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Ito, Kawasaki-Shi

Chie Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080250324REMOTE INSTRUCTION SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus connected to an information processing apparatus via a network acquires display data to be used when an operation screen for entering an instruction to be given to the information processing apparatus is displayed, analyzes the acquired display data, outputs a first instruction sheet to be filled in with an instruction to the information processing apparatus according to a result of the analysis, reads a second instruction sheet that is the first instruction sheet filled in with a user's instruction, and transmits, to the information processing apparatus, instruction information indicating content of the user's instruction recognized from the read second instruction sheet.10-09-2008
20090235261IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing system capable of enhancing the reliability of secret leakage prevention, which includes an image processing apparatus, an access control apparatus that issues authority information on each user, and a job history management apparatus that manages job histories. Authority information on a user logging in the image processing apparatus is acquired. With reference to the authority information, whether or not a job for which an execution instruction is given by the user is executable is determined. If executable, the job is executed. If the job is not executable, whether or not the job is executable on condition that a job history is transmitted to the job history management apparatus is further determined. If conditionally executable, the job is executed, and a history of the executed job is acquired and transmitted to the job history management apparatus.09-17-2009

Fuminori Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110198754Semiconductor device including porous layer covered by poreseal layer - A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a trench on a porous insulating film, placing a chemical material including a structure comprising —Si—O— including vinyl group on a surface of the porous insulating film or in the porous insulating film, and performing polymerization of the chemical material to provide a dielectric film having a density higher than that of porous insulating film on the surface of the trench. The structure may be a structure defined by a formula 1.08-18-2011

Hidenobu Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

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20110307505Method and System for Handwriting-Based Launch of an Application - Methods and systems for providing navigation assistance on a mobile device are provided. A method may include analyzing handwriting data to recognize one or more objects depicted in the handwriting data. The method may further include determining if one or more applications are associated with the handwriting data based on the one or more objects recognized in the handwriting data. If one application is determined to be associated with the handwriting data, the one application may be launched. If two or more applications are determined to be associated with the handwriting data, information allowing a user to select an application to launch from the two or more applications may be displayed.12-15-2011

Hidenori Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100129053IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a display control unit configured to scroll a plurality of pieces of content data, a prediction unit configured to predict which content data among the plurality of pieces of content data moves from a hidden area to a display area according to a scroll display control condition controlled by the display control unit, and a decoding unit configured to decode the content data predicted by the prediction unit before the predicted content data moves to the display area.05-27-2010

Hideto Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110105199COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL PROGRAM - A communication terminal apparatus (separate type portable telephone) separated into a first communication apparatus (parent device) and a second communication apparatus (child device), the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus in a separated state being wirelessly connected through direct communication. The communication terminal apparatus includes a joining detecting unit and a power supply control unit. The joining detecting unit detects joining between the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus. The power supply control unit performs control for conforming a power control state of the second communication apparatus to a power control state of the first communication apparatus if the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus are joined while the power control states are different between the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus.05-05-2011

Hiroki Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090285221COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A CPU of an image forming apparatus controls, according to establishment of a sleep change condition, a MAC/PHY in a network unit to change the image forming apparatus from a link-up state to a link-down state. The CPU controls the image forming apparatus to change from a normal mode to a deep sleep mode. A CPU of the network unit controls, according to the change of the image forming apparatus from the normal mode to the deep sleep mode, the MAC/PHY to change the link-down state of the image forming apparatus to the link-up state. The CPU controls the MAC/PHY to transmit a MAC address necessary for causing the image forming apparatus to participate in VLAN to a switching hub.11-19-2009
20110063343APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - An apparatus according to the present invention comprises control unit configured to control print unit to print a code in a prescribed area on a sheet, and search unit configured to search the code on the sheet placed on a manuscript table, wherein a search area in which the search unit searches the code is wider than the prescribed area.03-17-2011

Hironao Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100088723BROADCAST RECEIVER, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR BROADCAST RECEIVER - The broadcast receiver includes a storage unit configured to store first broadcast information for specifying a broadcast channel and/or program viewable on the broadcast receiver, an acquisition unit configured to acquire second broadcast information from the other broadcast receiver for specifying a broadcast channel and/or program viewable on the other broadcast receiver, an extraction unit configured to extract a broadcast channel and/or program from the first and second broadcast information not viewable on the broadcast receiver and viewable on the other broadcast receiver, and a generation unit configured to generate an electronic program guide that a user can distinguish a broadcast channel and/or program extracted from a broadcast channel and/or program that is viewable on the broadcast receiver.04-08-2010
20110243474VIDEO IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - To present relevant information about an object of interest to a viewer in an appropriate timing based on the display state of objects that appear in a video image. A video image processing apparatus 10-06-2011

Kuniaki Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080305807MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL, SERVICE AREA CALCULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CALCULATING SERVICE AREA - A mobile communications terminal includes positional information generator configured to generate positional information indicating a current position of the terminal, receiver which receives identification information sent from the base station of the second mobile communication network, notification information generator configured to generate notification information including the identification information and the positional information generated at the time of receiving the identification information, and transmitter which transmits the notification information to the service area calculation apparatus via the first mobile communication network to derive the information concerning the service area.12-11-2008
20090147761WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS STATION - A station determines the presence/absence of directional beam control in an access point, on the basis of received power measured when data transmitted from the access point are received, and the type of the received data. In accordance with the result of this determination, the station controls transmitting power to transmit data to the access point.06-11-2009

Patent applications by Kuniaki Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Mario Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110299141INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS PROCESS ACCORDING TO PROCESS DEFINITION, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus capable of combining images using a ticket in order to lighten user's load concerning operations for setting an image composition process and for selecting a target process definition. The information processing apparatus processes an image read by an image reading unit according to a process definition described by combining one or more information processes. A first addition unit adds a process setting for combining images to the process definition. A combination unit combines the images according to the process definition that is added by the first addition unit.12-08-2011

Masakazu Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090204505METHOD FOR CREATING A SALES SLIP - In response to inputting order, a sales slip processor issues a sales slip with a slip code and a table code of a table at which the order is accepted, and stores order data in a sales holding file. In order to balance or rewrite sales slips, an operator inputs a sales slip code or a table code. The processor calls order data sets with a table code corresponding to the input code from the sales holding file and numbers the sets to create and store an edit data group in an edit file. One edit data set is selected and displayed on a screen display part. A data set next to the displayed edit data set can be retrieved from the edit file through one touch operation that designates a subsequent or previous slip with an input unit and displayed on the screen to thereby facilitate the retrieval of the order data with the same table code.08-13-2009

Ryoji Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100265616MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD AND MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording head includes a flying surface and an exposed surface exposed on the flying surface. The exposed surface is defined by oblique sides and a lower side of a trapezoid having an upper side on the trailing side, and a contour line. The lower side on the leading side extends in parallel to the upper side and is shorter than the upper side. The contour line extends from one end to the other end of the upper side and rises from the upper side towards the trailing side between extended lines of the oblique sides.10-21-2010

Sawako Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090080875LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA - An optical apparatus includes a photographic optical system including an image stabilizing unit supported by a support member via a plurality of elastic members, an actuator configured to drive the image stabilizing unit in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis thereof, a position detection unit configured to detect a position in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the image stabilizing unit, a gravitational direction determination unit configured to determine a gravitational direction based on an output from the position detection unit, a setting unit configured to set a holding position at which the image stabilizing unit is held based on information concerning the gravitational direction output from the gravitational direction determination unit, and a control unit configured to control the actuator based on information concerning the holding position to move the image stabilizing unit to the holding position.03-26-2009

Seiji Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090039500SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - A semiconductor package includes a base plate having first and second surfaces both facing in opposite directions, and a plurality of anisotropic heat conducting members disposed in the base plate and spaced away from each other. A semiconductor element having a heat generating unit is mounted on the first surface, and the second surface is supported on a supporting member having a thermal conductivity. Each anisotropic heat conducting member has a sheet shape intersecting with the first and second surfaces, and orientates a direction of higher thermal conductivity than the thermal conductivity of the base plate in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface.02-12-2009

Toshio Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100296379ERROR CORRECTING CIRCUIT AND DISK STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an error correcting circuit includes: a marker decoder configured to sample 2-bit markers from a data string and, from a plurality of sample values of the 2-bit markers, determine whether there is an occurrence of an error on the 2-bit markers, of an insertion error, or of a deletion error; and an error correcting module configured to perform first error correction on the data string received from the marker decoder by using an error correcting code in the data string. When either one of the insertion error and the deletion error is determined to have occurred, the marker decoder is configured to perform second error correction on the either one of the insertion error and the deletion error, and output the data string from which the 2-bit markers are removed.11-25-2010

Yasutaka Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090080616ROTARY ANODE X-RAY TUBE - In a rotary anode X-ray tube, a disc portion is fitted into a rotary anode with a first gap therebetween and a fixed shaft is fitted into a rotary shaft to support the anode with a second gap therebetween. The disc portion and the fixed shaft are formed integral with each other to have a hollow portion therein. A cooling liquid is allowed to flow through the hollow portion. A liquid metal is filled in the first and second gaps. Dynamic pressure type bearings is formed in the second gap. A passage is formed to directly communicate the first gap to the second gap, whereby the liquid metal being directly supplied from the second gap to the first gap. Thus, the liquid metal can be fed rapidly and surely into the gap between the anode target and a cooling vessel.03-26-2009
20090245469ROTARY ANODE X-RAY TUBE - In an X-ray tube, a rotary anode formed into a hollow disk-like shape is fixedly supported by a rotating body formed into a hollow cylindrical shape. A fixed shaft has fixed ends, columnar bearing portions and a disk part, and a flow path of a cooling medium formed along a central axis thereof. The bearing portions are inserted into the rotating body with a first gap between the columnar bearing portion and the rotating body, so that the rotating body is rotatably supported. The disk part is arranged in the rotary anode with a second gap between the disk part and the rotary anode. The first and second gaps are filled with a lubricant, bearing grooves are formed in the bearing portion, thereby forming dynamic pressure bearings, and a center of gravity of the rotary anode is arranged between the first and second dynamic pressure bearings.10-01-2009

Yoko Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080213413COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING CAPSINOIDS - Problem to be Solved09-04-2008

Yoshiharu Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090251727INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus including a hardware device, at least one application program configured to execute an operation utilizing the hardware device, an operating system, a first device driver and a second device driver to manage the hardware device, a first storage unit configured to store the first device driver and the second device driver, and a second storage unit configured to include a storage area for operating the first device driver and the second device driver using the operating system. The operating system controls the first storage unit and the second storage unit to load the second driver on the storage area in response to booting of the information processing apparatus. The operating system also controls the first storage unit and the second storage unit to load the first device driver on the storage area when a predetermined condition is satisfied after booting the information processing apparatus.10-08-2009
20110078465INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When a control unit is in a power saving mode, if a job is received from a host apparatus, a NIC unit responds by proxy to the job by using only some of devices in the control unit. In a case where it is determined that the NIC unit cannot respond by proxy to the job, it is determined based on a packet pattern of the job whether the job can be dealt with using only some of devices disposed in the control unit. If it is determined that the job can be dealt with using only some of devices, the NIC unit deals with the job using some of devices.03-31-2011

Yoshino Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110232386ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTING APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC FLAW DETECTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, An ultrasonic flaw detecting apparatus comprising: a transducer in which a piezoelectric element array for transmitting ultrasonic waves to and receiving echo signals from a test object; an element driving unit for scanning the piezoelectric element array at a predetermined cycle and causing the ultrasonic waves; a synthesizing unit for synthesizing an internal image of the test object based on the echo signals received by the piezoelectric element array; and a signal replacing unit for replacing the received echo signal with an echo signal in which a bottom echo of the test object is removed.09-29-2011

Yousuke Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100293157INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR GENERATING RANKING INFORMATION REPRESENTING DEGREE OF POPULARITY OF DATA AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - An information processing apparatus includes a changing unit configured to change content data arranged in a predetermined region to other content data in response to a user request, a counting unit configured to count a remaining number of metadata added to content data remaining unchanged by the changing unit among a plurality of pieces of content data arranged in the predetermined region, and a ranking information generation unit configured to generate ranking information representing a degree of popularity of metadata based on the remaining number of metadata counted by the counting unit.11-18-2010
20110134485INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOF - If it is determined that a quality of a print product produced by printing a second variable drawing object, which is generated by combining a fixed drawing object and a first variable drawing object, by using a digital printing machine is within an allowable range, an information processing apparatus generates the second variable drawing object by combining the fixed drawing object and the first variable drawing object.06-09-2011
20110170135INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A client personal computer having a hierarchical structure and processing a variable data printing (VDP) document to which metadata can be added includes a UI unit for receiving an instruction to mutually associate a layer of a template corresponding to the VDP document, a print setting editing unit for setting a print setting to the layer of the template according to the instruction, a job ticket output unit for outputting a job ticket including a correspondence relation between the print setting and the VDP document and the print setting, and a VDP job output unit for adding, to the print data, metadata for mutually associating the print setting described in the output job ticket and the layer of the VDP document corresponding to the layer of the template to which the print setting has been set.07-14-2011

Yuki Ito, Kawasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100238809COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus capable of efficiently collecting information useful for failure analysis. In the communication apparatus, a packet acquisition unit starts acquiring packets when receiving, from an application unit via a network, an instruction to start packet acquisition, and completes acquiring packets upon receipt of an instruction to complete the packet acquisition. A packet holding unit holds acquired packets on a per destination basis and on a per protocol basis. If the data communication has not normally been completed, the packet holding unit searches for normal packet data, and groups and stores normal packet data and abnormal packet data which are the same in destination and in protocol.09-23-2010
20110164615DEVICE SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND DEVICE SEARCH SERVER, DEVICE SEARCH SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A device search apparatus able to easily search for and find a device on a different subnet in a network environment where a plurality of subnets are connected together by routers. A client PC as a device search apparatus transmits by multicast a Probe message in which a value representing a search server is set, and extracts from a message received from the search server a URL of a search server on another subnet other than a network to which the client PC is connected. The client PC transmits by unicast, based on the URL of the search server, to the search server on the other subnet a message in which a device type to be searched is set, and extracts from a message received from the search server a URL of a device on the other subnet.07-07-2011
20110299130CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM, DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A scan system includes a request reception unit that stores a message corresponding to a document processing job in a queue in response to the receipt of an execution request for the document processing job from an image forming apparatus; and a back-end processing unit that makes an acquisition request for the message with respect to the queue at a regular interval, acquires the message, executes a document processing job corresponding to the acquired message, and stores the execution result of the job. Before the image forming apparatus transmits an execution request for a document processing job to the request reception unit, the back-end processing unit acquires information indicating a location at which the execution result of the acquired job is stored, and the request reception unit causes the image forming apparatus to display information indicating a location at which the execution result of the acquired job is stored.12-08-2011