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20090109158 | Liquid crystal display panel driving method, liquid crystal display device, and LCD driver - A driving method for driving an LCD panel having a counter electrode and a source line. In a first period, the counter electrode is driven to a potential VCOMH. In a second period, the counter electrode and the source line are short-circuited to a power supply interconnection having a power supply potential VCI. In a third period, the counter electrode is connected to a ground interconnection while the source line is kept to be short-circuited to the power supply interconnection. In a fourth period, the counter electrode is pulled down to a potential VCOML lower than a ground potential In a fifth period, the source line is driven to a potential corresponding to an image data while the counter electrode is kept to the potential VCOML. The electric power consumed in pulling down the counter electrode from a positive potential to a negative potential can be effectively reduced. | 04-30-2009 |
20110181577 | Drive circuit and drive method - A drive circuit and drive method for lowering electrical current consumption by stopping individual operational amplifiers during writing onto pixels. The drive circuit of an embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a plurality of amplifier circuits formed for each different generated voltage potential based on a reference voltage; and a control unit for grouping a plurality of amplifier circuits to output adjacent gradation voltage into groups of two or more, and controlling individually turning single amplifier circuit and all other amplifier circuits in each group on and off. | 07-28-2011 |
20110285407 | IMPEDANCE DETECTION CIRCUIT AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF IMPEDANCE DETECTION CIRCUIT - According to the present invention, a small impedance detection circuit capable of accurately detecting the impedance of an object to be measured and an adjustment method of an impedance detection circuit can be provided. In the impedance detection circuit according to the present invention, an AC signal generator outputs an AC signal. A detection circuit, which is connected to a circuit to be measured, applies an AC signal to the circuit to be measured. Further, the detection circuit outputs a first signal corresponding to the composite impedance of the impedance of the circuit to be measured and a parasitic impedance. A correction circuit outputs a second signal in synchronization with the first signal. A subtraction circuit outputs a detection signal obtained by subtracting the second signal from the first signal. | 11-24-2011 |
20130009928 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL DRIVING METHOD, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LCD DRIVER - A driving method of a liquid crystal display panel having a source line and a counter electrode, includes driving the counter electrode to a first potential, driving the, counter electrode to a second potential being different from the first potential, setting the counter electrode and the source line to a third potential by short-circuiting the counter electrode and the source line to an interconnection having a potential between the first potential and the second potential, and driving the source line to a potential corresponding to an image data. The setting of the counter electrode and the source line to the third potential occurs in a period of one frame. | 01-10-2013 |
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20100013027 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same - A semiconductor device having a DRAM region and a logic region embedded together therein, including a first transistor formed in a DRAM region, and having a first source/drain region containing arsenic and phosphorus as impurities; and a second transistor formed in a logic region, and having a second source/drain region containing at least arsenic as an impurity, wherein each of the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region has a silicide layer respectively formed in the surficial portion thereof, and the first source/drain region has a junction depth which is determined by phosphorus and is deeper than the junction depth of the second source/drain region. | 01-21-2010 |
20100078734 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor device having plural transistors formed in wellregion and semiconductor device - A first transistor and a second transistor are formed in a first element formation region, and a third transistor is formed in a second element formation region. The three transistors are of the same conductive type, and the first transistor and the second transistor have the same threshold voltage. A first well is formed in the first element formation region by use of a first mask pattern, and a second well is formed in the second element formation region by use of a second mask pattern. A channel region of the first transistor and a channel region of the second transistor have a shape which is line-symmetrical with respect to a reference line. The first mask pattern has a shape which is line-symmetrical with respect to the reference line. | 04-01-2010 |
20110156164 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same - A semiconductor device having a DRAM region and a logic region embedded together therein, including a first transistor formed in a DRAM region, and having a first source/drain region containing at least a first impurity, and a second transistor formed in a logic region, and having a second source/drain region containing at least a second impurity, wherein each of the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region has a silicide layer respectively formed in the surficial portion thereof, and the first source/drain region has a junction depth which is determined by an impurity and is deeper than the junction depth of the second source/drain region. | 06-30-2011 |
20110284991 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device has a substrate; a multi-layered interconnect formed on the substrate, and having a plurality of interconnect layers, each of which being configured by an interconnect and an insulating layer, stacked therein; a memory circuit formed in a memory circuit region on the substrate in a plan view, and having a peripheral circuit and at least one capacitor element embedded in the multi-layered interconnect; and a logic circuit formed in a logic circuit region on the substrate, wherein the capacitor element is configured by a lower electrode, a capacitor insulating film, an upper electrode, an embedded electrode and an upper interconnect; the top surface of the upper interconnect, and the top surface of the interconnect configuring the logic circuit formed in the same interconnect layer with the upper interconnect, are aligned to the same plane. | 11-24-2011 |
20120168876 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING PLURAL TRANSISTORS FORMED IN WELL REGION AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device, includes a substrate, an element isolating film formed in the substrate, a first element formation region isolated by the element isolating film, a second element formation region positioned adjacent to the first element formation region and isolated by the element isolating film, a first well of a second conductive type formed in a whole area of the first element formation region, a first transistor of a first conductive type formed on the first element formation region, a second transistor of the first conductive type which is formed on the first element formation region and whose threshold voltage is the same as a threshold voltage of the first transistor, a second well of the second conductive type formed in a whole area of the second element formation region, and a third transistor of the first conductive type formed on the second element formation region. | 07-05-2012 |
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20100232851 | DEVELOPER CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer-conveying apparatus is provided, the developer-conveying apparatus including: a conveying member that has a rotational axis rotatably set in a container and a blade formed around the rotational axis, the conveying member conveying a developer along the rotational axis by rotation; and a static eliminating member set in the container and eliminating static electricity of the developer in the container by being brought into contact with the developer. | 09-16-2010 |
20130077992 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TRANSFER DEVICE - A transfer assembly includes a support member having a side wall that extends in such a direction as to intersect a line extending from the rotation axis of a transfer roller and that has a hole through which a support shaft is inserted with some play being present. The hole has such a shape that, at the beginning of a period when a door is rotated from an open state to a closed state and a positioned portion is in contact with a positioning member, gaps are formed between the support shaft and a wall surface of the hole on both sides of the support shaft in a radial direction crossing an arc that is drawn from a center of the arc at the center line of rotation of the door and that passes through the support shaft. | 03-28-2013 |
20130077995 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TRANSPORT GUIDING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes a body frame, a transport unit, an image carrier, a transfer device, a fixing device, a guide member assembly, a door, and a positioning member. The guide member assembly includes a guide member, a positioned portion, and a support member. The support member supports the guide member and has a side wall that extends in such a direction as to intersect a line drawn in the width direction and that has a hole through which the support shaft is inserted with some play being present. The guide member assembly is supported by the door with some play being present between the guide member assembly and the base plate and is urged by the urging member. The hole is a long hole having a major axis extending in an opening direction of the door away from the center line of rotation of the door. | 03-28-2013 |
20130142539 | CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A cleaning device includes at least one first cleaning member that removes residual substances that remain on a surface of an endless belt by being in contact with the surface of the endless belt while rotating in a direction that is opposite to a movement direction in which the endless belt moves; a second cleaning member that is brought into contact with and separated from the surface of the endless belt at a predetermined timing and removes the residual substances that remain on the surface of the endless belt; and a switching unit that switches a rotation direction of the first cleaning member to a direction the same as the movement direction of the endless belt when the second cleaning member is brought into contact with the surface of the endless belt and cleans the surface. | 06-06-2013 |
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20120246356 | CONTROL DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a control device includes a receiving unit configured to receive an interrupt request requesting an interrupt process to be executed by a processing device that executes one or more processes; a storage unit configured to store therein the interrupt request; a determining unit configured to determine a state of the processing device; a sending unit configured to send the interrupt request to the processing device; and a control unit configured to store the interrupt request received by the receiving unit in the storage unit when the processing device is determined by the determining unit to be in an idle state in which the processing device is not executing the processes and a predetermined condition is not satisfied, and to control the sending unit to send the interrupt request stored in the storage unit to the processing device when the predetermined condition is satisfied. | 09-27-2012 |
20120246501 | CONTROLLER AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a controller includes a state detecting unit, a calculating unit, and a determining unit. The state detecting unit detects an idle state in which indicates there are no process that can execute on a processing device capable of performing one or more processes. The calculating unit calculates a resuming time, which indicates a time length until the next process starts, when the state detecting unit detects the idle state. The determining unit determines an operation mode of the processing device on the basis of the resuming time calculated by the calculating unit. | 09-27-2012 |
20120246503 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND JUDGING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processor, a non-volatile storage unit, a receiving unit, a judging unit, and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit receives from the processor an inquiry about accessibility of the storage unit. The judging unit judges, upon receipt of the inquiry, whether the storage unit is accessible on the basis of a start-up time period between starting power supply to the storage unit and activation of the storage unit. The transmitting unit transmits a judgment result obtained by the judging unit to the processor. | 09-27-2012 |
20130080812 | CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a control system includes a processing device; a main storage device to store the data; a cache memory to store part of the data stored; a prefetch unit to predict data highly likely to be accessed and execute prefetch, reading out data in advance onto the cache memory; and a power supply unit. The system further includes: a detecting unit to detect whether the processing device is in an idle state; a determining unit that determines whether to stop the supply of power to the cache memory in accordance with the state of the prefetch when determined as idle state; and a power supply control unit that controls the power supply unit so as to stop the supply of power, or controls the power supply unit so as to continue the supply of power. | 03-28-2013 |
20130191670 | CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a control device includes a calculator and a setting unit. The calculator is configured to calculate a system processing time indicating a time required for processing executed after a system, the system including a plurality of elements, power to each element being individually controlled, resumes from a sleep state in which the number of elements supplied with power is limited to a predetermined number and an operation of the system is stopped. The setting unit is configured to set a mode indicating an operation state of the system according to the system processing time calculated by the calculator when a resume factor indicating a factor for resuming the system from the sleep state occurs. | 07-25-2013 |
20130254773 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a control apparatus for controlling a target device includes an estimation unit and an issuing unit. The estimation unit is configured to estimate a second amount of energy required for the entire system including the target device and the control apparatus until the target device completes an execution of its function that is requested in accordance with an execution request for the target device. The issuing unit is configured to issue a control command for causing the target device to execute its function in accordance with the execution request, when the first amount of energy at a time point of receiving the execution request is greater than the second amount of energy. | 09-26-2013 |
20130268781 | STATE CONTROL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a state control device controls a state transition of an information processing device. The information processing device includes a processor; a power supply unit; and an electric storage unit. The state control device includes a controller to, when the power amount accumulated in the electric storage unit is decreased to a first power amount while the information processing device is in a first state, cause the information processing device to transit from the first state to a second state in which power consumption of the processor is lower than that in the first state, and to, when the power amount accumulated in the electric storage unit is increased to a second power amount larger than the first power amount while the information processing device is in the second state, cause the information processing device to transit from the second state to the first state. | 10-10-2013 |
20140013138 | MEMORY CONTROL DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SYSTEM BOARD - According to an embodiment, a memory control device controls a memory from/to which data are read/written by a processor. The memory control device includes a clock switcher and a control signal switcher. The clock receives as input a first clock and a second clock at a higher frequency than the first clock, supplies the first clock to the memory until the second clock becomes stable, and supplies the second clock after the second clock has become stable. The a control signal switcher starts supplying, to the memory, a first control signal for initializing the memory to a state allowing reading/writing of data by the processor while the first clock is being supplied to the memory, and supplies, to the memory, a second control signal according to the reading/writing of data by the processor, after the second clock is supplied to the memory and the memory is initialized. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013140 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processor, a first memory, and a power supply controller. The processor is configured to execute a program. The first memory is configured to store therein the program. The power supply controller is configured to stop supplying a power to the first memory when the processor transitions to an idle state where the processor waits for an interrupt, and start supplying the power to the first memory when the processor receives the interrupt in the idle state. When the processor receives the interrupt in the idle state, the processor executes initialization of the first memory to set the first memory into a state where the first memory is accessible from the processor. | 01-09-2014 |
20140089715 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus is powered by a power source including a power generation unit and a power storage device that stores power generated by the power generation unit. The information processing apparatus includes a first obtaining, a second obtaining unit, and a first control unit. The first obtaining unit is configured to obtain first information indicating a value of power generated by the power generation unit. The second obtaining unit is configured to obtain second information indicating an value of stored energy in the power storage device. The first control unit is configured to start a process that is set in advance when the value of power indicated by the first information is greater than zero and the value of stored energy indicated by the second information is equal to or greater than a first threshold value. | 03-27-2014 |
20140245045 | CONTROL DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a control device includes a processor setting unit, a resumption data reading unit, and a resumption processing unit. The processor setting unit is configured to identify, among a plurality of processors included in an information processing system, each of which is connected to one or more memories, a processor connected to a memory storing resumption data for resuming the information processing system and to activate the identified processor, in response to a resumption request for resuming the information processing system from hibernation. The information processing system includes two or more processors each connected with one or more memories. The resumption data reading unit is configured to read the resumption data from the memory that stores the resumption data. The resumption processing unit is configured to resume the information processing system by using the read resumption data. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245047 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPERATION STATE CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus that includes a processor, has a first control unit, a power storage unit, and a second control unit. The first control unit is configured to control execution of a process by the processor. The power storage unit is configured to store therein power. The second control unit is configured to control reduction of power consumption of the information processing apparatus in a case where there is a process waiting to be executed and an amount of stored power of the power storage unit is equal to or less than a first threshold. | 08-28-2014 |
20150019895 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND JUDGING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processor, a non-volatile storage unit, a receiving unit, a judging unit, and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit receives from the processor an inquiry about accessibility of the storage unit. The judging unit judges, upon receipt of the inquiry, whether the storage unit is accessible on the basis of a start-up time period between starting power supply to the storage unit and activation of the storage unit. The transmitting unit transmits a judgment result obtained by the judging unit to the processor. | 01-15-2015 |
20160070333 | CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a control device includes a calculator and a setting unit. The calculator is configured to calculate a system processing time indicating a time required for processing executed after a system, the system including a plurality of elements, power to each element being individually controlled, resumes from a sleep state in which the number of elements supplied with power is limited to a predetermined number and an operation of the system is stopped. The setting unit is configured to set a mode indicating an operation state of the system according to the system processing time calculated by the calculator when a resume factor indicating a factor for resuming the system from the sleep state occurs. | 03-10-2016 |
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20110026064 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is an image processing system including a user management unit that manages login and issues an authentication ticket to an image forming apparatus; a task request unit that makes an image processing request with an addition of the authentication ticket; a detection unit that detects whether the image processing request is authorized; a task processing unit that makes the image processing request with an addition of user information accompanied by identification information; a task management unit that stores a task in a task queue and receives an inquiry about the task; one or more image processing units that acquire the processible image processing request to perform the image processing; a storage unit that stores image data processed by the one or more image processing units; and an acquisition unit that specifies a location where the processed image data are stored and acquires the image data. | 02-03-2011 |
20140223124 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An information processing system includes multiple information processors. Each of the information processors includes a control part configured to periodically store a duplicate copy of at least part of predetermined information stored inside the information processor in a first storage part. The control part is configured to cause the first storage part to be operable from the information processor prior to storing the duplicate copy in the first storage part, store the duplicate copy after causing the first storage part to be operable, and cause the first storage part to be inoperable from the information processor after completion of storing the duplicate copy. | 08-07-2014 |
20140223536 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing system includes multiple network segments to which one or more information processors are connectable. The network segments includes a first network segment to which at least one first information processor configured to store predetermined information is connected, a second network segment to which at least one second information processor is connected, and a third network segment to which at least one third information processor is connected. The second network segment includes multiple predefined application programming interface (API)s, and the at least one second information processor executes a process corresponding to a called one of the APIs using the predetermined information stored in the at least one first information processor. In response to receiving a request from outside the information processing system, the at least one third information processor controls a process corresponding to the request by calling one of the APIs which corresponds to the request. | 08-07-2014 |
20160006796 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing system includes multiple network segments to which one or more information processors are connectable. The network segments includes a first network segment to which at least one first information processor configured to store predetermined information is connected, a second network segment to which at least one second information processor is connected, and a third network segment to which at least one third information processor is connected. The second network segment includes multiple predefined application programming interface (API)s, and the at least one second information processor executes a process corresponding to a called one of the APIs using the predetermined information stored in the at least one first information processor. In response to receiving a request from outside the information processing system, the at least one third information processor controls a process corresponding to the request by calling one of the APIs which corresponds to the request. | 01-07-2016 |
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20140149420 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - An information processing device includes: a storage unit; a first display control unit; and a demanding unit. The storage unit that stores attribute data representing specified attribute of contents and category data representing a category of the attribute correlated to each other. The first display control unit that provides controls for displaying information for a selected attribute and for displaying, in a categorized state, information for related attributes correlated to the same category as that of the attribute on a correlation display screen. The demanding unit that demands data search by referring to the correlated attribute selected corresponding to information selected from among those displayed on the correlation display screen to an information provision device. | 05-29-2014 |
20140214849 | CORRELATING CATEGORIES OF ATTRIBUTES OF CONTENTS WITH CLASSIFICATION ELEMENTS - An information processing apparatus that performs processing for editing information on contents includes: an acquisition means for acquiring attribute data classification information in which a plurality of attribute data indicating predetermined attributes of contents is correlated with category data indicating categories for classifying the plurality of attributes; a selection means for selecting predetermined attribute data from the attribute data included in the attribute data classification information acquired by the acquisition means; and a correlation means for newly correlating the attribute data selected by the selection means with category data other than the category data, which is correlated in the attribute data classification information acquired by the acquisition means, in response to a user's instruction. | 07-31-2014 |
20150106716 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - An information processing device includes: a storage unit; a first display control unit; and a demanding unit. The storage unit that stores attribute data representing specified attribute of contents and category data representing a category of the attribute correlated to each other. The first display control unit that provides controls for displaying information for a selected attribute and for displaying, in a categorized state, information for related attributes correlated to the same category as that of the attribute on a correlation display screen. The demanding unit that demands data search by referring to the correlated attribute selected corresponding to information selected from among those displayed on the correlation display screen to an information provision device. | 04-16-2015 |
20160085847 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - An information processing device includes: a storage unit; a first display control unit; and a demanding unit. The storage unit that stores attribute data representing specified attribute of contents and category data representing a category of the attribute correlated to each other. The first display control unit that provides controls for displaying information for a selected attribute and for displaying, in a categorized state, information for related attributes correlated to the same category as that of the attribute on a correlation display screen. The demanding unit that demands data search by referring to the correlated attribute selected corresponding to information selected from among those displayed on the correlation display screen to an information provision device. | 03-24-2016 |