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20100253828 | REFRACTIVE INDEX DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL ELEMENT AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE REFRACTIVE INDEX DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL ELEMENT - A refractive index distributed optical element having a refractive index varying within a plane, including a positive refractive index distributed portion having a positive refractive index varying within the plane and a negative refractive index distributed portion having a negative refractive index varying within the plane. The absolute values of the refractive indexes of the positive refractive index distributed portion and the negative refractive index distributed portion decrease toward a region between the positive refractive index distributed portion and the negative refractive index distributed portion. | 10-07-2010 |
20100259668 | IMAGE SENSOR - An image sensor including an photoelectric conversion portion; a microlens; and a filter layer between the photoelectric conversion portion and the microlens. The filter layer has a convex shape having a center of curvature on a side of the photoelectric conversion portion with respect to the filter layer and includes patterns that are arranged in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional period such that an angle from the center of curvature is fixed. | 10-14-2010 |
20110063716 | METHOD OF MAKING OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method of making an optical element, the optical element including magnetic resonators that are anisotropically shaped and smaller than a wavelength of incident light, includes a first step of dispersing the magnetic resonators in a host medium, a second step of applying an external magnetic field to the host medium after the first step, and a third step of curing the host medium after the second step. | 03-17-2011 |
20110090384 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - Provided is a solid-state imaging device capable of reducing occurrence of noise resulting from reflected light to improve light use efficiency in a case where a solid-state imaging device is constructed to have a structure in which incident light passing through a substrate is reflected toward a photoelectric conversion unit. The solid-state imaging device includes: a photoelectric conversion unit formed in an inner portion of a substrate; a condensing unit provided on a side of the substrate which incident light enters, for condensing the incident light to the photoelectric conversion unit; and a reflecting unit provided on a side of the substrate which is opposed to the condensing unit, the reflecting unit being concave to the substrate, in which the reflecting unit has a structure for substantially aligning a same magnification imaging position of the reflecting unit with a focusing position of the condensing unit. | 04-21-2011 |
20110156991 | DISPLAY UNIT - A display unit has an interlayer formed at least as one or more than one layers and arranged between a light-emitting layer and a diffractive element. The interlayer has a thickness not less than 500 nm and not more than 2,000 nm and an average refractive index greater than a refractive index of the light-emitting layer. The optical path length of the interlayer defined as a product of multiplication of its average refractive index by its thickness satisfies the requirement shown below: | 06-30-2011 |
20120032585 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - Provided is a light emitting element capable of reducing external light reflectance while maintaining high light extraction efficiency, having a structure including a back surface member provided on a side of an emission layer opposite to a light extraction side, the back surface member including in order from the emission side: a dielectric layer having a smaller effective refractive index than that of the emission layer; and a metal fine patterned layer interacting with light entering a metal fine patterned layer to change level of reflectance, and back surface member reflectance with respect to light with an incident angle larger than the critical angle determined by conditions for total reflection at an interface between the emission and the dielectric layer is higher than back surface member reflectance with respect to light with an incident angle smaller than the critical angle. | 02-09-2012 |
20120120288 | SOLID STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A solid state image sensor includes an extracting unit including a plurality of pixels, each having an optical waveguide formed by a core and a clad for guiding incident light entering the pixel to a photoelectric converter section via the core. The extracting unit is formed by at least two pixels including a first pixel and a second pixel and the cores in the optical waveguides of the first and second pixels are designed to show an oblate cross section and arranged with their respective major axes disposed in different directions. | 05-17-2012 |
20120133809 | SOLID STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A solid state image sensor has a plurality of ranging pixels on the imaging area thereof and each of the ranging pixels has a photoelectric conversion section and an optical waveguide arranged at the light-receiving side of the photoelectric conversion section. The optical waveguide has at least two optical waveguides including a first optical waveguide arranged at the light-receiving side and a second optical waveguide arranged at the side of the photoelectric conversion section in the direction of propagation of light. The core region of the first optical waveguide shows a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the core region of the second optical waveguide and is designed so as to show a high light-receiving sensitivity relative to light entering at a specific angle. | 05-31-2012 |
20120182202 | METAMATERIAL - A metamaterial comprising a plurality of unit lattices which are arrayed on a plane in a two dimensional manner and are laminated, wherein a dielectric layer is formed from a first dielectric section and a second dielectric section that is present on the same plane as the first dielectric section and has a smaller refractive index than that of the first dielectric section, wherein the first dielectric section is arranged on an upper side or a lower side of the metal cross layer forming the unit lattice including at least a portion of the crossing region, and wherein the second dielectric section is arranged on an upper side or a lower side of the metal cross layer forming the unit lattice including at least a portion of the non-crossing region. | 07-19-2012 |
20140168487 | SOLID STATE IMAGE SENSOR - A solid state image sensor has a plurality of ranging pixels on the imaging area thereof and each of the ranging pixels has a photoelectric conversion section and an optical waveguide arranged at the light-receiving side of the photoelectric conversion section. The optical waveguide has at least two optical waveguides including a first optical waveguide arranged at the light-receiving side and a second optical waveguide arranged at the side of the photoelectric conversion section in the direction of propagation of light. The core region of the first optical waveguide shows a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the core region of the second optical waveguide and is designed so as to show a high light-receiving sensitivity relative to light entering at a specific angle. | 06-19-2014 |
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20100289161 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF SHAPED ARTICLE - There is provided a method of manufacturing a shaped article having a plurality of lens sections arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally and a substrate section connecting the lens sections, the lens sections and the substrate section being integrally made of a resin material. The resin material is cured between a transfer surface of a first mold, which is fit to one side surface of the shaped article, and a transfer surface of a second mold which is fit to an opposite side surface of the shaped article. A space between the transfer surface of the first mold and the transfer surface of the second mold is narrowed in accordance with contraction of the resin material caused by the curing, and the transfer surface of the first mold and the transfer surface of the second mold are kept in tight contact with the resin material. | 11-18-2010 |
20100290123 | WAFER LEVEL LENS ARRAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a wafer level lens array, in which a plurality of lens sections arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally and a substrate section connecting the lens sections are integrally made of a resin material, capable of preventing the substrate section from being deformed. A wafer level lens array includes: a plurality of lens sections that are two-dimensionally arranged; a substrate section that connects the lens sections to each other; and a rib that is disposed on the substrate section and extends along the surface of the substrate section. The lens sections, the substrate section, and the rib are integrally made of a resin material. | 11-18-2010 |
20110063487 | WAFER-LEVEL LENS ARRAY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WAFER-LEVEL LENS ARRAY, LENS MODULE AND IMAGING UNIT - Disclosed are a wafer-level lens array, a method of manufacturing a wafer-level lens array, a lens module, and an imaging unit that can prevent the influence of, for example, the shrinkage of a forming material, prevent the positional deviation between lenses when the wafer-level lens arrays overlap each other or when the wafer-level lens array overlaps an imaging element array, and be easily designed. | 03-17-2011 |
20110063731 | WAFER-LEVEL LENS ARRAY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WAFER-LEVEL LENS ARRAY, LENS MODULE AND IMAGING UNIT - Disclosed are a wafer-level lens array, a method of manufacturing a wafer-level lens array, a lens module, and an imaging unit capable of preventing the permeation of air into a substrate unit or a lens unit to be molded when a wafer-level lens array having the substrate unit and the lens units integrated with each other is molded. There is provided a method of integrally manufacturing a wafer-level lens array including a substrate unit and a plurality of lens units arranged on the substrate unit using a transfer mold having a plurality of concave portions corresponding to at least the plurality of lens units provided in a surface thereof. The method includes: supplying a resin to each concave portion, the amount of resin supplied being more than the volume of the concave portion; and performing molding to integrate the resin overflowing from the concave portions, thereby forming the substrate unit. | 03-17-2011 |
20110211102 | LENS ARRAY - A lens array includes: a substrate in which a plurality of through holes are formed; and a plurality of lenses provided in the substrate by filling the plurality of through holes respectively. A protrusion portion that is opaque to an incident light is provided in the through hole as an aperture, which cuts off a light incident on parts except an opening portion. And, the protrusion portion extends from an inner wall of the through hole toward an optical axis of the lens in one planar surface, which is perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens buried in the through hole, to constitute the opening portion around the optical axis. | 09-01-2011 |
20110211105 | LENS ARRAY - A lens array includes: a substrate in which a plurality of through holes are formed; and a plurality of lenses provided in the substrate by burying the plurality of through holes. A part of the through hole is different in at least one of sectional shape and opening area of the through hole, which are taken in parallel with a surface of the substrate, from another part of the through hole in a depth direction. | 09-01-2011 |
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20110033052 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND NETWORK DEVICE - The wireless communication system | 02-10-2011 |
20110235502 | COMMUNICATION RELAY DEVICE, COMMUNICATION RELAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING COMMUNICATION RELAY PROGRAM STORED THEREIN - A relay device performing wireless communication with a wireless communication device to relay communication between the wireless communication device and another communication device. First and second relay modes of the relay device each include a set of communication parameters for relaying communication via respective first and second communication paths. The relay device includes a communication failure determination section for determining, whether there is a communication failure in the first communication path, and a relay mode controlling section for enabling the first relay mode and disenabling the second relay mode when there is no communication failure in the first communication path, and disenabling the first relay mode and enabling the second relay mode when there is a communication failure in the first communication path. A communication control section controls communication based on either the first relay mode or the second relay mode that is enabled by the relay mode controlling section. | 09-29-2011 |
20110243058 | COMMUNICATION RELAY DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION RELAY METHOD - Connection determination methods are applied to determine whether relay of communication between one or more wireless communication devices and a wireless communication device which is different from the communication devices is permissible, and when a positive determination result is obtained by applying at least one of the methods, the relay is permitted by applying at least one of the methods. When the relay of communication is permitted by the permissible connection determination, the relay is executed. | 10-06-2011 |
20110280175 | WIRELESS RELAY DEVICE - A switch switches between an external connection state where a port functions as an external-network-side port, and an internal connection state where the port functions as an internal-network-side port. A transfer process section transfers, when the switch is in the external connection state, a packet between a station belonging to a wirelessly connected internal network and a modem wiredly connected to the port, and otherwise transfers, when the switch is in the internal connection state, a packet between a station wiredly connected to the port and a network device belonging to a wirelessly connected external network. | 11-17-2011 |
20110283122 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The wireless communication device includes a main body, and an accessory device connectable to the main body. The accessory device includes a power supply interface configured to supply power to the main body when the accessory device is connected to the main body. The main body includes a wireless communication interface and a secondary battery. A determination section determines whether a predetermined condition in which the main body is connected to and supplied with power from the accessory device, is satisfied. A wireless output power level determination section determines a low power level value to be used as a wireless output power level of the wireless communication interface. A wireless output control section sets the wireless output power level to a predetermined standard power level value when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and to the low power level value when the predetermined condition is not satisfied. | 11-17-2011 |
20110283132 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a communication device for utilization in a communication network. The communication device includes a communication process section for controlling communications in the communication network, a battery for supplying power to the communication process section, a battery control section for controlling supplying of power to the battery, a sub-board temperature detection section for detecting temperature of a battery housing section, and a temperature control section for, (A) when charging of the battery is underway and the temperature detected by the sub-board temperature detection section is outside a predetermined first charging-temperature range, controlling the battery control section to halt the charging of the battery, and, (B) when supplying of power from the battery to the communication process section is underway and the temperature detected by the sub-board temperature detection section is outside a predetermined first discharging-temperature range, halting the supplying of power from the battery to the communication process section. | 11-17-2011 |
20120005553 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - A transmitting apparatus for transmitting user data, includes: an establishing section that establishes three or more transmission paths for a receiving apparatus; a first generation section that generates a user data unit which includes user data to be transmitted to the receiving apparatus; and a second generation section that generates an error correction data unit which includes error correction data to be used for error correction of the user data to be transmitted to the receiving apparatus. At least one of the three or more transmission paths transmits the error correction data unit, and at least two of the three or more transmission paths transmits the user data unit. | 01-05-2012 |
20120099572 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile communication device includes a mobile communication interface that can perform data communication through a mobile communication network and a wireless LAN interface that can selectably operates as a station or an access point to perform wireless communication. A mobile communication device can perform control in a station mode of causing the wireless LAN interface to operate as a station and control in an access-point mode of relaying communication packets through the mobile communication interface and the wireless LAN interface so the wireless LAN interface operates as an access point. The mobile communication device autonomously switches an operation mode between the station mode and the access-point mode in accordance with a communication environment. | 04-26-2012 |
20120129464 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, ACCESS POINT AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - A radio communication system including a radio terminal capable of establishing a plurality of transmission paths, includes: a selecting unit for selecting transmission paths to be used for transmitting user data from among a plurality of transmission paths; and an establishing unit for establishing the transmission paths selected by the selecting unit, wherein the selecting unit selects the transmission paths to be used for transmitting the user data based on quality information required for transmitting the user data. | 05-24-2012 |
20120134308 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SETTING OPERATION MODE FOR PACKET TRANSFER - A portable device configured to be connected to a router via a wireless or wired connection. The portable device includes a first processing section that operates in each of a first operation mode to serve as a bridge functional part and a second operation mode to serve as a router functional part. The first processing section operates in the first operation mode when the portable device is connected to the router. | 05-31-2012 |
20120245797 | STEERING APPARATUS, STEERING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A target value for yaw angle velocity gain is computed according to a map expressing a relationship between steering wheel angle and yaw angle velocity gain predetermined such that a direction as seen from a driver of a target destination point for vehicle travel at a predetermined time after a forward gaze and a direction as seen from the driver are caused to match each other, and a steering gear ratio is controlled accordingly. A target value for a steering wheel torque corresponding to the detected steering wheel angle and the acquired yaw angular velocity is set, based on a relationship between yaw angular velocity and resistance-feel level predetermined such that the resistance feel level for a driver monotonically increases with increasing yaw angular velocity. Control is then preformed so as to realize the steering wheel torque target value. | 09-27-2012 |
20120307659 | NETWORK SYSTEM, GATEWAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A FORWARDING PATH - A network system for forwarding a packet includes a portable network connection device that includes a first communication controller and is connectable with a client. A gateway device is included that has a second communication controller and performs routing. The portable network connection device and the gateway device are connected by a first network including a tunnel path. When the portable network connection device and the gateway device are connected by a second network that does not include the tunnel path, the second communication controller communicates with the first communication controller via the second network. When the portable network connection device and the gateway device are not connected by the second network, the second communication controller communicates with the first communication controller via the first network. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307727 | Portable Network Connection Device, Method of Setting Portable Network Connection Device, And Computer Program Product - A portable network connection device that functions as a bridge in a first operation mode and as a router in a second operation mode. The portable network connection device configured to receive a notice packet indicating a presence of a router, and set an operation mode of the portable network connection device to the first operation mode or the second operation mode based on the whether a notice packet is received. | 12-06-2012 |
20120309371 | Network Connection Device, Method Of Setting An Operation Mode, And Computer Program Product - A network connection device that identifies a position of the network connection device and acquires position-related information related to the identified position; sets one operation mode among a plurality of operation modes respectively having different network connecting functions as an operation mode of the network connection device based on the acquired position-related information; and executes wireless data communication in the set operation mode. | 12-06-2012 |
20120311184 | IP Address Assignment System, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server, And Method Of Assigning An IP Address - A DHCP server assigning an IP address to a client. The DHCP server stores an exclusive address range corresponding to a range of IP addresses assignable to the client, assigns an IP address to the client with a lease period when a request for assignment of new IP address is received from the client, and sends a permission for extension to the client, irrespective of whether an assigned IP address is included in the exclusive address range, as long as the assigned IP address is included in the entire network address range, when a request for extension of the lease period with regard to the assigned IP address is received from the client. | 12-06-2012 |
20130107736 | PORTABLE NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD OF SELECTING ACTIVE NETWORK INTERFACE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | 05-02-2013 |
20130107794 | NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF SELECTING ACTIVE NETWORK INTERFACE | 05-02-2013 |
20130226411 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, STEERING SIMULATING SYSTEM, STEERING TORQUE APPLICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THAT STORES PROGRAM FOR STEERING TORQUE APPLICATION METHOD - A steering angle sensor and a steering velocity detection unit respectively detect a steering angle of a steering wheel and a steering velocity of the steering wheel through driver's steering operation. A target torque setting unit, when the steering wheel is being steered from a neutral state of the steering wheel without changing a steering direction, sets a steering torque corresponding to the detected steering angle and the detected steering velocity as a target steering torque on the basis of a correspondence correlation at the detected steering velocity between a steering angle and a steering torque. An assist control unit executes control such that the set target steering torque is achieved. | 08-29-2013 |
20130251151 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND NETWORK DEVICE - The wireless communication system | 09-26-2013 |
20140286249 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CHANNEL SELECTING METHOD - A wireless communication device that obtains a current degree of interference at each of a plurality of available channels; determines whether a wireless communication is susceptible to interference based on whether a condition corresponding to implementation of the wireless communication is satisfied; and sets a channel for the wireless communication among the plurality of available channels based on the current degree of interference at each of the plurality of available channels when it is determined that the wireless communication is susceptible to interference | 09-25-2014 |
20140286253 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A channel for which connection has been established is classified into an unavailable channel or an available channel. When there are a plurality of available channels, one or more channels among the plurality of available channels is selected as a channel for which connection is to be maintained for communication. | 09-25-2014 |
20140287790 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RADIO WAVE MONITORING APPARATUS - A radio wave monitoring apparatus that communicates with a wireless communication device which is separately provided from the radio wave monitoring apparatus and is configured to perform wireless communication via a channel selected from a plurality of channels; detects a specific radio wave at the plurality of channels; selects a channel for the wireless communication in response to a request from the wireless communication device and based on a result of the detecting; and sends channel information indicating the selected channel to the wireless communication device. | 09-25-2014 |
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20110017183 | TWO-STROKE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - There is provided a reverse scavenged two-stroke internal combustion engine that is capable of effectively suppressing the short-circuiting of fresh charge (unburnt air-fuel mixture), while at the same time being capable of further improving scavenging efficiency, combustion efficiency, etc. The horizontal sectional shape of at least one pair of scavenging passages ( | 01-27-2011 |
20120024276 | LOOP SCAVENGED TWO-STROKE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A loop scavenged two-stroke internal combustion engine which can effectively restrain blow-by of fresh gas with a relatively simple configuration is provided. A horizontal scavenging angle θb in at least one spot of a scavenging passage | 02-02-2012 |
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20140291944 | SUSPENSION DEVICE - A suspension device has longitudinal force compliance steer properties to steer a rear wheel to toe-in or toe-out according to increase in longitudinal force applied to wheel treads of a rear wheel. The suspension device includes: a hub bearing housing; suspension links having both edges pivotally attached to a vehicle body and a hub bearing respectively, to support the hub bearing housing; a suspension spring generating reaction force corresponding to relative displacement amount in the longitudinal direction of the hub bearing housing as to the vehicle body; a damper generating damping force corresponding to relative speed in the longitudinal direction of the hub bearing housing as to the vehicle body; and a toe change generating unit generating toe change in a direction where toe change due to longitudinal force compliance properties is temporarily cancelled out or suppressed at an early stage of turning of the vehicle. | 10-02-2014 |
20150086120 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In an image processing apparatus, an image acquiring section acquires one or more images. An image analysis information acquiring section acquires image analysis information on each of the one or more images. A theme determining section determines a main theme representing a theme of each group of images related to each other among the one or more images and a subtheme representing a theme of each of the one or more images based on information on photography tendencies of images associated with each of one or more themes and the image analysis information on each of the one or more images. A theme information output section outputs information on the main theme and information on the subtheme. | 03-26-2015 |
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20150136548 | BRAKING DEVICE - A braking device capable of generating a larger braking force is provided. The present invention provides a braking device including a housing | 05-21-2015 |
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20150161491 | IMAGE USED COMMERCIAL GOODS CREATING APPARATUS, IMAGE USED COMMERCIAL GOODS CREATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide an image used commercial goods creating apparatus and an image used commercial goods creating method that automatically create desired image used commercial goods using a processed image which a user has strong feelings about. | 06-11-2015 |
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20100290414 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - When radar/radio signals are detected by one of two access points establishing communication in a WDS mode, the one access point notifies the other access point of a change of a communication channel to a newly allocated channel and actually changes the communication channel to the newly allocated channel. The other access point notified of the newly allocated channel performs a passive scan at the notified newly allocated channel to detect a beacon broadcasted by the one access point. In response to detection of the beacon, the other access point resets the communication channel to the notified newly allocated channel. The two access points can accordingly reestablish communication in the WDS mode within a short time period. This arrangement allows for a quick channel change in response to detection of radar/radio signals, such as a weather radar, during communication of a 5 GHz frequency band in the WDS mode. | 11-18-2010 |
20100299725 | WIRELESS LAN ACCESS POINT DEVICE AND UNAUTHORIZED MANAGEMENT FRAME DETECTION METHOD - A wireless LAN access point device is structured to perform frame-based data transmission and reception to and from a wireless terminal over a wireless communication path. The wireless LAN access point device has a communication module configured to transmit and receive a frame to and from the wireless terminal. In the wireless LAN access point device, when the communication module receives a predetermined management frame from the wireless terminal, an execution module performs a corresponding operation specified by the received management frame. In the wireless LAN access point device, when the communication module receives a frame, a sequence monitor module obtains a sequence number included in the frame. In the wireless LAN access point device, when a first sequence number obtained by the sequence monitor module and a second sequence number included in the received management frame satisfy a preset condition, an unauthorized frame judgment module identifies the received management frame as an unauthorized frame. This arrangement has the high versatility and effectively protects a wireless LAN network from unauthorized accesses. | 11-25-2010 |
20110268009 | RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RELAY METHOD - Disclosed is a relay apparatus for forwarding a received multicast frame to a communication apparatus at a specified communication rate. The relay apparatus converts the received multicast frame to the corresponding unicast frame, sets a relatively higher communication rate than the specified communication rate, and forwards the converted unicast frame to the communication apparatus at the relatively higher communication rate. The relay apparatus determines whether or not the availability of the converted and forwarded unicast frame by an application is ascertained based on a condition, and prohibits conversion to the unicast frame when the availability is negated. This configuration enhances the user's convenience in the relay technique of converting multicast frames to unicast frames and forwarding the converted unicast frames. | 11-03-2011 |
20110268010 | RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND FRAME TRANSFER METHOD - A relay apparatus converts a received multicast frame to a unicast frame, sets a relatively higher communication rate than a specified communication rate, and forwards the converted unicast frame to a communication apparatus at the relatively higher communication rate. The relay apparatus attaches conversion information, which represents execution of the conversion, to the unicast frame. On reception of a unicast frame from the relay apparatus, the communication apparatus determines whether the received unicast frame is the converted unicast frame from the multicast frame, based on the conversion information attached by the relay apparatus. Upon determination that the received unicast frame is the converted unicast frame, the communication apparatus reconverts the received unicast frame to a multicast frame and transfers the reconverted multicast frame to an application installed in the communication apparatus to utilize a multicast frame. This arrangement enables the communication apparatus to effectively utilize a received unicast frame that is a converted unicast frame from a multicast frame. | 11-03-2011 |
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20090039906 | CIRCUIT BOARD APPARATUS FOR WAFER INSPECTION, PROBE CARD, AND WAFER INSPECTION APPARATUS - Disclosed herein are a circuit board device for wafer inspection having high connection reliability, and a probe card and a wafer inspection apparatus, which are equipped with this circuit board device for wafer inspection. The circuit board device for wafer inspection has a board body and a connector device provided on the board body and obtained by stacking a plurality of connector units on each other, wherein each of the connector units has a first anisotropically conductive elastomer sheet, a composite conductive sheet, a second anisotropically conductive elastomer sheet and a pitch converting board, the composite conductive sheet has an insulating sheet, in which a plurality of through-holes have been formed, and rigid conductors respectively arranged into the through-holes in this insulating sheet so as to protrude from both surfaces of the insulating sheet, and in each of the rigid conductors, terminal portions having a diameter greater than the diameter of the through-hole are formed on both ends of a body portion inserted into the through-hole in the insulating sheet in order for the conductor to be provided movably in the thickness-wise direction of the insulating sheet. | 02-12-2009 |
20090072844 | WAFER INSPECTING SHEET-LIKE PROBE AND APPLICATION THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a sheet-like probe for wafer inspection, by which a good electrically connected state to a wafer can be surely achieved even when the pitch of electrodes to be inspected in the wafer is extremely small, and applications thereof. | 03-19-2009 |
20090159325 | ANISOTROPICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTOR AND ANISOTROPICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTOR DEVICE - An anisotropically conductive connector and an anisotropically conductive connector device. The anisotropically conductive connector includes a supporting member, a plurality of through-holes each extending in a thickness-wise direction of the supporting member, and anisotropically conductive sheets respectively held in the through-holes of the supporting member. Each anisotropically conductive sheet includes a frame plate, a plurality of through-holes each extending in a thickness-wise direction of the frame plate, and a plurality of anisotropically conductive elements arranged in the respective through-holes of the frame plate. Each of the anisotropically conductive elements includes a conductive part, conductive particles contained in an elastic polymeric substance in a state oriented so as to align in a thickness-wise direction of the element, and an insulating part to cover the outer periphery of the conductive part and including an elastic polymeric substance. | 06-25-2009 |
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20140139817 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND RANGE FINDER USING THE SAME - The invention provides a solid-state image sensor including a plurality of pixels, at least one pixel of the plurality of the pixels having a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and a pupil-dividing member that causes light that passes through an exit pupil and is incident on a region defined by the member itself to be incident on the plurality of the photoelectric conversion portions, wherein potential profiles with respect to electric charge of the plurality of the photoelectric conversion portions change in a perpendicular line direction of the substrate, and wherein a distance between potential centroids in a section perpendicular to the perpendicular line of the plurality of the photoelectric conversion portions is longer on a back side that is a side opposite to a light incidence side than on the light incidence side. | 05-22-2014 |