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20140099537 | CONDUCTIVE FILM, CURRENT COLLECTOR USING SAME, BATTERY AND BIPOLAR BATTERY - A conductive film includes a layer 1 formed by a conductive material 1 that includes a polymer material 1 containing any of (1) an amine and an epoxy resin (where the epoxy resin and the amine are mixed in a ratio of 1.0 or more in terms of the ratio of the number of active hydrogen atoms in the amine with respect to the number of functional groups in the epoxy resin), (2) a phenoxy resin and an epoxy resin, (3) a saturated hydrocarbon polymer having a hydroxyl group, and (4) a curable resin and an elastomer and conductive particles 1. The conductive film has excellent stability in an equilibrium potential environment in a negative electrode and low electric resistance per unit area in the thickness direction. A multilayer conductive film including the conductive film achieves excellent interlayer adhesion, and using them as a current collector enables the production of a battery satisfying both weight reduction and durability. | 04-10-2014 |
20140186699 | MULTILAYER CONDUCTIVE FILM, CURRENT COLLECTOR USING SAME, BATTERY AND BIPOLAR BATTERY - A multilayer conductive film includes a layer 1 including a conductive material containing a polymer material 1 having an alicyclic structure and conductive particles 1 and a layer 2 including a material having durability against positive electrode potential. The multilayer conductive film has stability in an equilibrium potential environment in a negative electrode and stability in an equilibrium potential environment in a positive electrode, has low electric resistance per unit area in the thickness direction, and has excellent barrier properties for a solvent of an electrolytic solution. A battery including a current collector employing the multilayer conductive film can achieve both weight reduction and durability. | 07-03-2014 |
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20130266847 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The object of an exemplary embodiment of the invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery which has high energy density by containing a positive electrode active substance operating at a potential of 4.5 V or higher with respect to lithium and which has excellent cycle property. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is an lithium secondary battery, which comprises a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active substance and an electrolyte liquid comprising a nonaqueous electrolyte solvent; wherein the positive electrode active substance operates at a potential of 4.5 V or higher with respect to lithium; and wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte solvent comprises a fluorine-containing phosphate represented by a prescribed formula. | 10-10-2013 |
20140248534 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium ion secondary battery electrode according to the present invention includes (A) a non-fluorinated polymer; (B) an active material; (C) a thickener; and (D) a conductive auxiliary agent. An elution ratio of (A) the non-fluorinated polymer in an electrolytic solution solvent at 60° C. is equal to or less than 1.0 mass %, and a swelling ratio of (A) the non-fluorinated polymer in the electrolytic solution solvent at 60° C. is equal to or more than 10 mass % and equal to or less than 50 mass %. | 09-04-2014 |
20150104711 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery according to the present invention includes a negative electrode active material and a binder, in which the negative electrode active material satisfies the following requirements (A), (B), and (C): | 04-16-2015 |
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20140343422 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - Provided is an ultrasonic diagnostic device that improves the frame rate (or volume rate), is resistant to movement, and is capable of constructing ultrasonic images at a high frame rate or a high volume rate. The ultrasonic diagnostic device comprises: a plurality of transducers arranged on an ultrasonic probe, that oscillate at the same time, and irradiate an ultrasonic beam on a subject; and an ultrasonic image generation unit that generates a first ultrasonic data as a result of the plurality of transducers oscillating at the same time and irradiating a first ultrasonic beam on the subject, generates a second ultrasonic data as a result of the plurality of transducers oscillating at the same time and irradiating a second ultrasonic beam on the subject, and generates an acoustic image on the basis of the first ultrasonic data and the second ultrasonic data. | 11-20-2014 |
20150094580 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND LOCUS DISPLAY METHOD - In an ultrasonic diagnostic device, on the basis of a displacement distribution in a 2D direction, a locus related to displacement in a discretionary region of an ultrasonic image is formed. The ultrasonic diagnostic device includes: an image forming unit (tomographic image forming unit and elastic image forming unit) for forming an ultrasonic image of a diagnosis location on a subject via an ultrasonic probe; an image display for displaying the ultrasonic image; and a locus forming unit (display parameter calculation unit, display data storing unit, 2D locus creating unit) that, on the basis of a displacement distribution in a 2D direction in a discretionary region of the ultrasonic image, forms a locus related to displacement in such region, and that display the formed locus on the image display. | 04-02-2015 |
20150141822 | METHOD FOR SETTING REGIONS OF INTEREST AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - A method for generating a region of interest (ROI) wherein in setting ROIs in biological tissues to be compared, burden on a subject can be reduced and the reproducibility of elasticity measurement improved, including: setting candidate points in an arbitrary designated region in a notable tissue in a contrast image of an object designated by an input device; determining partial differential values of pixel values in a two-dimensional direction in the contrast image and thus detecting a tissue boundary; acquiring a shortest distance between the detected tissue boundary and each point, and setting a circle or polygonal region inscribed in the circle having the maximum shortest distance as a radius around the candidate point having the maximum shortest distance as a region of interest; and imaging the region of interest and superimposing it on the contrast image and displaying it on an image display unit. | 05-21-2015 |
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20090087683 | Reaction Method and Apparatus and Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing Chemical Substance Using the Same - The present invention provides a reaction method for a reaction system generating gas by a reaction, comprising the steps of: providing a sealed mixing section for mixing a plurality of liquids to start a reaction and a degassing section having a gas-liquid interface for removing, from a reaction liquid, gas bubbles generated from a mixed reaction liquid, separately; and feeding the reaction liquid mixed in the mixing section to the degassing section, without being interfered by gas bubbles even in a reaction system where gas is generated by a reaction, so that it is possible to stabilize a reaction at the start of the reaction and in the progress of the reaction and stably feed liquid to a subsequent process. | 04-02-2009 |
20100041775 | Inorganic nanoparticle dispersion liquid and method for producing the same, and composite composition - A method for producing an inorganic nanoparticle dispersion liquid, including: substituting a first dispersion medium serving to disperse inorganic nanoparticles in an inorganic nanoparticle dispersion liquid by a second dispersion medium with a third dispersion medium intervening between the first dispersion medium and the second dispersion medium, wherein an absolute value of the difference in solubility parameter values (SP values) between the third dispersion medium and the second dispersion medium is smaller than 3. | 02-18-2010 |
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20110135555 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FLUORIDE GAS - Disclosed is a process for producing a fluoride gas that can produces fluoride gases such as BF | 06-09-2011 |
20110286905 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING PHOSPHORUS TETRAFLUORIDE AND PHOSPHATE HEXAFLUORIDE - An object the invention is to provide a phosphorus pentafluoride producing process wherein phosphorus pentafluoride is separated/extracted from a pentavalent phosphorus compound or a solution thereof, or a composition obtained by allowing the pentavalent phosphorus compound or the solution thereof to react with hydrogen fluoride, thereby producing phosphorus pentafluoride; and a phosphate hexafluoride producing process wherein the resultant phosphorus pentafluoride is used as raw material to produce a phosphate hexafluoride high in purity. The present invention relates to a process for producing phosphorus pentafluoride, wherein a carrier gas is brought into contact with either of the following one: a pentavalent phosphorus compound, a solution thereof, or a solution in which a composition obtained by allowing the pentavalent phosphorus compound or the solution thereof to react with hydrogen fluoride is dissolved, thereby a phosphorus pentafluoride is extracted into the career gas. | 11-24-2011 |
20110311426 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF FLUORINE COMPOUND - An object of the invention is to provide a process for preparing a fluorine compound, which can easily give the objective fluorine compound using an oxygen-containing compound as a raw material without forming water as impurities as a by-product. The process for preparing a fluorine compound according to the invention includes reacting an oxygen-containing compound, which is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of oxides, hydroxides, hydrates, carbonic acid compounds, hydrogencarbonic acid compounds, boric acid compounds, sulfuric acid compounds, sulfurous acid compounds, phosphorous acid compounds and phosphoric acid compounds of at least any one kind selected from the group consisting of metal elements, H, B, C, N, Si, P, S, As, Se, Te and halogens, at least with carbonyl fluoride to form at least a fluorine compound and carbon dioxide without forming water as a by-product. | 12-22-2011 |
20120082608 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TETRAFLUOROBORATE - An object of the invention is to provide a tetrafluoroborate producing method that allows high-yield, high-efficiency production of a tetrafluoroborate by a continuous process, a tetrafluoroborate-containing electrolyte, and an electrical storage device including such an electrolyte. The invention provides a method for producing a tetrafluoroborate, which includes: a first step including dissolving boron trifluoride gas in an organic solvent; a second step including adding, to the organic solvent, a fluoride (MF | 04-05-2012 |
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20090136407 | ISOTOPE ENRICHEMENT METHOD - An isotope enrichment method comprising the step of performing the isotope exchange between an aqueous solution containing at least two components each represented by the formula: H | 05-28-2009 |
20090274606 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SILICON TETRAFLUORIDE, AND APPARATUS FOR THE PROCESS - Disclosed is a process for production of silicon tetrafluoride which can reduce the cost for the silicon tetrafluoride production and can also reduce the quantities of waste products produced in the process. Also disclosed is an apparatus for use for the process. The method comprises the steps of: (a) a high-silica fluorosilicic acid production step in which a raw material ( | 11-05-2009 |
20100099931 | PROCESS FOR PURIFYING A FLUORINE COMPOUND - Provided is a process for purifying a fluorine compound capable of yielding a highly pure fluorine compound by removing at least oxygen from a fluorine compound containing an oxygen compound as an impurity. In a process according to the present invention for purifying a fluorine compound, the following is brought into contact with the fluorine compound, which contains an oxygen compound as an impurity, thereby removing at least oxygen: carbonyl fluoride in an amount of a 0.1-fold equivalent or more and a 100-fold equivalent or less of oxygen atoms in the fluorine compound. | 04-22-2010 |
20100317511 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATE - In the manufacturing method of hexafluorophosphate (MPF | 12-16-2010 |
20100322838 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOSPHOROUS PENTAFLUORIDE AND HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATE - A process for phosphorus pentafluoride production by which high-purity phosphorus pentafluoride can be produced by a simple and economical procedure without the need of a large-scale purification apparatus or high-pressure apparatus and without generating a large amount of a by-product gas requiring a special discharge-gas treatment. The process for phosphorus pentafluoride production is characterized by introducing hydrogen fluoride and a hexafluorophosphate (MPF | 12-23-2010 |
20110097626 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATES - An object is to provide a method of manufacturing a hexafluorophosphate, that can simply and easily manufacture an inexpensive and high-quality hexafluorophosphate while suppressing the manufacturing cost, an electrolytic solution containing a hexafluorophosphate, and an electricity storage device including the electrolytic solution. The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a hexafluorophosphate, which comprises reacting at least a phosphorus compound with a fluoride represented by MF | 04-28-2011 |
20110189538 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCTION OF PHOSPHORUS PENTAFLUORIDE AND HEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATES - A method of manufacturing phosphorus pentafluoride and hexafluorophosphate can suppress the manufacturing cost and also can manufacture high-quality phosphorus pentafluoride from an inexpensive and low-quality raw material. The raw material for the method can include at least a phosphorus atom and a fluorine atom. These are brought into contact with a carrier gas, and a phosphorus pentafluoride is extracted and separated into the carrier gas. A method of manufacturing hexafluorophosphate includes reacting fluoride with the resulting phosphorus pentafluoride according to the following chemical reaction scheme: sPF | 08-04-2011 |
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20100034603 | Surface Coated Tool and Method of Working Cutting Object - A surface coated tool comprises a substrate and a coating layer superimposed on the surface of the substrate and containing Ti and W in the form of nitride or carbonitride. The coating layer comprises a matrix and dispersed particles dispersed into the matrix. The W content of the dispersed particles is larger than the W content of the matrix, and a difference in the W content between the matrix and the dispersed particles is larger than a difference in other ingredient content. A cutting tool consisting of the surface coated tool and having a cutting edge is prepared, and the cutting edge of the cutting tool is brought into contact with a cutting object, and the cutting object is cut by the cutting tool. | 02-11-2010 |
20110206470 | Surface-Coated Tool - Provided is a surface-coated tool, such as a cutting tool, in which a surface of a substrate | 08-25-2011 |
20130017026 | CUTTING TOOLAANM Hasegawa; MitsuruAACI Satsumasendai-shiAACO JPAAGP Hasegawa; Mitsuru Satsumasendai-shi JPAANM Waki; MasahiroAACI Satsumasendai-shiAACO JPAAGP Waki; Masahiro Satsumasendai-shi JP - A cutting tool in which wear resistance is improved by suppressing sudden chipping on the flank face while suppressing oxidation of the coating layer on the rake face, and thereby has a long lifespan even under cutting conditions in which deposition and edge damage easily occur. In the cutting tool, a coating layer represented by Ti | 01-17-2013 |
20130022419 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool with excellent resistance to adhesion and wear. The cutting tool has a cutting edge on the intersecting ridge line of the rake face and the flank face, and is covered on the surface of the base thereof by a coating layer comprising Ti | 01-24-2013 |
20130022420 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool having a high oxidation resistance, a high wear resistance and a good defect resistance. The cutting tool comprises a base body and a coating layer, the coating layer comprising Ti | 01-24-2013 |
20130071620 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool with a substrate which is coated with a coating layer containing Ti | 03-21-2013 |
20130177361 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool with a substrate which is coated with a coating layer containing Ti | 07-11-2013 |
20140271000 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool including a base member and a coating layer. The base member includes a rake face and a flank face. The coating layer has a composition represented by a first chemical formula of Cr | 09-18-2014 |
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20120149302 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus communicates with an electronic device for performing first contact or noncontact communication and performs second communication different from the first communication with the electronic device. The information processing apparatus includes a data storage unit that stores data in a storage area for each of electronic device users, a program storage unit that stores an application program for a service related to the first communication using the data, a communication unit that performs the second communication, an authentication unit that authenticates the electronic device, a data identifying unit that identifies the data stored in the storage area for the authenticated user, and an execution unit that executes, using identification information that is used for identifying the application program for the service related to the first communication and that is sent from the electronic device and the identified data, the application program corresponding to the identification information. | 06-14-2012 |
20130046814 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided is an information processing device including a determination unit that determines, based on process-related information acquired from a first server that provides a service, if a process based on the process-related information is executable; a process control unit that makes, if it is not determined that the process is executable, the process based on the process-related information executable by an application that performs processes corresponding to a plurality of services; and a processing unit that causes the application to execute the process based on the process-related information. The process control unit causes a second server to generate, based on the process-related information, a processing instruction that is based on the process-related information, and the processing unit causes the application to execute a process indicated by the generated processing instruction. | 02-21-2013 |
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20110171563 | GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR FUEL CELL - A gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell includes a conductive microparticle layer and a base material layer. The conductive microparticle layer is formed with first pores of no less than 0.5 μm and no more than 50 μm and second pores of no less than 0.05 μm and less than 0.5 μm. Pores are also formed in the base material layer. A total volume of the second pores is no less than 50% and less than 100% of a total volume of all of the pores in the conductive microparticle layer. By properly setting a pore size D | 07-14-2011 |
20120148732 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR FUEL CELL, GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL - The invention is to provide a gas diffusion layer for fuel cells having excellent adaptability against load change by attaining a good balance between anti-dry-out properties and anti-flooding properties. The gas diffusion layer for fuel cells containing a substrate layer and an conductive fine particle layer is formed by coating a coating liquid for forming the conductive fine particle layer on at least one surface of a substrate for forming the substrate layer using a gravure roll and by a kiss coating. In coating of the coating liquid, a speed difference is generated between a line speed of transferring the substrate and a circumferential speed of the gravure roll, and apparent viscosity [η(Pa·s)] of the coating liquid as determined by type B viscosimeter satisfies the following relations: | 06-14-2012 |
20140099537 | CONDUCTIVE FILM, CURRENT COLLECTOR USING SAME, BATTERY AND BIPOLAR BATTERY - A conductive film includes a layer 1 formed by a conductive material 1 that includes a polymer material 1 containing any of (1) an amine and an epoxy resin (where the epoxy resin and the amine are mixed in a ratio of 1.0 or more in terms of the ratio of the number of active hydrogen atoms in the amine with respect to the number of functional groups in the epoxy resin), (2) a phenoxy resin and an epoxy resin, (3) a saturated hydrocarbon polymer having a hydroxyl group, and (4) a curable resin and an elastomer and conductive particles 1. The conductive film has excellent stability in an equilibrium potential environment in a negative electrode and low electric resistance per unit area in the thickness direction. A multilayer conductive film including the conductive film achieves excellent interlayer adhesion, and using them as a current collector enables the production of a battery satisfying both weight reduction and durability. | 04-10-2014 |
20140186699 | MULTILAYER CONDUCTIVE FILM, CURRENT COLLECTOR USING SAME, BATTERY AND BIPOLAR BATTERY - A multilayer conductive film includes a layer 1 including a conductive material containing a polymer material 1 having an alicyclic structure and conductive particles 1 and a layer 2 including a material having durability against positive electrode potential. The multilayer conductive film has stability in an equilibrium potential environment in a negative electrode and stability in an equilibrium potential environment in a positive electrode, has low electric resistance per unit area in the thickness direction, and has excellent barrier properties for a solvent of an electrolytic solution. A battery including a current collector employing the multilayer conductive film can achieve both weight reduction and durability. | 07-03-2014 |
20150303483 | COLLECTOR FOR BIPOLAR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND BIPOLAR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A collector for bipolar lithium ion secondary batteries including an electroconductive polyimide layer including a conductivity-imparting agent dispersed in a polyimide resin that is prepared by imidizing a polyamic acid that is obtained by reacting at least one tetracarboxylic dianhydride component of biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydrides, 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride, pyromellitic dianhydride, and [isopropylidenebis(p-phenyleneoxy)]diphthalic dianhydrides with at least one diamine component of oxydianilines, phenylenediamines, and 2,2-bis[4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl]propane has excellent solvent barrier properties to an electrolytic solution, and can be used to give a highly reliable bipolar lithium ion secondary battery. | 10-22-2015 |
20150318555 | CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR BATTERY AND BATTERY USING SAME - A current collector for a battery includes: a layer ( | 11-05-2015 |
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20120148909 | BATTERY AND CURRENT COLLECTOR - A negative current collector includes a base, which is fixed to a cover of a battery and is electrically connected to a negative external terminal, and a leg which projects from the base and is electrically connected to a negative electrode in a power generating element. There is provided a rib projecting in the same orientation as that of the leg along at least a part of the outer peripheral edge of the base. | 06-14-2012 |
20120148911 | BATTERY - A battery includes current collectors for electrically connecting a power generating element contained inside of a battery case to external terminals, respectively. A caulking head of a rivet for fixing the negative current collector to a cover is contained in a engagement recess which is a space inside of a engagement receiving portion in the cover. The positive current collector is caulked to the cover via a shaft of the positive external terminal. A caulking head at a tip end of the shaft is contained in the engagement recess which is a space defined inside of the engagement receiving portion. The caulking heads do not project from a lower surface of the cover, and therefore, a clearance space defined between the power generating element and the cover is set to the minimum. | 06-14-2012 |
20130084488 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device includes a power generating element, an outer package, a current collector, and a movement restricting member. The power generating element includes a main portion and a terminal portion. The main portion includes an electrode prepared by forming an active material layer on a metal foil surface of the electrode. The terminal portion is provided on a side of the main portion. The outer package houses the power generating element. The current collector is connected to the terminal portion of the power generating element. The movement restricting member includes a holding portion arranged between the side of the main portion of the power generating element and an inner surface of the outer package opposite the side of the main portion. | 04-04-2013 |
20130316225 | ELECTRIC STORAGE ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electric storage element has a casing, a power generating element arranged inside the casing, a current collector, and a connection member. The current collector is connected to the power generating element and directly fixed to the casing. The connection member penetrates through the casing without a clearance and is connected to the current collector | 11-28-2013 |
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20100167022 | COMPOSITION, COATED FILM FORMED OF THE COMPOSITION, LAYERED PRODUCT CONTAINING THE COATED FILM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING THE LAYERED PRODUCT - [Object] To provide a composition that has good viscosity stability and flowability at the time of processing, good shape retention after the processing, and good drying property in a temperature range of not degrading the conductor layer at the time of drying and that enables a coated film excellent in strength of adhesion with metal·polyimide, flame resistance, heat resistance, flexibility, mechanical properties, and chemical resistance to obtained after being dried. | 07-01-2010 |
20120065310 | COMPOSITION, COATED FILM FORMED OF THE COMPOSITION, LAYERED PRODUCT CONTAINING THE COATED FILM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING THE LAYERED PRODUCT - An object is to provide a composition that has good viscosity stability and flowability at the time of processing, good shape retention after the processing, and good drying property in a temperature range of not degrading the conductor layer at the time of drying and that enables a coated film excellent in strength of adhesion with metal•polyimide, flame resistance, heat resistance, flexibility, mechanical properties, and chemical resistance to obtained after being dried. To meet this object, a composition is prepared containing (A) polyimide and (B) mixed solvent of two kinds or more, and the solubility parameter of the mixed solvent of two kinds or more ranges from 9 to 14. | 03-15-2012 |
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20110293145 | DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE, DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided are a driving support device, a driving support method, and a program, in which the driver can more intuitively and accurately determine the distance to another vehicle in the side rear. A driving support device ( | 12-01-2011 |
20120123613 | DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE, DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed are a driving support device, a driving support method, and a program, which are capable of relieving driver's concern by making it possible to easily identify the travelling position of a vehicle in a lane. Specifically disclosed is a driving support device ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120235805 | INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - An aspect of the invention provides an information display apparatus and an information display method which allow a driver to easily recognize the display information without discomfort, regardless of the traveling state of a vehicle. It includes an attention object detecting unit ( | 09-20-2012 |
20130289773 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A control device includes: a receiving unit that receives a control request signal indicating a request for controlling a total consumed power amount during a predetermined period to be equal to or lower than a predetermined limit; an obtainment unit that obtains a consumed power consumption amount; and a control unit that controls the apparatus to operate according to the control request signal and control the total power amount to be equal to or lower than the predetermined limit. The control unit determines a first time in the predetermined period based on the power consumption amount obtained by the obtainment unit, controls the apparatus to operate during a first period up to the first time with power higher than average power, and controls the apparatus to operate during a second period from the first time with power lower than the average power. | 10-31-2013 |
20140088738 | HOME ELECTRIC APPLIANCE - A home electric appliance of the present invention includes an input operation unit for inputting desired time information indicating any of a desired operation start time and a desired operation end time; a receiving unit for receiving a time shift calculation result including any of an operation start time and an operation end time and an electricity charge of which an amount becomes not more than a predetermined value when the appliance is operated according to the operation start time or the operation end time within a predetermined period determined by the desired time information; a storage unit for storing a reference value with which the time shift calculation result is evaluated; a comparison evaluation unit for carrying out comparison processing which compares the time shift calculation result with the reference value stored in the storage unit; an operation control unit for controlling operation of the appliance based on the time shift calculation result; and a display unit for displaying information regarding the operation. The display unit changes a display method according to a comparison result by the comparison evaluation unit. | 03-27-2014 |
20140129004 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR CONTROL INFORMATION, METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTROL INFORMATION, AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING CONTROL INFORMATION - A management unit including: a demand plan generating unit that obtains control information items related to energy consuming appliances; an obtaining unit that obtains picture data items showing the appliances; a memory which stores the picture data items obtained by the obtaining unit; a selecting unit which selects a picture data item from selection candidates including the picture data items stored in the memory, based on a specified control mode; a processor that executes processing for superimposing the control information items corresponding to the appliances in the picture data item selected by the selecting unit; and an output unit which displays the picture data item with the superimposed control information item. | 05-08-2014 |
20140136448 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER PRICE LIST, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An electric power price information acquisition unit ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140180443 | CONTROL DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a control device that makes it possible to surely give an appropriate instruction to operate. An appliance control device that controls an electric appliance that performs one of a first operation and a second operation includes: a price obtaining unit that obtains information indicating a price of power; a detecting unit that detects a change in the price in a not shorter one of the first period and the second period, the price being indicated in the obtained information; a first calculating unit that calculates a first cost produced when the electric appliance performs the first operation, in the case where the change is detected; a second calculating unit that calculates a second cost produced when the electric appliance performs the second operation, in the case where the change is detected; a comparing unit; and an instructing unit that instructs performing of a determined operation. | 06-26-2014 |