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20120002843 | DROWSINESS ASSESSMENT DEVICE AND PROGRAM - Local maxima values and local minima values are derived from eyelid openness time series data in a segment in which a continuous closed eye period of extracted blinks is a specific time duration (for example 1 second) or longer. When plural local minima values are present in the segment of continuous closed eye period of 1 second or longer, blinks are extracted passing over and back through each variable closed eye threshold value of a variable closed eye threshold that is slid in a direction from the derived local maxima value towards the local minima value in set steps to a low value, and a inter-blink interval derived. Determination is made that a blink burst has occurred when the derived inter-blink interval is 1 second or less, and say greater than 0.2 seconds, thereby detecting a blink burst. Blink bursts can be detected with good precision, and the state of drowsiness can be assessed with good precision. | 01-05-2012 |
20130021462 | ALERTNESS DETERMINATION DEVICE, ALERTNESS DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A reference value for detecting the initial state before a predetermined time elapses is set immediately after the vehicle begins to operate. The reference value functions as a relatively accurate indicator for indicating that the driver is highly alert. Thus, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not a driver is highly alert by comparing the aforementioned reference value with the blink frequency, which functions as an indicator for reflecting the current state of the driver. | 01-24-2013 |
20130101225 | EYELID DETECTION DEVICE AND PROGRAM - An eyelid detection device that, based on first order differential values and second order differential values of vertical density change at an eyelid boundary in an eye image, shifts the second order differential values upwards by ¼ of the cycle of density change frequency of an eyelid boundary and combines the first order differential values and the second order differential values to compute upper eyelid feature amounts. The eyelid detection device detects a boundary between an upper eyelid and eyeball based on peak points in the vertical direction of the computed upper eyelid feature amounts. Consequently, the boundary between an eyelid and eyeball can be accurately detected even when the eyelid has been applied with makeup. | 04-25-2013 |
20130107050 | OBSTACLE ALARM DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
20130107051 | OBSTACLE ALARM DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
20140197940 | OBSTACLE ALERT DEVICE - An obstacle alert device is capable of indicating clearly presence of an obstacle approaching a vehicle to a driver, without impairing visibility of a peripheral situation of the vehicle. The device includes a photographed image acquisition section acquiring a photographed image photographing a scene in the periphery of the vehicle, a photographed-image-of-interest generation section generating a photographed image of interest based on the photographed image, a masked region setting section setting a masked region making undisplayed at least a portion of the scene of the vehicle periphery in the photographed image of interest, an object presence determination section determining whether an object is present or not in an outside region outside the photographed image of interest, and a masked-region highlighted-displaying section causing the masked region to be displayed with highlight when an object in the outside region has entered a region corresponding to the photographed image of interest. | 07-17-2014 |
20140198214 | OBSTACLE ALERT DEVICE - An obstacle alert device notifies a driver of the presence of an obstacle approaching a vehicle without making it difficult to see a state of the periphery of the vehicle. The apparatus includes: a captured image obtainment unit that obtains a captured image of a scene of the periphery of the vehicle; a target captured image generation unit that generates a target captured image based on the captured image; an object presence determination unit that determines whether or not an object is present in an outside region that is on an outer side of the target captured image; a movement direction determination unit that determines a movement direction of the object in the outside region; and a notification image output unit that, in the case where the movement direction determination unit has determined that the object in the outside region is moving toward the center of the target captured image, sequentially displays a plurality of indicators, that appear for a set amount of time and then disappear, in different locations of the target captured image, starting with the side having the outside region in which the object is present and moving toward the center of the target captured image, and repeats this display while displaying the plurality of indicators in positions where the indicators partially overlap with each other, with the indicator displayed later being displayed over the indicator displayed immediately previous thereto at the areas where the indicators overlap. | 07-17-2014 |
20140205147 | OBSTACLE ALERT DEVICE - An obstacle alert device is capable of indicating clearly presence of an obstacle approaching a vehicle to a driver, without impairing visibility of a peripheral situation of the vehicle. The device includes a photographed image acquisition section acquiring a photographed image photographing a scene in the periphery of the vehicle, a photographed-image-of-interest generation section generating a photographed image of interest based on the photographed image, a masked region setting section setting a masked region making un-displayed at least a portion of the scene of the vehicle periphery in the photographed image of interest, an object presence determination section determining whether an object is present or not in an outside region outside the photographed image of interest, a clear indication image outputting section outputting a clear indication image including a clear indication indicator clearly indicating presence of the object to be displayed at an end of the photographed image of interest on the side of the outside region where the object is present in case the object in the outside region moves to the side of a region corresponding to the photographed image of interest, and a motion image outputting section outputting an image in which the clear indication indicator becomes absorbed from the side of the masked region where the object is present in case the object in the outside region has entered the region corresponding to the photographed image of interest. | 07-24-2014 |
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20090022857 | DEAERATED PACKAGED FROZEN SUSHI, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND METHOD OF COOKING - A microwavable vacuum-packed frozen sushi product comprising: a flexible microwave-safe plastic packing bag which is vacuumed to a pressure of 50 to 600 mmHg and, in the pressure-reduced state, hermetically sealed; an open-topped plastic box placed in said packing bag; and a sushi product placed in said box; said vacuum-packed frozen sushi product being such that a space is formed in said packing bag in the pressure-reduced state around said sushi product and the space has, in total, a volume 0.1 to 0.7 times that of said sushi product; an inner surface of said packing bag is in contact with an upper surface of said sushi product; and said packing bag, said box and said sushi product are frozen together in a unified form. Water vapor generated during thawing is allowed to flow through a space formed between the sushi material and the box and the packing bag to heat a rice section and a material or materials, thereby providing the sushi product with diminished unevenness in temperature distribution. | 01-22-2009 |
20090035422 | DEAERATED PACKAGED FROZEN SUSHI, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND METHOD OF COOKING - There is provided a microwavable vacuum-packed frozen sushi product comprising: a flexible plastic packing bag which is vacuumed to a pressure of 50 to 600 mmHg and, in the pressure-reduced state, hermetically sealed; an open-topped plastic box placed in the plastic packing bag; a laminated metal foil placed on the bottom of the plastic box; and a sushi product placed in the plastic box with its sushi material or materials in contact with the laminated metal foil; the microwavable vacuum-packed frozen sushi product being such that an inner surface of the plastic packing bag is in contact with a rice section of the sushi product; and the plastic packing bag, the plastic box, the laminated metal foil and the sushi product are frozen together in a unified form, in which water vapor emanating from the sushi product in the thawing flow through a space formed around the sushi product to effect heating of the rice section and the sushi material or materials of the sushi product, thereby diminishing temperature unevenness in the sushi product after the thawing, and which is suitable for mass production. | 02-05-2009 |
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20090119913 | Electronic Circuit Device and Production Method of the Same - An electronic circuit device comprises: a printed circuit board mounted with electronic components; a resin-molded portion formed of resin so disposed that the electronic components are covered therewith; a convex connector that has metal terminals for connection and is exposed from the resin-molded portion; and a sealing member wrapped around the resin-molded portion. | 05-14-2009 |
20130193754 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR AUTOMOBILE - A reverse polarity protection circuit includes a p-channel MOSFET, an n-channel MOSFET, zener diodes, a coil that suppresses a backward flow of an electric current, a resistor that retains a voltage difference between a source of the p-channel MOSFET and a drain of the n-channel MOSFET, a resistor that protects the circuit if short-circuit destruction of the p-channel MOSFET occurs, a resistor that protects the circuit if short-circuit destruction of the n-channel MOSFET occurs, an electrolytic capacitor that suppresses fluctuation in an input voltage to a power supply control IC, a battery that supplies a voltage to an ECU, and the power supply control IC that generates a voltage for causing an IC in the ECU to operate. | 08-01-2013 |
20150029682 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - Proposed is a C/U that is designed to accomplish the above object. The CU includes a multilayer circuit substrate, a resin cover, and a metal base. Electronic parts are mounted on both surfaces of the multilayer circuit substrate which is covered with the resin cover and the metal base. The multilayer circuit substrate | 01-29-2015 |
20150039913 | Electronic Control Unit - Disclosed is an electronic control unit capable of identifying an abnormality in a power supply voltage without narrowing the operating voltage range, and having minimal effects on cost and the circuit mounting surface area. The ECU includes a microcomputer containing an input terminal VCCin and an input terminal Vrin, a power supply IC that supplies a power supply voltage VCC to the input terminal VCCin, and as a reference-voltage-generator circuit a voltage-divider resistor and a voltage-divider resistor configuring a voltage-dividing circuit that outputs a sub-divided voltage Vc is sub-divided from the power supply voltage VCC, a capacitor coupled at one end to the input terminal Vrin and coupled on at the other end to ground, and a voltage isolation element coupled between the voltage-dividing circuit and the input terminal Vrin. | 02-05-2015 |
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20100072542 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - Modification of an SOD film is promoted in a hot oxidizing atmosphere. Elements under a liner film and a semiconductor substrate are prevented from being damaged by oxidation. | 03-25-2010 |
20100109062 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A dummy transistor and a field effect transistor are arranged in a second direction. The dummy transistor is located at least at one end in a second direction. | 05-06-2010 |
20100148236 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device having a 6F | 06-17-2010 |
20110057260 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A dummy transistor and a field effect transistor are arranged in a second direction. The dummy transistor is located at least at one end in a second direction. | 03-10-2011 |
20110104862 | METHOD OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of forming a semiconductor device includes the following processes. A first semiconductor structure is formed, which extends upwardly in a direction perpendicular to a main surface from a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A first insulating film is formed which extends on a surface of the first semiconductor structure. A gate electrode is formed which extends on the first insulating film. The gate electrode has a top surface which is lower than a top surface of the first semiconductor structure. A liner film is formed, which may include, but is not limited to, first and second liner portions. The first liner portion covers the gate electrode. The second liner portion extends upwardly from the top surface of the gate electrode. The liner film includes nitrogen and oxygen. | 05-05-2011 |
20110169062 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes the following elements. An element isolation portion separates first and second diffusion regions in a semiconductor substrate each other. A first insulating film is formed over the element isolation portion and the first and second diffusion regions. First and second contact plugs are formed over the first and second diffusion regions, respectively. The first and second contact plugs penetrate the first insulating film. A first conductive layer is formed over the first insulating film over the element isolation portion. A second insulating film is formed over the first conductive layer. A third contact plug penetrates the second insulating film, the third contact plug connecting the first contact plug. A second conductive layer is formed over the second insulating film contacting the third contact plug. The first and second conductive layers partly overlap the element isolation portion. | 07-14-2011 |
20120161283 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device having a 6F | 06-28-2012 |
20130075813 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of forming a semiconductor device includes the following processes. A first semiconductor structure is formed, which extends upwardly in a direction perpendicular to a main surface from a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A first insulating film is formed which extends on a surface of the first semiconductor structure. A gate electrode is formed which extends on the first insulating film. The gate electrode has a top surface which is lower than a top surface of the first semiconductor structure. A liner film is formed, which may include, but is not limited to, first and second liner portions. The first liner portion covers the gate electrode. The second liner portion extends upwardly from the top surface of the gate electrode. The liner film includes nitrogen and oxygen. | 03-28-2013 |
20160071843 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Fabricating the Same - A semiconductor device includes the following elements. An element isolation portion separates first and second diffusion regions in a semiconductor substrate each other. A first insulating film is formed over the element isolation portion and the first and second diffusion regions. First and second contact plugs are formed over the first and second diffusion regions, respectively. The first and second contact plugs penetrate the first insulating film. A first conductive layer is formed over the first insulating film over the element isolation portion. A second insulating film is formed over the first conductive layer. A third contact plug penetrates the second insulating film, the third contact plug connecting the first contact plug. A second conductive layer is formed over the second insulating film contacting the third contact plug. The first and second conductive layers partly overlap the element isolation portion. | 03-10-2016 |
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20140374389 | CAPACITOR-TYPE WELDING DEVICE AND CAPACITOR-TYPE WELDING METHOD - An economical capacitor-type welding device and capacitor-type welding method that have a small power loss, that can be made compact, and that reliably control a charging circuit without being affected by the inductance of a charging path. In an exemplary capacitor-type welding device and an exemplary capacitor-type welding method of the invention, a bypass switching element having a forward-blocking function is connected in parallel to output terminals of a charging circuit, and the bypass switching element is brought into a conduction state to allow a backflow current, which is caused to flow by a magnetic energy stored in the inductance of a primary winding or an inductor included in the charging path, to bypass the charging circuit. A discharge switching element is brought into a conduction state after the bypass switching element enters the non-conduction state and recovers the forward-blocking function. | 12-25-2014 |
20150015212 | CAPACITIVE WELDER AND METHOD FOR CHARGING SAME - The capacitive welder includes a charging circuit, a welding transformer, a capacitor, a discharging switching element connected in parallel with a primary winding of the welding transformer and the capacitor that are connected in series, a bypass switching element connected in parallel with the primary winding, welding electrodes connected in parallel with a secondary winding of the welding transformer, and a control circuit for bringing the welding transformer into a reset allowing state by allowing a reset current to flow in the primary winding using the input power introduced through the charging circuit without supplying an ON signal to the bypass switching element, and then supplying the ON signal to the bypass switching element such that the capacitor is charged through the bypass switching element by the input power introduced through the charging circuit. | 01-15-2015 |
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20100296938 | ROTOR OF ROTATING MACHINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ROTOR - A turbine rotor which is composed by connecting Ni-based alloy and heat resisting steel such as 12-Cr steel by welding to be able to ensure strength of welded parts and can be used under steam conditions of 700° C. class and method of manufacturing the rotor are also provided. The rotor of the rotating machine into which working fluid of 650° C. or higher is introduced, the rotor being composed of a plurality of members connected by welding such that material of each member is different in accordance with temperature of working fluid which flows contacting the members, wherein the first member(s) is formed from Ni-based alloy having mean linear expansion coefficient of 12.4×10 | 11-25-2010 |
20110126945 | Ni-BASED ALLOY HIGH-CHROME STEEL STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - There are provided an Ni-based alloy high-chrome steel structure and its manufacturing method capable of joining Ni-based alloys and high-chrome steels by welding, and performing suitable heat treatment, thereby maintaining the strength in the joints. In a manufacturing method of a structure formed by joining together at least two first members formed from Ni-based alloys by welding, and joining a second member formed from high-chrome steels to a member where the first members have been joined together, the manufacturing method includes the steps: joining together the at least two first members formed from Ni-based alloys by welding; performing first-stage aging treatment on a welded joint between the first members, and then, joining the second member formed from high-chrome steels to the member where the first members have been joined together by welding; and then, performing second-stage aging treatment on the welded joint between the first members, and performing heat treatment after welding on a welded portion between the first members and the second member. | 06-02-2011 |
20110142713 | WELDING MATERIALS FOR Ni-BASED ALLOY - Disclosed is a welding material for a Ni-based alloy, comprising components expressed as follows: C≦0.05 mass %; 8 mass %≦Cr≦25 mass %; Fe≦4.0 mass %; W≦15 mass %; 5 mass %≦Mo+½(W+Re)≦20 mass %; Co≦20 mass %; 0.01 mass %≦Al<2.0 mass %; 0.01 mass %≦Ti<2.0 mass %; Al+½Ti≦3.0 mass %; Nb+½Ta≦1.5 mass %; B≦0.007 mass %; Zr≦0.04 mass %; 0.01 mass %≦Si≦0.5 mass %; Mn≦1.0 mass %; P≦0.010 mass %; S≦0.002 mass %; O≦0.005 mass %; and Ni and unavoidable impurities which constitute the balance. | 06-16-2011 |