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20110262007 | SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION METHOD - The shape measurement apparatus calculates a characteristic amount for a plurality of points of interest on a surface of a measurement target object, based on an image obtained by image capturing with a camera, calculates an orientation of a normal line based on a value of the characteristic amount by referencing data stored in advance in a storage device, and restores the three-dimensional shape of the surface of the measurement target object based on a result of the calculation. The storage device stores a plurality of data sets generated respectively for a plurality of reference positions arranged in a field of view of the camera, and the data set to be referenced is switched depending on a position of a point of interest. | 10-27-2011 |
20120086950 | SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS AND SHAPE MEASURING METHOD - A shape measuring apparatus that measures a three-dimensional shape of a measuring target has a lighting device that irradiates the measuring target placed on a stage with light, an imaging device that takes an image of the measuring target, a shape calculating device that calculates orientations of normals at a plurality of points on a surface of the measuring target from an image, the image being obtained by performing imaging with the imaging device while the lighting device irradiates the measuring target with the light, the shape calculating device calculating the three-dimensional shape of the surface of the measuring target from the calculation result of the orientations of the normals, a ranging device that measures a distance from a predetermined reference position with respect to at least one point on the surface of the measuring target, and a determination device that determines a spatial position of the three-dimensional shape of the surface of the measuring target, the three-dimensional shape being obtained by the shape calculating device using information on the distance obtained by the ranging device. | 04-12-2012 |
20120087566 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING SURFACE STATE - A surface state inspection apparatus has a lighting device that irradiates an inspection target placed on a stage with light, an imaging device that images the inspection target, and a detection device that detects a surface defect of the inspection target by analyzing a first inspection image obtained by the imaging device. The lighting device is a surface light source that includes a light emission region having a predetermined size and, in the lighting device, portions of light emitted from positions in the light emission region differ from each other in a spectral distribution. The detection device detects a portion in which a hue is different from that of its surrounding portion in the inspection target surface as a flaw. The detection device detects a portion in which the hue is substantially equal to that of its surrounding portion while brightness is different from that of its surrounding portion as a stain. | 04-12-2012 |
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20100195114 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus for measuring a three-dimensional shape of a target object by analyzing an optical pattern projected onto the target object has an optical pattern projecting device that projects the optical pattern onto a portion of a measurement surface on which the target object is placed, the optical pattern having brightness changing periodically according to a position, a first line sensor that images an optical pattern-emitted region onto which the optical pattern is projected, a second line sensor that images an optical pattern-non-emitted region onto which the optical pattern is not projected, and a processing device that calculates a phase of the optical pattern at a pixel included in an image obtained by removing background information from images taken by the first and second line sensors based on a brightness value of the pixel and a neighboring pixel in the image, and calculates height information based on the calculated phase. | 08-05-2010 |
20110096982 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING PROJECTING PATTERN - A pattern generating apparatus includes a sequence generating unit and an image data generating unit. The sequence generating unit generates a sequence formed by terms having M-value numeric values. The image data generating unit generates the image data by converting each numeric value of the sequence into a gray-level value according to each numeric value, and the sequence is generated by the sequence generating unit. The sequence generating unit generates the sequence such that vectors expressed by sub-sequences have different directions for the sub-sequence constituting the generated sequence. | 04-28-2011 |
20120019836 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING METHOD, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING PROGRAM - A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus measures by analyzing an optical pattern projected to the measurement target, and luminance of the optical pattern. The apparatus includes a mounting stage having a reference plane of a height of the measurement target, a measurement head that projects the optical pattern, to the measurement target and reference plane, to capture images of the optical patterns, and a displacement portion displaces the measurement head in a height direction. A phase computing portion computes a phase of the optical pattern in a certain pixel included in the captured image. A height computing portion computes a height of the measurement target based on the phase, and a feed amount computing portion computes a displacement amount based on the height. The height computing portion computes the height based on the phase and corrects the height based on the displacement amount, thereby computing the height of the measurement target. | 01-26-2012 |
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20110134089 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE - A display panel includes a plurality of display lines provided in each of blocks and extending in parallel with each other, a plurality of drive circuits provided outside a display region and connected to the display lines in the respective blocks, a plurality of first lines provided outside the display region and intersecting end portions closer to the drive circuits of the display lines in the respective blocks, the first lines being insulated from the display lines, and a second line provided outside the display region and intersecting end portions farther from the drive circuits of the display lines of all the blocks, the second line being insulated from the display lines. The second line is configured to intersect the first lines while being insulated from the first lines, and be supplied with a display signal from each of the drive circuits via an amplifier circuit. | 06-09-2011 |
20110141071 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE - A display panel includes a plurality of display lines provided in each of blocks and extending in parallel with each other, a plurality of drive circuits provided outside a display region and connected to the display lines in the respective blocks, a plurality of first lines provided outside the display region and intersecting end portions closer to the drive circuits of the display lines in the respective blocks, the first lines being insulated from the display lines, and a second line provided outside the display region and intersecting end portions farther from the drive circuits of the display lines of all the blocks, the second line being insulated from the display lines. The second line is configured to intersect the first lines while being insulated from the first lines, and be supplied with a display signal from each of the drive circuits via an amplifier circuit. | 06-16-2011 |
20130153912 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An active matrix substrate includes: an electrode layer formed on the insulating substrate within a display region; a mark disposed on the insulating substrate within a non-display region, and made of a same material as the electrode layer; a first insulating film directly covering each of the electrode layer and the mark; and a second insulating film covering a part of the first insulating film. Within at least a part of the sealing region, the second insulating film is removed from the insulating substrate. The mark is disposed in the at least the part of the sealing region in which the second insulating film is removed, and is provided to overlap at least a part of the sealing region. A protective film is formed on the insulating substrate to cover a side surface and a surface of the first insulating film covering the mark, the surface of the first insulating film being located opposite from the insulating substrate. | 06-20-2013 |
20130307085 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE, X-RAY SENSOR DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE - An active matrix substrate of the present invention includes: a first signal line and a second signal line which are aligned in a column direction in which the first signal line and the second signal line extend; a first transistor and a second transistor; and a first electrode and a second electrode, the first signal line being connected via the first transistor to the first electrode, and the second signal line being connected via the second transistor to the second electrode, and the first signal line having a first end which is one of both ends of the first signal line and faces the second signal line, the first end including a tapered part which is tapered toward the second signal line. This makes it possible to prevent a leakage defect from occurring between two signal lines which are aligned in a direction in which the two signal lines extend. | 11-21-2013 |
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20120019750 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - The active matrix substrate includes: a plurality of switching elements provided on an insulating substrate; a plurality of lines provided on the insulating substrate and connected to the switching elements; an interlayer insulating film covering the switching elements and the lines; a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on the interlayer insulating film; and a plurality of terminals connected to the lines and placed with a predetermined spacing. At least part of each of the terminals is not covered with the interlayer insulating film. A reflection layer configured to reflect light is provided in a region that is at least part of each gap between the adjacent terminals and includes an edge of the interlayer insulating film, as viewed from the normal to the surface of the insulating substrate. | 01-26-2012 |
20130292681 | ACTIVE MATRIX SUBSTRATE - The active matrix substrate is provided with: first and second scan lines ( | 11-07-2013 |
20150219944 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides a display device, whereby occurrence of defects due to a sealing member being uncured, and occurrence of defective products due to misalignment can be suppressed, and furthermore, in the cases where misalignment is generated, variance of a curing time of the seal material and power consumption among display apparatuses can be reduced. This display device is provided with a first substrate, a second substrate, and a seal between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a plurality of conductive layers, a plurality of bus lines, and first and second lead-out lines that are connected to the corresponding bus lines, respectively. The first and second lead-out lines respectively include, below the seal, a first portion and a second portion. The first and second portions are respectively provided in different conductive layers, and extend in a first direction. One of the first and second portions partially overlaps the other, and the position of the second portion with respect to the first portion changes in a prescribed period. | 08-06-2015 |
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20090019319 | REMOTE MONITORING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - Disclosed is a remote monitoring diagnostic system in which a center and monitoring diagnostic units of a number of objects to be monitored are connected by a network. The center includes an algorithm forming unit for forming algorithms for monitoring, diagnosing, and operating each object to be monitored, a program group formation unit for forming monitoring, diagnostic, and operational programs from these algorithms, a transmitter for transmitting the programs in response to a request from the monitoring diagnostic unit, and a unit for forming information concerning prevention/maintenance form a diagnostic result and monitoring data from the monitoring diagnostic unit of each object to be monitored. The monitoring diagnostic unit of each object to be monitored includes a mobile program execution processor for executing the corresponding object to be monitored, and a transmitter for transmitting monitoring data to the center. | 01-15-2009 |
20110270459 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGER, POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT METHOD, POWER SUPPLY MANAGER, AND POWER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT METHOD, WHICH ARE USED FOR THE POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a power consumption management system includes power consumption managers and a power supply manager. Each of the power consumption managers creates changeable power amount information with respect a planned value of power consumption for each predetermined time range in a preset predetermined period in future, the planned value being related to a load of each piece of equipment in a building as a monitoring target. The power supply manager is connected to each of the power consumption managers through a network, decides a power change request amount for each building based on the created changeable power amount information, and transmits the decided power change request amount to each of the power consumption managers for the purpose of notification. | 11-03-2011 |
20120179596 | POWER RESERVE MARGIN TRADING SYSTEM AND POWER RESERVE MARGIN TRADING METHOD - A power reserve margin trading system according to one embodiment includes a reserve margin trading unit, a determination unit, and a trading consideration distribution unit. The reserve margin trading unit acquires a power reducible amount of a customer, trades the reducible amount as a reserve margin for demand adjustment, and acquires a consideration. The determination unit determines a rank of each customer by giving a higher rank to a customer having a smaller difference between a predicted power demand amount and a power consumption amount. The trading consideration distribution unit distributes a consideration to customers so that a portion of the consideration to be distributed varies depending on whether or not the power reduction request is transmitted. | 07-12-2012 |
20130253727 | THERMAL RECYCLING PLANT SYSTEM, APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A THERMAL RECYCLING PLANT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A THERMAL RECYCLING PLANT - According to one embodiment, a thermal recycling plant system includes a cooler cools coolant recycling thermal from coolant circulating in a load apparatus and which consumes energy while operating and a controller controls the cooler. The controller includes a calculator and a monitor. The calculator calculates an optimal temperature optimal for the coolant by optimization calculation for minimizing energy consumption under given conditions. The monitor monitors an operating state of the load apparatus to determine whether an abnormality exists in the load apparatus. The monitor controls the cooler to cool the coolant to a temperature lower than the optimal temperature calculated, on determining that an abnormality exists in the load apparatus. | 09-26-2013 |
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20110043666 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input image data representing a captured image photographed by a photographing unit, a region specifying unit configured to specify a region of an in-focus object in the captured image, a filter acquisition unit configured to acquire a correction filter for correcting blur in the captured image according to information about a distance to the in-focus object, and a correction unit configured (a) to perform blur correction processing on the captured image by applying the correction filter to the region specified by the region specifying unit, and (b) not to perform the blur correction processing performed on the region specified by the region specifying unit on a region other than the region specified by the region specifying unit. | 02-24-2011 |
20110292234 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The area of a subject image in an image is changed. The correction strength is determined based on the area change amount between the area before the area change and that after the area change for the subject image whose area has been changed. A correction process is performed for the image in accordance with the correction strength. | 12-01-2011 |
20150181053 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus generates data by a data generation operation by a user, transmits the data to an information management apparatus, and set a prescribed time capable of a disclosure cancel operation by the user upon generating the data. The information processing apparatus, when the prescribed time has elapsed without the cancel operation by the user, transmits, to the information management apparatus, a notification which allows disclosure of the data to another information processing apparatus. | 06-25-2015 |
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20120219797 | Semiconductor Powder and Method for Producing the Same - The present invention provides a semiconductor powder composed of Cu-M-Sn—S in a single phase wherein M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Zn, Co, Ni, Fe and Mn, the powder being obtained by wet synthesis, and a method for producing this semiconductor powder. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide, in a simple way, a high-grade semiconductor powder composed of a single-phase Cu-M-Sn—S such as CZTS. | 08-30-2012 |
20130122372 | Spinel-Type Lithium Transition Metal Oxide and Positive Electrode Active Material for Lithium Battery - Provided is spinel-type lithium transition metal oxide (LMO) used as a positive electrode active material for lithium battery, said LMO being capable of simultaneously achieving all output characteristics (rate characteristics), high temperature cycle life characteristics, and rapid charging characteristics. The disclosed is spinel-type lithium transition metal oxide including, besides Li and Mn, one or more elements selected from a group consisting of Mg, Ti, Ni, Co, and Fe, and having crystallite size of between 200 nm and 1000 nm and strain of 0.0900 or less. Because the crystallite size is markedly large, oxygen deficiency is markedly little, and the structure is strong, when the LMO is used as a positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries, all output characteristics (rate characteristics), high temperature cycle life characteristics, and rapid charging characteristics can be achieved simultaneously. | 05-16-2013 |
20140329147 | Lithium Metal Composite Oxide Having Layered Structure - Provided is a lithium metal composite oxide having a layered structure, which is particularly excellent as a positive electrode active material for batteries that are mounted on electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles. Proposed is a lithium metal composite oxide having a layered structure, which is represented by general formula Li | 11-06-2014 |
20140353547 | Spinel-Type Lithium Manganese Transition Metal Oxide - Provided is a new spinel type lithium manganese transition metal oxide for use in lithium batteries, which can increase the capacity retention ratio during cycling, and can increase the power output retention ratio during cycling. Disclosed is a spinel type lithium manganese transition metal oxide having an angle of repose of 50° to 75°, and having an amount of moisture (25° C. to 300° C.) measured by the Karl Fischer method of more than 0 ppm and less than 400 ppm. | 12-04-2014 |
20150093641 | Lithium Transition Metal Oxide Having Layered Structure - Provided is a lithium metal compound oxide having a layered structure, which is very excellent as a positive electrode active material of a battery that is mounted on, particularly, an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle. | 04-02-2015 |
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20100242766 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD - To provide a lithographic printing plate precursor capable of obtaining a plenty of sheets of good printed matters with practical energy dosage, which is excellent in on-press developing property and press life, and capable of reducing pollution of fountain solution, and provide a lithographic printing method. The lithographic printing plate precursor comprises a support having provided thereon an image-recording layer, which lithographic printing plate precursor is mounted on a printing press and imagewise exposed, or mounted on the printing press after imagewise exposure, and then developed by feeding printing ink and/or a fountain solution, wherein at least a part of the unexposed part of the image-recording layer is not dissolved in the printing ink, the fountain solution or both of them, and removed by falling out of film, and the invention provides a lithographic printing method using the same. | 09-30-2010 |
20100279230 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD - A method for producing a lithographic printing plate is provided, wherein, in the non-alkaline development of a lithographic printing plate precursor having a protective layer, even if the protective layer components are mingled into the developer, the reduction in development removability of the image recording layer and the generation of development scum can be inhibited; an on-press development type lithographic printing plate precursor with excellent inking property, high scratch resistance, satisfied on-press developability and good fine line reproducibility is provided; and a lithographic printing method is provided, each of which is a method for producing a lithographic printing plate, comprising: imagewise exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support, an image recording layer and a protective layer, and rubbing the plate surface by a rubbing member of an automatic processor in the presence of a developer at a pH of 2 to 10 to remove the protective layer and the image recording layer in the unexposed area; a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support, an image recording layer removable with a printing ink and/or a fountain solution, and a protective layer containing a polyvinyl alcohol having a carboxyl group and/or a sulfonic acid group within the molecule; and a lithographic printing method comprising on-press development. | 11-04-2010 |
20110134411 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR, LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD AND PACKAGED BODY OF LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSORS - (1) A packaged body of lithographic printing plate precursors, wherein an image-recording layer or a protective layer of the outermost surface layer contains an inorganic layered compound. (2) A lithographic printing plate precursor having a protective layer containing an inorganic layered compound, and an image-recording layer containing a binder polymer. (3) A lithographic printing plate precursor having a protective layer containing an inorganic layered compound, and an image-recording layer containing an infrared absorber and an iodonium compound. | 06-09-2011 |
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20130135619 | LASER GAS ANALYZER - A laser gas analyzer includes a wavelength-variable laser having a wide wavelength-variable width, a light-split module configured to split an output light of the wavelength-variable laser into a measurement light and a reference light, a first gas cell into which gases to be measured are introduced, and the measurement light is made to be incident, and a data processor configured to obtain an absorption spectrum of each of the gases to be measured based on a reference signal related to the reference light and an absorption signal related to an output light of the first gas cell, and to obtain concentrations of the respective gases to be measured. | 05-30-2013 |
20150185144 | LASER GAS ANALYZER - A laser gas analyzer includes a wavelength-variable laser having a wide wavelength-variable width, a light-split module configured to split an output light of the wavelength-variable laser into a measurement light and a reference light, a first gas cell into which gases to be measured are introduced, and the measurement light is made to be incident, and a data processor configured to obtain an absorption spectrum of each of the gases to be measured based on a reference signal related to the reference light and an absorption signal related to an output light of the first gas cell, and to obtain concentrations of the respective gases to be measured. | 07-02-2015 |
20150260646 | LASER GAS ANALYZER - A laser gas analyzer includes a wavelength-variable laser having a wide wavelength-variable width, a light-split module configured to split an output light of the wavelength-variable laser into a measurement light and a reference light, a first gas cell into which gases to be measured are introduced, and the measurement light is made to be incident, and a data processor configured to obtain an absorption spectrum of each of the gases to be measured based on a reference signal related to the reference light and an absorption signal related to an output light of the first gas cell, and to obtain concentrations of the respective gases to be measured. | 09-17-2015 |