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20090012205 | TRANSPARENT GEL AND CONTACT LENSE FROM THE SAME - A transparent gel is disclosed which has an interpenetrating polymer network of a copolymer containing a polysiloxane structure and a polycarbonate structure and a hydrophilic polymer obtained by polymerizing a hydrophilic monomer. The transparent gel is useful as a cultivation substrate, a container for storage and an ophthalmic material, comprising an easily synthesizable and purifiable silicon-containing resin, wherein a gel strength, transparency, oxygen permeability, birefringence and other characteristics are excellent. | 01-08-2009 |
20100132559 | SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE, SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A permselective material has a polymer having an organosiloxane skeleton and containing a dispersed solid additive. When oxygen and nitrogen are passed through a membrane having the permselective material, the relation between the permeability coefficients [cm | 06-03-2010 |
20100294132 | ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANE AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - Disclosed is an asymmetric membrane having a porous layer and a dense layer adjacent to the porous layer. The porous layer and the dense layer are made of a polymer material. The porous layer and/or the dense layer contains a filler. | 11-25-2010 |
20110086227 | ACRYLIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDINGS IN WHICH SAID COMPOSITION IS USED - Provided are an acrylic resin composition with which the peeling properties are improved when multi-layer sheets are formed and roll attachment is reduced, and an acrylic/polycarbonate multi-layer sheet having good environmental resistance and good producibility in which said composition is used. A terminally-modified polycarbonate resin (0.1 to 10 wt %) having terminal groups which can be represented by general formula (1): (where R | 04-14-2011 |
20120116019 | CONTACT LENS MATERIAL - According to the present invention, a contact lens material being excellent in oxygen permeability and transparency, being capable of undergoing injection molding, having no water content and having flexibility is provided. The present invention also relates to a contact lens gel material having excellent oxygen permeability and transparency. Particularly, the present invention relates to a contact lens material comprising a polycarbonate resin derived from a compound represented by a general formula (A), a compound represented by a general formula (B) and a compound forming a carbonic acid ester. | 05-10-2012 |
20120116028 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYCARBONATE MATERIAL HAVING EXCELLENT SOLUBILITY AND AFFINITY, AND CONTACT LENS MATERIAL COMPRISING THE SAME - According to the present invention, a contact lens material being excellent in oxygen permeability and transparency, being capable of undergoing injection molding, having no water content and having flexibility, as well as a contact lens gel material having excellent oxygen permeability and transparency can be provided. The present invention relates to a contact lens material comprising a polycarbonate resin derived from at least two compounds among compounds represented by a general formula (A), a general formula (B) and a general formula (C), a highly polar molecular weight control modifier (chain terminator) and a compound forming a carbonic acid ester, wherein the compound of the general formula (A) is essentially comprised, and to a production method thereof. | 05-10-2012 |
20130309502 | ACRYLIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDINGS IN WHICH SAID COMPOSITION IS USED - The present invention relates to a multilayer laminated product which at least contains a layer formed of an acrylic resin composition containing an acrylic resin as a main component, and a specific terminally-modified polycarbonate resin. Moreover, the multilayer laminated product of the present invention has an excellent releasability and low frictional properties. | 11-21-2013 |
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20100051700 | RADIO APPARATUS, ANTENNA DEVICE AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION - A radio apparatus configured to perform contactless communication with an external device having a first antenna, upon being arranged opposite the external device, is provided. The radio apparatus includes a case, a second antenna and a conductive element. The case has an outer face arranged opposite the external device upon the radio apparatus being arranged opposite the external device. The second antenna is provided in the case, and at least partially arranged parallel to the outer face. The conductive element is arranged close to and electrically coupled with the first antenna, upon the case being positioned opposite the external device so that the contactless communication may be performed. | 03-04-2010 |
20100052999 | RADIO APPARATUS AND ANTENNA ADAPTED FOR CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATION - A radio apparatus having a casing and an antenna is provided. The casing has first, second and third faces. The second face and the third face correspond to a side face and another side face of the first face, respectively. The antenna is formed by a conductive line in such a way that the conductive line forms a first loop shape, a second loop shape and a third loop shape, that the first loop shape includes a first portion and a second portion positioned adjacent to a third portion of the second loop shape and a fourth portion of the third loop shape, respectively, that directions of currents distributed on the first portion and the third portion if the antenna is fed are almost same, and that directions of currents distributed on the second portion and the fourth portion if the antenna is fed are almost same. | 03-04-2010 |
20100309080 | COMPLEX ANTENNA AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A complex antenna which receives or transmits a plurality of electromagnetic waves of different frequencies is provided. A first one of the electromagnetic waves is an alternating magnetic flux. The complex antenna includes a first antenna which receives or transmits the alternating magnetic flux. The complex antenna includes a second antenna arranged such that the first antenna and the second antenna overlap as viewed from a direction in which the alternating magnetic flux penetrates the first antenna. The second antenna is adapted for reducing an induction effect of a current which is induced by the alternating magnetic flux and flows in the second antenna. | 12-09-2010 |
20110158212 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONNECTION METHOD - According to an embodiment, a communication terminal includes a wireless communication unit, a radio signal detection unit, and a control unit. The wireless communication unit performs a wireless communication process with other terminal that transmits a radio signals for requesting the wireless communication between terminals. The radio signal detection unit waits for the radio signals with lower operating power than operating power when the wireless communication unit waits for the radio signals. The control unit activates the wireless communication unit to cause the wireless communication unit to perform a connection process of the wireless communication when the radio signal detection unit detects the radio signal. | 06-30-2011 |
20110222516 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT METHOD THEREFOR - According to an embodiment, a information processing apparatus includes a wireless communication unit, a first search unit, and a connection unit. The wireless communication unit performs wireless communication with another apparatus which is utilizable as a wireless base station. The first search unit is configured to: use the wireless communication unit to sequentially transmit, in a second transmission period different from a first transmission period, plural of first identification signals having different center frequencies within a frequency band usable by the wireless communication unit, as an activation request signal for requesting activation of a wireless communication unit included in the another apparatus; repeatedly transmit, in a first repetition period, the first signals in the frequency band; and search for the another apparatus. The connection unit uses the communication unit to establish connection with the another apparatus which is searched for. | 09-15-2011 |
20110300811 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND DETECTION PERIOD CORRECTION METHOD - According to an embodiment, a communication device of the embodiment includes: a reference frequency generating unit configured to generate a reference frequency having a deviation from center frequency deviation under a predetermined condition, a radio signal detection unit configured to operate in a detection period based on the reference frequency and detect a periodic radio signal generated based on a reference frequency having higher precision than the precision of the reference frequency. The radio signal detection unit corrects the detection period by using the periodic signal. | 12-08-2011 |
20120003949 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus includes a filter module, a generator, a first comparator and a power management module. The filter module is configured to transmit an uplink channel component among a received signal by an antenna. The generator is configured to generate an input voltage by using the uplink channel component. The first comparator is configured to output a first high signal when the input voltage is higher than a first threshold voltage, and output a first low signal when the input voltage is not higher than the first threshold voltage. The power supply management module is configured to change a power supply for transmission and reception of a wireless signal from an off state to an on state when the first high signal is continuously output for a minimum transmission time of an uplink signal or more. | 01-05-2012 |
20120218691 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a connection portion, and a resistance mechanism. The first housing includes a first edge and a first display screen. The second housing includes a second edge extending along the first edge and a second display screen capable of facing the first display screen. The connection portion includes a contact portion that is in contact with a plane when one of the housings is placed on the plane and the other is raised. The connection portion is connected to the first edge to be rotatable about a first rotation axis and the second edge to be rotatable about a second rotation axis parallel to the first rotation axis. The resistance mechanism applies different resistance to the rotation of the first housing and the connection portion and to the rotation of the second housing and the connection portion. | 08-30-2012 |
20120218692 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first housing, a connection portion, and a second housing. The first housing includes a first edge, a first display screen, a first wall located opposite the first display screen, and a first flared portion extending from the periphery of the first wall. The connection portion is connected to the first edge to be rotatable about a first rotation axis. The second housing includes a second edge connected to the connection portion to be rotatable about a second rotation axis parallel to the first rotation axis and extending along the first edge, a second display screen capable of facing the first display screen, a second wall located opposite the second display screen, and a second flared portion extending from the periphery of the second wall. | 08-30-2012 |
20120218732 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first housing, a connection portion, a second housing, and an engagement mechanism. The first housing includes a first edge and a first display screen. The connection portion is connected to the first edge to be rotatable about a first rotation axis. The second housing includes a second edge connected to the connection portion to be rotatable about a second rotation axis parallel to the first rotation axis and extending along the first edge and a second display screen capable of facing the first display screen. The engagement mechanism prevents the first housing and the second housing from being displaced in a direction crossing the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis in the state where the first display screen and the second display screen face each other. | 08-30-2012 |
20120274521 | COMPLEX ANTENNA AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A complex antenna which receives or transmits a plurality of electromagnetic waves of different frequencies is provided. A first one of the electromagnetic waves is an alternating magnetic flux. The complex antenna includes a first antenna which receives or transmits the alternating magnetic flux. The complex antenna includes a second antenna arranged such that the first antenna and the second antenna overlap as viewed from a direction in which the alternating magnetic flux penetrates the first antenna. The second antenna is adapted for reducing an induction effect of a current which is induced by the alternating magnetic flux and flows in the second antenna. | 11-01-2012 |
20130329138 | VIDEO SENDER AND VIDEO RECEIVER - According to one embodiment, a video sender comprises: a video processor and a communication module. The video processor creates video. The communication module is configured to communicate with a video receiver. The communication module comprises: a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver receives, from the video receiver, specific information specifying which one of a color signal and a frame rate takes precedence over the other one in transmission. The transmitter converts the video created by the video processor into video in which one of the color signal and the frame rate takes precedence over the other one in accordance with the specific information, and transmit the video thus converted to the video receiver. | 12-12-2013 |
20140028779 | VIDEO TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND VIDEO TRANSMITTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video transmitting apparatus includes: a first transmitter configured to transmit audio information and video information using a connectionless communication protocol to a communication apparatus connected via a transmission path; a receiver configured to receive a predetermined request; an adjustment module configured to, when the receiver receives the predetermined request, perform adjustment for reducing a frame rate of the video information; and a second transmitter configured to switch from the connectionless communication protocol to a connection communication protocol to transmit the video information adjusted by the adjustment module to the communication apparatus and to maintain transmission of the audio information using the connectionless communication protocol. | 01-30-2014 |
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20090108680 | REMOTE POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY TAP - According to one embodiment, a power supply tap includes a first wireless reception module which receives a control request which is transmitted from a remote-control terminal by a first wireless signal, a power observation module which is activated in a case where the received control request includes a power information acquisition request, and observes a total amount of power including power supplied to an electric apparatus from a power output module and power consumed by a communication control module, a first wireless transmission module which transmits the observed total amount of power to the remote-control terminal by a second wireless signal, and a switch control module which turns off a switch in a case where the control request received by the first wireless reception module includes a power-off request, thereby shutting off power supply to the electric apparatus from the power output module. | 04-30-2009 |
20090289503 | ILLUMINATION CONTROL SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an illumination control system controlling remotely an illumination device comprises a signal detection module configured to detect a control signal from a remote controller with a rectification circuit to which a bias voltage is applied, a switch control module configured to turn a switch of the illumination device on or off in accordance with the detected signal, an energy receiving module configured to receive energy from external environment and to convert the energy into electrical energy, an internal battery configured to store the converted electrical energy, and a power supply module configured to supply drive voltage for the signal detection module and the bias voltage from the converted electrical energy or from the electrical energy stored in the internal battery. | 11-26-2009 |
20090302935 | DEMODULATOR - According to one embodiment, a threshold adjusting apparatus for a clocked comparator, the clocked comparator comparing an input signal with a threshold in accordance with a clock, the threshold adjusting apparatus comprises an output detection module configured to detect an output from the clocked comparator with the threshold while changing the threshold and a setting module configured to set the threshold when the output detection module detects a change in the output from the clocked comparator as an adjusted threshold. | 12-10-2009 |
20110159869 | NEAR FIELD RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE RADIO TERMINAL - According to one embodiment, a near field radio communication apparatus, as described in embodiments, comprises a signal receiving unit configured to convert a radio signal into an electric signal an information obtaining unit configured to obtain information from a signal output from the signal receiving unit and an operating power supplying unit configured to supply an operating power to the information obtaining unit if a voltage level of the electric signal output from the signal receiving unit varies to he equal to or higher than a preset threshold value. | 06-30-2011 |
20110207405 | NEAR FIELD WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a near field wireless communication device includes a receiver and a controller. The receiver is configured to obtain data by receiving a wireless signal. The controller is configured to stop the receiving operation of the receiver in the case where the receiver receives an unwanted signal. | 08-25-2011 |
20110268005 | MOBILE WIRELESS TERMINAL AND BASE STATION SEARCH METHOD - According to one embodiment, a mobile wireless terminal, which makes a wireless communication with a base station accommodated in a network, includes a receiver, a communication module, and a controller. The receiver is configured to receive and frequency-convert a wireless signal transmitted from the base station, and to detect a beacon signal transmitted from the base station based on a reception signal obtained by the frequency conversion. The communication module is configured to receive a wireless signal transmitted from the base station, to acquire identification information of the base station by decoding a reception signal obtained from the wireless signal, and to communicate with the base station. The controller is configured to activate the communication module in accordance with a reception result of the beacon signal by the receiver, and to control the communication module to acquire identification information from the base station. | 11-03-2011 |
20110273276 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a communication device including: a CPU; a wireless communication module; a radio signal detection module; a power supply circuit. The wireless communication module includes; a receiving module configured to receive a radio signal containing identification information from another device; a storage module configured to pre-store at least one of the identification information; a verification module configured to verify the identification information of the received radio signal against the identification information stored in the storage module; and a notification module configured to notify the CPU when the identification information of the received radio signal corresponds with the identification information stored in the storage module. The radio signal detection module makes a notification to the power supply circuit if the radio signal detection module detects the radio signal. The power supply circuit supplies the operating power to the wireless communication module if the power supply circuit receives the notification. | 11-10-2011 |
20120200398 | REMOTE POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY TAP - According to one embodiment, a power supply tap includes a first wireless reception module which receives a control request which is transmitted from a remote-control terminal by a first wireless signal, a power observation module which is activated in a case where the received control request includes a power information acquisition request, and observes a total amount of power including power supplied to an electric apparatus from a power output module and power consumed by a communication control module, a first wireless transmission module which transmits the observed total amount of power to the remote-control terminal by a second wireless signal, and a switch control module which turns off a switch in a case where the control request received by the first wireless reception module includes a power-off request, thereby shutting off power supply to the electric apparatus from the power output module. | 08-09-2012 |
20120202552 | WIRELESS UNIT AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL WITH THE WIRELESS UNIT - According to one embodiment, a wireless unit includes a first wireless module, a second wireless module, and a notification module. The first wireless module is receives identification signal transmitted from the base station, and to detect whether the base station is available, the identification signal includes information associated with the base station. The second wireless module is operates with less power consumption than the first wireless module and to detect whether the identification signal arrives in predetermined period. The notification module is notify to an external module when the identification signal arrives to the second wireless module in predetermined period. | 08-09-2012 |
20120206896 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a first display and a transparent first panel. The first display in the first housing includes a first display portion. The first panel covers the first display portion and includes a first flat surface portion and a first curved surface portion along an outer edge of the first flat surface portion. The first display portion displays images in a location corresponding to the first flat surface portion and a location corresponding to the first curved surface portion respectively at different aspect ratios from each other. | 08-16-2012 |
20120250241 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a connection member, a first casing, a second casing, and a display panel. The first casing is connected to the connection member turnably around a first axis. The second casing is connected to the connection member turnably around a second axis parallel to the first axis. The display panel is provided on the first casing and configured to display an image according to both of a first turning angle of the first casing with respect to the connection member and a second turning angle of the second casing with respect to the connection member. | 10-04-2012 |
20120274426 | COUPLER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a coupler transmits and receives an electromagnetic wave by electromagnetic coupling between the coupler and another coupler. The coupler includes a line-shaped coupling element having a first open end and a second open end, a ground plane, a feeding element connecting the coupling element and a feed point, and a short circuiting element connecting the coupling element and the ground plane. The feeding element comprises a first end connected to an intermediate portion of the coupling element between the first open end and the second open end, and a second end connected to the feed point. The short circuiting element comprises a third end connected to the intermediate portion of the coupling element, and a fourth end connected to the ground plane. | 11-01-2012 |
20120274530 | COUPLER - According to one embodiment, a coupler includes a ground plane, a feed point connected to the ground plane, and an element having a unicursal-pattern. An electrical length of the element is not less than a wavelength corresponding to a central frequency of a desired frequency band, and is double the wavelength or less. The element includes a first segment disposed on a first plane, and a second segment disposed on the first plane or on a second plane which is opposed to the first plane with a gap and is parallel to the first plane, the second segment extending in parallel to the first segment. An electrical length of each of the first segment and the second segment is ½ of the wavelength or more, and is the wavelength or less. | 11-01-2012 |
20130060830 | REMOTE ACCESS SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING REMOTE ACCESS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first module and a second module. The first module receives a remote command from another electronic apparatus and transmits a response to the remote command to the other electronic apparatus. The remote command includes command type information indicating a type of the local command. The second module issues one or more local commands including the local command to the storage device and transmits a first response from the storage device to the other electronic apparatus by storing the first response into a second response to the remote command, in accordance with a process specified by the command type information in the remote command. | 03-07-2013 |
20130061015 | ACCESS CONTROL APPARATUS AND ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an access control apparatus includes a medium communication module configured to perform communication with a removable medium, a access module configured to perform access to the removable medium using the communication module, a wireless communication module configured to perform wireless communication with a external device, and to receive access request to the removable medium, and a controller configured to assign an access right to access the removable medium to one of the access module and the external device, the control module assigning the access right in response to a request of assignment of the access right, the request being transmitted from the external device or the access module. | 03-07-2013 |
20130135526 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND AUDIO OUTPUT METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device including, a display, an audio output module, a transmission module, a first detection module, a second detection module, a third detection module, and a controller configured to control at least one of the timing of the transmission of the audio signal by the transmission module and the timing of the output of the first reproduction output by the audio output module in accordance with the time difference detected by the third detection module, and to switch whether or not to control the timing in accordance with the positional relationship between the electronic device and the partner device. | 05-30-2013 |
20130314605 | CONTENT TRANSMITTER AND CONTENT TRANSMISSION METHOD - According to one embodiment, content transmitter includes: communication module; content protector; determination module; and controller. The content protector transmits content using a first protection method on transmission path between the content receiver and the content transmitter. The determination module determines whether communication distance of the transmission path is within predetermined range. The controller causes the content protector to start transmitting the content using the first protection method if it is determined that the communication distance is within the range. The controller causes the determination module to intermittently determine whether the communication distance is within the range during the transmission. The controller causes the content protector to continue the transmission if it is determined that the communication distance is within the range during the transmission. The controller causes the content protector to stop the transmission if it is determined that the communication distance is outside the range during the transmission. | 11-28-2013 |
20140022341 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO IMAGE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a stereoscopic video image transmission apparatus includes a generator and a transmitter. The generator is configured to generate depth information from first and second stereoscopic video image displaying video signals having parallax. The transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the first and second video signals and the depth information generated by the generator to an external device. The external device generates the depth information from the first and second video signals and displays the stereoscopic video image by multiparallax system. | 01-23-2014 |
20140201776 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTENT TRANSMISSION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first input module, a second input module, a converter and an output module. The first input module receives a first packet group of first content applied to a first copyright protection method. The second input module receives a second packet group of second content applied to a second copyright protection method. The converter re-packetizes the first content packetized into the first packet group and the second content packetized into the second packet group, into a third packet group for outputting to a transmission path by applying a third copyright protection method. The output module outputs the third packet group of the first content and the second content. | 07-17-2014 |
20140240596 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND AUDIO OUTPUT METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device including, a display, an audio output module, a transmission module, a first detection module, a second detection module, a third detection module, and a controller configured to control at least one of the timing of the transmission of the audio signal by the transmission module and the timing of the output of the first reproduction output by the audio output module in accordance with the time difference detected by the third detection module, and to switch whether or not to control the timing in accordance with the positional relationship between the electronic device and the partner device. | 08-28-2014 |
20140287682 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a communication device includes a single communication module and a controller. The single communication module operates in a first mode or a second mode. The first mode corresponds to near-field wireless communication. The second mode corresponds to wireless communication performed in a longer communication distance than a communication distance at which the near-field wireless communication is performed. The controller causes the communication device to intermittently perform wireless transmission or reception in the first mode or in the second mode, causes the communication device to intermittently perform wireless reception in the second mode at a period based on information repeatedly informed by an external device at a predetermined period, and causes the communication device to intermittently perform, while being synchronized with an operation timing of the second mode, wireless transmission or reception in the first mode during when wireless reception in the second mode is not performed. | 09-25-2014 |
20140289787 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, communication device includes communication module, mode setting module, receiver, transmission setting module, and reporting module. The mode setting module sets operation mode relating to reproduction of the content. The transmission setting module sets, based on capability of the communication and corresponding devices and within range capable of transmitting the content at transmission rate based on communication state of wireless transmission, at least one of scaling adjustment and frame rate adjustment to be performed by one of the communication and corresponding devices with superior capability. The scaling adjustment and the frame rate adjustment are performed on the content upon transmission of the content when the content is reproduced in the operation mode. The reporting module reports, when the at least one of the scaling adjustment and the frame rate adjustment is set to be performed by the corresponding device, the setting to the corresponding device. | 09-25-2014 |
20140312995 | COUPLER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a coupler for wireless transfer includes a coupling element including a first open end and a second open end. The coupler further includes a feeding element electrically connecting a feed point and an intermediate portion of the coupling element between the first open end and the second open end. The coupler further includes a short circuiting element electrically connecting the intermediate portion and a ground plane. An electrical distance from the feed point to each of the first open end and the second open end is ¼ of a wavelength corresponding to a central frequency used for the wireless transfer. | 10-23-2014 |
20140351844 | Communication Device and Communication Method - According to one embodiment, communication device includes communication module, operation module, image generator, and transmission controller. The operation module receives user operation. The image generator generates a first display image displayed on a display screen of a target device. The transmission controller performs, when there are contents to be transmitted to the target device and requiring copyright protection, controlling so as to generate the first display image comprising the contents to be transmitted and to transmit the generated first display image to the target device in a certain copyright protection system. Further, the transmission controller performs, when there are contents to be transmitted to the target device and requiring no copyright protection, controlling so as to generate the first display image comprising the contents to be transmitted and an image corresponding to the user operation and to transmit the generated first display image to the target device. | 11-27-2014 |
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20110286260 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory device includes a memory unit and a control unit. The memory unit includes first and second interconnects, and a memory cell. The second interconnect is non-parallel to the first interconnect. The memory cell includes a resistance change layer provided at an intersection between the first and second interconnects. The control unit is connected to the first and second interconnects to supply voltage and current to the resistance change layer. The control unit increases an upper limit of a current supplied to the first interconnect based on a change of a potential of the first interconnect when applying a set operation voltage to the first interconnect in a set operation of changing the resistance change layer from a first state with a first resistance value to a second state with a second resistance value being less than the first resistance value. | 11-24-2011 |
20130229852 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of memory cells, a plurality of wires, and a control circuit. The control circuit allows a first current to change a state to flow on a selected cell by applying a first potential difference between a pair of wires that sandwich the selected cell selected from the plurality of memory cells with respect to the semiconductor substrate vertically, and allows a second current lower than the first current to flow on an non-selected cell in the same direction as the direction of the first current by applying a second potential difference between a pair of wires that sandwich the non-selected cell connected to a wire shared with the selected cell on a different layer from the selected cell. | 09-05-2013 |
20130229853 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of cell array blocks and a control circuit. The control circuit sets a selected bit line to have 0 volt, applies a first electric potential which is higher than 0 volt to a selected word line, applies a second electric potential which is higher than 0 volt and lower than the first electric potential to non-selected word lines other than the selected word line, applies a third electric potential which is 0 volt or more and lower than the second electric potential to a non-selected bit line adjacent to the selected bit line in an adjacent cell array block, applies the second electric potential to non-selected bit lines other than the non-selected bit line to which the third electric potential is applied, and changes a resistance status of the resistance variable film of the selected memory cell. | 09-05-2013 |
20140293675 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory device includes: a memory cell array including first wirings, second wirings, and a memory cell connected between the first wirings and the second wirings; and a control circuit unit configured to select a selected memory cell from the memory cells, perform a first operation of changing a resistance state of the selected memory cell between a first resistance state and a second resistance state, and determine whether the first operation has been properly performed or not and perform retry operation such as applying a retry pulse when the first operation has not been properly performed. The control circuit unit regards the selected memory cell as excessive retry operation and inhibits the selected memory cell in accordance with the number of times of the excessive retry operation when the number of times of the retry operation is over k times. | 10-02-2014 |
20140355326 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a non-volatile memory device includes: a plurality of first interconnects, and each of the first interconnects extending in a first direction; a plurality of second interconnects, and each of the second interconnects extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; a memory cell connected between each of the plurality of first interconnects and each of the plurality of second interconnects, the memory cell including a memory layer and a diode connected to the memory layer; and a control circuit capable of selecting a selection first interconnect among the first interconnects, selecting a selection second interconnect among the second interconnects, and selecting a selection memory cell connected to both the selection first interconnect and the selection second interconnect. | 12-04-2014 |
20150014622 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a non-volatile memory device includes a first wiring extending in a first direction, a second wiring extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The device includes third wirings, and a first and a second memory. The third wirings extend in a third direction crossing the first direction and orthogonal to the second direction, and aligned in the second direction on both sides of the second wiring. The first memory is provided between one of third wiring pair and the second wiring, the pair of third wirings facing each other across the second wiring. The second memory is provided between another one of the third wiring pair and the second wiring. The second wiring has a block portion between a first portion in contact with the first memory and a second portion in contact with the second memory. | 01-15-2015 |
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20110068373 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes: a cell array block having, above a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of first and second wirings intersecting with one another, and a plurality of memory cells, the first and second wirings being separately formed in a plurality of layers in a perpendicular direction to the semiconductor substrate; and a first via wiring, connecting the first wiring in an n | 03-24-2011 |
20110235400 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a method for controlling a semiconductor device comprises determining a select bit number for a group of memory cells each includes a variable-resistance element, setting a first voltage corresponding to the select bit number, applying the set first voltage to the memory cell group, and performing verify read on the memory cell group to which the first voltage has been applied and determining whether or not the memory cell group passes the verify read. If the memory cell group is determined not to pass the verify read, the number of bits corresponding to passed memory cells is subtracted from the select bit number, and the first voltage corresponding to the decreased select bit number is set again. | 09-29-2011 |
20120069627 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell array including plural first lines, plural second lines, and plural memory cells each including a variable resistance element; a first decoder connected to at least one ends of the plurality of first lines and configured to select at least one of the first lines; at least one pair of second decoders connected to both ends of the plurality of second lines and configured such that one of the pair of second decoders is selected for selecting the second lines according to a distance between the one of the first lines selected by the first decoder and the both ends of the second lines; and a voltage application circuit configured to apply a certain voltage between the first line and the second line selected by the first decoder and the second decoder. | 03-22-2012 |
20130229850 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DATA THEREOF - A semiconductor storage device includes a memory cell array, and a control circuit. The memory cell array has memory cells including variable resistive elements disposed at intersections of a plurality of first lines and a plurality of second lines. The control circuit performs a set pulse applying operation, and a cure pulse applying operation. The set pulse applying operation applies a set pulse to a variable resistive element so as to cause the variable resistive element to transition from a high resistance state to a low resistance state. The cure pulse applying operation applies a cure pulse to the variable resistive element. The cure pulse has a polarity that is opposite of a polarity of the set pulse, and is larger than the set pulse. | 09-05-2013 |
20130229851 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND DATA CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In a memory cell array, memory cells each including a variable resistance element are arranged at crossing portions between a plurality of first wiring and a plurality of second wirings. A control circuit executes a set operation, a reset operation, and a training operation. In the set operation, a set pulse is applied to the variable resistance element to change the variable resistance element from a high resistance state to a low resistance state. In the reset operation, a reset pulse having an opposite polarity to the polarity of the set pulse is applied to the variable resistance element to change the variable resistance element from the low resistance state to the high resistance state. In the training operation, the set pulse and the reset pulse are continuously applied to the variable resistance element. | 09-05-2013 |
20130229854 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A memory cell array includes memory cells disposed at intersections of first lines and second lines, and each having a rectifying element and a variable resistance element connected in series. A control circuit, when performing an operation to change retained data, applies a first voltage to a selected first line and applies a second voltage to a selected second line; furthermore, applies a third voltage to a non-selected first line; and, moreover, applies a fourth voltage larger than the third voltage to a non-selected second line. An absolute value of a difference between the third voltage and the fourth voltage is set smaller than an absolute value of a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage by an amount of an offset voltage. A value of the offset voltage increases as the absolute value of the difference between the first and second voltages increases. | 09-05-2013 |
20140061577 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - First, a trench penetrating first conductive layers and interlayer insulating layers is formed. Next, a column-shaped conductive layer is formed to fill the trench via a side wall layer. Then, after formation of the side wall layer, by migration of oxygen atoms between the side wall layer and the first conductive layers or migration of oxygen atoms between the side wall layer and the interlayer insulating layers, a proportion of oxygen atoms in the side wall layer adjacent to the interlayer insulating layers is made larger than a proportion of oxygen atoms in the side wall layer adjacent to the first conductive layers, whereby the side wall layer adjacent to the first conductive layers is caused to function as the variable resistance element. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063889 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment comprises: a memory cell array including first lines, second lines, and memory cells provided at each of intersections of the first lines and the second lines; and a control unit including a row control circuit, a first column control circuit provided on a side of one ends of the second lines, and a second column control circuit provided on a side of the other ends of the second lines, the control unit, during an access operation, controlling a potential of the first lines and the second lines such that a bias, which is lower than that applied to a certain unselected memory cell, is applied to those of unselected memory cells that are located more toward a center of the memory cell array in the column direction than the certain unselected memory cell. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063906 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment comprises: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells provided at each of intersections of a plurality of first lines and a plurality of second lines; | 03-06-2014 |
20140063908 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment comprises: a memory cell array including memory cells, each of the memory cells disposed at each of intersections of first lines and second lines and including a variable resistor; and a control circuit configured to apply a first voltage to a selected first line and to apply a second voltage having a voltage value which is smaller than that of the first voltage to a selected second line, such that a selected memory cell is applied with a first potential difference required in an operation of the selected memory cell. The control circuit is configured such that when the first potential difference is applied a plurality of times to a plurality of the selected memory cells to execute the operation, the number of selected memory cells simultaneously applied with the first potential difference can be changed. | 03-06-2014 |
20140126270 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A memory cell array includes memory cells disposed at intersections of first lines and second lines, and each having a rectifying element and a variable resistance element connected in series. A control circuit, when performing an operation to change retained data, applies a first voltage to a selected first line and applies a second voltage to a selected second line; furthermore, applies a third voltage to a non-selected first line; and, moreover, applies a fourth voltage larger than the third voltage to a non-selected second line. An absolute value of a difference between the third voltage and the fourth voltage is set smaller than an absolute value of a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage by an amount of an offset voltage. A value of the offset voltage increases as the absolute value of the difference between the first and second voltages increases. | 05-08-2014 |
20140211539 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A control circuit is configured to perform, when a plurality of variable resistance elements connected to a selected first wiring line are selected, a read operation to sense a voltage of the selected first wiring line. The control circuit is configured to adjust, according to the voltage of the selected first wiring line sensed in the read operation, a voltage to be applied to the selected first wiring line in a reset operation or a set operation. The reset operation is an operation to increase resistance of a variable resistance element. The set operation is an operation to decrease resistance of a variable resistance element. | 07-31-2014 |
20140219004 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A memory cell array comprises memory cells disposed at intersections of a plurality of first lines disposed in parallel and a plurality of second lines disposed intersecting the first lines. The memory cell includes a variable resistance element. | 08-07-2014 |
20140219005 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DATA THEREOF - A control circuit is configured to perform a state determination operation to sense voltages of a plurality of first wiring lines, the voltages changing based on current flowing from the first wiring lines to a plurality of second wiring lines via a plurality of variable resistive elements. Then, the control circuit is configured to adjust voltages to be applied to the first and second wiring lines in a reset operation or a set operation based on the voltages of the first wiring lines sensed in the state determination operation. | 08-07-2014 |
20140347911 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment comprises a memory cell block that includes a memory cell array, the memory cell array including: a plurality of first lines; a plurality of second lines intersecting the plurality of first lines; and a memory cell that is provided at each of intersections of the plurality of first lines and the plurality of second lines and includes a variable resistance element, the memory cell array further including a protective resistance film that is provided respectively at each of the intersections of the plurality of first lines and the plurality of second lines and that is connected in series with the memory cell and ohmically contacts the memory cell, and the protective resistance film being configured from a material having a resistivity of 1˜100 Ω·cm. | 11-27-2014 |