Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080227394 | RECEIVING APPARATUS - A receiving apparatus is for receiving radio signals including image information transmitted by a mobile transmitting device through a plurality of receiving antennas. The receiving apparatus includes a plurality of frequency converters for outputting modulated signals obtained by converting respective radio signal received through the plurality of receiving antennas by different modulation frequencies; a superposing unit for superposing each of the modulated signals generated by the plurality of frequency converters on a frequency axis; a cable with a single coaxial cable where each of the modulated signals superposed by the superposing unit is transmitted; and a receiving unit for demodulating each modulated signal input through the cable to receive and output the image information. | 09-18-2008 |
20080262298 | IN-VIVO IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND RECEIVING SYSTEM - A viewer includes a display unit. The display unit has a first display area for displaying an in-vivo image obtained by a first capsule endoscope received from a first receiver, and second display areas for displaying in-vivo images obtained by second capsule endoscopes received from second receivers. The viewer displays the in-vivo images in the first and second display areas, respectively. | 10-23-2008 |
20090103517 | Acoustic signal packet communication method, transmission method, reception method, and device and program thereof - When acoustic signal packets are communicated over an IP communication network, data corresponding to an acoustic signal (acoustic signal corresponding data) has been included and transmitted in a packet different from a packet containing the acoustic signal. However, conventionally, a packet in which the acoustic signal corresponding data is to be included must be determined beforehand and cannot dynamically be changed. | 04-23-2009 |
20090137883 | CAPSULE MEDICAL SYSTEM AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD - A capsule medical system is provided with a capsule medical device to be inserted into a subject, at least one electrode pad having a plurality of receiving electrodes, a receiving electrode switching unit, a control unit for controlling operations of the receiving electrode switching unit, and a position detector. The capsule medical device has a biological information acquiring unit for acquiring biological information of the subject, and a transmitting unit for outputting the biological information from a transmitting electrode through a living body. At least one electrode pad detects the biological information by a plurality of receiving electrodes. The receiving electrode switching unit switches a pair of receiving electrodes among the plurality of receiving electrodes. The position detector detects a position of the capsule medical device inside the subject based on the biological information detected by the electrode pad, and position coordinate data of the plurality of receiving electrodes. | 05-28-2009 |
20090167908 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An image display system has a capsule endoscope for capturing an in-vivo image of a subject, a receiving device for receiving the in-vivo image from the capsule endoscope, and an image display apparatus for displaying a group of in-vivo images of the subject. The capsule endoscope has an imaging unit having a black region which optical rays do not reach in an effective pixel region contributing to image capture. By the imaging unit, an in-vivo image including the signal level of the black region is detected. The receiving device receives an image signal of the in-vivo image. The image display apparatus obtains an in-vivo image group from the receiving device. The image display apparatus does not display an in-vivo image in the in-vivo image group determined as an image influenced by fluctuations in the power source voltage but displays a stable in-vivo image which is not influenced by fluctuations in the power source voltage. | 07-02-2009 |
20090303319 | BODY-INSERTABLE APPARATUS SYSTEM - A body-insertable apparatus system includes: a body-insertable apparatus having a light emitting unit that emits a light having a low-reflectance wavelength and a light having a high-reflectance wavelength to a detection-target site and an imaging unit that receives the lights to take an in-vivo image of a subject; and a detector that detects the detection-target site of a detection-target area in the subject based on an amount of the light having the high-reflectance wavelength and an amount of the light having the low-reflectance wavelength of an area of the in-vivo image, the area of the in-vivo image corresponding to the detection-target area. | 12-10-2009 |
20100096941 | DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE - A dynamoelectric machine including first and second permanent magnets held by first and second magnet seats on first and second yoke portions so as to face inner circumferential surfaces of tip end portions of first and second claw-shaped magnetic pole portions. The first and second permanent magnets are magnetically oriented in a reverse direction to orientation of a magnetic field that the field coil produces. The dynamoelectric machine enables permanent magnet holding reliability to be increased, induced voltage during no-load de-energization to be suppressed, and thermal demagnetization of magnets due to high-frequency magnetic fields that are induced by stator slots to be avoided. | 04-22-2010 |
20100250184 | ROTATION ANGLE DETECTION APPARATUS - An arithmetic processing means detects a change in a rotation angle of one or more rotations from the direction of a change in the sign of one of sensor output signals and the sign of the other sensor output signal, and generates multiple rotation angle information from information about the detected change in the rotation angle of one or more rotations and rotation angle information about one rotation calculated from the sensor output signals. | 09-30-2010 |
20100265322 | IMAGING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND IMAGING METHOD - An image generating device includes a first image-information generating unit that generates first image information based on a plurality of pieces of acquired color element information, a color-component detecting unit that detects a predetermined color component based on each piece of color element information, a color-component eliminating unit that eliminates the predetermined color component detected by the color-component detecting unit from a predetermined piece of color element information among the plurality of pieces of color element information, and a second image-information generating unit that generates second color information based on a piece of color element information obtained by eliminating the predetermined color component by the color-component eliminating unit and another piece of color element information. | 10-21-2010 |
20100292534 | BODY-INTRODUCABLE APPARATUS AND MEDICAL SYSTEM - A body-introducable apparatus includes: a light source unit having a first light source that outputs first light and a second light source that outputs second light in a wavelength band different from that of the first light; a light distribution matching unit that matches distributions of the first light and the second light; an illuminating control unit that illuminates the inside of the subject by driving the light source unit; and an imaging unit that captures an image of the inside of the subject. | 11-18-2010 |
20110040363 | ELECTRODE LAYOUT METHOD OF HEART TREATMENT APPARATUS - The purpose is to shorten the operation time required for implanting a heart treatment apparatus into a body by simplifying the lead setting while allowing both heart stimulation and vagus nerve stimulation. There is provided an electrode layout method of a heart treatment apparatus, comprising: upon installation of the heart treatment apparatus comprising an apparatus main body and a lead extending from the apparatus main body, arranging at least one electrode out of a plurality of electrodes provided on the lead in the superior vena cava. | 02-17-2011 |
20110043068 | DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE - A dynamoelectric machine that can suppress increases in rotor inertia to extend belt service life and increase field magnetomotive force to increase output. In the dynamoelectric machine, first and second magnetic guidance members are fitted into first and second holding grooves that are disposed so as to extend axially on facing portions of first and second trough portions radially outside inner wall surfaces, and are disposed so as to span over first and second trough portions. First and second permanent magnets that are magnetically oriented in a reverse direction to a magnetic field that originates from a field coil are fitted into and held by interfitting grooves of the first and second magnetic guidance members so as to face inner circumferential surfaces near tip ends of second and first claw-shaped magnetic pole portions so as to have a predetermined clearance. | 02-24-2011 |
20110044405 | CODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, APPARATUSES THEREOF, PROGRAMS THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A coding method with a small error is provided. In the coding method of the present invention, a normalization value obtained from an input signal is corrected for an error calculated from an input and output in vector quantization and is then quantized. The coding method includes a normalization stage of normalizing the input signal in accordance with the normalization value of the input signal, calculated in each frame; a dividing stage of dividing the normalized frame into divided input signal sequences in accordance with a predetermined rule; a vector quantization stage of applying vector quantization to the divided input signal sequences to generate a vector quantization index; and a normalization value correction stage of correcting the normalization value of the input signal for the error obtained from the input and output in the vector quantization stage. | 02-24-2011 |
20110148232 | DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINE - An automotive dynamoelectric machine that achieves disposing of permanent magnets and thickening of field coil wire by ensuring outlet space for field coil lead wires. In the dynamoelectric machine, trough portions are formed on portions of yoke portions between respective circumferentially adjacent claw-shaped magnetic pole portions. Magnet holders are disposed so as to span over all of the trough portions on a pole core body at a rear end excluding a predetermined trough portion, and permanent magnets are held in each of the magnet holders. A field coil lead wire is led out from the rotor so as to pass through the trough portion over which a magnet holder is not disposed. | 06-23-2011 |
20110213205 | CAPSULE GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A capsule guidance system includes a plurality of electrode pads that are disposed on a body surface of a subject in which a capsule medical device that performs human body communication is inserted into an organ; a magnetic guidance unit applies a magnetic field to the capsule medical device to guide the capsule medical device; an eliminating unit that eliminates signal components of eddy current generated in the subject by a change of the magnetic field from electrical signals detected by the plurality of electrode pads; and a position calculation unit that calculates the position of the capsule medical device based on the electrical signals from the capsule medical device, the electrical signals being the signals from which the signal components of the eddy current are eliminated by the eliminating unit. | 09-01-2011 |
20110218398 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE, RECEIVING DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image processing system includes an image generation unit that has two observation modes of a first observation mode for capturing an image under illumination by a first light source and a second observation mode for capturing an image under illumination by a second light source different from the first light source and generates an image to be displayed based on the image captured by selecting one of the observation modes; a brightness detection unit that detects brightness of the image captured in one observation mode; and a control unit that controls an exposure operation or image processing in the other observation mode performed subsequent to an observation in the one observation mode based on the brightness of the image detected by the brightness detection unit. | 09-08-2011 |
20120006388 | BACK PROTECTIVE SHEET FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - A back protective sheet for a solar cell module in which a fluorine resin layer is formed on at least one side of a base sheet, wherein an inorganic pigment (A) having a large mean particle diameter and an inorganic pigment (B) having a small mean particle diameter are contained in the fluorine resin layer, the diameter ratio (DB/DA) of the mean particle diameter (DB) of the inorganic pigment (B) to the mean particle diameter (DA) of the inorganic pigment (A) is within the range of 0.01 to 0.3, and the total amount of the inorganic pigments (A) and (B) is within the range of 50 parts by weight to 130 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the fluorine resin. | 01-12-2012 |
20120031134 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An indoor unit includes a heat exchanger provided on the downstream side of a fan and formed with a plurality of lower end portions in a vertical cross section from the front side to the back side of a casing, a plurality of drain pans provided below the lower end portions of the heat exchanger and configured to collect drain water occurring on the heat exchanger, and a drain channel provided between the drain pans and configured to be a flow channel of the drain, and a connecting port to which a drain hose configured to drain the drain water collected by the drain pans to the outside of the casing, and one of the drain pans is arranged to a level equal to or higher than the level of the other drain pan, and the drain channel is provided on the drain pan arranged on the back side of the casing. | 02-09-2012 |
20120031139 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An indoor unit includes a casing having a suction port formed on an upper portion and a blow-out port on a lower side of a front surface portion, an axial-flow or mixed-flow fan provided on the downstream side of the suction port in the casing, and a heat exchanger provided in the casing at a position on the downstream side of the fan and on the upstream side of the blow-out port. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins arranged side by side with predetermined gaps therebetween and a plurality of heat-transfer tubes penetrating through the plurality of fins. The heat exchanger is configured in such a manner that the air-flow resistance of an area facing the outer peripheral side of the fan is larger than the air-flow resistance of an area facing a center portion of the fan. | 02-09-2012 |
20120031474 | BACK PROTECTIVE SHEET FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE, PRODUCTION METHOD OF SAME AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - A back protective sheet for a solar cell module in which a fluorine resin layer containing a pigment is formed on at least one side of a base sheet, wherein the density of the pigment in the direction of thickness of the fluorine resin layer is higher on the side opposite from the base sheet than on the side facing the base sheet. | 02-09-2012 |
20120031983 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An indoor unit includes: a casing formed with a suction port and a blow-out port; a plurality of fans provided in parallel in the casing; a heat exchanger provided on the downstream side of the fans and on the upstream side of the blow-out port; a horizontal wind direction control vane provided at the blow-out port to control the horizontal direction of an airflow blown out from the blow-out port; a vertical wind direction control vane provided at the blow-out port to control the vertical direction of the airflow blown out from the blow-out port; and an infrared ray human detection sensor configured to detect the position of a person present in a room, and air volumes, the orientation of the horizontal wind direction control vane, and the orientation of the vertical wind direction control vane of the fans are each controlled according to results of detection by the infrared ray sensor. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035677 | DEFIBRILLATION SYSTEM AND CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATION METHOD - Provided is a defibrillation system including an electrode section that is attached to a heart and applies electrical energy to the heart, a defibrillator that generates the electrical energy on the basis of a predetermined defibrillation wave, and a lead that electrically connects the electrode section and the defibrillator. Further, the defibrillation wave includes a first wave generating first energy, a second wave generating second energy higher than the first energy of the first wave behind the first wave, and an application stop period formed between the first wave and the second wave. | 02-09-2012 |
20130307365 | AUTOMOTIVE EMBEDDED PERMANENT MAGNET ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - An automotive embedded permanent magnet rotary electric machine can suppress increases in torque ripples and cogging torque, reduce core loss near a stator, and increase magnetic torque and reluctance torque. In the automotive embedded permanent magnet rotary electric machine, a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet that constitute a magnetic pole are embedded so as to line up in a main direction of rotation of magnetic poles of a rotor core and are embedded so as to be radially outwardly convex in a region that extends from a leading end portion to a trailing end portion in the main direction of rotation of the magnetic poles, and the first permanent magnet is formed into an integrated body that extends from the leading end portion in the main direction of rotation of the magnetic poles beyond a pole center toward a trailing side. | 11-21-2013 |
20140068399 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device includes an article acquisition unit that acquires articles indicated as data, a theme setting unit that sets a theme and an extraction condition of an article included in the theme, a selection unit that receives selection of the set theme by a user, an article extraction unit that extracts an article included in the set theme from the articles acquired by the article acquisition unit based on the extraction condition corresponding to the theme, a posting reception unit that receives posting of a comment corresponding to the article extracted by the article extraction unit from the user, a transmission unit that transmits the posted comment to the user selecting the theme including the article, and a condition update unit that updates the extraction condition of the article corresponding to the theme according to an amount of comment posted for each of the articles. | 03-06-2014 |
20140333174 | Electrical Rotating Machine - An electrical rotating machine is provided with a salient-pole rotor, which is composed of magnetic field pole bodies integrally formed with a shaft and pole shoes constituting magnetic field pole heads. Each pole shoe is fixedly joined on the corresponding one of the magnetic field pole bodies with a plurality of bolts. Each pole shoe or its corresponding magnetic field pole body is provided with at least one protrusion or recess for restricting a conically-shaped compression domain in a compression domain that occurs in the pole shoe when the pole shoe is joined on the corresponding magnetic field pole body with the bolts. | 11-13-2014 |