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Araki, Kanagawa

Fumiaki Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100026683METHOD AND PROGRAM OF VISUALIZING STRUCTURED GRID DATA - Grid structured data arranged for a spherical structured grid constituted by combining two component structured grids are visualized by using computer graphics technology. Coordinate conversion means 02-04-2010

Hiroyuki Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090063195MEDICAL SERVICE SUPPORT SYSTEM, MEDICAL SERVICE SUPPORT SERVER, AND MEDICAL SERVICE SUPPORT TERMINAL FOR SUPPORTING MEDICAL SERVICE - In the embodiment of the present invention, when identification information acquired from a drug or instrument to be used on a patient is not included in schedule information stored beforehand, a user is notified to confirm that the identification information is not included in the schedule information. After the notification is provided, in registering the acquired identification information as practice details, the name of a doctor who instructed to use the drug or instrument, which is different from the drug or instrument specified by schedule information, and the reason for the instruction are registered, while associated with the practice details. Accordingly, drugs or instruments necessary for patients can be used in an appropriate manner.03-05-2009
20100030573Medical Instrument Management Support Apparatus for Supporting Scope Management - The examination schedule memory unit stores an examination schedule including the starting time and the ending time of each examination. A cleaning capacity memory unit stores cleaning-capacity information that specifies the cleaning capacity of cleaning apparatuses that clean a scope used for the examination. A cleaning schedule generation unit generates a cleaning schedule for cleaning a used scope produced at the end of each examination with cleaning apparatuses having a cleaning capacity required by the cleaning-capacity information stored in the cleaning capacity memory unit. The scope shortage determination unit determines whether or not there will be a shortage of scopes to be used for each examination in accordance with both the examination starting time specified by the above examination schedule and the cleaning ending time specified by the cleaning schedule.02-04-2010
20100071736CLEANING APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS CLEANING OF MULTIPLE ENDOSCOPES AND MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS THEREOF - In a cleaning apparatus that can clean multiple endoscopes simultaneously, a combination authorization information memory unit stores combination authorization information that specifies whether or not simultaneous cleaning in the cleaning apparatus is allowed for every combination of various types of endoscopes. A determination unit determines, referring to the combination authorization information stored in the combination authorization information memory unit, whether or not the combination of endoscopes set in the cleaning apparatus to be simultaneously cleaned falls into one of the allowed combinations.03-25-2010

Patent applications by Hiroyuki Araki, Kanagawa JP

Katsufumi Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100287017INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The object of the invention is to easily maintain conformity among pieces of data in a product development project. Provided is an information processing system comprising a risk value acquiring section that acquires risk values indicating implementation possibilities for a plurality of requirements needed for a product under development and risk values indicating degrees of reliability for a plurality of components included in the product under development; a dependency degree acquiring section that acquires degrees of dependency for the requirements and the components; a requirement/component dependency relationship information generating section that generates requirement/component dependency relationship information indicating dependency relationships of the requirements and the components, based on the risk values and the degrees of dependency; and a risk value conformity determining section that judges whether the risk values that are used in the requirement/component dependency relationship information conform with each other, based on the risk values and the degrees of dependency.11-11-2010
20100287105INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The object of the present invention is to decrease the effort and cost involved in managing a product development project. Provided is an information processing system comprising a specific task list acquiring section that acquires a specific task list in which at least one of a requirement that is needed for a product being developed and a component included in the product being developed is associated with each of a plurality of specific tasks; a requirement/component dependency relationship information acquiring section that acquires requirement/component dependency relationship information indicating dependency relationships of the requirements and the components indicated by the specific task list; an integrated task dependency relationship calculating section that calculates dependency relationships of the specific tasks based on the requirement/component dependency relationship information; and an integrated task dependency relationship information generating section that generates integrated task dependency relationship information indicating the dependency relationships of the specific tasks.11-11-2010

Kazuhiko Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110101286ALUMINUM-CONTAINING ZINC OXIDE-BASED n-TYPE THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL - ZnAlO series thermoelectric conversion materials have large thermal conductivity κ about 40 W/mK at room temperature, thus the dimensionless figure of merit ZT remains around 0.3 at 1000 deg C, which is a third of the value required in practical application. An n-type thermoelectric conversion material, comprising aluminum including zinc oxide, which is represented by a general formula: Zn05-05-2011

Kazushi Araki, Kanagawa JP

Kenjiro Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110071239INK COMPOSITION AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - An ink composition comprising: 03-24-2011

Kentarou Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090322261Microcomputer for controlling ultrasonic motor, and method for controlling ultrasonic motor - A microcomputer that controls an ultrasonic motor includes a storage unit that stores a compare register value, and a digital/analog (D/A) conversion set value, a D/A converter that generates an amplitude control signal with an amplitude value corresponding to the D/A conversion set value, a timer that generates a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal with a frequency corresponding to the compare register value, a central processing unit (CPU) that reads the D/A conversion set value, and the compare register value from the storage unit, and that sets the D/A conversion set value and the compare register value to the D/A converter and the timer, respectively, and an output circuit that generates the control signal with the amplitude of the amplitude control signal, and the frequency of the PWM signal, in response to the amplitude control signal and the PWM signal. The compare register value allows for determining a frequency of the control signal corresponding to a target rotation speed that is targeted by the ultrasonic motor. The D/A conversion set value allows for determining an amplitude of the control signal corresponding to the target rotation speed that is targeted by the ultrasonic motor.12-31-2009

Kotaro Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100312924Network processor, reception controller and data reception processing method performing direct memory access transfer - A network processor is connected to an external memory which includes storage areas for storing received data, and stores descriptors specifying locations of the storage areas, respectively. The network processor includes a descriptor storage circuit for storing a plurality of descriptors out of the descriptors; a DMA control circuit configured to transfer the plurality of descriptors from the external memory to the descriptor storage circuit through DMA transfer, transfer the received data to the storage areas in the external memory through DMA transfer on a basis of the plurality of descriptors stored in the descriptor storage circuit upon receipt of the received data, and generate a reception status indicating a condition of the received data each time the received data is transferred to the external memory through DMA transfer, a reception status storage circuit for storing the reception status; and a reception status combination control circuit for combining the reception statuses which are stored in the reception status storage circuit. The DMA control circuit transfers the combined reception statuses to the external memory through DMA transfer.12-09-2010

Kyoichiro Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090009144Discharge Device - A discharging device capable of realizing a proper PWM drive by accurately reflecting, as a strobe device, the secondary-side condition of a separately-excited strobe charging circuit being charged. A charging device which charges a main capacitor (01-08-2009

Masaaki Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090159345DISPLAY MEDIUM AND WRITING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a display medium which prevents a decrease in reflectance during storage at high temperatures, and a writing apparatus using the display medium. A photoconductive layer 06-25-2009
20090195716OPTICALLY WRITABLE DISPLAY MEDIUM AND OPTICAL WRITING METHOD - An optically writable display medium includes an optical switching element and a display element. The optical switching element includes a charge transport layer sandwiched between an upper charge generating layer and a lower charge generating layer. The display element includes a display layer having memory properties and is provided on the optical switching element. The absorption wavelength region of the upper charge generating layer and the absorption wavelength region of the lower charge generating layer are substantially different from each other.08-06-2009
20100225837DISPLAY MEDIUM, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPTICAL WRITING - The invention provides a display medium including: a first electrode; a second electrode; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; a photoconductive layer provided between the second electrode and the liquid crystal layer, the photoconductive layer absorbing light of a predetermined wavelength used for writing, and thereby exhibiting an electrical characteristic corresponding to the intensity distribution of the light used for writing; a first light absorption layer provided between the liquid crystal layer and the photoconductive layer, the first light absorption layer absorbing light transmitted through the liquid crystal layer; a second light absorption layer provided at the side of the second electrode not facing the photoconductive layer, the second light absorption layer allowing transmission of the light used for writing and having an absorbance of 1 or more with respect to light of any wavelength in a range of from 300 nm to 550 nm.09-09-2010
20100225866DISPLAY MEDIUM - A display medium includes: a pair of substrates that have light transmittance; electrode members that are respectively formed on the opposing surfaces of the substrates, have light transmittance, and are capable of carrying an electric current; a display member that is interposed between the electrode members and displays display information when the electric current is supplied; a terminal portion provided at one electrode member; a reinforcing portion that has electrical conductivity and is joined to the terminal portion; and a mounted electrode that has electrical conductivity and is joined to the terminal portion by a joining material that has, after curing, a cohesive force larger than that of the reinforcing portion. The area of a reinforcing joining region of the terminal portion to which the reinforcing portion is joined is smaller than the area of a mounted joining region of the terminal portion to which the joining material is joined.09-09-2010

Masatoshi Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080211852Recording medium, print control device, printing system, and computer readable medium - A recording medium on which a test image testing an operation to a plurality of liquid droplet ejecting elements arrayed in a liquid droplet ejecting head is drawn, the test image comprising a straight line set having a predetermined number of straight lines which are evenly spaced from each other, and being drawn parallel to each other in a predetermined direction, each of the straight lines having start points and end points which are disposed thereon, and the test image having ratio of width of each of the straight lines to interval between the straight lines adjacent to each other, the ratio satisfying the following formula (1):09-04-2008
20080212112Print control device, computer readable medium, printing system, and recording medium - A print control device includes: a drawing control unit that allows a plurality of print elements arrayed in a print head to draw a test image used for checking operation statuses of the print elements on a recording medium, classifies at least a part of the plurality of print elements into a plurality of partial arrays in each of which a constant number of print elements are successively arrayed, classifies the plurality of partial arrays into a plurality of patterns so that the numbers of print elements belonging to the partial arrays are combinations of numbers not having a common divisor other than 1, and allows the print elements disposed at corresponding positions in each of the plurality of patterns of partial arrays to sequentially draw lines on the recording medium in a predetermined direction of the recording medium so as to draw the test image.09-04-2008
20090079781PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS - A print control apparatus includes: an operation state storing section that stores operation information relating to operation states of a plurality of printing elements arranged in a printing head; and a drawing controlling section that causes the plurality of printing elements to draw a test image for checking the operation states of the plurality of printing elements, wherein the test image includes a set of a predetermined number of lines that are drawn in parallel with one another in a predetermined direction, and the drawing controlling section causes a printing element placed in the vicinity of a printing element determined as a malfunction on the basis of the operation information, to draw a check line having a predetermined length and thickness in the test image.03-26-2009
20090213201IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming method including: forming a liquid receiving particle layer on an intermediate transfer member using a liquid receiving particle that is capable of receiving a recording liquid including a recording material; forming an image of the recording material on a surface of the liquid receiving particle layer by applying a liquid droplet of the recording liquid to the liquid receiving particle layer on the basis of image data and holding the recording material on the surface of the liquid receiving particle layer on the intermediate transfer member; applying a transfer auxiliary liquid in at least a portion of a formation range of the image; and transferring the liquid receiving particle layer to which the recording liquid is applied to a transfer receiving member from the intermediate transfer member, such that the image is interposed between the transfer receiving member and the liquid receiving particle layer is provided.08-27-2009
20100091064IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes: a supply unit that supplies liquid absorbing particles to receive a liquid; a transporting unit that transports the liquid absorbing particles supplied by the supply unit; and a ejecting unit that ejects liquid droplets to the liquid absorbing particles transported by the transporting unit, the ejecting unit having: an ink ejecting part that ejects ink; and a dampening solution ejecting part that ejects a dampening solution to dampen the liquid absorbing particles, the ink ejecting part being provided on an upstream side of the dampening solution ejecting part in an image forming direction.04-15-2010
20110048324IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An image recording apparatus includes: a curable solution layer forming device that forms a curable solution layer by supplying a curable solution to a recording member or an intermediate member, the curable solution including at least a curable material to be cured by an external stimulus, and a water-absorbing component; an ink applying device that applies an ink to the curable solution layer; a stimulus supplying device that supplies the stimulus for curing the curable solution layer, to the curable solution layer; and a water-absorption controlling component-contact device that brings a liquid, including a component that controls water-absorption by the water-absorbing component, into contact with the curable solution layer, before or after the ink is applied to the curable solution layer by the ink applying device.03-03-2011

Patent applications by Masatoshi Araki, Kanagawa JP

Minoru Araki, Kanagawa JP

Norihiko Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100253316Current control circuit - A current control circuit in accordance an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a first transistor that controls a current flowing to a load, a first resistor through which a current flows according to a current flowing through the first transistor, a control signal generation circuit that generates a control signal used to control the first transistor based on a comparison voltage and a predetermined reference voltage, the comparison voltage being determined based on a resistance value of the first resistor and a current flowing through the first resistor, and a reference voltage generation circuit that generates the reference voltage, the reference voltage generation circuit including a constant current source and a second resistor connected in series with the constant current source.10-07-2010

Noritoshi Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080286620Electrochemical Energy Generating Apparatus and Method of Driving the Same - An electrochemical energy generating apparatus with which the crossover of a fuel can be suppressed and a method of driving the apparatus are disclosed. The electrochemical energy generating apparatus (e.g., a fuel cell system) 11-20-2008

Ryosuke Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110071318METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING MONO-LOWER-ALKYL MONOALKANOLAMINE - A reaction column (03-24-2011

Patent applications by Ryosuke Araki, Kanagawa JP

Shoichi Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080259162Imaging Region Adjustment Device - To provide an imaging region adjustment device, including plural camera terminals, capable of imaging an entire imaging target without blinds spots. Each of the camera terminals includes a camera (10-23-2008
20090262195Monitoring system, monitoring method and camera terminal - A monitoring system is provided that allows shooting which thoroughly covers an area subject to monitoring, through shooting areas of plural camera terminals, while shooting with resolution according to distribution of importance for monitoring.10-22-2009
20100177963SITUATION DETERMINING APPARATUS, SITUATION DETERMINING METHOD, SITUATION DETERMINING PROGRAM, ABNORMALITY DETERMINING APPARATUS, ABNORMALITY DETERMINING METHOD, ABNORMALITY DETERMINING PROGRAM, AND CONGESTION ESTIMATING APPARATUS - The invention provides a situation determining apparatus, a situation determining method, a situation determining program, an abnormality determining apparatus, an abnormality determining method, and an abnormality determining program capable of easily determining the situation of a monitoring place and the degree of congestion. In addition, the invention provides a congestion estimating apparatus capable of easily and accurately estimating the degree of congestion of persons using an image. A situation determining apparatus for analyzing captured moving images or a plurality of captured still images to determine a movement situation and/or a degree of congestion of persons includes: a local image change ratio calculating unit 07-15-2010
20100318566BEHAVIOR HISTORY RETRIEVAL APPARATUS AND BEHAVIOR HISTORY RETRIEVAL METHOD - A meta classification section assigns the degree of accuracy capable of identifying an individual to person feature information containing a face, color, shape, etc., and person passage information and stores the metadata of the person feature information and the person passage information for each degree of accuracy, a discrete retrieval section retrieves the person to be retrieved in the high accuracy metadata stored by the meta classification section, a dependence determination section determines a person having a dependence on the person to be retrieved using a plurality of retrieval results hit in the discrete retrieval and the high accuracy metadata, a query generation section regenerates a retrieval key from the identifier of the person having a dependence and the identifier of the person to be retrieved, and a discrete candidate-to-candidate retrieval section retrieves the person corresponding to the regenerated retrieval key in the low accuracy metadata.12-16-2010

Patent applications by Shoichi Araki, Kanagawa JP

Shoji Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080263539SOFTWARE UPDATING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM AND PROGRAM - It is made possible to update software appropriately. When additional software is installed, update management data for the additional software is generated. When the update management data for the additional software is attached to the additional software in advance, that data is used. If the update management data is not attached, cycles for confirming the presence of updates and the like are determined based on the nature of the software, and the update management data is thus generated. Then, the generated update management data is set in an update management table. The presence of software updates is checked for based on the cycles for confirming the presence of updates in the update management table.10-23-2008
20100026674DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides a display device, a method for driving the same, and an electronic device capable of making μ correction function reliably even in the case where light emission luminance is low. A potential difference between the gate and the source of a transistor is corrected to a threshold voltage of the transistor. After that, while a horizontal drive circuit outputs a third voltage Vofs02-04-2010

Patent applications by Shoji Araki, Kanagawa JP

Soji Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100189850METHOD FOR STERILIZING A LIQUID FOOD FILLED IN A POUCH - At a filling rate at which sterilizing time becomes constant without depending on an amount of head space gas in a graph showing relationship between the sterilizing time and the amount of head space gas in which the vertical axis represents the sterilizing time and the horizontal axis represents the amount of the head space gas, a liquid food is filled in a flexible pouch and, after the pouch is sealed, the pouch in unrestrained condition is subjected to reciprocating sterilization.07-29-2010

Soya Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110134378Liquid crystal display - A liquid crystal display device with a front face plate having a first section, a second section, and a third section is disclosed. The first section has a light transmissive section and the second section being a light shielding section. The third section may be arranged between the first section and the second section. The third section has a transmittance value which is lower than that of the first section and higher than that of the second section. A method for forming a front face plate assembly of a liquid crystal display device, which may include a front face plate, is also disclosed.06-09-2011

Tadashi Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110210908APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF SHARING DRAWING DATA - A drawing image sharing apparatus captures an image being displayed onto a first drawing object as a captured image, before displaying a drawing image of a second drawing object onto the first drawing object. The drawing image sharing apparatus generates a differential image that reflects the difference between the captured image and a previous projection image, and transmits the differential image for projection onto the second drawing object.09-01-2011
20110221773APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF SHARING DRAWING DATA - A drawing image sharing apparatus combines a drawing image of a remotely located site and a background image to be displayed onto a drawing object for display onto the drawing object, generates a differential image based on the difference between a captured image of the drawing object and the combined image, and transmits the differential image to the remotely located site.09-15-2011

Toshimitsu Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100097719CLAMP OF DISK ROTATION DRIVER - A disc can be supported stably and surely. The clamp (04-22-2010

Yasuhiko Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110246101TIRE CONDITION MONITORING METHOD AND TIRE CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM - A tire condition monitoring method and a monitoring system having a simple configuration and that can process data with a high degree of reliability. The method or system determines at a sensor module whether a measured value from a sensor satisfies a preset condition. If determined that the measured value does not satisfy the preset condition, at least one flag is set in the data packet to be transmitted from the sensor module. If, at the receiver, it is determined that the measured value of the received data does not to satisfy a preset condition, whether a flag is included in the received data is determined. If it is determined that the received data includes a flag, the received data is used, and if it is determined that a flag is not included, the received data is discarded.10-06-2011

Yoshimasa Araki, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090289989DISCHARGING APPARATUS AND REMOVING METHOD - When different liquids are charged in a plurality of nozzles, the liquids are drawn by suction or pushed out reliably from the nozzles, so that the liquids collected by suction or pushing out can be reused. For this purpose, a removing unit, which has a cap that operates to cover nozzle discharge ports and to come into tight contact with a head, is provided. Suction is performed from each nozzle separately. Different collection tubes and collection tanks are provided for the removing unit. A liquid having the same liquid composition is accumulated in one collection tank for the same liquid composition via the collection tube of a liquid channel for the same liquid composition.11-26-2009

Yoshio Araki, Kanagawa JP