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20100225984 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes: a first determination unit that determines whether each of an image regions is for a vector image; a color number counting unit that counts the number of colors in the pixels of high-resolution image data; a frequency counting unit that counts a number of times where the difference between the colors of each of the pixels in the high-resolution image data and the colors of at least one pixel located around each of those pixels is greater than or equal to a threshold; a second determination unit that determines that the image region is not an image region for a vector image; and a generation unit that generates image data in which a process for rendering images in the image regions determined by the first determination unit to be image regions for vector images is defined by numerical values or numerical formulas. | 09-09-2010 |
20100239166 | CHARACTER RECOGNITION DEVICE, IMAGE-READING DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND CHARACTER RECOGNITION METHOD - A character recognition device includes: an acquiring unit that acquires image data describing pixel values representing colors of pixels constituting an image; a binarizing unit that binarizes the pixel values; an extracting unit that extracts boundaries of colors in the image; a delimiting unit that delimits plural image areas in the image; a specifying unit that specifies, with regard to first image areas arranged according to a predetermined rule, pixels binarized by the binarizing unit, as a subject for character recognition, and specifies, with regard to second image areas not arranged according to the predetermined rule, pixels of areas surrounded by boundaries extracted by the extracting unit, as a subject for character recognition; and a character recognition unit that recognizes characters represented by the pixels specified by the specifying unit as a subject for character recognition. | 09-23-2010 |
20110043852 | DOCUMENT OUTPUT DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND DOCUMENT OUTPUT METHOD - A document output device includes an acquisition unit and a controller. When a printed document is read by a reading device and output of the document on the basis of read document information is instructed, the acquisition unit acquires at least one of attribute information of a document receiver, attribute information of an output instructor, and second identification information inputted by the output instructor. If it is determined, on the basis of a first identification information and the acquired information, that an output of a constituent element specified as an object of output restriction is not permitted, the controller restricts the output of the constituent element which is the object of output restriction in the document. | 02-24-2011 |
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20110175205 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - To provide a semiconductor device that can be manufactured using a simple process without ensuring a high embedding property; and a manufacturing method of the device. In the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to the invention, a semiconductor substrate having a configuration obtained by stacking a support substrate, a buried insulating film, and a semiconductor layer in order of mention is prepared first. Then, an element having a conductive portion is completed over the main surface of the semiconductor layer. A trench encompassing the element in a planar view and reaching the buried insulating film from the main surface of the semiconductor layer is formed. A first insulating film (interlayer insulating film) is formed over the element and in the trench to cover the element and form an air gap in the trench, respectively. Then, a contact hole reaching the conductive portion of the element is formed in the first insulating film. | 07-21-2011 |
20110284987 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a semiconductor device capable of suppressing malfunction of an element to be protected, caused by electrons from an output element into a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device is provided with the semiconductor substrate, the output element, the element to be protected, a tap part, and a first active-barrier structure. The first active-barrier structure is disposed between the element to be protected and the tap part. Further, the first active-barrier structure includes an n-type region joined with a p-type doped region, and a p-type region in ohmic coupling with the n-type region. | 11-24-2011 |
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20100305916 | METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA SIMULATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A meteorological simulation method acquires the geomorphological data of a predetermined region, acquires the meteorological data of the predetermined region entirely or partially, acquires the 3D spatial data of a partial region in the pre-determined region where the 3D space is defined by a plurality of grids, calculates the meteorological data in the predetermined region by using the geomorphological data and the meteorological data, acquires the attribute data of each grid including the geo-metrical factors of the plurality of grids of the partial region in the predetermined region, calculates heat radiation energy of every grid based on the attribute data of each grid, calculates the flux between a solid object or the like and the ground surface and the pressure variation on the boundary of the solid object and the atmosphere based on the heat radiation energy thus calculated, calculates the weather data on the boundary of the solid object or the like and the atmosphere based on the flux and pressure variation, and calculates the meteorological data in the predetermined region furthermore after predetermined time later by outputting the calculated meteorological data to an output until and using the meteorological data on the boundary of the solid object or the like and the atmosphere. | 12-02-2010 |
20100305917 | SIMULATOR AND SIMULATING METHOD OF HEAT RADIATION ENERGY - A simulator of heat radiation energy includes means for acquiring 3D spatial data including a plurality of solid objects where the 3D space is defined by a plurality of grids; means for calculating the form coefficient in all combinations of arbitrary two grids out of the plurality of grids; means for acquiring the attribute data of each grid including the area, reflectivity, and temperature of the grid; means for calculating the sum of heat radiation energy by radiation of a grid itself and heat radiation energy by reflection of heat radiation from each grid as heat radiation energy of every grid on the basis of the area of the grid, the form coefficient, the reflectivity of the grid and the temperature of the grid; and means for outputting the calculation results of heat radiation energy of every grid to an output unit. | 12-02-2010 |
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20110006913 | Program and Method for Adaptive Mobile Ad-Hoc Wireless Communication - A method of controlling a wireless communication device that is installed in a moving vehicle. The method comprises receiving roadway topology information and vehicle traffic pattern information, receiving vehicle and wireless communication device performance information from a plurality of other moving vehicles, determining current position information for the moving vehicle; determining a first set of metrics for a performance of the wireless communication device installed in the moving vehicle, estimating at least one second metric related to the performance of the wireless communication device or an ad-hoc network which includes each wireless communication device and changing an operation or routing parameter for the wireless communication device based upon the estimation. The second metric is based upon at least a sub-set of the first set of metrics, the received information and the determined current position information for the moving vehicle. | 01-13-2011 |
20110010446 | Program and Method for Adaptively Maintaining a Local Peer Group in a Dynamic Environment - A method for maintaining a local peer group (LPG) for supporting communications among vehicles. The LPG is formed from a plurality of vehicles. Each vehicle is equipped with a wireless communications device. One of the vehicles is selected as a group header node (GH). The method comprises receiving periodically a heartbeat packet from the GH, the heartbeat packet including a maximum hop count, and a heartbeat cycle, forwarding the heartbeat packet until the maximum hop count is reached after waiting for a first random relay delay, which is less than a maximum allowable adjustable value, replying to the heartbeat packet with a membership report packet, forwarding a membership report packet towards the GH, and adding a vehicle that submitted the membership report packet to a LPG membership as a member node of the LPG if the membership report packet is new or updating information for a member node. | 01-13-2011 |
20110134762 | Adaptation Protocols for Local Peer Group (LPG) Networks in Dynamic Roadway Environments - A method and system for determining a size of a local peer group (LPG) network in a dynamic roadway (mobile) environment is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises measuring a roundtrip time between a first node and a second node, and utilizing the measured roundtrip time to select the size of the local peer group network from a lookup table. In another embodiment, the method comprises determining when the roundtrip time exceeds a time interval of the heartbeat signal, and when the roundtrip time exceeds the time interval of the heartbeat signal adjusting the size of the local peer group network. | 06-09-2011 |
20110227757 | METHODS FOR CONTEXT DRIVEN DISRUPTION TOLERANT VEHICULAR NETWORKING IN DYNAMIC ROADWAY ENVIRONMENTS - A method and apparatus for optimizing communication of data within a disruption tolerant network. The method comprises of receiving a data packet, said data packet including a context and a state related to said context, storing the data packet to a buffer and disseminating the data packet to neighboring vehicles and RSU, and passing said state to an application, said application associated with said application context. In one embodiment, the method functions as a software protocol within a dashboard computer. The apparatus comprises a processor and a memory operable to receive a data packet, said data packet including a context and a state related to said context, store the data packet to a buffer when the context matches an application context, disseminating the data packet to neighboring vehicles and RSU, and pass said state to an application when the context matches an application context, said application associated with said application context. In one embodiment, the apparatus is presented as a dashboard computer within a vehicle. | 09-22-2011 |
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20100124131 | Delay adjustment device, semiconductor device and delay adjustment method - Provided is a delay adjustment device that contributes to downsizing the circuit that adjusts a flight time. The delay adjustment device is connected to a memory, and adjusts a timing to retrieve data with a data signal and a data strobe signal output from the memory. The delay adjustment device includes a data retrieve unit that receives the data signal and the data strobe signal, and outputs a data value of the data signal in accordance with the data strobe signal; and a control unit that issues a read command to the memory, calculates a flight time, and controls a valid period of the data strobe signal based on the flight time. | 05-20-2010 |
20120163104 | DELAY ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DELAY ADJUSTMENT METHOD - A semiconductor device including an adjustment mode and a normal operation mode, including a first terminal to be coupled to the memory and configured to output a read command to the memory in the adjustment mode and not to output a write command in the adjustment mode, and a second terminal to be coupled to the memory and configured to receive a data strobe signal from the memory in the adjustment mode and not to output a signal to the memory in the adjustment mode. | 06-28-2012 |
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20090087017 | HANDWRITTEN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, HANDWRITTEN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING HANDWRITTEN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A handwritten information management system, which includes a paper sheet document generation section that generates a paper sheet document in which plurality pieces of coded information including coordinate information indicating a position on a paper sheet and document identification information of the paper sheet document formed on the paper sheet are recorded; a paper sheet document registration section that registers the generated paper sheet document and an electronic document corresponding to the paper sheet document correlated with the document identification information; a handwritten information detection section that detects handwritten information handwriting on the generated paper sheet document; a handwritten information registration section that registers handwritten information identification information to identify the handwritten information correlated with the detected handwritten information; and an identification information management section that manages the document identification information and the handwritten information identification information. | 04-02-2009 |
20120147206 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a dimension information acquisition unit that acquires dimension information specifying dimensions of a target image formed by extracting a region of a target of an image containing the target, picked up by image pickup unit. The image processing device further includes a pickup image quality information acquisition unit that acquires pickup image quality information indicating an image quality of the region of the target in the pickup image picked up by the image pickup unit; and a resolution acquisition unit that acquires a resolution of the region of the target when the region of the target is formed in the dimensions based on the dimension information and the pickup image quality information. | 06-14-2012 |
20120257822 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a calculating unit, an edge-position detecting unit, an identifying unit, and a subject-region detecting unit. For each color separation image, the calculating unit calculates a gradient direction of an edge gradient and an edge intensity at each position on the basis of a color captured image. The edge-position detecting unit detects edge positions in each color separation image on the basis of the gradient directions of the edge gradients and the edge intensities. For each position, the identifying unit identifies the gradient direction of the edge gradient and the edge intensity at the position in one of the plural color separation images that includes the largest edge intensity at the position. The subject-region detecting unit detects a subject region on the basis of the detected edge positions, the identified gradient directions of the edge gradients, and the identified edge intensities. | 10-11-2012 |
20120257833 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes the following elements. A line-candidate identifying unit identifies candidates of lines that constitute a contour of a subject region, on the basis of a captured image. A line-probability calculating unit calculates, for each identified candidate, line probability information representing a probability that the candidate is a line that constitutes the contour of the subject region, on the basis of feature values of positions located at or within a reference distance from the candidate in the captured image. A region-probability calculating unit calculates region probability information representing a probability that a target region surrounded by a predetermined number of candidates chosen from the identified candidates is the subject region, on the basis of the line probability information of the predetermined number of candidates. A subject-region detecting unit detects the subject region, on the basis of the calculated region probability information. | 10-11-2012 |
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20140223294 | DOCUMENT EDITING APPARATUS, DOCUMENT EDITING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A document editing apparatus includes a link information extracting unit and a changing unit. The link information extracting unit extracts link information linked to other data from a target document. The changing unit changes the link information to information that is not linked to the other data if the other data to which the extracted link information is linked includes concealed information. | 08-07-2014 |
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20150254884 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a selecting unit, a degree-of-association calculating unit, and a display. The selecting unit selects at least one of multiple components constituting electronic information. The degree-of-association calculating unit calculates the degree of association representing a strength of association between a different component associated with the component selected by the selecting unit and the selected component. The display displays associated-component information regarding the different component which is associated with the selected component, in a form based on the degree of association which is calculated by the degree-of-association calculating unit. When at least one of the components has a description indicating a conjunctive relation with the different component, the degree-of-association calculating unit associates the component with the different component. | 09-10-2015 |