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Beppu, JP

Daisuke Beppu, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110167454Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a broadcast signal processing portion to receive and reproduce a program of a channel chosen by a user; a storage portion to store preference information of the user and to store, as a user viewing history, information of channels viewed by the user; a user preference learning portion to learn the user preference information based on information about the reproduced program, and to record information of the channel of the reproduced program in a viewing history list; a feature information generating portion to select, as first channels, channels among the channels on the air based on the viewing history list, and to generate feature information of a program of the selected first channels; and a recommended program determining portion to determine a recommended program based on the feature information of the program of the channels and on the user preference information.07-07-2011
20110173662Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a broadcast signal processing portion to receive and reproduce a broadcast program; a viewer information obtaining portion to obtain the number of users viewing the reproduced broadcast program as a viewer number; a feature information obtaining portion to obtain feature information of broadcast programs on the air; a user preference information storage portion to store user preference information in which preferences of users are integrated; a user preference information generating portion to perform learning of the user preference information, which is stored in the user preference information storage portion, based at least on the feature information about the reproduced broadcast program and on the viewer number; and a recommended program determining portion to determine a recommended program among the broadcast programs on the air based on the user preference information.07-14-2011

Hidenobu Beppu, Kanagawa-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090094508APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING CREATION OF AN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT - Time spent for the editing operation by a user when a template part in which content is embedded is changed to a new template part is reduced. In a page editing unit, a parts information storage unit stores information on template parts, a part inserting unit retrieves a first template part from the parts information storage unit, and a display unit displays the first template part. An operation reception unit accepts an operation to change the first template part to a second template part, and, in response to the operation, a candidate generating unit displays candidates for the second template part obtained by filtering based on a change rule on the display unit. Moreover, a change processing unit embeds, in an appropriate area in the second template part, content embedded in the first template part in response to an operation to select the second template part from the candidates.04-09-2009

Kazumasa Beppu, Mie-Ken JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090149269GOLF CLUB - There is provided a golf club which helps master a proper swing path easily without too much burden while hitting balls. A golf club 06-11-2009

Kenichi Beppu, Wakayama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100193171PRODUCTION METHOD OF INTERNALLY RIBBED STEEL TUBE AND THE INTERNALLY RIBBED STEEL TUBE - There is provided a production method of an internally ribbed steel tube, capable of forming spiral ribs stably so as to reduce troubles at the time of cold drawing for forming the spiral ribs of the steel tube. In this production method, the spiral ribs can be formed stably so as to reduce troubles at the time of cold drawing for forming the spiral ribs by straightening bends of a blank tube before the cold drawing for forming the spiral ribs, by optimizing the direction of the spiral rib formation after the bend straightening, and by correcting the drawing schedule depending on the blank tube. The obtained internally ribbed steel tube is well applicable to an increased capacity and a higher temperature/higher pressure operation of a boiler because the steel tube is provided with high formability and excellent quality as a boiler steel tube.08-05-2010
20100319425PRODUCTION METHOD OF INTERNALLY RIBBED STEEL TUBE AND DRAWING PLUG FOR USE THEREIN - There is provided a production method capable of forming spiral ribs stably by reducing troubles at the time of cold drawing for forming the spiral ribs on an internally ribbed steel tube. When the internally ribbed steel tube on which a plurality of stripes of spiral ribs are formed in the tube axis direction is manufactured by inserting a plug on which a plurality of stripes of spiral grooves are formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof into the tube to be worked subjected to chemical treatment and then performing cold drawing, drawing is performed with the plug preheated to 50 to 200° C., thus forming the spiral ribs on the internal surface of a blank tube. The chemical treatment preferably includes a pickling step of removing oxided scale and rust on the tube surface, a step of forming a zinc phosphate coat on the neutralized tube surface, and a step of forming a lubricating layer on the zinc phosphate coat. The internally ribbed steel tube thus obtained is well applicable to increased capacity and higher temperature/higher pressure of a boiler because the steel tube is provided with formability and quality excellent as a boiler steel tube.12-23-2010

Patent applications by Kenichi Beppu, Wakayama-Shi JP

Kenichi Beppu, Osaka-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100051143Case Hardening Steel Tube Having Improved Workability and a Process for its Manufacture - A case hardening steel tube which has a hardness of 72-80 HRB and which gives a carburized layer with a high strength and high wear resistance and adequate resistance to impact fracture when it is formed into a final product by working and subsequent carburizing and quenching under relatively mild conditions is manufactured by forming a tube from a steel having a steel composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.1-0.25%, Si: 0.2-0.4%, Mn: 0.3-0.9%, P: at most 0.02%, S: 0.001-0.15%, Cr: 0.5-0.9%, Mo: 0.15-1%, Al: 0.01-0.1%, B: 0.0005-0.009%, N: less than 0.006%, and a remainder essentially of Fe, then subjecting the resulting steel tube to normalizing by soaking at a temperature of 880-980° C. followed by cooling at a cooling rate of at most 70° C. per minute, carrying out cold working of the normalized steel tube, and then annealing the cold worked steel tube at a temperature of 700-820° C.03-04-2010

Masashi Beppu, Ibaraki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110266210SPIRAL MEMBRANE ELEMENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a spiral membrane element that can form a uniform fiber reinforcement layer on an outer circumferential surface by a simple process without a great change in the materials, as well as a process for producing the same. The spiral membrane element of the present invention is a spiral membrane element which is provided with a cylindrical roll R in which a separation membrane, a feed-side flow passageway member, and a permeate-side flow passageway member 11-03-2011

Shiori Beppu, Saitama JP

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20100160562RELEASE AGENT AND RELEASE SHEET - According to the present invention, there is provided a release agent and a release sheet. The release sheet is composed of a base member and a release agent layer including the release agent. The release agent layer is provided on at least one surface of the base member. The release agent contains a poly(meth)acrylate that includes a mono or polyalkylene glycol (meth)acrylate unit having an alkyl or aryl end group (unit (A)), and an alkyl (meth)acrylate unit (unit (B)). The carbon number of the alkyl group in the unit (B) is from 1 to 30.06-24-2010
20100255240RELEASE SHEET AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ARTICLE - Providing a non-silicone release sheet that has a good release property and in which blocking does not occur even after long periods of storage in a wound roll-like shape.10-07-2010
20100310808RELEASE SHEET AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ARTICLE - An electrostatic charge on a release sheet is prevented, and thus workability during paying out of a release sheet from a roll is improved.12-09-2010

Taro Beppu, Obu-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110128547Object recognition apparatus utilizing beam scanning for detecting widths of objects of various sizes and located at various ranges - An object recognition apparatus performs a sweep of a scanned region by transmitting scanning wave beams at respective scan angles and successive timings, derives a received-wave signal strength value and reflection location corresponding to each scan wave beam during the sweep, and assigns a set of mutually adjacent reflection locations as a segment. A corresponding range value of the segment is calculated, expressing an estimated distance of a detected object. A threshold value is derived in accordance with the segment range, a region of the segment in which the signal strength values exceed the threshold value is extracted, and the width of the extracted region is designated as the width of the detected object.06-02-2011

Tomohiko Beppu, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090190168DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM - A document processing system is disclosed that is capable of processing both fixed-format and unfixed-format hand written paper documents. The document processing system includes an encoding unit that encodes a sheet ID for identifying a hand written first document on a sheet to generate a coded sheet ID; a decoding unit that decodes the coded sheet ID; a document-sheet ID association unit that associates the sheet ID with a document ID assigned to a computerized second document; a printing unit that acquires the sheet ID and prints the coded sheet ID on the first document; a sheet ID management unit that manages the sheet ID; an information acquisition unit that acquires the sheet ID decoded by the decoding unit, and hand-written data from the first document on which the coded sheet ID is printed; and a process-sheet ID association unit that associates the sheet ID with a process ID of a process for processing the hand-written data acquired by the information acquisition unit.07-30-2009

Patent applications by Tomohiko Beppu, Kanagawa JP

Tomohiko Beppu, Okazaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090306414Microchannel Reactor - The present invention provides a microchannel reactor that is used as a new reaction device capable of greatly expanding the utilization range of chemical reactions occurring in microspaces. A solution of a soluble linear polymer containing ligands and a solution of a soluble transition metal molecule are individually introduced into a microreactor, the flows are merged inside a microchannel and a metal polymer membrane of a complex formed is generated at the interface of the flows. The membrane is used as a solid catalyst, and various reactions such as carbon-carbon bond formation reactions, oxidation reactions and the like can be conducted at extremely fast reaction rates.12-10-2009

Yasuhiro Beppu, Inuyama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110300334FIBROUS STRUCTURAL ARTICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present fibrous structural article is a material in a plate-like shape and having multiple fibers adhered to one another, and fibers are oriented from one surface side toward the other surface side of the fibrous structural article, and the fibers are arranged in an annual ring centering on a virtual axis. The present production method of a fibrous structural article comprises a fiber supplying process for blowing and supplying first short fibers and second short fibers, into a forming mold in a hollow box shape and having a first bottom wall, sidewalls and second bottom wall, from a fiber supplying port formed through the first bottom wall, and a melting process for melting at least part of the second short fibers.12-08-2011

Yoshihisa Beppu, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090113809FINE PARTICLES OF OXIDE CRYSTAL AND SLURRY FOR POLISHING WHICH CONTAINS THE FINE PARTICLES - To provide a slurry for polishing which is excellent in polishing properties, can suppress scratches and is appropriate for accurate polishing in semiconductor production steps, and fine particles of oxide crystal for it.05-07-2009
20100022387PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FINE PARTICLES OF SOLID SOLUTION - Provided is a process for readily producing fine particles of a solid solution having a small particle size, comprising a solid solution of zirconia, ceria and a rare earth oxide in a desired composition, and being highly crystalline.01-28-2010

Patent applications by Yoshihisa Beppu, Chiyoda-Ku JP

Yoshinori Beppu, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110127755AIRBAG DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to ensure smooth deployment of an airbag having a turned-back end portion. The present invention is an airbag device that expands and deploys in a curtain shape on a side portion of a vehicle interior in order to protect an occupant of the vehicle interior, where the airbag includes a gas generator for generating an expansion gas and an airbag that deploys when it is expanded by the gas supplied from the gas generator. The airbag is compressed into an elongated shape when stowed and an end portion of the elongated airbag is turned back in a lengthwise direction, thereby forming an airbag main portion that is not turned back and the turned-back end portion. A restricting member is also provided to restrict deployment of the turned-back end portion of the airbag toward a vehicle outer side when the device is activated.06-02-2011

Yusuke Beppu, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100188936STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM INVOLVED WITH CONTENT DISTRIBUTION AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A CPU of a game device has a weekly calendar screen displayed. In this calendar screen, dates in one week are displayed separately. In the calendar screen, a content display field is provided, in which a thumbnail image or the like of a content brought in correspondence with each day is displayed. A time and day of start of availability and a time and day of end of availability are determined for each content such as a motion picture, and downloading of the content by a user is permitted during a period from the time and day of start of availability to the time and day of end of availability.07-29-2010
20100192064STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM CAPABLE OF ENSURING THAT EVALUATION OF CONTENT IS MADE AFTER WATCHING THEREOF, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - When distribution of a content from a distribution server is started, a CPU carries out streaming-play of the received content. When reproduction of the content ends, the CPU determines whether a vote history brought in correspondence with a corresponding motion picture ID is stored in a flash memory or not. When the vote history brought in correspondence with the corresponding motion picture ID is not stored in the flash memory, the CPU causes a monitor to display a user evaluation input screen so as to accept evaluation of the content. A process does not proceed to next processing until evaluation is input.07-29-2010
20100192173INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM RELATING TO CONTENT DISTRIBUTION, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM DIRECTED THERETO, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A CPU shows animation in which an introduction character appears. In succession, the CPU has a profile of the introduction character displayed. Thereafter, the CPU has a substance of a content displayed, based on a title or the like included in motion picture information downloaded from a distribution server. Namely, the CPU causes a monitor to display the introduction character (a character object) based on obtained character information and outputs information for introducing a specific content in association with the introduction character (the character object) based on obtained content information.07-29-2010
20100192176STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM CAPABLE OF IMPROVING DEGREE OF FREEDOM AND EFFECT OF CONTENT PROVIDED BY SPONSOR AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A CPU accesses a content corresponding to a motion picture ID included in designated motion picture information, among contents uploaded to a distribution server. Then, when distribution of the content from the distribution server is started, the CPU carries out streaming-play of the received content. Thereafter, the CPU determines whether a sponsor is brought into correspondence with the reproduced content or not. When the sponsor is brought into correspondence with the reproduced content, the CPU downloads a sponsor content list from the distribution server.07-29-2010