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| 20090213958 | Transmitting apparatus and transmitting method, receiving apparatus and receiving method, transceiver apparatus, communication apparatus and method, recording medium, and program - The present invention relates to a transmitting apparatus, a transmitting method, a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, a transceiver, a communication apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program in which high quality voice can be decoded. A cellular telephone | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090213959 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING APPARATUS AND RECIVING METHOD, TRANSCEIVER APPARATUS,COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a transmitting apparatus, a transmitting method, a receiving apparatus, a receiving method, a transceiver, a communication apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program in which high quality voice can be decoded. A cellular telephone | 08-27-2009 |
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| 20100253774 | BIOLOGICAL IMAGE PRESENTATION DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL IMAGE PRESENTATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND BIOLOGICAL IMAGE PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A biological image presentation device includes: an acquisition unit acquiring, at multiple positions on an axis as a standard of a biological region, images of sections orthogonal to the axis; a determination unit determining an image as a standard and an image for comparison with the image as a standard from among a plurality of images acquired by the acquisition unit; an extraction unit extracting, from the image as a standard, a position where a change of luminance value equal to or larger than a defined value is present; a detection unit detecting a position corresponding to the position extracted by the extraction unit from the image for comparison; a division unit dividing the image as a standard on the basis of the position extracted by the extraction unit; a mapping unit mapping the image for comparison to an area corresponding to each divided area of the image as a standard while modifying so as to conform to the shape of the divided area; and a display control unit switching and displaying an image for display in a display area by using the image as a standard and an image mapped by the mapping unit. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100280840 | DRUG INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND DRUG INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A drug information processing device includes: a connection unit connecting via a global network to a data center, in which prescription on prescriptions in hospitals and dispensing information on dispensing in pharmacies are stored as a database in a correlated manner; an acquisition unit acquiring a unique identification information; a sending unit sending prescription information or dispensing information to be correlated to the database in response to acquisition of the identification information with the identification information used as a requirement for accessing and registration in the global network; a receiving unit receiving the prescription and dispensing information with the identification information used as a requirement for accessing and retrieving from the global network; and a providing unit providing information based on the prescription information and the dispensing information received by the receiving unit. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110176731 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus includes a generation section, a selection section, a matching processing section, and a calculation section. The generation section generates source image blocks obtained by dividing a connection area of a source image into areas, and template image blocks obtained by dividing a connection area of a template image into areas, the connection area of the template image being superimposed on the connection area of the source image. The selection section selects target image blocks as targets individually subjected to matching processing, based on luminance information of each template image block. The matching processing section calculates relative position information of corresponding image blocks as images corresponding to the target image blocks and the target image blocks. The calculation section calculates relative position shift information of the connection area of the source image and that of the template image based on the relative position information. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110285838 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH OPTICAL MICROSCOPE - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a first setting unit and a second setting unit. The first setting unit sets position coordinates of first photography regions arranged along a first direction of two orthogonal axial directions so that the first photography regions adjacent to each other have first overlapping regions where the first photography regions overlap with each other in the first direction. The second setting unit sets position coordinates of second photography regions arranged along the first direction based on the position coordinates of the first photography regions so that the second photography regions adjacent to each other have second overlapping regions where the second photography regions overlap with each other in the first direction, the second photography regions overlap with the first photography regions in a second direction of the two axial directions, and the second overlapping regions are prevented from overlapping with the first overlapping regions. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110317924 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus including: an edge detection processing section configured to generate an edge image by performing edge detection processing on a detection target image from which a target object is to be detected; a segment area setting section configured to segmentalize the edge image into a plurality of segment areas; an index value calculation section configured to calculate, for each of the plurality of segment areas, an edge component index value that indicates an amount of edge components included in each segment area; and a target object determining section configured to determine whether there is an image of the target object in each segment area based on the edge component index value. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120007977 | MICROSCOPE CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE MANAGEMENT SERVER, IN-FOCUS POSITION INFORMATION GENERATING METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, IMAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND MICROSCOPE IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - In one example embodiment, a microscope control device a controller configured to store a plurality of images having different depth positions. In one example embodiment, the microscope control device divides the plurality of images into a plurality of sub-regions. In one example embodiment, the microscope control device, for each sub-region, generates in-focus position information which corresponds to a depth position. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120016230 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM, AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes: a first illumination unit to apply visible light to a subject having a fluorescent substance; a second illumination unit to apply excitation light to the subject so that fluorescence is generated from the fluorescent substance; an optical filter unit to cause the visible light and the fluorescence to pass therethrough, and shield the excitation light; an imaging unit including imaging elements to generate image signals, and an output unit to read the image signals from the imaging elements and output image information; an optical element to divide the visible light into component light beams, cause the divided light beams to be incident on the imaging elements, and cause the fluorescence to be incident on at least one imaging element; and a control means for alternately applying the visible light and the excitation light and alternately outputting image information of the visible light and the fluorescence. | 01-19-2012 |
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| 20100156372 | SWITCHING CONTROL CIRCUIT - A switching control circuit includes an N-channel MOSFET having an input electrode applied with an input voltage and an output electrode connected to one end of an inductor and one end of a rectifying element. The other end of the inductor is connected to a first capacitor. A bootstrap circuit is configured to generate a bootstrap voltage on a second capacitor having one end connected to the output electrode of the N-channel MOSFET. The bootstrap voltage is required when the N-channel MOSFET is turned on. A driving circuit is configured to be applied with a driving voltage corresponding to the bootstrap voltage and turn on/off the N-channel MOSFET to generate an output voltage of a target level on the first capacitor. A clamping circuit is configured to clamp the driving voltage to be at a predetermined level or lower. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100181984 | Switching Control Circuit and Self-Excited DC-DC Converter - The switching control circuit comprises a switching control signal generation circuit that detects a change in ripples of the output voltage and-generates a switching control signal for the on/off control of the switching element to make the output voltage follow the target level; an overcurrent state detection circuit that generates a state signal indicating whether the output current is in an overcurrent state where the output current is equal to or greater than a predetermined current; and a delay circuit that delays the state signal for a same predetermined delay time at both of the times when the output current exceeds the predetermined current and when the output current falls below the predetermined current. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100194364 | Switching Power-Supply Control Circuit - A switching-power-supply control circuit comprising: a first control circuit to operate a first transistor applied with an input voltage at an input electrode thereof and a second transistor connected in series to the first transistor, based on a first feedback voltage and first reference voltage, the first feedback voltage corresponding to an output voltage obtained through a connection point between the first and second transistors; and a second control circuit to allow the first control circuit to turn on/off the first and second transistors in a complementary manner so that the first feedback voltage becomes equal to the first reference voltage, when a second feedback voltage rising with rise of the output voltage is lower than a second reference voltage, and allow the first control circuit to turn off the second transistor, when the second feedback voltage is higher than the second reference voltage, according to the output voltage. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110127974 | SWITCHING CONTROL CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A switching control circuit includes: a drive circuit configured to turn on/off a transistor according to a duty ratio of a drive signal so as to generate an output voltage of a target level from an input voltage, the transistor configured to be applied with the input voltage at an input electrode thereof; and a drive signal generation circuit configured to change the duty ratio of the drive signal based on a reference voltage and a feedback voltage corresponding to the output voltage, to generate the drive signal having the duty ratio which is changed so that the feedback voltage becomes equal in level to the reference voltage, and which is changed so that the output voltage is reduced with a rise in temperature. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110199145 | SWITCHING CONTROL CIRCUIT - A switching-control circuit to control switching of a transistor whose input electrode is applied with an input voltage, and turn off the transistor, when an output current from the transistor is greater than a reference current, includes: a reference-voltage-generating circuit to generate such a first-reference voltage that the reference current is reduced with reduction in an output voltage; a comparing circuit to compare a voltage corresponding to the output current with the first-reference voltage; and a driving circuit to turn on/off the transistor based on a feedback voltage corresponding to the output voltage and a second reference voltage corresponding to a target level so that the output voltage reaches the target level, when the comparing circuit determines that the output current is smaller than the reference current, and turn off the transistor when the comparing circuit determines that the output current is greater than the reference current. | 08-18-2011 |
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| 20090034992 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an endless belt type transfer member configured to carry an image formed with developer of a plurality of colors, a drive roller configured to drive the transfer member by rotating while contacting the transfer member, a first detection unit configured to detect a mark provided on the transfer member, a second detection unit configured to detect the mark at a position different from the position of the first detection unit in a conveyance direction of the transfer member, and a correction unit configured to correct a conveyance speed of the transfer member using a difference between respective times at which the first and second detection units detect the mark. The first and second detection units are located such that an interval between respective positions at which the first and second detection units detect the mark is an integral multiple of a perimeter of the drive roller. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090136251 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus capable of setting a criterion individually for respective image forming apparatuses, which is used in determining whether or not a developer is properly supplied to a developing unit, thereby stabilizing a developer toner density. With a shutter member closed, reflection light from a reflection sheet is received by a toner density detection sensor, and an output voltage is stored in a memory. After the shutter member is opened, reflection light from a developing sleeve is received by the sensor, and an output voltage is stored in the memory. If an amount of change in voltage per unit toner density calculated based on the output voltages does not fall within a predetermined range, an operation of a main unit of the image forming apparatus is stopped. If the amount of voltage change falls within the predetermined range, the amount of voltage change is stored in the memory. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100046978 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image forming capable of operating with reliability and shortening the down time. An operation unit forms an image. A power source unit supplies electric power supplied from an external power source to the operation unit. A storing unit stores successful data which shows that the image forming apparatus has started successfully. A mode selection unit selects a first mode in which regular electric power is supplied to the operation unit at a start-up when the storing unit stores the successful data, and a second mode in which electric power smaller than the regular electric power is supplied to the operation unit at the start-up when the storing unit does not store the successful data. A power control unit controls the electric power supplied from the power source unit to the operation unit according to the mode selected by the mode selection unit. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110076037 | FIXING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing apparatus which heat-fixes a toner image transferred onto a sheet, including: a heating device configured to generate eddy currents in a conductive heating element using a magnetic core and an exciting coil to produce heat; a core moving unit configured to move the core; a current detecting unit configured to detect a current flowing through the exciting coil; and an abnormal signal output unit configured to output a signal indicating an abnormality when a difference between a first current value and a second current value is smaller than a predetermined threshold value, the first current value being detected by the current detecting unit before the core is moved by the core moving unit, the second current value being detected by the current detecting unit after the core is moved by the core moving unit. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110243586 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including: a photosensitive member driving unit configured to rotate the photosensitive member; a charge unit having an opening portion and configured to charge the surface of the photosensitive member; a shield member movable between a closed position for closing the opening portion and an open position for opening the opening portion; a shield member driving unit configured to move the shield member between the closed position and the open position; and a control unit configured to control the photosensitive member driving unit to rotate the photosensitive member in a state in which the shield member is situated at the open position, and to prevent the photosensitive member from rotating in a state in which the shield member is situated at the closed position. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110274446 | FIXING DEVICE CAPABLE OF DETECTING WRAP JAM OF RECORDING SHEET AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device capable of easily detecting a wrap jam of a recording sheet without increasing costs. A fixing roller fixes a toner image on a recording medium under heating control. A central thermistor and an end thermistor detect first and detected temperatures of the fixing roller in respective sheet-passing and non-sheet-passing areas. A first temperature difference-detecting circuit compares a temperature difference between the first and second detected temperatures and a first threshold and outputs a first comparison result. A second temperature difference-detecting circuit compares the temperature difference and a second threshold larger than the first threshold and outputs a second comparison result. A switching circuit selects one of the first and second comparison results according to a switching signal from a CPU, and the CPU controls heating of the fixing roller based on the selected comparison result. | 11-10-2011 |
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| 20090277542 | STEEL MATERIAL FOR AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS PARTS SUPERIOR IN FATIGUE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS PARTS USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a steel material for automobile chassis parts which has high fatigue characteristics, does not require much cost for heat treatment, and further is superior in shapeability and a method of production of automobile chassis parts using this steel material, that is, one being a steel material to which Nb and Mo have been compositely added and having a difference 50 to 150 points between a Vicker's hardness of the center of plate thickness and a maximum value of Vicker's hardness within 0.5 mm from the surface after bending by a bending R of the plate outer surface of 2 to 5 times the plate thickness. The surface is high in hardness and the center part is low in hardness, so the fatigue characteristics and shapeability are superior. Note that if annealing under conditions giving a tempering parameter λ defined by λ=T(20+log(t)) of 14000 to 19000 (where T is the absolute temperature, t is the time (h), and the temperature rise is 660° C.), it is possible to relieve the internal stress and further improve the fatigue characteristics. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20110121639 | PRESS-FORMING METHOD OF TUBULAR PART HAVING CROSS SECTION OF IRREGULAR SHAPE, AND TUBULAR PART HAVING CROSS SECTION OF IRREGULAR SHAPE FORMED BY THE PRESS-FORMING METHOD - A method of press-forming a tubular part having a cross section of an irregular shape crushes a steel tube between an upper die and a lower die in order to form a V-shaped cross section. When the curvature radius of a tip of the upper die is defined as R | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120093678 | STEEL MATERIAL FOR AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS PARTS SUPERIOR IN FATIGUE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS PARTS USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a steel material for automobile chassis parts, having high fatigue characteristics, without a heat treatment, and superior shapeability, and a method of production of such automobile chassis parts. The surface of the steel has a high hardness and the center has a low hardness, providing the superior characteristics. With an annealing step of the invention, it is possible to relieve internal stress and further improve fatigue characteristics. | 04-19-2012 |
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| 20100290300 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor integrated device including a semiconductor memory circuit and a peripheral circuit of the semiconductor memory circuit. The peripheral circuit includes a first transistor having a first voltage as a breakdown voltage of a gate oxide film. The semiconductor memory circuit includes a pair of bit lines, one of the pair of bit lines being connected to a gate transistor of a memory cell, and a precharge circuit that includes a transistor having a breakdown voltage substantially equal to that of the first transistor, and precharges the pair of bit lines to a predetermined voltage in response to an activation signal. The activation signal of the precharge circuit is a second voltage higher than the first voltage. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110025279 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A power supply circuit comprises: a first voltage booster circuit that receives a first clock signal having a fixed frequency, and supplies a voltage to a prescribed circuit; and a second voltage booster circuit that receives a second clock signal having a frequency corresponding to an operating frequency of the prescribed circuit, and supplies a voltage to the prescribed circuit. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110188330 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE - A semiconductor storage device includes: a plurality of memory cell arrays; a plurality of bidirectional data buses provided in correspondence with respective ones of the plurality of memory cell arrays; a plurality of bidirectional buffer circuits, which are provided in correspondence with respective ones of the memory cell arrays, capable of connecting adjacent bidirectional data buses serially so as to relay data in the bidirectional data buses; and a control circuit for controlling activation of the bidirectional buffer circuits. The bidirectional buffer circuit is arranged so as to invert logic and the bidirectional buffer circuit is arranged so as not to invert logic. | 08-04-2011 |
