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20110033212 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for carrying a toner image; a transfer member forming a nip with the image bearing member to transfer the toner image from the image bearing member onto a transfer material at the nip, wherein the image forming apparatus is operable in a marginless printing mode in which the toner image formed on the image bearing member is larger than a size of the transfer material, and the toner image is transferred as far as edges of the transfer material; and a charging member for effecting electric discharge toward the image bearing member, the charging member being disposed at such a position as is opposed to a side of the transfer material which receives the toner image in an upstream side of the nip with respect to a feeding direction of the transfer material, wherein when the apparatus operates in the marginless printing mode, the charging member effects the electric discharge toward the toner existing in an area of the image bearing member which corresponds to an area which is outside beyond the edge of the transfer material at the nip to electrically charge the toner in the outside area to a polarity opposite a regular polarity. | 02-10-2011 |
20110150532 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A charging member that charges residual toner on an intermediate transfer belt is a charging brush constituted by conductive fibers including an electric insulating portion and an electric conductive portion. Part of the outer circumferential surface of each conductive fiber is the conductive portion. | 06-23-2011 |
20110243617 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING TRANSFER RESIDUAL TONER ONTO IMAGE BEARING MEMBER - There is a charge member which charges secondary transfer remaining toner on an intermediate transfer member to a polarity opposite to a normal charge polarity. The transfer remaining toner charged by the charge member is moved in the direction opposite to that of normal toner by a transfer bias and moved from the intermediate transfer member onto an image bearing member. A BK station is arranged on the downstream of other stations. In a continuous BK monochromatic mode, by applying a reverse bias to transfer portions of the other stations and applying the transfer bias only to the BK station, waste toner can be collected into the BK station (simultaneously with the transfer). In a full-color mode, since each transfer bias is applied to all stations, the waste toner is collected into the station on the uppermost stream. Thus, the image bearing member for collecting the transfer remaining toner on the intermediate transfer member is made different according to the mode, thereby suppressing that the collection of the waste toner is concentrated on one image bearing member. | 10-06-2011 |
20120128392 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING TRANSFER RESIDUAL TONER ONTO IMAGE BEARING MEMBER - A charge member charges secondary transfer remaining toner on an intermediate transfer member to a polarity opposite to a normal charge polarity. The remaining toner is moved by a transfer bias, from the intermediate transfer member onto an image bearing member. A BK station is arranged on the downstream of other stations. In a continuous BK monochromatic mode, by applying a reverse bias to transfer portions of the other stations and applying the transfer bias only to the BK station, remaining toner can be collected into the BK station (simultaneously with the transfer). In a full-color mode, remaining toner is collected into the station on the uppermost stream. Thus, the image bearing member for collecting remaining toner on the intermediate transfer member differs according to the mode, thereby suppressing the collection of remaining toner being concentrated on one image bearing member. | 05-24-2012 |
20130089347 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus comprising: a first image bearing member (drum); a second drum; a belt; a first transfer unit; a second transfer unit; a first voltage applying unit; a second voltage applying unit; a detecting unit, connected to the first transfer unit, for detecting a value of a current passing through the first voltage applying unit; and a controller for controlling the first voltage applying unit and the second voltage applying unit. The controller controls the first voltage applying unit during image formation on the basis of a detection result of the value of the current detected by the detecting unit at timing before and after the voltage applied to the second voltage applying unit is changed plural times before the image formation. | 04-11-2013 |
20130136509 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus, one of a plurality of support members supporting an intermediate transfer belt is a guide member configured to regulate the rotational direction of the intermediate transfer belt while being held in sliding contact with the intermediate transfer belt at a position opposite the secondary transfer member across the intermediate transfer belt. This guide member is equipped with a first resistor portion in sliding contact with the intermediate transfer belt and a second resistor portion of a higher electrical resistance than the first resistor portion, with the second resistor portion provided upstream of the first resistor portion in the rotational direction of the intermediate transfer belt. | 05-30-2013 |
20130164049 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member unit including a toner image carrying member; a transfer unit including a movable endless belt for transferring the toner image from the carrying member onto a transfer material, a plurality of stretching members for stretching the endless belt, and a supporting portion, provided at a end portion with respect to a widthwise direction, for supporting the stretching members; and a main assembly frame provided at a position opposing the supporting portion and including a positioning portion for determining a positions of the plurality of stretching members, wherein the supporting portion is movable relative to the main assembly frame. | 06-27-2013 |
20130272730 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus, while an image forming mode is executed, during a period from start of the image forming mode until a toner image to be transferred onto a recording material is primarily transferred onto an intermediate transfer member from one of the plurality of image bearing members, which is positioned on the uppermost stream in a rotation direction of the intermediate transfer member, a toner patch (T) is formed on at least one image bearing member and the toner patch (T) is provided to a primary transfer portion. Thus, without using waste toner as a lubricant, fluctuations in circumferential surface speed, which are generated in the intermediate transfer member during the image forming operation, may be reduced. | 10-17-2013 |
20150063885 | FILM AND IMAGE HEATING DEVICE USING FILM - A cylindrical film used in an image heating device heating a recording material, on which an image has been formed, has a resin layer, this resin layer being made from a resin in which a crystalline resin and an amorphous resin having a higher glass transition temperature than the crystalline resin are blended, wherein a volume ratio of the crystalline resin with respect to the amorphous resin in the resin layer is 70/30 to 99/1. | 03-05-2015 |
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20110014469 | MAGNESIUM OXIDE PARTICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT, EXOERGIC FILLER, RESIN COMPOSITION, EXOERGIC GREASE AND EXOERGIC COATING COMPOSITION - The present disclosure provides a magnesium oxide particle that can be used more suitably than common magnesium oxide in the application such as an exoergic filler and the like. A magnesium oxide particle having (median size)/(specific surface diameter obtained from specific surface area) ratio of 3 or less and D90/1)10 of 4 or less is provided. | 01-20-2011 |
20120291670 | MAGNESIUM OXIDE PARTICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT, EXOERGIC FILLER, RESIN COMPOSITION, EXOERGIC GREASE AND EXOERGIC COATING COMPOSITION - The present disclosure provides a magnesium oxide particle that can be used more suitably than common magnesium oxide in the application such as an exoergic filler and the like. A magnesium oxide particle having (median size)/(specific surface diameter obtained from specific surface area) ratio of 3 or less and D90/D10 of 4 or less is provided. | 11-22-2012 |
20140235753 | COATED MAGNESIUM OXIDE PARTICLES, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, HEAT-RELEASING FILLER, AND RESIN COMPOSITION - The object of the present disclosure is to obtain coated magnesium oxide particles suitably usable as a heat-releasing material in the electric/electronic field by improving acid resistance and water resistance. | 08-21-2014 |
20140340580 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - In a video display apparatus A, a controller | 11-20-2014 |
20140359205 | MOUNTING METHOD IN AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An MTD number identifying unit | 12-04-2014 |
20150036169 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING AUXILIARY STORAGE PART LIMITED IN THE NUMBER OF TIMES REWRITING, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an image forming apparatus that speeds up starting. The image forming apparatus is provided with a main storage part and an auxiliary storage part. A boot loader that is stored in the auxiliary storage part is expanded to the main storage part. The boot loader that has been expanded is executed to generate a defective area table for the auxiliary storage part. When a kernel of an OS that is stored in the auxiliary storage part is expanded, the kernel is caused to be referred the defective area table that has been generated. When the kernel is executed, the defective area table is not generated. Thereby, the defective area table generated by the boot loader can be used by the OS, which allows the boot time to be shortened. | 02-05-2015 |
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20090009522 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In order to improve the operationality of a walk-through system using panorama photography images, the system is provided with a view calculating unit for calculating view information in accordance with a user instruction from an operation unit, the view information including view position information and view direction information; a panorama image storing unit for storing a plurality of panorama images; a path storing unit for storing path information of the panorama images; an advancable path calculating unit for calculating advancable path information at a next dividing point in accordance with the view information and the path information; and an image generating unit for generating a cut-out image from the panorama image in accordance with the view information, generating a sign figure representative of the advancable path in accordance with the advancable path information, and synthesizing the cut-out image and the sign figure to generate a display image. | 01-08-2009 |
20090144812 | ENTRY AUXILIARY APPARATUS, ENTRY AUXILIARY SYSTEM, ENTRY AUXILIARY METHOD AND ENTRY AUXILIARY PROGRAM - An entry auxiliary apparatus includes: an authentication entry detection unit, an adequacy determination unit and an entry auxiliary unit. The authentication entry detection unit detects a first authentication server URL included in data of a web page displayed. The adequacy determination unit compares the first authentication server URL with a second authentication server URL included in login information indicating an input history of authentication information and a third authentication server URL included in a service group. The service group, which includes a group of authentication server URLs locating authentication servers that authenticate with an identical authentication information, is related to the login information. The adequacy determination unit relates the login information to an adequacy level depending on a result of the comparison. The entry auxiliary unit assists input of authentication information into the web page based on the login information and the adequacy level. | 06-04-2009 |
20090165100 | WEB PAGE SAFETY JUDGMENT SYSTEM - A user terminal displays on its display unit a target web page including an authentication information input field into which input authentication information is inputted by the user terminal. The user terminal judges first to third validity levels for a plurality of login history information by referring to a login information list and a service group information. The user terminal selects a corresponding process from a plurality of predetermined processes for the input authentication information based on existence or absence of the login history information in the first or second validity level and on a result of checking the input authentication information with login information in the login history information in the first to third validity levels. The user terminal executes the corresponding process. | 06-25-2009 |
20110016474 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AND UTILIZING EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS CONTAINED ON EXTERNAL APPARATUSES - An electronic apparatus for performing an operation by use of an application, which can communicate with a plurality of external apparatuses, includes an application registering unit to register one or more applications selected as available applications from applications installed in the plurality of external apparatuses, an application selecting unit to select an application to be utilized from the one or more applications registered by the application registering unit, and a control unit to communicate with an external apparatus having the selected application installed therein to perform the operation by utilizing the selected application installed in the external apparatus. | 01-20-2011 |
20110239424 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CAPACITOR ELEMENT - A capacitor element is obtained by chemically converting an anode body comprising a niobium or niobium alloy in an electrolyte solution, which is obtained by dissolving an oxygen supply agent such as hydrogen peroxide, a freezing point depressant such as ethylene glycol, and an electrolyte such as phosphoric acid in water, at a solution temperature lower than the freezing point of a solution having the composition of the electrolyte solution excluding the freezing point depressant, for forming a dielectric layer in the surface of the anode body or repairing a dielectric layer formed in the surface of the anode body. An electrolytic capacitor is obtained by forming a cathode on the dielectric layer of the capacitor element, electrically connecting the anode body and the cathode respectively to external terminals, and then sealing them. | 10-06-2011 |
20120014036 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND JIG FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Provided is a jig for manufacturing electrolytic capacitor elements wherein the jig is for forming dielectric layers on the surfaces of anode bodies by anodic oxidation or for forming semiconductor layers on the dielectric layers formed on the surfaces of the anode bodies. The jig for manufacturing the electrolytic capacitor elements comprises (i) a plurality of power supply circuits which are provided on an insulating substrate and to each of which a voltage-limiting value and a current-limiting value can be set, (ii) connection terminals for the anode bodies which are electrically connected to the respective outputs of the power supply circuits, and (iii) a terminal for setting the voltage-limiting values to the power supply circuits and a terminal for setting the current-limiting values to the power supply circuits; in the jig, a proper current can be set corresponding to the progress of the anodic oxidation and electrolytic polymerization. A method for manufacturing the electrolytic capacitor elements using the jig. | 01-19-2012 |
20120304430 | REACTION CONTAINER FOR MANUFACTURING CAPACITOR ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CAPACITOR ELEMENT - A reaction container for manufacturing a capacitor element, in which the liquid level in each individual chamber (compartment) of a container can be adjusted to the same level, adjustment to achieve uniformity of electrolytic solution in each individual chamber can also be performed, and with which a uniform dielectric layer or a uniform semiconductor layer can be formed with respect to a plurality of conductive members in a stable manner while maintaining a constant range of formation thereof. The reaction container ( | 12-06-2012 |
20130166130 | VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The disclosed vehicle smoothly generates the torque requested by the driver. The vehicle includes an elapsed time measurement unit, a torque limit value deciding unit, and an electric motor torque control unit. The elapsed time measurement unit measures the time elapsed since the vehicle has started moving in an EV mode, in which travel or starting is performed only with the drive force of an electric motor. The torque limit value deciding unit decides a torque limit value of the electric motor by means of the time elapsed since starting and the acceleration opening amount originating from the driver's instructions. The electric motor torque control unit controls the electric motor so as to limit the torque of the electric motor to or below the limit value. The disclosed control method can be used in hybrid vehicles. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166182 | REGENERATIVE CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID VEHICLE,REGENERATIVE CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In a hybrid vehicle, a computation formula is stored for calculating a fuel cost improvement effect rate from an engine rotational speed and a request torque in each of various conditions while a rotating shaft of the engine and a rotating shaft of the electric motor have been connected to each other during deceleration of the hybrid vehicle. When a calculated fuel cost improvement effect rate satisfies a predetermined condition, the hybrid vehicle is controlled to perform a regenerative power generation while a rotating shaft of the engine and the rotating shaft of the electric motor are connected to each other. | 06-27-2013 |
20130182375 | SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR ELEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND TOOL FOR PRODUCING SAID SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR ELEMENT - A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor element including the steps of forming a semiconductor layer on a dielectric layer formed on surfaces of a plurality of anode bodies at one time. A step of forming a semiconductor layer includes repeating an electrolytic polymerization operation several times by applying a current from a power-feeding terminal that comes into contact with each anode body. Further, at least one of the electrolytic polymerization operations continuously applies a current while changing the amount of current between the range of 5 to 200 μA per power-feeding terminal. Also disclosed is a jig for electrolytic polymerization for forming the semiconductor layer including a plurality of power supply circuits (i) capable of continuously changing the amount of current between a lower limit and an upper limit; and a power-feeding terminals (ii). | 07-18-2013 |
20130215026 | INPUT DEVICE, INPUT METHOD AND ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is an input device for a capacitive touch panel, which is an input device for inputting the position on the touch panel by making the input device contact with the touch panel, including an insulating layer ( | 08-22-2013 |
20130222342 | INPUT DEVICE FOR CAPACITIVE TOUCH PANEL, INPUT METHOD AND ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is an input device for a capacitive touch panel, which is an input device for inputting the position on the touch panel by making the input device contact with the touch panel, including an insulating layer ( | 08-29-2013 |
20130253742 | REGENERATION CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID VEHICLE, REGENERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A regeneration control device of a hybrid vehicle detects brake fluid pressure for detecting the amount of engagement of the brakes of a hybrid vehicle, and performs a first regeneration control in a closed state of the accelerator and the brake pedal not being depressed, a second regeneration control in the closed state of the accelerator and the brake pedal being depressed, and a third regeneration control when the accelerator pedal is in the closed state and the brake fluid pressure exceeds a predetermined value are executed, wherein X (Nm/s) is set as the rate of increase of regenerative torque in the first regeneration control, Y (Nm/s) is set as the rate of increase of regenerative torque in the second regeneration control, and Z (Nm/s) is set as the rate of increase of regenerative torque in the third regeneration control, then X09-26-2013 | |
20130274976 | VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The disclosed vehicle, control method, and program lead to improved fuel consumption, durability, and stability. When the vehicle starts to move, a clutch control performs controls so as to set the clutch to a half clutch state, in which a part of the motive force is transmitted, and thereafter to a connected state, in which the entire motive power is transmitted. When the clutch is the half clutch state, an electric motor control unit controls an electric motor to generate an assist torque when the vehicle starts to move equal to the difference between the torque requested by the driver and the idling torque generated when the engine is idling. The disclosed invention can be applied to hybrid vehicles. | 10-17-2013 |
20130305504 | GANG SOCKET AND JIG FOR MANUFACTURING CAPACITOR ELEMENT THAT USES SAID GANG SOCKET - Provided is a gang socket with which capacitor elements can be manufactured without contaminating chemical conversion treatment liquids or semiconductor layer forming liquids even when the chemical conversion treatment liquids and semiconductor layer forming liquids are corrosive and with which heat treatment can be carried out without obstacles even when heat treatment is carried out during the manufacture of the capacitor elements. This gang socket ( | 11-21-2013 |
20140342783 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Provided is a communication device that facilitates hearing even in an environment in which hearing of sound is difficult only with air conduction sound, and requires fewer components, facilitates implementation. The communication device | 11-20-2014 |
20150024519 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - A method for producing an organic electroluminescent element including: a first producing process of stacking at least a first electrode layer, a dielectric layer, and a second electrode layer on a substrate in this order, the organic electroluminescent element having a light-emitting portion that is in contact with an inner surface of a concave portion formed to penetrate the dielectric layer; measuring a temperature distribution of the organic electroluminescent element while causing the light-emitting portion to emit light by applying a voltage to the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer of the organic electroluminescent element produced in the first producing process, and obtaining temperature irregularity information of the organic electroluminescent element; and a second producing process of adjusting concave portion density on the basis of the temperature irregularity information, and reducing temperature irregularity of the organic electroluminescent element. | 01-22-2015 |
20150032885 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores image data; a transfer-path determining unit that determines a transfer path via which the image data is to be transferred from among multiple transfer paths connected to the storage unit; a selection unit that selects the transfer path via which the image data is to be transferred based on the determined transfer path; and an access-request control unit that issues a next access request to the storage unit after waiting a response to an already-issued access request to the storage unit when the determined transfer path is changed from a transfer path used in most recent transfer of the image data. | 01-29-2015 |
20150044784 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - A manufacturing method for an electroluminescent element including a first manufacturing step of layering on a substrate, a first electroconductive layer, a dielectric layer in which plural contact holes are formed which penetrate therethrough, a second electroconductive layer electrically connected to the first electroconductive layer inside the contact holes and which fills the contact holes, a light-emitting layer, and a third electroconductive layer; a luminance distribution measurement step of applying a voltage to the first electroconductive layer and the third electroconductive layer of the electroluminescent element manufactured, causing the light-emitting layer to emit light, and the luminance distribution of the electroluminescent element is measured to obtain luminance unevenness information; and a second manufacturing step in which, on the basis of the luminance unevenness information, the density of the plural contact holes that penetrate the dielectric layer is adjusted to manufacture a second electroluminescent element having reduced luminance unevenness. | 02-12-2015 |
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20090122166 | Imaging device performing color image data processing - A color image sensor has a first, second, and third color component pixels. The third color component pixel includes more intensity information than the first and second color component pixels. A difference estimating section estimates difference in a signal level exerted on a pixel signal of the third color component pixel, using the pixel signal of a pixel peripheral to the third color component pixel. A correcting section corrects the pixel signal of the third color component pixel on the basis of the estimated difference. Accordingly, when the third color component is green in a Bayer array, a pixel signal of a green pixel in a row of red pixels becomes equal to the pixel signal of a green pixel in a row of blue pixels. Therefore, line crawling can be suppressed without smoothing an image. | 05-14-2009 |
20100033598 | Information input apparatus and method - An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated. | 02-11-2010 |
20100321541 | Noise reducing device, electronic camera, and image processing program for reducing image noise by using blackout image - A noise reducing device captures image data obtained by capturing a field with an image capturing part and a plurality of blackout image data obtained by capturing the field with the image capturing part under a light shielded state. This device reduces non-correlative random noise in the plural blackout image data. With random noise reduced, fixed pattern noise appears more accurately in resultant as blackout image data B. This device reduces the fixed pattern noise in the image data by using this blackout image data B. | 12-23-2010 |
20110128409 | Information input apparatus and method - An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated. | 06-02-2011 |
20110216230 | Image data processing apparatus and electronic camera - An image data processing apparatus includes a data size conversion device that changes a data size of an image data at an optional ratio, the image data has a plurality of pixels each of which includes any one of a plurality of color components, and the plurality of color components being arranged in a specific order. The data size conversion device newly calculates a value of color component of each pixel after changing the data size based upon values of color components of a plurality of same color pixels before changing the data size, while maintaining the order of arrangement of the plurality of color components. | 09-08-2011 |
20110261224 | Digital camera and storage medium for image signal processing for white balance control - A CCD captures a subject image having passed through a taking lens and an image processing circuit performs various types of image pre-treatment including gamma correction and white balance on image data corresponding to n lines×m rows output by the CCD. The image processing circuit also performs format processing on the data. The data are then compressed at a compression circuit. The white balance adjustment and the like are implemented in line sequence at a line processing circuit which engages in signal processing in pixel sequence in units of individual lines in the output from the CCD. The image data having undergone the pre-treatment are then subjected to format processing prior to JPEG compression, at a block processing circuit that engages in signal processing in units of individual blocks each ranging over an n×m (N>n, M>m) block. In other words, the signal processing is performed in block sequence. | 10-27-2011 |
20130044238 | INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated. | 02-21-2013 |
20130194449 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An image data processing apparatus includes a data size conversion device that changes a data size of an image data at an optional ratio, the image data has a plurality of pixels each of which includes any one of a plurality of color components, and the plurality of color components being arranged in a specific order. The data size conversion device newly calculates a value of color component of each pixel after changing the data size based upon values of color components of a plurality of same color pixels before changing the data size, while maintaining the order of arrangement of the plurality of color components. | 08-01-2013 |
20130242132 | DIGITAL CAMERA AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR WHITE BALANCE CONTROL - A CCD captures a subject image passed through a taking lens and an image processing circuit performs various types of image pre-treatment including gamma correction and white balance on image data corresponding to n lines×m rows output by the CCD. The image processing circuit performs format processing on the data which are then compressed at a compression circuit. The white balance adjustment is implemented in line sequence at a line processing circuit which engages in signal processing in pixel sequence in units of individual lines in the output from the CCD. The image data having undergone the pre-treatment are subjected to format processing prior to JPEG compression, at a block processing circuit that engages in signal processing in units of individual blocks each ranging over an n×m (N>n, M>m) block. The signal processing is performed in block sequence. | 09-19-2013 |
20130329082 | INFORMATION INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An electronic camera is capable of recording image, voice, text, line-drawn information and the like. A release switch in the electronic camera is operated to photograph a subject image. When recording voice with the electronic camera, shutter sound effects are not output with the recorded voice. Further, the photographic operation can be indicated to the user by lighting a light-emitting diode in a finder when the release switch is operated. | 12-12-2013 |
20150077590 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging element comprising: an imaging unit that has: a plurality of groups each including at least one pixel; and a plurality of signal readout units that are each provided to each of the groups and read out a signal from the pixel; and a control unit that controls the signal readout unit in at least one group among the plurality of groups is provided. Each of the plurality of groups may include a plurality of the pixels. The control unit may select at least one group among the plurality of groups and control the signal readout unit by using a control parameter that is different from a control parameter that is used for another group among the plurality of groups. | 03-19-2015 |
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20080240359 | Rolling bearing for x-ray tube and x-ray tube apparatus - In a first rolling bearing of this X-ray tube apparatus, an ion nitriding layer is formed on a raceway surface of an inner ring, and an ion nitriding layer is formed on a raceway surface of an outer ring. As the results, surface hardness of the raceway surface of the inner ring and the raceway surface of the outer ring is enhanced, and abrasion resistance can be improved. On the other hand, in a second rolling bearing, an ion nitriding layer and a diamond-like carbon film are successively formed on a raceway surface of an inner ring, and an ion nitriding layer and a diamond-like carbon film are successively formed on a raceway surface of an outer ring. As the results, the second rolling bearing which is positioned closer to the target has a double hardening structure. | 10-02-2008 |
20090068049 | ROTARY EQUIPMENT AND OIL PUMP - An oil pump has: a base part having a working chamber; and a rotor provided rotatably in the working chamber. The base part is configured by a plurality of split bodies. At least one of the plurality of split bodies is made of aluminum alloy, and on which an opposed sliding surface made of a ceramic film is formed. The ceramic film of the opposed sliding surface has a hardness of approximately Hv 500 to 1100 and a surface roughness of approximately 2 to 8 micrometers, and contains α-alumina and zirconia. | 03-12-2009 |
20100210488 | SLIDING MEMBER - A sliding member has a base material whose surface is at least partially covered with a DLC film, wherein an intermediate layer is interposed between the base material and the DLC film, and the intermediate layer has a multilayer structure obtained by stacking a first Cr layer, a CrN layer and a second Cr layer successively from the side closer to the base material. | 08-19-2010 |
20110293855 | METHOD OF PRODUCING COATED MEMBER - A method of producing a coated member in which a base material surface is at least partially coated with a diamond-like carbon film, the method includes: a diamond-like carbon film deposition process in which a diamond-like carbon film is formed on a surface of the base material by generating plasma by applying voltage to the base material in a processing chamber that stores the base material, while evacuating the processing chamber and introducing feedstock gas that contains at least a carbon compound into the processing chamber; and a hydrogenation process in which the deposited diamond-like carbon film is hydrogenated using hydrogen gas by stopping the voltage application and introducing hydrogen gas inducted instead of the feedstock gas, while the evacuation is being continued. | 12-01-2011 |
20120034393 | FORMATION METHOD OF COATING - A formation method of a coating that coats a coated body with the coating includes: generating cylindrical plasma in a vacuum deposition chamber as well as supplying material gas into the vacuum deposition chamber; applying pulse voltage to the coated body; and attaching a shield member that shields an uncoated member to an uncoated part where the coating of the coated body is not formed with separation spacing over a coated part where the coating is to be formed for preventing decrease of hardness of the coating in the coated part. | 02-09-2012 |
20120088701 | DLC-COATED MEMBER - A DLC-coated member ( | 04-12-2012 |
20130017412 | COVERED MEMBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOFAANM Suzuki; MasahiroAACI Kashiba-shiAACO JPAAGP Suzuki; Masahiro Kashiba-shi JPAANM Saito; ToshiyukiAACI Kashiba-shiAACO JPAAGP Saito; Toshiyuki Kashiba-shi JPAANM Yamakawa; KazuyoshiAACI Nishinomiya-shiAACO JPAAGP Yamakawa; Kazuyoshi Nishinomiya-shi JP - Disclosed is a covered member including a base material, a first intermediate layer that has a roughened surface and covers the base material, and a DLC film that covers the surface of the first intermediate layer. The first intermediate layer and the DLC film are formed in a state where the temperature of the base material is kept at 300° C. or lower. The surface of the first intermediate layer is roughened by collision of ions. | 01-17-2013 |
20130059093 | METHOD OF PRODUCING COATED MEMBER - The coated member production method includes a DLC film forming step of introducing a feedstock gas containing a carbon compound and an oxygen-containing organic silicon compound into a treatment chamber in which a base is accommodated, and applying a voltage to the base at a treatment pressure of not lower than 100 Pa and not higher than 400 Pa to generate plasma to form a DLC film on a surface of the base. Hexamethyldisiloxane, for example, is used as the oxygen-containing organic silicon compound. A DC pulse voltage, for example, is applied to the base in the DLC film forming step. | 03-07-2013 |
20140054176 | PATTERN FORMING DEVICE AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming device includes a plurality of tanks, and a power supply device. Each of the tanks has an open end having the same shape as a profile shape of a corresponding one of regions of a surface of a workpiece, in which different types of films are to be formed, and stores a corresponding one of electrodeposition solutions used to form the different types of films in a state where the open end is in contact with the surface. The power supply device applies a predetermined voltage to between the workpiece that serves as a first electrode, and each one of second electrodes in the tanks. | 02-27-2014 |
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20080284864 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In position and orientation measurement based on natural features, erroneous detection of the natural features is prevented when an observation target object is occluded by another object, and registration stability is improved. To this end, an occluding object that can occlude the observation target object is defined, and an occluding region where the occluding object occludes the observation target object is detected in an input captured image. Image features of the observation target object are detected in a region of the captured image other than the detected occluding region. Therefore, the position or orientation of an image pickup apparatus that captured the captured image, or the position or orientation of the observation target object in the captured image are calculated. | 11-20-2008 |
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20100027888 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus configured to generate an MR image displayed on a display apparatus includes a segmentation unit configured to segment the generated MR image into a plurality of regions, a generation unit configured to generate a pattern image to be superimposed on one of the plurality of segmented regions or each of the plurality of segmented regions, a superimposition unit configured to superimpose the generated pattern image on one of the plurality of segmented regions or each of the plurality of segmented regions, and an output unit configured to output the MR image, including the pattern image superimposed thereon, to the display apparatus. | 02-04-2010 |
20100189366 | DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A diagnosis support apparatus includes a storage unit which stores pieces of image feature information and finding sentences as interpretation results in correspondence with each other. This apparatus acquires image feature information of a target area designated on an image to be interpreted, searches the storage unit for image feature information similar to the acquired image feature information, acquires a finding sentence stored in correspondence with the retrieved image feature information from the storage unit, and creates a finding sentence concerning interpretation of the designated target area by changing a description of the acquired finding sentence based on image feature information of the designated target area. | 07-29-2010 |
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20130158947 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus comprises a first sensor unit configured to obtain, as first information, two-dimensional information or three-dimensional information about a target object; a first measurement unit configured to measure a position and orientation of the target object by analyzing the first information; a second sensor unit mounted on a robot for executing an operation for the target object, and configured to obtain, as second information, two-dimensional information or three-dimensional information about the target object in a position and orientation determined based on a measurement result by the first measurement unit; and a second measurement unit configured to measure the position and orientation of the target object by analyzing the second information. | 06-20-2013 |
20130238124 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The positions and orientations of one or more target objects are obtained from the result of measuring a set of target objects by using a first sensor. A robot including a grip unit is controlled to grip one target object as a gripping target object among the target objects by the grip unit. Whether the grip unit has succeeded in gripping the gripping target object is determined from the result of measurement performed by a second sensor for measuring the target object gripped by the grip unit. When the grip unit has been determined to fail in gripping the gripping target object, one target object interacting with the gripping target object is selected among the target objects. The robot is controlled to grip the selected target object by the grip unit. | 09-12-2013 |
20130238125 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The state of an area where one or more target objects are arranged is determined based on the result of measurement by a first sensor. A robot is controlled to grip one of the target objects by the grip unit of the robot. The gripping state of the gripping target object gripped by the grip unit is determined from the result of measuring the gripping target object by using a second sensor. When it is determined that gripping has failed, a rearrangement area where the gripping target object is to be rearranged is decided using the result of measurement by the first sensor or that of measurement by the second sensor. The robot is controlled to rearrange the gripping target object in the rearrangement area by the grip unit. | 09-12-2013 |
20130238128 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The position and orientation of a target object is obtained based on first measurement data obtained by a first sensor (first calculation). The position and orientation of the target object is obtained based on second measurement data obtained by a movable second sensor set in a position and orientation different from that of the first sensor (second calculation). When the position and orientation obtained by the first calculation and that obtained by the second calculation match each other, the position and orientation obtained by the first or second calculation or a position and orientation calculated from the position and orientation obtained by the first calculation and that obtained by the second calculation is output as the position and orientation of the target object. | 09-12-2013 |
20130286047 | MIRROR SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - In a mirror system for displaying an image on a mirror surface, a mirror reflects incident light from an object facing its front surface side to present a reflected image, and transmits incident light from its rear surface. A display unit generates a presentation image to be superimposed on the reflected image. An optical unit is arranged between the display unit and the rear surface of the mirror, and images the presentation image. An acquisition unit acquires distance information between the object and the mirror. A controller controls the imaging point of the presentation image by the optical unit according to the distance information. | 10-31-2013 |
20140067317 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus is provided with a first sensor unit that obtains two-dimensional information or three-dimensional information about a target object with a first position and orientation, a second sensor unit that obtains the two-dimensional information about the target object, a three-dimensional position and orientation measurement unit that measures three-dimensional position and orientation of the target object based on the information obtained by the first sensor unit, a second sensor position and orientation determination unit that calculates second position and orientation based on a measurement result with the three-dimensional position and orientation measurement unit and model information about the target object, and a three-dimensional position and orientation measurement unit that measures the three-dimensional position and orientation of the target object based on the information obtained by the second sensor unit with the second position and orientation and the model information about the target object. | 03-06-2014 |
20140198962 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In order to reduce limitations on an arrangement of a posture visualization system as a whole, a posture recognition unit recognizes, based on image data of a real space captured by an image capture unit from a predetermined viewpoint, a posture of an object in the image data of the real space. A posture visualization viewpoint setting unit sets a viewpoint different from the predetermined viewpoint. A posture visualization unit visualizes a mirror image of the posture of the object viewed from the viewpoint set by the posture visualization viewpoint setting unit based on the posture recognized by the posture recognition unit. A space display unit displays the mirror image of the posture of the object generated by the posture visualization unit and a mirror image of the real space at once. | 07-17-2014 |
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20090045696 | Piezoelectric element driving circuit and pump device - A piezoelectric element driving circuit includes: a transformer; a switch circuit; a reactance element connected in parallel with the piezoelectric element on one of the primary side and the secondary side of the transformer, the reactance element forming a resonant circuit that performs parallel resonance at the driving frequency with a capacitance component in an equivalent circuit of the piezoelectric element and an inductance component of the transformer; a pulse generating circuit for generating a driving pulse for the switch circuit; and a duty ratio controlling circuit for being supplied with the driving pulse, limiting a duty ratio of the driving pulse such that a value of the driving voltage falls within a range equal to or lower than the specification voltage value on the load side, and outputting the driving pulse whose duty ratio is limited to the switch circuit. | 02-19-2009 |
20090167109 | PIEZOELECTRIC PUMP, COOLING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed is a piezoelectric pump. The piezoelectric pump includes a pump body, a drive unit, a detection section, and a control unit. The pump body includes a hole for introducing a fluid from outside thereinto and jetting the fluid from inside, a wall portion disposed so as to face the hole, and a piezoelectric body provided on the wall portion to vibrate the wall portion. The drive unit drives the piezoelectric body. The detection section detects a signal corresponding to a discharge rate of the fluid from the hole. The control unit controls a drive voltage and a drive frequency of the drive unit on the basis of the signal. | 07-02-2009 |
20090201758 | Method for designing integrated circuit incorporating memory macro - An integrated circuit design method is provided in which memory instances are assigned to memory macros integrated within an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit design method includes: assigning a plurality of memory instances operating at the same operation frequency to a single memory macro; arranging a frequency multiplier which receives a first clock signal to generate a second clock signal through frequency multiplication of the first clock signal, and feeds the second clock signal to the plurality of memory instances; and arranging a control circuit which selects the memory instances in synchronization with the first clock signal. | 08-13-2009 |
20100082137 | CONTENT SETTING VALUE INFORMATION ACQUIRING DEVICE, CONTENT OUTPUT SYSTEM, CONTENT SETTING VALUE INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD, ITS PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH ITS PROGRAM IS RECORDED - A server of a content output system acquires a user parameter registration information including a user name of a display and a title of a request content. When an image-quality and sound-quality optimum parameter is included, the server acquires the image-quality and sound-quality optimum parameter as a user's user setting information. When the server cannot acquire the user's user setting information, the server retrieves a user parameter registration information including a user name of another person and the title of the request content. When the image-quality and sound-quality optimum parameter is included in the user parameter registration information and an image-quality and sound-quality optimum parameter relating to other contents corresponds to an image-quality and sound-quality optimum parameter relating to other contents of a user requesting an image-quality and sound-quality optimum parameter, the server acquires an image-quality and sound-quality optimum parameter of the another person relating to the request content as an another person's user setting information. Then, the server transmits the user's user setting information or another person's user setting information to the display. | 04-01-2010 |
20110142611 | COUNTER-ROTATING AXIAL FLOW FAN - A counter-rotating axial flow fan with improved characteristics and reduced noise compared to the related art can be provided. Defining the number of front blades as N, the number of stationary blades as M, and the number of rear blades as P, and defining the maximum axial chord length of the front blades as Lf, the maximum axial chord length of the rear blades as Lr, the outside diameter of the front blades as Rf, and the outside diameter of the rear blades as Rr, the counter-rotating axial flow fan satisfies the following two relationships: N≧P>M; and Lf/(Rf×π/N)≧1.25 and/or Lr/(Rr×π/P)≧0.83. | 06-16-2011 |
20110142612 | COUNTER-ROTATING AXIAL FLOW FAN - A counter-rotating axial flow fan in which the shape of stationary blades of a middle stationary portion is optimized to reduce noise is provided. Defining the maximum axial chord length of front blades as Lf, the maximum axial chord length of rear blades as Lr, and the maximum axial chord length of stationary blades as Lm, a relationship of Lm/(Lf+Lr)<0.14 is satisfied. Defining the maximum dimension between the blade chord for lower surfaces of the stationary blades and the lower surfaces as K | 06-16-2011 |
20110142614 | COUNTER-ROTATING AXIAL FLOW FAN - A counter-rotating axial flow fan with reduced noise at the target operating point achieved without modifying a front impeller, a rear impeller, or a middle stationary portion is provided. An annular rib including a projecting surface for generating turbulent flow is formed on an inner wall portion of a casing at a position off from the middle stationary portion to a side of the rear impeller, the projecting surface extending radially inwardly of the inner wall portion and extending continuously in the circumferential direction of the inner wall portion. A fluid striking the projecting surface for generating turbulent flow is partially disturbed to form a turbulent flow before entering an area in which the rear impeller is provided. The turbulent flow suppresses flow separation of a fluid flowing along the surfaces of rear blades of the rear impeller from the surfaces of the rear blades. | 06-16-2011 |
20110260691 | BATTERY CONTROLLER, BATTERY CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided a battery controller including a storing unit which stores an upper limit voltage and a lower limit voltage, each defining a first voltage range in which a battery is charged/discharged, and a second upper limit voltage and a second lower limit voltage, each defining a second voltage range which is wider than the first voltage range, and a charge/discharge regulation unit which temporarily changes, when charge/discharge is performed in the first voltage range and permission for charge/discharge in the second voltage is received, setting of the battery such that charge/discharge is performed in the second voltage range. | 10-27-2011 |
20110270480 | BATTERY MODULE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AND DISCHARGING CONTROL METHOD FOR BATTERY MODULE - There is provided a battery module including: a power storage unit storing power; a first authentication unit carrying out first authentication via a first authentication route; a second authentication unit carrying out second authentication via a second authentication route; and a discharging control unit controlling discharging from the power storage unit to an external appliance, wherein the first authentication unit is operable, when the first authentication has succeeded, to share key information to be used in the second authentication with an authentication party for the second authentication, the second authentication unit carries out the second authentication using the key information shared with the authentication party, and the discharging control unit is operable, when the second authentication has succeeded, to permit discharging from the power storage unit. | 11-03-2011 |
20120086804 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - There is provided an imaging apparatus including a power generation unit which converts natural energy into electric energy and generates electric power, an imaging unit which captures a subject image and generates imaging data, a memory which stores the imaging data, a radio communication unit which transmits the imaging data stored in the memory, a control unit which controls operation of the imaging unit and of the radio communication unit, and a battery which is charged with the generated electric energy and supplies electric power to the imaging unit, the memory, the radio communication unit, and the control unit, where the control unit estimates a charge amount of the battery in the future based on average power generation of the power generation unit and changes operation of the imaging unit or of the radio communication unit, based on the charge amount in the future. | 04-12-2012 |
20140361734 | POWER SUPPLY METHOD, CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - There is provided a power supply method including an initial setting step of performing, by a charging control device, initial setting on a plurality of battery devices each including a secondary cell therein and a charging device performing contactless power transmission to transmit power to the battery devices that are provided in a stacked manner, a power transmission instruction step of providing, by the charging control device, an instruction to start the contactless power transmission from the charging device subjected to the initial setting in the initial setting step to the battery devices, a contactless power transmission step of performing the contactless power transmission from the charging device to the battery devices and a charging completion step of notifying, when charging of the battery devices is completed, the charging control device of completion of the charging by the battery devices. | 12-11-2014 |