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20090304295 | AREA DETERMINATION METHOD, IMAGE COMPRESSION METHOD, IMAGE COMPRESSION APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - First, a binary image is generated by binarizing an image. Next, a binary pixel ratio, that is a ratio of a binary pixel quantity that is a quantity of dotted pixels included in a specific area of the binary image to a total quantity of pixels included in the specific area of the binary image, is found. Then, a thin-line image is generated by performing a line-thinning process on the specific area. After that, a thin-line pixel ratio that is a ratio of the quantity of dotted pixels included in the generated thin-line image to the binary pixel quantity is found, and the specific area is determined to be a map area or a photograph area based on the calculated binary pixel ratio and the calculated thin-line pixel ratio. | 12-10-2009 |
20100053707 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS DIRECTED TO IMAGE OUTLINE PROCESSING, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PERFORMING IMAGE PROCESSING - In outline processing according to the present embodiment, a normalization coefficient is determined such that values outputted as outline data substantially coincide with a maximum value in a prescribed number of digits in accordance with a variation amount between coordinate values. Such determination can constantly enhance image quality (legibility of a character) of the outline data up to a highest value under conditions of the prescribed number of digits as well as being free of the influence of a size of a target character. In other words, it is possible to provide the highest feasible image quality under the limitation of the number of digits set from the limit of a file size. | 03-04-2010 |
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20090155856 | NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION METHOD - An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a nucleic acid amplification method by which a nucleic acid can be amplified using oligonucleotide primers and DNA polymerase. The present invention provides a nucleic acid amplification method which comprises performing incubation of a reaction solution containing at least one type of deoxynucleotide triphosphate, at least one type of DNA polymerase having strand displacement activity, at least two types of oligonucleotide primer, and the nucleic acid fragment as a template so as to perform a polymerase reaction that initiates from the 3′ end of the primer and thus amplifying the nucleic acid fragment, wherein a first oligonucleotide primer and a second oligonucleotide primer are designed in such a way that a region which contains two identical sequences X of serial 4 or more nucleotides within, the region of 200 or less nucleotides, or apart thereof can be amplified. | 06-18-2009 |
20090162856 | RNA DETECTION METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for rapid, convenient, and highly sensitive detection of trace RNA wherein a risk of contamination is low. The present invention provides a method for amplification of nucleic acid which comprises the steps of: (i) allowing a reverse transcriptase to act on RNA so as to produce a nucleic acid fragment; and (ii) performing substantially isothermal incubation of a reaction solution containing at least one type of deoxynucleotide triphosphate, at least one type of DNA polymerase having strand displacement activity, a divalent cation, a surfactant accounting for at least 0.01% of the solution, at least two types of oligonucleotide primers, and the nucleic acid fragment as a template obtained in the step (i) so as to perform a polymerase reaction that is initiated from the 3′ ends of the primers and thus amplify the nucleic acid fragment. | 06-25-2009 |
20090162903 | NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION METHOD - An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a nucleic acid amplification method by which a nucleic acid can be amplified using oligonucleotide primers and DNA polymerase. The present invention provides a nucleic acid amplification method which comprises performing incubation of a reaction solution containing at least one type of deoxynucleotide triphosphate, at least one type of DNA polymerase, at least two types of oligonucleotide primer, and the nucleic acid fragment as a template so as to perform a polymerase reaction that initiates from the 3′ end of the primer and thus amplifying the nucleic acid fragment, wherein a tag sequence is added at the 5′ end of the first oligonucleotide primer, and the tag sequence is a nucleotide sequence on the template nucleic acid fragment which is present downstream of the sequence which is substantially complementary with the 3′ end region of the first oligonucleotide primer (a region where the first oligonucleotide is annealed to the template nucleic acid). | 06-25-2009 |
20090170096 | NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION METHOD - An object to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a nucleic acid amplification method by which a nucleic acid can be amplified substantially isothermally using oligonucleotide primers and DNA polymerase capable of strand displacement. The present invention provides a nucleic acid amplification method which comprises performing substantially isothermal incubation of a reaction solution containing at least one type of deoxynucleotide triphosphate, at least one type of DNA polymerase having strand displacement activity, a divalent cation, at least 0.01% or more surfactant, at least two types of oligonucleotide primer, and the nucleic acid fragment as a template so as to perform a polymerase reaction that initiates from the 3′ end of the primer and thus amplifying the nucleic acid fragment. | 07-02-2009 |
20100047794 | METHOD FOR DISCRIMINATING BETWEEN NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES OF NUCLEIC ACIDS - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for discriminating between nucleic acid sequences with high accuracy by utilizing a method for specifically amplifying nucleic acid sequences under isothermal conditions. The present invention provides a method for discriminating between the nucleotide sequence of a first nucleic acid and the nucleotide sequence of a second nucleic acid by a nucleic acid amplification method that is performed under substantially isothermal conditions, wherein (1) at least one type of oligonucleotide (hereinafter “primer”) substantially complementary to the first nucleic acid, and (2) at least one type of oligonucleic acid (hereinafter “mask oligo”) that is designed such that it hybridizes to the nucleotide sequence portions of the first nucleic acid and the second nucleic acid to be discriminated, such that it is more complementary to the second nucleic acid than to the first nucleic acid, and such that it does not become an origin of an elongation reaction with polymerase, are used, the method being characterized in that a portion of the primer and a portion of the mask oligo hybridize to the same regions on the first nucleic acid and the second nucleic acid. | 02-25-2010 |
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20090098658 | Microchip and Method of Using the Same - A microchip includes fluid circuits therein, formed by uniting together at least a first substrate that is a transparent substrate and a second substrate having grooves provided at the substrate surface and/or through holes penetrating in a thickness direction. The fluid circuits include a liquid reagent receptacle unit to store a liquid reagent, a quantification unit to quantify the liquid reagent or specimen, and an overflow liquid storage unit connected to the quantification unit to store the liquid reagent or specimen overflowing from the quantification unit during quantification. There is also provided a method of using the microchip. | 04-16-2009 |
20090111675 | Microchip and Method of Using the Same - A microchip including a first substrate with a groove formed on a substrate surface or a pass-through hole passing in a thickness direction of the substrate, and one or more second substrates laminated on a surface of the first substrate; the microchip including an optical measurement cuvette consisting of a space configured by the groove or the pass-through hole, and a substrate surface of the second substrate; wherein a side wall surface of the second substrate is positioned on an inner side than a side wall surface of the first substrate in at least one part of a side wall surface of the microchip, and a method of using the same are provided. | 04-30-2009 |
20090135407 | Microchip - There is provided a microchip that is formed of a first substrate having a surface with a groove and a second substrate joined together and has a fluid circuit in the form of a cavity defined by the groove and a surface of the second substrate closer to the first substrate. The fluid circuit at least includes a detection portion having an optical path for transmitting light. The microchip includes at least one of a step defined by a groove formed in contact with at least one side surface of a groove of the first substrate that defines the optical path and a recess provided in the second substrate at a position opposite to the step. | 05-28-2009 |
20130115148 | Microchip and Method of Using the Same - A microchip including a first substrate with a groove formed on a substrate surface or a pass-through hole passing in a thickness direction of the substrate, and one or more second substrates laminated on a surface of the first substrate; the microchip including an optical measurement cuvette consisting of a space configured by the groove or the pass-through hole, and a substrate surface of the second substrate; wherein a side wall surface of the second substrate is positioned on an inner side than a side wall surface of the first substrate in at least one part of a side wall surface of the microchip, and a method of using the same are provided. | 05-09-2013 |
20130195719 | Microchip and Method of Using the Same - A microchip includes fluid circuits therein, formed by uniting together at least a first substrate that is a transparent substrate and a second substrate having grooves provided at the substrate surface and/or through holes penetrating in a thickness direction. The fluid circuits include a liquid reagent receptacle unit to store a liquid reagent, a quantification unit to quantify the liquid reagent or specimen, and an overflow liquid storage unit connected to the quantification unit to store the liquid reagent or specimen overflowing from the quantification unit during quantification. There is also provided a method of using the microchip. | 08-01-2013 |
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20080207892 | NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION METHOD USING MICROCHIP AND MICROCHIP, AND NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A nucleic acid amplification method, includes: performing nucleic acid amplification using a microchip that comprises: a specimen introduction section; a reaction section; and a channel that connects the reaction section and the specimen introduction section, wherein the method further comprises preventing a reaction solution from evaporating during the amplification reaction, and a microchip, includes: a specimen introduction section; a reaction section; and a channel that connects the reaction section and the specimen introduction section, wherein the microchip executes a method for preventing a specimen containing a nucleic acid from evaporating. | 08-28-2008 |
20080233578 | METHOD FOR DETECTING MUTATION OF NUCLEIC ACID USING SINGLE-STRANDED DNA-BINDING PROTEIN - A method for judging the presence or absence of a mutation in a nucleic acid sequence, the method includes utilizing a single-stranded DNA-binding protein; the aforementioned method for judging the presence or absence of a mutation in a nucleic acid sequence, wherein the aforementioned presence or absence of a mutation in a nucleic acid sequence is judged by a product formed by a nucleic acid amplification reaction utilizing the single-stranded DNA-binding protein; and a kit for judging the presence or absence of the aforementioned mutation in a nucleic acid sequence. | 09-25-2008 |
20080268444 | Detection method of SNPs - A method for detecting a mismatch between a target nucleic acid as a measuring object and a control nucleic acid, the method comprising: (a) effecting formation of a double-stranded nucleic acid through hybridization of the control nucleic acid and the target nucleic acid; (b) allowing a mismatch binding protein to contact with the double-stranded nucleic acid and thereby to bind to a mismatched site; (c) allowing an intercalating agent which specifically recognizes the double-stranded nucleic acid and is intercalated therein, to contact with the double-stranded nucleic acid; (d) detecting the intercalating agent intercalated into the double-stranded nucleic acid; and (e) judging the presence or absence of a mismatch between the control nucleic acid and the target nucleic acid, by comparing amounts of the intercalating agent intercalated into the double-stranded nucleic acid in the absence and presence of the mismatch binding protein. | 10-30-2008 |
20130266480 | ASSAY CHIP - An assay chip includes fluidic-channel member composed of a light-transmissive lower member and an upper member, forming a fluidic-channel therebetween, and a cover member fitted with the fluidic-channel member from the upper-member-side thereof. An inlet for injecting a sample solution into the fluidic-channel and a suction opening for sucking, from the downstream side, the injected sample solution, both communicating with the fluidic-channel, are formed on the upper surface of the upper member. A pot for carrying out predetermined pre-processing on the sample solution, a pot for first-reaction processing to bind a photoresponsive labeling substance to an analyte in the sample solution, an inlet insertion-hole for inserting the inlet, and a suction-opening insertion-hole for inserting the suction opening are linearly arranged on the upper surface of the cover member. | 10-10-2013 |
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20090088959 | Parking support systems, parking support methods, and parking support programs - Parking support systems, methods, and programs store road information and obtain information regarding a vacant space on a road. The systems, methods, and programs calculate parking availability in a predetermined area specified by the stored road information based on the obtained information; and provide notification of the calculated parking availability. | 04-02-2009 |
20130170706 | GUIDANCE DEVICE, GUIDANCE METHOD, AND GUIDANCE PROGRAM - Image recognition is performed based on a surrounding image and a recognition template used for the image recognition of a marker object, and a recognition confidence level used for determining if the marker object can be recognized in the surrounding image is calculated. A determination is made if the recognition confidence level has increased as compared with the recognition confidence level calculated based on the surrounding image acquired at the guidance output point. If it is determined that the recognition confidence level has increased, the image of the marker object, generated based on the surrounding image acquired at the guidance output point, is stored as a new template to be used for the image recognition of the marker object. This increases the possibility to recognize the marker object based on the new template, thus increasing the recognition accuracy of the marker object. | 07-04-2013 |
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20120127312 | VEHICLE PERIPHERY IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS - Provided is a vehicle periphery image generation apparatus for generating a vehicle periphery image which can provide a wide view of vehicle periphery at a time. The vehicle periphery image generation apparatus includes an image acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle periphery images photographed by a plurality of photographic cameras mounted on the vehicle, a display device provided in the vehicle interior for displaying the images, a viewing point position setting unit for setting the position as the viewing point of the image to be displayed on the display device to a viewing point from a perpendicularly upward direction, a fish-eye image generation unit for generating a fish-eye image with using the periphery images and the position set by the viewing point position setting unit, a self vehicle image generation unit for generating a self vehicle image, and a display image generation unit for generating an image to be displayed on the display device with using the fish-eye image and a self vehicle image, wherein the position of the viewing point of the fish-eye image can be changed. | 05-24-2012 |
20120133769 | VEHICLE SURROUNDINGS AWARENESS SUPPORT DEVICE - Provided is a vehicle surroundings awareness support device capable of providing a prompt for a driver to intuitively direct their attention, without the driver feeling hassled. Captured images comprising a plurality of frames taken sequentially by an onboard camera for imaging the surroundings of the vehicle are received; an optical flow is computed on the basis of feature points contained in the plurality of frames imaged at different times; moving objects in the surroundings of the vehicle are detected on the basis of the optical flow; and a display for showing movement trajectories for the moving objects is superimposed on the captured images on the basis of the optical flow. | 05-31-2012 |
20120136505 | GUIDING APPARATUS, GUIDING METHOD, AND GUIDING PROGRAM PRODUCT - In a guiding method, an object of interest existing in a vicinity of a guidance point, at which a driver of a vehicle needs guidance, on a travel path of the vehicle is retrieved. A recognizable range the driver will have is estimated based on at least one of (a) time required to provide guidance with respect to the object of interest and (b) time required for the driver to visually check the object of interest after receiving the guidance. The guidance with respect to the object of interest is provided when the object of interest exists in the estimated recognizable range. | 05-31-2012 |
20130024109 | TRAVEL GUIDANCE SYSTEM, TRAVEL GUIDANCE APPARATUS, TRAVEL GUIDANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A travel guidance system including a navigation-route setting unit; a reference-marker setting unit that sets a reference marker located closer to a departure place of a navigation route than a guidance junction, a guidance-marker setting unit that sets a reference marker located near the guidance junction; a marker-position acquiring unit; a guidance setting unit that sets the guidance on the guidance junction on the basis of a position of the reference marker and a position of the guidance marker; and a junction guiding unit that provides the guidance on the guidance junction on the basis of the guidance set by the guidance setting unit. The guidance setting unit sets the guidance including a first phrase specifying a positional relationship between the movable body and the reference marker and a second phrase specifying a positional relationship between the reference marker and the guidance marker. | 01-24-2013 |