Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090066706 | Image Processing System - The present multi-processor system performs information processing suitably. The system can receive, reproduce and record a variety of image contents. By comprising a powerful CPU in the multi-processors, a plurality of pieces of large image data, such as high definition image data or the like, can be processed simultaneously in parallel, which was difficult conventionally. Since task processing, such as demodulation processing or the like, is assigned respectively in view of the remaining processing capacity of each of the plurality of processors, the system can reproduce contents efficiently. By sharing roles, a plurality of different contents, such as an image, a voice, or the like can be processed simultaneously and can be displayed or reproduced at a desired timing. | 03-12-2009 |
20090172598 | MULTIMEDIA REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND MENU SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD - In a multimedia reproducing apparatus, a read unit reads contents, content icons, and folders containing the contents from an external recording medium. A storage unit | 07-02-2009 |
20090210199 | SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CALCULATING COOLABILITY OF CRYO-COOLER - An MRI apparatus is provided in which a heat quantity penetrating into the helium tank of a superconducting magnet can be grasped to select a cryo-cooler to be incorporated, whereby consumption of liquid helium is suppressed and a static magnetic field is generated stably. The superconducting magnet includes a superconducting coil, containers | 08-20-2009 |
20090254227 | MRI SYSTEM EMPLOYING SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET AND ITS MAINTENANCE METHOD - There is provided an MRI system in which magnetostatic field can be stably generated by keeping the cooling capacity of a cryocooler in a proper range. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus using a superconducting magnet ( | 10-08-2009 |
20090268987 | IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide an image display control device capable of displaying a process for switching images in a manner readily recognizable by an observer when sequentially displaying a plurality of images on a display device. An image display control device displays a first image at a predetermined position in a predetermined display area, then repetitively carries out a process for producing and displaying a first transitional image in which the first image is displayed at a first display position in the display area, with brightness lowered for at least a partial area in the display area, while moving the first display position in a direction going away from the predetermined position, then repetitively carries out a process for producing and displaying a second transitional image in which a second image is displayed at a second display position in the display area, with the brightness lowered for at least the partial area in the display area, while moving the second display position in a direction approaching the predetermined position, and thereafter displays the second image at the predetermined position. | 10-29-2009 |
20090303246 | IMAGE BROWSING DEVICE, COMPUTER CONTROL METHOD AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide an image viewing device for enabling a user to readily find their desired image. An image viewing device comprises a viewpoint position moving unit for moving a position of a viewpoint ( | 12-10-2009 |
20100066745 | Face Image Display, Face Image Display Method, and Face Image Display Program - The present invention provides a facial image display apparatus that can display moving images concentrated on the face when images of people's faces are displayed. A facial image display apparatus is provided wherein a facial area detecting unit ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100085380 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide an image display device for displaying, when displaying a plurality of display targets while scrolling, the respective display targets in a manner that takes into consideration the sizes and scroll directions of the respective display targets. An image display device places a plurality of display targets on a virtual plane, instructs the size of a display area defined on a part of the virtual plane, displays an image showing a picture inside the display area, and moves at least either one of the display targets and display area along a predetermined direction set on the virtual plane, relative to the virtual plane, in which the respective display targets are placed so as to be included in an area which is a band area extending in the predetermined direction on the virtual plane, having a width corresponding to the instructed size of the display area, and partially overlapping the display area. | 04-08-2010 |
20100176811 | OPEN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - In an MRI apparatus having an open structure, vibration caused by eddy current is reduced with keeping the magnetic field shielding capability of a high frequency shield disposed between a gradient magnetic field coil and a high frequency coil. The high frequency shield comprises two conductive sheets | 07-15-2010 |
20110037467 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes: a pair of static magnetic field generators separately disposed at the top and bottom of an imaging space in which a subject is placed; a shim magnetic material, disposed on the imaging-space side of each of the pair of static magnetic field generators, for generating a magnetic field to adjust the static magnetic field; a gradient magnetic field generator; a high-frequency magnetic field generator; a temperature sensor for directly or indirectly measuring the temperature of the shim magnetic material; and a controller for controlling the gradient magnetic field generator and the high-frequency magnetic field generator to execute an imaging pulse sequence. The controller determines the inhomogeneity of the static magnetic field from the output of the temperature sensor, considering the change in a magnetic field adjustment parameter due to the temperature change of the shim magnetic material, and causes a warning message to be presented if the determined static magnetic field inhomogeneity has exceeded a predetermined allowable value. | 02-17-2011 |
20110181617 | Image Display Apparatus, Image Display Method, And Information Storage Medium - Provided is an image display apparatus capable of allowing a user to easily recognize an image belonging to a group. A library view image classifying unit classifies a plurality of images into groups which have a rank order associated therewith. A library view group image layout unit places a group image corresponding to each of the groups according to the rank order of the groups, along a group image layout reference line provided in a display region. A library view representative image layout unit places, on a representative image layout region in the display region, an image belonging to any one of the groups falling within a range on the group image layout reference line associated with the representative image layout region, as a representative image. A library view space displaying unit displays at least part of the display region on a screen. | 07-28-2011 |
20110199086 | OPEN-TYPE MRI APPARATUS, AND OPEN-TYPE SUPERCONDUCTING MRI APPARATUS - Provided is an open-type MRI apparatus comprising a pair of magnetic field generating means arranged to face each other across a space for imaging an object, static magnetic field generating means holding means for holding the pair of static magnetic field generating means at a predetermined interval, and a pair of tabular gradient magnetic coil structures arranged on the imaging space side of the static magnetic field generating means. | 08-18-2011 |
20120066895 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND SUPERCONDUCTIVE MAGNET EXCITATION DOCK - An adjustment method of a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes: a cooling and excitation step in which work of transporting a superconducting magnet to a facility different from a facility where the superconducting magnet is to be installed, cooling a superconducting coil of the superconducting magnet with a refrigerant, and supplying a current from an external power supply for excitation is repeated until a predetermined rated current flows; a demagnetization and transportation step of demagnetizing the superconducting coil and transporting the superconducting magnet to the facility where the superconducting magnet is to be installed in a state where the superconducting coil is cooled by the refrigerant; and an installation step of installing the superconducting magnet in the facility where the superconducting magnet is to be installed and supplying a predetermined rated current from an external power supply to the superconducting coil in order to excite the superconducting coil. | 03-22-2012 |
20140043030 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND SUPERCONDUCTIVE MAGNET EXCITATION DOCK - An adjustment method of a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes: a cooling and excitation step in which work of transporting a superconducting magnet to a facility different from a facility where the superconducting magnet is to be installed, cooling a superconducting coil of the superconducting magnet with a refrigerant, and supplying a current from an external power supply for excitation is repeated until a predetermined rated current flows; a demagnetization and transportation step of demagnetizing the superconducting coil and transporting the superconducting magnet to the facility where the superconducting magnet is to be installed in a state where the superconducting coil is cooled by the refrigerant; and an installation step of installing the superconducting magnet in the facility where the superconducting magnet is to be installed and supplying a predetermined rated current from an external power supply to the superconducting coil in order to excite the superconducting coil. | 02-13-2014 |
20140171329 | MRI APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND QUENCHING PREVENTION DEVICE - In order to prevent quenching caused accidentally in a superconducting magnet, an MRI apparatus vibrates the superconducting magnet in order to prevent quenching of the superconducting magnet in a time period for which a predetermined imaging sequence is not executed (step | 06-19-2014 |
20140215808 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND SUPERCONDUCTIVE MAGNET EXCITATION DOCK - An adjustment method of a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes: a cooling and excitation step in which work of transporting a superconducting magnet to a facility different from a facility where the superconducting magnet is to be installed, cooling a superconducting coil of the superconducting magnet with a refrigerant, and supplying a current from an external power supply for excitation is repeated until a predetermined rated current flows; a demagnetization and transportation step of demagnetizing the superconducting coil and transporting the superconducting magnet to the facility where the superconducting magnet is to be installed in a state where the superconducting coil is cooled by the refrigerant; and an installation step of installing the superconducting magnet in the facility where the superconducting magnet is to be installed and supplying a predetermined rated current from an external power supply to the superconducting coil in order to excite the superconducting coil. | 08-07-2014 |
20140232402 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD - In order to extend the lifetime of a cooler and reduce down periods of an MRI apparatus due to the maintenance, a cooling capacity of the cooler | 08-21-2014 |
20140321722 | FACIAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, FACIAL IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND FACIAL IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM - The present invention provides a facial image display apparatus that can display moving images concentrated on the face when images of people's faces are displayed. A facial image display apparatus is provided wherein a facial area detecting unit ( | 10-30-2014 |