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| 20090238265 | Decoding apparatus, decoding method, and program - Disclosed herein is a decoding apparatus including: a pixel group information storage section configured to include memory areas each of which stores, as pixel group information, information concerning a corresponding pixel group and is referred to with a horizontal address of the pixel group, and an additional memory area that is located at a left end and stores a value indicating invalid pixel group information; a decoding information generation section configured to acquire the pixel group information identified by an address of a pixel group to be decoded and an address to the left thereof, and generating decoding information; a decoding section configured to perform a decoding process based on the decoding information; and a pixel group information update section configured to generate pixel group information and allowing it to be stored in the memory area identified by the address of the pixel group. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090273491 | ARITHMETIC DECODING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an arithmetic decoding device including: an arithmetic decoding unit configured to decode coded data resulting from arithmetic coding on a basis of a context variable indicating a probability state and a most probable symbol; a plurality of arithmetic registers configured to supply the context variable to the arithmetic decoding unit and retain a result of operation by the arithmetic decoding unit; and a plurality of save registers configured to save contents retained in the arithmetic registers. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20110058612 | MOTION-VECTOR COMPUTATION APPARATUS, MOTION-VECTOR COMPUTATION METHOD AND MOTION-VECTOR COMPUTATION PROGRAM - A motion-vector computation apparatus includes: a motion-vector correction section configured to correct a referenced motion vector to be used in a process to compute a motion vector of a second macro block pair so as to make the referenced motion vector compatible with a specific structure; a motion-vector holding section configured to store the referenced motion vector corrected to a motion vector compatible with the specific structure at an address determined in accordance with the structure of a first macro block pair; and a motion-vector computation section configured to read out the referenced motion vector from the motion-vector holding section in accordance with the structure of the second macro block pair and compute a motion vector of the second macro block pair on the basis of the referenced motion vector read out from the motion-vector holding section. | 03-10-2011 |
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| 20100040494 | CEILING FAN - A ceiling fan includes a motor for rotating multiple blades. This motor includes a hollow shaft that is disposed upright on the center of a disc-like stator, and a rotor around an outer periphery of the stator. The rotor integrally rotates with the blades. This motor further includes a cylindrical bearing housing, and a pair of upper ball bearing and a lower ball bearing housed in this bearing housing. This bearing housing has a base in its center. The upper ball bearing is disposed over the base, and the lower ball bearing is disposed under the base in this bearing housing. Both bearings are fixed onto the hollow shaft. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20110002783 | CEILING FAN - A ceiling fan comprising a motor which rotates a plurality of blades provided in a horizontal direction, a shaft projecting from an upper portion of the motor, a pipe which is connected to an upper end of the shaft and which hangs from a ceiling surface, a connecting rod for connecting the pipe and the shaft with each other via through holes formed in the pipe and the shaft, respectively, a female screw which is threadedly engaged with the connecting rod, a displacement-correspondence tool which is displaced or which detects a displacement amount in correspondence with a relative positional displacement amount between the shaft and the pipe, and a power source control tool which controls energization to the motor in accordance with the displacement of the displacement-correspondence tool or the detected displacement amount. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110052411 | CEILING FAN - A ceiling fan including a connecting fitting fixed to a ceiling, and a ceiling fan main body suspended from the connecting fitting via a suspension device. The ceiling fan main body includes a motor for rotating a plurality of blades attached in a horizontal direction, a shaft protruding to an upper part of the motor, and a joint portion fixed on an upper part of the shaft. The suspension device includes a first connecting portion capable of being movably mounted on the connecting fitting, and a second connecting portion located in a lower part of the first connecting portion. The joint portion is movably mounted on the second connecting portion. | 03-03-2011 |
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| 20090015823 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An inspection apparatus includes a captured image acquiring unit configured to acquire a captured image that is acquired by shooting an inspection target, an acquiring unit configured to acquire from the captured image a first image region and a second image region whose intensity distributions of reflected light with respect to an incident angle of illumination light emitted to the inspection target are different, and an image processing unit configured to perform image processing for performing different surface inspections on the first image region and the second image region respectively. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100111515 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND APPEARANCE INSPECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An illumination apparatus which illuminates a surface of an object having a three-dimensional shape includes a light source, a guide configured to guide light from the light source to a surface of the object, and a diffuser which has a diffusion-reflection surface that faces a light exit surface of the guide via the object, wherein the diffuser is arranged at such a position that the light which is emitted from the guide and is not directly incident on the object is incident on the diffusion-reflection surface while a part of the light reflected and diffused by the diffusion-reflection surface is incident on a surface of the object. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100220338 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SURFACE SHAPE AND ROUGHNESS - A measurement apparatus includes an illumination light setting unit which sets illumination light having an optical characteristic corresponding to a microstructure which is formed on the surface of a measurement target and is to be measured, a measurement unit which measures reflected light when the measurement target is irradiated with the illumination light, and an extraction unit which extracts, from the measured reflected light, information about the surface shape of the measurement target and the microstructure formed on the surface. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100299103 | THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, THREE DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A 3D shape measurement apparatus for measuring a 3D shape of an object existing on a measurement area, comprising, a pattern projection unit for projecting a pattern having a periodicity onto the measurement area, and a capturing unit for capturing an image of the area where the pattern is projected, wherein the measurement area is specified by a reference plane, a projection area of the pattern projection unit, and a capturing area of the capturing unit, and the pattern projection unit projects the pattern to be focused on the reference plane. The apparatus further comprises a first calculation unit for calculating phase information of a pattern of the captured image, a second calculation unit for calculating defocus amounts of the pattern in the captured image, and a third calculation unit for calculating a 3D shape of the object based on the phase information and the defocus amounts. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110037984 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain first information regarding a distribution of reflected light from a target to be measured and second information regarding geometrical-optics components of the reflected light, a calculating unit configured to calculate third information on the basis of the first information and the second information, the third information indicating an approximation of the distribution of reflected light, and an output unit configured to output information regarding wave-optics components of the reflected light on the basis of the third information. | 02-17-2011 |
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| 20090209919 | Adhesive For Injection Needle, A Method For Bonding Injection Needle, A Syringe Front-Assembly And A Syringe - The present invention inhibits the occurrence of the foreign matters attributable to an adhesive for bonding an injection needle to a needle-base member so as to enhance the yield of a syringe when producing the same. A front-assembly ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100015533 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including: a positive electrode that contains a transition metal oxide capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions; a negative electrode that is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions; a porous film that is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein at least one selected from inorganic oxide and polyamide is contained in the porous film, and 5 to 15 vol % of ethylene carbonate is contained in a non-aqueous solvent that is contained in the non-aqueous electrolyte. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100220950 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HUB UNIT AND HUB UNIT - In a state in which a first ball | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110114560 | SPIRAL TYPE MEMBRANE ELEMENT AND SPIRAL TYPE MEMBRANE FILTERING DEVICE HAVING THE MEMBRANE ELEMENT, AND MEMBRANE FILTERING DEVICE MANAGING SYSTEM AND MEMBRANE FILTERING DEVICE MANAGING METHOD USING THE DEVICE - Provided are a spiral type membrane element that can ensure a larger amount of electric power without performing a cumbersome work and a spiral type membrane filtering device having the element, as well as a membrane filtering device managing system and a membrane filtering device managing method using the device. The spiral type membrane element comprises a sensor for detecting a property of liquid, a power generating section that generates electric power by using said liquid, and a wireless transmitting section that receives the electric power supplied from said power generating section and wirelessly transmits a detection signal from said sensor. By generating electric power in the power generating section with use of the liquid detected by the sensor, a larger amount of electric power can be ensured without performing a cumbersome work. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110114561 | SPIRAL TYPE MEMBRANE FILTERING DEVICE AND MOUNTING MEMBER, AND MEMBRANE FILTERING DEVICE MANAGING SYSTEM AND MEMBRANE FILTERING DEVICE MANAGING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are a spiral type membrane filtering device by which an electric component can be re-used and a mounting member, as well as a membrane filtering device managing system and a membrane filtering device managing method using the same. An interconnector ( | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110121574 | SPIRAL TYPE MEMBRANE ELEMENT, AND SPIRAL TYPE MEMBRANE FILTERING DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a spiral type membrane element that can re-collect the electric power that is used in a good manner, and a spiral type membrane filtering device having the same. The spiral type membrane element comprises a power generating section that generates electric power by using a liquid, and an electric power outputting section that outputs, either in a wired manner or in a wireless manner, the electric power supplied from said power generating section. The electric power that is generated in the power generating section using the liquid (raw water, permeated water, or concentrated water) can be output from the electric power outputting section in a wired manner or in a wireless manner. Therefore, the electric power that is output from the aforesaid electric power outputting section can be used in an electric component disposed outside or can be stored into a capacitor section disposed outside. | 05-26-2011 |
