| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080226077 | Apparatus, Method, and Computer Program Product for Playing Back Content - A content playback apparatus includes an SKF selecting unit that selects one segment key file from plural segment key files recorded in a DVD media at a time of playback of a content of the sequence key section, a data selecting unit that selects each content corresponding to a segment number of each key entry registered in the selected segment key file, a moving picture data decrypting unit that decrypts the selected moving picture data by a segment key corresponding to the segment number, and a decoder that plays back the decrypted moving picture data. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080232785 | Apparatus, Method, and Program Product For Recording and Reproducing Contents - A contents recording and reproducing apparatus performs a record and a reproduce of a recording medium, in which the recording medium records a title key file registering therein at least one title key which encrypts each of plural title contents corresponding to a program video or sound, and title contents encrypted by the title key. The contents recording and reproducing apparatus includes an TKF initializing unit | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090210709 | CONTENT TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM - A transmitting apparatus transmits, to a receiving apparatus, a content that contains at least, in the stated order, a first portion that is encrypted with a shared key shared between the transmitting apparatus and the receiving apparatus, a second portion that is not encrypted, and a third portion that is encrypted with the shared key. In this situation, in the case where the encrypted third portion has become a transmission target after the second portion has been transmitted, and also, there is a possibility that the shared key stored in the receiving apparatus may be invalidated when the encrypted third portion is received, the transmitting apparatus sequentially transmits a fourth portion and the encrypted third portion to the receiving apparatus, the fourth portion containing at least element data that belongs to the last group in the second portion. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100054698 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR RECORDING CONTENT - An apparatus determines whether a combination of a certificate type of a content certificate recorded on a source recording medium and a medium type of the source recording medium is a proper combination. If the combination is a proper combination, the apparatus requests a license server, which is connected to the apparatus via a network, to give approval to record content on a target recording medium. If the apparatus is a legitimate DVD recorder, the license server sends to the content recording apparatus a content certificate including on the source recording medium as the certificate type. The apparatus records the content together with the received content certificate on the target recording medium. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100121966 | REPEATER AND REPEATING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a repeater receives content data from a sender device through a first content protection technology and transmits the content data to another device through a second content protection technology. The repeater includes a receiver, a preparation module, and a transmitter. The receiver receives identification information that identifies a device compliant with the second content protection technology through the second content protection technology. The preparation module prepares an identification information list based on the first content protection technology that contains the identification information based on the second content protection technology received by the receiver and identification information based on the first content protection technology that identifies the repeater. The transmitter transmits the identification information list to the sender device through the first content protection technology. | 05-13-2010 |
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| 20090207226 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING PATTERN - The invention presents a pattern forming apparatus including: an intermediate transfer body; a particle supply unit, for forming a liquid receptive particle layer of a specified layer thickness by supplying liquid receptive particles, capable of receiving a recording liquid containing recording material and also capable of trapping the recording material at the surface thereof, onto the intermediate transfer body; a liquid droplet ejection unit for ejecting liquid droplets of the recording liquid on the liquid receptive particle layer on the basis of specified data, and forming a pattern of the recording material near the surface of the liquid receptive particle layer; and a transferring unit, for transferring the liquid receptive particle layer containing the recording liquid onto a transfer object, so that the pattern is placed between the transfer object (recording medium) and the liquid receptive particle layer. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20110316904 | LIQUID DROPLET CIRCULATION CONTROL APPARATUS, LIQUID DROPLET EJECTION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided a liquid droplet circulation control apparatus including: a first circulation controller that sets a first circulation mode in which liquid is circulated with pressure control by driving a supply side pressure generator and a return side pressure generator, the supply side pressure generator supplying the liquid to the liquid droplet ejector and the return side pressure generator returning the liquid from the liquid droplet ejector; a second circulation controller that sets a second circulation mode in which the liquid is circulated by driving the supply side pressure generator and/or the return side pressure generator, such that the liquid is made to bypass at least the liquid droplet ejector; a selector that selects one or other circulation modes; and a setting unit that sets a circulation path of the liquid based on the selected circulation mode. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120007902 | LIQUID SUPPLY CONTROLLER, LIQUID DROPLET DISCHARGE DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND LIQUID SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD - A liquid supply controller includes a liquid circulation controller that includes supply and recovery units of a liquid droplet discharge unit, and that circulates liquid according to a differential pressure between the supply unit and the recovery unit, a back pressure setting unit that sets a back pressure that is a discharge pressure based on supply and recovery pressures set by the liquid circulation controller, a circulation amount obtaining unit that obtains a flow rate of the liquid circulated; a judging unit that judges whether or not the obtained flow rate is a proper value, and a differential pressure adjusting unit that adjusts the differential pressure while maintaining the back pressure within an allowable range when it is judged that the flow rate is not the proper value. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120033003 | FLOW RATE CONTROL DEVICE, LIQUID-DROPLET EJECTING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A flow rate control device includes a pressure generating unit that delivers a liquid to a liquid reservoir unit including an ejecting port; a flow rate control unit that controls a flow rate of the pressure generating unit by performing a first flow rate control and a second flow rate control, the first flow rate control being to raise a pressure inside the liquid reservoir unit up to a target pressure at a first pressure change rate which is sufficiently high to float air bubbles adhering to a wall surface inside the liquid reservoir unit, the second flow rate control being to maintain the target pressure or to lower the pressure inside the liquid reservoir unit from the target pressure at a second pressure change rate lower than the first pressure change rate in order to eject air bubbles floating inside the liquid reservoir unit from the ejecting port | 02-09-2012 |
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| 20090259716 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided is an information processing system, in which: a server ( | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100030790 | Data Distribution System - There is provided a data distribution system having a distribution device for holding a data file which is a distribution object and a plurality of user terminals, wherein each of the user terminals obtains each of a plurality of file pieces from any of the other user terminals or the distribution device, the plurality of file pieces being obtained by dividing the data file, and the plurality of file pieces obtained are assembled to thereby obtain the data file, at least one predetermined file piece among the plurality of file pieces is a restricted piece for which obtaining from the other user terminals is restricted, and the distribution device restricts distribution of the restricted piece to each of the user terminals, based on a predetermined condition. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110302032 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION DEVICE AND CONTENT RECOMMENDATION METHOD - A content recommendation device includes: a use information storage section storing types of information related to use as information related to use of content by a user; a recommended content deciding section deciding content to be recommended to the user in accordance with each of the types of information related to use as a recommended content, and deciding types of recommended content items corresponding to the types of information related to use; a switching rule storage section storing a switching rule setting a period for switching the type of the recommended content as a rule set by a regional manager who is in charge of selling content in a specific region; a selection section selecting one type of the recommended content among the types of recommended content items when a recommended content suggestion request is generated from a terminal of the user residing in the specific region, and sequentially selecting different types of content after the period set by the switching rule; and a recommended information providing section providing information representing the recommended content selected by the selection section for the terminal of the user. | 12-08-2011 |
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| 20080259258 | Reflex Liquid Crystal Display Device, Display Apparatus, Projection Optical System, and Projection Display System - A superior reflex type vertically-aligned liquid crystal display device wherein the refractive index anisotropy Δn of its liquid crystal material is controlled to be more than 0.1, and the transmissivity of the liquid crystal is saturated with facility at a low voltage below 5 to 6V despite a reduction of the thickness of the vertically-aligned liquid crystal layer to less than 2 μm, hence achieving satisfactory driving at a practically low voltage while attaining another advantage of remarkable improvement in the transmissivity itself. Therefore, the display device indicates a sufficient transmissivity, an excellent low-voltage driving characteristic and a fast response. Further improvements are realizable in a display apparatus, a projection optical system and a projection display system by the use of such display device. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20110134382 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display element for performing a display by a VA mode includes a first substrate including a first electrode, a liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal molecule exhibiting a negative dielectric anisotropy, and a second substrate facing the first substrate with the liquid crystal layer in between, and including a second electrode facing the first electrode. Only the first electrode, or both of the first electrode and the second electrode are provided with a structure generating a distortion in an electric field, and the liquid crystal molecule located on the second substrate side has a pre-tilt angle larger than that of the liquid crystal molecule located on the first substrate side. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110157531 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY UNIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device with which response characteristics are able to be easily improved without using major equipment is provided. The method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device includes steps of forming a first alignment film | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110273652 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display element capable of easily improving response characteristics without using a large apparatus is provided. After alignment films | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110317104 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display capable of realizing a high transmittance while maintaining favorable voltage response characteristics, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The liquid crystal display includes: a liquid crystal layer; a first substrate and a second substrate arranged to face each other with the liquid crystal layer in between; a plurality of pixel electrodes provided on a liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate; and an opposite electrode provided on the second substrate to face the plurality of pixel electrodes. One or both of a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the pixel electrode, and a face on the liquid crystal layer side of the opposite electrode includes a concavo-convex structure. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120026440 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device including an array of pixels each including first and second substrates, first and second electrodes formed on opposing surfaces of the first and second substrates, which surfaces are positioned opposite to the second and first substrates, first and second alignment restricting portions provided in the first and second electrodes, first and second alignment films covering respectively the first and second electrodes, the first and second alignment restricting portions, and the opposing surfaces of the first and second substrates, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second alignment films and containing liquid crystal molecules, wherein, in each pixel, major axes of a group of liquid crystal molecules are positioned substantially in the same imaginary plane in a predetermined overlapped region between the first and second electrodes, and a pre-tilt is given to the liquid crystal molecules by at least the first alignment film. | 02-02-2012 |