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20090015673 | MONITORING CAMERA DEVICE, DEHUMIDIFYING DEVICE, DEHUMIDIFYING METHOD, AND DEHUMIDIFYING PROGRAM - A surveillance camera ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090290860 | MONITORING CAMERA DEVICE - There is provided a monitoring camera apparatus which, while ensuring waterproofness, can perform focus adjustment when a dome cover is mounted. A lens ( | 11-26-2009 |
20100007736 | MONITORING CAMERA AND MONITORING CAMERA CONTROL METHOD - An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens; and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tacked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second. | 01-14-2010 |
20100277596 | AUTOMATIC TRACKING APPARATUS AND AUTOMATIC TRACKING METHOD - An automatic tracking apparatus controls a direction of an imager and adjusts an imaging region so as to include a tracked object in imaged video by a pan/tilt/zoom controller and a pan/tilt driver. Here, a tracking speed is acquired from control information for controlling the imager by a tracking speed decision portion. Then, when a tracking speed is a predetermined value or less, a zoom scaling factor is calculated according to the tracking speed by a zoom scaling factor calculator and a zoom scaling factor of the imager is changed by the pan/tilt/zoom controller and a zoom lens driver. | 11-04-2010 |
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20090035493 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE, SURFACE-PROPERTY-MODIFYING SHEET, AND THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET - In an image-forming method, a ribbon-shaped thermal transfer sheet with a dye layer and a protective material layer arranged side-by-side in the longitudinal direction is moved, and thermal energy is applied from a thermal head while arranging a recording medium to face the dye layer to thermally transfer the dye layer onto the recording medium to form an image. Thermal energy is applied while arranging the image to face the protective material layer to thereby form a protective layer on the image by thermal transfer. A ribbon-shaped surface-property-modifying sheet including a surface-property-modifying region for modifying the surface of the protective layer is moved, and the protective layer is aligned with the surface-property-modifying region of the surface-property-modifying sheet. Heat and pressure are applied from the thermal head and the surface-property-modifying sheet is detached after cooling to modify the surface condition of the protective layer. | 02-05-2009 |
20090185023 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND MODIFICATION SHEET CARTRIDGE USING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium in a predetermined direction, a thermal transfer sheet traveling unit that causes a thermal transfer sheet to travel in a predetermined direction, a modification sheet moving unit that moves a surface modification sheet, a thermal head that applies thermal energy and thermally transfers sequentially a dye layer and a protective layer of the thermal transfer sheet onto the recording medium while the dye layer or the protective layer opposes the surface of the recording medium, and a modification sheet protecting unit disposed in a movement path of the surface modification sheet, and configured to prevent adhesion of dust to the surface modification sheet or to eliminate the adhesion. After forming the image onto the recording medium using the thermal transfer sheet and forming the protective layer that protects the image, the surface modification portion of the surface modification sheet is aligned with a plane in which the protective layer is formed, so that heat and pressure are applied by the thermal head to modify the surface state of the protective layer formed at the recording medium. | 07-23-2009 |
20090196672 | PRINTER - A printer includes a fragment receiving section provided below a cutter and receiving a non-printing area cut off as a fragment falling thereinto, and a printed matter receiving section provided below the cutter and receiving a printing area cut off as a piece of printed matter and falling thereinto. The fragment receiving section includes a rocking plate rocked by a rocking mechanism between a first rocking position, where an upper end of the rocking plate resides on the downstream side in a paper conveying direction with respect to a cutting position so as to allow the fragment to fall into the fragment receiving section, and a second rocking position, where the upper end of the rocking plate resides on the upstream side in the paper conveying direction with respect to the cutting position so as to guide the piece of printed matter into the printed matter receiving section. | 08-06-2009 |
20120044314 | SURFACE PROPERTY MODIFYING SHEET CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING CARTRIDGE - A surface property modifying sheet cartridge includes two reels that are disposed in parallel with a predetermined interval, a surface property modifying sheet that is provided in a tensioned state between the two reels in a manner such that end parts thereof are respectively fixed to the two reels and are wound respectively around the two reels, and a case part configured to store the two reels and the surface property modifying sheet. In the surface property modifying sheet cartridge, the case part includes a penetrating part that exposes a part of the surface property modifying sheet positioned between the two reels. | 02-23-2012 |
20120056964 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes: a transport unit that transports a recording medium; a thermal transfer sheet that has an ink layer, and a protective material layer thermally transferred onto the recording medium to form a protective layer; a reforming sheet that has a printing opening portion for causing the ink layer and the protective material layer to come into contact with a surface of the recording medium, and a surface property reforming portion for reforming surface properties of the protective layer; and a thermal head that heats and causes the surface property reforming portion to come into pressing contact with the recording medium through the thermally transferred protective material layer, wherein a temperature limitation area is set in an outer peripheral portion of an area where the surface properties are reformed, and heating of the surface property reforming portion in the temperature limitation area is restricted. | 03-08-2012 |
20120056965 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance unit conveying a medium to be recorded in a predetermined direction, a thermal transfer sheet including an ink layer thermally transferred onto the medium to form a printing layer, and a protective material layer thermally transferred onto the medium to form a protection layer, a transfer sheet traveling unit causing the thermal transfer sheet to travel, a reforming sheet including a printing opening for bringing the ink layer and the protective material layer into contact with a surface of the medium, and a surface property reforming unit reforming the surface property of the protection layer, a reforming sheet traveling unit causing the reforming sheet to travel, and a thermal head pressing the surface property reforming unit on the medium through the protective material layer having been thermally transferred to thereby heat the pressed surface property reforming unit. | 03-08-2012 |
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20090233008 | CELLULOSE ACYLATE GRAINS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEM, CELLULOSE ACYLATE FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT, POLARIZER, OPTICAL COMPENSATORY FILM, ANTIREFLECTION FILM AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Cellulose acylate grains having a heat quantity of crystalline fusion of at most 10 J/g. A film prepared by melt-casting the grains is free from the problem of yellowing when built in liquid-crystal display devices. | 09-17-2009 |
20090281643 | Audio processing device, audio processing method, and program - An audio processing device includes an audio input selecting unit configured to select a predetermined audio input from among a plurality of audio inputs; a signal processing unit configured to give a predetermined sound field characteristic to audio signals of the audio input selected by the audio input selecting unit; a signal output unit configured to output the audio signals obtained in the signal processing unit; a genre information receiving unit configured to receive genre information transmitted from any of audio signal output devices; and a sound field control unit configured to control the signal processing unit to give a sound field characteristic corresponding to the genre information if the genre information received by the genre information receiving unit is determined to be the genre information corresponding to the audio input selected by the audio input selecting unit. | 11-12-2009 |
20100131782 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus including a baseband signal manager, a determining unit, and a power supply controller is connected to one or more apparatus via an interface. The interface includes a signal channel for transmitting baseband signals and a control channel for bidirectionally transmitting control signals. The baseband signal manager transmits a baseband signal sent from a first apparatus to a second apparatus as-is when the information processing apparatus is in a standby power state. The determining unit determines the power state of the second apparatus on the basis of a control signal sent from the second apparatus. When it is determined by the determining unit that the second apparatus is not powered on, the power supply controller suspends power supply to the baseband signal manager. | 05-27-2010 |
20100271560 | Audio processing apparatus and audio processing method - An audio processing apparatus includes: a transmission signal input/output unit that inputs or outputs a video signal, an audio signal, and a control signal; a reproduction processing unit that reproduces the audio signal inputted to the transmission signal input/output unit or an audio signal inputted to any other audio signal input unit; an output unit that outputs the audio signal, which is processed by the reproduction processing unit, through a loudspeaker; and a control unit that when detecting that a control signal signifying that a predetermined mode concerning the display image quality represented by the video signal should be designated is inputted to the transmission signal input/output unit, instructs the reproduction processing unit to perform predetermined sound-field processing or sound-quality processing during the reproduction. | 10-28-2010 |
20110157479 | Device control device, device control method, and computer program - A device control device includes a transmission signal receiving/outputting unit configured to receive/output a signal containing a control signal for controlling an internal status from/to another device, the other device being connected to the transmission signal receiving/outputting unit, an application obtaining unit configured to obtain an application as necessary by accessing an application server via a network, a display control unit configured to control display based on the application obtained by the application obtaining unit, and an operation control unit configured to control an operation of the other device by performing the application obtained by the application obtaining unit. The display control unit changes content to be displayed in accordance with a type of the other device. | 06-30-2011 |
20110164181 | DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided a device control apparatus, a device control method and a program capable of easily initiating control of an operation of an external device through an application according to a status of the external device and a usage status of the application. An application for controlling an operation of an AV amplifier is acquired from an application server, a status of the AV amplifier and a usage status of the application are determined upon startup of the application, a screen according to the result of the determination is displayed in order to arrange an operation environment of the application and then a manipulation screen for controlling the operation of the AV amplifier through the application is displayed, and the operation of the AV amplifier is controlled according to a user manipulation performed through the manipulation screen. | 07-07-2011 |
20110167465 | Device control apparatus, device control method and computer program - There is provided a device control apparatus including a transmission signal input/output unit for receiving a signal including a control signal for controlling an internal state from another device or outputting the signal to the other device, an application acquisition unit for properly accessing an application server over a network and properly acquiring the application, a display control unit for controlling a display based on the application acquired by the application acquisition unit, and an operation control unit for executing the application acquired by the application acquisition unit and controlling an operation of the other device connected to the transmission signal input/output unit. The operation control unit permits the other device to transmit its status upon initiation of the execution of the application acquired by the application acquisition unit, and prohibits the other device from transmitting the status upon termination of the application execution. | 07-07-2011 |
20120023267 | REPEATER DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A repeater device connected to source and sink devices includes: an input terminal receiving transmission data supplied from the source device; relay means for relaying the transmission data; an output terminal outputting the transmission data relayed by the relay means to the sink device; control means for setting an operating mode of a limited state where a dynamic function of causing a superficial dynamic change and allowing a user to visually confirm the superficial dynamic change is deactivated and only a static function of not causing the superficial dynamic change is activated in response to a user's predetermined operation even when the source and sink device are connected to each other in a controllable state; and switch means for switching activated and deactivated states of a connecting line to the sink device by controlling the ON and OFF states. | 01-26-2012 |
20120230525 | AUDIO DEVICE AND AUDIO SYSTEM - An audio device includes: a reproduction unit that reproduces an audio signal of a plurality of channels; an input unit that receives a detection signal indicating the positions of the reproduction unit and a listener; and a control unit that changes the audio signal to be reproduced by the reproduction unit depending on the position based on the detection signal. | 09-13-2012 |
20130051584 | DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a device control apparatus including a wearing information detection section which detects wearing information of a sound output apparatus, and an output control section which switches an output destination of an input sound between the sound output apparatus and another sound output apparatus in accordance with a detection result obtained by the wearing information detection section. | 02-28-2013 |
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20130117478 | DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR INITIATING CONTROL OF AN OPERATION OF AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - There is provided a device control apparatus, a device control method and a program capable of easily initiating control of an operation of an external device through an application according to a status of the external device and a usage status of the application. An application for controlling an operation of an AV amplifier is acquired from an application server, a status of the AV amplifier and a usage status of the application are determined upon startup of the application, a screen according to the result of the determination is displayed in order to arrange an operation environment of the application and then a manipulation screen for controlling the operation of the AV amplifier through the application is displayed, and the operation of the AV amplifier is controlled according to a user manipulation performed through the manipulation screen. | 05-09-2013 |
20140078572 | COLORED COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY, IMAGE DISPLAY STRUCTURE, AND ELECTROWETTING DISPLAY DEVICE - A colored composition for use in electrowetting displays, the colored composition includes a non-polar solvent and a dipyrromethene dye having a solubility in n-hexane of 1% by mass or higher at 25° C. and 0.1 MPa. | 03-20-2014 |
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20090200875 | Apparatus for supporting design of semiconductor integrated circuit device and method for designing semiconductor integrated circuit device - A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes: a first power supply region, power supply to which is controlled; and a second power supply region connected with a first power supply region. The first power supply region includes: a floating preventing circuit configured to fix an output voltage from the first power supply region to the second power supply region to a ground voltage in synchronization with stop of power supply. | 08-13-2009 |
20110095815 | NOISE REDUCTION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PROVIDED WITH NOISE REDUCTION CIRCUIT - A noise reduction circuit includes first and second reset signal generation circuits that generate first and second reset signals that are activated when a data input signal goes to a low level or a high level and are deactivated in synchronization with a clock signal when a high level or a low level is maintained, and first and second counter circuits that count an inverted signal of the clock signal, and are reset by the first or second reset signal. The noise reduction circuit further includes a data output circuit that includes a selector circuit and an output flip-flop circuit that outputs a signal selected by the selector circuit in synchronization with the clock, wherein the selector circuit selects and outputs any of: a signal fixed at a high level or a low level, and an output signal of the output flip-flop circuit, according to logic levels of output signals of the first and second counter circuit. | 04-28-2011 |
20120223768 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FETCHING DATA - In order to reduce occurrence of a fetching error of a digital signal, caused by a power-source noise, there is provided a semiconductor device provided with a switching circuit for executing a switching operation according to a pulse control signal and a digital signal hold circuit for fetching a digital signal. The digital signal hold circuit includes a mask signal generation circuit for generating a mask signal from the pulse control signal, the mask signal being for use in keeping the digital signal from being fetched during a time period of power-source noise occurrence caused by the switching operation, and the digital signal is not fetched during the time period of power-source noise occurrence while the digital signal is fetched during a time period of power-source noise nonoccurrence. | 09-06-2012 |
20120229168 | NOISE REDUCTION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PROVIDED WITH NOISE REDUCTION CIRCUIT - Noise reduction circuit includes first and second reset signal generation circuits generating first and second reset signals activated when a data input signal goes to a low level or a high level and are deactivated in synchronization with a clock signal when a high or low level is maintained, and first and second counter circuits that count an inverted signal of clock signal and are reset by the first or second reset signal. The noise reduction circuit further includes a data output circuit including a selector circuit and an output flip-flop circuit that outputs a signal selected by the selector circuit in synchronization with the clock. The selector circuit selects and outputs any of: signal fixed at a high level or low level, and output signal of the output flip-flop circuit, according to logic levels of output signals of the first and second counter circuit. | 09-13-2012 |