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20130094832 | RECORDING APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY RECORDING THE SAME MOVING IMAGE TO A PLURALITY OF RECORDING MEDIA - A recording apparatus includes an input unit configured to input moving image data, a recording unit configured to record the moving image data input by the input unit to a plurality of recording media, an output unit configured to output information to a display device, a selection unit configured to select any of a plurality of modes including a first mode for simultaneously recording the moving image data input by the input unit to the plurality of recording media, and a control unit configured, when a last clip is recorded in the first mode from the moving image data of a plurality of clips recorded to the plurality of recording media, to control the output unit to output a selection screen for selecting any of the plurality of recording media, and erase the moving image data of the last clip from the selected recording medium. | 04-18-2013 |
20130108234 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, RECORDING APPARATUS, OPERATION APPARATUS, CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF | 05-02-2013 |
20130202271 | RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDING SYSTEM - A moving image recording apparatus generates first moving image data and second moving image data having less number of pixels than that of the first moving image data, records a moving image file including generated moving image data into a recording medium, and in the case that the first moving image data is outputted to the external apparatus for recording the first moving image data, controls so as to generate the second moving image data concurrently with the outputting of the first moving image data and controls to record a moving image file including the generated second moving image data into the recording medium, wherein outputting an instruction for closing a moving image file including the first moving image data to the external apparatus is controlled in accordance with the moving image file including the second moving image data being recorded into the recording medium having been closed. | 08-08-2013 |
20140169756 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, RECORDING APPARATUS, OPERATION APPARATUS, CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - A content management apparatus, which includes a recording unit for recording a content, and an operation unit for accepting a user operation required to append additional information to the content, executes at least one of a first process for recording additional information in association with a latest content of already recorded contents and a second process for recording additional information in association with a content to be recorded, and a third process for recording additional information in association with a currently recording content in response to respective execution instructions. Enabling and disabling user operations required to issue execution instructions of the first to the third processes are switched based on whether or not a content recording operation of the recording unit is in progress. | 06-19-2014 |
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20080299321 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRODUCT - A method for manufacturing a product includes: filling, with a dispersion medium, an internal flow path and a liquid chamber of a droplet-jetting head for jetting droplets of liquid filled in the liquid chamber through the internal flow path, the internal flow path and the liquid chamber communicating with each other; filling the internal flow path and the liquid chamber of the droplet-jetting head with a dispersion liquid containing particles in place of the dispersion medium filled in the internal flow path and the liquid chamber; and applying the dispersion liquid droplets onto an object to be coated from the droplet-jetting head filled with the dispersion liquid. | 12-04-2008 |
20130074764 | FILM-FORMING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a film-forming apparatus includes a coating unit which introduces a liquid material to a substrate with a groove and fills the liquid material into the groove, thereby forming a liquid layer, a drying unit which solidifies the liquid layer by drying, and a vapor supply unit which applies a vapor to a surface of the liquid layer during the drying | 03-28-2013 |
20130078378 | COATING APPARATUS AND COATING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a coating apparatus includes, a stage which supports an object of coating, and a coating head integrally includes a material discharge unit, which is movable relative to the stage and configured to discharge a coating material to the object of coating on the stage, and a gas injection unit, which, along with the material discharge unit, is movable relative to the stage and configured to inject a gas to the object of coating on the stage. | 03-28-2013 |
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20090021801 | LIGHT SCANNING APPARATUS AND SCANNING DISPLAY APPARATUS - A light scanning apparatus includes a scanner | 01-22-2009 |
20090040585 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - The object of the present invention is to provide an optical scanning apparatus which is not limited in the disposition of a scanning device, can reduce the adherence of dust to each member of the scanning device, and is enhanced in the reliability of the scanning device, and an image displaying apparatus having the same. The optical scanning apparatus includes a housing for containing and holding therein a scanning device provided with a movable mirror, an elastic supporting portion for supporting the movable mirror swingably about a swinging center, and a supporting base for supporting the elastic supporting portion, an optical member OE constituting a first optical system for directing a beam to the scanning device in the housing, and an optical member OX constituting a second optical system for emerging the beam passed through the scanning device. At least a part of the optical member OE and at least a part of the optical member OX constitute a part of the housing, and are provided so that a space in which the scanning device is contained in the housing configures a sealed space. | 02-12-2009 |
20090283238 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OPTICAL ELEMENT - To obtain a positioning reference portion with good processing accuracy, which is formed of a newly-formed surface, a blank is press-molded by an upper mold, whereby a vertex portion abuts on an inner wall portion of a lower mold. In such a way, an oxide film that covers the vertex portion is broken by an internal pressure of the blank, and a raw material without oxide is moved by viscous flow from an inside thereof as illustrated by arrows. The raw material without oxide moved by viscous flow is thrust against the inner wall portion of the lower mold, whereby a newly-formed surface is formed, and this newly-formed surface serves as a positioning reference portion of an optical element. The newly-formed surface has surface roughness of the inner wall portion of the lower mold transferred thereto, and the positioning reference portion having good roughness is formed. | 11-19-2009 |
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20120019937 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An optical system includes a positive lens unit, wherein the positive lens unit includes an optical element containing a base material and minute particles that are mixed with the base material and have Abbe number that is lower than that of the base material, and the minute particles are higher in density at a peripheral portion of the optical element than on an optical axis of the optical element. | 01-26-2012 |
20130057962 | ZOOM LENS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - A zoom lens includes an aperture diaphragm, and a plurality of lens units including a negative lens unit arranged on a light incident side of the aperture diaphragm, the zoom lens being configured to make variable a focal length by changing an interval in the plurality of lens units. The negative lens unit includes a negative lens having a radial type refractive index distribution and a concave surface on the light incident side. The negative lens has a wavelength dispersion distribution in which a differential value is negative on an optical axis of the zoom lens, and the differential value increases at a position that is more distant from the optical axis. | 03-07-2013 |
20130258490 | IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an imaging apparatus, including: an imaging optical system including a plurality of lenses; and an image plane which is disposed on an image side of the imaging optical system and is curved so that a concave surface thereof faces an object side of the imaging optical system. The imaging optical system includes an aperture stop. In the imaging optical system, a lens closer to the object side than the aperture stop and a lens closer to the image side than the aperture stop have different positive powers. A focal length of the imaging optical system is substantially equal to a distance from an exit pupil of the imaging optical system to the image plane. A radius of curvature of the image plane is substantially equal to the focal length of the imaging optical system. | 10-03-2013 |
20140055577 | DEPTH INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, DEPTH INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD AND PROGRAM - A depth information acquisition apparatus acquiring depth information of a subject by using two real space images having different blur which are obtained by capturing a subject with different imaging parameters, comprises a conversion unit converting the two real space images to two frequency space images; a generation unit generating a frequency space phase image by dividing each frequency ingredient by the amplitude of each frequency ingredient of the frequency space images in two frequency space images; a calculation unit calculating frequency space correlation value information representing a correlation value for each frequency between the two frequency space phase images; a reverse conversion unit converting the frequency space correlation value information into real space correlation value information; and an acquisition unit acquiring the depth information, on the basis of characteristics of a peak of the real space correlation value information. | 02-27-2014 |
20150042839 | DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND DISTANCE MEASURING METHOD - A distance measuring apparatus that calculates an subject distance from a plurality of images having different degrees of a blur, comprises an area setting unit configured to set ranging target areas in corresponding coordinate positions in the plurality of images, respectively; a feature value calculating unit configured to calculate, for each of the ranging target areas set in the plurality of images, a feature value of the ranging target area; and a distance calculating unit configured to calculate an subject distance in the ranging target area based on a plurality of feature values calculated for the ranging target areas. | 02-12-2015 |
20150043783 | DEPTH CALCULATION DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND DEPTH CALCULATION METHOD - A depth calculation device for calculating depth information on an object from captured first image and second image with different blur, the depth calculation device comprising: an extraction unit configured to extract a first frequency component and a second frequency component from each of the first image and the second image, the first frequency component being a component of a first frequency band, the second frequency component being a component of a second frequency band, the second frequency band being lower than the first frequency band; and a depth calculation unit configured to calculate the depth information from the frequency components extracted by the extraction unit. | 02-12-2015 |
20150043808 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus comprising: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image; a depth map acquisition unit configured to acquire a depth map corresponding to the image; a refinement unit configured to detect a saliency region from the image and to refine the depth map on the basis of the saliency region, the saliency region being a region on which a person tends to focus; and an image processing unit configured to apply image processing to the image using the depth map refined by the refinement unit. | 02-12-2015 |
20150062399 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus, comprises an imaging optical system; a birefringent optical unit configured to separate a ray into an ordinary ray and an extraordinary ray; a light selection unit constituted by an ordinary ray selection element and an extraordinary ray selection element; an image sensor constituted by a first pixel group that receives an extraordinary ray, and a second pixel group that receives an ordinary ray; an image generation unit configured to generate an ordinary ray image based on signals acquired from pixels belonging to the first pixel group, and generate an extraordinary ray image based on signals acquired from pixels belonging to the second pixel group; and an image processing unit configured to calculate a subject distance, using the ordinary ray image and the extraordinary ray image. | 03-05-2015 |
20150092091 | PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD - A processing device which obtains distance information of a subject, including: a calculation unit configured to calculate the distance information of the subject from a difference in blur degree of a plurality of images photographed by an imaging optical system; a correcting unit configured to correct the distance information using correction data in accordance with an image height in the imaging optical system; and an extraction unit configured to extract at least one frequency component from each of the plurality of images, wherein the calculation unit calculates the distance information from a difference in blur degree in the plurality of images in the at least one frequency component; and the correcting unit corrects the distance information using correction data in accordance with an image height in the at least one frequency component. | 04-02-2015 |
20150092992 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device obtains a depth information image representing a distribution of depth information about an object on the basis of first and second images that have different degrees of blurring and that are captured by an image sensor including groups each including pixels that obtain different color information about the object. The image processing device includes an extracting unit configured to extract signals, each corresponding to one of the pixels of each group, from the groups and generate first and second extracted images respectively corresponding to the first and second images, and a calculating unit configured to calculate the depth information image from a difference in degree of blurring between the first and second extracted images. The signals each corresponding to one of the pixels of each group and extracted from the groups are signals corresponding to pixels that obtain the same color information. | 04-02-2015 |
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20100297795 | Method for producing semiconductor optical device - A method for producing a semiconductor optical device, includes the steps of: forming a semiconductor region including a semiconductor layer on a substrate; preparing a mold including a pattern surface, the pattern surface including an arrangement of patterns each including first to n-th pattern portions; forming a first mask on the semiconductor region with the mold by a nano-imprint technique; forming first to n-th periodic structures in each of the device sections in the semiconductor region by using the first mask, the first to n-th periodic structures respectively corresponding to the first to n-th pattern portions; forming a second mask after the first mask is removed, the second mask including a first pattern on an i-th periodic structure (1≦i≦n) among the first to n-th periodic structures in a first section of the device sections and including a second pattern on a j-th periodic structure (1≦j≦n) among the first to n-th periodic structures in a second section of the device sections; and forming first and second stripe mesas in the first and second sections respectively by using the second mask. | 11-25-2010 |
20100303115 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODE - A method for manufacturing an LD is disclosed. The LD has a striped structure including an optical active region. The striped structure is buried with resin, typically benzo-cyclo-butene (BCB). The method to form an opening in the BCB layer has tri-steps etching of the RIE. First step etches the BCB layer partially by a mixed gas of CF | 12-02-2010 |
20120094402 | METHOD TO MANUFACTURE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH OPTICAL GRATING - A method to manufacture an optical device with enhanced high frequency performance is disclosed. The method includes steps of: (a) forming semiconductor layers on a semiconductor substrate, (b) etching the semiconductor layers by using a mask to form a plurality of diffraction gratings, where the mask provides a plurality of periodic patterns each corresponding to respective gratings and having a specific pitch different from others, (c) forming an active layer on the etched semiconductor layers, (d) measuring a maximum optical gain of the active layer, (e) selecting one of diffraction gratings based on the measured optical gain, and (f) forming a current confinement structure aligned with the selected diffraction grating. | 04-19-2012 |
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20120031748 | FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND FILM FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides a film forming apparatus and a film forming method which are unlikely to be affected by changes in size and shape of a shield board caused by a recovery process. A film forming apparatus includes a shield board surrounding a sputtering space between a process-target substrate on a stage and a target facing each other in a vacuum chamber, and forms a film on the process-target substrate by causing at least one kind of reactive gas and a film forming material to react with each other. The film forming apparatus is configured to control a ratio of the flow rate of the gas to be introduced into the sputtering space to the flow rate of the gas to be introduced into a space between an inner wall of the vacuum chamber and the shield board, based on a pressure value of the sputtering space measured by pressure detection means. | 02-09-2012 |
20140284210 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS, TARGET AND SHIELD - A sputtering apparatus includes a backing plate, a fixing portion, and a shield surrounding the periphery of a target and having an opening. The fixing portion fixes the target to the backing plate by pressing the peripheral portion of the target against the backing plate. The shield includes a facing portion facing the backing plate without the fixing portion intervening between them, and an outer portion formed outside the facing portion. The gap between the facing portion and the backing plate is smaller than the gap between the outer portion and the backing plate. The inner surface of the shield, which faces a processing space, includes a portion which inclines such that the distance between the inner surface and the backing plate decreases from the outer portion to the facing portion. | 09-25-2014 |
20140374250 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS - A sputtering apparatus includes a deposition preventing plate arranged between a substrate stage and a plurality of cathode electrodes, and a shutter plate arranged between the deposition preventing plate and the substrate stage. The deposition preventing plate has holes at positions respectively facing a plurality of targets held by the plurality of cathode electrodes. Concentric concavo-convex shapes centered on the rotation axis of the shutter plate are formed on surfaces, that face each other, of the deposition preventing plate and the shutter plate. | 12-25-2014 |
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20080286924 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell which includes a first gate insulation film provided on the semiconductor substrate; a floating gate electrode provided on the first gate insulation film; a second gate insulation film provided on the floating gate electrode; a control gate electrode provided on the second gate insulation film; a source layer and a drain layer that are provided in the semiconductor substrate, the source layer and the drain layer respectively being provided either side of a channel region which is below the floating gate electrode; a source electrode that is electrically connected to the source layer; a buffer film provided on the drain layer; and a memory cell including a drain electrode electrically connected to the drain layer through the buffer film, wherein when viewing the surface of the semiconductor substrate from above, an overlapped area between the floating gate electrode and the drain layer is smaller than an overlapped area between the floating gate electrode and the source layer. | 11-20-2008 |
20090236654 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device including: a semiconductor substrate; a source region and a drain region that are formed in the semiconductor substrate so as to be separated from each other and so as to define a channel region therebetween; a tunnel insulating film that is formed on the channel region; an insulative charge storage film that is formed on the tunnel insulating film; a conductive charge storage film that is formed on the insulative charge storage film so as to be shorter than the insulative charge storage film in a channel direction; an interlayer insulating film that is formed on the conductive charge storage film; and a gate electrode that is formed on the interlayer insulating film. | 09-24-2009 |
20090261399 | Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method thereof - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a pair of source and drain diffusion regions of a second conductivity type oppositely formed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a stacked structure having a gate insulating film, a charge accumulation film, an interlayer insulating film and a control gate which are formed in order on a channel region of the surface of the semiconductor substrate interposed between the source and drain diffusion regions. An edge of the stacked structure in the vicinity of the source region is formed away from a junction position between the source diffusion region and the channel region. | 10-22-2009 |
20140117433 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device including: a semiconductor substrate; a source region and a drain region that are formed in the semiconductor substrate so as to be separated from each other and so as to define a channel region therebetween; a tunnel insulating film that is formed on the channel region; an insulative charge storage film that is formed on the tunnel insulating film; a conductive charge storage film that is formed on the insulative charge storage film so as to be shorter than the insulative charge storage film in a channel direction; an interlayer insulating film that is formed on the conductive charge storage film; and a gate electrode that is formed on the interlayer insulating film. | 05-01-2014 |
20140306281 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device including: a semiconductor substrate; a source region and a drain region that are formed in the semiconductor substrate so as to be separated from each other and so as to define a channel region therebetween; a tunnel insulating film that is formed on the channel region; an insulative charge storage film that is formed on the tunnel insulating film; a conductive charge storage film that is formed on the insulative charge storage film so as to be shorter than the insulative charge storage film in a channel direction; an interlayer insulating film that is formed on the conductive charge storage film; and a gate electrode that is formed on the interlayer insulating film. | 10-16-2014 |