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20120190582 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING PROBE IN DNA MICROARRAY, AND DNA MICROARRAY PROVIDED WITH PROBE DESIGNED THEREBY - Provided is a probe to be used in a DNA microarray having an excellent detection rate of a polymorphism such as SNP contained in genomic DNA. A method for designing a probe according to the invention includes the steps of: specifying one or more regions covering at least a part of fragments flanked by restriction enzyme recognition sites recognized by a restriction enzyme, contained in genomic DNA derived from an organism to be tested; and designing a probe for the specified one or more regions for detecting the fragment in the organism to be tested. | 07-26-2012 |
20130237448 | SUGARCANE-SUGAR-YIELD-RELATED MARKER AND THE USE THEREOF - According to the present invention, a sugarcane-sugar-yield-related marker linked to a sugarcane quantitative trait is provided. Such marker is a sugarcane-sugar-yield-related marker, which comprises a continuous nucleic acid region existing in a region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 5, a region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 24, or a region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 25 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 47 of a sugarcane chromosome. | 09-12-2013 |
20130252844 | SUGARCANE-STALK-SUGAR-CONTENT-RELATED MARKER AND THE USE THEREOF - According to the present invention, a sugarcane-stalk-sugar-content-related marker linked to a sugarcane quantitative trait is provided. Such marker is a sugarcane-stalk-sugar-content-related marker, which comprises a continuous nucleic acid region existing in a region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 8 or a region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 9 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 16. | 09-26-2013 |
20140349876 | SUGARCANE-STALK=SUGAR-CONTENT-RELATED MARKER AND THE USE THEREOF - According to the present invention, a sugarcane-stalk-sugar-content-related marker linked to a sugarcane quantitative trait is provided. Such marker is a sugarcane-stalk-sugar-content-related marker, which comprises a continuous nucleic acid region existing in a region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 8 or a region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 9 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 16. | 11-27-2014 |
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20110150353 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a first generating unit, a second generating unit, and an updating unit. The first generating unit generates a point spread function representing the degree of blurring generated in the input image. The second generating unit generates a plurality of corrected block images obtained by correcting blurring of structure components of plural input block images based on the point spread function. The updating unit executes one or more times an updating process to update the corrected block images, followed by making structure components of the updated corrected block images into new corrected block images. | 06-23-2011 |
20120331564 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus, including a behavior information generating unit that generates behavior information, a behavior pattern analyzing unit that analyzes a behavior pattern based on the behavior information, a similarity determining unit that performs a similarity determination of the analyzed behavior pattern and a protection target behavior history pattern, a protection selecting unit that selects a protection level of the behavior information based on a result of the similarity determination, and a behavior information protecting unit that protects the behavior information based on the selected protection level. | 12-27-2012 |
20130053720 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIA - An information processor includes a brain wave sensor adapted to output a brain wave signal by measuring brain waves of a subject, an external sensor adapted to sense the surrounding environment of the subject, an environmental change determination section adapted to determine, based on a sensor signal output from the external sensor, whether a stimulus resulting from a change in the surrounding environment of the subject beyond a steady state has been applied to the subject, an event-related potential detection section adapted to detect an event-related potential for the stimulus in the brain wave signal if it is determined that the stimulus has been applied to the subject, and a calculation section adapted to calculate, based on a feature quantity obtained from the detected event-related potential, a value representing the focus level of the subject on a target. | 02-28-2013 |
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20130271082 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM USING AN ASSEMBLED BATTERY - In a power supply system provided with an assembled battery supervisory device which supervises an assembled battery composed of storage elements connected in series with one another, the system using the assembled battery is obtained which makes it possible to supply electric power to the assembled battery supervisory device, with a simple arrangement. The arrangement is such that electric power for the assembled battery supervisory device is obtained from a part of storage elements constituting the assembled battery. The cell balancer is driven based on the average consumption electric current of the assembled battery supervisory device so as to suppress a deviation in the amount of charge between those storage elements which supply electric power to the assembled battery supervisory device, and those storage elements which do not supply electric power to the assembled battery supervisory device, resulting from the average consumption electric current of the assembled battery supervisory device. | 10-17-2013 |
20140156130 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN VEHICLE - A control apparatus of an electrically-driven vehicle controls an electrically-driven vehicle including a motor transmitting a drive force to wheels, an inverter driving the motor, and a battery supplying power to the inverter. The control apparatus includes battery storage amount estimation means for estimating a storage amount of the battery and motor rotation speed detection means for detecting a rotation speed of the motor. Output terminals of the inverter are short-circuited when the rotation speed of the motor reaches or exceeds a predetermined rotation speed while the storage amount estimated by the battery storage amount estimation means is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount. | 06-05-2014 |
20150008889 | VEHICLE POWER-GENERATION CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a power-generation control device capable of appropriately using a drive belt looped around a power generator and an internal-combustion engine mounted on a vehicle. The device monitors a difference between an actual generated current of a rotating electrical machine and an estimated generated current estimated from estimated power-generation torque for controlling power generation of the rotating electrical machine, which corresponds to a power-generation torque command, or the like. When a difference equal to or more than a predetermined value occurs between the actual and the estimated generated currents, the power-generation control device limits the estimated power-generation torque so as to be reduced, and further limits the estimated power-generation torque with use of learning limiting power-generation torque calculated based on the estimated power-generation torque at a time when the difference has occurred between the actual generated current and the estimated generated current. | 01-08-2015 |
20150180386 | MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A motor controller for an electric vehicle sufficiently reduces vibration components caused by torque ripples passing through a resonance frequency of a vehicle body. The motor controller includes motor torque setting means for generating a first torque command, based on vehicle information, rotation position detection means for detecting a rotation position of the motor, rotation speed calculation means for calculating a rotation speed from a rotation position signal, a high-pass filter that extracts an AC signal component of a rotation speed signal, and a resonance suppression gain circuit that outputs a resonance suppression signal. A signal in which the resonance suppression signal is added to or subtracted from the first torque command is used as a second torque command so as to perform drive control for the motor. | 06-25-2015 |
20150222216 | MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, AND MOTOR CONTROL METHOD - In order to highly accurately estimate a temperature of a permanent magnet to be used for a rotor of a motor, provided is a motor control device for a vehicle including a motor as a drive power source, in which an estimation mode setting section sets, when a predetermined condition for estimating the temperature of the permanent magnet to be used for the rotor of the motor is established under a state in which the motor generates drive power to run the vehicle, a current flowing through the motor to 0, and a permanent magnet temperature estimation section estimates the temperature of the permanent magnet based on an induced voltage of the motor in a period during which the current flowing through the motor is 0. | 08-06-2015 |
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20110136622 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Provided is a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, which quietly restarts the engine with a reduced torque shock when a re-acceleration request is made by a driver. A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, for controlling a clutch provided between the internal combustion engine and an automatic transmission, includes: an accelerator opening-degree detection unit for detecting a pressing amount of an accelerator; a fuel-supply stopping unit for stopping fuel injection to the internal combustion engine when the accelerator is not pressed down; and a clutch direct-coupling ratio control unit capable of arbitrarily changing a power amount transmitted by the clutch from engagement for direct coupling to disengagement of the clutch, in which, when the accelerator is pressed down while the clutch is disengaged in a fuel-supply stop state, the clutch is engaged in a slipping manner so that internal combustion engine rpm becomes equal to or higher than target cranking rpm to restart the internal combustion engine. | 06-09-2011 |
20110146609 | AUTOMATIC STARTING DEVICE FOR ENGINE - An automatic starting device for the engine, which quietly and quickly restarts the engine when a re-acceleration request is made by a driver, is provided. In a case where it is judged that a vehicle is decelerating and fuel injection is currently stopped, when it is then judged that a brake pedal is released and an engine rpm is smaller than an engine rpm which allows recovery from a fuel-supply stop state, the controller disengages a lock-up clutch. Upon detection of reverse rotation of the engine based on a detection signal of the crank-angle sensor, the controller controls a pinion gear to be pushed out by a lever of a starter to be meshed with a ring gear. After the ring gear is rotated by a predetermined angle, the controller rotary-drives a motor of the starter to restart the engine. | 06-23-2011 |
20120268058 | VEHICULAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A vehicular power supply system is provided, which is equipped with a two-battery power supply system including a lithium-ion battery and a lead battery, and can securely supply the lead battery with power without fail even when the lithium-ion battery is disconnected by a relay. The vehicular power supply system comprises: a lead battery; a lithium-ion battery that can be charged and discharges at a voltage higher than the lead battery's voltage; a step-down DC-DC converter that is connected between the lead battery and the lithium-ion battery and whose output voltage is controllable; a generator connected with the step-down DC-DC converter and the lithium-ion battery; a lithium-ion battery SOC detection means for detecting a state of charge of the lithium-ion battery; a relay for the lithium-ion battery by which the battery is connected to or disconnected from the generator and the step-down DC-DC converter; and a control means, based on the state of charge of the lithium-ion battery, for taking control of switching on and off the relay for the lithium-ion battery. | 10-25-2012 |
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20130278195 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - A phase difference between an inductive voltage of an armature winding of a rotating electrical machine and an output of a magnetic pole position sensor is detected by a phase difference detection unit. The output of the magnetic pole position sensor is corrected on the basis of the phase difference thus detected and a power conversion unit is controlled on the basis of the corrected output. | 10-24-2013 |
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20100106697 | SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING SHARED DATA USING MULTIPLE APPLICATION SERVERS - A system including multiple application servers for accessing shared data and a centralized control unit for centrally controlling a lock applied to the shared data by each of the application servers. Each application server includes a distributed control unit for controlling a lock applied to the shared data by the application server and a selection unit for selecting any one of distributed mode in which a lock is acquired from the distributed control unit or a centralized mode in which a lock is acquired from the centralized control unit. | 04-29-2010 |
20100217995 | DATA STRUCTURE, COMPUTER SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SEARCHING DATABASE - A database system that issues a reference transaction by designating a time stamp. Data structures are provided for making an inquiry about the latest value at a designated time using a database in which values and information on times associated with the individual values are contained in a table. One of the data structures includes, for each of IDs associated with the values in the database, at least one time stamp that is sorted in chronological order (hereinafter referred to as a first time stamp); values belonging to the individual first time stamps; and a pointer that designates one of the first time stamps, the first time stamps indicating the times when the values become valid. The other of the data structures includes, for each of the IDs, the designated first time stamp and a value belonging to the designated first time stamp. | 08-26-2010 |
20130238318 | Method for Detecting Negative Opinions in Social Media, Computer Program Product and Computer - A method, device, and computer program product for detecting negative opinions in social media, computer program product, and computer. Negative opinions in social media can be precisely detected at an early stage. A method for processing, with a computer, a plurality of messages sent by a plurality of users over time includes the following steps: obtaining a plurality of messages, each including a specific proper noun; determining a politeness level of each of the plurality of messages, each including the specific proper noun; and calculating a proportion of messages having a politeness level lower than a certain threshold with respect to the plurality of messages, each including the specific proper noun. | 09-12-2013 |
20140032469 | ESTIMATING POTENTIAL MESSAGE VIEWING RATES OF TWEETS - A method of estimating a viewing rate of a targeted message in a multicast messaging system is disclosed. A processor may be used to determine a first probability that at least one follower selects a received multicast message that accesses the targeted message using a processor. A second probability is calculated for the probability that the at least one follower accesses the targeted message from the selected multicast message. A third probability that the at least one follower views the targeted message is determined from the first probability and the second probability to determine the viewing rate of the targeted message. A message may be targeted for sending over the multicast messaging system at a time selected based on the determined third probability. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032473 | ESTIMATING POTENTIAL MESSAGE VIEWING RATES OF TWEETS - A method of estimating a viewing rate of a targeted message in a multicast messaging system is disclosed. A processor may be used to determine a first probability that at least one follower selects a received multicast message that accesses the targeted message using a processor. A second probability is calculated for the probability that the at least one follower accesses the targeted message from the selected multicast message. A third probability that the at least one follower views the targeted message is determined from the first probability and the second probability to determine the viewing rate of the targeted message. A message may be targeted for sending over the multicast messaging system at a time selected based on the determined third probability. | 01-30-2014 |
20140082127 | SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING SHARED DATA USING MULTIPLE APPLICATION SERVERS - A system including multiple application servers for accessing shared data and a centralized control unit for centrally controlling a lock applied to the shared data by each of the application servers. Each application server includes a distributed control unit for controlling a lock applied to the shared data by the application server and a selection unit for selecting any one of distributed mode in which a lock is acquired from the distributed control unit or a centralized mode in which a lock is acquired from the centralized control unit. | 03-20-2014 |
20140195207 | ESTIMATING PROBABILITY OF SPREADING INFORMATION BY USERS ON MICRO-WEBLOGS - Methods and systems for estimating a probability of re-sharing information include extracting keywords from a set of documents addressed to a user; weighting the keywords from the set of documents according a metric for the user's interest in the keywords' respective source documents to create an interest model; receiving a new document having one or more keywords; and determining a likelihood that the user will re-share the new document, where the likelihood is based on the interest model and the one or more keywords present in the new document. | 07-10-2014 |
20140337343 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER FOR DETECTING COMMUNITIES IN SOCIAL MEDIA - The present invention provides at least a method includes: extracting a plurality of partial communities from a plurality of users, based on the relationships of companion messages; computing a first degree of similarity for showing the similarity of the companion partial communities, based on the relationship of a user belonging to one partial community with a user belonging to the other partial community, from among the plurality of communities; computing a second degree of similarity for showing the similarity of companion partial communities, based on words within the messages sent by users belonging to both partial communities and under the condition that the first similarity be higher than a predetermined first threshold value; and creating an integrated community by integrating the companion partial communities under the condition that the second similarity be higher than a predetermined second threshold value. | 11-13-2014 |
20140365478 | METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SPACE-TIME DATABASE - A method, system, and a computer program product for querying a database. The system includes: a storage means; a processor communicatively coupled to the storage means; and a feature selection module communicatively coupled to the storage means and the processor, wherein the feature selection module is configured to perform the steps of a method including: storing a database in the storage means, the database including a time field; extracting data in a predetermined period from a current time from the database; sorting the data by the time field; buffering the sorted data in a main memory; receiving a query including time; and outputting the data buffered on the basis of the time field as a stream. | 12-11-2014 |
20150067078 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER FOR DETECTING TRENDS IN SOCIAL MEDIA - The present invention provides a method for selecting an identified message group from among the plurality of messages sent by a plurality of users of social media. For the messages sent by users other than the original user that quote the message sent by the original message user, the method provides: performing a primary evaluation of the potential for being further resent; identifying a single user who has sent a message for which the primary evaluation result was higher than a predetermined first threshold; identifying a message group similar to a resent messages group, based on a resent messages group that quotes the message send by the single user; performing a secondary evaluation for the potential that the similar message group will be further resent; and selecting a message group for which the secondary evaluation result was higher than a predetermined second threshold. | 03-05-2015 |
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20110277832 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE COMPOSITE AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE INCORPORATED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method for production of a titanium dioxide composite, the method including a step of preparing titanium dioxide nanowires, a step of dipping the titanium dioxide nanowires in a solution containing titanium oxysulfate and urea, thereby forming titanium dioxide fine particles on the surface of the titanium dioxide nanowires, and a step of recovering the titanium dioxide nanowires having the titanium dioxide fine particles formed on the surface thereof. | 11-17-2011 |
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20130027593 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND SOLAR CELL - A photoelectric conversion device includes: a photoelectric conversion layer which includes a thioindigo derivative. | 01-31-2013 |
20140160327 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Image sensors, electronic apparatuses, and methods of manufacturing an image sensor are provided. More particularly, an image sensor having a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements included in a laminated body is provided. At least one of the photoelectric conversion elements includes organic photoelectric conversion elements. In addition, at least a first surface of the laminated body includes a curved light incident surface, which further includes a concave surface. The plurality of photoelectric conversion elements receive light through the concave light incident surface. The laminated body can be connected to a support structure. | 06-12-2014 |
20150207087 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL SENSOR - An organic photoelectric conversion element, an imaging device, and an optical sensor, which can detect a plurality of wavelength regions by a single element structure, are provided. | 07-23-2015 |
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