Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080198469 | Optical window member - A disclosed optical window member includes a transparent synthetic resin plate comprising a surface with a protruding/recessed pattern of a predetermined fineness that causes light diffusion; and an optical thin film formed on the surface of the transparent synthetic resin plate with the protruding/recessed pattern. The optical thin film determines a component of light transmitted through the optical thin film and light reflected from the optical thin film. | 08-21-2008 |
20080204224 | Path tracking system, terminal device, fixed communication device, and path management device - A shopping path tracking system is disclosed that comprises a terminal device, a fixed communication device, and a path management device. The fixed communication device wirelessly communicates with the terminal device, calculates a response time of the terminal device, and reports the calculated response time to the path management device. The path management device detects a position of the terminal device based on the response time reported from the fixed communication device, stores the detected position, and detects a travel path of the terminal device by tracking the stored positions. | 08-28-2008 |
20080204325 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - A disclosed antenna apparatus includes a base made of a dielectric material; an antenna element pattern formed on a surface of the base; a ground pattern formed in a position adjacent to and opposite to the antenna element pattern on the same surface of the base; and a surface-mounted coaxial connector mounted on the ground pattern in a position close to a feeding point of the antenna element pattern. | 08-28-2008 |
20080212653 | Signal transmission and reception device - A signal transmission and reception device is disclosed that can be made compact and has wide-band band-pass characteristics. The signal transmission and reception device includes a first filtering unit that is composed of a distributed constant circuit and is capable of eliminating a first frequency component or a second frequency component. The second frequency is higher than the first frequency, and a second filtering unit that attenuates components of frequencies lower than the first frequency or components of frequencies higher than the second frequency. | 09-04-2008 |
20080218367 | Entry detecting system - An entry detecting system includes a terminal device; a point-to-point communication device; an entry detecting device; and a guard device. The point-to-point communication device includes a transmitting-receiving antenna having directivity in a specific direction. The point-to-point communication device communicates by radio with the terminal device via the transmitting-receiving antenna so as to detect a response time from the terminal device and report detected response time to the entry detecting device. The entry detecting device detects a distance from the point-to-point communication device to the terminal device based on the response time reported by the point-to-point communication device, generates entry detecting information based on the detected distance, and transmits the entry detecting information to the point-to-point communication device and the guard device. The point-to-point communication device transmits the received entry detecting information to the terminal device. The terminal device outputs an alarm in a case where the terminal device receives the entry detecting information from the point-to-point communication device. The guard device outputs an alarm in a case where the guard device receives the entry detecting information from the entry detecting device. | 09-11-2008 |
20080231523 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus is provided that includes an apparatus main frame, an antenna, and a connecting element that connects the antenna to the apparatus main frame and positions the antenna away from the apparatus main frame. | 09-25-2008 |
20080242275 | Information providing system and information providing method - A disclosed information providing system includes a communication device; an information providing apparatus; and a mobile terminal device carried by a shopper and configured to communicate by wireless communication with the communication device and to communicate via a network with the information providing apparatus. The information providing apparatus is configured to supply information to the mobile terminal device via the network or via the communication device and the wireless communication. | 10-02-2008 |
20080243647 | Product management system and product management method - A product management system is disclosed. The product management system comprises a product detection device disposed on a product display rack and configured to detect presence/absence of a product on the product display rack, a wireless communication device disposed on the product display rack and configured to wirelessly transmit information about the presence/absence of the product detected by the product detection device, a relay device to relay communications between the wireless communication device and a network, a product management device to store and display the information transmitted from the wireless communication device via the relay device and the network, and a terminal device capable of wireless communications with the wireless communication device and configured to travel with a shopper. | 10-02-2008 |
20080246665 | Antenna device - An antenna device is provided that includes a ground and an element including a first element component part and a second element component part. The first element component part has a first end facing a side of the ground and serving as a connection point, and extends from the first end in a direction, away from the ground. The second element component part is connected to a second end of the first element component part so as to extend substantially parallel to the side of the ground part. | 10-09-2008 |
20080303788 | Input system and input apparatus - An input system executes an input to an information processing apparatus depending on the hand motion. Plural myoelectric sensors are provided on an area between a wrist of the person and bases of a second finger to a fifth finger, and detect myoelectric signals depending on the hand motion. A setting portion outputs at least one command to make the person execute at least one particular motion in a state where the myoelectric sensors are worn on the hand, and associates the detected myoelectric signals after the output of the command with the particular motion corresponding to the command. An input portion identifies the hand motion from myoelectric signals detected based on the hand motion after the termination of the association and the association result of the setting portion, and executes the input to the information processing apparatus depending on the identified hand motion. | 12-11-2008 |
20080306398 | BRAIN WAVE DETECTING APPARATUS - A brain wave detecting apparatus includes a plurality of brain wave detecting portions that are arranged on a side surface of a head and detect brain waves of the head, a selecting portion selecting one of the plurality of brain wave detecting portions on the basis of brain wave signals transmitted from the plurality of brain wave detecting portions, and a transmitting portion transmitting information about the brain wave signal transmitted from said one of the plurality of brain wave detecting portions. | 12-11-2008 |
20080317980 | Decorative casing and manufacturing method thereof - The object of the present is to easily improve decoration of an electronic device and the like, by generating a change of color tone in a desired region of a structure using a multilayer film exhibiting interference colors. | 12-25-2008 |
20090002180 | Information processing apparatus - An information processing apparatus includes a fatigue determining portion determining whether an operator is tired or not by referring to fatigue information on the operator's fatigue, and a processing control portion causing a first display for recovering the operator to be shown on a display portion together with a working display on which the operator is working, when the fatigue determining portion determines that the operator is tired. | 01-01-2009 |
20090005699 | Input system and computer readable recording medium - An input system executes an input to an information processing apparatus depending on the hand motion of a person. At least one myoelectric sensor is provided on an area between a wrist of the person and bases of a second finger to a fifth finger, and detects a myoelectric signal depending on the hand motion. A standard value obtaining portion outputs a command to make the person maintain a hand in a constant posture in a state where the myoelectric sensors is worn on the hand, and obtains a value based on the myoelectric signal detected by the myoelectric sensor after the output of the command, as a standard value. A calibration portion calibrates a myoelectric signal depending on the hand motion after the standard value is obtained by the standard value obtaining portion, with the standard value. | 01-01-2009 |
20090058733 | Antenna apparatus and electronic device - The present invention discloses an antenna apparatus including a dielectric substrate on which an element including a conductive material pattern is formed. The dielectric substrate is a film. | 03-05-2009 |
20090068404 | Decorative casing and manufacturing method thereof - The invention concerns a decorative casing fabricated by bonding a film having a polarizing characteristic to the surface of the casing body via an adhesive layer, and an object of the invention is to provide the casing with enhanced decorativeness by designing the adhesive layer so as to render various color effects in addition to the effect rendered by the polarizing characteristic. The polarizing film is bonded to the surface of the casing body via the adhesive layer containing a special-effect material having a color effect. According to the present invention, by directly bonding the polarizing film to the casing via the adhesive layer that produces a desired color effect, other effects such as color hue can be conferred in the film bonding step, and thus a casing having an excellent decorative effect can be manufactured by a simple process without increasing the number of process steps. | 03-12-2009 |
20090072935 | Relay - A relay is disclosed that includes a first opening and closing part including an openable and closeable first gap; a second opening and closing part including an openable and closeable second gap, the second opening and closing part being placed side by side with the first opening and closing part so that the first gap and the second gap are arranged side by side; a magnetization driving part configured to cause the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part to simultaneously operate; and a permanent magnet configured to apply a magnetic field on the first gap of the first opening and closing part and the second gap of the second opening and closing part in the same direction. | 03-19-2009 |
20090085811 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A disclosed antenna apparatus includes a dielectric flexible base having an element pattern and a ground pattern formed thereon. The dielectric flexible base has a cylindrical shape encompassing an antenna axis. The element pattern and the ground pattern formed on the dielectric flexible base are symmetrically formed with respect to the antenna axis. | 04-02-2009 |
20090115683 | Mounting structure of antenna device - A mounting structure of an antenna device for mounting the antenna device composed of a ground part and an element part on an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The ground part is mounted on the electronic apparatus so as to be substantially overlapped with a conductive part of the electronic apparatus. | 05-07-2009 |
20090140948 | Antenna device - A disclosed antenna device includes a ground section; and an element section projecting from the ground section. The length of the ground section in a direction orthogonal to a side of the ground section from which side the element section projects is less than approximately ΒΌ a corresponding wavelength. The ground section is configured to be disposed over and attached to a conductive section. | 06-04-2009 |
20090315866 | Input apparatus - An input apparatus that moves an instruction sign displayed on a display device to any position, the display device being connected to an information processing apparatus, including: an operation portion that includes a magnet, and operates the movement of the instruction sign; a restoration portion that is composed of an elastic member, supports the operation portion, and restores the operation portion to a reference position when the operation portion has inclined; magnetic members that are arranged at maximum displacement positions of the operation portion where a suction force of the magnet exceeds the restoring force of the restoration portion; a detection portion that detects an inclined direction and an inclined angle of the operation portion; and an output portion that outputs the inclined direction and the inclined angle detected by the detection portion to the information processing apparatus. | 12-24-2009 |
20100029110 | INSERTING CONNECTOR, RECEIVING CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTOR UNIT - An inserting connector connected to a receiving connector, the receiving connector being configured to electrically connect an electric power source and an electric apparatus receiving an electric power supply from the electric power source, the inserting connector being connected to the electric apparatus, the inserting connector includes two electric power plug terminals made of a conductor, the conductor being configured to receive the electric power supply; and a control plug terminal configured to be extended and retracted in an inserting direction. | 02-04-2010 |
20100029111 | INSERTING CONNECTOR, RECEIVING CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTOR UNIT - An inserting connector connected to a receiving connector, the receiving connector being configured to electrically connect an electric power source and an electric apparatus receiving an electric power supply from the electric power source, the inserting connector being connected to the electric apparatus, the inserting connector includes two electric power plug terminals made of a conductor, the conductor being configured to receive the electric power supply; and a control plug terminal configured to be extended and retracted in an inserting direction. | 02-04-2010 |
20100029141 | CONNECTOR - A female connector for supplying received power has a recess, terminals including power terminals for supplying the power, a locking mechanism to lock a male connector that is inserted into the recess in a mated state in response to insertion of the male connector into the recess, and a switching mechanism to supply the received power to the power terminals in an ON state and to insulate the power terminals from the received power in an OFF state. The switching mechanism is permitted to make a transition to the ON state only when the locking mechanism is locking the male connector in the mated state. | 02-04-2010 |
20100066468 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes a coil, an armature that is electromagnetically attracted by the coil when current flows through the coil, two fixed contacts, a movable spring disposed to be movable to the fixed contacts, a conductive plate that is connected to the movable spring and including two movable contacts. The movable contacts are brought in contact with the fixed contacts respectively via the movable spring by the armature attracted by the coil. When the fixed contacts and the movable contacts are in contact, the fixed contacts are electrically connected to each other via the conductive plate. The movable spring is made of an insulating material. | 03-18-2010 |
20100212142 | Antenna apparatus - A disclosed antenna apparatus includes: a punched out antenna element made of a sheet metal; a punched out ground element made of a sheet metal, the ground element facing the antenna element; and a surface mount type coaxial connector mounted across the antenna element and the ground element. | 08-26-2010 |
20110034140 | Communication apparatus - A communication apparatus is provided that includes an apparatus main frame, an antenna, and a connecting element that connects the antenna to the apparatus main frame and positions the antenna away from the apparatus main frame. | 02-10-2011 |
20110256747 | CONNECTOR AND POWER SUPPLY UNIT WITH SAFETY MECHANISM - A female connector for supplying electric power from a power supply to an electric device includes two power supply terminals to supply the electric power, two relays connected to the two power supply terminals, respectively, to control supply of the electric power, and two control electrodes configured to control opening and, closing of the two relays, wherein the two relays are driven by the power supply, and the two control electrodes are electrically coupled to each other through a control terminal of a male connector upon mating between the female connector and the male connector, the electrical coupling of the two control electrodes causing the two relays to be closed to supply the electric power to the two power supply terminals. | 10-20-2011 |
20120223790 | RELAY - A relay is disclosed that includes a first opening and closing part including an openable and closable first gap; a second opening and closing part including an openable and closable second gap, the second opening and closing part being placed side by side with the first opening and closing part so that the first gap and the second gap are arranged side by side; a magnetization driving part configured to cause the first opening and closing part and the second opening and closing part to simultaneously operate; and a permanent magnet configured to apply a magnetic field on the first gap of the first opening and closing part and the second gap of the second opening and closing part in the same direction. | 09-06-2012 |
20130057370 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnet part, an actuating part, a contact part and a base for holding the electromagnet part, the actuating part and the contact part. The contact part includes a pair of fixed plates having one end fixed to the base and the other end to which a fixed contact is attached, a pair of movable springs having one end fixed to the base and the other end to which a movable contact is attached, and a connecting portion extending between the movable springs and electrically connecting the movable contacts to each other. The actuating part is actuated so as to press only a part of the movable springs inside an area defined between longitudinal axes extending between one end and the other end of the movable springs through the movable contact, when the contact part closes. | 03-07-2013 |