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20090290195 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming system including a management device, an image forming apparatus including an auxiliary storage device, and a plurality of information processing devices, which are coupled to one another via a network, the image forming system being configured as follows. The management device is designed to: acquire a box information file regarding a document box created on the auxiliary storage device from the image forming apparatus via the network; and transmit the box information file to each of the plurality of information processing devices in its original format and a state after conversion thereof into a predetermined format. The plurality of information processing devices each control a printer driver compatible with the image forming apparatus to read the received box information file. | 11-26-2009 |
20100185858 | Image Forming System - A Multi-Function peripheral (MFP), a server apparatus, and a client apparatus for generating image output data from document data and transmitting the image output data to the server apparatus are each connected to a network. In the server apparatus, an output data management unit stores the received image output data in an output data storage unit. Upon receiving user authentication information that is input with a user operation on the MFP, the server apparatus determines whether the user authentication information is valid. When the user authentication information is determined to be valid, the server apparatus transmits to the MFP one or more among the stored image output data associated with the user authentication information. | 07-22-2010 |
20110107106 | File-Distribution Apparatus and Recording Medium Having File-Distribution Authorization Program Recorded Therein - A file-distribution apparatus includes a file-distribution unit configured to distribute an image file received from an image-forming device to a terminal device, a source-reference-information storage unit configured to store source-reference authorization information, and a security-management unit configured to determine whether a source-apparatus identifier corresponding to the image file is included in the source-reference information, and thus permits distribution of the image file if the determination is affirmative, and denies distribution of the image file if the determination is negative. | 05-05-2011 |
20120307279 | Image Forming Apparatus Displaying Information that is Received from an External Device and is Directed to a User - An image forming apparatus includes a display device, an operation device, an information-for-display reception unit, and a display control unit. The display device displays information for display. The operation device is receives input of an operation by a user. The information-for-display reception unit receives the information for display from an external device. The display control unit controls the display device, and causes the display device to display the information for display when the information for display received by the information-for-display reception unit is directed to the user. | 12-06-2012 |
20140002848 | Printing System and Method for Obtaining a Desired or an Alternative Pull-Printing Result | 01-02-2014 |
20140029042 | Printing System Including an Image Forming Apparatus and a Management Server that Manages a Print Allowance of a User, and Printing Method Performed by the Printing System - A printing system includes a management server and an image forming apparatus connected to each other via a network. The management server executes an authentication of a logged-in user of the image forming apparatus, manages a remaining quota and a temporary allowance, reserves the temporary allowance of the logged-in user, and provides a notification to the image forming apparatus of the reserved temporary allowance. The image forming apparatus provides a notification to the management server of a requested sheet count, executes printing within a range of the temporary allowance notified of by the management server, and provides a notification to the management server of a printed sheet count. | 01-30-2014 |
20140258876 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THAT DISPLAYS MESSAGE SCREEN - An electronic apparatus includes: an operation panel configured to display a screen and receive an operation performed by a user; an agent unit configured to, upon receipt of message data from a remote maintenance server on a maintenance service provider side, provide an instruction to display a message screen based on the message data; and a display control unit configured to control the display of a screen on the operation panel and configured to, when the instruction to display the message screen is received while an operation screen is being displayed, display the message screen on the operation panel upon detection of an end of an operation of the operation panel performed by the user. | 09-11-2014 |
20140268226 | APPARATUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, APPARATUS MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An agent unit acquires apparatus status information that indicates a status of the electronic apparatus from an electronic apparatus. A remote maintenance server transmits an acquisition instruction of the apparatus status information to the agent unit and receives the apparatus status information from the agent unit if acquisition of the apparatus status information succeeded. The remote maintenance server (a) acquires operation schedule information on the electronic apparatus, (b) transmits an acquisition instruction of the apparatus status information to the agent unit, (c) registers a retransmission schedule of the acquisition instruction so as to transmit the acquisition instruction at a timing within an operation period of the electronic apparatus determined from the operation schedule if acquisition of the apparatus status information failed, and (d) transmits the acquisition instruction to the agent unit at the timing of the retransmission schedule. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279570 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MESSAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An electronic apparatus includes: an operation panel configured to display a screen for a user and receive an operation by the user; a display control unit configured to control display of a screen on the operation panel; and an agent unit configured to control timings of starting and cancelling display of a message screen based on message data received from a remote maintenance server on a maintenance service provider side. The agent unit is further configured to generate reading confirmation data that indicates that a user read the message screen and transmit the reading confirmation data to the remote maintenance server if the operation panel receives an operation by the user for cancelling display of the message screen while the message screen is displayed on the operation panel. | 09-18-2014 |
20140355051 | APPARATUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, APPARATUS MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING AN APPARATUS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - An agent unit acquires apparatus status information from an electronic apparatus. A remote maintenance server receives and stores the apparatus status information transmitted from the agent unit. The agent unit (a) issues a response request of whether transmission of the apparatus status information is permitted or denied to a user of the electronic apparatus when a transmission request of the apparatus status information is detected, (b1) transmits a notification that indicates that transmission of the apparatus status information is denied to the remote maintenance server without transmitting the apparatus status information if a response to the response request is received and the received response indicates that transmission of the apparatus status information is denied, and (b2) transmits the apparatus status information if a response to the response request is received and the received response indicates that transmission of the apparatus status information is permitted. | 12-04-2014 |
20150026585 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A device management system includes an electronic device and a remote maintenance server. The electronic device displays an operation screen to a user. The remote maintenance server includes a transparent panel management portion that draws a guide image on a virtual transparent panel based on an operation of a service person performed on a service terminal device, and causes the electronic device to overlay and display the virtual transparent panel on the operation screen. | 01-22-2015 |
20150277834 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD THAT SHOWS PREVIEW OF RECEIVED IMAGE - Provided is an image forming system that has a portable terminal and an image forming apparatus. The portable terminal includes a preview image data request notice transmitting circuit, a preview image data receiving circuit, a preview image display circuit, a preview image confirmation input circuit, and a preview image data deletion notice transmitting circuit. The image forming apparatus includes a preview image data request notice receiving circuit, a preview image data generating circuit, a preview image data transmission circuit, a preview image data deletion notice receiving circuit, and an image forming apparatus preview image data deletion circuit. The portable terminal transmits a preview image data deletion notice to an image forming apparatus, when it inputs that the preview image is confirmed. Then, the image forming apparatus deletes preview image data. | 10-01-2015 |
20150281482 | Image Forming Apparatus Displaying Information That Is Received from an External Device and Is Directed to a User - An image forming apparatus includes a display device, an operation device, an information-for-display reception unit, and a display control unit. The display device displays information for display. The operation device is receives input of an operation by a user. The information-for-display reception unit receives the information for display from an external device. The display control unit controls the display device, and causes the display device to display the information for display when the information for display received by the information-for-display reception unit is directed to the user. | 10-01-2015 |
20150309977 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR EASY REGISTER AND DISPLAY OF CHARACTER STRING INDICATING MEANING - A document management apparatus includes a reading circuit, a storage circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit has: a character string registration mode that causes the reading circuit to read the document, detects a character string to be annotated based on a position of the read marking, searches the note of the detected character string in a dictionary, and causes the storage circuit to store the detected character string and the searched note to register the character string, and a sentence output mode that accepts a sentence, collates the accepted sentence with the character string stored in the storage circuit, obtains the note of the character string found to be matched by the collation, and makes the obtained note correspond to the matched character string to output the obtained note together with the sentence, so as to output the sentence. | 10-29-2015 |
20150339487 | DOCUMENT MANAGING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT MANAGING METHOD - Provided is a document managing apparatus that can eliminate the complexity of operation related to designation of confidential information, and yet reliably prevents leakage of confidential information. First, a receiving circuit receives target files from a client terminal. Therefore, a file managing circuit manages, of the received target files, a file that is designated as confidential, having been subjected to output restriction, as a confidential designated file. In addition, the file managing circuit manages a file that is not designated as confidential, as a user file. In addition, the file analyzing circuit compares the user file with the confidential designated file. If the content of the user file is similar to the content of the confidential designated file at a rate equal to or higher than a certain value (for example, 80%), the file analyzing circuit applies output restriction to the user file. | 11-26-2015 |
20160062293 | Device Management Apparatus, Recording Medium and Device Management Method That Enables To Supply Replenishing or Replacement Efficiently - A device management apparatus includes an information acquisition circuit, a supply target setting circuit, a supply time prediction circuit, and a simultaneous supply target setting circuit. The supply target setting circuit sets the expendables in a supply requiring time as a supply target of the replenishing or replacement. The supply time prediction circuit predicts a supply requiring time for an expendable other than the supply target of the plurality of expendables based on the acquired information. The simultaneous supply target setting circuit sets the expendable the predicted supply requiring time of which is within a range of a specific identical time period to the supply requiring time for the supply target as a simultaneous supply target. The simultaneous supply target is replenishing or replacement to be supplied to the identical supply destination together with the replenishing or replacement to be supplied to the supply target. | 03-03-2016 |
20160065752 | Device Management Apparatus, Device Management System, Recording Medium, and Device Management Method That Reduce Obstruction When Solving Failure Caused by Skill of Operator - A device management apparatus includes a communication processing circuit and a service support processing circuit. The communication processing circuit receives device state information transmitted from a first operator. The device state information indicates device state information of the electronic device. The first operator performs solution work to a failure of the electronic device. The service support processing circuit determines a category into which the device state information is classified from the received device state information. The service support processing unit searches a database for a second operator or a candidate for the second operator. The second operator has solved a failure belonging to the determined category. The database stores operator information including a solution result of a failure of each operator. The service support processing unit decides the searched second operator or the searched candidate for the second operator to assist or complement the solution work by the first operator. | 03-03-2016 |
20160065787 | Read Image Capturing System That Captures Read Image in Association with User, Read Image Capturing Device, and Recording Medium - A read image capturing system includes a reading device, a read image capturing circuit, and a signature managing circuit. The reading device reads an image from an original document. The read image capturing circuit captures the read image read by the reading device. The signature managing circuit manages a signature image for causing the read image capturing circuit to capture the read image as a signature capturing image for each user. The read image capturing circuit that captures the read image in association with a user who is associated with the signature capturing image by the signature managing circuit, the signature capturing image having a similarity degree with the signature image included in the read image equal to or more than a similarity degree for capture. | 03-03-2016 |
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20090159784 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS USING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - An integrated circuit device of the present invention includes a plurality of signal processing circuits classified into a plurality of groups, each signal processing circuit including an amplifier circuit for amplifying an input electric signal and a bias circuit having an input terminal connected electrically to a bias source and supplying a bias input terminal of the amplifier circuit with an operation bias for an amplifying operation of the amplifier circuit; and a plurality of connection wirings arranged each for each of the groups separately, such that the input terminals of the bias circuits of the signal processing circuits in one of the groups are commonly connected through the connection wirings. This provides an integrated circuit device suppressing the lowering of an image quality in consideration of enabling lower power consumption, a low noise characteristic, and high integration, and an imaging apparatus using the integrated circuit. | 06-25-2009 |
20100134171 | CLOCK GENERATION CIRCUIT AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A clock generation circuit comprises: a first generation unit; a second generation unit; and a control unit that, using a plurality of third delay elements that respectively have a propagation delay time that correlates with the propagation delay time of a first delay element, and correlates with the propagation delay time of a second delay element, generates a control signal for controlling the third delay elements such that a total of propagation delay times of the plurality of third delay elements corresponds to a target value depending on a cycle of the external clock, and controls the propagation delay time of the first delay element, the propagation delay time of the second delay element, and the propagation delay times of the third delay elements using the control signal. | 06-03-2010 |
20100231762 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND CAMERA USING THE IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - When clamping a signal from a solid state image sensor, float of an optical black pixel output due to incoming of infrared light avoids a malfunction of a clamp from occurring. When clamping a signal from the solid state image sensor, the difference between the optical black pixel output and a clamp target level is output as a difference output, the difference output is compared with a comparison level to integrate the number of times larger than the comparison level every horizontal line. When the number of times is equal to or more than a certain rate (⅔) from the number of optical black pixels on the horizontal line, an optical black float state is determined and clamping operation is performed in accordance with a held value immediately before. | 09-16-2010 |
20100327176 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image pickup apparatus includes a detection unit in which a matrix of pixels converts radiation or light into analog electrical signals, a reading circuit configured to perform signal processing operation by reading the analog electric signals on a row-by-row basis, an A/D converter configured to convert a pixel signal output from the reading circuit into pixel data, and a correction processing unit configured to correct the pixel data. A control unit performs control processing so that the reading circuit outputs reset signals to the A/D converter in a period in which the signal processing operation of a predetermined row is performed, the A/D converter converts the reset signals into pieces of reset data in the period, and the correction processing unit averages the pieces of reset data output from the A/D converter and performs subtraction with the averaged reset data and the pixel data output from the A/D converter. | 12-30-2010 |
20110210778 | CLOCK GENERATION CIRCUIT AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A clock generation circuit comprises: a first generation unit; a second generation unit; and a control unit that, using a plurality of third delay elements that respectively have a propagation delay time that correlates with the propagation delay time of a first delay element, and correlates with the propagation delay time of a second delay element, generates a control signal for controlling the third delay elements such that a total of propagation delay times of the plurality of third delay elements corresponds to a target value depending on a cycle of the external clock, and controls the propagation delay time of the first delay element, the propagation delay time of the second delay element, and the propagation delay times of the third delay elements using the control signal. | 09-01-2011 |
20110309235 | A/D CONVERTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR USING PLURALITY OF A/D CONVERTERS AND DRIVING METHOD OF A/D CONVERTER - An analog-to-digital converter converts an analog signal into a digital signal by measuring a time period until a magnitude relation between a voltage level of a reference signal that changes along with time and a voltage level of the analog signal is inverted. The converter comprises a holding unit which holds, as a voltage level that is an analog value, an offset value of the analog-to-digital converter upon analog-to-digital converting a reference voltage level by the analog-to-digital converter, wherein the offset value of the analog-to-digital converter is corrected by changing the voltage level of the analog signal by the voltage level of the offset value held by the holding unit. | 12-22-2011 |
20120026371 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An image capturing device comprises a pixel array having a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion portion, a plurality of signal lines connected to the pixel array, a plurality of column amplifiers configured to respectively amplify signals transferred from the pixel array via the signal lines, the column amplifier comprising a first input terminal, a first output terminal, an amplifier having a second input terminal and a second output terminal, a feedback capacitance arranged between the second input terminal and the first output terminal, an input capacitance having an electrode connected to the first input terminal, and an electrode connected to the second input terminal, a first switch arranged between the second input terminal and the second output terminal, a second switch arranged between the first output terminal and the second output terminal, and a third switch arranged between a reference voltage terminal and the first output terminal. | 02-02-2012 |
20120242878 | AD CONVERTING CIRCUIT, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND DRIVING METHOD FOR AD CONVERTING CIRCUIT - An apparatus for acquiring an i-bit digital code by a first stage AD conversion and a j-bit digital code by a second stage AD conversion includes a comparing unit which compares a reference signal and an analog signal in the first stage AD conversion; and an amplifying unit for outputting an amplified residual signal acquired by amplifying a difference between the analog signal and an analog signal corresponding to the i-bit digital code. The comparing unit compares the amplified residual signal and the reference signal in the second stage AD conversion. | 09-27-2012 |
20130088628 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, a plurality of readout circuits provided in each column of the plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, configured to read out for each column a signal of the plurality of pixels, a plurality of comparison units configured to compare a signal output from the plurality of readout circuits with a reference signal whose level changes with time, a counter configured to perform a count operation from when the level of the reference signal starts to change, first and second buffers each configured to buffer a count value of the counter, and a plurality of storing units connected to the plurality of comparison units, configured to store a count value of the counter when a magnitude relation between a signal output from the plurality of the readout circuits and the reference signal is inverted. | 04-11-2013 |
20130206961 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - An image sensor comprises plural sets of a unit pixel outputting a pixel signal based on an electric charge generated through photoelectric conversion and a conversion unit converting the pixel signal into a digital signal. A reference signal source generates reference signals and supplies the generated reference signals to the conversion unit through signal lines. The conversion unit of each set comprises a comparator which compares the level of the reference signal with that of the pixel signal, a count circuit which counts a clock based on the comparison processing, a selection circuit which selects, among the signal lines, a signal line to be selectively connected to the input of the comparator, and a switch which selectively connects the selected signal line to the input of the comparator, and selectively connects a load to an unselected one of the signal lines. | 08-15-2013 |
20130229543 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND IMAGING APPARATUS DRIVING METHOD - An imaging apparatus, driving method of the imaging apparatus, and an imaging system, are provided, wherein pixels output at least two image signals with different viable signal ranges, and the pixel signal with a larger signal range is converted to a digital signal during a first period, and the pixel signal with a smaller signal range is converted to a digital signal during a second period shorter than the first period. | 09-05-2013 |
20130229555 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS DRIVING METHOD, AND IMAGING SYSTEM DRIVING METHOD - Pixels output a first signal based on signal charge of a part of photoelectric conversion units of multiple photoelectric conversion units, and a second signal based on signal charge of multiple photoelectric conversion units. An imaging apparatus outputs signals based on the first signals and signals based on the second signals by reducing the number of signals based on the first signals as compared to the number of signals based on the second signals. | 09-05-2013 |
20130235240 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND DRIVING METHOD OF IMAGING DEVICE - Each of pixels in an imaging device includes a photoelectric converter and a first transistor. A signal based on a charge generated by the photoelectric converter is to be input into the first transistor. The imaging device includes a second transistor arranged at a ratio of one as to the pixels. A reference signal is to be input into the second transistor. The second transistor defines a differential pair together with the first transistor. The imaging device includes a comparator including the first transistor and the second transistor. Each of the pixels includes a selecting unit configured to turn off the first transistor by applying the first voltage to a control node of the first transistor. | 09-12-2013 |
20130341489 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device including an AD converter and a pixel array is provided. The AD converter performs a ramp comparison and a successive-approximation. The AD converter determines a digital value by performing one of the ramp comparison and the successive-approximation as a former comparison operation and then performing the other as a latter comparison operation in the range narrowed down by the former comparison operation. The pixel array supplies, to the AD converter, a reference signal corresponding to a reset level of the pixel, and an image signal having image information. The AD converter performs the latter comparison operation without performing the former comparison operation, when the reference signal is supplied. | 12-26-2013 |
20140078362 | AD CONVERTING CIRCUIT, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND DRIVING METHOD FOR AD CONVERTING CIRCUIT - An apparatus for acquiring an i-bit digital code by a first stage AD conversion and a j-bit digital code by a second stage AD conversion includes a comparing unit which compares a reference signal and an analog signal in the first stage AD conversion; and an amplifying unit for outputting an amplified residual signal acquired by amplifying a difference between the analog signal and an analog signal corresponding to the i-bit digital code. The comparing unit compares the amplified residual signal and the reference signal in the second stage AD conversion. | 03-20-2014 |
20140168449 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - There are provided an image pickup apparatus, an image pickup system, and a method for driving the image pickup apparatus which perform correction of a reference potential used in an operation performed by a successive approximation AD conversion circuit and correction of a digital signal, into which a pixel signal which is output by a pixel is converted. | 06-19-2014 |
20140175263 | METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, METHOD FOR CORRECTING DIGITAL SIGNAL, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - There are provided a method for driving an image pickup device, a method for correcting a digital signal, an image pickup device, a method for driving an image capturing system, and an image capturing system. Digital signals are generated on the basis of a potential at an input node of a comparison unit by using a first reference signal whose potential changes by a first amount per unit time and a second reference signal whose potential changes by a second amount per unit time, the second amount being greater than the first amount. A correction value based on a difference in signal value between the digital signals is derived. A digital signal based on a pixel signal is corrected on the basis of the derived correction value. | 06-26-2014 |
20140184865 | Photoelectric Conversion Device, Image Pickup System, and Driving Method Of Photoelectric Conversion Device - A photoelectric conversion device includes analog signal output units including pixels and configured to output analog signals based on pixels, and signal processing units. Each of the signal processing units is provided correspondingly to one of the analog signal output units and including a gain application unit configured to apply a gain to an analog signal by using only passive elements and an AD conversion unit. In the gain application unit, a portion that contributes to application of a gain to the analog signal is constituted only of passive elements. The gain application unit selectively outputs a first amplified signal obtained by applying a first gain to the analog signal or a second amplified signal obtained by applying a second gain to the analog signal smaller than the first gain. The AD conversion unit converts, from analog to digital, the first or second amplified signal. | 07-03-2014 |
20140293085 | IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging device includes a comparator that compares a noise signal with each of a first reference signal and a second reference signal having potentials with different changing quantities per unit time, and that compares a photoelectric conversion signal with each of the first reference signal and the second reference signal. Also, the imaging device AD-converts signals obtained by amplifying the noise signal by a first gain and a second gain having different gains, and AD-converts a signal obtained by amplifying the photoelectric conversion signal by one of a first gain and a second gain. | 10-02-2014 |
20150181146 | AD CONVERTER, AD CONVERSION DEVICE, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND AD CONVERSION METHOD - In a case where a magnitude of an analog signal falls below a first threshold value, a comparator compares the analog signal with a first reference signal so as to obtain a p-bit digital signal. In a case where the magnitude of the analog signal exceeds the first threshold value, the comparator compares the analog signal with a second reference signal, which has a higher rate of change relative to time than the first reference signal, so as to obtain a q-bit digital signal, where q is less than p. | 06-25-2015 |
20150237315 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging apparatus, including a plurality of pixels, and an A/D conversion unit configured to convert a pixel signal of an analog signal into a digital signal, wherein the A/D conversion unit comprises a comparator, a sampling unit, a counter, and an output unit configured to output the digital signal based on a count result of the counter and a sampling result of the sampling unit, and the sampling unit comprises first and second latch units configured to latch an output from the comparator in response to first and second clock signals, respectively, and a third latch unit configured to latch an output from the first latch unit in response to an output of the second latch unit. | 08-20-2015 |
20150244388 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - In a first sensitivity level, an AD converter performs AD conversion selectively using, in accordance with the level of the analog signal, any one of a first reference signal and a second reference signal that have mutually different slopes, and in a second sensitivity level that is different from the first sensitivity level, the AD converter performs AD conversion only using a third reference signal. | 08-27-2015 |
20150281614 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM - A sensor has an image sensing unit including pixel blocks, and a readout unit for reading out a signal from the image sensing unit. The pixel block includes a photoelectric converter, first and second transistors, and a current source. First main electrodes of the first and second transistors are connected to a common node, and the current source is provided between the common node and a predetermined voltage. A signal readout operation includes an operation in which a voltage corresponding to charges in the photoelectric converter is supplied to a control electrode of the first transistor, and a temporally changing reference voltage is supplied to a control electrode of the second transistor. The readout unit reads out a signal from the image sensing unit via a second main electrode of the first transistor. | 10-01-2015 |
20150281616 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric converter, a transistor having a gate to which a voltage corresponding to charges generated by the photoelectric converter is supplied, a control line connected to a first main electrode of the transistor, and a readout unit configured to read out a signal corresponding to a voltage of the gate, and a voltage controller configured to change a voltage of the control line. The readout unit generates a digital signal corresponding to the voltage of the gate, based on a current flowing through a second main electrode of the transistor during a period in which the voltage controller changes the voltage of the control line. | 10-01-2015 |
20150319380 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE SYSTEM - A solid-state image apparatus includes a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, a plurality of amplifiers each provided to each of columns of the pixel unit, and each configured to amplify a signal output from a pixel in the corresponding one of the columns, a plurality of comparison units each provided to each of the plurality of amplifiers, and each configured to compare a level of an output signal from a corresponding one of the plurality of amplifiers with a predetermined threshold value and a control unit configured to control a gain of each of the plurality of amplifiers based on a result of comparing of a corresponding one of the plurality of comparison units. | 11-05-2015 |
20150365616 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus of this invention includes an output unit that outputs an analog signal, and an offset addition unit that, in a case where the analog signal is out of a range in which A/D conversion is possible in the A/D conversion unit, adds an offset to the analog signal in the output unit so that the analog signal is not out of the range in which A/D conversion is possible. | 12-17-2015 |
20160037091 | DRIVING METHOD FOR PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS,PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - In a state that a plurality of capacitances are connected between input and output nodes of an amplifier, a short circuit is established between the input and output nodes of the amplifier. In a state that at least one of the capacitances is isolated from the input and output nodes of the amplifier, the plurality of capacitances are connected to the input and output nodes of the amplifier, in a case that an output from the amplifier is larger than a threshold. | 02-04-2016 |
20160080678 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS DRIVING METHOD, AND IMAGING SYSTEM DRIVING METHOD - Pixels output a first signal based on signal charge of a part of photoelectric conversion units of multiple photoelectric conversion units, and a second signal based on signal charge of multiple photoelectric conversion units. An imaging apparatus outputs signals based on the first signals and signals based on the second signals by reducing the number of signals based on the first signals as compared to the number of signals based on the second signals. | 03-17-2016 |
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20080203061 | Gas-circuit breaker - A gas-circuit breaker includes a cylinder, a stationary piston, and a moving piston. The cylinder has a moving contact that is fixed on one end of a rod and has a gas exhaust that faces a stationary contact. The rod is inserted into the cylinder. The stationary piston is fixed to the container, and is fitted in an opening of the cylinder to create a puffer chamber. Due to movement of the rod, the stationary piston compresses arc-extinguishing gas, and the gas blows onto the arc through gas exhaust. The moving piston partitions the puffer chamber into a first puffer chamber and a second puffer chamber. Sliding of the moving piston changes the capacity of the first puffer chamber and the second puffer chamber according to the difference in pressure in the first puffer chamber and the second puffer chamber. | 08-28-2008 |
20080257865 | Gas circuit breaker - A gas circuit breaker includes a grounded tank corresponding to each one of the plurality of phases, a bushing, an upper housing, and a lower housing, those mounted on a base that is supported by a frame. The grounded tank and the upper housing are located on a plane. The lower housing is connected to the grounded tank with a connecting unit such that the lower housing can be moved from a first position for operation lower than the plane to a second position for transportation substantially on the plane. | 10-23-2008 |
20120162858 | LAMINATED TYPE CERAMIC ELECTRONIC PARTS - A multilayer ceramic electronic component comprising an element body in which a dielectric layer and an internal electrode layer are stacked. The dielectric layer is constituted from a dielectric ceramic composition including; a compound having a perovskite structure expressed by a formula of ABO | 06-28-2012 |
20130161288 | GAS CIRCUIT BREAKER - A gas circuit breaker includes: a sealed tank filled with insulation gas; a pair of arc contacts that are arranged to face each other in the sealed tank and connectable and disconnectable with each other; a thermal puffer chamber that is provided on an outer circumferential portion of the pair of arc contacts; a mechanical puffer chamber that is provided on an outer circumference of the thermal puffer chamber and constituted by a cylinder formed in a toric shape centering around an axial line of the arc contacts; and a piston that is formed in a toric shape centering around the axial line and accommodated in the cylinder, and configured to move according to connection and disconnection of the arc contacts. | 06-27-2013 |
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