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20080211597 | Filter Circuit - A filter circuit including first and second real filters of a zero-IF scheme. The first and second real filters receive an I component and a Q component separated from a reception signal, respectively; and a switch section for producing a complex filter by switchably connecting the first and second real filters through interconnection elements. The switch section further receiving a switching signal for connecting the first and second real filters, thereby switching from the zero-IF scheme to a low-IF scheme. | 09-04-2008 |
20080265987 | SIGNAL EXTRACTION CIRCUIT - A shunt regulator performs a control so as to stabilize a voltage obtained by rectifying the radio frequency signal output from an antenna unit at a prescribed voltage value. A signal extraction unit extracts the information signal from a bypass current sent by the shunt regulator for the control when the voltage fluctuates. | 10-30-2008 |
20090184768 | Attenuation Compensating Circuit - An attenuation compensating circuit includes a detector and a stabilizer. The detector has a dummy capacitor corresponding to a capacitor connected to an input terminal of an amplifier and, by detecting the degree of attenuation of a dummy signal passing through the dummy capacitor, detects the degree of attenuation when a signal to be amplified passes through the capacitor connected to the amplifier. The stabilizer has two dummy amplifiers and causes a voltage difference between the input voltages of the dummy amplifiers, where the voltage difference corresponds to the degree of attenuation detected by the detector. The stabilizer controls a bias voltage for setting gain of the dummy amplifier so that a product of the voltage difference of the input voltage and the gain of the dummy amplifier is equivalent to the difference of the voltages output by the dummy amplifiers and supplies the bias voltage to the amplifier. | 07-23-2009 |
20090238103 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device capable of restraining interference and thereby improving transmission quality. A wireless controller includes a wireless communication interface, and a baseband controller includes a baseband communication interface for controlling the transfer/reception of baseband signals, a logic circuit, and a memory. The wireless communication interface and the baseband communication interface are connected to each other by a communication line, and the memory stores, with respect to individual radio frequencies of a receive radio signal, bit rates for the communication line at which interference caused by noise produced around the communication line is minimized. When notified of a receive radio frequency, the logic circuit reads, from the memory, an optimum bit rate which corresponds to the receive radio frequency and at which the interference is minimized, and sets the optimum bit rate in the wireless communication interface and the baseband communication interface. | 09-24-2009 |
20090243700 | MIXER CIRCUIT FOR FREQUENCY MIXING OF DIFFERENTIAL SIGNALS - A mixer circuit designed for low voltage operation with rail-to-rail local signals. First and second transistors form a first input section to produce a first signal. Third and fourth transistors form a second input section to produce a second signal. Fifth and sixth transistors form a third input section to produce a third signal. Seventh and eighth transistors form a fourth input section to produce a fourth signal. A differential RF input signal drives the first, third, fifth, and seventh transistors, while a differential local signal drives the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth transistors. Ninth and tenth transistors form a positive output section to produce a non-inverted output signal. Eleventh and twelfth transistors form a negative output section to produce an inverted output signal. The ninth to twelfth transistors are driven by the first to fourth signals, respectively. | 10-01-2009 |
20090243716 | DEMODULATION CIRCUIT - A demodulation circuit, including: an input terminal (IN) inputting a current amplitude modulated signal; a first transistor ( | 10-01-2009 |
20100109785 | AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - An amplifier circuit includes a first amplifying section for amplifying a signal, and a second amplifying section for amplifying the signal amplified by the first amplifying section. A capacitive element connects the output of the first amplifying section to the input of the second amplifying section. When power is applied to the amplifier circuit, a bypass circuit causes the electric current flowing from a first power supply toward the input of the second amplifying section through the first amplifying section and the capacitive element to be bypassed to a second power supply. | 05-06-2010 |
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20090146188 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor storage device includes a plurality of integrated memory cells. Each cell includes a first inverter having a first driver transistor and a first load transistor which are formed on a semiconductor substrate in order to form a first storage node, a second inverter having a second driver transistor and a second load transistor which are formed on the semiconductor substrate in order to form a second storage node, a first transfer transistor connected between the first storage node and a bit line to serve as a transistor connecting the memory cell to the bit line, and a second transfer transistor connected between the second storage node and a complementary-bit line to serve as a transistor connecting the memory cell to the complementary-bit line. | 06-11-2009 |
20090288728 | Multi-layer tube - A multi-layer tube of thermoplastic resin exhibiting barrier capacity, flexibility, transparency, kink resistance and chemical resistance especially used to transport and supply various types of liquids, which multi-layer tube realizes high steam barrier performance and excels co-extrusion forming performance. There is provided a multi-layer tube comprising at least a flexible elastomer layer, a fluoro resin layer excelling in steam barrier performance and chemical stability and an adhesive resin layer disposed for bonding the layers. This multi-layer tube can find application in medical use including fluid infusion or blood transfusion tubes, use in automobile including cleaning liquid or fuel liquid tubes and use in machine instruments including ink supply tubes of printer units provided in printer, various measuring equipments and observation equipments, etc. | 11-26-2009 |
20100086755 | OXYGEN BARRIER MULTILAYER STRUCTURE, AND MULTILAYER PACKAGING MATERIAL AND MULTILAYER CONTAINER USING SAME - An oxygen barrier multilayer material for containers is developed that selectively shields oxygen from the outside and also shields volatile substances by-produced by oxidation reaction. Provided are a selective oxygen absorbent multilayer structure produced by co-extrusion having an oxygen absorbing layer containing an oxygen absorbing resin composition, an inner barrier layer (A) and an outer barrier layer (C) arranged inside and outside the oxygen absorbing layer, in which the oxygen transmission rate of the outer barrier layer (C) is smaller than the oxygen transmission rate of the inner barrier layer (A), and a multilayer packaging material and a multilayer container, using the selective oxygen absorbent multilayer structure. | 04-08-2010 |
20110270480 | BATTERY MODULE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AND DISCHARGING CONTROL METHOD FOR BATTERY MODULE - There is provided a battery module including: a power storage unit storing power; a first authentication unit carrying out first authentication via a first authentication route; a second authentication unit carrying out second authentication via a second authentication route; and a discharging control unit controlling discharging from the power storage unit to an external appliance, wherein the first authentication unit is operable, when the first authentication has succeeded, to share key information to be used in the second authentication with an authentication party for the second authentication, the second authentication unit carries out the second authentication using the key information shared with the authentication party, and the discharging control unit is operable, when the second authentication has succeeded, to permit discharging from the power storage unit. | 11-03-2011 |
20110295440 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND POWER STORAGE APPARATUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - In one example embodiment, a power storage management system includes a user terminal, a power storage apparatus and an information processing apparatus. In one example embodiment, the information processing apparatus is configured to, using a mobile communication network (e.g., Global System for Mobile Communications or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), communicate with the power storage apparatus. | 12-01-2011 |
20120086804 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - There is provided an imaging apparatus including a power generation unit which converts natural energy into electric energy and generates electric power, an imaging unit which captures a subject image and generates imaging data, a memory which stores the imaging data, a radio communication unit which transmits the imaging data stored in the memory, a control unit which controls operation of the imaging unit and of the radio communication unit, and a battery which is charged with the generated electric energy and supplies electric power to the imaging unit, the memory, the radio communication unit, and the control unit, where the control unit estimates a charge amount of the battery in the future based on average power generation of the power generation unit and changes operation of the imaging unit or of the radio communication unit, based on the charge amount in the future. | 04-12-2012 |
20140361734 | POWER SUPPLY METHOD, CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - There is provided a power supply method including an initial setting step of performing, by a charging control device, initial setting on a plurality of battery devices each including a secondary cell therein and a charging device performing contactless power transmission to transmit power to the battery devices that are provided in a stacked manner, a power transmission instruction step of providing, by the charging control device, an instruction to start the contactless power transmission from the charging device subjected to the initial setting in the initial setting step to the battery devices, a contactless power transmission step of performing the contactless power transmission from the charging device to the battery devices and a charging completion step of notifying, when charging of the battery devices is completed, the charging control device of completion of the charging by the battery devices. | 12-11-2014 |
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20110260691 | BATTERY CONTROLLER, BATTERY CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided a battery controller including a storing unit which stores an upper limit voltage and a lower limit voltage, each defining a first voltage range in which a battery is charged/discharged, and a second upper limit voltage and a second lower limit voltage, each defining a second voltage range which is wider than the first voltage range, and a charge/discharge regulation unit which temporarily changes, when charge/discharge is performed in the first voltage range and permission for charge/discharge in the second voltage is received, setting of the battery such that charge/discharge is performed in the second voltage range. | 10-27-2011 |
20120145564 | FUEL CELL EVALUATOR AND FUEL CELL EVALUATION METHOD - In one embodiment, there is provided a fuel cell evaluator for evaluating a characteristic of a fuel cell based on a frequency characteristic of impedance of the fuel cell. The evaluator includes: an impedance acquisition unit configured to acquire impedances of the fuel cell for a certain current value in a Tafel region by changing a measurement frequency; an extraction unit configured to extract a reaction resistance from the acquired impedances; a calculator configured to calculate the product of the reaction resistance and the certain current value; and an indicator configured to indicate the product calculated by the calculator as the frequency characteristic of the impedance of the fuel cell. | 06-14-2012 |
20120182020 | SECONDARY BATTERY TESTER, SECONDARY BATTERY TESTING METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SECONDARY BATTERY - There is provided a secondary battery tester for testing a state of a secondary battery based on an impedance characteristic of the secondary battery. The tester includes: an impedance acquiring section configured to acquire an impedance value of the secondary battery; and a determining section configured to determine a state of a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer of the secondary battery based on the impedance value acquired by the impedance acquiring section. | 07-19-2012 |
20130207671 | ELECTRODE EVALUATION APPARATUS AND ELECTRODE EVALUATION METHOD - An electrode evaluation apparatus for evaluating a characteristic of an electrode based on an electrochemical property includes a potential control unit, an impedance acquiring unit, a current value acquiring unit, and a normalized impedance calculation unit. The potential control unit is configured to control a potential applied to an electrode. The impedance acquiring unit is configured to acquire an impedance characteristic of the electrode under a specific DC operating condition provided by the potential control unit. The current value acquiring unit is configured to acquire a temporal change in direct current value under the specific DC operating condition. The normalized impedance calculation unit is configured to apply the temporal change in direct current value acquired by the current value acquiring unit to calculate a normalized impedance where impedance acquired by the impedance acquiring unit is multiplied by the direct current value. | 08-15-2013 |
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20110279856 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COOPERATIVE FUNCTION SETTING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes an application capable of providing a plurality of types of cooperative functions in cooperation with a multi functional peripheral. The information processing apparatus additionally includes a setting unit, a determination unit, an indicating unit. The setting unit performs setting as a setting processing for each cooperative function in response to a user operation via the application. The determination unit confirms if there is at least one cooperative function that is not yet set by the setting unit and is different from the cooperative function subjected to the setting processing, among the plurality of types of cooperative functions, when the setting unit performs setting for one cooperative function, and, if the at least one cooperative function is confirmed, further determines whether the at least one cooperative function is usable via the application. The indicating unit indicates a usable cooperative function determined by the determination unit. | 11-17-2011 |
20130057903 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In an information processing apparatus, information concerning the data format of a document designated by a terminal apparatus and a data format compatible with the image forming apparatus are received in accordance with an instruction from a user, and a connection route, of a plurality of connection routes to the image forming apparatus designated by the user and the terminal apparatus, which allows the image processing apparatus to process the document data is selected based on the received data format of the document and the data format compatible with the image forming apparatus. The terminal apparatus displays the selected connection route. | 03-07-2013 |
20130212602 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus comprises: a display unit configured to display, on a display device, a virtual device object to which a first object of a first device driver corresponding to a first output function of an output apparatus and a second object of a second device driver corresponding to a second output function of the output apparatus are assigned; and an acceptance unit configured to accept a data output instruction to the displayed virtual device object, wherein when the data output instruction to the virtual device object is accepted, said display unit displays information capable of accepting an output instruction to one of the first output function and the second output function. | 08-15-2013 |
20140063541 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus, which issues a print instruction when a dragged file is dropped on a print object, the apparatus comprises: a layout unit configured to lay out the print object at a first position; and a display control unit configured to display, when the file is dragged, the print object at a second position which is closer to the dragged file than the first position by moving the print object from the first position. | 03-06-2014 |
20140300914 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit, a creation unit, and an instruction unit. The determination unit determines whether any printer object has been added. The creation unit creates, if the determination unit determines that a printer object has been added, a virtual device object corresponding to the added printer object. The instruction unit receives from a user an instruction for linking a file to the created virtual device object. A printer driver corresponding to the printer object outputs output information to an image processing apparatus after the instruction unit has accepted the received instruction from the user for linking the file to the virtual device object. | 10-09-2014 |
20150116785 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus stores historical data including cover data and document data having been transmitted, in a storage unit and manages the historical data. In a case where cover setting information is set for retransmitting the stored historical data including the cover data and the document data, if it is determined that the cover data included in the historical data is usable based on the historical data and the cover setting information having been set for the retransmission, the information processing apparatus invalidates the cover setting information having been set for the retransmission and instructs retransmitting the historical data. According to the retransmission instruction, the cover setting information having been set for the retransmission is invalidated and transmission processing is performed using the historical data. | 04-30-2015 |