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20100188369 | IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD - An image displaying apparatus according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: a position detection unit which detects a position of an object on a screen of a display unit; an attribute detection unit which detects an attribute of the object; a data search unit which searches for, from a storage unit, data associated with the attribute detected by the attribute detection unit; and a display control unit which displays the data searched by the data search unit, on the basis of the position of the object detected by the position detection unit. | 07-29-2010 |
20120147156 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus according to the present invention that displays a stereoscopic image to a viewer, includes an input unit that inputs image data related to the stereoscopic image, a detection unit that detects a change of a projection amount of the stereoscopic image from the image data input by the input unit, a generation unit that generates the image obtained by suppressing high-frequency components from the stereoscopic image when the change of the projection amount is detected by the detection unit, and a display control unit that displays a video image generated by the generation unit in a display apparatus. | 06-14-2012 |
20140237227 | PROCESSING DEVICE, ARRAY-TYPE PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - This invention provides an array-type processing device which can reduce power consumption and can also reduce a processing performance drop caused by switching of configuration information. An array-type processing device, which includes a first domain and a second domain, the device comprises a plurality of processing units which are allocated in the first domain, and each of which includes a plurality of processing elements and a router configured to control connections between the plurality of processing elements, a configuration information supply unit configured to supply configuration information to one or more processing units of the plurality of processing units, the configuration information supply unit being allocated in the second domain, and a power supply control unit configured to control the power supply to the plurality of processing units, the power supply control unit being allocated in the second domain. | 08-21-2014 |
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20090184985 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING - A display driving circuit to supply a gray scale voltage corresponding to display data to a display panel, the display driving circuit including: a generation circuit to divide a reference voltage to generate a plurality of levels of the gray scale voltages; an interface circuit; a selection circuit to select the gray scale voltage corresponding to the display data from the plurality of levels of voltages; a first register to store a setting value that adjusts the amplitude of a gamma characteristic curve from outside via the interface circuit; and a second register to store a setting value that adjusts the gradient of the gamma characteristic curve from outside via the interface circuit; and a third register to store a setting value for micro adjusting the gamma characteristic curve from outside via the interface circuit; wherein the first, second and third registers are assigned different addresses. | 07-23-2009 |
20120139972 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING - Display driving arrangements including: generation circuit dividing a reference voltage by variable resistors for plural levels of voltages; a decoder circuit decoding gray scale voltage corresponding to the display data among the levels of voltages; and a register setting variable resisters resistance values to adjust amplitude and gradient of the gamma characteristic curve of the gray scale voltages with respect to the gray scale number, the generation circuit having a group of resistive voltage dividing circuits dividing the reference voltage, a variable resister amplitude adjusting the gamma characteristic curve in accordance with register setting values connected with a side of the reference voltage in series, being closer to the side of the reference voltage than the group of resistive voltage dividing circuits, a variable resister to adjust the gradient of the gamma characteristic curve per the register setting values connected within the group of resistive voltage dividing circuits in series. | 06-07-2012 |
20140132494 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVING DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING - A liquid crystal display system including: a liquid crystal display panel for displaying image data; a semiconductor device including a display driving circuit configured to drive the liquid crystal display panel, said display driving circuit having a function of generating gray scale voltages based on a gamma characteristic curve, said display driving circuit including: an interface circuit coupled to plurality of external terminals for inputting a first, second and third value which define the gamma characteristic curve; a first register configured to store the first value that adjusts an amplitude of the gamma characteristic curve; a second register configured to store the second value that adjusts a gradient of the gamma characteristic curve; a third register configured to store the third value making a micro adjustment of the gamma characteristic curve; and a generation circuit configured to generate the gray scale voltages based on the gamma characteristic curve. | 05-15-2014 |
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20100132593 | MATERIAL FOR CEMENT, AND CEMENT - Disclosed is a cement material comprising a powder of a calcium salt having inositol phosphate and/or a salt thereof adsorbed on its surface, wherein the powder has a specific surface area of 60 to 120 m | 06-03-2010 |
20110065890 | CALCIUM PHOSPHATE/BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER HYBRID MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND IMPLANT USING THE HYBRID MATERIAL - The present invention provides a calcium phosphate/biodegradable polymer hybrid material with high strength prepared by complexing a calcium phosphate porous material and a biodegradable polymer having a average molecular weight of 50,000 to 500,000, an implant comprising the hybrid material, and a method for producing a calcium phosphate/biodegradable polymer hybrid material prepared by immersing the calcium phosphate porous material within a solution including a biodegradable polymer and performing an ultrasonic treatment or a suction treatment. | 03-17-2011 |
20120064132 | ANTIBACTERIAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide an antibacterial medical equipment which has sufficient antibacterial activity in vivo and is excellent in compatibility with living tissues, and also can maintain antibacterial activity over a long period and has high safety. | 03-15-2012 |
20120136088 | BIOCOMPATIBLE CERAMIC-POLYMER HYBRIDS AND CALCIUM PHOSPHATE POROUS BODY - A hydroxyapatite ceramic hybrid material, which includes a biodegradable polymer included in the pores in a hydroxyapatite ceramic structure, and a method thereof, and a calcium phosphate porous body, which is formed by an intertwining of fibrous calcium phosphates and includes a plurality of first pores formed where the fibrous calcium phosphates interconnect and plurality of equal diameter substantially spherical second pores with a larger inside diameter than the first pores, and a method thereof are provided. | 05-31-2012 |
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20080300124 | CENTRIFUGE - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a centrifuge in which a steam sterilization of a sample flow passage is performed, the centrifuge including: a rotor configured to centrifuging a liquid sample; a drive portion that drives and rotates the rotor; a chamber that accommodates the rotor therein, the chamber having a first and a second penetration holes provided on an upper and a bottom portions thereof, respectively; and a first and a second valves disposed on the first and the second penetration holes, respectively; wherein a cooling gas is introduced through one of the first and the second penetration holes and discharged through the other to cool a periphery of the rotor before or after execution of a centrifuging operation of the liquid sample. | 12-04-2008 |
20090239729 | CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR - A centrifugal separator includes a sample line and a rotating apparatus portion including a rotor that has a rotor chamber. The centrifugal separator centrifugally separates a sample by supplying the sample from the sample line into the rotor and driving to rotate the rotor in the rotor chamber and discharges the centrifugally separated sample from the rotor via the sample line. The centrifugal separator includes a sterilizing apparatus for sterilizing at least a portion with which the sample is brought into contact by making a sterilizing fluid flow through the sample line. | 09-24-2009 |
20100331163 | CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR - A rotor includes a plurality of holding cavities for holding specimen containers, respectively. A transverse cross sectional shape of the holding cavity is a substantially triangular shape having one vertex on an inner circumference side of the rotor. Two vertices of the substantially triangular shape are arranged on an outer circumference side of the rotor so as to have equidistance from a rotary shaft of the rotor. Spacing between sides of the substantially triangular shape in a circumferential direction of the rotor gradually increase over 60% or more a radial length of the holding cavity from an innermost circumferential position to the outer circumference side of the rotor when viewed in its transverse plane. | 12-30-2010 |
20110028297 | METHOD FOR STERILIZING A CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR - A centrifugal separator includes a sample line and a rotating apparatus portion including a rotor that has a rotor chamber. The centrifugal separator centrifugally separates a sample by supplying the sample from the sample line into the rotor and driving to rotate the rotor in the rotor chamber and discharges the centrifugally separated sample from the rotor via the sample line. The centrifugal separator includes a sterilizing apparatus for sterilizing at least a portion with which the sample is brought into contact by making a sterilizing fluid flow through the sample line. | 02-03-2011 |
20110319247 | CENTRIFUGE SAMPLE CONTAINER AND CENTRIFUGE - A centrifuge sample container includes: a body portion configured to contain a sample; and a cap portion configured to be engaged with and attached on the body portion. The body portion has a substantially triangular external shape defining three apex portions and three side portions between two of the apex portions when viewed from above and has a circular opening portion in an upper portion of the body portion. Distances between centers of the apex portions are equal to one another. Each of the apex portions is formed with a first radius of curvature when viewed from above. Each of the side portions is formed into a outwardly curved arc-like shape with a second radius of curvature when viewed from above. | 12-29-2011 |
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20080228487 | SPEECH SYNTHESIS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A language processing unit identifies a word by performing language analysis on a text supplied from a text holding unit. A synthesis selection unit selects speech synthesis processing performed by a rule-based synthesis unit or speech synthesis processing performed by a pre-recorded-speech-based synthesis unit for a word of interest extracted from the language analysis result. The selected rule-based synthesis unit or pre-recorded-speech-based synthesis unit executes speech synthesis processing for the word of interest. | 09-18-2008 |
20090012790 | SPEECH RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A speech recognition apparatus which improves the sound quality of speech output as a speech recognition result is provided. The speech recognition apparatus includes a recognition unit, which recognizes speech based on a recognition dictionary, and a registration unit, which registers a dictionary entry of a new recognition word in the recognition dictionary. The recognition unit includes a generation unit, which generates a dictionary entry including speech of the new recognition word item and feature parameters of the speech, and a modification unit, which makes a modification for improving the sound quality of the speech included in the dictionary entry generated by the generation unit. The recognition unit includes a speech output unit, which outputs speech which is included in a dictionary entry corresponding to the recognition result of input speech, and is modified by the modification unit. | 01-08-2009 |
20090018837 | SPEECH PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A speech processing apparatus which can playback a sentence using recorded-speech-playback or text-to-speech is provided. It is determined whether each of a plurality of words or phrases constituting a sentence is a word or phrase to be played back by recorded-speech-playback or a word or phrase to be played back by text-to-speech. When each of the plurality of words or phrases is to be played back in a first sequence using the determined synthesis method, it is selected whether to playback each of the plurality of words or phrases in the first sequence or a sequence different from the first sequence, based on the number of times of reversing playback using recorded-speech-playback and playback using text-to-speech. Each of the plurality of words or phrases is played back in the selected sequence using the selected synthesis method. | 01-15-2009 |
20140307001 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Information indicating a posture of the information processing device is periodically detected. When the posture of the information processing device indicated by the information has changed, the first display change unit rotates the image displayed on display unit. At this time, determination is made whether or not to cancel the rotation of the image by the first display change unit. If it is determined to cancel to rotate the image, the second display change unit changes the direction of the image to display on the display section to the direction to which the image was directed before it was rotated by the first display change unit. | 10-16-2014 |
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20090206861 | SEMICONDUCTOR INSPECTING DEVICE - In a semiconductor inspecting device having a contact to be electrically connected to an electrode pad formed in a semiconductor device which is an object to be measured, and a substrate provided with the contact, the contact is provided obliquely to a main surface of the substrate. | 08-20-2009 |
20100133677 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP STACKED BODY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plurality of chip sealing bodies stacked on a wiring substrate with a connection terminal. The chip sealing body includes a semiconductor chip having a semiconductor integrated circuit, a pad and a conductive connecting material, and a resin sealing the semiconductor chip. The chip sealing body is shaped into a cubic form in which a portion of the conductive connecting material except an end portion located on an external device side and all surfaces of semiconductor chip is sealed by the resin and the end portion of the conductive connecting material located on the external device side is exposed from the cubic form. A conductive bonding wire connects the end portions of the conductive connecting materials and the connection terminal respectively. A resin sealing material seals the plurality of chip sealing bodies, the conductive bonding wire, and the wiring substrate. | 06-03-2010 |
20100320598 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes a stacked chip structure provided on a board and made up of semiconductor chips that are stacked via insulators. Each semiconductor chip has an integrated circuit surface, pads provided on the integrated circuit surface, and conductive connecting members having a wave shape with first ends electrically connected to the pads, and second ends extending outwardly from the at least one edge part and electrically connected to the connection terminals on the board. | 12-23-2010 |
20110062596 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP STACKED STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of making a semiconductor chip stacked structure includes dicing a semiconductor wafer into semiconductor chips, the semiconductor chips respectively having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto, the semiconductor chips having integrated circuits and pads on the first surfaces, arranging the semiconductor chips at intervals on a film having adhesive property, connecting the pads through joining members, sealing with resin the joining members and surfaces of the semiconductor chips excluding the second surfaces to produce a chip sealing structure, dividing the chip sealing structure to produce separate chip sealing structures having ends of the joining members exposed at surfaces thereof, removing the film to expose the second surfaces, stacking the chip sealing structures one over another and connecting the exposed ends of the joining members through a bonding wire to produce a chip stacked structure, and mounting the chip stacked structure on a wiring substrate. | 03-17-2011 |
20140125372 | PROBE CARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A probe card includes a wiring substrate including an opening portion and a connection pad arranged on an upper face of the wiring substrate located on the periphery of the opening portion, a resin portion formed in the opening portion of the wiring substrate, and the resin portion formed of a material having elasticity, a contact terminal arranged to protrude from the lower face of the resin portion, and wire buried in the resin portion and connecting the contact terminal and the connection pad, wherein the contact terminal is formed of an end part of the wire, and is formed integrally with the wire. | 05-08-2014 |
20140151891 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - A semiconductor package includes: a first wiring substrate; a first spacer on the first wiring substrate, wherein the first spacer has a rectangular shape; a second spacer on the first wiring substrate to be separated from the first spacer, wherein the second spacer has a rectangular shape; a second wiring substrate on the first spacer and the second spacer and having a first surface and a second surface which is opposite to the first surface, wherein the second wiring substrate has opposed sides; a first semiconductor chip on the first surface of the second wiring substrate; and a second semiconductor chip on the second surface of the second wiring substrate to be disposed between the first spacer and the second spacer. The opposed long sides of the first and second spacers are substantially parallel with the opposed sides of the second wiring substrate. | 06-05-2014 |
20140264417 | WIRING BOARD AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - There is provided a wiring board for mounting a light emitting element thereon. The wiring board includes: an insulating layer; a wiring pattern on the insulating layer; a reflecting layer on the insulating layer to cover the wiring pattern, wherein the light emitting element is to be mounted on a surface of the reflecting layer; and a silica film on the surface of the reflecting layer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140370365 | BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A battery includes a supporting substrate, resin layers, and a plurality of cells. Each resin layer includes a first resin and has 0.5 MPa to 10 MPa in tensile strength. The cells are stacked on the supporting substrate with the resin layers between the cells. | 12-18-2014 |
20150022229 | PROBE CARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A probe card, includes, a wiring substrate having an opening portion and including a first connection pad and a second connection pad, the first connection pad being arranged at a periphery of the opening portion, the second connection pad being arranged to be adjacent to the first connection pad, a resin portion formed inside the opening portion of the wiring substrate, a first wire buried in the resin portion and having one end connected to the first connection pad and the other end constituting a first contact terminal protruding from a lower face of the resin portion, and a second wire buried in the resin portion and having one end connected to the second connection pad and the other end constituting a second contact terminal protruding from the lower face of the resin portion, wherein diameters of the first contact terminal and the second contact terminal are equal to diameters of the first wire and the second wire in the resin portion, and the first contact terminal and the second contact terminal are gathered but divided from each other such that the pair of first and second contact terminals touch one electrode pad of a test object. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022230 | PROBE CARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A probe card includes a wiring substrate including an opening portion, a first connection pad, and a second connection pad arranged in an opposite area to the first connection pad, a resin portion formed in the opening portion, a first wire buried in the resin portion, in which one end is connected to the first connection pad and other end constitutes a first contact terminal, and a second wire buried in the resin portion, in which one end is connected to the second connection pad and other end constitutes a second contact terminal, wherein the first and second wires extend on one line, and the first and second contact terminals are arranged on the one line, and the first and second contact terminals are gathered to be separated such that the first and second contact terminals touch one electrode pad of a text object with a pair. | 01-22-2015 |
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20080314627 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided an electronic component in which two substrates are bonded to each other with a large bonding force and a method for manufacturing electronic components in which two substrates can be bonded to each other with a large bonding force and in which the substrates are not likely to be bent and broken. In an embodiment, a plurality of first connection portions | 12-25-2008 |
20090050808 | INFRARED SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An infrared sensor includes a first substrate made of a thermoelectric conversion material and a second substrate. The first substrate is supported by posts made of an electrode material while being spaced apart from the second substrate. A sensing electrode and lead portions connected thereto are provided on the first substrate. The sensing electrode and the lead portions are covered with an infrared-absorbing film. The posts are connected to the lead portions, and external terminal connection electrodes are connected to the posts. | 02-26-2009 |
20090320574 | IN-LIQUID-SUBSTANCE DETECTION SENSOR - An in-liquid-substance detection sensor that achieves size reduction and detection accuracy improvement includes a piezoelectric substrate, at least two SAW devices provided on one major surface of the piezoelectric substrate and each having at least one IDT electrode defining a sensing portion, outer electrodes provided on the other major surface of the piezoelectric substrate and electrically connected to the SAW devices through vias extending through the piezoelectric substrate, a channel-defining member provided on the one major surface of the piezoelectric substrate so as to surround the SAW devices and a region connecting the SAW devices to each other, thereby defining sidewalls of a channel, and a protective member bonded to the one major surface of the piezoelectric substrate with the channel-defining member interposed therebetween, thereby sealing the channel, the protective member having at least two through holes communicating with the channel. | 12-31-2009 |
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20090147246 | OPTICAL DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS - A laser beam oscillated from a laser source is folded in its path by first and second plane mirrors and enters a beam expander. The surface of each plane mirror is deteriorated with illumination by the laser beam and the reflectance is reduced. To avoid a light quantity of the laser beam entering the beam expander from being reduced below a reference value, when the laser beam is illuminated over a certain time, a position on each of the first and second plane mirrors at which the laser beam is illuminated is changed by a structure for rotating and/or translating a reflecting surface of each plane mirror on a plane, which includes the plane mirror, while an optical axis is kept same. Thus the useful life of each plane mirror can be prolonged without displacing the optical axis. | 06-11-2009 |
20100141936 | OPTICAL DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS - A laser beam oscillated from a laser source is folded in its path by first and second plane mirrors and enters a beam expander. The surface of each plane mirror is deteriorated with illumination by the laser beam and the reflectance is reduced. To avoid a light quantity of the laser beam entering the beam expander from being reduced below a reference value, when the laser beam is illuminated over a certain time, a position on each of the first and second plane mirrors at which the laser beam is illuminated is changed by a structure for rotating and/or translating a reflecting surface of each plane mirror on a plane, which includes the plane mirror, while an optical axis is kept same. Thus, the useful life of each plane mirror can be prolonged without displacing the optical axis. | 06-10-2010 |
20100231900 | OPTICAL DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS - A laser beam oscillated from a laser source is folded in its path by first and second plane mirrors and enters a beam expander. The surface of each plane mirror is deteriorated with illumination by the laser beam and the reflectance is reduced. To avoid a light quantity of the laser beam entering the beam expander from being reduced below a reference value, when the laser beam is illuminated over a certain time, a position on each of the first and second plane mirrors at which the laser beam is illuminated is changed by a structure for rotating and/or translating a reflecting surface of each plane mirror on a plane, which includes the plane mirror, while an optical axis is kept same. Thus, the useful life of each plane mirror can be prolonged without displacing the optical axis. | 09-16-2010 |
20110102781 | OPTICAL DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS - A laser beam oscillated from a laser source is folded in its path by first and second plane mirrors and enters a beam expander. The surface of each plane mirror is deteriorated with illumination by the laser beam and the reflectance is reduced. To avoid a light quantity of the laser beam entering the beam expander from being reduced below a reference value, when the laser beam is illuminated over a certain time, a position on each of the first and second plane mirrors at which the laser beam is illuminated is changed by a structure for rotating and/or translating a reflecting surface of each plane mirror on a plane, which includes the plane mirror, while an optical axis is kept same. Thus, the useful life of each plane mirror can be prolonged without displacing the optical axis. | 05-05-2011 |
20120182547 | OPTICAL DEFECT INSPECTION APPARATUS - A laser beam oscillated from a laser source is folded in its path by first and second plane mirrors and enters a beam expander. The surface of each plane mirror is deteriorated with illumination by the laser beam and the reflectance is reduced. To avoid a light quantity of the laser beam entering the beam expander from being reduced below a reference value, when the laser beam is illuminated over a certain time, a position on each of the first and second plane mirrors at which the laser beam is illuminated is changed by a structure for rotating and/or translating a reflecting surface of each plane mirror on a plane, which includes the plane mirror, while an optical axis is kept same. Thus, the useful life of each plane mirror can be prolonged without displacing the optical axis. | 07-19-2012 |
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20090209065 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC BONDING APPARATUS - An example of the invention is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including, pressing a part of the connection conductor having a plate-like shape or a belt-like shape against a lead terminal which is formed on a lead frame, is formed into a thin and long plate-like shape, and is supported only at one end in a longitudinal direction of the terminal, in such a manner that the part of the conductor is brought into contact with the lead terminal, and applying ultrasonic vibration substantially in the longitudinal direction in a plane perpendicular to the pressing direction to the connection conductor in the state where the part of the connection conductor is pressed against the lead terminal. | 08-20-2009 |
20120070720 | BATTERY AND ULTRASONIC BONDING METHOD FOR BATTERY - The present invention provides a battery including a container, an electrode group including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, multiple current collecting tabs being extended from any one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the electrode group, and overlapped with one another; a lead bonded to at least one of the current collecting tabs by ultrasonic bonding, a lid configured to close an opening portion of the container, and an external terminal provided on the lid and connected to the at least one current collecting tab via the lead, in which the lead has a cross-sectional area that is increased in a middle of extension of the lead from an ultrasonic-bonded portion to the at least one of the current collecting tabs to the external terminal. | 03-22-2012 |
20140283996 | ULTRASONIC BONDING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic bonding apparatus includes an ultrasonic transducer, a distal-end tool, an ultrasonic horn and an ultrasonic oscillator. The ultrasonic oscillator includes an oscillation circuit and a control device. The ultrasonic oscillator applies the voltage oscillated by the oscillation circuit to the ultrasonic transducer. The control device is configured to detect a voltage reflection ratio from the voltage and current supplied from the oscillation circuit and to control the frequency of the voltage generated by the oscillation circuit, thereby to minimize the voltage reflection ratio. | 09-25-2014 |
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20090066326 | MAGNETIC DEVICE - A magnetic device comprises a magnetic element, a first magnetic field applying means, and a second magnetic field applying means. The first and second magnetic field applying means are disposed on mutually opposite sides of the magnetic element. The magnetic element is, for example, an element in which a soft magnetic film is formed in a meandering shape on a nonmagnetic substrate. The first and second magnetic field applying means create a magnetic field in one direction from the first magnetic field applying means toward the second magnetic field applying means. The bias magnetic field in one direction is thereby applied to the entire soft magnetic film in the magnetic element disposed between the first and second magnetic field applying means. | 03-12-2009 |
20100045285 | MAGNETIC SENSOR ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A magnetic sensor element has a hard magnetic film | 02-25-2010 |
20100090692 | MAGNETIC SENSOR MODULE AND PISTON POSITION DETECTOR - A magnetic sensor module which includes: a semiconductor substrate including an integrated circuit for switching operation; a magneto-resistive element which is disposed on a first surface of the semiconductor substrate and has a magneto-sensitive direction in a direction along the first surface; and a bias magnetic field applying member provided on the semiconductor substrate and disposed on a surface which is parallel to the first surface, wherein: the bias magnetic field applying member is magnetized in a direction along the surface on which the bias magnetic field applying member is disposed; and when no external magnetic field is applied, the bias magnetic field applying member applies a bias magnetic field in the direction along the first surface on which the magneto-resistive element is provided. | 04-15-2010 |
20100109663 | MAGNETIC DEVICE - A magnetic device comprises a magnetic element, a first magnetic field applying means, and a second magnetic field applying means. The first and second magnetic field applying means are disposed on mutually opposite sides of the magnetic element. The magnetic element is, for example, an element in which a soft magnetic film is formed in a meandering shape on a nonmagnetic substrate. The first and second magnetic field applying means create a magnetic field in one direction from the first magnetic field applying means toward the second magnetic field applying means. The bias magnetic field in one direction is thereby applied to the entire soft magnetic film in the magnetic element disposed between the first and second magnetic field applying means. | 05-06-2010 |
20110210804 | RESIN MULTILAYER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Provided is a resin multilayer device having a balun, wherein the resin multilayer device comprises: a substrate; a first resin layer formed on the substrate; two balanced signal transmission lines that are electrically independently disposed on the first resin layer; a second resin layer formed on the two balanced signal transmission lines and the first resin layer; an unbalanced signal transmission line disposed on the second resin layer and facing the two balanced signal transmission lines; and a third resin layer formed on the unbalanced signal transmission line and the second resin layer. | 09-01-2011 |
20120151786 | FLUXGATE SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC COMPASS MAKING USE THEREOF - Provided is a flux gate sensor comprising the following: a magnetic core having a first wiring layer formed on a board, a first insulating layer formed in such a way as to cover the aforementioned first wiring layer, and a magnetic core which is formed on the aforementioned first insulating layer and which has a central portion and an end portion that continues to the aforementioned central portion, that has a width larger than the width of the aforementioned central portion, and that is located on either side of the aforementioned central portion; a second insulating layer which covers the aforementioned magnetic core and which is formed on the aforementioned first insulating layer; and a second wiring layer formed on the aforementioned second insulating layer. | 06-21-2012 |
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20110222775 | IMAGE ATTRIBUTE DISCRIMINATION APPARATUS, ATTRIBUTE DISCRIMINATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, IMAGE ATTRIBUTE DISCRIMINATION METHOD, ATTRIBUTE DISCRIMINATION SUPPORT APPARATUS CONTROLLING METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - An attribute of image data can accurately be discriminated. An image attribute discrimination apparatus includes a heterogeneous region extracting unit that specifies a heterogeneous region from image data. The heterogeneous region includes a heterogeneous matter whose attribute is different from that of a content originally produced by the image data. An image attribute discrimination apparatus further includes a scene discrimination unit that discriminates the attribute of the image data based on a feature quantity extracted from a pixel group except each pixel in the heterogeneous region in each pixel of the image data. | 09-15-2011 |
20110222789 | CHARACTER STRING SENSING DEVICE, CHARACTER EVALUATING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, CHARACTER STRING SENSING METHOD, CHARACTER EVALUATION METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Reduction of a processing load, and shortening of a processing time, is realized by performing character string sensing processing on an image. A character string sensing device senses a character string including at least one character from an image. The character string sensing device includes a character information storage unit in which an evaluation value, expressing difficulty of false sensing of the character, is stored in each character. The character string sensing device also includes a search sequence determining unit that determines a search sequence of each character based on the evaluation value of each character included in a keyword input to the character string sensing device as the character string to be sensed. The evaluation value is stored in the character information storage unit. A character search unit searches each character included in the keyword according to the determined search sequence. | 09-15-2011 |
20110222832 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing method includes sensing a sound or a frame, in an interested information sensing step, which constitutes a moving image. The sound or frame includes a feature quantity matched with an interested feature quantity. The interested feature quantity is extracted from interested information indicating an item in which a user is interested. The method includes specifying a slot, in an interested scene specifying step, including a reference time point as the interested scene on a reproducing time axis of the moving image. The reference time point is a time of the sound or frame. The sound or frame is sensed in the interested information sensing step. The method includes degrading image quality of a slot, in a low-image quality moving image producing step, except the interested scene specified in the interested scene specifying step in the moving image and producing a low-image-quality moving image of the moving image. | 09-15-2011 |
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20090002229 | ANTENNA ELEMENT AND ANTENNA UNIT CAPABLE OF RECEIVING TWO KINDS OF RADIO WAVES - An antenna element includes a dielectric board, a first antenna radiation electrode formed on a top surface of the dielectric board at an outer region, a second antenna radiation electrode formed on the top surface of the dielectric board at a central portion, a ground electrode formed on a bottom surface of the dielectric board, a feeding pattern formed on the side surface of the dielectric board for feeding to the first antenna radiation electrode by electromagnetic coupling, and a feeding pin having an end connected to the second antenna radiation electrode. A combination of the first antenna radiation electrode, the ground electrode, and the feeding pattern serves as a first antenna portion for receiving a first radio wave. A combination of the second antenna radiation electrode, the ground electrode, and the feeding pin serves as a second antenna portion for receiving a second radio wave. | 01-01-2009 |
20120081256 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus is provided with an antenna cover formed so as to widen toward the rear and to rise in a streamlined shape toward the rear along the longitudinal central axis, an antenna base to which the antenna cover is attached in a watertight fashion, and an antenna section accommodated in a space formed by the antenna cover and the antenna base. The antenna section is set upright on the antenna base, and has a configuration in which an antenna wire of predetermined length corresponding to a frequency band of medium frequency wave to very high frequency wave is wound vertically at a predetermined inter-wire pitch around a winding member accommodated in a space corresponding to the raised section of the antenna cover. | 04-05-2012 |
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20090080930 | IMAGING DEVICE AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - According to an embodiment of the present invention, the imaging device comprises an image data processing module which processes acquired image data, a display module which displays image data, a storage module which stores image data, an operation input module which imparts an operation input, and a control module which controls the image capturing module, the image data processing module, the display module, and the storage module in response to the operation input, wherein the control module arranges small images of the respective representatives of a plurality of chapters which have been set to the latest moving image and also displays a large image corresponding to a small image of a representative of the first chapter as a background image when a setting state is switched from a photographing mode to a reproducing mode. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083667 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an imaging apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has an image taking part, an image data processor, a display part, a storage part, and a controller. The controller displays a curved band-like image, which is a part of a ring shape, in a left side region of the display part, and displays a menu-type identification icon image for identification of a present menu as a taking menu, a reproduction menu, or a set-up menu in an inside region, which is provided on the left side of the curved band-like region. The controller has a display parts selector for arranging a plurality of menu item icon images, which correspond to the menu-type identification icon image being displayed, and an icon image for set-up on the curved band-like image. | 03-26-2009 |
20090083668 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an imaging apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has an image taking part, an image data processor, a display part, a storage part, and a controller. The controller displays a curved band-like image and a plurality of storage media mark images, and arranges and simultaneously displays a plurality of folder icon images on the curved band-like image. A plurality of thumbnails in a folder represented by a folder icon image, which is positioned at a center position among the plurality of folder icon images, are displayed. A cursor is controlled to be moved to an arbitrary position which is any position including any position of the plurality of thumbnails, a position of the center folder icon image, and any position of the plurality of storage media mark images, in response to the operation input, whereby a selection state can be obtained. | 03-26-2009 |
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20080238351 | MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A motor control system in which one numerical control device controls a first-type amplifier without a DSP and a second-type amplifier with a DSP, and the cost of which has been reduced by reducing the number of interface circuits (serial bus control circuits) to be provided in the numerical control device has been disclosed. The system comprises a first-type amplifier that receives a PWM instruction, a second-type amplifier that receives a positional instruction, a numerical control device, and a serial bus, wherein the numerical control device comprises a first processor that calculates a positional instruction of a motor, a DSP that calculates a PWM instruction of the first-type amplifier from the positional instruction, and a serial bus control circuit that outputs the PWM instruction of the first-type amplifier and the positional instruction of the second-type amplifier to the serial bus, and the first-type amplifier generates a drive current signal of a motor directly from the received PWM instruction and the second-type amplifier comprises a third processor that calculates a PWM instruction from the received positional instruction. | 10-02-2008 |
20090195206 | SERVO MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A table containing correspondence between “n” and “m” is set in a control circuit of a servo control system so that the current command data in the m-th (m=1, 2, 3 . . . ) current command register is assigned to the n-th (n=1, 2, 3 . . . ) servo amplifier. When data is specified in this table to satisfy “n=m”, the current command data in the n-th current command register is passed to the n-th servo amplifier. When “m=1” is set for “n=1” and “m=1” is set for “n=2” in this table, the current command data stored in the first current command register is passed to the first and second servo amplifiers. | 08-06-2009 |
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20090076278 | METHINE DYES AND USES OF THE SAME - The present invention provides novel organic compounds, which absorb the light in the ultra violet and the infrared regions, have improved light tolerance and solubility in solvents, and have thermal tolerance suitable for uses to which the organic compounds are applied, and provides uses of the same. The above objects are solved by providing indolenine compounds and methine dyes, which have a bis-indolenine skeleton composed of two indolenine rings linked together at their respective C-3 positions via a divalent linking group, and by providing optical recording media containing the methine dyes. | 03-19-2009 |
20090081401 | OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIA - An optical recording medium which comprises a substrate and a recording layer provided on the substrate by using an organic dye compound having absorption maximum in a region with wavelengths longer than that of a writing light used, and which records information by allowing to irradiate the recording layer with the writing light to act on the organic dye compound to form a pit on the substrate. | 03-26-2009 |
20090234122 | CYANINE DYE AND OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention has an object to widen the range of applicable field of organic compounds to be selected as light absorbing materials in various fields including information recordings, solar energy generations, electric machinery apparatuses, electric communicating apparatuses, optical apparatuses, clothes, building/bedding/decorating products, sanitary and health goods, and agricultural materials, particularly, in the field of optical recording media by providing novel organic materials which absorb short-wavelength visible light, have improved lightfastness and solubility in solvents, and also have heat characteristics depending upon uses to be applied. The object is attained by providing cyanine dyes having a specific structure. | 09-17-2009 |
20100119764 | CYANINE DYE AND OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide an optical recording medium on which recording/retrieving of high density optical information is possible by a short wavelength light such as a blue laser. | 05-13-2010 |
20100173114 | OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND AZACYANINE DYE - An optical recording medium on which high-density recording and reading of optical information can be conducted by a short-wavelength light such as a blue laser beam is provided. | 07-08-2010 |
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20100260616 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING COUNTER-ROTATING AXIAL-FLOW FAN - A counter-rotating axial-flow fan may be controlled to improve both cooling efficiency and operating efficiency. A first motor and a second motor are started in a given starting mode. Then, if the temperature of an object to be cooled is higher than a given reference temperature, the rotational speed of the first motor and the rotational speed of the second motor are controlled in a predetermined cooling efficiency mode that gives priority to cooling the object to be cooled over the operating efficiency of the counter-rotating axial-flow fan. If the temperature of the object to be cooled is equal to or lower than the given reference temperature, the rotational speeds of the first and second motors are controlled in a predetermined operating efficiency mode that maintains the object to be cooled at a temperature equal to or lower than the given reference temperature and reduces the power consumption of the counter-rotating axial-flow fan. | 10-14-2010 |
20110142611 | COUNTER-ROTATING AXIAL FLOW FAN - A counter-rotating axial flow fan with improved characteristics and reduced noise compared to the related art can be provided. Defining the number of front blades as N, the number of stationary blades as M, and the number of rear blades as P, and defining the maximum axial chord length of the front blades as Lf, the maximum axial chord length of the rear blades as Lr, the outside diameter of the front blades as Rf, and the outside diameter of the rear blades as Rr, the counter-rotating axial flow fan satisfies the following two relationships: N≧P>M; and Lf/(Rf×π/N)≧1.25 and/or Lr/(Rr×π/P)≧0.83. | 06-16-2011 |
20110142612 | COUNTER-ROTATING AXIAL FLOW FAN - A counter-rotating axial flow fan in which the shape of stationary blades of a middle stationary portion is optimized to reduce noise is provided. Defining the maximum axial chord length of front blades as Lf, the maximum axial chord length of rear blades as Lr, and the maximum axial chord length of stationary blades as Lm, a relationship of Lm/(Lf+Lr)<0.14 is satisfied. Defining the maximum dimension between the blade chord for lower surfaces of the stationary blades and the lower surfaces as K | 06-16-2011 |
20110142614 | COUNTER-ROTATING AXIAL FLOW FAN - A counter-rotating axial flow fan with reduced noise at the target operating point achieved without modifying a front impeller, a rear impeller, or a middle stationary portion is provided. An annular rib including a projecting surface for generating turbulent flow is formed on an inner wall portion of a casing at a position off from the middle stationary portion to a side of the rear impeller, the projecting surface extending radially inwardly of the inner wall portion and extending continuously in the circumferential direction of the inner wall portion. A fluid striking the projecting surface for generating turbulent flow is partially disturbed to form a turbulent flow before entering an area in which the rear impeller is provided. The turbulent flow suppresses flow separation of a fluid flowing along the surfaces of rear blades of the rear impeller from the surfaces of the rear blades. | 06-16-2011 |