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20110157752 | OVERCURRENT DETECTION CIRCUIT, INVERTER, COMPRESSOR, AND AIR-CONDITIONING MACHINE, AND ADJUSTING METHOD FOR ADJUSTING OVERCURRENT DETECTION CIRCUIT - A current detection device for detecting an electric current flowing through an inverter, an overcurrent level generation device for generating an abnormality judgment reference value, an overcurrent detection device for generating an interruption signal to the inverter on the basis of an output of the current detection device and the abnormality judgment reference value, and an adjusting apparatus for correcting the abnormality judgment reference value of the overcurrent level generation device on the basis of the output at a time when a constant electric current is applied to the current detection device are provided. The overcurrent level generating device is provided with one or a plurality of resistance value adjusting sections, and generates the abnormality judgment reference value in correspondence to a resistance value of the resistance value adjusting section. The adjusting apparatus performs a zapping operation by means of applying a reverse-bias to a zener diode, and corrects the abnormality judgment reference value. | 06-30-2011 |
20120086374 | INVERTER DEVICE, MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE, REFRIGERATING AIR CONDITIONER, AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - An inverter device, a motor driving device, a refrigerating air conditioner, and a power generation system, which can reduce the recovery loss thereof, are obtained. A plurality of arms that can conduct and block current are provided. At least one of the plurality of arms includes: a plurality of switching elements each having a parasitic diode and being connected in series with each other; and a reverse current diode connected in parallel with the plurality of switching elements. | 04-12-2012 |
20130152624 | POWER CONVERTER AND REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A power converter includes step-up means for varying a voltage applied by a power supply to a predetermined voltage, commutating means for performing a commutation operation for allowing a current flowing through the step-up means to flow through a second path, smoothing means for smoothing a voltage related to outputs of the step-up means and the commutating means to produce power and supplying the power to a load side, and control means for performing control related to voltage varying, such as stepping up, by the step-up means and controlling the commutation operation of the commutating means on the basis of at least one of a voltage and a current related to the step-up means. | 06-20-2013 |
20130334884 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND REFRIGERATION/AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A power conversion device according to the present invention includes a power supply, a booster unit (a reactor, a switch) that boosts a voltage supplied from the power supply by switching control, a smoothing circuit that smoothes an output voltage from the booster unit, a rectifier that is arranged between the booster unit and the smoothing circuit to prevent a current reverse flow toward the booster unit, and a commutation unit that is connected to the rectifier in parallel to commutate a current flowing through the rectifier toward itself. | 12-19-2013 |
20130342139 | POWER CONVERTING DEVICE, MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE, AND REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A power converting device includes a rectifying circuit that rectifies voltage of an alternating-current power supply; smoothing means that smoothes output voltage from the rectifying circuit; short-circuiting means that is disposed more closely to the alternating-current power supply than the smoothing means and that short-circuits the alternating-current power supply and controls at least one of electric current and voltage; a reactor that is disposed more closely to the alternating-current power supply than the short-circuiting means; one or more backflow preventing elements that prevent electric current from flowing backward from a load side toward the alternating-current power supply; commutating means for performing a commutation operation for causing electric current to flow toward a different path that is connected in parallel with the one or more backflow preventing elements; malfunction detecting means for detecting a malfunction of the commutating means; and switching control means that performs operation control of the commutating means in accordance with detection by the malfunction detecting means. | 12-26-2013 |
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20090237144 | CHIP FOR NON-CONTACT READER/WRITER HAVING POWER-SUPPLY MANAGMENT FUNCTION - A semiconductor integrated-circuit device rectifies a received carrier wave, generates a first power-supply voltage based on the rectified output, and selects, as a power-supply voltage required for operation, one of the first power-supply voltage and a supplied second power-supply voltage. The first power-supply voltage is selected as the power-supply voltage required for operation when the second power-supply voltage is lower than a threshold value. The second power-supply voltage is selected as the power-supply voltage required for operation when the second power-supply voltage is equal to or higher than the threshold value and an instruction to operate in accordance with a predetermined function is given. | 09-24-2009 |
20100228768 | Information Providing Server, Information Providing System, Information Providing Method and Program - An information providing server of present invention including a state information acquiring unit for acquiring state information related to a state of a user using a client terminal detected at the client terminal connected through a communication network, a database for accumulating data of a content to be used by the user, a selection unit for selecting a part of the data accumulated in the database based on the state information, and a transmission unit for transmitting the data selected by the selection unit to the client terminal. | 09-09-2010 |
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20120011197 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Some embodiments of the invention provide a server apparatus, comprising: a control block comprising at least one processor; at least one data reception unit operable to receive a request to share a picture; at least one storage facility, storing programmed instructions for execution by the control block, the programmed instructions defining an image analysis engine operable to determine that the picture comprises an image of a person; and at least one data transmission unit operable to issue a request to the person, or someone associated with the person, to consent to sharing the image. Other embodiments provide a method, performed by at least one computer. The method comprises: (A) receiving a request to share a picture; (B) determining that the picture comprises an image of a person; and (C) requesting that the person, or someone associated with the person, consent to sharing the image. | 01-12-2012 |
20120057790 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device includes: a registration image generating section configured to generate a plurality of registration images assuming a plurality of different lighting conditions at a time of imaging from a registration original image in which a subject to be registered is imaged on a basis of an imaging characteristic of an imaging section; a feature quantity extracting section configured to extract respective feature quantities of an identifying object image in which a subject as an identifying object is imaged and the plurality of registration images; and an identifying section configured to identify the subject of the identifying object image on a basis of degrees of similarity between the feature quantity of the identifying object image and the feature quantities of the plurality of registration images. | 03-08-2012 |
20120163603 | SERVER AND METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND MOBILE CLIENT TERMINAL AND METHOD - Systems and methods for operating in connection with mobile devices are described. The mobile devices may move between online and offline areas. In some instances, a prediction may be made as to when a mobile device will enter an offline area. The prediction may be based on sensor information. Data or a key may be transferred to the mobile device prior to entering the offline area. | 06-28-2012 |
20120190339 | INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - To reduce power consumption for communication operation wherein a client terminal at the time of offline searches a base station or access point. | 07-26-2012 |
20120210394 | CIRCUIT DEVICE AND A COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An application program relating to a process of an integrated circuit is stored in a virtual integrated circuit storage area server apparatus. Following a mutual authentication between the IC and the virtual storage area server apparatus through a portable communication function unit, the server apparatus executes the application program. Additionally, through the IC, the portable communication function unit, a wireless communication line, and a network, communicate with an IC_R/W apparatus and perform a process relating to a service in collaboration with each other. | 08-16-2012 |
20130005287 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A method for a communication device includes determining whether a first radio frequency (RF) signal at a level of at least a first predetermined field threshold is detected. The method also includes generating a second RF signal at a level of at least a second predetermined field threshold greater than the first predetermined field threshold, when the communication device receives an instruction to generate the second RF signal and the determining determines that the first RF signal at the level of at least the first predetermined field threshold is not detected. The method further includes receiving a load modulated RF signal in response to the second RF signal. | 01-03-2013 |
20130263596 | POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, AND POWER FEEDING SYSTEM - A power receiving device including: a power receiving coil configured to receive power when a power feeding device supplies the power via a magnetic field; an alternating-current power supply configured to apply an alternating voltage to the power receiving coil; and a foreign matter detecting section configured to generate an amount of change in impedance of the power receiving coil from a current induced in the power receiving coil to which the alternating voltage is applied and the alternating voltage, and detect foreign matter between the power receiving coil and the power feeding device on a basis of the amount of change. | 10-10-2013 |
20130264887 | ELECTRIC POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND ELECTRIC POWER FEEDING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - An electric power receiving apparatus including: an electric power receiving coil disposed in a position where a receiving voltage is induced by a magnetic field from an electric power feeding apparatus; a measuring coil disposed in a position where a monitoring induced voltage as a voltage corresponding to the receiving voltage is induced by the magnetic field; and a foreign object detecting portion generating an amount of change in an impedance of the electric power receiving coil from the monitoring induced voltage and an induced current of the electric power receiving coil, thereby detecting a foreign object in the magnetic field based on the amount of change. | 10-10-2013 |
20130307346 | POWER RECEIVING DEVICE AND POWER FEEDING SYSTEM - A power receiving coil and a measuring coil are in a power receiving device. The measuring coil is inductively coupled to the power receiving coil. Concentric turns of a wire in the measuring coil are around a common axis. Also around the common axis are concentric turns of a wire in the power receiving coil. At least one of the concentric turns of the wire in the measuring coil is closer to the common axis than each of the concentric turns of the wire in the power receiving coil. A power feeding device receives a control signal from the power receiving device. The control signal instructs the power feeding device to adjust a power level of an electromagnetic wave emission. | 11-21-2013 |
20130332534 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Some embodiments of the invention provide a server apparatus, comprising: a control block comprising at least one processor; at least one data reception unit operable to receive a request to share a picture; at least one storage facility, storing programmed instructions for execution by the control block, the programmed instructions defining an image analysis engine operable to determine that the picture comprises an image of a person; and at least one data transmission unit operable to issue a request to the person, or someone associated with the person, to consent to sharing the image. Other embodiments provide a method, performed by at least one computer. The method comprises: (A) receiving a request to share a picture; (B) determining that the picture comprises an image of a person; and (C) requesting that the person, or someone associated with the person, consent to sharing the image. | 12-12-2013 |
20140289865 | CIRCUIT DEVICE AND A COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An application program relating to a process of an integrated circuit is stored in a virtual integrated circuit storage area server apparatus. Following a mutual authentication between the IC and the virtual storage area server apparatus through a portable communication function unit, the server apparatus executes the application program. Additionally, through the IC, the portable communication function unit, a wireless communication line, and a network, communicate with an IC_R/W apparatus and perform a process relating to a service in collaboration with each other. | 09-25-2014 |
20140329463 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A method for a communication device includes determining whether a first radio frequency (RF) signal at a level of at least a first predetermined field threshold is detected. The method also includes generating a second RF signal at a level of at least a second predetermined field threshold greater than the first predetermined field threshold, when the communication device receives an instruction to generate the second RF signal and the determining determines that the first RF signal at the level of at least the first predetermined field threshold is not detected. The method further includes receiving a load modulated RF signal in response to the second RF signal. | 11-06-2014 |
20140351324 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Some embodiments of the invention provide a server apparatus, comprising: a control block comprising at least one processor; at least one data reception unit operable to receive a request to share a picture; at least one storage facility, storing programmed instructions for execution by the control block, the programmed instructions defining an image analysis engine operable to determine that the picture comprises an image of a person; and at least one data transmission unit operable to issue a request to the person, or someone associated with the person, to consent to sharing the image. Other embodiments provide a method, performed by at least one computer. The method comprises: (A) receiving a request to share a picture; (B) determining that the picture comprises an image of a person; and (C) requesting that the person, or someone associated with the person, consent to sharing the image. | 11-27-2014 |
20150028689 | POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, ELECTRIC CIRCUIT, AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - Provided is a power receiving device including a power receiving coil which receives power supplied by electromagnetic waves, and a measurement coil which is disposed near the power receiving coil and measures an electromagnetic field. | 01-29-2015 |