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20080238931 | Video signal processing device, video signal processing method, and video display system - A video signal processing device which processes a video signal input into a display monitor inputs illumination profile information relating to an illumination spectral characteristic of a light source and monitor profile information relating to a display profile of the display monitor. A video signal conversion unit performs color conversion processing on the input video signal on the basis of the illumination profile information and monitor profile information, and outputs a video display signal to the display monitor. As a result, color correction is performed on a video image displayed on the display monitor. | 10-02-2008 |
20090010537 | IMAGE DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD - An image display processing apparatus receives input illuminant information relating to input illuminant illuminating object when photographing, input device information specifying input characteristic of a photographing device, and image signal. Spectral reflectance image signal of the object is obtained from the image signal, the input illuminant information, and the input device information. Rendering light is applied to the spectral reflectance image signal, and output to a display device. A spectrum of light emitted from a variable characteristic illumination device for illuminating a display viewing environment can be varied. Spectrum of observing illuminant illuminating the display viewing environment is measured by a spectrometer unit. A spectrum of the rendering light is determined to substantially match with a spectrum of the input illuminant. The spectrum of the light emitted from the variable characteristic illumination device may be adjusted to substantially match the spectra of both the rendering light and the observing illuminant. | 01-08-2009 |
20090016601 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD - N-band image data are output from an N-band image capture device, being capable of N>4 multiband image capturing, to an image data processing device. An image data evaluation information provision unit provides a determination unit with evaluation information on the basis of the input N-band image data. On the basis of the evaluation information, the determination unit determines whether to set the N-band image data or M-band image data having a smaller band number than the N-band image data as image data to be output. On the basis of a determination result of the determination unit, an output image data selection unit selects either the N-band image data or the M-band image data as the image data to be output to an image data recording unit. | 01-15-2009 |
20090096815 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND COLOR CONVERSION PROCESSING METHOD - A color conversion processing execution portion | 04-16-2009 |
20090128587 | COLOR REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, COLOR REPRODUCTION DEVICE, COLOR REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH COLOR REPRODUCTION PROGRAM - In a color reproduction system for displaying an image subjected to color conversion processing by a server side system on a monitor device of a user side system, the server side system comprises a first storage unit for storing a multi-spectrum image, a second storage unit for storing color reproduction characteristic information, which is information relating to a color reproduction characteristic when the image is displayed on the monitor device, a server side communication unit for receiving the color reproduction requirement information transmitted from the user side communication unit via the network, and a color conversion processing unit for obtaining, from the second storage unit, color reproduction characteristic information corresponding to the color reproduction requirement information, and performing color conversion processing on the multi-spectrum image on the basis of the obtained color reproduction characteristic information. | 05-21-2009 |
20090295947 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device | 12-03-2009 |
20110149126 | MULTIBAND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD AND DEVICE - The invention provides a multiband image pickup method and device with good color reproducibility, which is capable of imaging a subject with a number of imaging bands of not less than 4 colors and obtain a color image of not less than 3 colors without lowering spatial resolution. A first imaging of a subject image is performed by a single-plate imaging device having a color filter composed of 5 colors of R, O, G, C and B. A control unit shifts the imaging element by a shift drive unit so that each light having formed an image on the each filter of R, B and G of the color filters forms an image on a position of the each filter of O, C and G of the color filters and, thereafter a second imaging is performed. A image processing unit generates 2 3-band Bayer images based on captured images obtained by the first imaging and the second imaging, and generates a multiband image of not less than 3 colors from them. | 06-23-2011 |
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20090133212 | VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner includes an electric blower that sucks dust through a suction connecting port, a first dust separating unit for separating the dust and air sucked into the suction connecting port from each other, and a pleat filter for separating the dust and air passing through a first dust separating unit. The vacuum cleaner further includes an external-air introducing air passage for introducing external air toward an upstream side of the pleat filter, a rotational fan for dropping off dust adhering to the pleat filter by the introduced external air, and a return air passage for returning the dust dropped off from the rotating fan toward the upstream side of the first dust separating unit by the introduced external air. | 05-28-2009 |
20110319164 | GAME CONTROL PROGRAM, GAME DEVICE, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD ADAPTED TO CONTROL GAME WHERE OBJECTS ARE MOVED IN GAME FIELD - In a game device, a game control unit arranges an object in a three-dimensional space provided in a game field. A temperature-distribution simulator simulates a physical phenomenon on a two-dimensional plane, onto which a three-dimensional space is projected, in reference to a distribution-data storage unit. The game control unit applies the simulated physical phenomenon on an object in the three-dimensional space. A mycelial-growth simulator similarly simulates a physical phenomenon on a two-dimensional plane. | 12-29-2011 |
20120177707 | METALLIC OXIDE PARTICLE-CONTAINING RESIN POWDER, DISPERSION LIQUID AND AQUEOUS DISPERSION ELEMENT INCLUDING THE SAME, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING METALLIC OXIDE PARTICLE-CONTAINING RESIN POWDER, AND COSMETIC MATERIAL - The present invention relates to metallic oxide particle-containing resin powder of in which metallic oxide particles having a UV shielding function, in which the average particle diameter of the resin powder is 0.1 μm to 1 μm, are contained in a (meth)acrylic-based resin. The metallic oxide particles are particles that include one or two or more selected from the group of zinc oxide, titanium oxide, cerium oxide, and iron oxide, and have an average particle diameter of 0.003 μm to 0.1 μm. The content of the metallic oxide particles in the resin powder is 1% by mass to 80% by mass, and the metallic oxide particles are dispersed in the resin powder without being exposed on the surface of the resin powder. The powder includes fine particles, and the UV absorbing performance and the transparency with respect to visible light rays are improved. | 07-12-2012 |
20130090755 | NUMERICALLY-CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOL - Provided is a numerically-controlled machine tool provided with: a tool measuring sensor that measures the length and diameter of a tool; a workpiece measuring sensor that measures the three-dimensional shape, and position and orientation of a workpiece in a non-contact manner by laser beam etc.; and a control device, which, after determining the position of the machining starting point and the slope of a reference plane on the basis of information from the workpiece measuring sensor, on the basis of an inputted machining program, machines the workpiece to the intended final form by simulation from the information from the sensors, the position of the machining starting point and the slope of the reference plane, thereby determining whether there are any machining loads greater than or equal to a specified value, and whether any of the workpiece has been left behind, and displays the determined results via a display device. | 04-11-2013 |
20130309284 | ORGANIC ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBENT-CONTAINING RESIN PARTICLES, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, ORGANIC ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBENT-CONTAINING RESIN PARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID, AQUEOUS DISPERSION ELEMENT, OIL-BASED DISPERSION ELEMENT AND COSMETIC MATERIAL - The organic ultraviolet absorbent-containing resin particles of the invention contain an organic ultraviolet absorbent and a phosphate surfactant in a resin, in which the average particle diameter of the organic ultraviolet absorbent-containing resin particles is 0.05 μm or more and 1 μm or less, and the content of the organic ultraviolet absorbent is 0.1% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less. According to the organic ultraviolet absorbent-containing resin particles, when the particles are used in a cosmetic material, by the organic ultraviolet absorbent is dispersed in the resin, the ultraviolet-shielding effect is high, the burden for contacted skin can be reduced, and the particles can be safely used. It is not necessary to dissolve the organic ultraviolet absorbent in a specific solvent, the particles can be applied to an aqueous cosmetic material, and the degree of freedom for the formulation as a cosmetic material can be improved. | 11-21-2013 |
20140017288 | ULTRAVIOLET-SHIELDING COMPOSITE PARTICLES, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, ULTRAVIOLET-SHIELDING COMPOSITE PARTICLE-CONTAINING DISPERSION LIQUID, AQUEOUS DISPERSION ELEMENT, OIL-BASED DISPERSION ELEMENT AND COSMETIC MATERIAL - Ultraviolet-shielding composite particles of the invention are ultraviolet-shielding composite particles which include a resin containing an organic ultraviolet absorbent and metal oxide particles having an ultraviolet-shielding function, and have an average particle diameter of 0.05 μm or more and 5 μm or less, in which the metal oxide particles are particles which include one or two or more selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, titanium oxide, cerium oxide and iron oxide and have an average particle diameter of 0.003 μm or more and 0.1 μm or less, a content of the organic ultraviolet absorbent in the ultraviolet-shielding composite particles is 0.1% by mass or more 80% by mass or less, a content of the metal oxide particles is 1% by mass or more 80% by mass or less, and the metal oxide particles are dispersed in the ultraviolet-shielding composite particles. | 01-16-2014 |
20140086966 | ULTRAVIOLET-SHIELDING AGENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, ULTRAVIOLET-SHIELDING AGENT-CONTAINING DISPERSION LIQUID, AND COSMETIC PREPARATION - The invention provides an ultraviolet-shielding agent including resin particles formed by coating a core portion with a coating layer, wherein the core portion is made of any one resin of an organic ultraviolet absorbent-containing resin and an inorganic particle-containing resin, and the coating layer is made of the other resin or both resins, a method for producing the same, an ultraviolet-shielding agent-containing dispersion liquid, and a cosmetic preparation. | 03-27-2014 |
20150147370 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING METALLIC OXIDE PARTICLE-CONTAINING RESIN POWDER - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing metallic oxide particle-containing resin powder including: dispersing metallic oxide particles having a specific average particle diameter and a UV shielding function in a (meth)acrylic-based resin monomer to produce a (meth)acrylic-based resin monomer dispersion liquid; suspending or emulsifying the (meth)acrylic-based resin monomer dispersion liquid; and, adding a polymerization initiator to cause suspension polymerization or emulsification polymerization, thereby generating metallic oxide particle-containing resin powder, and provides metallic oxide particles which are dispersed in the resin powder without being exposed on the surface of the resin powder, the powder includes fine particles, the UV absorbing performance, and the transparency with respect to visible light rays are improved. | 05-28-2015 |
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20110317813 | WAVELENGTH-CLASSIFYING TYPE X-RAY DIFFRACTION DEVICE - A wavelength-classifying type X-ray diffraction device bombards a sample with characteristic X-rays generated from an X-ray generation source, and detects characteristic X-rays diffracted by the sample using an X-ray detector. The X-ray generation source is composed of several metals of different atomic number, respective metals generating several characteristic X-rays of different wavelengths. An X-ray detector is composed of several pixels for receiving X-rays and outputting pulse signals corresponding to X-ray wavelengths. Pixels are respectively furnished with classification circuits. The classification circuits classify and output pixel output signals based on each of characteristic X-ray wavelengths. X-ray intensity is detected on a per-wavelength basis in individual pixels | 12-29-2011 |
20130062721 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRIP DETECTOR - The present invention provides a semiconductor strip detector that can reduce noise generated from floating capacitance between electrodes while maintaining high detection efficiency. The semiconductor strip detector for detecting radiation includes: a substrate integrally formed from semiconductor and receiving incident radiation; a first electrode group made up of a plurality of strip-shaped electrodes to provided in parallel to each other on a major surface of the substrate; and a second electrode group made up of a plurality of strip-shaped electrodes to provided coaxially with an orthogonal projection of the plurality of strip-shaped electrodes to of the first electrode group onto the major surface of the substrate, and the electrode groups are formed so that a ratio of a longitudinal length to an electrode-to-electrode length is 10 or more. Therefore, noise can be sufficiently reduced while a detection range is being maintained. | 03-14-2013 |
20140119512 | X-RAY DETECTOR AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION DEVICE - A silicon strip detector having a first X-ray detection unit having plural strips arranged in parallel to one another in a first direction, and a second X-ray detection unit having plural strips arranged in parallel to one another in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction is used as an X-ray detector. The X-ray detector is mounted in an X-ray diffraction device while the first direction is matched with the tangential direction of 2θ-rotation, and the second direction is matched with the tangential direction of χ-rotation for executing in-plane diffraction measurement. | 05-01-2014 |
20140236523 | X-RAY DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, X-RAY DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND X-RAY DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - An X-ray data processing apparatus for processing X-ray data that is obtained by simultaneously measuring X-rays of multiple wavelengths. The apparatus includes a management unit | 08-21-2014 |
20150212213 | RADIATION DETECTOR, AND X-RAY ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND RADIATION DETECTION METHOD USING THE SAME - There are provided a radiation detector capable of detecting radiation without occurrence of dead time while maintaining an exposure state in which radiation enters continuously, and an X-ray analysis apparatus and a radiation detection method using the radiation detector. A radiation detector | 07-30-2015 |
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20080251838 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate, at least a surface portion thereof serving as a low-resistance drain layer of a first conductivity type; a first main electrode connected to the low-resistance drain layer; a high-resistance epitaxial layer of a second-conductivity type formed on the low-resistance drain layer; a second-conductivity type base layer selectively formed on the high-resistance epitaxial layer; a first-conductivity type source layer selectively formed in a surface portion of the second-conductivity type base layer; a trench formed in a region sandwiched by the second-conductivity type base layers with a depth extending from the surface of the high-resistance epitaxial layer to the semiconductor substrate; a jfet layer of the first conductivity type formed on side walls of the trench; an insulating layer formed in the trench; an LDD layer of the first-conductivity type formed in a surface portion of the second-conductivity type base layer so as to be connected to the first-conductivity type jfet layer around a top face of the trench; a control electrode formed above the semiconductor substrate so as to be divided into a plurality of parts, and formed on a gate insulating film formed on a part of the surface of the LDD layer, on surfaces of end parts of the first-conductivity type source layer facing each other across the trench, and on a region of the surface of the second-conductivity type base layer sandwiched by the LDD layer and the first-conductivity type source layer; and a second main electrode in ohmic contact with the first-conductivity type source layer and the second-conductivity type base layer so as to sandwich the control electrode. | 10-16-2008 |
20090128279 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - An integrated circuit device includes: a main interconnect; and a coil located on one side of the main interconnect at a position fixed with respect to the main interconnect, the coil having a central axis extending in a direction crossing the extending direction of the main interconnect. An induction current detectable by the coil is generated due to a current flowing through the main interconnect. | 05-21-2009 |
20100096696 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR FOR USE AS A HIGH-SPEED SWITCHING DEVICE AND A POWER DEVICE - A body layer of a first conductivity type is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a source layer of a second conductivity type is formed in a surface region of the body layer. An offset layer of the second conductivity type is formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a drain layer of the second conductivity type is formed in a surface region of the offset layer. An insulating film is embedded in a trench formed in the surface region of the offset layer between the source layer and the drain layer. A gate insulating film is formed on the body layer and the offset layer between the source layer and the insulating film. A gate electrode is formed on the gate insulating film. A first peak of an impurity concentration profile in the offset layer is formed at a position deeper than the insulating film. | 04-22-2010 |
20100159659 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USED AS HIGH-SPEED SWITCHING DEVICE AND POWER DEVICE - A low resistance layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and a high resistance layer formed on the low resistance layer. A source region of a first conductivity type is formed on a surface region of the high resistance layer. A drain region of the first conductivity type is formed at a distance from the source region. A first resurf region of the first conductivity type is formed in a surface region of the high resistance layer between the source region and the drain region. A channel region of a second conductivity type is formed between the source region and the first resurf region. A gate insulating film is formed on the channel region, and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film. An impurity concentration in the channel region under the gate electrode gradually lowers from the source region toward the first resurf region. | 06-24-2010 |
20110233684 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first main electrode, a base layer of a first conductivity type, a barrier layer of the first conductivity type, a diffusion layer of a second conductivity type, a base layer of the second conductivity type, a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a second main electrode. The base layer of the first conductivity type is provided on the first main electrode. The barrier layer of the first conductivity type and the diffusion layer of the second conductivity type are provided on the base layer of the first conductivity type. The barrier layer of the first conductivity type and the diffusion layer of the second conductivity type are arranged alternately. The base layer of the second conductivity type is provided on the barrier layer of the first conductivity type. The first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are provided between the base layer of the second conductivity type and the diffusion layer of the second conductivity type and between the barrier layer of the first conductivity type and the diffusion layer of the second conductivity type. The first conductor layer and the second conductor layer are provided with trench configurations with an interposed insulating film. The second main electrode is connected to the base layer of the second conductivity type. Bottom faces of the barrier layer of the first conductivity type and the diffusion layer of the second conductivity type are positioned on the first main electrode side of lower ends of the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer. The barrier layer of the first conductivity type and the diffusion layer of the second conductivity type form a super junction proximally to tips of the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer. | 09-29-2011 |
20120112241 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a main element and a sense element. The main element is connected between a collector terminal and an emitter terminal. The main element has an insulated gate bipolar transistor structure. The sense element is connected in parallel with the main element via a sense resistor between the collector terminal and the emitter terminal. The sense element has an insulated gate bipolar transistor structure with a feedback capacitance larger than a feedback capacitance of the main element. | 05-10-2012 |
20140061720 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first main electrode, a base layer of a first conductivity type, a barrier layer of the first conductivity type, a diffusion layer of a second conductivity type, a base layer of the second conductivity type, a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a second main electrode. Bottoms of the barrier layer of the first conductivity type and the diffusion layer of the second conductivity type are positioned on the first main electrode side of lower ends of the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer. The barrier layer of the first conductivity type and the diffusion layer of the second conductivity type form a super junction proximally to tips of the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer. | 03-06-2014 |
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20080230721 | UV LIGHT IRRADIATING APPARATUS WITH LIQUID FILTER - A UV light irradiating apparatus for irradiating a semiconductor substrate with UV light includes: a reactor in which a substrate-supporting table is provided; a UV light irradiation unit connected to the reactor for irradiating a semiconductor substrate placed on the substrate-supporting table with UV light through a light transmission window; and a liquid layer forming channel disposed between the light transmission window and at least one UV lamp for forming a liquid layer through which the UV light is transmitted. The liquid layer is formed by a liquid flowing through the liquid layer forming channel. | 09-25-2008 |
20090023229 | METHOD FOR MANAGING UV IRRADIATION FOR CURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - A method for managing UV irradiation for curing a semiconductor substrate, includes: passing UV light through a transmission glass window provided in a chamber for curing a semiconductor substrate placed in the chamber; monitoring an illuminance upstream of the transmission glass window and an illuminance downstream of the transmission glass window; determining a timing and/or duration of cleaning of the transmission glass window, a timing of replacing the transmission glass window, a timing of replacing a UV lamp, and/or an output of the UV light based on the monitored illuminances. | 01-22-2009 |
20090093134 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CURING MATERIALS WITH UV LIGHT - Low dielectric constant materials are cured in a process chamber during semiconductor processing. The low dielectric constant materials are cured by irradiation with UV light. The atmosphere in the process chamber has a CO | 04-09-2009 |
20090093135 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CURING MATERIAL WITH UV LIGHT - Low dielectric constant materials are cured in a process chamber during semiconductor processing. The low dielectric constant materials are cured by irradiation with UV light. The atmosphere in the process chamber has an O | 04-09-2009 |
20090148964 | METHOD FOR FORMING DIELECTRIC SiOCH FILM HAVING CHEMICAL STABILITY - A method for determining conditions for forming a dielectric SiOCH film, includes: (i) forming a dielectric SiOCH film on a substrate under conditions; (ii) evaluating the conditions using a ratio of Si—CH3 bonding strength to Si—O bonding strength of the film as formed in step (i); (iii) if the ratio is 2.50 % or higher, confirming the conditions, and if the ratio is less than 2.50 %, changing the conditions by changing at least one of the susceptor temperature, the distance between upper and lower electrodes, the RF power, and the curing time; and (iv) repeating steps (i) to (iii) until the ratio is 2.50 % or higher. | 06-11-2009 |
20100151151 | METHOD OF FORMING LOW-K FILM HAVING CHEMICAL RESISTANCE - A method of forming a low-k film containing silicon and carbon on a substrate by plasma CVD, includes: supplying gas of a precursor having a Si—R—O—R—Si bond into a reaction space in which a substrate is placed; and exciting the gas in the reaction space, thereby depositing a film on the substrate. | 06-17-2010 |
20110159202 | Method for Sealing Pores at Surface of Dielectric Layer by UV Light-Assisted CVD - A method for sealing pores at a surface of a dielectric layer formed on a substrate, includes: providing a substrate on which a dielectric layer having a porous surface is formed as an outermost layer; placing the substrate in an evacuatable chamber; irradiating the substrate with UV light in an atmosphere of hydrocarbon and/or oxy-hydrocarbon gas; sealing pores at the porous surface of the dielectric layer as a result of the irradiation; and continuously irradiating the substrate with UV light in the atmosphere of hydrocarbon and/or oxy-hydrocarbon gas until a protective film having a desired thickness is formed on the dielectric layer as a result of the irradiation. | 06-30-2011 |
20110217838 | METHOD FOR FORMING INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE HAVING AIRGAP - A method for forming an interconnect structure with airgaps, includes: providing a structure having a trench formed on a substrate; depositing a spacer oxide layer on sidewalls of the trench as sidewall spacers by plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition; filling the trench having the sidewall spacers with copper; removing the sidewall spacers to form an airgap structure; and encapsulating the airgap structure, wherein airgaps are formed between the filled copper and the sidewalls of the trench. | 09-08-2011 |
20130068970 | UV Irradiation Apparatus Having UV Lamp-Shared Multiple Process Stations - A UV irradiation apparatus for treating substrates includes: at least two process stations each provided with a UV transmissive window; at least one electric UV lamp using two electrodes in a gas tube extending over the UV transmissive windows of the process stations aligned along the gas tube and shared by the process stations; a UV transmissive zone disposed between the UV lamp and the process stations and provided with reflectors; and shutters for blocking UV light from being transmitted to the respective process stations independently. | 03-21-2013 |
20130337583 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING DAMAGE OF DIELECTRIC FILM BY CYCLIC PROCESSES - A method for repairing process-related damage of a dielectric film includes: (i) adsorbing a first gas containing silicon on a surface of the damaged dielectric film without depositing a film in the absence of reactive species, (ii) adsorbing a second gas containing silicon on a surface of the dielectric film, followed by applying reactive species to the surface of the dielectric film, to form a monolayer film thereon, and (iii) repeating step (ii). The duration of exposing the surface to the first gas in step (i) is longer than the duration of exposing the surface to the second gas in step (ii). | 12-19-2013 |
20140041588 | Method for Supplying Gas With Flow Rate Gradient Over Substrate - A method for supplying gas over a substrate in a reaction chamber wherein a substrate is placed on a pedestal, includes: supplying a first gas from a first side of the reaction chamber to a second side of the reaction chamber opposite to the first side; and adding a second gas to the first gas from sides of the reaction chamber other than the first side of the reaction chamber so that the second gas travels from sides of the substrate other than the first side in a downstream direction. | 02-13-2014 |
20150056821 | Method for Forming SiOCH Film Using Organoaminosilane Annealing - A method for forming a modified low-k SiOCH film on a substrate, includes: providing a low-k SiOCH film formed on a substrate by flowable CVD; exposing the low-k SiOCH film to a gas containing a Si—N bond in its molecule without applying electromagnetic energy to increase Si—O bonds and/or Si—C bonds in the film; and then curing the low-k SiOCH film. | 02-26-2015 |
20150064932 | Method For Restoring Porous Surface Of Dielectric Layer By UV Light-Assisted ALD - A method for restoring a porous surface of a dielectric layer formed on a substrate, includes: (i) providing in a reaction space a substrate on which a dielectric layer having a porous surface with terminal hydroxyl groups is formed as an outer layer; (ii) supplying gas of a Si—N compound containing a Si—N bond to the reaction space to chemisorb the Si—N compound onto the surface with the terminal hydroxyl groups; (iii) irradiating the Si—N compound-chemisorbed surface with a pulse of UV light in an oxidizing atmosphere to oxidize the surface and provide terminal hydroxyl groups to the surface; and (iv) repeating steps (ii) through (iii) to form a film on the porous surface of the dielectric layer for restoration. | 03-05-2015 |
20150118864 | Method for Treating SiOCH Film With Hydrogen Plasma - A method for forming a gap-fill SiOCH film on a patterned substrate includes: (i) providing a substrate having recessed features on its surface; (ii) filling the recessed features of the substrate with a SiOCH film which is flowable and non-porous; (iii) after completion of step (ii), exposing the SiOCH film to a plasma including a hydrogen plasma; and (iv) curing the plasma-exposed SiOCH film with UV light. | 04-30-2015 |
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20120195492 | Method and apparatus for generating a dense depth map using an adaptive joint bilateral filter - A method and apparatus for generating a dense depth map. In one embodiment, the method includes applying a joint bilateral filter to a first depth map to generate a second depth map, where at least one filter weight of the joint bilateral filter is adapted based upon content of an image represented by the first depth map, and the second depth map has a higher resolution than the first depth map. | 08-02-2012 |
20130095762 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - The present invention relates to a communication system and a communication method for simply and quickly starting communication. A cellular phone is loaded with a non-contact IC card that communicates with a reader/writer of a personal computer using an electromagnetic wave. When the non-contact IC card receives the electromagnetic wave emitted from the reader/writer with the cellular phone placed close to the personal computer, the cellular phone notifies the personal computer of a card ID set in the non-contact IC card. When the personal computer acquires Bluetooth device names of the cellular phone and PDA with intra-piconet synchronization established between the cellular phone and the PDA, the personal computer identifies the cellular phone as a communication partner based on the Bluetooth device names already notified of as the card ID. The present invention is applicable to an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer and a cellular phone. | 04-18-2013 |
20140016039 | ELECTRONIC UNIT, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to electronic units, communication systems and methods, information processing terminals and methods, and information processing apparatuses and methods which allow easy and quick communications. When a link pin | 01-16-2014 |
20150295958 | ELECTRONIC UNIT, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL AND METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to electronic units, communication systems and methods, information processing terminals and methods, and information processing apparatuses and methods which allow easy and quick communications. When a link pin 21A is inserted into a VCR 3, the VCR 3 reads the pin ID stored in the RF tag of the link pin 21A, and reports the pin ID and the address to a management server 1. When the management server 1 has already obtained the pin ID of a link pin 21B read by a television receiver 5, the management server 1 determines whether the group ID included in the pin ID reported by the VCR 3 is the same as the group ID included in the pin ID reported by the television receiver 5. When the management server 1 determines that they are the same, the management server 1 connects the VCR 3 to the television receiver 5. The present invention can be applied to various types of information processing apparatuses connected to a network. | 10-15-2015 |
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20120096881 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - The air-conditioning apparatus includes a coolant circuit configured by sequentially connecting a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and an outdoor heat exchanger; a motor that operates a compressor mechanism disposed inside the compressor; an inverter for driving the motor; and a control unit that controls the inverter. The control unit includes a liquefaction detecting unit that detects coolant liquefaction in the compressor; includes a first PWM signal generating unit that generates an inverter control signal for driving the motor; includes a second PWM signal generating unit that generates an inverter control signal for making the motor perform a preheating operation; and includes a switching unit that performs switching in such a way that the first PWM signal generating unit or the second PWM signal generating unit outputs the corresponding inverter control signal to the inverter. | 04-26-2012 |
20120111043 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - In order to be able to comply itself to the environment-conscious design standard, a refrigerant heating method is obtained with high efficiency during standby and reduction of vibrations and noises of a bearing in a compressor. A compressor, a motor to drive the compressor, an inverter to apply a desired voltage to the motor, an inverter control means to control the inverter, and a bus voltage detecting means to detect a bus voltage of the inverter are provided, in which the inverter control means includes dormant refrigerant detecting means to detect a dormant state of refrigerant in the compressor, high-frequency AC voltage generating means to output a high-frequency AC voltage command out of a range of an operating frequency when the motor is undergoing compression operation to a coil of the motor on the basis of an output of the dormant refrigerant detecting means, an amplitude, and a phase, and PWM signal generating means to cause the inverter to generate a high-frequency AC voltage by generating a PWM signal on the basis of the output of the high-frequency AC voltage generating means and the output of the bus voltage detecting means. | 05-10-2012 |
20130152609 | HEAT PUMP DEVICE, HEAT PUMP SYSTEM, AND A CONTROL METHOD OF THREE-PHASE INVERTER - An adder adds a phase θplus, which is n times a size of 60 degrees, to a phase output from a phase switching unit and outputs the phase as a voltage command phase θ. A voltage generation unit generates voltage command value based on the voltage command phase output by the adder and outputs the command value. A drive-signal generation unit, based on an output from the voltage generation unit generates drive signals corresponding to respective switching elements of an inverter, and outputs respective generated drive signals to the corresponding switching elements of the inverter, and generates a high-frequency AC voltage in the inverter. | 06-20-2013 |
20130180273 | HEAT PUMP DEVICE, HEAT PUMP SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THREE-PHASE INVERTER - A selection unit switches between a phase θp and a phase θn different from the phase θp substantially by 180 degrees, and outputs one of them in synchronization with a carrier signal. A voltage-command generation unit generates and outputs three-phase voltage command values Vu*, Vv* and Vw* based on the phase outputted by the selection unit. A PWM-signal generation unit generates three-phase voltage command values Vu*′, Vv*′ and Vw*′ by correcting the three-phase voltage command values Vu*, Vv* and Vw* outputted by the voltage-command generation unit according to a predetermined method, and generates six drive signals corresponding to switching elements of the inverter based on the three-phase voltage command values Vu*′, Vv*′ and Vw*′ and the carrier signal. The PWM-signal generation unit outputs the generated drive signals to the corresponding switching elements of the three-phase inverter, to cause the inverter to generate a high-frequency AC voltage. | 07-18-2013 |
20130269370 | HEAT PUMP DEVICE, HEAT PUMP SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INVERTER - An object of the present invention is to maintain a heating amount constant when a compressor is heated at the time of shutdown of the compressor, regardless of the influences of production tolerance and environment variations. An inverter control unit causes an inverter to generate a high-frequency AC voltage having a de-energized section in which a voltage applied from the inverter to a motor is zero between a section in which the voltage is positive and a section in which the voltage is negative. At this time, the inverter control unit detects a value of a current flowing to the inverter in a detection section residing from immediately before a start of the de-energized section to immediately after an end of the de-energized section, and causes the inverter to generate a high-frequency AC voltage adjusted according to the detected current value. | 10-17-2013 |
20130291578 | HEAT PUMP DEVICE, HEAT PUMP SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THREE-PHASE INVERTER - A voltage-command correction-value computation unit outputs a correction value for correcting a voltage command value according to a bus voltage. A multiplier calculates a voltage command value acquired by correcting the voltage command value based on the correction value. A voltage-command generation unit generates and outputs three-phase voltage command values based on the corrected voltage command value calculated by the multiplier and a phase. A PWM-signal generation unit generates six drive signals corresponding to switching elements of an inverter based on the three-phase voltage command values outputted by the voltage-command generation unit and a carrier signal. The PWM-signal generation unit outputs the generated drive signals to the corresponding switching elements of the three-phase inverter, to cause the inerter to generate a high-frequency AC voltage. | 11-07-2013 |
20130305760 | HEAT PUMP DEVICE, HEAT PUMP SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THREE-PHASE INVERTER - An object of the present invention is to efficiently heat a refrigerant retained in a compressor. An inverter control unit generates six drive signals corresponding to the respective switching elements of the inverter, and outputs the generated drive signals to the corresponding switching elements of the inverter to cause the inverter to generate a high-frequency AC voltage. Particularly, the inverter control unit generates a drive signal having a switching pattern A for turning on all the three switching elements on a positive voltage side or a negative voltage side of the inverter, and subsequent thereto, generates a drive signal having a switching pattern B for turning on two switching elements of the three switching elements and turning off one switching element thereof. | 11-21-2013 |
20140174118 | HEAT PUMP DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONER, AND REFRIGERATING MACHINE - A heat pump device that can efficiently feed a high-frequency current to an electric motor and effectively heat a compressor includes a compressor including a compression mechanism configured to compress a refrigerant and a motor configured to drive the compression mechanism, heat exchangers, an inverter configured to apply a voltage to the motor, and an inverter control unit configured to drive the inverter. The inverter control unit includes a stagnation detecting unit configured to determine whether heating of the compressor is necessary and notify the determination result and a high-frequency-alternating-current-voltage generating unit and a PWM-signal generating unit configured to shift to a heating operation mode when the heating is necessary and, in the heating operation mode, generate PWM signals to provide, based on a heating time carrier signal having two or more frequencies, a period in which a reflux current flows. | 06-26-2014 |
20140338379 | HEAT PUMP DEVICE, AND AIR CONDITIONER, HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER, REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZING MACHINE INCLUDING HEAT PUMP DEVICE - A heat pump device includes an inverter control unit for controlling an inverter. The inverter control unit includes a constraint-energization control unit that, during operation standby of a compressor, determines whether heating to the compressor is necessary, on the basis of a coolant sleeping amount in the compressor, and, when having determined that heating to the compressor is necessary, selects, according to the coolant sleeping amount, any one of direct-current energization for supplying a direct-current voltage to the motor and high-frequency energization for supplying a high-frequency voltage having a frequency higher than a frequency during a normal operation to the motor, so as to output a constraint energization command for carrying out constraint energization of the motor; and a driving-signal generating unit that generates a driving signal on the basis of the constraint energization command. | 11-20-2014 |
20140338380 | HEAT PUMP DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONER, AND FREEZER - The present invention is a heat pump device that includes a compressor including a compression mechanism and a motor, a heat exchanger, an inverter, and an inverter control unit including a drive-signal generation unit generating a drive signal for the inverter and a heating-operation-mode control unit controlling the drive-signal generation unit when the compressor is heated by applying, to the motor, a high-frequency voltage with which the motor cannot be rotationally driven, wherein the heating-operation-mode control unit includes a magnetic-pole-position estimation unit estimating a magnetic pole position indicating a stop position of a rotor of the motor, and a high-frequency energization unit determining an amplitude and a phase of a voltage command based on an estimation result of the magnetic pole position and a necessary amount of heat, notifies the drive-signal generation unit of determined amplitude and phase, and causes the drive-signal generation unit to generate a drive signal. | 11-20-2014 |
20150089972 | HEAT PUMP DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONER, AND FREEZER - A heat pump device includes a compressor including a compression mechanism that compresses a refrigerant and a motor that drives the compression mechanism, an inverter that applies a voltage for driving the motor, a converter that applies a voltage to the inverter, an inverter control unit that generates a driving signal for driving the inverter, and a converter control unit that generates a driving signal for driving the converter, wherein the inverter control unit includes a heating operation mode in which a heating operation of the compressor is performed and a normal operation mode in which a refrigerant is compressed by performing a normal operation of the compressor and the converter control unit sets, in the heating operation mode of the inverter control unit, a voltage applied to the inverter on the basis of a voltage command value for the motor. | 04-02-2015 |
20150096320 | HEAT PUMP DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONER, AND FREEZER - A heat pump device includes: a compressor including a compression mechanism compressing a refrigerant and a motor driving the compression mechanism; an inverter unit applying a voltage for driving the motor; an inverter control unit generating a driving signal for driving the inverter unit; and temperature sensors detecting temperatures of the compressor, wherein the inverter control unit includes a normal operation mode in which a refrigerant is compressed by performing a normal operation of the compressor and a heating operation mode in which a heating operation of the compressor is performed by applying, to the motor, a high-frequency voltage, and in the heating operation mode, the inverter control unit determines an amplitude and a phase of a voltage command for generating the high-frequency voltage on a basis of a temperatures detected by the temperature sensors and a necessary amount of heat specified in advance. | 04-09-2015 |
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20100211875 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - In an apparatus configured to reproduce audio guidance corresponding to a screen, when there is an instruction to switch to a screen in a backward direction, since audio guidance has already been reproduced once during a screen transition in a forward direction, the same audio guidance is not reproduced again. | 08-19-2010 |
20120072900 | INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM - The present invention facilitates confirming changes important for a user when the information processing apparatus updates a software program. The information processing apparatus of the present invention records the status of use of the software program for each function in a use information management file. The information processing apparatus acquires an update information management file indicating the changes of the software program and a correlation between a function and a model of a device, from an information providing apparatus. The information processing apparatus performs control to generate display data for separately displaying a function on a screen in which the status of use satisfies a predetermined condition and the other functions, among a plurality of changed functions in the update information management file and display a change notification screen on a display device. | 03-22-2012 |
20130163830 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus generates, for each person, a first face dictionary storing face data concerning a face of the person included in an image. The apparatus receives, from an imaging apparatus, a second face dictionary which is stored face data of a person corresponding to the first face dictionary and which may be updated the face data using images obtained on the imaging apparatus, and stores. The information processing apparatus transmits the first face dictionary to the imaging apparatus when an update date and time of the second face dictionary is older than a date and time of the first face dictionary. The information processing apparatus does not transmit the first face dictionary to the imaging apparatus when the first face dictionary includes face data of the person included in an image captured outside of a predetermined period. | 06-27-2013 |
20140218545 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An information processing apparatus which searches for a plurality of image files shot in succession from among a plurality of files, comprises a search unit which searches for the image files based on file attributes; an obtaining unit which obtains associated information added to each of the found image files; a determination unit which determines whether continuity exists between a plurality of image files having the same attribute based on the associated information; and a setting unit which sets the plurality of image files determined to have continuity as belonging to the same group, wherein the associated information added to each image file includes identification information indicating a file of an image shot after that file, and identification information indicating a file of an image shot before that file. | 08-07-2014 |
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20110031748 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR, CONTROL METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR, WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM - [Problem] It is an object to stabilize a utility grid even when an unexpected fluctuation in the frequency of the utility grid occurs. | 02-10-2011 |
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20110198846 | VARIABLE-SPEED POWER GENERATOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Reactive power is supplied in accordance with a reactive-power supply instruction from a power grid while ensuring a variable-speed range of a wound-rotor induction generator. A variable-speed power generator includes a prime mover that generates motive power by using natural energy; an electric generator that includes a stator having a primary winding and a rotor having a secondary winding, the stator and the rotor being connected to a power grid, and that generates electric power based on the motive power generated by the prime mover; and a power converter connected to the stator and the rotor, wherein the power converter does not supply reactive power to the power grid, and wherein the variable-speed power generator includes a power-converter controller that causes the electric generator to operate at a rotation speed set to be higher than or equal to a synchronous speed and increases reactive power supplied to the power grid when a reactive-power supply instruction for supplying reactive power to the power grid is obtained from the power grid. | 08-18-2011 |
20120133146 | DETECTING APPARATUS FOR DETECTING LIGHTNING STRIKE, WIND TURBINE BLADE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME, WIND TURBINE GENERATOR, METHOD FOR DETECTING LIGHTNING STRIKE - A lightning-strike detecting apparatus comprises: receptors (lightning members) that are provided at a plurality of locations on a wind turbine blade; lightning conductors that extend from these receptors to guide lightning-strike current to ground; a plurality of optical-fiber current sensors that are provided on the respective lightning conductors, detect lightning-strike current flowing in the lightning conductors, and output an optical signal; an optical signal converter that receives the individual optical signal output from these optical-fiber current sensors, converts the optical signals to the respective characteristic electrical signals, and outputs the electrical signals; and a controller that identifies the type of the electrical signal input from the optical signal converter, determines a lightning-strike spot on the basis of the type, and reports the lightning-strike spots. | 05-31-2012 |
20130001955 | VARIABLE-SPEED POWER GENERATOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A variable-speed power generator includes a prime mover that generates motive power by using natural energy; a wound-rotor induction generator that includes a stator having a primary winding and a rotor having a secondary winding, which are connected to a power grid, the generator generating electric power based on the motive power generated by the prime mover; a power converter connected to the stator and the rotor; and a controller controlling wound-rotor induction generator. The controller responds to instructions, sent by the power grid, for supplying reactive power to the power grid. The response of the controller to an instruction for supplying reactive power to the power grid may include imposing limitations on the reactive power supplied by the power converter to the power grid and causing the wound-rotor induction generator to operate at a rotation speed set higher than or equal to a synchronous speed. | 01-03-2013 |
20130193934 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR, CONTROL METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR, WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEM - It is an object to stabilize a utility grid even when an unexpected fluctuation in the frequency of the utility grid occurs. A wind turbine generator includes a rotor that rotates by wind power, a generator that is driven by rotation of the rotor, and a control device that controls a power output of the generator to increase while a rotational speed of the generator decreases when a frequency of a utility grid becomes smaller than or equal to a predetermined rated frequency and when the rotational speed of the generator is greater than or equal to a first predetermined value. In this way, even when the frequency of the utility grid fluctuates, the frequency fluctuation can be suppressed, and the utility grid can be stabilized. | 08-01-2013 |
20130221934 | WIND-TURBINE-GENERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM, WIND TURBINE GENERATOR, WIND FARM, AND WIND-TURBINE-GENERATOR CONTROL METHOD - In a wind turbine generator, the rotation of the rotor is speeded up by a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor and is transferred to a synchronous generator. In a state in which the wind turbine generator is interconnected to a utility grid, and the synchronous generator reaches a synchronous speed, if no mechanical power is transferred to the synchronous generator, a wind-turbine control system operates the synchronous generator as a synchronous condenser, thus controlling the magnitude of the field current of the synchronous generator. Thus, the wind turbine generator can supply reactive power to the utility grid without adding new equipment, such as a reactive power compensator using a semiconductor switch. | 08-29-2013 |
20140119919 | WIND TURBINE - In lightning protection equipment of a wind turbine, it is required to ease the maintenance with maintaining high safety. The lightning current received by a receptor of a blade is conducted to an earth line in the blade. The earth line is conducted to the internal space of the rotor head via the internal side space of the bearing for changing the pitch angle of the blade. It is possible to conduct the lightning current to the rotor head side without using the bearing as the current route and without using a sliding or wearing member such as a brash or the like. | 05-01-2014 |
20140175795 | CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM, AND FLOATING WIND TURBINE GENERATOR PROVIDED THEREWITH - The control system of this floating wind turbine generator is a control system of a floating wind turbine generator in which the control system controls a pitch angle control section by a pitch angle instruction value calculated on the basis of signals detected by a second sensor detecting a relative angle between a nacelle and a tower and a third sensor detecting a yaw angle from a reference position of the tower so that a signal detected by a first sensor detecting wind direction deviation relative to a vertical direction of a rotation plane of wind turbine blades indicates an angle within a predetermined range from the vertical direction of the rotation plane of the wind turbine blades, and controls a yaw driving device by a yaw driving instruction value calculated on the basis of the signals detected by the second sensor and the third sensor. | 06-26-2014 |
20140284927 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR, METHOD OF WIND TURBINE GENERATION, AND PROGRAM OF THE WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - When a low voltage event occurs in a utility grid, a load on a spindle system is repressed so that a damage is prevented. A rotor having a plurality of wind turbine blades, a generator to be driven by rotation of the rotor, and a pitch angle controller for controlling a pitch angle of the wind turbine blade according to a generator speed are provided, and when a voltage of a utility grid is a predetermined value or less, the pitch angle controller controls the pitch angle so that torsional vibration generated on a spindle system for transmitting the rotation of the rotor to a generator system is repressed. | 09-25-2014 |
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20150231889 | Liquid Container Coupled to a Refill Container and Ink-Jet Recording Apparatus Having Same - A liquid container includes a coupling part that is configured to engage with a refill liquid container. The coupling part includes a pipe unit that, when the liquid container is in use, is projected upward in a vertical direction of the liquid container. The coupling part also includes a plane part that is disposed around the pipe unit. | 08-20-2015 |