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Kanako Ariya, Kawasaki JP
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| 20090100470 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - For enabling the user to acquire the desired information in a short period of time with a simple operation, an information processing device comprises: an extraction module that extracts at least one set of presenting information to be presented to a user from within a plurality of information groups; a control module that displays the plural pieces of presenting information extracted per information group by the extraction module on one display screen; and a display unit capable of displaying the display screen. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100202755 | VIDEO RECORDING AND PLAYBACK APPARATUS - A video recording and playback apparatus includes: an operation information acquisition device for acquiring operation information and user identification information; a user identification device for identifying a user; a preference information generation device for generating preference information about a preference of a user; a operation result information acquisition device for acquiring operation result information obtained as a result of recording scheduling and playback operations etc.; a user point calculation device for calculating a user point; and a preference information priority assignment device for determining a priority of preference information. | 08-12-2010 |
Kanako Dowaki, Tokyo JP
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| 20120075507 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS - A radiation imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit and an imaging control unit. The imaging control unit causes a switch unit, a accumulation unit, a removal unit, a holding unit, and an addition unit, which constitute a pixel circuit of the imaging unit, to operate at a timing before imaging operation by the imaging unit so as to fix unstable voltages of the accumulation unit, the removal unit, the holding unit, and the addition unit to a predetermined voltage of a power supply connected via a switch unit. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120075515 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A radiation imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detection unit in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion units to convert radiation signals into charge signals and store the charge signals is located; a storage control unit configured to control the storage of the charge signals executed by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units; a reading control unit configured to control reading of the charge signals stored by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units; and a control unit configured to fix an indefinite potential generated at the radiation detection unit while at least one of the storage control of the charge signals by the storage control unit and the reading control of the charge signals by the reading control unit is not carried out. | 03-29-2012 |
Kanako Fukuda, Kakamigahara-Shi JP
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| 20110180511 | Polishing Composition and Polishing Method Using the Same - A polishing composition of the present invention contains an oxidant, an anticorrosive, and a surfactant comprising a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1: | 07-28-2011 |
Kanako Harada, Syunan-Shi (yamaguchi) JP
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| 20110202070 | ENDOLUMINAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM - A micro-robotic platform and a method for deploying the platform in a body cavity for performing endoluminal surgical interventions in a fully bimanual fashion. The platform comprises a first ( | 08-18-2011 |
Kanako Hashimoto, Miyagi JP
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| 20100253880 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, SURFACE-EMITTING APPARATUS, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A LIGHT GUIDE PLATE - A light guide plate includes a light-incident surface, a light-reflecting surface, and a light-emitting surface. The light-reflecting surface includes a plurality of first light diffusion portions and a second light diffusion portion. The plurality of first light diffusion portions each have a first concavo-convex height. The second light diffusion portion has a second concavo-convex height lower than the first concavo-convex height and is extended around the plurality of first light diffusion portions in a net-like manner. The light-emitting surface emits light that enters from the light-incident surface and is reflected by the light-reflecting surface. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100309411 | DIFFUSION SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, BACKLIGHT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A diffusion sheet includes: a substrate having a first principal surface and a second principal surface; and structures each in a convex shape formed randomly on the first principal surface or the second principal surface of the substrate. The structures have an identical or almost identical height. The structures have an aspect ratio h/r, where r denotes an average radius of the structures and h denotes an average height of the structures, of more than 0.85 and not more than 1.50. The structures have a filling factor of not less than 60% and not more than 80%. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20120062820 | DIFFUSION SHEET, BACKLIGHT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DIFFUSION SHEET - A diffusion sheet includes a light-transmissive base member, a plurality of structures, and a flattened portion. The light-transmissive base member has a first main surface and a second main surface. The plurality of structures have convex shapes, which are randomly formed on the first main surface. The flattened portion is formed among the plurality of structures on the first main surface and has a surface roughness (Ra) equal to or lower than 0.6 μm. | 03-15-2012 |
Kanako Hattori, Naruto-Shi JP
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| 20100260856 | CORE PARTICLE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION - The present invention provides a core particle for a pharmaceutical preparation which features the requisite properties of a core particle, and which has enough chemical stability, and in which reactivity with the drug (an active pharmaceutical ingredient) is limited or prevented. More specifically, the present invention relates to a core particle wherein a film containing an active pharmaceutical ingredient can be formed on the surface thereof, and (1) the core particle comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic material, (2) the inorganic material is poorly soluble in water, and (3) pH of a solution of the inorganic material is 5 to 8. | 10-14-2010 |
Kanako Hirata, Osaka-Shi JP
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| 20100296842 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AIR BLOWING DEVICE, COOLING DEVICE, CHARGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ELECTRON-BEAM CURING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT - An electron emitting element of the present invention includes an electron acceleration layer that includes insulating fine particles but does not include conductive fine particles, the electron acceleration layer being provided between an electrode substrate and a thin-film electrode. This electron emitting element accelerates electrons in the electron acceleration layer and emits the electrons from the thin-film electrode, when a voltage is applied between the electrode substrate and the thin-film electrode. Accordingly, the electron emitting element of the present invention makes dielectric breakdown hard to occur. Further, this electron emitting element is produced easily at low cost and capable of emitting a steady and sufficient amount of electrons. | 11-25-2010 |
Kanako Hoshino, Osaka-Shi JP
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| 20110031509 | LED MODULE AND LIGHTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - The LED module comprises a flexible wiring substrate and surface mounting type LED packages. The flexible wiring substrate is formed at its surface with power supply terminals which comprises a first electrode pad and a second electrode pad, and is formed with a patterned wiring being electrically connected to the patterned wiring. The surface mounting type LED package comprises an LED chip and a mounting substrate. The mounting substrate is formed at its front surface with a recess, and its rear surface with a first connection electrode and the second connection electrode which are electrically connected to the first electrode pad and the second electrode pad, respectively when the mounting substrate is mounted on the flexible wiring substrate. The LED chip is disposed within the recess so as to receive the electrical current through the outside connection electrode and the power supply terminal. | 02-10-2011 |
Kanako Ito, Fujisawa-Shi JP
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| 20090153020 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - In the image display apparatus using the electron-emitting device, wiring metal is prevented from being diffused to a fine particle when a fine particle dispersed film is disposed on the wiring, and the image characteristic is prevented from being degraded because of the diffusion. A first wiring | 06-18-2009 |
Kanako Kibihara, Toyokawa-Shi JP
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| 20110020022 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus has an image bearing member that moves at a specified speed; a toner pattern forming section for forming toner patterns of a specified type on the image bearing member under specified image forming conditions; a toner pattern detection member for detecting the toner patterns formed on the image bearing member; a toner amount varying section for varying a target amount of toner to adhere to the toner patterns; and a control section that calculates a toner adherence amount and a toner adherence position from detection results outputted from the toner pattern detection member and that performs image stabilization control to adjust the image forming conditions based on the calculation results. In the image stabilization control, the control section uses detection results of the same toner patterns both to calculate the toner adherence amount and to calculate the toner adherence position. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110044705 | COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color image forming apparatus having photosensitive members; developing devices for developing electrostatic latent images formed on the photosensitive members into toner images with developers comprising toner and carriers; toner concentration sensors for detecting toner concentrations of the developers in the respective developing devices; a toner image bearing member for bearing the toner images temporarily; a toner adherence amount sensor for detecting toner adherence amounts of the toner images held on the image bearing member; and a controller for calculating, with respect to the developing devices, individual optimal developing bias voltage ranges within which a target toner adherence amount can be achieved while the toner concentrations of the developers are within a predetermined toner concentration range from a lower limit to an upper limit, so as to specify a common optimal developing bias voltage range that are commonly suitable for all the developing devices to achieve the target toner adherence amount while the toner concentrations of the developers in the developing devices are within the predetermined toner concentration range, and for calculating target toner concentrations of the developers in the respective developing devices to achieve the target toner adherence amount while a voltage within the common optimal developing bias voltage range is applied between each of the photosensitive members and each of the developing devices. | 02-24-2011 |
Kanako Koike, Saitama JP
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| 20090233367 | Method of Transferring Substance Into Cell - There is provided a method by which multiple types of substances desired to be transferred into cells can be continuously transferred into multiple types of cells by a convenient procedure, a cell in which the substance desired to be transferred into cells has been taken up by this method, and an apparatus for transferring a substance into cells by this method. The foregoing objects can be achieved by electrospraying cells with a liquid free from the substance to be transferred into cells while the cells are kept in contact with the substance to be transferred into cells, or first electrospraying cells with a liquid free from the substance to be transferred into cells and then bringing the cells into contact with the substance to be transferred into cells. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20110275982 | METHOD FOR INJECTING DRUG INTO LIVING BODY BY ELECTROSPRAYING AND DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention provides a method whereby a drug can be conveniently injected into the living body, without sticking a needle, from a device that is not in contact with the living body, and a device therefor. Specifically provided is a method for injecting a peptide drug such as insulin, and a device therefor. No special consumables are needed except the drug solution or suspension. The method and device comprise injecting a drug into the living body by electrospraying a solution or suspension of the drug from a nozzle to which high voltage is applied and which is not in contact with the living body. | 11-10-2011 |
Kanako Koyama, Fukuoka JP
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| 20110011604 | Earth Moving Device for Working Vehicle - An earth moving device for a working vehicle, in which earth and sand flowing rearward over an earth moving blade does not enter through a gap between a bush and a piston rod into an angle cylinder tube. An angle cylinder is formed by including an angle cylinder rod and an angle cylinder tube. The angle cylinder rod is pivotably supported on a vertically movable frame, and the angle cylinder tube is pivotably supported on the earth moving blade. | 01-20-2011 |
Kanako Maeda, Tokyo JP
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| 20090150574 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING AND CONSOLIDATING PORTABLE DEVICE FUNCTIONALITY - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that organizes and consolidates the functionality of a portable device. During operation, the system tracks the usage of at least one application and at least one data file by a user of the portable device. Next, the system determines usage-context information from the tracked usage and generates a chronological log that includes the tracked usage and the usage-context information. Finally, the system displays the chronological log to the user in a manner which enables the user to use the usage-context information to access the functionality of the portable device. | 06-11-2009 |
Kanako Matsuda, Hirakata-Shi JP
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| 20110056840 | ELECTROLYTIC PLATING EQUIPMENT AND ELECTROLYTIC PLATING METHOD - An electrolytic plating equipment includes: a plating tank for holding plating solution; and a separate tank apart from the plating tank, for holding the plating solution circulating between the plating tank and the separate tank. The separate tank contains a first space and a second space located downstream from the first space. The plating solution in the first space in an amount exceeding a specific height flows from the first space into the second space, and the plating solution falls through air in the second space. | 03-10-2011 |
Kanako Mori, Yokkaichi-City JP
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| 20100075522 | WATERPROOF DEVICE AND A WATERPROOF DEVICE PRODUCING METHOD - A terminal fitting ( | 03-25-2010 |
Kanako Nagaoka, Kobe-Shi JP
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| 20110014646 | SAMPLE PREPARATION APPARATUS AND SAMPLE PREPARATION METHOD, AND CELL ANALYZER AND CELL ANALYSIS METHOD - A sample preparation apparatus comprising: a detector for detecting a predetermined cell included in a biological sample; a sample preparation section for preparing a measurement sample from the biological sample and a predetermined reagent; and a controller configured to generate, based on a detection result by the detector, concentration information reflecting a concentration of the predetermined cell in the biological sample and to control, based on the concentration information, the amount of the biological sample supplied to the sample preparation section. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110040166 | EXTRACTING KIT, EXTRACTING DEVICE, AND EXTRACTING METHOD - An extracting kits for extracting analyte through the skin of a living body are disclosed that comprises an inserting device comprising needles for forming a plurality of extraction holes in the skin through the stratum corneum but not reaching the subcutaneous tissue and an extracting device for extracting the analyte into a liquid supplied into the extraction holes by supplying the liquid into the plurality of extraction holes. An extracting device and extracting method are also described. | 02-17-2011 |
Kanako Nakano, Fuchu-Shi JP
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| 20100315526 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC FOCUS FUNCTION - An image capturing device includes an image capturing unit, a detection unit, an area setting unit, and a focusing unit. The image capturing unit captures an image. The detection unit detects a shape of an image area of an observed subject to be focused in the captured image. The area setting unit sets one or more contrast evaluation areas according to the shape of the detected image area. The focusing unit causes the image capturing unit to focus based on image data in the set contrast evaluation areas. | 12-16-2010 |
Kanako Nakasa, Kawasaki JP
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| 20100138409 | INFORMATION DEVICE, MEDIUM AND METHOD - In an information device in which moving images are stored, moving image data is provided to a plurality of applications or the moving image usage function between a plurality of devices is improved. The information device comprises a database section for storing the moving image data in association with identification information for identifying the moving image data, a receiving section for receiving a read out request for the moving image data specified by the identification information from any of the applications for reproducing the moving image data, an output section for reading out the moving image data specified by the read out request from the database section to pass it to the application of the source of the read out request, and an execution section for executing the applications for reproducing the moving image data outputted from the output section. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100228821 | DATA ACCESS SYSTEM, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING DATA - The system comprises a portable information device, a terminal apparatus, and a server. A portable information device sends stored data to the server and transmits a network address of the server to the terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus receives the network address from the portable information device, detects a position where a physical object is in contact with the display unit and causing the wireless section to receive the network address from the portable information device, and controls the display unit to display an icon at the detected position of the display unit when he position is detected by the detector, and accessing the received network address when selecting the displayed icon data is selected from exterior. And server sends the data received from the portable information device to the terminal apparatus when the server is accessed from the terminal apparatus. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110125647 | TRANSMISSION INFORMATION LINKUP SYSTEM - A transmission information linkup system with which users can transmit the information in linkage for purchasing the commercial product etc. The transmission information linkup system includes a server and a first terminal. The first terminal includes a unit to receive an input form from the server, a unit to input information to the input form, corresponding to a user's operation, a unit to transfer at least apart of the input form to a second terminal, a unit to receive input information to the input form from the second terminal, and a unit to transmit the input information received from the second terminal and the input information corresponding to the user's operation as input information to the input form to the server. And the server includes a unit to transmit the input form to the first terminal and a unit to receive the input information from the first terminal. | 05-26-2011 |
Kanako Nakayama, Kanagawa-Ken JP
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| 20110245689 | APPARATUS FOR DECIDING RISK OF ABNORMALITY OF SUBJECT'S THERMOREGULATION - According to one embodiment, an apparatus for deciding a risk includes a measurement unit and an analysis unit. The measurement unit is configured to measure a physiological index of a subject' s peripheral blood flow. The analysis unit is configured to calculate a ripple appeared in the physiological index and to decide a risk of abnormality of the subject' s thermoregulation by the ripple. | 10-06-2011 |
Kanako Nishida, Kobe JP
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| 20090002268 | Display Control Device, Display Device, and Display Method - A display control device enables to conduct control of automatically switching a display image in a prescribed direction of a plurality of viewing directions to a content or a status desired by a user on a display unit which can display individual images in a plurality of viewing directions on a common screen. The display control device (control unit | 01-01-2009 |
Kanako Saito, Inagi-Shi JP
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| 20100226577 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus includes. a unit generating a sample-texture image, a unit searching a preset-search range for similar pixels and to generate a texture image by assigning a pixel value of each of the similar pixels to a pixel value of a processing-target pixel in the texture image, the preset-search range being included in the sample-texture image and including a position corresponding to a position of the processing-target pixel to which any pixel value is not yet assigned, the similar pixels having, around the similar pixels, variation patterns similar to a pattern of pixels which are located in the texture image near the processing-target pixel and to which pixel values are assigned, and a unit combining the texture image and a base image of a same size as the texture image to obtain a synthetic image, the base image holding shades similar to shades of a transform-target image. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20120057798 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a generation unit. The generation unit generates a texture image by searching for a similar pixel area to a processed pixel area near a processing target pixel in the texture image from a neighboring area at a position corresponding to the processing target pixel in a sample texture image and assigning the processing target pixel a pixel value near the similar pixel area in accordance with a positional relationship between the processed pixel area and the processing target pixel. The generation unit searches for the similar pixel area based on a similarity between a pixel value in a pixel area in the neighboring area and a pixel value in the processed pixel area and a determination result indicating whether each pixel in the neighboring area expresses a same object as that expressed by the processing target pixel. | 03-08-2012 |
Kanako Saito, Tokyo JP
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| 20110242417 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing device includes an acquisition unit, a memory, a search unit, and a synthesis unit. The acquisition unit acquires a moving image including a plurality of images, and sets a pixel in a process image as a target pixel. The process image is to be processed in the moving image. The memory stores a fine texture image obtained by extracting a texture component in a reference image different from the process image. The search unit sets a pixel position of the target pixel as a first position, and to search a predetermined range in the fine texture image in order to find a second position corresponding to the first position. The synthesis unit synthesizes a pixel value of the second position in the fine texture image with a pixel value of the target pixel. | 10-06-2011 |
Kanako Sawada, Yokohama-Shi JP
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| 20100320258 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In one embodiment, a first substrate having first solder bumps and a second substrate having second solder bumps are stacked while temporarily tacking the solder bumps to each other, and then a stack is disposed inside a furnace. The gas in the furnace is exhausted to be in a reduced pressure atmosphere, and then a carboxylic acid gas is introduced into the furnace. While increasing a temperature inside the furnace where the carboxylic acid gas is introduced, the gas in the furnace is exhausted to be in a reduced pressure atmosphere at a temperature in a range from a reduction temperature of oxide films by the carboxylic acid gas to lower than a melting temperature of the solder bumps. By increasing the temperature inside the furnace up to a temperature in a range of the melting temperature of the solder bumps and higher, the first solder bumps and the second solder bumps are melted and joined. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110076801 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to a manufacturing method of one embodiment, a first solder bump and a second solder bump are aligned and placed in contact with each other, and thereafter, the first and second solder bumps are heated to a temperature equal or higher than a melting point of the solder bumps and melted, whereby a partially connection body of the first solder bump and the second solder bump is formed. The partially connection body is cooled. The cooled partially connection body is heated to a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the solder bump in a reducing atmosphere, thereby to form a permanent connection body by melting the partially connection body while removing an oxide film existing on a surface of the partially connection body. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110175204 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device is disclosed. This method can include dicing along a predetermined line a laminated substrate which has a first substrate and a second substrate, one of which is made of a semiconductor substrate, mutually adhered with an adhesive layer interposed between them. The dicing process includes irradiating a laser beam to the adhesive layer along the dicing line to form scribe lines corresponding to the dicing line on the first and second substrates. And, the dicing process includes applying an impact to the laminated substrate to divide along the scribe lines. | 07-21-2011 |
Kanako Tsugihashi, Kyoto JP
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| 20110294582 | HANDHELD INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A game apparatus as a handheld information processing apparatus includes a CPU, and when the game apparatus is closed, the CPU shifts to a sleep mode. When a user carries the game apparatus in the sleep mode, a micon measures step counts according to a magnitude of accelerations indicated by acceleration data from an acceleration sensor. When a main power of the game apparatus is turned on to display a main menu screen, the step counts are converted into earned coins, for example. In each of a plurality of applications to be executed by the game apparatus, a special item is purchased, or game playing on a special course is permitted by utilizing the earned coins. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110306410 | Storage medium, game apparatus, game controlling method and game system - A game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU acquires character information data from another game apparatus by executing communication processing. Furthermore, the CPU calculates character information data from image data obtained by imaging a QR Code with a camera and acquires the same. The CPU generates a character on the basis of the character information data, and displays the generated character on a second LCD. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120078756 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided are application execution means for executing one or more application programs, and metadata accumulation and storage means for accumulating and storing, into a metadata storage section, metadata corresponding to the one or more application programs when the application programs have been executed or become executable. The application execution means executes the one or more application programs which use the metadata stored in the metadata storage section. | 03-29-2012 |
Kanako Yamakawa, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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| 20090276731 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides an image processing apparatus including a slider display unit configured to display, on a slider bar, a slider used to change an adjustment value used upon execution of image processing of image data, a thumbnail display unit configured to display a plurality of thumbnail images which respectively indicate results of image processing of the image data using a plurality of different target values, a selection unit configured to select at least one of the plurality of thumbnail images, and a target value display unit configured to display a position indicating the target value corresponding to the thumbnail image on the slider bar to be discriminated from the slider. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100232702 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention is directed to an image managing apparatus allowing a user to acquire an image shot by other user participated in an event that the user participated in when a user shot images with the user's own camera but there was a period of time in which the user could not shoot due to some reason. The image management apparatus of the present invention is configured to sort a plurality of images shot by the user's camera based on a shooting time, calculate a non-shooting time period, extract an image shot by a camera of other user, which has a shooting time included in the non-shooting time period of the user. Further, the image management apparatus extracts an image having keywords, a shooting position, and object information, which are the same as an image shot by the camera of the user. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110085696 | IMAGE DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - Image data are each related to identification information on an image-capturing location and an image-capturing apparatus, and a CPU, upon issuance of an image data transfer instruction, determines a non-image-capturing location on the basis of the image-capturing location information for image data captured by a specific image-capturing apparatus and stored in a recording medium. Then, from among image data captured by other image-capturing apparatuses and stored in other recording medium, image data captured in the non-image-capturing location is extracted, so that a user of the specific image-capturing apparatus can easily obtain image data captured by the other apparatuses in a location that the specific image-capturing apparatus did not capture images of. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110169982 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image management apparatus which makes it possible to classify picked-up images according to the occasion of going-out without burdening a user. An information processing apparatus manages a plurality of image files obtained through shooting processing by an image pickup apparatus, and acquires GPS information indicative of a location of the image pickup apparatus and a time when the location was detected. The information processing apparatus sets one record of the GPS information as reference start time information, and retrieves a GPS information record indicative of a location identical to the location indicated by the reference start time information, as reference end information. The information processing apparatus classifies image files of respective shooting times occurring between a time indicated by the reference start time information and a time indicated by the reference end time information, into the same group. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110310259 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS, INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - An image pickup apparatus capable of preventing a user who uses another device from knowing the current location of a photographer based on shooting information about an image when an external apparatus distributes the image to the other device. A calculation unit calculates a distance from the shooting location of the image file to the current location of the image pickup apparatus. A distance determination unit determines whether the calculated distance is larger than a predetermined lower limit. A transmission control unit controls to transmit the image file to the external apparatus when the distance determination unit determines that the distance is larger than the lower limit, and not to transmit the image file to the external apparatus when the distance determination unit determines that the distance is not larger than the lower limit. | 12-22-2011 |
Kanako Yana, Tokyo JP
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| 20110216236 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110221918 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Program - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an image obtaining unit for obtaining a captured image, generating unit for generating a graphic image for prompting a subject within the captured image obtained by the image obtaining unit to change a state, and an emission control unit for controlling emission of the graphic image generated by the generating unit onto the subject. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110234878 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to output an image signal, a detection unit configured to detect a coordinate of a contact position of an instructing body with respect to a display unit which displays an image based on the image signal, and a control unit configured to acquire a starting point coordinate of a starting point which is a position where the instructing body comes into contact with the display unit and an end point coordinate of an end point which is a position where the instructing body loses contact with the display unit and, when the starting point coordinate or the end point coordinate is not at an end portion of a screen of the display unit, cause imaging assist information to be displayed in the display unit such that the imaging assist information reaches at least two end portions of the screen. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110242348 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD OF DISPLAYING, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging section outputting an image signal; a detection section detecting coordinates of a contact point of a pointing object on a display section displaying a through-the-lens image on the basis of the image signal; and a control section obtaining, from the detection section, start-point coordinates of a contact point of the pointing object on the display section as a start point, and end-point coordinates of a leaving point of the pointing object from the display section after moving as an end point, holding a line segment determined by the start-point coordinates and the end-point coordinates in a memory, and fixedly displaying, with respect to a display screen of the display section, a line segment corresponding to an edge identified as closest to the line segment among edges of a subject included in the through-the-lens image as a shooting assistance line assisting shooting. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110248942 | IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS, DETECTION-FRAME ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus including an interface that acquires image data, a touch panel display that displays the acquired image data and receives a touch input, and a controller that controls a range of a detection frame displayed on the touch panel based on the received touch input. | 10-13-2011 |
Kanako Yoshida, Aberdeenshire GB
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| 20110243416 | MORPHOMETRY OF THE HUMAN HIP JOINT AND PREDICTION OF OSTEOARTHRITIS - Apparatus and method for analysing the morphometry of a human hip joint. The apparatus comprises:— | 10-06-2011 |
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