Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080216744 | Apparatus for Manufacturing Magnetic Recording Disk, and In-Line Type Substrate Processing Apparatus - An apparatus for manufacturing a magnetic recording disk includes a magnetic-film deposition chamber in which a magnetic film for a recording layer is deposited on a substrate; a lubricant-layer preparation chamber in which a lubricant layer is prepared on the substrate in vacuum; and a cleaning chamber in which the substrate is cleaned in vacuum after the magnetic-film deposition in the magnetic-film chamber and before the lubricant-layer preparation in the lubricant-layer chamber. The apparatus may further include a transfer system that transfers the substrate from the cleaning chamber to the lubricant-layer preparation chamber without exposing the substrate to the atmosphere. | 09-11-2008 |
20080217170 | SPUTTERING SYSTEM - A sputtering system including a vacuum chamber, at least one cathode located in said vacuum chamber, a first gas introduction mechanism for supplying a gas along a surface of the cathode, which first gas introduction mechanism is located in the vacuum chamber and provided through the at least one cathode, a second gas introduction mechanism for supplying a gas along a surface of the at least one cathode, which second gas introduction mechanism is located in the vacuum chamber and provided around the at least one cathode, a third gas introduction mechanism for supplying a gas into the vacuum chamber, which third gas introduction mechanism has gas supply inlets positioned at a location radially outside of said second gas introduction mechanism and above said at least one cathode, and a vacuum evacuation unit for evacuating the inside of said vacuum chamber. | 09-11-2008 |
20080222001 | Purchasing transaction support system - A portable communication terminal requests merchandise information from a store management apparatus, by using store identity information about a store where a purchasing transaction is made, and merchandise information about merchandise to be purchased. The store management apparatus has a merchandise information storage configured to store merchandise information including a price of merchandise to be sold in each store. The store management apparatus receives a merchandise information request from a portable communication terminal, retrieves a merchandise information storage, detects merchandise information matching a retrieval condition, and sends the merchandise information to the request source, i.e., the portable communication terminal. The portable communication terminal displays merchandise information sent from the store management apparatus in a display. | 09-11-2008 |
20080228591 | Shopping system - When a merchandise identification code and a store identification code are received from mobile terminal, a merchandise server obtains merchandise information including the merchandise identification code from a merchandise information storage unit of a sales store specified by the store identification code. The merchandise server also obtains payment store information from a payment information storage unit of the sales store. The merchandise server generates an unused outstanding identification code and the merchandise server stores the merchandise information while relating the merchandise information to the outstanding identification code. The merchandise server sends back the outstanding identification code to the mobile terminal together with the payment store information. When a payment terminal makes a request for the outstanding identification code and merchandise information, the merchandise server transmits the merchandise information stored while related to the outstanding identification code to the payment terminal. | 09-18-2008 |
20090011140 | Apparatus for Manufacturing Magnetic Recording Disk, and In-Line Type Substrate Processing Apparatus - An apparatus for manufacturing a magnetic recording disk includes a magnetic-film deposition chamber in which a magnetic film for a recording layer is deposited on a substrate; a lubricant-layer preparation chamber in which a lubricant layer is prepared on the substrate in vacuum; and a cleaning chamber in which the substrate is cleaned in vacuum after the magnetic-film deposition in the magnetic-film chamber and before the lubricant-layer preparation in the lubricant-layer chamber. The apparatus may further include a transfer system that transfers the substrate from the cleaning chamber to the lubricant-layer preparation chamber without exposing the substrate to the atmosphere. | 01-08-2009 |
20090194412 | MULTI-CATHODE IONIZED PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEM - A multi-cathode ionized physical vapor deposition system includes a reactor in which a wafer holder is arranged at a bottom wall, and at least two angled cathodes opposite a wafer are arranged at a top wall, each of the cathodes is supplied with a RF current via a matching circuit, and a pressure control mechanism including gas inlets and a gas outlet. In the system, an inner pressure of the reactor is controlled to be relatively high pressure by the pressure control mechanism. Thus, the system can form better side-wall and bottom coverage in patterned holes or trenches on the wafer surface using the atoms sputtered on each of the angled multi-cathodes. | 08-06-2009 |
20090194413 | MULTI-CATHODE IONIZED PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEM - A multi-cathode ionized physical vapor deposition system includes a reactor in which a wafer holder is arranged at a bottom wall, and at least two angled cathodes opposite a wafer are arranged at a top wall, each of the cathodes is supplied with a RF current via a matching circuit, and a pressure control mechanism including gas inlets and a gas outlet. In the system, an inner pressure of the reactor is controlled to be relatively high pressure by the pressure control mechanism. Thus, the system can form better side-wall and bottom coverage in patterned holes or trenches on the wafer surface using the atoms sputtered on each of the angled multi-cathodes. | 08-06-2009 |
20100042378 | SIMULATOR, SIMULATION METHOD AND SIMULATION PROGRAM - A sample atomic configuration creation means ( | 02-18-2010 |
20100072850 | AXIAL GAP TYPE ROTATING MACHINE - An axial gap type rotating machine rigidly fixing the permanent magnets without reducing the magnetic flux and having a high output is provided. | 03-25-2010 |
20100097445 | RESTAURANT TABLES AND ELECTRONIC MENU APPARATUS - A restaurant table for which seats are arranged includes, a top plate on which a dishes is set, and a display panel provided in the top plate, and configured to display a three-dimensional image of the dish to be stereoscopically viewable. | 04-22-2010 |
20100097446 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus which displays a plurality of items includes a display panel provided with a function of displaying a three-dimensional image to be stereoscopically viewable, an item overview creation section which creates information on an item overview screen on which two-dimensional images of the respective items are arranged, an overview display control section which displays the item overview screen on the display panel, and a specific item display control section which switches an image of a specific item selected from among the items two-dimensional images of which are displayed on the item overview screen from the two-dimensional image to a three-dimensional image. | 04-22-2010 |
20100100844 | ELECTRONIC MENU APPARATUS - An electronic menu apparatus includes, a display provided with a function of displaying a three-dimensional image to be stereoscopically viewable, a menu data storage section configured to store, for each of items included in a menu, menu data, a list display control section which displays a list of the items on the display, a selection receiving section which receives a selection input of any one item from among the respective items displayed on the list, and an image display control section which displays, on the basis of image data included in menu data of one item a selection input of which has been received by the selection receiving section, the menu data of one item being among the menu data of the respective items stored in the menu data storage section, a three-dimensional image of the one item the selection input of which has been received, on the display. | 04-22-2010 |
20100204968 | CANTILEVER EVALUATION SYSTEM, CANTILEVER EVALUATION METHOD, AND CANTILEVER EVALUATION PROGRAM - A controller of a cantilever evaluation system calculates a stream function value ψz(x, y; t+1) and vorticity ωz(x, y; t+1) at a subsequent time step t+1 using boundary conditions according to displacement h(z; t) of a cantilever and velocity δh/δt(z; t), a stream function value φz(x, y; t) and vorticity ωz(x, y; t) in two-dimensional planes. The controller uses the calculated stream function value φz(x, y) and vorticity ωz(x, y) to calculate a fluid drag force acting on the cantilever. The controller substitutes the calculated fluid drag force into a displacement calculation equation to calculate the displacement h(z; t+1) of the one-dimensional beam at the subsequent time step t+1. The controller repeats such calculation for each grid point and further repeats it at each time step. | 08-12-2010 |
20100253173 | AXIAL GAP TYPE CORELESS ROTATING MACHINE - A high-output and highly efficient axial gap type rotating machine capable of reducing an eddy current generated in a winding wire and supplying a larger current is provided. The axial gap type rotating machine may include a housing, a rotating shaft rotatably supported in the housing; two rotors capable of rotating integrally with the rotating shaft, and a stator fixed to the housing, the stator disposed in an air gap formed by the rotating plates disposed to face each other, the stator including a fixing plate and coils disposed in a circle on the fixing plate so as to face the circles of the permanent magnets, wherein each of the coils includes a winding wire formed by a bundle of at least two coil conductors having rectangular cross sections by aligning at least one of long sides and short sides thereof, and the winding wire has an outer circumference covered with an insulating coating and is wound such that the long sides in cross section of the coil conductors are positioned perpendicular to the magnetic pole surfaces of the permanent magnets. | 10-07-2010 |
20100289350 | COOLING MECHANISM FOR AXIAL GAP TYPE ROTATING MACHINES - A stator has a mechanism for effectively dissipating internally generated heat, and is for use in a high power axial gap type rotating machine. The stator comprises a coil holding member and a coil secured to the coil holding member, in which the coil holding member comprises a material having a thermal conductivity of not less than 5 W/mK that is measured compliant with the ASTM E1530 and having an electrical conductivity of not more than 1×10 | 11-18-2010 |
20110029866 | ORDER TAKING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment an order taking apparatus includes a storage processing section, a display processing section, an enlargement processing section. The storage processing section configured to read information on the order for the menu item the input of which has been accepted by the order taking section, and to store the information in a predetermined order information storage region. The display processing section configured to read an image of the menu item the input of which has been accepted by the order taking section, and to allow a display device to display the image. The enlargement processing section configured such that when the menu item image is enlarged, the enlargement processing section rewrites the information on the order for the menu item which is of the same type as that of the current menu item but has a serving size larger than that of the current menu item. | 02-03-2011 |
20110080065 | ROTOR FOR AXIAL GAP-TYPE PERMANENT MAGNETIC ROTATING MACHINE - An axial gap-type permanent magnetic rotating machine comprises a rotor comprising a rotating shaft having an axis of rotation, a rotor yoke of disc shape radially extending from the shaft, and a plurality of permanent magnet segments circumferentially arranged on a surface of the rotor yoke such that each permanent magnet segment may have a magnetization direction parallel to the axis of rotation, and a stator having a plurality of circumferentially arranged coils and disposed to define an axial gap with the rotor. In the rotor, each permanent magnet segment is an assembly of two or more divided permanent magnet pieces, and the coercive force near the surface of the magnet piece is higher than that in the interior of the magnet piece. | 04-07-2011 |
20110165817 | DISPLAY MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method for manufacturing a display, where the display includes a light-transmissive substrate adhering to a display substrate that forms a display surface side of a display body. An edge of at least either an adhesion surface of the display substrate or an adhesion surface of the light-transmissive substrate is coated with an adhesive. The display substrate and the light-transmissive substrate are positioned in an offset manner to provide overlapping and non overlapping regions. For example, an edge of each of two adhesion surfaces overlap with each other, and other regions do not overlap with each other. The display substrate and the light-transmissive substrate are relatively moved to a position where an edge of the display substrate and an edge of the light-transmissive substrate respectively overlap with other edges in a state in which adhesive reservoirs are formed while maintaining a fixed gap between the two adhesion surfaces. | 07-07-2011 |
20120078740 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND ITS PROGRAMS, SETTLEMENT APPARATUS, AND MERCHANDISING INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS - On receiving simplified settlement data generated form settlement data and ID data for downloading electronic-receipt data from an electronic-receipt server, both from a settlement-processing apparatus, a portable terminal records the simplified settlement data in association with the ID data. The display unit of the portable terminal displays the simplified settlement data thus recorded. The portable terminal downloads electronic-receipt data from the electronic-receipt server by using the ID data recorded in association with the simplified settlement data, when the input unit is operated, thereby commanding that the electronic receipt related to the simplified settlement data displayed by the display unit should be downloaded. The electronic-receipt data is recorded in the electronic-receipt recording unit. The display unit displays the electronic receipt on the basis the electronic-receipt data recorded in the electronic-receipt recording unit. | 03-29-2012 |
20130083551 | INNER LENS FOR VEHICLE LIGHT AND VEHICLE LIGHT INCLUDING THE SAME - An inner lens for use in a vehicle light can be configured to sufficiently enhance aesthetic features, decorative features, unpredictable features, etc., without adversely affecting the formation of the main light distribution. The inner lens can include a main body portion having a main surface that faces towards the reflecting surface of the reflector, and a plurality of independent convex projections formed on the main surface of the main body portion at an area corresponding to the reflecting surface. The light emitted from the light source and that reaches the projections can enter the projections and the main body portion and then be reflected and/or refracted by the projections and the main body portion so as to be directed to a direction diagonally forward of the vehicle light as light that does not contribute to the formation of the main light distribution. | 04-04-2013 |
20130135672 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PREVIEW DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM AND PREVIEW DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A printing system including a client terminal, a printing apparatus, and a Web server for allowing the client terminal to display a print preview image, wherein the client terminal includes: a print setting section which, when a print setting is changed on a screen notifies the Web server of the changed print setting and requires creation of a print preview image, and when a predetermined time period has elapsed after the change, requests the print preview image reflecting the changed print setting; and a preview display section which displays the image acquired from the Web server, and wherein the Web server includes: a control section which, when the changed print setting is notified, creates the print preview image by reflecting the change, and when the print preview image is required, sends the print preview image reflecting the changed print setting to the client terminal. | 05-30-2013 |
20130221200 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PREVENTING FOREIGN MATTERS FROM ADHERING TO OPTICAL MEMBER - An image pickup apparatus capable of preventing foreign matters from adhering to an optical member and excellent in assembly workability. Alight shield mask has a base member affixed to an object side of an optical low pass filter, which is disposed on an object side of an imaging device. An electrically conductive sheet affixed to the base member of the light shield mask is urged by an electrically conductive urging member toward the optical low pass filter. Through the electrically conductive sheet and the electrically conductive urging member mounted to a main unit chassis, the optical low pass filter is electrically connected to the main unit chassis that provides reference potential. | 08-29-2013 |
20140063521 | SERVER SYSTEM OF A PRINTING SYSTEM - A server system of a printing system includes a storage section, a control section and an interface section. The storage section is configured to store a plurality of theme data each including screen display data and data defining the action of an object to be displayed on the screen. The control section is configured to create data for displaying according to the theme data selected from the plurality of theme data stored in the storage section, and switch the data for displaying from existing data to the created data. The interface section is configured to output the data for displaying as switched by the control section. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063540 | SERVER APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A server apparatus includes a storage section configured to store information related to a selection screen for selecting a printed object, a changing section configured to change the information related to the selection screen stored in the storage section and an interface configured to accept a change instruction for the changing section. The server apparatus is capable of communicating with an operation/display section through the interface, and the change instruction can be generated by operating the operation/display section. | 03-06-2014 |
20140067093 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A management apparatus according to embodiments is configured to manage a processing apparatus having an operation display. The management apparatus includes a request acquisition unit configured to receive a request for screen information used to generate an operation display, from the processing apparatus, a function acquisition unit configured to acquire from the processing apparatus function information indicating one or more functions supported by the processing apparatus, a generating unit configured to generate, based on the function information, the screen information such that a function not supported by the processing apparatus cannot be selected on the operation display, and a provision unit configured to provide the screen information generated by the generating unit to the processing apparatus. | 03-06-2014 |
20140068454 | PRINTING SYSTEM INCLUDING A SERVER THAT GENERATES USER INTERFACES FOR A CONTROL PANEL OF THE PRINTING SYSTEM - A user interface including one or more components is created to be displayed on an operation display of a device. The method for creating the user interface includes acquiring layout information indicating a layout of the user interface in which one or more components are arranged, controlling a setting display to display information indicating the layout and a setting panel on which each of the components can be selected from a list of one or more components available for the layout and a function to be associated with each of the selected components can be selected, recognizing the component and the function that are selected on the setting panel, acquiring component information associated with the recognized component, and creating the user interface based on the acquired layout information, the recognized function, and the acquired component information. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074636 | SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH THE SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL DEVICE - A method for communicating between a service terminal device and one or more user devices includes receiving from a user device a selection signal to select a content from contents of the service terminal device according to a first wireless communication standard, and transmitting the selected content from the service terminal device to the user device according to a second wireless communication standard when the user device is placed in close proximity to the service terminal device. | 03-13-2014 |
20140093856 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER WITH ADVISORY INFORMATION - According to embodiments, a method for providing a user with information includes storing one or more pieces of advisory information and identification information of each of the advisory information, recognizing a request for advisory information from the user, forming, on a sheet, the advisory information requested by the user, an image corresponding to the identification information of the requested advisory information, and an input region in which feedback from the user can be provided, scanning the image formed on the sheet and the input region in which the user has provided the feedback, and storing the feedback in association with the corresponding advisory information. | 04-03-2014 |
20140114781 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND ITS PROGRAMS, SETTLEMENT APPARATUS, AND MERCHANDISING INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS - On receiving simplified settlement data generated form settlement data and ID data for downloading electronic-receipt data from an electronic-receipt server, both from a settlement-processing apparatus, a portable terminal records the simplified settlement data in association with the ID data. The display unit of the portable terminal displays the simplified settlement data thus recorded. The portable terminal downloads electronic-receipt data from the electronic-receipt server by using the ID data recorded in association with the simplified settlement data, when the input unit is operated, thereby commanding that the electronic receipt related to the simplified settlement data displayed by the display unit should be downloaded. The electronic-receipt data is recorded in the electronic-receipt recording unit. The display unit displays the electronic receipt on the basis the electronic-receipt data recorded in the electronic-receipt recording unit. | 04-24-2014 |
20140235160 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM - An information distribution device includes a display unit, a reception unit, and a distribution unit. The display unit displays information of distributable full content. The reception unit receives a trial request for the distributable full content from the portable terminal. The distribution unit distributes, as trial content which is viewable within a limited physical range, the distributable full content for which the trial request is received, to the portable terminal. | 08-21-2014 |
20140237074 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD - An information distribution device includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and a control unit. The first communication unit transmits trial content to a terminal device by wireless communication. The second communication unit transmits full content to the terminal device in a communication range that is shorter than a communication range of the first communication unit. The control unit concurrently performs a process of transmitting the trial content using the first communication unit and a process of transmitting the full content using the second communication unit. | 08-21-2014 |
20140237084 | INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM - An information distribution device includes a distribution unit, a storage unit, and a display unit. The distribution unit distributes trial content to a portable terminal. The storage unit stores history information of the trial content being distributed by the distribution unit. The display unit displays, as user selectable content, content selected based on the history information of the trial content being distributed, which is stored in the storage unit. | 08-21-2014 |