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20080206802 | Microinjection device and microinjection method - A fluorescence-intensity detecting unit detects fluorescence intensity by injecting a first solution containing a fluorescent reagent into a second solution that does not form an interface with the first solution through an injecting member. A calculating unit calculates the injection amount of the first solution from the fluorescence intensity based on a correlation between fluorescence intensities and injection amounts measured in advance. A computing unit obtains a correlation between an injection amount, pressure and pressurizing time based on the calculated injection amount. An adjusting unit adjusts the amount of the first solution to be injected into the endoplasmic reticulum by controlling pressure and pressurizing time based on the obtained correlation. | 08-28-2008 |
20080268540 | Microinjection apparatus, trap plate and microinjection method - A microinjection apparatus has a trap plate which traps at least one cell, so as to fix a position thereof, a capillary needle which injects a substance into the cell trapped by the trap plate, a movement mechanism portion which thrusts a distal end of the capillary needle onto a in a lengthwise direction of the needle, and which withdraws the capillary needle in the lengthwise direction thereof, and a discharge control portion which discharges the substance from the distal end of the capillary needle, when the capillary needle has been withdrawn to a predetermined position by the movement mechanism portion. | 10-30-2008 |
20080299647 | Cell capturing plate, microinjection apparatus, and method of producing cell capturing plate - A cell capturing plate has a flat surface, an opening formed in one surface of the flat surface and supporting the cell therein, and a through-hole penetrating from the opening to the other surface of the flat surface and having a cross section parallel to the flat surface smaller than that of the opening. | 12-04-2008 |
20120111886 | DISCHARGE VOLUME CONTROL METHOD, DISCHARGE PRESSURE CONTROL METHOD, AND MICROBODY FORMING METHOD - A second valve is opened to combine an injection-pressure generating pressure with a maintaining pressure into an injection pressure. After the injection pressure is applied to a capillary to cause discharge of an object therefrom, an output pressure of a regulator is set to the injection pressure. Then, a first valve is opened to reapply the injection pressure to the capillary. The second valve is opened to combine a maintaining-pressure generating pressure with the injection pressure into the maintaining pressure. After the maintaining pressure is applied to the capillary to terminate the discharge of the object, the output pressure of the regulator is set to the maintaining pressure. Then, the first valve is opened to reapply the maintaining pressure to the capillary. | 05-10-2012 |
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20100286322 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SURFACE TREATED ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES, SURFACE TREATED ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES, DISPERSION LIQUID AND DISPERSION SOLID THEREOF, AND BASE MATERIAL COATED WITH ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES - Zinc oxide particles having high transparency in visible light and high shielding properties in a ultraviolet region, with surface treatment of inactivating photocatalytic activity applied thereto, and a dispersion thereof. A manufacturing method of surface treated zinc oxide particles, including: a first step of mixing a dispersion liquid with zinc oxide particles dispersed in a solvent, and silicone resin having polysiloxane bond with at least one or more silicon atoms having a silanol group (Si—OH) and/or alkoxy silyl group (Si—OR, wherein R is alkyl group); then obtaining a mixed solution containing a surface treated zinc oxide particles precursor, with the silicone resin adsorbed on the surface of each zinc oxide particle and the solvent, and drying and solidifying the mixed solution by applying heat treatment thereto, to thereby manufacture a dried body; and a second step of pulverizing the dried body, to thereby manufacture the surface treated zinc oxide particles. | 11-11-2010 |
20120141737 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SURFACE TREATED ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES, SURFACE TREATED ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES, DISPERSION LIQUID AND DISPERSION SOLID THEREOF, AND BASE MATERIAL COATED WITH ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES - Zinc oxide particles having high transparency in visible light and high shielding properties in a ultraviolet region, with surface treatment of inactivating photocatalytic activity applied thereto, and a dispersion thereof. A manufacturing method of surface treated zinc oxide particles, including: a first step of mixing a dispersion liquid with zinc oxide particles dispersed in a solvent, and silicone resin having polysiloxane bond with at least one or more silicon atoms having a silanol group (Si—OH) and/or alkoxy silyl group (Si—OR, wherein R is alkyl group); obtaining a mixed solution containing a surface treated zinc oxide particles precursor, with the silicone resin adsorbed on the surface of each zinc oxide particle and the solvent, and drying and solidifying the mixed solution by applying heat treatment thereto, to thereby manufacture a dried body; and a second step of pulverizing the dried body, to thereby manufacture the surface treated zinc oxide particles. | 06-07-2012 |
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20080308775 | Near Infrared Absorbing Fiber and Fiber Article Using Same - An inexpensive fiber that has heat retaining properties, satisfactory weather resistance and heat absorption efficiency, and includes a heat absorbing material having excellent transparency; and a fiber article that uses the fiber. A particle dispersion of Cs | 12-18-2008 |
20110091720 | Boride nanoparticle-containing fiber and textile product that uses the same - An object is to provide a fiber that absorbs heat with good efficiency, has excellent transparency and heat-retaining properties, and does not compromise the design characteristics of a textile product, and to provide a textile product in which the fiber is used. Hexaboride nanoparticles, a dispersion medium, and a dispersion agent for dispersing the nanoparticles are mixed together. The mixture is dispersed and dried to obtain a dispersion powder. The resulting dispersion powder is added to thermoplastic resin pellets, uniformly mixed, and thereafter melted and kneaded to obtain a master batch containing a heat-absorbing component. The master batch containing a heat-absorbing component is mixed with a similarly prepared master batch to which inorganic nanoparticles has not been added, and the mixture is melted, spun, and drawn to manufacture a multifilament yarn. The multifilament yarn is cut to fabricate staples, and the staples are used to manufacture a spun yarn having heat-absorbing effects. The spun yarn is used to obtain a knitted product having heat-retaining properties. | 04-21-2011 |
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20090093313 | Data management apparatus and data distribution system - Ghost data used for reproducing a game process having been executed in accordance with operations performed by users are transmitted, as necessary, from a plurality of game apparatuses to a data management apparatus. The data management apparatus stores the ghost data received from the plurality of game apparatuses, in accordance with a definition of a database in which a plurality of score sections are defined based on a value represented by score data, and a maximum registration allowable number of users for which the ghost data are registered is defined for each of the plurality of score sections, or is defined so as to be the same among the plurality of score sections. The data management apparatus transmits, when a ghost data distribution request is received from a one of the plurality of game apparatuses, the ghost data for at least one user for which the ghost data is registered so as to be associated with one of the plurality of score sections, the one of the plurality of scores sections being associated with the score data included in the ghost data distribution request, to the one of the plurality of game apparatuses. Thus, it is possible to limit the total capacity for storing the ghost data in a server to a predetermined range of capacity, and allow each player to obtain the ghost data in accordance with a skill of the player. | 04-09-2009 |
20090102847 | Computer-readable storage medium having distribution chart display program stored therein, information processing apparatus, and distribution chart display system - A distribution chart representing a distribution of accomplishment times included in a plurality of pieces of result data is generated based on the plurality of pieces of result data including the accomplishment times of a racing game. Icons for identifying the plurality of pieces of result data are displayed on the distribution chart. When one of the icons displayed on the distribution chart is selected by a user, a process associated with the result data represented by the one of the icons having been selected is executed. Therefore, the distribution chart which includes a plurality of pieces of data as elements and is based on a predetermined index is displayed, and an interactive operation using the distribution chart can be realized. | 04-23-2009 |
20120116551 | DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Ghost data used for reproducing a game process executed by user operations are transmitted from game apparatuses to a data management apparatus. The data management apparatus stores the received ghost data, according to a definition of a database in which score sections are defined based on a value represented by score data, and a maximum registration allowable number of users for which the ghost data are registered is defined for each of the score sections, or is defined so as to be the same among the score sections. The data management apparatus transmits, when a ghost data distribution request is received, the ghost data for at least one user for which the ghost data is registered so as to be associated with one of the score sections, the scores section being associated with the score data included in the ghost data distribution request, to the one of the game apparatuses. | 05-10-2012 |
20120176384 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING DISTRIBUTION CHART DISPLAY PROGRAM STOREDTHEREIN, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DISTRIBUTION CHART DISPLAY SYSTEM - A distribution chart representing a distribution of accomplishment times included in a plurality of pieces of result data is generated based on the plurality of pieces of result data including the accomplishment times of a racing game. Icons for identifying the plurality of pieces of result data are displayed on the distribution chart. When one of the icons displayed on the distribution chart is selected by a user, a process associated with the result data represented by the one of the icons having been selected is executed. Therefore, the distribution chart which includes a plurality of pieces of data as elements and is based on a predetermined index is displayed, and an interactive operation using the distribution chart can be realized. | 07-12-2012 |
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20090245627 | CHARACTER RECOGNITION DEVICE - The present invention firstly roughly classifies an analysis range specified by the operator in the color image data of a form into background, a character frame and a character, precisely specifies a character frame on the basis of the classification result, eliminates the character from the color image data from which the background is eliminated and recognizes the remaining character. | 10-01-2009 |
20100008578 | FORM RECOGNITION APPARATUS, METHOD, DATABASE GENERATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - One system to which the present invention is applied obtains the digitized form image of a form, recognizes a character string existing in the obtained form image, extracts a headline wording being a predetermined character string from the recognized character strings, determines a table structure existing in the form image, on the basis of the extracted headline wording and the arrangement of headline wordings in the form image and specifies a correspondence relationship between a headline wording and a character string other than the headline wording that is recognized, using the determination result. | 01-14-2010 |
20110229037 | CHARACTER RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND CHARACTER RECOGNITION METHOD - An objective is to eliminate dotted lines in a character box in image data to increase the character recognition rate. There are some cases in which a dotted line candidate cannot be extracted due to many overlapping parts of dotted lines and characters or due to a blurry part in a dotted line. In such cases, the position of a dotted line candidate is estimated referring to features such as the interval, length, width, etc. of a dotted line candidate in the same character box (or in a character box for another relevant item), and image data of the estimated position and image data of a previously extracted dotted line (or a reference dotted line) are compared to determine whether or not they are an identical dotted line. | 09-22-2011 |
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20130170717 | AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM, AND METHOD OF AUTHENTICATION - An authentication apparatus verifies biometric information acquired from a person to be authenticated against registered information registered in advance. A biometric information acquisition unit acquires biometric information from the person to be authenticated. A determination unit determines whether or not the person to be authenticated has uncertainty of verification. An information generation unit generates first generated information from the biometric information, and generates second generated information from the biometric information, which is used for verification in addition to the first generated information when the determination unit determines that the person to be authenticated has uncertainty of verification. A verification target selection unit selects whether to set first registration information as a verification target or second registration information as a verification target in addition to the first registration information. A verification unit verifies the registration information selected as the verification target against corresponding generated information. | 07-04-2013 |
20130216095 | VERIFICATION OBJECT SPECIFYING APPARATUS, VERIFICATION OBJECT SPECIFYING PROGRAM, AND VERIFICATION OBJECT SPECIFYING METHOD - In a verification object specifying apparatus that specifies a verification object for biometric authentication, a biometric information acquisition unit acquires biometric information from a biometric information source part. An abnormality detection unit detects an abnormal portion in the biometric information source part based on the biometric information. A verification object specifying unit determines whether biometric information located in the abnormal portion is to be included in a verification object, and specifies biometric information to be used as the verification object based on the determination result. The verification object specifying apparatus causes a registration unit to register the biometric information as registration information when serving as a registration apparatus, and causes a verification unit to verify the biometric information against registration information when serving as a verification apparatus. | 08-22-2013 |
20130308834 | AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM, AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - An authentication apparatus performs identity authentication by comparing and matching image information of a palm captured by a sensor unit with a preliminarily registered template. A surface information correcting unit corrects concavity/convexity of a palm surface for surface information that allows the concavity/convexity thereof to be evaluated. The surface information is extracted by a surface information extraction unit from the image information obtained by capturing the palm. When the surface information is not corrected by the surface information correcting unit or not used for authentication by an authentication unit even after correction, the authentication apparatus newly obtains image information of the palm. Correction by the surface information correcting unit reduces opportunities for the authentication apparatus to perform notification to guide the palm to a proper posture. | 11-21-2013 |
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20080214686 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF ZEOLITE FILM - A process for producing a zeolite membrane comprising a seed crystal forming step of placing, in a pressure-resistant vessel, a seeding sol containing silica, water and a structure-directing agent and a support in a state that the support is immersed in the seeding sol and heating the heat-resistant vessel to form a zeolite seed crystal on the surface of the support, and a membrane formation step of allowing the zeolite seed crystal to grow to form a zeolite membrane on the surface of the support. In the seed crystal forming step, the molar ratio of water/silica in the seeding sol is set 10 to 50 and the heating of the pressure-resistant vessel is conducted at 90 to 130° C. The crystal c-axis of the present zeolite membrane is oriented in a direction vertical to the surface of the support and its thickness is uniform. | 09-04-2008 |
20080217240 | ORIENTED ZEOLITE FILM-PROVIDED STRUCTURE - An oriented zeolite membrane-provided structure comprising a support and a membrane-like, MFI type zeolite crystal (an oriented zeolite membrane) provided on the surface of the support, wherein, in the zeolite crystal, the proportion of zeolite crystals whose c-axes are oriented at an angle of 90°±33.76° relative to the surface of the support, is 90% or more of the whole zeolite crystals and the oriented zeolite membrane has a thickness of 1 to 30 μm. The present invention provides an oriented zeolite membrane-provided structure comprising a support and an oriented zeolite membrane provided thereon, wherein the c-axes of zeolite crystals of the membrane are oriented in a direction vertical to the surface of the support and the thickness of the membrane is small. | 09-11-2008 |
20090242478 | CARBON MEMBRANE LAMINATED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A carbon membrane laminated body includes: a porous substrate, a first porous carbon membrane as a carbon membrane underlayer disposed on a surface of the porous substrate, and a second porous carbon membrane as a carbon membrane separation layer disposed on a surface of the carbon membrane underlayer, having a smaller film thickness, and a smaller average pore diameter, compared with those of the carbon membrane underlayer. It is preferable to form the carbon membrane underlayer and the carbon membrane separation layer by carbonizing a carbon membrane underlayer precursor disposed on a surface of the porous substrate and the carbon membrane separation layer precursor disposed on a surface of the carbon membrane underlayer precursor at 400 to 1000° C. in a non-oxidation atmosphere. The carbon membrane laminated body is a separation membrane excellent in both separation performance and flux when it is used as a separation membrane of a mixture. | 10-01-2009 |
20130316129 | SILICON CARBIDE MATERIAL, HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRIC HEATING TYPE CATALYST CARRIER - A silicon carbide material according to the present invention includes a substrate containing, as a main component, silicon carbide or containing, as main components, silicon carbide and metallic silicon, and a film covering at least a portion of the surface of the substrate. The film contains, as a main component, a phase including at least four elements: lithium (Li), aluminum (Al), silicon (Si), and oxygen (O). One example of such a silicon carbide material includes a substrate having a structure in which silicon carbide particles are bonded by metallic silicon, and a lithium aluminosilicate film covering at least a portion of the surface of the silicon carbide particles. Such a silicon carbide material can be used for a DPF, an electric heating type catalytic converter, or the like. | 11-28-2013 |
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20090212352 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor memory device has a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of word lines formed at predetermined intervals on the semiconductor substrate, each word line having a gate insulating film, a charge storage layer, a first insulating film, and a controlling gate electrode which are stacked in order, and including a metal oxide layer above the level of the gate insulating film, a second insulating film covering a side of the word line and a surface of the semiconductor substrate between the word lines, and having a film thickness of 15 nm or less, and a third insulating film formed between the word lines adjacent to each other such that a region below the level of the metal oxide layer has a cavity. | 08-27-2009 |
20090218607 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory of an aspect of the invention includes memory cells in the memory cell forming area, and select gate transistors in the select gate forming area. Each memory cell has two first diffusion layers formed in a semiconductor substrate, a first gate insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate, a charge storage layer formed on the first gate insulating film, a first intermediate insulating film formed on the charge storage layer and a first gate electrode formed on the first intermediate insulating film. Each select gate transistor has two second diffusion layers formed in the semiconductor substrate, a second gate insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate, a second intermediate insulating film formed in direct contact with the second gate insulating film and having the same structure as the first intermediate insulating film, and a second gate electrode formed on the second intermediate insulating film. | 09-03-2009 |
20110147822 | Semiconductor memory device and method for manufacturing the same - A semiconductor memory device has a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of word lines formed at predetermined intervals on the semiconductor substrate, each word line having a gate insulating film, a charge storage layer, a first insulating film, and a controlling gate electrode which are stacked in order, and including a metal oxide layer above the level of the gate insulating film, a second insulating film covering a side of the word line and a surface of the semiconductor substrate between the word lines, and having a film thickness of 15 nm or less, and a third insulating film formed between the word lines adjacent to each other such that a region below the level of the metal oxide layer has a cavity. | 06-23-2011 |
20110193049 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a memory device is disclosed. The method includes forming a silicon diode. At least an upper portion of the silicon diode is made of a semiconductor material containing silicon and doped with impurity. The method includes forming a metal layer made of a metal on the silicon diode. The method includes forming a metal nitride layer made of a nitride of the metal on the metal layer. The method includes forming a resistance change film. In addition, the method includes reacting the metal layer with the silicon diode and the metal nitride layer by heat treatment to form an electrode film containing the metal, silicon, and nitrogen. | 08-11-2011 |
20110227025 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a word line interconnection layer, a bit line interconnection layer and a pillar. The word line interconnection layer includes a plurality of word lines which extend in a first direction. The bit line interconnection layer includes a plurality of bit lines which extend in a second direction crossing over the first direction. The pillar is arranged between each of the word lines and each of the bit lines. The pillar includes a silicon diode and a variable resistance film, and the silicon diode includes a p-type portion and an n-type portion. The word line interconnection layer and the bit line interconnection layer are alternately stacked, and a compressive force is applied to the silicon diode in a direction in which the p-type portion and the n-type portion become closer to each other. | 09-22-2011 |
20110233506 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a resistance change portion and a select element. The resistance change portion is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and configured to transition between a first resistance state and a second resistance state. The select element is provided between the resistance change portion and the first electrode and has a p-layer including a p-type semiconductor, an i-layer including an intrinsic semiconductor, and an n-layer including an n-type semiconductor. The select element contains an impurity having a smaller bandgap energy than the intrinsic semiconductor, and a concentration peak of the impurity in the i-layer is placed in a center portion of layer thickness of the i-layer. | 09-29-2011 |
20120091414 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a plurality of silicon films. The plurality of silicon films are disposed on one plane and are made of polysilicon containing an impurity. A crystal orientation of each of the silicon films is a (311) orientation. | 04-19-2012 |
20120235107 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory device includes a word line interconnect layer, a bit line interconnect layer, a pillar, and charge bearing members. The word line interconnect layer includes a plurality of word lines extending in a first direction. The bit line interconnect layer includes a plurality of bit lines extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction. The pillar is disposed between each of the word lines and each of the bit lines. The charge bearing members contain a negative fixed charge, and provided on side faces of the pillars. The pillars includes a diode film provided with a p-type layer and an n-type layer and a variable resistance film stacked on the diode film. The charge bearing member is disposed on side faces of the p-type layer, and is not disposed on side faces of the n-type layer. | 09-20-2012 |
20130077461 | STORAGE DEVICE - A storage device includes a recording medium, a probe, a substrate, and a processing unit. The recording medium stores a signal. The probe reads or writes the signal to/from the recording medium. The substrate is provided with the probe via a conductive anchor interposed therebetween and a first connection terminal connected to the probe. The processing unit is provided on the substrate and has a second connection terminal. The second connection terminal is connected to the first connection terminal. | 03-28-2013 |
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20090103953 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An objective is to provide an Image forming method and an image forming apparatus exhibiting neither failure in lack of line image nor image defect in halftone images, together with extremely high image quality and longer lifetime. Disclosed is an image forming method possessing the steps of evenly charging an organic photoreceptor; conducting a light exposure process; conducting a developing process to visualize the electrostatic latent image formed on the organic photoreceptor to form a toner image; transferring the toner image into a transfer medium; and conducting a cleaning process to remove a residual toner from the organic photoreceptor, the method further comprising the step of replenishing a developing device with a developer comprising toner and carrier, wherein the organic photoreceptor comprises a surface protective layer containing a filler, and the carrier is mixed with the toner, after attaching a lubricant onto a carrier particle in advance. | 04-23-2009 |
20100104969 | ORGANIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An organic photoreceptor is disclosed, comprising on an electrically conductive support an intermediate layer, a charge generation layer, a charge transport layer and a protective layer in this order, wherein the protective layer contains inorganic particles in an amount of not less than 5% by mass and not more than 30% by mass, and a skewness (Rsk) of a cross section curve of a surface of the electrically conductive support is within a range of −804-29-2010 | |
20110217078 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An organic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer on a conductive support is disclosed, in which the photosensitive layer contains a pigment containing an adduct of titanyl phthalocyanine and at least either of (2R,3R)-2,3-butanediol and (2S,3S)-2,3-butanediol, the spectrum of the photosensitive layer has the absorption maximum value in the region of 750 to 780 nm, and the ratio of the absorbance at 780 nm (Abs 780) to the absorbance at 750 nm (Abs 750) (Abs 780/Abs 750, a value obtained by correcting the absorbance at 1000 nm as 0) is 0.6 to 1.0. | 09-08-2011 |
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20080218790 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD - Data comprising a pulse signal is divided into predetermined data segments. The number of pulse-signal fluctuations in the data segment is counted. A transmitter transmits the unchanged data to a receiving portion in a case where the number of pulse-signal fluctuations does not exceed a predetermined number. On the other hand, in a case where the number of pulse-signal fluctuations exceeds the predetermined number, the pulse signal is converted so as to be unchanged at the fluctuation of the pulse signal but to be fluctuated when the pulse signal does not fluctuate. Then, the transmitter transmits the converted pulse signal to the receiving portion wherein only the converted pulse signal is converted to the original pulse signal. | 09-11-2008 |
20080219692 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE FOR USE IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus employing a process cartridge for image forming apparatus which is equipped with a chip including a rewritable non-volatile memory, the non-volatile memory at least includes a read-only region and an arbitrarily rewritable region, a control program for writing data to the read-only region is installed in the arbitrarily rewritable region, and the use of the control program is limited after the completion of the writing of data to the read-only region. | 09-11-2008 |
20080231220 | Image Forming Apparatus Appropriately Setting Current Value for Driving Motor - When a printing instruction is provided, a CPU causes a stepping motor M to drive a developer and calculates the value of a load of the stepping motor M before printing operations are performed. Then, CPU determines whether the value of the load is within a predetermined range stored in advance. If the value is not within the predetermined range, CPU causes a display to display an error message. | 09-25-2008 |
20100073737 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND CARRIAGE POSITIONING METHOD - An image reading apparatus includes a carriage having mounted thereon a linear light source and an image sensor and a reference pattern member disposed at a reference position located toward the first direction from a home position. The current location of the carriage is judged relatively to first and second areas that are divided by a boundary defined in advance at a location toward the first direction from the reference position. The first area is located toward the first direction and the second area is located toward the second direction. Immediately after the power is turned ON, current location information indicating whether the carriage is currently located in the first area or the second area is read from the nonvolatile memory. The carriage is first moved to the reference position and then moved a predetermined distance in the second direction, so that the carriage is duly positioned at the home position. | 03-25-2010 |
20110229158 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE WHICH INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE MOTOR THAT GENERATES MOTIVE POWER BY CURRENT - An image forming device includes a motor which generates motive power by current, a component driven by the motive power of the motor, and a motor current waveform determining unit which determines a condition of the image forming device on the basis of a current waveform of the current flowing through the motor while the motor is being driven. Accordingly, the image forming device which is capable of determining the condition of the device while suppressing an increase in the number of components and preventing reduction of productivity can be provided. | 09-22-2011 |
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20130029668 | RADIO BASE STATION AND METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A radio base station includes a radio communication unit that wirelessly communicates with a mobile station being capable of communicating in first and second mobile communication systems; a network communication unit that communicates with a switching center; and a determination unit that determines whether the mobile station measures radio quality in the second mobile communication system, wherein, when the mobile station requests a service not being provided in the first mobile communication system, but being provided in the second mobile communication system, necessity of the measurement of the radio quality by the mobile station is determined by confirming presence of coverage of the second mobile communication system in a cell of the radio base station, and wherein, when the measurement of the radio quality is unnecessary, the mobile station is allowed to switch to the second mobile communication system, without requesting the mobile station to measure the radio quality. | 01-31-2013 |
20130171993 | BASE STATION AND METHOD - A base station is disclosed. The base station includes: a reconnection setting information generation unit configured, in a case where handover is requested from a first base station, after a reconnection request signal is received from a mobile apparatus, to generate reconnection setting information to be used for specifying the mobile apparatus; a transmission unit configured to transmit a reconnection request signal to the first base station; a receiving unit configured to receive reconnection setting information to be used for specifying the mobile apparatus from a second base station that is a destination of handover of the mobile apparatus after the second base station receives a reconnection request signal from the mobile apparatus; a reconnection setting information holding unit configured to hold the reconnection setting information; and a connection processing unit configured to perform reconnection processing with the mobile apparatus by using the reconnection setting information held in the reconnection setting information holding unit in accordance with a reconnection request signal from the mobile apparatus after initial connection processing between the second base station and the mobile apparatus. | 07-04-2013 |
20130295873 | MESSAGE BROADCAST SYSTEM, BASE STATION AND METHOD FOR MESSAGE BROADCAST - A message broadcast system for broadcasting messages to user devices includes a cell broadcast center and a base station, the cell broadcast center including a first table associating the sender identifier of a message broadcast request with a message identifier information for identifying a message to be added to the message and corresponding to a priority for controlling the order of broadcast messages, and a transmission unit for transmitting a message including the message identifier information corresponding to the sender identifier to the base station, and the base station including a second table associating the message identifier information with a priority for controlling the order of broadcast messages, and a broadcast controlling unit for controlling the order of broadcast messages based on the priority corresponding to the message identifier information obtained from the message from the cell broadcast center. | 11-07-2013 |
20140119310 | RADIO BASE STATION - A radio base station determines at least any one type of subframe constituted of multiple system information subframes for sending system information to a mobile station, paging subframes for sending paging messages for the mobile station in idle mode, or on-duration subframes corresponding to on-durations at which the mobile station receives downlink control channel signals in discontinuous reception mode for the downlink control channel signals. The radio base station allocates, to the mobile station, inter-frequency measurement periods for inter-frequency measurement at the mobile station, while avoiding simultaneous occurrence of inter-frequency measurement periods and the subframes determined by the subframe determiner. | 05-01-2014 |
20140301200 | RADIO CONTROL BASE STATION AND METHOD OF DETERMINING CONNECTION-TARGET SWITCHING CENTER - A radio control base station connected to a plurality of switching centers includes a capacity information receiving unit configured to receive capacity information from at least one of the plurality of switching centers, a load information receiving unit configured to receive load information from at least one of the plurality of switching centers, a selection ratio calculating unit configured to calculate a selection ratio for selecting a connection-target switching center to which a call from a mobile station is to be connected based on the received capacity information and the received load information, and a connection-target switching center determining unit configured to determine the connection-target switching center based on the calculated selection ratio. | 10-09-2014 |
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20120026300 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus can connect a 3D conversion lens. The 3D conversion lens has an optical system capable of collecting light for forming a left-eye image and light for forming a right-eye image. The imaging apparatus has an imaging device, a zoom lens operable to change a magnification of an image to be imaged on the imaging device, a driver operable to drive the zoom lens, a temperature detector operable to detect an ambient temperature of the apparatus, an attachment detector operable to detect whether the 3D conversion lens is attached to the apparatus, and a controller operable to control the driver to cause the zoom lens to move to a predetermined position, when the attachment detector detects that the 3D conversion lens is attached to the apparatus. The controller determines the predetermined position based on a detected result of the temperature detector. | 02-02-2012 |
20130100254 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image capture device includes: first and second shooting sections, each of which is configured to shoot an image of a subject; and a signal processing section configured to generate, based on first and second images that have been shot by the first and second shooting sections, respectively, information indicating the amount of parallax between the first and second images. Based on at least one of the states of the first and second images, a zoom power during shooting, and the tilt of the image capture device during shooting, the signal processing section generates control information indicating the degree of stereoscopic property of a 3D image to be generated based on the first and second images or indicating whether or not the 3D image needs to be output, and records the control information and the information indicating the amount of parallax. | 04-25-2013 |
20130107015 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, PLAYER, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD | 05-02-2013 |
20130155202 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus of includes an imaging sensor that captures a subject image formed by an attached 3D conversion lens and generates an image data, a display device that displays an image based on the generated image data, a lens adjusting unit that adjusts a lens position of an optical system included in the attached 3D conversion lens, a controller that: (i) determines that a predetermined portion of the subject image which is to be moved according to the adjustment of the lens position, is at least one of (a) within a predetermined range in the image and (b) not within the predetermined range in the image, and (ii) causes the display device to display the determined result. | 06-20-2013 |
20130169761 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An imaging apparatus can be connected to a 3D adapter having an optical system capable of condensing light for forming an image for a left-eye and light for forming an image for a right-eye and can be set into an adjusting mode for adjusting the optical system. The imaging apparatus includes an image pickup unit operable to capture an image formed based on the lights condensed by the 3D adapter, and a display unit operable to display the image captured by the image pickup unit. When the imaging apparatus is set to the adjusting mode, the display unit overlaps and displays the image for a left-eye and the right-eye image captured by the image pickup unit. | 07-04-2013 |
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20140132738 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, LENS CONTROL DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A 3D image capture device includes: a first image capturing section including a first optical system and a first image sensor that outputs a first signal to generate a first image; a second image capturing section including a second optical system that has parallax with respect to the first optical system and a second image sensor that outputs a second signal to generate a second image that has parallax with respect to the first image; a point of convergence adjusting section configured to adjust the position of the point of convergence; a working range setting section configured to set working ranges for the image stabilization working according to the position of the point of convergence; and an image stabilizing section configured to cancel the camera shake within the set working ranges. | 05-15-2014 |
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20090185221 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus which has a processing function of processing information and includes a data providing device, a storage device, a setting device, a determination device, and a changing device. The data providing device provides data to the information processing apparatus, and the storage device stores data. The setting device is provided to selectively set a prohibited state and an allowed state of the processing function. The determination device determines whether or not provided data provided by the data providing device is identical with set data which is stored in the storage device as data to be used in a case of performing a processing function set by a user. The changing device instructs the setting device, when it is determined that the provided data is identical with the set data, to change one of the prohibited state and the allowed state previously set to the other state. | 07-23-2009 |
20090237729 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND NETWORK SYSTEM - A peripheral device includes a connection portion which is connectable to an information processing device and a storage medium. The connection portion is configured to allow data transfer between the storage medium and the information processing device. The peripheral device further includes a function execution portion that performs a function according to data transferred from the information processing device. The peripheral device still further includes a detection portion that detects a state of the data transfer between the function execution portion and the information processing device. Moreover, the peripheral device includes a notification portion that notifies the information processing device that the storage medium is not connected to the connection portion, irrespective of whether the connection state of the storage medium to the connection portion is connected or not, when the detection portion detects a start of the data transfer between the function execution portion and the information processing device. | 09-24-2009 |
20120133697 | RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECORDING IMAGE - A recording apparatus is provided, including a recording head, a transport mechanism which has an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust a spacing distance between recording media upstream from the recording head, a discharge control unit configured to control the recording head so that a liquid is discharged when discharge ports face the recording medium and configured to control the recording head so that at least one of discharge flushing and non-discharge flushing is performed when the discharge ports are positioned between the two recording media, and a measuring mechanism which is arranged upstream from the recording head to measure the spacing distance between the recording media. The adjusting mechanism is configured to adjust the next spacing distance between the recording media depending on the spacing distance between the recording media measured by the measuring mechanism. | 05-31-2012 |
20120249629 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus, including: a tank mount on which a tank is mountable; a first casing; a second casing provided with the tank mount, connected to the first casing with a shaft, and pivotable between a close position and a distant position about the shaft; a judging section configured to judge whether a tank mount state is a middle-of-mounting state; a limitation portion configured to establish a limitation state for limiting the pivotal movement of the second casing at the close position and a release state for allowing the pivotal movement at the close position; and a limitation control section configured to control the limitation portion to establish the limitation state when the tank is in the middle-of-mounting state, and control the limitation portion to establish the release state when the tank is not in the middle-of-mounting state. | 10-04-2012 |
20120251166 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a first housing; a second housing pivotable about a shaft relative to the first housing between a close position and a distant position; and a tank mount portion provided in the second housing such that a mounting direction of a tank with respect to the tank mount portion in a state in which the second housing is at the distant position has a downward component in a vertical direction. The tank mount portion includes a resistance applying mechanism which applies a resistance force to the tank in a state in which at least a part of the tank is inserted into the tank mount portion when the second housing is at the distant position. | 10-04-2012 |
20130083100 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID - A liquid ejection apparatus, including: a head; a main tank storing liquid; a sub-tank for temporarily storing the liquid stored in the main tank, before the liquid is supplied to the head; a liquid amount detector for detecting a liquid amount in the sub-tank; a supplier for supplying the liquid from the main tank to the sub-tank; a first housing; a second housing holding the sub-tank, pivotable with respect to the first housing, and positioned at a close position at which the head is close to the first housing or a distant position at which the head is far from the first housing; and a controller for, when the second housing is located at the close position, controlling the liquid supply based on the detected liquid amount. | 04-04-2013 |
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20120187929 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A master transistor and a slave transistor are both insulated gate bipolar transistors. A slave diode is connected in anti-parallel to the slave transistor. The master transistor is brought into conduction if a current flowing in a master reactor becomes zero, and is brought into nonconduction after elapse of a first period. The slave transistor is brought into conduction subject to elapse of a certain period after the master transistor is brought into conduction that is one of conditions for conduction of the slave transistor, and is brought into nonconduction after elapse of a second period shorter than the first period. The certain period is shorter than a period from when the master transistor is brought into conduction until when the master transistor is brought into conduction again. | 07-26-2012 |
20120313614 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT, AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A circuit includes a reactor, a diode, and a switching element. The reactor and the diode are connected in series with each other on a power supply line. The switching element is provided between a power supply line and a point between the reactor and the diode. A circuit includes a reactor, a diode, and a switching element. The reactor and the diode are connected in series with each other on a power supply line. The switching element is provided between the power supply line and a point between the reactor and the diode. Characteristics of at least any of the reactors, the switching elements, and the diodes are different from each other. | 12-13-2012 |
20130015786 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITAANM Sakae; NorioAACI ShigaAACO JPAAGP Sakae; Norio Shiga JPAANM Yabuki; ToshioAACI ShigaAACO JPAAGP Yabuki; Toshio Shiga JPAANM Ohshita; KazuhiroAACI ShigaAACO JPAAGP Ohshita; Kazuhiro Shiga JP - A reactor, a diode, and a switching element connected to a path constitute a booster circuit, and another reactor, another diode, and another switching element connected to another path constitute another booster circuit. The booster circuits also function as a power factor correction circuit for correcting a power factor of the input side. Swing chokes are adopted as the reactors. | 01-17-2013 |
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20120021354 | COLORED CURABLE COMPOSITION, COLOR RESIST, INK-JET INK, COLOR FILTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, ORGANIC EL DISPLAY, AND COLORANT COMPOUND AND TAUTOMER THEREOF - A colored curable composition including: at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following Formula (1a) and a tautomer thereof; and at least one polymerizable compound, | 01-26-2012 |
20120235099 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE COLORED COMPOSITION, COLORED CURED FILM, COLOR FILTER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DYE - The object of the present invention is to provide a radiation-sensitive colored composition which can supress the generation of the contamination of the device. | 09-20-2012 |
20130143164 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION - Provided is a polymerizable composition containing (A) a polymerization initiator, (B) a polymerizable compound, (C) at least either a tungsten compound or a metal boride, (D) a compound having a maximum absorption wavelength between 300 nm and 450 nm and assuming that the maximum absorbance between 300 nm and 450 nm is 1, having an absorbance of 0.3 or less at a wavelength of 550 nm, and (E) an alkali-soluble binder. | 06-06-2013 |
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20080199615 | Dye, Ink, Ink Jet Recording Method, Ink Sheet, Color Toner and Color Filter - To provide a dye which has a good hue, which can form an image showing a high fastness under various using conditions and environmental conditions, and which is particularly suited for an ink, the dye is represents by formula (1): | 08-21-2008 |
20080274283 | Coloring Matter, Ink, Ink, for Ink Jet, Ink Jet Recording Method, Color Toner, and Color Filter - [Problem] To provide a coloring matter which has a good hue, and is capable of forming an image high in fastness property under various use conditions and environmental conditions, and particularly suitable for an ink.
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20090238973 | Method of forming inkjet image - The present invention provides a method of forming an inkjet image, the method comprising: providing an inkjet recording ink comprising a colorless water-soluble planar compound having ten or more delocalized pi-electrons in one molecule; impacting a first droplet of the inkjet recording ink on a surface of an image receiving material; impacting a second droplet of the inkjet recording ink, within 50 milliseconds after the first droplet on the recording ink impacts on the surface of the image receiving material, on a surface of the image receiving material at a location where the second and the first droplet contact each other. | 09-24-2009 |
20120088910 | COLORING MATTER, INK, INK FOR INK JET, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, COLOR TONER, AND COLOR FILTER - [Problem] To provide a coloring matter which has a good hue, and is capable of forming an image high in fastness property under various use conditions and environmental conditions, and particularly suitable for an ink. | 04-12-2012 |
20120095194 | COLORING MATTER, INK, INK FOR INK JET, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, COLOR TONER, AND COLOR FILTER - [Problem] To provide a coloring matter which has a good hue, and is capable of forming an image high in fastness property under various use conditions and environmental conditions, and particularly suitable for an ink. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095195 | COLORING MATTER, INK, INK FOR INK JET, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, COLOR TONER, AND COLOR FILTER - [Problem] To provide a coloring matter which has a good hue, and is capable of forming an image high in fastness property under various use conditions and environmental conditions, and particularly suitable for an ink. | 04-19-2012 |
20140196223 | AQUEOUS COLORING COMPOSITION FOR TEXTILE PRINTING, TEXTILE PRINTING METHOD, AND FABRIC - An aqueous coloring composition for textile printing, the aqueous coloring composition being capable of forming an image which exhibits a high color optical density and excellent water resistance; a textile printing method and a kit, using the same; and a fabric, in which an image exhibiting both a high color optical density and excellent water resistance is formed, are provided. The aqueous coloring composition for textile printing includes a colorant and water, in which the molecule of the colorant contains both a chromophoric group and a dissociable group which is in a dissociated state, the chromophoric group and a negative electric charge generated by the dissociation of the dissociable group form a conjugated system, and the number of dissociable groups in the molecule of the colorant is the same as the number of chromophoric groups therein. | 07-17-2014 |
20140366285 | COLORING COMPOSITION FOR TEXTILE PRINTING, TEXTILE PRINTING METHOD AND FABRICS - A coloring composition for textile printing including a dye represented by Formula (X) and water are provided [in Formula (X), each of X | 12-18-2014 |
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20120264039 | COLORED CURABLE COMPOSITION, RESIST LIQUID, INK FOR INKJET PRINTING, COLOR FILTER, METHOD OF PRODUCING COLOR FILTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, ORGANIC EL DISPLAY, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND COLORANT COMPOUND - The invention provides a colored curable composition including a dipyrromethene compound having a structure in which a polymerizable group and a carboxyl group are introduced in the same molecule, a resist liquid, an ink for inkjet printing, a color filter, a method of producing a color filter, a solid-state image sensor, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, an image display device and a colorant compound. | 10-18-2012 |
20130034812 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION FOR SOLDER RESIST, AND SOLDER RESIST PATTERN FORMATION METHOD - The present invention provides a polymerizable composition for a solder resist, including an infrared ray shielding material, a polymerization initiator, and a polymerizable compound, and a solder resist pattern forming method using the polymerizable composition for a solder resist. | 02-07-2013 |