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20110047339 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF BACKING UP MEMORY IN SAID APPARATUS - Disclosed is an information processing apparatus having a first memory and being capable of installing a second memory. The apparatus moves target data to be backed up stored in the first memory into the second memory, in a case that the second memory is installed in the information processing apparatus, and releases an memory area of the first memory in which the target data was stored, and sets the second memory to be backed up in a case that the second memory is installed in the information processing apparatus, and sets the first memory to be backed up in a case that the second memory is not installed in the information processing apparatus. | 02-24-2011 |
20110320952 | NETWORK DEVICE CAPABLE OF EDITING AND CONFIGURING SETTING INFORMATION, DEVICE CONTROLLER, NETWORK SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A network system enables a common setting information item and different setting information items on a plurality of network devices to be displayed, and collectively configured and edited on a Web browser on a PC. The device controller accesses a network device to acquire and display setting information on network devices. The accessed network device collects setting information from the other network devices via a network in response to the access from the device controller, generates one HTML file based on the collected setting information, and transmits the HTML file to the device controller. The setting information configured or edited on the device controller is broken up into respective sets of setting information on the network devices, and is transmitted to the other network devices as HTML files, to cause the setting information to be reflected thereon. | 12-29-2011 |
20130061079 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus according to the present invention, when shifting from a normal operation state to a power saving state, obtains property information indicating a power supply capability from an external apparatus connected thereto via a DC power source line. Based on the obtained property information, the image processing apparatus controls supply of power from a power source unit to devices included in the image processing apparatus in a power saving state. Specifically, in the power saving state, the image processing apparatus supplies, to a portion of the devices, power supplied from the external apparatus via the DC power source line when the power supply capability of the external apparatus is higher than that of the image processing apparatus, and power supplied from a rechargeable battery when otherwise. | 03-07-2013 |
20130236205 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS OPERABLE BY AC POWER AND DC POWER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus that is operable by AC power and DC power. The image processing apparatus includes a fixing heater section for heating a recording sheet having toner transferred thereon so as to fuse the toner onto the sheet and a plurality of electronic circuits. An AC power supply circuit section receives AC power from an AC power supply line. A DC power supply circuit section receives DC power from a DC power supply line. A power supply unit supplies the AC power received by the AC power supply circuit section to the fixing heater section, and the DC power received by the DC power supply circuit section to the plurality of electronic circuits. | 09-12-2013 |
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20110219105 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION SESSION CONTINUITY - A first device pairs with a second device via local communication and then transfers a server-implemented application session from the first device to the second device by saving as session data the current state of the first application, and the state of the application-related data being consumed. This session data is then transferred to the second device, which then runs a second application based on the state supplied by the session data. One or both of the devices communicates a session transfer request to the server, causing the server to re-route application-related data to the second device to be consumed by the second application at the state where consumption by the first application was transferred. | 09-08-2011 |
20130030645 | AUTO-CONTROL OF VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM BASED ON EXTRACTED CHARACTERISTICS OF CAR OCCUPANTS - An infotainment system is provided for delivering content to multiple occupants of a vehicle. The infotainment system includes: an occupant detector configured to receive characteristic data for occupants of the vehicle and generate a profile for each occupant of the vehicle; a recommendation engine that analyzes the profiles of the vehicle occupants; and a content delivery engine that deliver content to one or more of the vehicle occupants in accordance with the analysis of the profiles of the vehicle occupants. | 01-31-2013 |
20130038437 | SYSTEM FOR TASK AND NOTIFICATION HANDLING IN A CONNECTED CAR - The vehicular notification and control apparatus receives user input via a multimodal control system, optionally including touch-responsive control and non-contact gestural and speech control. A processor-controlled display provides visual notifications of notifications and tasks according to a dynamically prioritized queue which takes into account environmental conditions and driving context and available driver attention. The display is filtered to present only valid notifications and tasks for the current available driver attention level. Driver attention is determined using multiple, diverse sensors integrated through a sensor fusion mechanism. | 02-14-2013 |
20140062875 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH AN INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT TO ADJUST STATE OF GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE OR A NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING UNIT, AND INCLUDING A HOVER SENSING FUNCTION - A mobile device has an inertial measurement unit (IMU) that senses linear and rotational movement, a touch screen including (i) a touch-sensitive surface and (ii) a 3D sensing unit, and a state change determination module that determines state changes from a combination of (i) an output of the IMU and (ii) the 3D sensing unit sensing the hovering object. The mobile device may include a pan/zoom module. A mobile device may include a natural language processing (NLP) module that predicts a next key entry based on xy positions of keys so far touched, xy trajectory of the hovering object and NLP statistical modeling. A graphical user interface (GUI) visually highlights a predicted next key and presents a set of predicted words arranged around the current key above which the object is hovering as selectable buttons to enable entry of a complete word from the set of predicted words. | 03-06-2014 |
20140308992 | MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device and a display control method can be provided having good operability and enabling selection of a screen display for the mobile device from a mode displaying a plurality of kinds of screens to suit a user's preferences. An aspect of the mobile device includes a touch screen, a display, and a menu screen generator. The touch screen receives input from a user. The display displays a menu screen and is provided such that the touch screen is overlaid on the display. The menu screen generator generates the menu screen displayed on the display. The menu screen can be selected from a plurality of user interfaces. | 10-16-2014 |
20150234554 | MOBILE DEVICE - A method for remote control wherein a first mobile device is remotely controls a second mobile device connected to the first mobile device via an audio/data transmission network. The method includes receiving a request from an user of the first mobile device on the first mobile device, performing audio transmission from the first mobile device to the second mobile device, and transmitting data for a displayed screen from the first device to the second device via the data transmission network. The received data for the displayed screen is displayed on the second mobile device, operation content is received from an user operating the displayed screen on the second device, and the operation content is transmitted from the second device to the first device via the data transmission network, so that a terminal feature on the first device is operable based on the operation content received from the second device. | 08-20-2015 |
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20100208450 | Illumination device for multineedle sewing machine and the multineedle sewing machine - An illumination device for a multineedle sewing machine is disclosed. The sewing machine includes a plurality of needle bars having lower ends to which needles are attached respectively and a needle bar case supporting the needle bars so that the needle bars are movable upward and downward. The illumination device includes an illuminating member having a light source, and a support unit located in the needle bar case for supporting the illuminating member so that the illuminating member is switchable between an illuminating position where the illuminating member is located in front of the needle bars or the needles to illuminate a periphery of a needle point of the needle location point of the needle by the light source and a storage position where the illuminating member opens a front side of the needle bar or the needle and is located laterally with respect to the needle bar case. | 08-19-2010 |
20100242820 | Illumination device for multineedle sewing machine and the multineedle sewing machine - An illumination device for a multineedle sewing machine includes an illuminating member which has a light source and located at a lateral side of a needle bar case and is disposed so as to open portions of needle bars and portions of needles, a light amount adjusting unit which adjusts an amount of light of the light source, and a control unit which controls the light amount adjusting unit with movement of the needle bar case by the needle bar case moving mechanism together with the illuminating member so that a predetermined illuminance is maintained at least in part of an illuminated area which is illuminated by the light source. The part of the illuminated area is located near the needle drop position. | 09-30-2010 |
20110048302 | SEWING MACHINE PROVIDED WITH AUXILIARY TABLE - A sewing machine includes a sewing machine bed, a flat-plate-shaped auxiliary table detachably attachable to the sewing machine bed, a guide member mounted on the bed and guiding the auxiliary table between a first position set at a rear side of the bed and where the auxiliary table is held in parallel to an upper surface of the bed and a second position set at a front side of the bed and where the auxiliary table is attached to and detached from the bed, and an engaging member mounted on the auxiliary table so as to movably engage the guide member. The guide member and the engaging member are engaged with each other, so that the inclination of the auxiliary table relative to the upper surface of the bed is limited in a predetermined angle range when the auxiliary table is positioned between the first and second positions. | 03-03-2011 |
20110048303 | AUXILIARY TABLE FOR SEWING MACHINE - An auxiliary table for a sewing machine includes a table body formed into a flat plate shape in a planar view and including one or a plurality of rectangular portions, the table body having a plurality of corners, an upper surface at an upper side in a direction of gravitational force and an underside at a lower side in the direction of gravitational force, a cloth-receiving member which is disposed on at least one of the corners of the table body so as to be located lower than the upper surface of the table body and supports the workpiece cloth placed on the upper surface side of the table body and hanging downward from the table body, and a supporting member which supports the cloth-receiving member so that an amount of protrusion of the cloth-receiving member from an outer edge of the table body is changeable. | 03-03-2011 |
20110155032 | CAP FRAME FOR USE WITH EMBROIDERY SEWING MACHINE - A cap frame includes an annular cap frame body detachably attachable to a feed mechanism of an embroidery sewing machine and holds a cap so that a predetermined part of the cap is embroidered. The cap frame further includes a pressing member which has a proximal end mounted on the cap frame body so that the pressing member is pivotally movable thereby to be switchable between a pressing position where the pressing member presses a vicinity of the predetermined part of the cap from outside and an open position where the pressing member allows the cap to be attached to or detached from the cap frame, and a guide member which guides the pressing member so that the pressing member is prevented from being caught on another member of the cap frame, when the pressing member is switched between the pressing position and the open position. | 06-30-2011 |
20130247736 | CUTTING PLOTTER - A cutting plotter includes a housing, a conveying mechanism, a guide shall, a cutting head, a cutter moving mechanism, and a slidable contact. The conveying mechanism is configured to convey a sheet-like cutting object to a first direction. The guide shaft extends in a second direction and is connected to the housing. The second direction crosses to the first direction. The cutting head is slidably supported by the guide shall, and is to be mounted with a cutter. The cutter moving mechanism is configured to move the cutting head along the guide shaft. The cutter moving mechanism includes a roller shaft extending parallel to the guide shaft. The slidable contact is provided in the cutting head and slidably contacts the roller shaft to maintain a position of the cutting head. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250374 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND CLEANING SHEET - An image reading apparatus including a feed mechanism configured to feed a sheet member; a scanner including a reading portion and being configured to read an image on a surface of the sheet member in synchronism with the feeding of the sheet member by the feed mechanism; a cleaning sheet comprising a single sheet including a cleaning portion configured to clean the reading portion, and a reference portion configured to be used in evaluating contamination of the reading portion; an evaluator configured to evaluate the contamination of the reading portion based on read data pertaining to an image of the reference portion of the cleaning sheet read by the scanner; and a controller configured to control the feed mechanism to execute a cleaning operation in which the cleaning sheet is fed so that the cleaning portion cleans the reading portion based on the evaluation of the evaluator. | 09-26-2013 |
20130255458 | CUTTING PLOTTER AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A cutting plotter includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores computer-readable instructions that cause the processor to perform setting, counting, storing, and notifying when executed. The setting sets a plurality of partial areas by dividing a cuttable area of a holding member, the cuttable area is an area in which a cutting object is to be detachably adhered. The counting counts a number of cuts by a cutting blade within the cuttable area for each of the plurality of partial areas. The storing stores each of count values associated with each of the plurality of partial areas in a storage portion, each of the count values is counted by the counting for each of the plurality of partial areas. The notifying notifies, based on the count values stored in the storage portion, information relating to the number of cuts for each of the plurality of partial areas. | 10-03-2013 |
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20110189432 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, CURED BODY, SHEET-LIKE MOLDED BODY, LAMINATE AND MULTILAYER LAMINATE - Provided is an epoxy resin composition capable of reducing the surface roughness of the surface of a roughening-treated cured body. | 08-04-2011 |
20110223383 | SEMI-CURED BODY, CURED BODY, MULTILAYER BODY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMI-CURED BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CURED BODY - Provided is: a semi-cured body capable of reducing the surface roughness of a roughening-treated surface, and, when a metal layer is formed on the surface of a cured body after curing, increasing the adhesive strength between the cured body and the metal layer; and a laminated body obtained by using the semi-cured body. | 09-15-2011 |
20110244183 | RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED BODY AND MULTILAYER BODY - Provided is: a resin composition capable of reducing the surface roughness of the surface of a cured body obtained by having a roughening treatment performed thereon, and increasing the adhesive strength between the cured body and a metal layer; and a cured body formed by using the resin composition. | 10-06-2011 |
20130288041 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, CURED BODY, SHEET-LIKE MOLDED BODY, LAMINATE AND MULTILAYER LALMINATE - Provided is an epoxy resin composition capable of reducing the surface roughness of the surface of a roughening-treated cured body. | 10-31-2013 |
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20080224313 | Method for forming a seed layer for damascene copper wiring, and semiconductor wafer with damascene copper wiring formed using the method - A method for forming a seed layer for damascene copper wiring is provided. The method comprises the step of forming a seed layer, during damascene copper wiring formation, using an electroless plating solution comprising a water-soluble nitrogen-containing polymer and glyoxylic acid as a reducing agent, wherein the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of the water-soluble nitrogen-containing polymer is 1,000 to less than 100,000. Preferably, the electroless plating solution further comprises phosphinic acid. | 09-18-2008 |
20090068364 | Method of surface treatment using imidazole compound - It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel imidazole alcohol compound that adheres strongly to metal surfaces in metal products, especially copper, aluminum and steel products, and that has a superior rust-preventive effect even in a thin film, and a surface-treating agent using the same. The novel imidazole alcohol compound is expressed by the following general formula (1) show a rust-preventive effect. | 03-12-2009 |
20120174827 | HIGH-PURITY AQUEOUS COPPER SULFONATE SOLUTION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a high-purity aqueous copper sulfonate solution and a simplified method of producing this solution. | 07-12-2012 |
20140158546 | ELECTROLYTIC COPPER PLATING SOLUTION FOR FILLING FOR FORMING MICROWIRING OF COPPER FOR ULSI - An electrolytic copper plating solution for filling for forming microwiring for ULSI, is characterized in that it has a pH of from 1.8 to 3.0. The electrolytic copper plating solution preferably contains a saturated carboxylic acid having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms at a concentration from 0.01 to 2.0 mol/L. | 06-12-2014 |