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20090146991 | DRIVING METHOD OF ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY DEVICE - A driving method of an electrophoretic display device composed of a pair of substrates with electrophoretic elements, each containing electrophoretic particles, interposed therebetween, first electrodes provided on one substrate of the pair of substrates so as to correspond to pixels, and a second electrode which is provided on the other substrate and is shared by all of the pixels, in which each pixel includes a pixel switching element connected to a scan line and a data line, a memory circuit connected to the pixel switching element, and a switch circuit disposed between the memory circuit and the first electrode, and the switch circuit is connected to a first control line and a second control line, the driving method includes: inputting an image signal to the memory circuit via the pixel switching element; causing the first control line and the second control line to be connected to the first electrode by driving the switch circuit in response to an output from the memory circuit; causing a potential of the second electrode to alternate between a first potential and a second potential in a state in which a potential of the first control line is set to the first potential and a potential of the second control line is set to the second potential; and setting the potential of the first control line to a third potential which is higher than the first potential in an image display step which is performed after the inputting an image signal. | 06-11-2009 |
20090189848 | METHOD OF DRIVING ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTROPHOTETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - There is provided a method of driving an electrophoretic display device including electrophoretic elements including electrophoretic particles that is arranged between one pair of substrates, a display unit formed of a plurality of pixels each including a pixel electrode, a pixel switching element, a memory circuit that is connected between the pixel electrode and the pixel switching element, and a switching circuit that is connected between the pixel electrode and the memory circuit, and first and second control lines that are connected to the switching circuit. The method includes extracting a length of the boundary between pixel data of a first gray scale level and pixel data of a second gray scale level from image data transmitted to the display unit as a characteristic amount, determining whether an operation mode of an image displaying operation is to be switched based on the characteristic amount, and switching the operation mode based on the result of the determination acquired in the determining on whether an operation mode is to be switched. | 07-30-2009 |
20090189884 | DRIVING METHOD OF ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electrophoretic display device has a display unit including a plurality of pixels in which electrophoretic elements including electrophoretic particles are interposed between a pair of substrates, each pixel including a pixel electrode, a pixel switching element, a memory circuit connected between the pixel electrode and the pixel switching element, and a switch circuit connected between the pixel electrode and the memory circuit, and first and second control lines connected to the switch circuits. When a ratio of first-gray-scale pixel data in image data displayed on the display unit is 50% or more of the image data, an image display action is performed which includes: an image signal input period in which the pixel data is input as an image signal to the memory circuit of each pixel; a first image display period in which all the pixels are set to a first gray scale by inputting control signals having the same potential to the first and second control lines; and a second image display period in which a second-gray-scale image is displayed by inputting a potential to one control line of the first and second control lines connected to the pixel electrode of the pixel to which the image signal corresponding to a second gray scale other than the first gray scale is input and electrically disconnecting the other control line. | 07-30-2009 |
20090303228 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DRIVING ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrophoretic display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate, an electrophoretic element which is placed between the first and second substrates and contains electrophoretic particles, a plurality of first pixel electrodes formed on an electrophoretic element side of the first substrate, second pixel electrodes provided on the electrophoretic element side of the first substrate in an electrically floating state, and a common electrode provided on an electrophoretic display side of the second substrate so as to face the first and second pixel electrodes, in which a region where the second pixel electrodes are placed includes part of a space between the adjacent first pixel electrodes. | 12-10-2009 |
20100001946 | ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electrophoretic display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate that face each other, an electrophoretic element disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the electrophoretic element including electrophoretic particles, a display unit that has a plurality of pixels including the electrophoretic element, a common electrode that is formed on an electrophoretic element side of the second substrate, and a first control line and a second control line that are formed in either the first substrate or the second substrate. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a pixel switching element, a memory circuit that is connected to the pixel switching element, a switching circuit that is connected to the memory circuit, and a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode that are connected to the switching circuit and are disposed to face the common electrode. The switching circuit includes a first switch that controls a conductive state between the first control line and the first pixel electrode in accordance with an output signal of the memory circuit and a second switch that controls a conductive state between the second control line and the second pixel electrode in accordance with the output signal of the memory circuit. | 01-07-2010 |
20110102481 | DRIVING METHOD FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method for driving an electrophoretic display device including a display unit having an electrophoretic element interposed between a pair of substrates, a pixel, a pixel electrode provided for each pixel and an opposite electrode facing the pixel electrode via the electrophoretic element. A step of performing an intermediate grayscale display of the pixel includes a first display step of changing the grayscale of the pixel to a first grayscale, a discharge step of removing charges of the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode, and a second display step of changing the grayscale of the pixel to an intermediate grayscale by inputting a potential for changing the grayscale of the pixel to a second grayscale to the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode. | 05-05-2011 |
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20090196858 | AMELIORATING AGENT FOR BRAIN DAMAGE - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for ameliorating brain damage induced by oxygen deficiency, comprising a chondroitin sulfate-degrading enzyme and at least one of a neural stem cell(s) and a neural progenitor cell(s), as active ingredients. | 08-06-2009 |
20100286085 | NOVEL CHONDROITIN SULFATE HAVING DECREASED MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND USE THEREOF - An object of the present invention is to provide a chondroitin sulfate having a decreased molecular weight which has utilization as an inhibitor of peritoneal disorder caused by long-term use of a peritoneal dialysis fluid containing glucose or a polysaccharide thereof as an osmotic agent, utilization as an osmotic agent in a peritoneal dialysis fluid, and the like. The chondroitin sulfate having a decreased molecular weight of the present invention as a means for achieving the object is characterized by having a weight average molecular weight of from 1000 to 20000 and containing a constituent disaccharide unit represented by the following structural formula in an amount of from 65 o to 100% (molar ratio) of the total. | 11-11-2010 |
20110187485 | TRANSFORMER HAVING SECTIONED BOBBIN - A transformer includes a bobbin, terminal electrodes, a core, a primary winding, a secondary winding, and an additional winding. The bobbin is made from an electrically insulating material and has a tubular portion defining an internal space. The tubular portion has an outer peripheral surface providing a first through third sections arrayed side by side in an axial direction of the tubular portion. The terminal electrodes are provided at the bobbin for electrical connection to the windings. The core is inserted into the internal space. The primary winding has an insulating layer and is wound over the first section. The secondary winding has an insulating layer and is wound over the third section. The additional winding is wound over the second section and has an insulation layer whose insulating performance is greater than that of the insulation layer of the primary winding and the secondary winding. | 08-04-2011 |
20120286919 | COIL COMPONENT - The present invention provides a coil component which is possible to be thinner with less leakage flux toward upward and downward directions, and to sustain a good insulation. The coil component comprises a core including two opposing parts mutually opposing, two side legs mutually connect both ends of the two opposing parts, and a middle leg placed between the two side legs and mutually connect central parts of the two opposing parts, a primary coil, which goes around outer circumference of the middle leg, and a secondary coil, which goes around outer circumference of the primary coil, wherein; a distance between outer perimeter edge of the primary coil and inner perimeter edge of the secondary coil varies along circumferential direction. | 11-15-2012 |
20130049913 | COIL DEVICE - A coil device | 02-28-2013 |
20130135073 | TRANSFORMER - A transformer is provided having good workability during production and good connection of the secondary main coil and the primary supportive coil. The transformer has a bobbin with a base part and first hollow cylinder part with a first through hole and a core projecting in a first positive direction from said base part, and a case having an upper collar part formed with a primary main coil wound around said first hollow cylinder part, a second through hole leading to said first through hole, and a second hollow cylinder part formed at the outer peripheral face. Said primary main coil is housed and projects in a first negative direction from said upper collar part. A lower collar part opposes said base part by extending approximately parallel to said mounting face. The primary supportive coil and secondary main coil are wound around said first and second sections, respectively. | 05-30-2013 |
20130141204 | VERTICAL TRANSFORMER - A vertical transformer comprising a core provided with a middle leg installing a first and a second coils, a side leg, a first connection part connecting an end of the middle leg and that of the side leg, and a second connection part connecting the other end of the middle leg and that of the side leg, a first bobbin provided with a first hollow cylinder where at least either the first or the second coil is wound, and a core on-board face connected to an end of the first hollow cylinder, and an adhesive hardened part connecting a connection side face, and the core on-board face, and formed by hardening an adhesion, wherein the core on-board face is provided with a positioning part positioning the connection side face, and a positioning projection, is formed on both sides of the first connection part. | 06-06-2013 |
20130154787 | COIL DEVICE - A coil device | 06-20-2013 |
20130196943 | NOVEL CHONDROITIN SULFATE HAVING DECREASED MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND USE THEREOF - A chondroitin sulfate having a decreased molecular weight which has utilization as an inhibitor of peritoneal disorder caused by long-term use of a peritoneal dialysis fluid containing glucose or a polysaccharide thereof as an osmotic agent, utilization as an osmotic agent in a peritoneal dialysis fluid, and the like. The chondroitin sulfate having a decreased molecular weight of the present invention as a means for achieving the object is characterized by having a weight average molecular weight of from 1000 to 20000 and containing a constituent disaccharide unit represented by the following structural formula in an amount of from 65% to 100% (molar ratio) of the total: | 08-01-2013 |
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20090002532 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND CAMERA MODULE - An optical filter layer composed of an infrared cut filter layer, an optical low pass filter layer and the like is formed on a glass substrate. The optical filter layer is made either by attaching or depositing. The glass substrate with the optical filter layer is attached to a semiconductor wafer, in which imaging sections are arranged in a matrix. The glass substrate and the semiconductor wafer are diced along each imaging section to separate individual solid state imaging device. | 01-01-2009 |
20100235779 | ELECTRONIC MAP APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC MAP DISPLAY METHOD - In an electronic map apparatus, an electronic map is displayed in accordance with map data read out from a DVD-ROM. Then, distance display circles which have a common center located at a point on the electronic map and each interconnect points on the electronic map at equal geographical distances from the point are drawn. | 09-16-2010 |
20110321172 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, LICENSE MANAGEMENT SERVER, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A management apparatus has a storage unit that stores software information and license information. The management apparatus periodically acquires software information introduced into an information processing apparatus communicably connected to the management apparatus from the information processing apparatus and compares the software information with the software information in the storage unit. Upon detecting any difference between the software information, the management apparatus notifies a user of the detection of a change in software configuration and updates the corresponding software information in the storage unit with the acquired software information. Then, upon detecting the change request of the software configuration from the user, the management apparatus makes a request to the information processing apparatus for changing the software configuration using the corresponding license information in the storage unit and notifies the user of the result of the request. | 12-29-2011 |
20120127522 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing device includes a processing unit which manages an association processing network formed by image processing devices. The processing unit includes a service evaluation content generating unit which acquires requirement performance information of a service to be stored from a service requirement performance managing unit and generates an evaluation content to be evaluated for the service by including the requirement performance information in an evaluation object, a service evaluation unit which evaluates the evaluation content of the service according to a predetermined requirement, and an association object managing unit which registers the service as a new association object the evaluation content of the service the predetermined requirement of which has been met by the evaluation of the service evaluation unit. | 05-24-2012 |
20120221365 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, APPARATUS, METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus which provides minutes-of-meeting information corresponding to a request for minutes of a meeting, including: an importance level evaluation unit which evaluates a first importance level corresponding to a user who requests browsing of the minutes of the meeting. | 08-30-2012 |
20130091338 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing device includes a first storage unit configured to store a set value indicating a value corresponding to a set item to define a function and flag information indicating whether an initialization of the set value is required, a second storage unit configured to store a flag address identifying a storage location of the flag information in the first storage unit in association with the set item at least, and an initialization unit configured to identify the flag information for each set item by using the flag address corresponding to each set item, and if the identified flag address indicates that the initialization is required, initialize the set value corresponding to the set item. | 04-11-2013 |
20130176497 | VIDEO PROJECTION APPARATUS - A video projection apparatus includes a plurality of video input units; a video projection unit that projects video based on video data input from each of the plurality of video input units on a projection surface thereof; a video switching unit that switches to any one of the video input units as an input source of video data to be input to the video projection unit; and a video switching control unit that receives a projection request of the video data input from each of the video input units, reserves projection of each of the received projection requests in an order according to a predetermined rule, and causes the video switching unit to sequentially switch among the video input units, which respectively correspond to the received projection requests, as the input source in the order. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179708 | PROCESSING DEVICE - A processing device includes a plurality of input units configured to input a process request; a plurality of processing units configured to execute a process corresponding to the process request input by the plurality of input units; a power control unit configured to transfer the processing device into a power saving state and to transfer the processing device back to a regular state from the power saving state; and an operation suppression control unit configured to send an operation suppression request to the plurality of input units and the plurality of processing units before the power control unit transfers the processing device into the power saving state, and to send an operation suppression release request to the plurality of input units and the plurality of processing units when the power control unit transfers the processing device back to the regular state from the power saving state. | 07-11-2013 |
20140118326 | IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image output apparatus is disclosed that is capable of switching between a normal status and a low power status in which consumption power is lower than that in the normal status. The image output apparatus includes an interface for acquiring an image signal; a signal detector configured to detect a signal at the interface; and a switching controller configured to switch a status from the low power status to the normal status based on a detection result of the signal in the low power status. | 05-01-2014 |
20140130028 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NETWORK SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus stores configuration information including sets of version information of modules of firmware in the apparatus; obtains, based on the configuration information, firmware information including sets of version information of modules of firmware in a latest version; compares the sets of version information in the configuration information with those in the firmware information, and, when the sets of version information in the configuration information are not coincident with those in the firmware information, determines that it is possible to update the firmware in the apparatus; downloads the firmware in the latest version; and compares the sets of version information in the downloaded firmware with those in the configuration information, and updates only the module of the firmware in the apparatus for which the version information in the downloaded firmware is different from that in the configuration information. | 05-08-2014 |
20140333840 | VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS AND VIDEO INPUT DETERMINATION METHOD - A video output apparatus outputs one of image information items received from external storage units. The video output apparatus includes input interfaces, an image information acquisition unit that acquires the image information items from the external storage units through the input interfaces, an output object management unit that manages one of the image information items as an output object among the image information items, an image information presence determination unit that sends a notification of presence or absence of image information to the output object management unit for each of the input interfaces based on whether image acquisition information for acquiring image information has been acquired, and an output unit that outputs an image information item acquired through one of the input interfaces associated with the notification of the presence of image information received from the image information presence determination unit. | 11-13-2014 |
20150097758 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION TERMINAL, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - A display apparatus which can communicate with an information terminal via a network is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a receiving unit which receives content data which are caused to be displayed on the display apparatus and reproduction control information on reproduction of the content data from the information terminal, an execution information generation unit which causes the reproduction control information to be execution information corresponding to the display apparatus, and a display unit which causes the content data to be displayed on the display apparatus based on the execution information. | 04-09-2015 |
20150097848 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - A display apparatus which can communicate with an information terminal via a network is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a receiving unit which receives content data which are caused to be displayed on the display apparatus and reproduction control information on reproduction of the content data from the information terminal, a storage unit which saves thereon the content data and/or the reproduction control information based on whether there was an occurrence of a stopping cause in a process of saving the content data and/or the reproduction control information that are received from the receiving unit, and a display unit which causes the content data to be displayed on the display apparatus based on the reproduction control information saved in the storage unit. | 04-09-2015 |
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20090200725 | Sheet creaser, sheet conveyer, sheet finisher, image forming apparatus, and sheet creasing method - A pressing unit includes a pressure roller that slides on the folded side while rotating, an elastic biasing unit that presses the pressure roller in a thickness direction of the stack of sheets, and a driving unit that slides the pressure roller in a direction substantially perpendicular to a conveying direction of the stack of sheets. A lifting unit, when the pressure roller slides to a first position, temporarily lifts up the pressure roller, and when lifted-up pressure roller slides to a second position, lifts the lifted-up pressure roller down onto the folded side. | 08-13-2009 |
20090206547 | Sheet conveying device, sheet punching device, sheet processing device, image forming apparatus, and method for determining mounting state of measuring unit - A sheet conveying device includes a conveying unit that conveys a sheet in a sheet conveying direction; a measuring unit that measures a position of a side edge of the sheet in a measurement area; a shielding unit having an end portion that is projected into the measurement area for shielding the sheet; a first determining unit that determines whether the shielding unit is detectable in the measurement area; and a second determining unit that determines whether the measuring unit has been mounted in the sheet conveying device based on a result obtained in the first determining unit. | 08-20-2009 |
20090258774 | Sheet creaser, sheet finisher, image forming apparatus, sheet folding method, and computer program product - In a sheet creaser, a sheet set is pushed between a pair of folding rollers to fold the sheet set. Then, a re-pressing roller re-presses the sheet set, which has been folded by the folding rollers, by rolling along the crease. Pressure applied on the sheet set by the folding rollers is released when the re-pressing roller re-presses the sheet set. | 10-15-2009 |
20090283961 | Sheet Stacking device, Drive control method, and computer program product - A sheet stacking unit that stacks sheets thereon is movable up and down. A lifting unit moves the sheet stacking unit up and down. A driving unit drives the lifting unit. A control unit controls a driving speed of the driving unit. A position detecting unit detects a position of the sheet stacking unit in an up-and-down direction. The control unit controls the driving speed according to the position of the sheet stacking unit detected by the position detecting unit. | 11-19-2009 |
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20090118534 | METHOD OF PRODUCING OPTICALLY ACTIVE (S)-7-HYDROXY-6-METHYLHEPTAN-2-ONE AND PRECURSOR THEREOF - Provided is a method capable of industrially producing optically active (S)-7-hydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-one and its precursor simply and efficiently. The production method, allows a R-body preferentially hydrolyzable Aspergillus microorganism-derived esterase to act on a 2-methyl-6-oxoheptanoate (II), to produce an optically active (S)-2-methyl-6-oxoheptanoate (III). | 05-07-2009 |
20090275749 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE PIPERAZINE COMPOUND - Provided is a method of producing optically active 1-methyl-3-phenylpiperazine of the formula (11) or salt thereof, comprising the following steps 1 to 4, or steps 5 to 7 and step 4, and a method of producing optically active mirtazapine via this method. | 11-05-2009 |
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20080238865 | Electrophoretic display device, method for driving electrophoretic display device, and electronic apparatus - An electrophoretic display device includes a plurality of pixels which are connected to scanning lines, data lines, a first control line, and a second control line, and which have first electrodes, a second electrode facing the first electrodes, electrophoretic elements which are sandwiched between the first electrodes and the second electrode and which have charged electrophoretic particles, pixel switching elements connected to the scanning lines and the data lines, memory circuits which are connected to the pixel switching elements, which store therein pieces of 1-bit data supplied through the data lines and the pixel switching elements, and which output signals representing the pieces of 1-bit data, and switch circuits which are arranged between the memory circuits and the first electrodes and which electrically connect the first control line or the second control line to the first electrodes. The electrophoretic display device further includes a signal supply unit which supplies first driving signals determining tones of, among the plurality of pixels, pixels having the first electrodes connected to the first control line to the first control line, and which supplies second driving signals determining tones of, among the plurality of pixels, pixels having the first electrodes connected to the second control line to the second control line. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238867 | Electrophoretic display device, method of driving electrophoretic device, and electronic apparatus - An electrophoretic display device includes a pair of substrates, an electrophoretic element that includes electrophoretic particles and that are held between the pair of substrates, and a display portion formed of a plurality of pixels. The display portion includes pixel electrodes, an opposite electrode, a first control line and a second control line. Each of the pixel electrodes is formed in each of the pixels. The opposite electrode is opposed to the plurality of pixel electrodes through the electrophoretic element. The first control line and the second control line are connected to each of the pixels. Each of the pixels includes a pixel switching element, a memory circuit, and a switch circuit. The memory circuit is connected to the pixel switching element. Switching of the switch circuit is performed by an output signal of the memory circuit to switch between a connected state where the pixel electrode is connected to the first control line and a connected state where the pixel electrode is connected to the second control line. | 10-02-2008 |
20080239461 | Electrophoresis display device and electronic apparatus - The invention provides an electrophoresis display device having a plurality of pixels that is arrayed in a two-dimensional pattern. The electrophoresis display device according to an aspect of the invention includes: a first electrode that is formed in each of the pixels; a second electrode that is formed opposite to the first electrode; an electrophoresis element that is sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode and has electrophoresis particles that are charged electrically; and an insulation layer that is formed at a region between each two of the first electrodes that are arrayed adjacent to each other. | 10-02-2008 |