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20110169455 | MULTIPLE SERIES/MULTIPLE PARALLEL BATTERY PACK - Provided is a multiple series/multiple parallel battery pack which is capable of operating at a proper timing, and which, even if lead wires for voltage measurement extending from secondary batteries are short-circuited, gives no damage to the secondary batteries or lead wires. Thus, the multiple series/multiple parallel battery pack according to the present invention comprises a plurality of units which are connected in series and a control circuit for performing control by means of a charge stop signal and a discharge stop signal output from each of the units. Each of the units is provided with a plurality of secondary batteries | 07-14-2011 |
20110171506 | SECONDARY BATTERY PACK - Provided is a secondary battery pack that determines, as for protection and controlling, the state of connection based on information input from external interfaces and switches a protection and control mode from one setting to another according to connection targets and situations. Accordingly, the secondary battery pack of the present invention includes a secondary battery block | 07-14-2011 |
20140028262 | SECONDARY BATTERY PACK - Provided is a secondary battery pack that determines, as for protection and controlling, the state of connection based on information input from external interfaces and switches a protection and control mode from one setting to another according to connection targets and situations. The secondary battery block of the present invention includes a secondary battery block having secondary batteries connected; a current detection section that monitors a charge and discharge current of the secondary battery block; an output voltage detection section that monitors the output voltage; a communication terminal; an ID terminal that detects a connection to a device; and a control section. The control section controls the charging and discharging of the battery pack, calculates capacitance and performs other processes to control the operation of the battery pack as a whole on the basis of electric potential/communication information from the communication terminal and device connection information from the ID terminal. | 01-30-2014 |
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20080231918 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image reading device includes a processing circuit having a clamp unit that matches an offset potential of an inputted analog image signal to a predetermined value, a processing unit that subjects an analog image signal obtained from the clamp unit to analog processing, and a converting unit that converts a processed analog image signal to a digital image signal. A control unit for controlling the processing circuit includes a switching unit that switches a main scanning line period of a charge coupled device and outputs analog image signals using a number of reading speeds, and a changing unit that changes a clamp period depending on the main scanning line period. | 09-25-2008 |
20080297616 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING METHOD - In an image reading device, a sampling-and-holding circuit generates a plurality of analog image signals by sampling an image signal at each sampling-and-holding timing and holding sampled image signals for a predetermined amount of time, an analog-to-digital converting unit converts the analog image signals into a plurality of digital image signals at each sampling-and-holding timing, a phase regulating unit performs phase regulation of each sampling-and-holding timing based on corresponding digital image signals to obtain phase-regulated sampling-and-holding timing. The sampling-and-holding circuit generates the analog image signal at each phase-regulated sampling-and-holding timing. | 12-04-2008 |
20090059324 | SIGNAL GENERATOR, IMAGE READING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A clock-signal generating unit generates temporally-continuous clock signals. A spread-spectrum clock-signal generating unit generates a spread-spectrum clock signal by modulating a frequency spectrum of a clock signal generated by the clock-signal generating unit. A signal delaying unit generates a fixed delay unaffected by a spread spectrum from the spread-spectrum clock signal generated by the spread-spectrum clock-signal generating unit, and delays a phase of the spread-spectrum clock signal based on an amount of the fixed delay. | 03-05-2009 |
20090213261 | TIMING GENERATOR AND IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS - A clock output from a quartz oscillator is input to a timing generator via a spread spectrum clock generator that spreads the spectrum of the clock. The clock is multiplexed by a phase locked loop to generate pixel clocks having the same frequency as a pixel frequency. The pixel clock is input to a delay locked loop, which generates a multi-layer clock by dividing each cycle of the pixel clock by 60. Clock generating units select a required phase from the multi-layer clock, thereby generating a timing signal. The phase, the pulse width, and the output period of the timing signal are controlled as desired by setting appropriate values to a register. | 08-27-2009 |
20100231979 | IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE READING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A reference-signal generating unit generates a reference signal for generating a driving signal to drive each unit of the image reading device. A frequency modulating unit modulates frequency of the reference signal, thereby generating a frequency-modulated reference signal. A driving-signal generating unit generates the driving signal from the frequency-modulated reference signal. A photoelectric converting unit converts an incident light into an analog image signal using the driving signal. An AD converting unit converts the analog image signal into a digital image signal. A correcting unit corrects the digital image signal by generating a correction signal for eliminating a noise superimposed on the digital image signal using the frequency-modulated reference signal and adding the correction signal to the digital image signal. | 09-16-2010 |
20120062962 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reading device is provided with a waveform memory that stores correction waveform data generated based on a digital image signal output from an image signal processing circuit when a light source of the image reading device is turned off, and an image signal correcting circuit that corrects an image signal of an original image using the correction waveform data stored in the waveform memory. | 03-15-2012 |
20120234848 | SYNTHETIC RESIN SPOUT STOPPER - An improved synthetic resin spout stopper to be combined with a discharge port of a container is provided. The spout stopper does not pose difficulty in breaking an annular score formed in an annular flange wall, when discarding the container. Damage to the annular score is avoided even if a considerably great impact is applied to the spout stopper owing to a fall of the container. Damage to the annular score is also avoided even when ultrasonic welding is adopted for welding the container and the spout stopper together. In an inner peripheral edge part of the annular flange wall, an annular additional score is disposed adjacent to the annular score radially outwardly of and/or radially inwardly of the annular score. | 09-20-2012 |
20140368893 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD - A photoelectric conversion element includes: a plurality of light receiving elements that are arranged in a main-scanning direction, are arranged in a sub-scanning direction according to colors of light to be received, and accumulates electric charge due to light exposure; and a plurality of AD conversion units that convert analog signals that indicate quantities of electric charge accumulated in the light receiving elements into digital signals are provide for each of groups each consisting of a predetermined number of pixels corresponding to the light receiving elements arranged in the sub-scanning direction. The AD conversion units convert the analog signals into the digital signals in an order in which the light receiving elements in the group are exposed to light. The light receiving elements constitute a correction unit that performs correction so as to reduce a difference relating to the timings in the sub-scanning direction. | 12-18-2014 |
20150098117 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD - An imaging device includes photoelectric conversion elements arranged unidirectionally for each color of light to be received, and performing photoelectric conversion of reflected light from an approximately same position of an object for the each color sequentially pixel by pixel; and a black correction unit that corrects a black level of the object with respect to a pixel group including some photoelectric conversion elements in a way that an output result of the photoelectric conversion of reflected light by a photoelectric conversion element for a pixel, independent of the reflected light, is subtracted from another output result of photoelectric conversion of reflected light by the photoelectric conversion element for the same pixel. | 04-09-2015 |
20150304517 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING METHOD - A photoelectric conversion element includes: a plurality of light receiving elements that are arranged in a main-scanning direction, are arranged in a sub-scanning direction according to colors of light to be received, and accumulates electric charge due to light exposure; and a plurality of AD conversion units that convert analog signals that indicate quantities of electric charge accumulated in the light receiving elements into digital signals are provide for each of groups each consisting of a predetermined number of pixels corresponding to the light receiving elements arranged in the sub-scanning direction. The AD conversion units convert the analog signals into the digital signals in an order in which the light receiving elements in the group are exposed to light. The light receiving elements constitute a correction unit that performs correction so as to reduce a difference relating to the timings in the sub-scanning direction. | 10-22-2015 |
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20120236344 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A disclosed image processing system including plural image processing apparatuses connected by a network and an image printing part outputting a print by printing based on image information to be printed with a first image processing apparatus; an image reading part reading an image of the print and generating read image information with a second image processing apparatus; a correction information generating part generating a correction requirement for a print function of the first image processing apparatus and correction information containing a correction content based on read image characteristic information indicative of characteristics of the read image information, print image characteristic information indicating the image information to be printed, or the read image characteristic information and the print image characteristic information; and a correction executing part carrying out a correction for the print function based on the correction information in the first image processing apparatus. | 09-20-2012 |
20140101721 | TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A transmission terminal includes an authentication unit that determines, when the transmission terminal is not connected to a network, whether authentication of a storage medium is confirmed based on authentication information stored in a storage unit and authentication information read from the storage medium, and transmits, when the transmission terminal is connected to the network, an authentication request containing the authentication information read from the storage medium to an authentication device connected to the network, and a maintenance unit that alters maintenance functions executable on the transmission terminal based on whether authentication of the storage medium is confirmed based on the authentication information stored in the storage unit or a notice indicating that authentication of the storage medium is confirmed is received from the authentication device. | 04-10-2014 |
20140118476 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, TELECONFERENCE SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is a communication terminal transmitting and receiving audio data and at least one of image data obtained by imaging a subject and display data of a shared screen between the communication terminal and one or more other communication terminals via a relay device. The communication terminal includes a detector configured to detect a predetermined event in which transmission of the image data is not required while imaging the subject is continuously executed, and a stopper configured to stop imaging the subject and stop transmitting the image data in response to the detection of the predetermined event. | 05-01-2014 |
20140253676 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus, communicatively connectable to a first transmission terminal, and communicatively connectable with a second transmission terminal via a network and to a first display device, includes a display control unit that displays a region in a screen of a second display device; a bandwidth determination unit that determines whether bandwidth for communication between the transmission terminals is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold; an acquisition region reception unit that receives a selection for selecting at least one of first display data displayed in an entire region of the screen and second display data displayed in an active region in the screen, according to the determination; a resolution conversion unit that converts a resolution of the selected display data based on resolutions of the first and second display devices; and a display data transmission unit that transmits the display data to the first transmission terminal. | 09-11-2014 |
20140298050 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a hardware button configured to enable a user to press; a control unit configured to define a predetermined press process executed in response to a press of the hardware button; a processing unit configured to execute a predetermined process; a press detection unit configured to detect the press of the hardware button; a press process rejection unit configured to instruct the control unit to reject the execution of the press process when the press of the hardware button is detected; and a process execution unit configured to instruct the processing unit to execute the predetermined process when the press of the hardware button is detected. | 10-02-2014 |
20150058735 | RELAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DATA SHARING SYSTEM, DATA CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A relay device for relaying data transmitted and received between communication terminals includes: a receiving unit configured to receive a notice of changed layout information from a communication terminal that displays at least one of image data of a captured image and display data of a document in at least one area of a screen based on layout information, the image data and the display data being contained in the data transmitted and received between the communication terminals; a changing unit configured to change management information for managing transmission of the data to the communication terminal according to the notified layout information; and a control unit configured to control transmission of at least one of the display data and the image data to the communication terminal according to the changed management information. | 02-26-2015 |
20150249695 | TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROGRAM - A transmission terminal capable of communicating with a counterpart transmission terminal includes a memory that stores first data type information indicating one or more data types that can be processed by the transmission terminal, a receiver that receives second data type information indicating one or more data types that can be processed by a candidate counterpart terminal through a network, processing circuitry that determines one or more common data types that are common to the first data type information and the second data type information to obtain the common data types of the candidate counterpart terminal that can be processed by the transmission terminal, and causes a display to display the common data types of the candidate counterpart terminal differently than other data types of the candidate counterpart terminal that cannot be processed by the transmission terminal. | 09-03-2015 |
20150249696 | TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROGRAM - Example embodiments of the present invention include a transmission terminal capable of communicating with a counterpart transmission terminal. The transmission terminal stores first data type information indicating one or more data types that can be processed by the transmission terminal, receives used data type information indicating one or more data types that are used by a candidate counterpart terminal, determines one or more common data types that are common to the first data type information and the used data type information to obtain the common data types of the candidate counterpart terminal that are used by the candidate counterpart terminal and that can be processed by the transmission terminal, and displays, on a display, the common data types of the candidate counterpart terminal differently than other data types of the candidate counterpart terminal that cannot be processed by the transmission terminal. | 09-03-2015 |
20160088258 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Example embodiments of the present invention include a communication terminal, which controls a display to display a currently set value of quality parameter of content data to be transmitted from the communication terminal to a counterpart communication terminal, transmits a request for changing quality parameter from the currently set value to a value selected by a user to a communication management system through a network, receives an updated charge fee to be charged for transmitting content data having the selected value of quality parameter from the communication management system, and controls a display to display the updated charge fee. | 03-24-2016 |
20160092947 | COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Example embodiments of the present invention include a communication management system, which stores, for each one of one or more values of quality parameter of content data, an additional charge fee to be added to a basic charge fee for providing a service to transmit content data having the value of quality parameter, receives a request for changing the quality parameter of content data from a currently set value to a value selected by a user at a communication terminal, obtains an additional charge fee associated with the selected value of quality parameter from the memory, and calculates an updated charge fee for transmitting content data having the selected value of quality parameter based on the obtained additional charge fee, and transmits the updated charge fee to the communication terminal for display to the user. | 03-31-2016 |
20160099947 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATIONS METHOD, AND SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes a first communications connector configured to implement first data communications connection between a first transmission terminal specified by first identification information and a second transmission terminal specified by second identification information when authentication of the first transmission terminal is established, an identification information acquisition part configured to acquire third identification information and fourth identification information by referring to correspondence information registering the third identification information in association with the first identification information, and the fourth identification information in association with the second identification information when acquiring a second data communications connecting request including the first identification information and the second identification information from the first transmission terminal, and a connection request part configured to transmit the second data communications connecting request together with the third identification information and the fourth identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition part to another information processing apparatus. | 04-07-2016 |
20160105642 | TRANSMISSION TERMINAL, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM - A transmission terminal is for a communications connection with an other terminal via a network. The transmission terminal includes a reception unit that receives display data to be displayed on a display unit connected to the transmission terminal from the other terminal; a name acquisition unit that acquires a name associated with the other terminal from one or more names that are registered for the transmission terminal in advance; a name overlaying unit that generates overlaid display data by incorporating the acquired name in the display data; and an image display control unit that displays the overlaid display data on the display unit. | 04-14-2016 |
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20090059152 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display capable of narrowing a slit between pixel electrodes and preventing a short circuit defect is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, in which each of the pixels includes: a plurality of non-linear elements formed on a substrate; a plurality of subpixel electrodes electrically connected to the plurality of non-linear elements, respectively; and an inter-subpixel insulating layer formed between at least two subpixel electrode out of the plurality of subpixel electrodes. | 03-05-2009 |
20100091211 | LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid-crystal display includes scan lines arranged on a substrate and also functioning as a gate of a thin-film transistor, a main line arranged between the scan lines, source lines arranged in a direction intersecting the scan lines, a picture-element electrode arranged between the source lines and between the scan lines, a storage capacitor formed with the main line, an insulation layer, and an intermediate electrode, a drain line connected to a drain of the thin-film transistor and the intermediate electrode. The main line includes a first transparent electrode and a first metallic line, which is formed on the first transparent electrode, is narrower and has a lower resistance than the first transparent electrode. The drain line includes a second transparent electrode and a second metallic line which is narrower and has a lower resistance than the second transparent electrode. The intermediate electrode is formed by extending the second transparent electrode. | 04-15-2010 |
20110317104 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display capable of realizing a high transmittance while maintaining favorable voltage response characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal layer; a first substrate and a second substrate arranged to face each other with the liquid crystal layer in between; a plurality of pixel electrodes provided on a liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate; and an opposite electrode provided on the second substrate to face the plurality of pixel electrodes. One or both of a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the pixel electrode, and a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the opposite electrode includes a concavo-convex structure. | 12-29-2011 |
20140125896 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to some aspects, a liquid crystal display panel comprising an electrode is provided. The electrode comprises a plurality of convex branch electrode portions arranged in a plane, the convex branch electrode portions being convex when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the plane and extending from a central region of the electrode to a periphery of the electrode, and a plurality of concave branch electrode portions, the concave branch electrode portions being concave when viewed from the first direction, extending from the central region to the periphery and adjacent to convex branch electrode portions. According to some aspects, a method of applying a pretilt to molecules in a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display panel by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer via first and second electrodes is provided. | 05-08-2014 |
20150198836 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display capable of realizing a high transmittance while maintaining favorable voltage response characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the same. The liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal layer; a first substrate and a second substrate arranged to face each other with the liquid crystal layer in between; a plurality of pixel electrodes provided on a liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate; and an opposite electrode provided on the second substrate to face the plurality of pixel electrodes. One or both of a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the pixel electrode, and a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the opposite electrode includes a concavo-convex structure. | 07-16-2015 |