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20080281511 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND POSITION REGISTRATION METHOD - The present invention provides a navigation device which includes an obtaining unit that, when updating contents introduction data which introduces the latest updating contents of an arbitrary home page is sent from the outside, obtains the updating contents introduction data, a position information generation unit that generates position information according to the latitude and longitude information included in the updating contents introduction data, and a position registration unit that registers the position information in a predetermined storage unit. | 11-13-2008 |
20080281519 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND EVALUATION VALUE SETTING METHOD - The present invention provides a navigation device that improves the usability. The navigation device includes an evaluation setting unit that generates position information having first evaluation value by setting an evaluation value selected by a user so that the evaluation value corresponds to position information, a position information extraction unit that extracts, of the position information having the first evaluation value, the position information having the first evaluation value corresponding to the evaluation value desired by the user, and a display control unit that displays a position information screen having evaluation value on which the position information having the first evaluation value extracted by the position information extraction unit is reflected on a display unit. | 11-13-2008 |
20090278741 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ACQUIRING EPHEMERIS DATA - A navigation apparatus includes: an acquisition unit for receiving a satellite signal from satellites and demodulates the satellite signal to acquire ephemeris data; a storing unit for storing the ephemeris data; a time measuring unit for measuring a valid time of the ephemeris data from timing of acquisition of the ephemeris data; and a control unit for making the acquisition unit reacquire new ephemeris data before the valid time of the ephemeris data elapses in the time measuring unit. | 11-12-2009 |
20090300555 | WEB PAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND WEB PAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A Web page display apparatus includes: an acquisition unit for acquiring a Web page; a generation unit for generating a reduced Web page by reducing the Web page so that the particular element has a width smaller than that of the display size when a user-specified particular element in a plurality of elements constituting the Web page has a width greater than that of display size of a display unit; and a display control unit for controlling the display unit to display a particular reduced element of the reduced Web page corresponding to the particular element when the particular element has a width greater than that of the display size. | 12-03-2009 |
20100211305 | Guide route distribution device and guide route distribution method - A guide route distribution device includes a reception unit which receives information indicating a start point, information indicating a destination, map data generation information, and route search program generation information from an on-vehicle terminal, a storage unit, a first route search unit which searches for a first route, a second route search unit which searches for a second route, a comparison determination unit which compares the first route and the second route and determines whether a predetermined guide route update condition is satisfied, and a transmission unit which transmits the second route to the on-vehicle terminal only when the guide route update condition is satisfied. | 08-19-2010 |
20100225756 | Navigation apparatus and navigation method - A navigation apparatus includes: a current-position information acquisition section obtaining measured current-position information; a camera section obtaining a captured image of a subject; a direction detection section detecting a direction when obtaining the captured image by the camera section; from characteristic-point information related to multiple predetermined characteristic points stored in a storage section, a characteristic-point information extraction section extracting the characteristic-point information related to the characteristic points located in the vicinity of the current position and in a range shown in the direction; and a control section displaying the captured image on a display section, wherein the control section displays a predetermined direction line indicating a distance from the current position on the captured image, obtains a distance and a direction from the current position to the characteristic point, and displays the characteristic-point information at a position corresponding to the distance and the direction on the captured image. | 09-09-2010 |
20100250113 | Navigation apparatus and navigation method - A navigation apparatus includes a positioning unit configured to measure a current position, a route guidance screen generation unit configured to generate a route guidance screen used for route guidance for a retrieved route from the current position to a destination and display the route guidance screen on a display unit, and a guidance image generation unit configured to, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the route guidance screen, generate a guidance image in which a display subject representing the destination is highlighted such that the display subject is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the display subject and display the guidance image on the display unit. | 09-30-2010 |
20150067481 | WEB PAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND WEB PAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A Web page display apparatus includes: an acquisition unit for acquiring a Web page; a generation unit for generating a reduced Web page by reducing the Web page so that the particular element has a width smaller than that of the display size when a user-specified particular element in a plurality of elements constituting the Web page has a width greater than that of display size of a display unit; and a display control unit for controlling the display unit to display a particular reduced element of the reduced Web page corresponding to the particular element when the particular element has a width greater than that of the display size. | 03-05-2015 |
20150120179 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND NAVIGATION METHOD - A navigation apparatus includes a positioning unit configured to measure a current position, a route guidance screen generation unit configured to generate a route guidance screen used for route guidance for a retrieved route from the current position to a destination and display the route guidance screen on a display unit, and a guidance image generation unit configured to, in a case where a remaining distance between the current position and the destination is a predetermined value or less while route guidance is performed using the route guidance screen, generate a guidance image in which a display subject representing the destination is highlighted such that the display subject is more prominently displayed than a vicinity of the display subject and display the guidance image on the display unit. | 04-30-2015 |
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20100203452 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION - A radiation-sensitive composition includes a polymer (A) which includes a repeating unit (1) shown by the following formula (1) and a repeating unit (2) shown by the following formula (2), and a radiation-sensitive acid generator (B). | 08-12-2010 |
20100221664 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION - A radiation-sensitive composition includes (A) a first polymer which becomes alkali-soluble by the action of an acid and does not contain a fluorine atom, (B) a second polymer having a repeating unit (b1) shown by the following formula (1) and a fluorine-containing repeating unit (b2), and (C) a radiation-sensitive acid generator, the content of the second polymer (B) in the composition being 0.1 to 20 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the first polymer (A). | 09-02-2010 |
20120164586 | PATERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming method includes forming a photoresist film on a substrate using a radiation-sensitive composition. An immersion liquid protecting film insoluble in an immersion liquid is formed on the photoresist film. The photoresist film is exposed to radiation through a mask having a predetermined pattern and through the immersion liquid. The exposed photoresist film is developed to form a photoresist pattern. The radiation-sensitive composition includes a polymer and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. The polymer includes a repeating unit (1) shown by a following formula (1) and a repeating unit (2) shown by a following formula (2). R | 06-28-2012 |
20120202150 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION - A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes an acid-labile group-containing polymer and photoacid generator. The radiation-sensitive resin composition is used to form a resist pattern using a developer that includes an organic solvent in an amount of 80 mass % or more. The radiation-sensitive resin composition has a contrast value γ of 5.0 to 30.0. The contrast value γ is calculated from a resist dissolution contrast curve obtained when developing the radiation-sensitive resin composition using the organic solvent. | 08-09-2012 |
20130089817 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND RESIST PATTERN-FORMING METHOD - A photoresist composition includes a polymer that includes a first structural unit shown by a formula (1), and an acid generator. R | 04-11-2013 |
20130095428 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION - A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a compound represented by a following formula (1) and a base polymer. In the formula (1), R | 04-18-2013 |
20130295506 | RESIST PATTERN-FORMING METHOD, AND RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION - A resist pattern-forming method includes forming a resist coating film using a radiation-sensitive resin composition. The resist coating film is exposed and developed using a developer solution containing no less than 80% by mass of an organic solvent. The radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a polymer component including a polymer having an acid-labile group, and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. The polymer component includes, in an identical polymer or different polymers, a first structural unit having a first hydrocarbon group, and a second structural unit having a second hydrocarbon group. The first hydrocarbon group is an unsubstituted or substituted branched chain group, or the is like. The second hydrocarbon group has an adamantane skeleton. A molar ratio of the second hydrocarbon group to the first hydrocarbon group is less than 1. A proportion of a structural unit having a hydroxyl group in the polymer component is less than 5 mol %. | 11-07-2013 |
20130316287 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - A photoresist composition includes a base polymer, a polymer and an acid generator. The base polymer includes a first structural unit that includes an acid-labile group. The polymer includes a second structural unit that includes an acid-labile group, and has a fluorine atom content higher than a fluorine atom content of the base polymer. The photoresist composition is developed using an organic solvent. The second structural unit is represented by a formula (1) or a formula (2). R | 11-28-2013 |
20130323653 | RESIST PATTERN-FORMING METHOD - A resist pattern-forming method includes applying a radiation-sensitive resin composition on a substrate to form a resist film. The radiation-sensitive resin composition includes an acid-labile group-containing polymer and a photoacid generator. The resist film is exposed. The resist film is developed using a developer including an organic solvent in an amount of no less than 80% by mass to a total amount of the developer. The radiation-sensitive resin composition has a contrast value γ of from 5.0 to 30.0. The contrast value γ is calculated from a resist dissolution contrast curve obtained by changing only a dose of a light used for exposing the resist film. | 12-05-2013 |
20130337385 | NEGATIVE PATTERN-FORMING METHOD AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - A negative pattern-forming method includes providing a resist film on a substrate using a photoresist composition. The photoresist composition includes a first polymer and an organic solvent. The first polymer includes a first structural unit having an acid-generating capability. The resist film is exposed. The exposed resist film is developed using a developer that includes an organic solvent. | 12-19-2013 |
20140023968 | RESIST PATTERN-FORMING METHOD, RESIST PATTERN-FORMING RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND RESIST FILM - A resist pattern-forming method includes providing a resist film having a surface free energy of 30 to 40 mN/m on a substrate using a radiation-sensitive resin composition. The resist film is exposed by applying radiation via a mask. The exposed resist film is developed. It is preferable that the exposing of the resist film includes exposing the resist film via an immersion liquid that is provided over the resist film | 01-23-2014 |
20140255854 | PATTERN-FORMING METHOD - A pattern-forming method includes providing a resist film on a substrate using a photoresist composition. The resist film is exposed. The exposed resist film is developed using a developer having an organic solvent content of 80 mass % or more. The photoresist composition includes a first polymer, a second polymer, and an acid generator. The first polymer is a base polymer and includes a first structural unit that includes an acid-labile group. The second polymer includes a second structural unit that includes an acid-labile group, and has a fluorine atom content higher than a fluorine atom content of the first polymer. The second structural unit is represented by a formula (1) or a formula (2). | 09-11-2014 |
20140363766 | RESIST PATTERN-FORMING METHOD, AND RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION - A resist pattern-forming method includes forming a resist coating film using a radiation-sensitive resin composition. The resist coating film is exposed and developed using a developer solution containing no less than 80% by mass of an organic solvent. The radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a polymer component including a polymer having an acid-labile group, and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. The polymer component includes, in an identical polymer or different polymers, a first structural unit having a first hydrocarbon group, and a second structural unit having a second hydrocarbon group. The first hydrocarbon group is an unsubstituted or substituted branched chain group, or the is like. The second hydrocarbon group has an adamantane skeleton. A molar ratio of the second hydrocarbon group to the first hydrocarbon group is less than 1. A proportion of a structural unit having a hydroxyl group in the polymer component is less than 5 mol %. | 12-11-2014 |
20150093703 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND RESIST PATTERN-FORMING METHOD - The present invention relates to a radiation-sensitive resin composition that contains: a compound that has a structure represented by the following formula (1); a first polymer that includes a fluorine atom; and a solvent. In the following formula (1), X represents a carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group or a single bond. Y | 04-02-2015 |
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20100195649 | IP NETWORK SYSTEM - The invention implements an IP network system capable of causing a packet to reach a destination with reliability even if a trouble occurs to any of routers. The IP network system wherein packet communication is executed between respective hosts through the intermediary of a ring network comprised of at least a plurality of repeaters, the respective repeaters comprising an arithmetic and control unit for transferring a packet to the host at a transmission destination via a clockwise route, and a counterclockwise route, in the ring network, respectively, on the basis of transfer direction information contained in a tunneling packet generated on the basis of a packet transmitted from the host at a transmission source, as one of the respective hosts, to the host at the transmission destination, and subjected to multicast transmission to a multicast address where the host at the transmission destination belongs. | 08-05-2010 |
20150195267 | PACKET FORWARDING DEVICE, PACKET FORWARDING SYSTEM, AND PACKET FORWARDING METHOD - A packet forwarding device includes: an evaluation unit configured to judge whether or not authentication information is stored in a header, the authentication information being for authenticating communication quality control information stored in the header of a packet transmitted via a network, and evaluate whether or not the authentication information is proper, the evaluation being made when the authentication information is stored in the header; and a forwarding unit that configured to control a communication quality using the communication quality control information, and forward the packet toward a transmission destination, the control being made when the authentication information is evaluated by the evaluation unit to be proper. | 07-09-2015 |
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20080249049 | Polycationically Charged Polymer and the Use of the Same as a Carrier for Nucleic Acid - A composition for the delivery of nucleic acid to target cells or tissues, which comprises polycationically charged polymer as a carrier of nucleic acid is provided. Said polycationically charged polymer is a polymer which may comprise a charged polymer segment having a main chain based on poly(amino acid), polysaccharide, polyester, polyether, polyurethane or vinyl polymer and having, as a side chain, a group of formula —NH—(CH | 10-09-2008 |
20110052917 | COPOLYMER INCLUDING UNCHARGED HYDROPHILIC BLOCK AND CATIONIC POLYAMINO ACID BLOCK HAVING HYDROPHOBIC GROUP IN PART OF SIDE CHAINS, AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a block copolymer containing an uncharged hydrophilic polymer chain block and a cationic polyamino acid chain block, wherein the hydrophilic polymer chain block is covalently bound to one end of the main chain of the polyamino acid chain block, and the hydrophobic group is covalently bound to the side chains of not less than 10% and not greater than 70% of amino acid repeating units in the polyamino acid chain block. This block copolymer forms a stable aggregate with siRNA, a small-molecule nucleic acid, under a physiological condition. | 03-03-2011 |
20110060123 | CHARGE CONVERSIONAL TERNARY POLYPLEX - Disclosed is a polymer composite (polyplex) that contains nucleic acid, a cationic polymer, and an anionic polymer. The anionic polymer covers the surface of the composite comprising the cationic polymer and nucleic acid, has a negative charge at neutral pH, and can change so as to have a positive charge at mildly acidic pH. | 03-10-2011 |
20120064346 | FINE PARTICLES OF CRYSTALLINE POLYOL, AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME - Fine particles of crystalline polyol are provided having a cationic polymer fixed on the crystal surfaces. These fine particles can stably carry an anionically charged compound on their surfaces. | 03-15-2012 |
20120076836 | POLYION COMPLEX OF DOUBLE-STRANDED RIBONUCLEIC ACID - Provided are a delivery system that is useful in delivering a double-stranded ribonucleic acid that functions in gene silencing in glomeruli, particularly in mesangial cells and the like, to the tissue or cells, and the like. A polyion complex in the form of a non-polymeric micelle consisting of a double-stranded ribonucleic acid and a block copolymer represented by the formula (I) or (II) below, which are electrostatically bound together, wherein the polyion complex has an average particle diameter of less than 100 nm as measured by a dynamic light scattering measuring method: | 03-29-2012 |
20120149649 | SHORT-CHAIN CATIONIC POLYAMINO ACID AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a cationic polyamino acid suitable for a carrier that can form a stable complex with a nucleic acid under a physiological condition and release the nucleic acid in cells suitably. The cationic polyamino acid can associate with a nucleic acid and includes a cationic amino acid residue having a cationic group in a side chain and a hydrophobic amino acid residue having a hydrophobic group in a side chain. The cationic polyamino acid includes 1 to 20 units of the cationic amino acid residue and is represented by the following formula (1). | 06-14-2012 |
20120196810 | ANIONIC POLYMER, POLYION COMPLEX AND TERNARY POLYMER COMPOSITE USING ANIONIC POLYMER, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION - There are provided an anionic polymer, a polyion complex, and a ternary polymer composite, each of which is stable in a biological environment and is capable of realizing small RNA delivery without causing any undesired immune response. An anionic polymer according to an embodiment of the invention includes: a main chain which includes repeating units having carboxyl groups; and a side chain which is linked with part of the carboxyl groups in the main chain and is represented by the following formula: | 08-02-2012 |
20140017328 | PARTICLE COMPOSITION AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION USING PARTICLE COMPOSITION - A composition of matter for use in encapsulating a drug is expressed by formula (1) or formula (2): | 01-16-2014 |
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20150141575 | CHARGE CONVERSIONAL TERNARY POLYPLEX - Disclosed is a polymer composite (polyplex) that contains nucleic acid, a cationic polymer, and an anionic polymer. The anionic polymer covers the surface of the composite comprising the cationic polymer and nucleic acid, has a negative charge at neutral pH, and can change so as to have a positive charge at mildly acidic pH. | 05-21-2015 |
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20100124401 | Signal processing system, signal processing method, and program - A signal processing system includes: one or more terminals via which a signal is outputted; and signal control means for sensing whether the connecting destination of each of the one or more terminals is in a state in which the connecting destination can treat an output signal sent via the terminal, and implementing at least one of variable control of a signal transmission path, which leads to the terminal serving as an output terminal, and variable control of a signal processing technique, which is applied to the signal transmission path, on the basis of the result of the sensing. | 05-20-2010 |
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20130148941 | RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, REPRODUCING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING/PRODUCING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a parallax detecting unit detecting a parallax between L and R images included in 3D contents to be recorded; and a recording control unit recording both of the L and R images at a first section at which the parallax between the L and R images is greater than a threshold value and recording one of the L and R images at a second section at which the parallax between the L and R images is less than the threshold value. | 06-13-2013 |
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20130034957 | METHOD OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of forming a semiconductor device may include, but is not limited to, the following processes. A multi-layered structure is prepared over a semiconductor substrate. The multi-layered structure may include, but is not limited to, first and second patterns of a first insulating film, a second insulating film covering the first pattern of the first insulating film, and a first conductive film covering the second pattern of the first insulating film. The second insulating film and the first conductive film are polished under conditions that the first and second insulating films are greater in polishing rate than the first conductive film, to expose the first and second patterns of the first insulating film. | 02-07-2013 |
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20140342182 | GALVANNEALED STEEL SHEET HAVING HIGH CORROSION RESISTANCE AFTER PAINTING - A galvannealed steel sheet having high corrosion resistance after painting, includes, on a mass percent basis, C: 0.05% to 0.30%, Si: 1.0% to 3.0%, Mn: 0.5% to 3.0%, Al: 0.01% to 3.00%, S: 0.001% to 0.010%, and P: 0.001% to 0.100% as chemical components, the remainder being Fe and incidental impurities, wherein the steel sheet includes a galvannealed layer on a surface thereof, the galvannealed layer containing Fe: 7% to 15% and Al: 0.02% to 0.30% and a remainder being Zn and incidental impurities, the percentage of exposed Zn metal of the galvannealed layer surface being 20% or more. | 11-20-2014 |
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20110320750 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides information storage system and method capable of changing an information storage format to a format suitable for the data utilization form. There are provided a means that records history information of information processing on data, a plurality of information storing means that store information in mutually different information storage formats, and an information storage format control means that changes an information storage format of data, on the basis of a history of processing relating to the data. | 12-29-2011 |
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20140350865 | CONTENT INFORMATION OUTPUT - A communication terminal obtains biological information. The communication terminal determines whether the obtained biological information satisfies preset conditions. When it is determined that the biological information satisfies preset conditions, the communication terminal creates content information indicating the contents of the output information. The communication terminal then provides the created content information to other communication terminals. | 11-27-2014 |
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20150215891 | Communication Terminal, Information Processing Terminal, Position Search System, Position Notification Method, Position Display Method, Position Search Method, and Program - To provide a communication terminal processing terminal, a position search system, a position notification method, position display method, a position search method, and a program having satisfactory user friendliness in position search. A communication terminal includes: a first positioning section for performing positioning; a second positioning section for performing positioning by a positioning method different from a positioning method employed in the first positioning section; and a processing sector for when a request for position information is received, causing the first positioning section and the second positioning reckon to start positioning at each timing and then, when the positioning in the first positioning section is terminated transmitting as a reply to the request a positioning result obtained in the first positioning section and positioning related information concerning the positioning in the second positioning section. | 07-30-2015 |
20150234808 | Dictionary Update Method, Dictionary Update System, and Dictionary Update Program - In object recognition using image information, countermeasures are taken for reducing erroneous judgment caused when the similarity between a visual feature of an object image and a visual feature of dictionary data of another object becomes high in association with a temporal change. In a dictionary update method for a computer for updating dictionary data in which a visual feature of an object which a user desires to recognize is registered: when there are a plurality of data pieces having a visual feature similar to the inputted inquiry image, visual features of a plurality of objects are concluded as being similar and hence the pair of objects are accumulated into a similar object accumulation section; and when the objects accumulated in the similar object accumulation section have reached a condition set forth in advance, data having the visual features of the objects having reached the condition is concluded as requiring update and hence update is recommended to a user having registered the object. | 08-20-2015 |
20150234881 | Person Authentication Dictionary Update Method, Person Authentication Dictionary Update Apparatus, Recording Medium, and Person Authentication System - For the purpose of appropriately updating dictionary information in accordance with a change caused by a medium-to-long term temporal change caused by aging or a characteristics change of the target person, a method of updating a person authentication dictionary for storing biological information of a person of recognition target, includes: a storage step of storing and accumulating inquiry biological information received within a predetermined term, into a history accumulation unit; a generation step of measuring a similarity of the accumulated inquiry biological information pieces and then generating the similarity of each pair of biological information pieces; and an update step of, on the basis of a pair of biological information pieces judged as having a high similarity, updating the person authentication dictionary. | 08-20-2015 |
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20100103299 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate; and a plurality of pixels arrayed two-dimensionally in the semiconductor substrate, each of the pixels having a photoelectric conversion element that performs photoelectric conversion, the photoelectric conversion element having a first impurity region, formed in the semiconductor substrate, containing an impurity of a first conductivity type; a second impurity region formed in the semiconductor substrate so as to be in contact with the first impurity region, containing an impurity of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type; and a PN junction portion in which the first impurity region and the second impurity region are in contact with each other, formed in a protruding shape projecting toward a surface side of the semiconductor substrate. | 04-29-2010 |
20130126952 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate; and a plurality of pixels arrayed two-dimensionally in the semiconductor substrate, each of the pixels having a photoelectric conversion element that performs photoelectric conversion, the photoelectric conversion element having a first impurity region, formed in the semiconductor substrate, containing an impurity of a first conductivity type; a second impurity region formed in the semiconductor substrate so as to be in contact with the first impurity region, containing an impurity of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type; and a PN junction portion in which the first impurity region and the second impurity region are in contact with each other, formed in a protruding shape projecting toward a surface side of the semiconductor substrate. | 05-23-2013 |
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20110136036 | CARBON CATALYST, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON CATALYST, FUEL CELL, ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE, AND USE OF CARBON CATALYST - The present invention is made to provide a carbon catalyst which has high catalytic activity and can achieve high catalyst performance. | 06-09-2011 |
20110143253 | CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, FUEL CELL MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, FUEL CELL, AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE - The present invention is made to integrate a catalyst and other component(s) to be combined with the catalyst to reduce the number of components, and to reduce contact resistance of the integrated components. | 06-16-2011 |
20130288888 | CARBON CATALYST, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON CATALYST, FUEL CELL, ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE, AND USE OF CARBON CATALYST - A carbon catalyst which has high catalytic activity and can achieve high catalyst performance is provided. The carbon catalyst comprises nitrogen. The energy peak area ratio of the first nitrogen atom whose electron in the 1s orbital has a binding energy of 398.5±1.0 eV to the second nitrogen atom whose electron in the 1s orbital has a binding energy of 401±1.0 eV (i.e., the value of (the first nitrogen atom)/(the second nitrogen atom)) of the nitrogen introduced into the catalyst is 1.2 or less. | 10-31-2013 |
20140087289 | PARTICULATE CARBON CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A particulate carbon catalyst in which particles having a particle diameter of 20 nm-1 μm account for a volume fraction of at least 45%, and the content of nitrogen atoms is 0.1-10 atomic % relative to the amount of carbon atoms. | 03-27-2014 |
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20080253024 | MAGNETIC HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A recording element supported by a slider includes a non-magnetic film and a magnetic pole film. The non-magnetic film has a depression whose inner surface is provided with an amorphous electrode film used as a plating seed film. Above the electrode film, the magnetic pole film is grown by plating. The magnetic pole film may be either an electroplated film grown on the electrode film to have a maximum crystal grain size of 20 nm or less or an electroless plated film. This decreases coercive force of the magnetic pole film. | 10-16-2008 |
20080253027 | MAGNETIC HEAD, HEAD ASSEMBLY AND MAGNETIC RECORDING / REPRODUCING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a perpendicular recording magnetic head. A perpendicular recording element includes a main magnetic pole film for emitting a perpendicular magnetic field and is supported by a slider. The main magnetic pole film includes an electrode film and a plated film, the electrode film is an alloy film of at least one element selected from the platinum group and Ni, and the plated film is a magnetic film grown on the electrode film. | 10-16-2008 |
20080274379 | THIN FILM DEVICE WITH LEAD CONDUCTOR FILM OF INCREASED SURFACE AREA - The present invention relates to a thin-film device including a thin-film element and a lead conductor film. The thin-film element and the lead conductor film are embedded in an insulating film. The lead conductor film has a terminal area at one end thereof, is connected to the thin-film element at the other end thereof, and between the one end and the other end, has an increased surface area portion whose volume is partially occupied by an insulating material to increase surface area. As a result, there is provided a high frequency thin-film device capable of reducing loss and heat generation due to skin effect, particularly a thin-film magnetic head. | 11-06-2008 |
20080316642 | MAGNETIC HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a perpendicular recording magnetic head. A main magnetic pole film of a perpendicular recording element is a plated film formed on an electrode film and having a small width portion and a large width portion. The small width portion is a portion for emitting a perpendicular magnetic field from a front end thereof, while the large width portion is portion being continuous with a rear end of the small width portion and having an increased width. The electrode film is different in film thickness between beneath a portion of the plated film forming at least the front end of the small width portion and beneath a portion of the plated film forming the large width portion. | 12-25-2008 |
20090027809 | THIN-FILM MAGNETIC HEAD COMPRISING SHIELD/MAGNETIC-POLE LAYER HAVING SURFACE WITHOUT RIGHT NOR SHARP ANGLE - Provided is a thin-film magnetic head in which the concentration of magnetic flux in the shield layer and the magnetic pole layer is suppressed. The thin-film magnetic head comprises a plurality of magnetic layers that have front surfaces reaching a head end surface on the ABS side. Further in this head, at least one of the plurality of magnetic layers has a shape in which: each of edges corresponding to both side surfaces extends so as to spread obliquely rearward with each other from an end of a straight edge in a track width direction corresponding to the front surface; and the front surface reaching the head end surface has a shape in which upper and lower corner portions in each of both end portions in the track width direction form obtuse angles or rounded shapes. | 01-29-2009 |
20090128952 | MAGNETIC HEAD, HEAD ASSEMBLY AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a perpendicular recording magnetic head. A main magnetic pole film includes an electrode film and a plated magnetic film. The electrode film includes a Ru film and a conductive magnetic film, and the Ru film, which follows the shape of an inner wall surface of a recess formed in a first non-magnetic film, is adhered to the inner wall surface of the recess or a surface of a second non-magnetic film adhered thereto. The conductive magnetic film is adhered to a surface of the Ru film, thereby following the shape of the inner wall surface of the recess. The plated magnetic film is disposed adjacent the conductive magnetic film, thereby filling up the recess. | 05-21-2009 |
20110310512 | THIN FILM MAGNETIC HEAD AND MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE - A thin film magnetic head has a plurality of electrode terminals formed on substantially the same surface as the head formation surface on which magnetic head element is laminated. The plurality of electrode terminals is arranged in an array near and along the second side of the head formation surface that is opposite the first side on the ABS side, from which the functional end of the magnetic head is exposed. The plurality of electrode terminals is formed to include a pad and a protrusion formed along a part of the periphery of the pad. | 12-22-2011 |
20140160597 | MAGNETIC HEAD FOR PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING HAVING A WRITE SHIELD - A magnetic head includes a main pole, a write shield, and a return path section. The write shield includes first and second shield portions located on opposite sides of the main pole in the track width direction. The return path section includes first and second yoke portions located on opposite sides of the main pole in the track width direction. The first yoke portion is connected to the first shield portion. The second yoke portion is connected to the second shield portion. A coil surrounds at least part of the entire outer periphery of the main pole when viewed from a medium facing surface. | 06-12-2014 |
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20080198148 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSOR SYSTEM - To provide an input interface technique of display data which can contribute to improvement of reliability and high performance of a system in which a semiconductor integrated circuit device including a RAM and a display driver circuit is incorporated. A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a first high-speed serial interface circuit which has one differential serial data channel and a second high-speed serial interface circuit which has a plurality of differential serial data channels, the first high-speed serial interface circuit performs interface with the outside for control information, and a control circuit performs an internal operation on the basis of the control information. Both of the high-speed serial interface circuits share a RAM for storage of display data information. Whether the data information to be supplied to the RAM is received by using the first high-speed serial interface circuit or the second high-speed serial interface circuit is determined by the control circuit in accordance with the control information that is input to the first high-speed serial interface circuit. | 08-21-2008 |
20100117081 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor integrated circuit device for driving an LCD, COG chip packaging is performed. To achieve this, an elongate and relatively thick gold bump electrode is formed over an aluminum-based pad having a relatively small area. In a wafer probe test performed after formation of the gold bump electrode, a cantilever type probe needle having gold as a main component and having an almost perpendicularly bent tip portion is used. The diameter of this probe needle in the vicinity of its tip is usually almost the same as the width of the gold bump electrode. This makes it difficult to perform the wafer probe test stably. To counteract this, a plurality of bump electrode rows for outputting a display device drive signal are formed such that the width of inner bump electrodes is made greater than the width of outer bump electrodes. | 05-13-2010 |
20120044218 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSOR SYSTEM - A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a first high-speed serial interface circuit which has one differential serial data channel and a second high-speed serial interface circuit which has a plurality of differential serial data channels, the first high-speed serial interface circuit performs interface with the outside for control information, and a control circuit performs an internal operation on the basis of the control information. Both of the high-speed serial interface circuits share a RAM for storage of display data information. Whether the data information to be supplied to the RAM is received by using the first high-speed serial interface circuit or the second high-speed serial interface circuit is determined by the control circuit in accordance with the control information that is input to the first high-speed serial interface circuit. | 02-23-2012 |
20130075897 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor integrated circuit device for driving an LCD, COG chip packaging is performed. To achieve this, an elongate and relatively thick gold bump electrode is formed over an aluminum-based pad having a relatively small area. In a wafer probe test performed after formation of the gold bump electrode, a cantilever type probe needle having gold as a main component and having an almost perpendicularly bent tip portion is used. The diameter of this probe needle in the vicinity of its tip is usually almost the same as the width of the gold bump electrode. This makes it difficult to perform the wafer probe test stably. To counteract this, a plurality of bump electrode rows for outputting a display device drive signal are formed such that the width of inner bump electrodes is made greater than the width of outer bump electrodes. | 03-28-2013 |
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20100021669 | RELEASE SHEET AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ARTICLE - Disclosed herein is a release sheet including: a base material; and a release agent layer provided on the base material, wherein the release agent layer is formed by curing a material mainly constituted of a diene-based polymer and contains substantially no silicone compound, and wherein Mooney viscosity (ML | 01-28-2010 |
20100215881 | DOUBLE-FACED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET USED FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - A double-faced pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet used for electronic components is provided. The double-faced pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; a first release sheet including at least a first release agent layer attached to one surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; and a second release sheet including at least a second release agent layer attached to the other surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The first release agent layer is mainly constituted of an olefin-based resin and the second release agent layer is mainly constituted of a diene-based polymer material. When an peeling force of the first release sheet with respect to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is defined as “X” [mN/20 mm] and an peeling force of the second release sheet with respect to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is defined as “Y” [mN/20 mm], the following relation is satisfied: Y−X≧50. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the first release agent layer and the second release layer contain substantially no silicone compound and substantially no halogen compound. | 08-26-2010 |
20110085437 | SHEET FOR MULTILAYER OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND MULTILAYER OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a sheet for producing a multilayer optical recording medium having a repeating structure wherein a plurality of optical recording layers are laminated. The sheet for a multilayer optical recording medium has a structure having a unit wherein an optical recording layer and an adhesive layer are laminated, or a structure having a unit wherein an optical recording layer, a barrier layer and an adhesive layer are laminated in this order. The maximum height roughness (Rz) of the optical recording layer or the barrier layer is not more than 500 nm. A multilayer optical recording medium is produced by using the sheet for a multilayer optical recording medium. Also disclosed is a sheet for producing, with high precision, a high-quality multilayer optical recording medium having a repeating unit wherein a plurality of optical recording layers containing a multiphoton absorbing material are laminated. A multilayer optical recording medium is also produced by using this sheet. | 04-14-2011 |
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20130013947 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes, a reception unit configured to receive an instruction to transfer the information processing apparatus to the second power state, an analysis unit configured, when the reception unit receives the instruction, to analyze a factor limiting the transfer of the information processing apparatus to the second power state, and a control unit configured, when the analysis unit analyzes the factor and as a result the factor is a first factor, to control the information processing apparatus to transfer to the third power state without waiting until the factor is resolved, and configured, when the factor is a second factor, to control the information processing apparatus to wait until the factor is resolved, and to transfer to the second power state. | 01-10-2013 |
20130151878 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH FUNCTION TO SOLVE FRAGMENTATION ON MEMORY, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus that is capable of reducing fragmentation of use areas on a memory and of shortening waiting time. The information processing apparatus has a volatile first memory and a nonvolatile second memory. A first control unit starts the information processing apparatus without using a hibernation image when a hibernation image is not stored in the second memory at the time of starting the information processing apparatus, and generates a hibernation image in the second memory. A second control unit starts the information processing apparatus while using a hibernation image when the hibernation image is stored in the second memory at the time of starting the information processing apparatus. A third control unit changes a state of the information processing apparatus to a power saving state while keeping power supply to the first memory in response to completion of the starting of the information processing apparatus. | 06-13-2013 |
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20130265607 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus that executes an application to perform image formation processing, the image forming apparatus includes an instruction unit configured to instruct power supply through a supply unit to each component of an image forming apparatus, a shutoff unit configured to shut off electric power that the supply unit supplies to each component. | 10-10-2013 |
20130321851 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - The present invention is directed to an information processing apparatus operable in any of a plurality of power states including a first power state and a second power state in which power consumption is lower than power consumption in the first power state. The information processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a shift instruction to shift to the second power state, and a control unit configured to shift the information processing apparatus to the second power state in a case where the reception unit receives the shift instruction while an application that does not support the second power state is not running, and not to shift the information processing apparatus to the second power state in a case where the reception unit receives the instruction while an application that does not support the second power state is running. | 12-05-2013 |
20140218757 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In an image forming apparatus that includes a plurality of processing units configured to perform predetermined image processing and a connection unit configured to connect to an external storage unit, a CPU identifies, in response to the connection of an external storage unit, a read/write state of data in the external storage unit. The CPU specifies the processing units to supply power to among the plurality of processing units based on the identified read/write state, and supplies power to the specified processing units. | 08-07-2014 |
20150312432 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - The present invention is directed to an information processing apparatus operable in any of a plurality of power states including a first power state and a second power state in which power consumption is lower than power consumption in the first power state. The information processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a shift instruction to shift to the second power state, and a control unit configured to shift the information processing apparatus to the second power state in a case where the reception unit receives the shift instruction while an application that does not support the second power state is not running, and not to shift the information processing apparatus to the second power state in a case where the reception unit receives the instruction while an application that does not support the second power state is running. | 10-29-2015 |
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20140379862 | NETWORK SYSTEM, MACHINE ALLOCATION DEVICE AND MACHINE ALLOCATION METHOD - There is provided a load distribution function that enables an application of a user to be freely allocated to a machine even if an address of a terminal or the application used by the user is duplicated between VPNs for each user. An access detector of a machine allocation device detects a start packet from received communication packets, and determines the type of the start packet and the type of the application used by the terminal. A machine allocation manager determines a machine on which the determined application operates, and operates the machine. A network manager configures a user virtual network on a second virtual network between the determined machine and the machine allocation device. | 12-25-2014 |
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20150067303 | INPUT DATA AGGREGATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - To improve usability and a processing speed by waiting for a string of information associated with each other, and appropriately aggregating data satisfying a specific condition when outputting the data, and retaining and storing the aggregated data. In a case where a string of information originally associated with each other is arrival, separately, a data input/output unit determines a processing pattern on the basis of information on an input source. A data processing unit implements a processing condition for waiting for the associated information, individually, controls the storage of data in conformity with the processing condition, and aggregates and retains the string of data, and outputs an aggregation result. Also, the data processing unit can delete the string of unnecessary data in a lump. | 03-05-2015 |
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20120316758 | ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS - An engine control apparatus includes a target air volume calculator which calculates a target air volume required by an engine, and an actual air volume calculator which calculates an actual air volume inhaled into a cylinder of the engine. The apparatus further includes an estimator which calculates the estimated value of subsequent actual air volume on the basis of a time lag from a time when the target air volume is calculated to a time when the actual air volume reaches the target air volume. The apparatus can accurately estimate an intake air volume inhaled into the cylinder to improve the controllability of the engine. | 12-13-2012 |
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20140040585 | COMPUTER, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A computer manages memory by dividing the memory into at least a first storage area which stores generated data, and a closable region made of at least one second storage area and at least one third storage area. The second storage area constitutes a destination to which the data stored in the first storage area is to be moved. Data is moved from the first storage area to the second storage area; and the second storage area to which the data has been moved is changed to the third storage area. An update to the data stored in the third storage area is detected and the data of which the update has been detected is moved to a closable region other than the third storage area. | 02-06-2014 |
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20150106363 | COMPUTER SYSTEM, DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - When plural processing programs for generating post-processing data which is a source of services to be provided are present, a relationship between post-processing data and a data group which is a source of the post-processing data is managed. The processing units acquire pre-processing data, execute given processing, and generate post-processing data as a result of the processing. At an opportunity to acquire the pre-processing data, a process ID indicative of ordering of the acquisition, and not updated before and after the given processing is allocated to acquired pre-processing data. The generated post-processing data is stored, and in extracting the post-processing data satisfying the given data search condition, the post-processing data having a process ID equal to or before the process ID that is latest in the post-processing data and oldest among the respective processing units is extracted from the post-processing data that satisfies the data search condition. | 04-16-2015 |
20150120736 | DATA DISTRIBUTED SEARCH SYSTEM, DATA DISTRIBUTED SEARCH METHOD, AND MANAGEMENT COMPUTER - An administrative computer which is connected to a plurality of search execution computers, includes: a distributed administration manager which receives graphs which retains a relation which connects data value and is configured with a group which is connected by the relation, and distributes same among a plurality of search execution computers; and a distributed search manager which, when a search condition is received, transmits the search condition to the plurality of search execution computers, and receives search results. The distributed administration manager groups the graphs with matching relations, segments the graphs which is associated with the group, and positions same on the plurality of search execution computers. The distributed search manager transmits search conditions including search conditions of the relations between the data and search conditions of the data value to each of the plurality of search execution computers, and has the search executed in parallel. | 04-30-2015 |
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20110039764 | THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITION FOR BONE INFECTIOUS DISEASE - A biodegradable composition containing an antibiotic or a physiologically active substance for use in surgical treatment of infection. A highly safe and biocompatible composition showing appropriately sustained release of an antibiotic or physiologically active substance which produces excellent antibiotic and bone regenerating effects. A composition having excellent effects in treatment of bone infection occurring after operations for total arthroplasty and/or bone fracture. (1) A medical composition for treatment of bone infection comprising an antibiotic and a polysaccharide. | 02-17-2011 |
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20110276005 | SYRINGE - Provided is a syringe with which it is possible to hold with greater stability a liquid inside the barrel while maintaining the slidability and air-tightness between the barrel and the gasket without requiring fixation of silicone oil, and which is excellent in terms of accuracy of visual inspection. The syringe has a resin barrel, a gasket slidably inserted inside the barrel, a plunger attached to the gasket, and a silicone film obtained by applying silicone oil having a kinematic viscosity of 500 to 10,000 cSt over the inner peripheral surface of the barrel in an amount of 5 to 50 μg per 1 cm | 11-10-2011 |
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20090132887 | Communication Apparatus and Decoding Method - A communication apparatus includes a storage unit, a row processing unit, and a column processing unit. The row processing unit repeatedly performs row processing to calculate a column-processing LLR for each column and each row in a check matrix. The column processing unit calculates a row-processing LLR for each column and each row of the check matrix, and repeatedly performs column processing to store in the storage unit the minimum value k of absolute values of the row-processing LLR. The row processing unit and the column processing unit alternately performs their processing. The row processing unit performs calculation using an approximate minimum value while the column processing unit cyclically updates the minimum k value of each row. | 05-21-2009 |
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