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20080199815 | Plasma display panel and method for fabricating the same - A plasma display panel in which projections are formed in grooves between partitions and phosphor layers are provided on the projections so as to increase the area where phosphor adheres and thereby to increase the luminance. A couple of substrates are opposed to each other to form a discharge space. Band-like partitions partitioning the discharge space are arranged on the back or front substrate. Wall-like projections lower than the partitions and high enough to increase the area where phosphor layers are formed are provided in the region where the discharge space is formed in the long grooves between the partitions or around the discharge space. Phosphor layers are formed in the grooves between the partitions including the wall-like projections. A method for producing such a plasma display panel is also disclosed. | 08-21-2008 |
20080224590 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF GAS DISCHARGE TUBE, GAS DISCHARGE TUBE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A gas discharge tube is manufactured by closing an opening of a glass tube by forming a glass layer with outer peripheral shape identical to the outer peripheral shape of the glass tube on an end face of the glass tube. An open end face (opening) of the glass tube is pressure-welded to a dry film containing a low melting point glass powder and a binder resin, and then the glass tube is lifted up to transfer the dry film for closing the opening to the end face of the glass tube. A phosphor support member is inserted into the glass tube from a side opposite to the end face and then an end of the phosphor support member is caused to adhere to the dry film. The binder resin is burnt off, and the dry film is vitrified to produce a low melting point glass layer. | 09-18-2008 |
20090128038 | Light-emitting discharge tube, method of fabricating the same, and protective film forming apparatus - A light-emitting discharge tube in which an outer wall surface of a glass tube is made less susceptible to flaws by forming a protective film on the outer wall surface of the glass tube, a method of fabricating the light-emitting discharge tube, and a protective film forming apparatus are provided. The light-emitting discharge tube defines light-emitting discharge regions by a plurality of external electrodes. The outer wall surface of the light-emitting discharge tube (the glass tube) is coated with the protective film (a metal film, a conductive metal oxide film, an insulating metal oxide film, or an organic film). | 05-21-2009 |
20100201249 | Plasma display panel and method for fabricating the same - A plasma display panel in which projections are formed in grooves between partitions and phosphor layers are provided on the projections so as to increase the area where phosphor adheres and thereby to increase the luminance. A couple of substrates are opposed to each other to form a discharge space. Band-like partitions partitioning the discharge space are arranged on the back or front substrate. Wall-like projections lower than the partitions and high enough to increase the area where phosphor layers are formed are provided in the region where the discharge space is formed in the long grooves between the partitions or around the discharge space. Phosphor layers are formed in the grooves between the partitions including the wall-like projections. A method for producing such a plasma display panel is also disclosed. | 08-12-2010 |
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20150042616 | INPUT DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - It is an object of the present invention to enhance detection accuracy during a touch operation in a capacitance coupling type input device. The input device includes a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of detection electrodes crossing each other, and capacitive elements formed in respective crossed portions between the driving electrodes and the detection electrodes. During a touch detection period, a driving signal is applied to the driving electrodes on a line block basis of scanning signal lines, and touch is detected based on a detection signal output from each of the detection electrodes, and the touch detection period is provided in a display update period in a horizontal scanning period of a display apparatus. Further, a driving signal to be applied to the driving electrodes is applied to a selected line block of the display apparatus to which the scanning signal is not being applied. | 02-12-2015 |
20150049061 | INPUT DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - An object of the present technology is to improve the detection accuracy of a capacitance coupling type input device at a time of touch operation. An input device includes: a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of detection electrodes crossing each other; and capacitive elements formed in respective crossed portions between the driving electrodes and the detection electrodes. During a touch detection period, a driving signal is applied to the driving electrodes on a line block basis of the scanning signal lines, and touch is detected based on a detection signal output from each of the detection electrodes, the touch detection period is provided in a display update period in a horizontal scanning period of the display apparatus, and during a horizontal scanning period following a certain horizontal scanning period during which touch detection has been performed, a driving signal whose potential is has been changed to a direction opposite to that of the previous horizontal scanning period is applied to the driving electrodes to start touch detection. | 02-19-2015 |
20150103048 | DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present technology is to provide a display device that includes an input device capable of easily being incorporated into the display device as a capacitance coupling type input device. The display device includes: a display panel having a plurality of pixel electrodes | 04-16-2015 |
20150103278 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present technology is to provide a liquid crystal display device that includes a capacitance coupling type input device capable of easily being incorporated into the display device. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel and an input device. The liquid crystal panel includes: a TFT substrate having a plurality of pixel electrodes and a common electrode provided so as to be opposed to the pixel electrodes, and further includes a switching element for controlling application of a voltage to the pixel electrodes; and a counter substrate arranged so as to be opposed to the TFT substrate, and having a configuration in which color filters of at least three primary colors are arranged at positions corresponding to the pixel electrodes and a light-shielding portion is arranged between the color filters. The input device includes: a detection electrode arranged in the liquid crystal panel; and a driving electrode arranged so as to cross the detection electrode, wherein a capacitive element is formed between the detection electrode and the driving electrode. The detection electrode is set at the same potential as that applied to the common electrode of the liquid crystal panel. | 04-16-2015 |
20150109248 | INPUT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An input device which is a capacitive coupling type and can reduce visibility of wiring patterns of electrodes and interference fringes is provided. The input device is included in a display device including a plurality of pixels, and is configured to detect a contact position of a user. The input device includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes disposed so as to cross the first electrodes, and a plurality of third electrodes disposed between the second electrodes. Slits extending obliquely with respect to an extension direction of the second electrodes are formed between the third electrodes. | 04-23-2015 |
20150116247 | INPUT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An input device that can prevent a reduction in the accuracy of detection of a contact position, even when a display device operates in a PSR mode, is provided. The input device is provided in a display device configured to operate in either a first mode or a second mode, and to generate mode signal giving notice of the current operation mode and is configured to detect a contact position of a user. The input device includes a plurality of driving electrodes and touch controller. Touch controller is configured to determine the operation mode of display device based on mode signal, to generate touch driving signal based on a result of the determination, and to apply the generated touch driving signals to the driving electrodes. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116266 | INPUT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An input device that can prevent a reduction in the accuracy of detection of a contact position, even when a display device operates in a PSR mode, is provided. The input device is provided in a display device configured to operate in either a first mode or a second mode and is configured to detect a contact position of a user. The input device includes a plurality of driving electrodes and a touch controller. The touch controller is configured to determine the operation mode of the display device, configured to generate touch driving signal based on a result of the determination, and configured to apply the generated touch driving signals to the driving electrodes. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116267 | INPUT DEVICE FOR TOUCH OPERATION AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An input device for detecting a touch operation performed by a user includes a plurality of driving electrodes, and a plurality of detection electrodes which are disposed intersecting with the driving electrodes. The input device detects a position touched by a user by applying a driving signal to the driving electrode and detecting a detection signals outputted from each of the detection electrodes. The detection signal varies with a change in capacitance at an intersection between the driving electrode and the detection electrode. The input device further includes a plurality of signal correctors, each of which is provided for each driving electrode. The signal corrector is configured to add a correction signal to the driving signal in a rising portion and/or a falling portion of the driving signal and apply the driving signal added with the correction signal to the driving electrode. | 04-30-2015 |
20150153767 | DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present technology is to provide a display device that includes an input device capable of being easily incorporated into the display device as a capacitance coupling type input device. The display device is provided with an input device having a plurality of driving electrodes | 06-04-2015 |
20150160763 | INPUT DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present technology is to provide an input device that is a capacitance coupling type input device capable of easily being incorporated into a display device. The input device includes: a plurality of driving electrodes | 06-11-2015 |
20150185927 | INPUT DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a projected capacitive type input device that easily achieves a high resolution and a large size. The input device is provided in a display device that updates a display by sequentially applying a scanning signal to a plurality of scanning signal lines during one frame period. The input device includes a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of detection electrodes that are arranged so as to cross each other. The detection electrodes are arranged parallel to the scanning signal lines. A touch position is detected by applying a driving signal to the driving electrodes and detecting a detection signal output from each of the detection electrodes during a touch detection period. | 07-02-2015 |
20150192814 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present technology is to provide an input device as a capacitance coupling type input device capable of easily being incorporated into a display device. A liquid crystal display device of the present technology includes: a liquid crystal panel | 07-09-2015 |
20150193053 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device according to the present disclosure is an input device arranged in a display device that sequentially applies a scanning signal to a plurality of scanning signal lines in one frame period to perform update of display, the input device comprising driving electrodes in quantity of N provided corresponding to the plurality of scanning signal lines, and a plurality of sensing electrodes arranged so as to intersect with the driving electrodes in quantity of N to form capacitive elements at intersection portions. In a touch detection period, a driving signal is sequentially applied to the driving electrodes in quantity of N, and a touch detection is performed based on a detection signal output from each of the plurality of sensing electrodes. | 07-09-2015 |
20150193057 | DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present technology is to provide a display device that includes a capacitance coupling type input device capable of easily being incorporated into a display device. The display device includes an input device in which capacitive elements are formed between driving electrodes | 07-09-2015 |
20150268765 | INPUT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING TOUCH SENSOR FUNCTION - An input device having a touch sensor function includes a plurality of first electrodes; a plurality of second electrodes which are disposed facing the plurality of first electrodes, each second electrode coupled capacitively with the first electrode to output a detection signal based on a touch operation, a plurality of third electrodes each disposed in a region between adjacent second electrodes, and a plurality of first connection sections which have a resistance value not lower than 1 MΩ, and electrically connect the plurality of third electrodes to a predetermined electrode set to a predetermined potential. | 09-24-2015 |
20150277485 | INPUT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - In an input device, first electrodes are arranged on a first transparent substrate, and second electrodes are arranged on a second transparent substrate coupled to the first transparent with second electrodes intersecting with first electrodes. A control unit detects electrostatic capacitance. The first transparent substrate includes a first joint region where the no first electrodes are arranged and a plurality of regions into which a whole region of the first transparent substrate is segmented by the first joint region. The second transparent substrate includes a second joint region where no second electrodes are arranged and a plurality of regions into which a whole region of the second transparent substrate is segmented by the second joint region. On the coupled transparent substrates, the first and second joint regions are arranged such that the first joint region and the second joint region do not overlap with each other partially or wholly. | 10-01-2015 |
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20080222233 | INFORMATION SHARING SUPPORT SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER CONTROLLING METHOD - An information sharing support system includes: a first information processing device connected to a projector device for projecting an image on a projection area including an object therein, and to an image pick-up device for picking up an image of the projection area including the object; an inputting unit that inputs an event in a first layer, inputs a second annotation image as a part of a first annotation image associated with the event to a second layer, inputs a third annotation image as the remaining part of the first annotation image to a third layer, and inputs a document to a fourth layer; a transmitting unit that transmits the second annotation image to the projector device; a receiving unit that receives a picked-up image from the image pick-up device; and a second information processing device that allocates the picked-up image to the second layer, and includes a display that displays the third annotation image and the document in an overlapping fashion. | 09-11-2008 |
20090195674 | INDICATOR SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INDICATING DEVICE - An indicator system includes: a controller that transmits an image captured by an image capturing unit and a zoomed image captured by a zoom image capturing unit to a terminal, the image capturing unit capturing an image of an object, the zoom image capturing unit zooming in the object and capturing an image of the zoomed-in object, the controller causing a projecting unit to project an annotation image onto the object, the annotation image indicating an annotation in accordance with an instruction based on the image and given in the terminal; and a storing unit that stores conditions for capturing the zoomed image and the instruction which is associated with the conditions, when the instruction with respect to the annotation image is issued for the zoomed image. | 08-06-2009 |
20100045806 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, REMOTE INDICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus including: a registration portion that, every time a new image is input, registers the image and an identifier with a storage; a reception portion that receives a delivery request including an identifier of an image and a delivery condition from an external terminal; a transmission portion that, when the identifier satisfying the delivery request is registered, transmits the image corresponding to the identifier to the external terminal; an addition portion that, when the identifier satisfying the delivery request is not registered, adds a set of the identifier, the delivery condition, identification information of the external terminal, and a registration time to the storage; and a notification portion that, when the identifier is not registered although a given period has passed from the registration time, notifies the external terminal of information showing that the image corresponding to the delivery request does not exist. | 02-25-2010 |
20100085435 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, REMOTE INDICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes: a reception unit that receives multiple captured images that are captured with a capture device in parallel from an external apparatus to which the capture device that captures an object is connected; a detection unit that detects a priority image that is included in the multiple captured images being received by the reception unit and is assigned priority information that specifies the priority image to be preferentially displayed on a display device; and a controller that controls the reception unit to stop receiving other captured images which are not detected by the detection unit and to receive the priority image detected by the detection unit and controls the display device to display the priority image on the display device when the priority image is detected by the detection unit. | 04-08-2010 |
20120150873 | SEARCH APPARATUS, SEARCH METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A search apparatus searches graph data representing a graph including nodes and links. The search apparatus includes the following elements. An input receiving unit receives an input of a reference node indicating a search reference position on the graph and an input of a search condition indicating a condition satisfied by a node, a link, or a combination of a node and a link. A searching unit searches the graph data for a node, a link, or a combination of a node and a link that satisfies the search condition. A search result data generating unit generates search result data indicating at least one search result obtained by the searching unit, together with path data showing a path on the graph from the reference node to each of the at least one search result. | 06-14-2012 |
20120324330 | INFORMATION SHARING SUPPORT SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER CONTROLLING METHOD - An information sharing support system includes a first information processor connected to a projector that projects an image on a projection area including an object, and to an image pick-up device for picking up an image of the projection area; an inputting unit that inputs an event in a first layer, inputs a second annotation image as a part of a first annotation image associated with the event to a second layer, inputs a third annotation image to a third layer, and inputs a document to a fourth layer; a transmitter that transmits the second annotation image to the projector device; a receiving unit that receives a picked-up image; and a second information processing device that allocates the picked-up image to the second layer, and includes a display that displays the third annotation image and the document in an overlapping fashion. | 12-20-2012 |
20130080476 | SEARCH APPARATUS, SEARCH METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A search apparatus includes a graph memory, a root node specification receiving unit, and a search unit. The graph memory stores data of a graph having nodes representing data elements and a link representing a relationship between the data elements. The root node specification receiving unit receives a root node specified from among the nodes in the graph. The search unit searches for an adjacent node which is connected to a target node via a link and which satisfies a search condition that at least one of the target node and the adjacent node has a predetermined attribute. The search unit searches for an adjacent node using the root node as the target node. The search unit iteratively performs a process of searching for an adjacent node using a previously determined adjacent node as the target node for a subsequent iteration to obtain a concatenation of adjacent nodes. | 03-28-2013 |
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20120274110 | Seat Structure and Vehicle - In a seat, in a state in which tilting of a back main frame around a tilting center is locked by a reclining mechanism, a lower end of a back joint link is turnably joined to a vehicle side. Thus, turning of a first link, a back sub frame and the back joint link is locked, and operation of a back link mechanism is locked. Therefore, a supporting rigidity from rear side of a back side portion can be enhanced by the back link mechanism (the back sub frame), and a crew sitting in the seat can be thoroughly retained. | 11-01-2012 |
20130292980 | SEAT STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE - In a seat, in a state in which tilting of a back main frame around a tilting center is locked by a reclining mechanism, a lower end of a back joint link is turnably joined to a vehicle side. Thus, turning of a first link, a back sub frame and the back joint link is locked, and operation of a back link mechanism is locked. Therefore, a supporting rigidity from rear side of a back side portion can be enhanced by the back link mechanism (the back sub frame), and a crew sitting in the seat can be thoroughly retained. | 11-07-2013 |
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20100052627 | DC/DC CONVERTER - A boost DC/DC converter has a voltage dividing circuit connected between the output terminal and the ground, that outputs a divided voltage obtained by dividing the output voltage; a reference voltage generating circuit that generates a reference voltage based on the input voltage; an error amplifier that outputs a first signal corresponding to the difference between the divided voltage and the reference voltage; a feedforward circuit that detects the input voltage and outputs a second signal corresponding to a current inversely proportional to the input voltage; a multiplier that multiples the first signal by the second signal and outputs a third signal obtained; and a control circuit that outputs, based on the third signal, a control signal for controlling on/off of the switching transistor so that the divided voltage is equal to the reference voltage. | 03-04-2010 |
20110221415 | DC/DC CONVERTER - According to one embodiment, a switching transistor changes, based on ON/OFF operations, the direction of an electric current flowing to an inductor. A gate driving unit applies a driving voltage to a gate of the switching transistor. A power-supply switching unit switches, based on a result of comparison of the input voltage and the output voltage, the voltage of a power supply that generates the driving voltage. | 09-15-2011 |
20120235656 | CURRENT-DIRECTION DETECTING CIRCUIT AND DC-DC CONVERTER - According to one embodiment, a circuit includes an amplifier, first and second capacitors, a switch and a monitoring-comparator. The amplifier amplifies source and drain voltages to output first and second amplified-signals. The first and second capacitors are connected to the amplifier's first and second terminals. The first and second amplified-signals are outputted from the first and second terminals. The switch forms first and second loops when a switching-transistor is OFF. The switch supplies a common-reference-voltage to the first and second loops to store charge in the first and second capacitors. The switch ends the first and second loops based on a gate-signal when the switching-transistor is ON. The monitoring-comparator compares first and second inputs. The monitoring-comparator outputs a signal depending on a comparison result when the switching-transistor is ON. The first and second inputs are input through the first and second capacitors. | 09-20-2012 |
20130141060 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND DC-DC CONVERTER - A DC-DC converter includes a smoothing capacitor connected between a first output terminal connected to a first end of a load and a second output terminal connected to a second end of the load, the smoothing capacitor smoothing an output voltage. The DC-DC converter includes a choke coil having a first end connected to a first end of a battery. The DC-DC converter includes a semiconductor integrated circuit having a switch terminal connected to a second end of the choke coil, a first potential terminal connected to the first output terminal, and a second potential terminal connected to the second output terminal and a second end of the battery. | 06-06-2013 |
20140266095 | STEP-DOWN SWITCHING CIRCUIT - The step-down switching circuit includes an amplifier capacitor having a first end connected to the feedback terminal and a second end connected to a second input of the amplifier. The step-down switching circuit includes a first resistor having a first end connected to the first end of the amplifier capacitor. The step-down switching circuit includes a second resistor having a first end connected to a second end of the first resistor and a second end connected to an output of the amplifier. The step-down switching circuit includes a third resistor having a first end connected to the second end of the first resistor and a second end connected to the second end of the amplifier capacitor. | 09-18-2014 |
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20140292876 | RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a recording apparatus including a support stage which support a recording medium, a recording processing section which includes a recording unit for performing recording on the supported recording medium and is bridged so as to cross over the support stage in an X-axis direction, a Y-axis moving section which moves the recording processing section in a Y-axis direction with respect to the support stage, a rear bumper section which is arranged on the rear side of the recording processing section in the Y-axis direction and absorbs impact from collision with a foreign matter, and a first detection section which detects whether or not a distance between the recording medium A and the recording unit is less than a predetermined value, in which at least a part of the first detection section is arranged inside the rear bumper section. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292890 | RECORDING APPARATUS - There is provided a recording apparatus including a support stage which supports a recording medium, a recording processing section which includes a recording unit for performing recording on the supported recording medium and is bridged so as to cross over the support stage in an X-axis direction, a Y-axis moving section which moves the recording processing section in a Y-axis direction with respect to the support stage, and a collision detection section which detects collision between a foreign matter and the recording processing section, in which the recording processing section includes projecting sections projecting in the X-axis direction with respect to the support stage, and side collision detection sections are respectively arranged on front and rear sides of the respective projecting sections. | 10-02-2014 |
20150375532 | RECORDING DEVICE - An ink jet printer which is a recording device which ejects ink droplets onto a recording surface of a recording medium thereby recording, includes a material of slave rollers that are in contact with the recording surface in a transport path through which the recording medium is transported, the material being located on a polarity side opposite to a polarity in which mist that is generated in accordance with ejection of the ink droplets in a charge string is charged, further than a material of a member which configures the recording surface. | 12-31-2015 |
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20090190983 | DECURLING MECHANISM - A decurling mechanism moves a decurling roller around a conveyance roller by means of a position changing roller to change the relative position of the decurling roller to the conveyance roller to a decurling position in which a piece of paper web is conveyed while being decurled and a conveyance position in which a paper sheet is conveyed without being decurled. In this case, the clearance between the decurling roller and the conveyance roller when the decurling roller is in the decurling position is set to be larger than that when the decurling roller is in the conveyance position. | 07-30-2009 |
20090190984 | DECURLING MECHANISM - A decurling mechanism is configured so that a position changing roller moves a decurling roller among a plurality of decurling positions from the weakest decurling position to the strong decurling position. In this manner, the decurling force applied to each piece of paper web is set large when the piece of paper web has a length not smaller than a predetermined value, but set small when the piece of paper web has a length smaller than the predetermined value. | 07-30-2009 |
20090190985 | DECURLING MECHANISM - A decurling mechanism for performing a decurling process of correcting the curl of paper includes: a first roller; a second roller disposed travelably around the first roller; and a roller position changing mechanism for changing the second roller to a plurality of positions set on a traveling path of the second roller. The plurality of positions include a decurling position in which the decurling process to the paper is enabled and the paper is conveyed while being pinched between the first and second rollers, a conveyance position in which the decurling process to the paper is disabled and the paper is conveyed while being pinched between the first and second rollers and a pinch release position in which the paper is released from the pinch between the first and second rollers. | 07-30-2009 |
20100073449 | INKJET PRINTER - In a consecutive processing in which an inkjet printer A consecutively performs printing on a plurality of media sheets and cutting the front ends and the rear ends of the media sheets, a feed interval between any two consecutive media sheets in a cutting section is set larger than that in a printing section. | 03-25-2010 |