change in an impression of an image and a processing load are suppressed. An image forming apparatus generates a normalized tile image in a tile image and calculates the number of the normalized tile images that can be arranged in a drawing region after variable magnification. If the number is not less than a first threshold value, data including a tile image in which the normalized tile images in the number are arranged in the drawing region after the variable magnification is generated as data after the variable magnification. | 11-10-2011 |
20120087684 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, TONER AMOUNT CALCULATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus and method for calculating toner amount including receiving print setting information, performing image processing on print data based on the print setting information received by the reception unit to form an image, calculating a print data feature quantity of the print data based on the formed image, and calculating a toner amount in a case where the print setting information is changed based on difference information between the print setting information before it is changed and after it is changed, and the calculated print data feature quantity based on the image formed by the image formation unit using the print setting information before it is changed. | 04-12-2012 |
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20120165283 | NOVEL AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTICS - This invention relates to novel aminoglycoside antibiotics, which have potent antimicrobial activity against bacteria, which induce infectious diseases, particularly MRSA, and has no significant nephrotoxicity, and process for producing them. More particularly, the present invention relates to compounds represented by formula (Ia) or their pharmacologically acceptable salts or solvates, or their diastereomer mixtures, antimicrobial agents comprising them, and a process for producing them. | 06-28-2012 |
20130345411 | NOVEL AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTICS - This invention relates to novel aminoglycoside antibiotics, which have potent antimicrobial activity against bacteria, which induce infectious diseases, particularly MRSA, and has no significant nephrotoxicity, and process for producing them. More particularly, the present invention relates to compounds represented by formula (Ia) or their pharmacologically acceptable salts or solvates, or their diastereomer mixtures, antimicrobial agents comprising them, and a process for producing them. | 12-26-2013 |
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20130021024 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION TYPE ABSOLUTE POSITION MEASURING ENCODER - In an electromagnetic induction type absolute position measuring encoder having two or more tracks which includes: two or more rows of scale coils, each row including scale coils numerously arranged on a scale along a measuring direction so as to have a scale pitch different from that of another row; and transmitter coils and receiver coils provided on a movable grid relative to the scale in the measuring direction so as to face the scale coils, and which can measure an absolute position of the grid with respect to the scale on the basis of a flux change detected at the receiver coil via the scale coil when the transmitter coil is excited, coil lines are added to at least one side of the scale coils in the measuring direction at least in one of the tracks. | 01-24-2013 |
20130033257 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION TYPE ABSOLUTE POSITION MEASURING ENCODER - An electromagnetic induction type absolute position measuring encoder having two or more rows of scale coils, each of the rows having a scale pitch different from that of another row; a transmitter coil and a receiver coil arranged on a grid that is movable relative to the scale in the measuring direction so as to face the scale coils; and the track is constituted by the scale coils, the transmitter coil and the receiver coil. The encoder is capable of measuring an absolute position of the grid with respect to the scale from a flux change detected at the receiver coil via the scale coils when the transmitter coil is excited, in which at least one loop-shaped additional scale coil is added between the scale coils in at least one of the tracks. | 02-07-2013 |
20130187639 | INDUCTIVE DETECTION TYPE ROTARY ENCODER - A first reception wiring and a first magnetic flux coupler form a first track having a shape periodically changing in a rotation direction of the rotor at a first pitch. A second reception wiring and a second magnetic flux coupler form a second track having a shape periodically changing in a rotation direction of the rotor at a second pitch. The first reception wiring and the second reception wiring are stacked via a first insulative layer in a direction in which a rotation shaft extends. The first magnetic flux coupler and the second magnetic flux coupler are stacked via a second insulative layer in a direction in which the rotation shaft extends. | 07-25-2013 |
20140203800 | INDUCTIVE DETECTION TYPE ROTARY ENCODER - An inductive detection type rotary encoder comprises: a stator; and a rotor that is engaged with a rotation shaft to rotate along with the rotation shaft and faces the stator in an axial direction. The stator comprises at least two transmission windings and reception windings that are disposed from an inner peripheral side to an outer peripheral side, and the rotor comprises at least two magnetic flux coupling bodies that are respectively magnetic flux coupled with these at least two transmission windings and reception windings to configure angle detection tracks. Furthermore, inner peripheral side reception windings and outer peripheral side reception windings are connected in series, and are led out by lead-out wirings commonly used in the inner peripheral side reception windings and the outer peripheral side reception windings. | 07-24-2014 |
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20120194580 | PRINTING APPARATUS - This invention relates to realization of a more efficient power-saving mode in a printing apparatus capable of connecting an extension board for function enhancement. When the printing apparatus connects an extension board including a CPU and memory, the CPU of the extension board receives information required to return to a normal operation mode from a controller unit, and stores the received information in the memory before transition from the normal operation mode to the power-saving mode. Then, the controller unit lowers an operation frequency of a CPU thereof, and stops power supply to respective units of the apparatus, which do not require any power supply. In the power-saving mode, the extension board monitors an elapse of a predetermined time period and reception of print data, thereby, even in the power-saving mode, normally returning to the normal operation mode after the elapse of the time period. | 08-02-2012 |
20120257224 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus receives information indicating a type of printing medium from an information processing apparatus, and determines whether data for performing color correction corresponding to the type of printing medium indicated by the information is stored. If it is determined that the data is stored, the printing apparatus transmits the data from a sub-board to the information processing apparatus, receives image data to undergo color correction from the information processing apparatus, and prints an image based on the image data on a main board. The printing apparatus shifts to the power saving mode by restricting power supply to the main board, and returns from the power saving mode upon receiving image data to undergo color correction from the information processing apparatus. | 10-11-2012 |
20120257258 | PRINT SYSTEM, PRINTING APPARATUS USED IN THE PRINT SYSTEM, PRINTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - Upon receiving information that indicates the type of printing medium from an information processing apparatus, a printing apparatus determines whether a parameter corresponding to the type of printing medium indicated by the information is stored. When it is determined that the parameter is stored, the printing apparatus transmits the parameter to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus performs color correction for image data using the parameter received from the printing apparatus. The information processing apparatus transmits the color-corrected image data to the printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus prints an image based on the color-corrected image data. | 10-11-2012 |
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20140368853 | PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - To shift a printing apparatus to a state capable of restarting a post-process according to completion of a job even if the post-process is interrupted by the job, a holding unit holds a job for which a printing request was accepted; a printing unit prints an image on a sheet by executing the held job; a transportation unit transports the image-printed sheet to a post-processing apparatus; a post-processing unit causes the post-processing apparatus to perform the post-process to the sheet; and a control unit executes, when a new job is accepted while the printing apparatus is operating in a mode of casing the post-processing apparatus to perform the post-process to the sheet inserted by a user, the new job before the held job and shifts the printing apparatus to the mode after the new job and before the held job. | 12-18-2014 |
20150116767 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus to communicate with an information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, first and second determination units, and a transmission control unit. The acquisition unit acquires a target file. The first determination unit determines whether the target file is processable by, and the second determination unit determines whether the target file is stored in, the information processing apparatus. The transmission control unit transmits information to the information processing apparatus. When the target file is not processable by, and is not stored in, the information processing apparatus, the transmission control unit transmits the target file and processing information to the information processing apparatus. In a case where the target file is not processable by, and is stored in, the information processing apparatus, the transmission control unit transmits identification information of the target file and the processing information to the information processing apparatus. | 04-30-2015 |