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20080226196 | Image processing device, image processing method, and computer program product - An image processing device includes an acquiring unit that acquires, from image data, processing image data having a first resolution in a first direction and a second resolution in a second direction different from the first direction; a receiving unit that receives input of a first theoretical resolution in the first direction and a second theoretical resolution in the second direction; and a tilt detecting unit that detects tilt of the image data in accordance with the processing image data and the first theoretical resolution and the second theoretical resolution. | 09-18-2008 |
20110134458 | Printed matter examination apparatus, printed matter examination method, and printed matter examination system - A printed matter examination apparatus includes a master data acquiring unit configured to acquire master data that is data for printing and contains code information that is converted for printing; a code information acquiring unit configured to acquire unconverted code information; a code information recognition unit configured to recognize the converted code information from the acquired master data; and a code information examination unit configured to compare the converted code information recognized by the code information recognition unit with the acquired unconverted code information and determine that the converted code information is incorrect when the converted code information is not identical to the unconverted code information. | 06-09-2011 |
20110273732 | Method and apparatus for inspecting image, image forming apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium storing image inspecting program - An image inspecting apparatus includes a first light illuminating unit that irradiates a measured object on which an image is formed with illuminating light from a diagonal direction; an imaging unit that receives specular light of the illuminating light with which the measured object is irradiated by the first light illuminating unit; and an image inspecting unit that inspects the image. The image inspecting unit generates gloss reference data from density distribution data included in print data used for forming the image by using a converting unit. The image inspecting unit inspects a gloss distribution of the image by using the gloss reference data and a gloss distribution of the image that is generated based on an amount of the specular light received by the imaging unit. | 11-10-2011 |
20110279668 | IMAGE INSPECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image inspection device includes a first illuminating unit illuminating an object from an oblique direction with a first illuminating light; an imaging unit receiving specular reflection light of the first illuminating light from the object; and a focusing unit focusing the specular reflection light on the imaging unit. The image inspection device is configured to inspect the image based on the intensity of the specular reflection light received by the imaging unit. The first illuminating unit includes light-emitting elements and an illumination light producing unit that is configured to deflect light emitted from the light-emitting elements and thereby to produce the first illuminating light such that the specular reflection light from the object enters a pupil of the focusing unit. | 11-17-2011 |
20110304862 | Image inspecting apparatus, image inspecting method, and image forming apparatus - An image inspecting apparatus includes a first light illuminating unit irradiating a measured object on which an image is formed with light from an inclined direction; a second light illuminating unit irradiating the measured object with light from a different direction; an imaging unit receiving reflected light of the light with which the measured object is irradiated by the first light illuminating unit and the second light illuminating unit; a first and a second reference plate having a mirror surface and a diffuse surface, respectively; and an image inspecting unit inspecting a gloss distribution of the image based on the amount of light received by the imaging unit and a correcting coefficient. | 12-15-2011 |
20120113443 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a scanning unit configured to scan at least one of two surfaces of a printed material on both of which information is printed and to obtain a density image representing intensity distribution of diffuse reflection light from the scanned surface and a gloss image representing intensity distribution of specular reflection light from the scanned surface, a mask image generating unit configured to generate a mask image for the scanned surface based on the obtained gloss image, and a show-through removing unit configured to perform mask processing on the density image using the generated mask image to generate a show-through-removed image that does not include show-through information for the scanned surface. | 05-10-2012 |
20120121139 | INSPECTION APPARATUS, INSPECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An inspection apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to receive a target image obtained by scanning a printed surface of a printed material and receive a reference image obtained from print data of the printed surface; an analysis unit configured to analyze the reference image to obtain flatness levels indicating degrees of variation in pixel values; and a control unit configured to determine inspection thresholds for different types of image areas in the reference image based on the flatness levels, compare the reference image and the target image to detect differences in pixel values, and determine whether the differences are greater than or equal to the inspection thresholds to inspect print quality of the printed surface for the respective image areas. | 05-17-2012 |
20130016374 | IMAGE TEST APPARATUS, IMAGE TEST SYSTEM, AND IMAGE TEST METHODAANM KAWAMOTO; HiroyukiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP KAWAMOTO; Hiroyuki Kanagawa JPAANM Kitai; TadashiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Kitai; Tadashi Kanagawa JPAANM Kaneko; HitomiAACI SaitamaAACO JPAAGP Kaneko; Hitomi Saitama JPAANM Kojima; KeijiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Kojima; Keiji Kanagawa JPAANM Ishizaki; HiroyoshiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Ishizaki; Hiroyoshi Kanagawa JPAANM Miyamoto; KeiichiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Miyamoto; Keiichi Kanagawa JP - An image test apparatus includes a color-image-data acquiring unit that acquires color image data being data of an image to be formed with a color material; a master-image-data generating unit that converts the color image data depending on transparent image data being data of an image to be formed with a transparent color material, thereby generating master image data; and an image testing unit that tests, using the master image data, a test image data which is generated by optically reading a print image from a printed matter on which the print image based on the color image data and the transparent image data has been printed. | 01-17-2013 |
20130044342 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF INSPECTING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE INSPECTION CONTROL PROGRAM - An inspection apparatus obtains a correction parameter for correcting the positional shift between a previously read image and a master image, and corrects one of a currently read image or a master image using the correction parameter for the previously read image, before comparing between the currently read image and the master image to detect the positional shift in the currently read image. | 02-21-2013 |
20130044347 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF INSPECTING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE INSPECTION CONTROL PROGRAM - An inspection apparatus, inspection system, inspection method, and inspection control program stored in a recording medium, each of which sets a reference point in a master image and a read image read from a printed image, which is to be used for detecting the positional shift between the read image and the master image, based on determination whether a pattern previously added to the printed image for detecting the positional shift is available or can be used to effectively detect the positional shift. | 02-21-2013 |
20130250319 | IMAGE INSPECTION METHOD, IMAGE INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE INSPECTION CONTROL PROGRAM - An image inspection apparatus obtains a threshold value indicating an allowable range of offset differences between an output target inspection image and a pre-provided inspection image, and determines whether to inspect a read image obtained by reading an output target image formed on a recording sheet having a pre-provided image, using the threshold value. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250369 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF INSPECTING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE INSPECTION CONTROL PROGRAM - An apparatus, system, method, and a non-transitory recording medium storing an image inspection control program, each of which is capable of inspecting a printed image based on comparison between a read image read from the printed image and an inspection image. As a portion of the read image is obtained, the size of the obtained portion of the read image is corrected to match the size of the inspection image, using a magnification ratio previously obtained. After matching the sizes of the read image and the inspection image, the read image is compared with the inspection image to inspect the read image. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250370 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF INSPECTING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE INSPECTION CONTROL PROGRAM - An apparatus, system, method, and non-transitory recording medium storing an image inspection control program, each of which is capable of inspecting a printed image are provided. While generating an inspection image to be used for inspecting a read image obtained by reading the printed image, attribute data indicating, for each pixel in the inspection image, whether the pixel belongs to drawing data in the inspection image is generated. The attribute data is used to process inspection of the read image based on comparison between the read image and the inspection image. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250377 | IMAGE READING DEVICE, APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE READING CONTROLLING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE READING CONTROL PROGRAM - An image reading device includes an imaging device including a plurality of imaging elements, and a calibration plate having a surface on which a plurality of color patches is formed, and a processor that instructs the imaging device to read the plurality of color patches while changing a relative position between the plurality of color patches and the plurality of imaging elements, to output reading results of the plurality of color patches. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250378 | IMAGE READING DEVICE, APPARATUS INCLUDING IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE READING CONTROLLING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE READING CONTROL PROGRAM - An image reading device includes an imaging device including a plurality of imaging elements, a color measuring unit that detects color of an object at a color measurement area, a calibration plate having a surface on which a plurality of color patches is formed, and a processor that causes the color measuring unit to read the plurality of color patches while changing a relative position between the plurality of color patches and the plurality of imaging elements to output color measurement results of the plurality of color patches, and generates a set of reference values for the plurality of color patches based on the color measurement results of the plurality of colors. The set of reference values are compared with the reading results of the plurality of color patches to generate a set of correction values for correcting the reading results of the plurality of color patches. | 09-26-2013 |
20140313538 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF INSPECTING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE INSPECTION CONTROL PROGRAM - An inspection apparatus, inspection system, inspection method, and inspection control program stored in a recording medium, each of which sets a reference point in a master image and a read image read from a printed image, which is to be used for detecting the positional shift between the read image and the master image, based on determination whether a pattern previously added to the printed image for detecting the positional shift is available or can be used to effectively detect the positional shift. | 10-23-2014 |
20140314281 | IMAGE INSPECTION APPARATUS, IMAGE INSPECTION SYSTEM AND IMAGE INSPECTION METHOD - An image inspection apparatus for checking an image printed on a recording medium includes: a reference pixel obtaining unit configured to generate a reference image and obtain a first pixel value from the reference image; a print pixel obtaining unit configured to extract an image printed area and obtain a second pixel value from the image; an offset processing unit configured to add a non-image-printed area; and an image checking unit configured to compute a difference between the first image pixel value and the second image pixel value and detect an error when the difference is higher than a predetermined threshold value, wherein the non-image-printed area contains a third pixel value that is different from the first pixel value or the second pixel value, and the image checking unit suspends a determination whether or not there is an error in the image printed area associated with the non-image-printed area. | 10-23-2014 |
20150063889 | IMAGE INSPECTION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE INSPECTION METHOD - An image inspection apparatus includes a first-image obtaining unit, a scanned-image obtaining unit, a second-image obtaining unit, first and second registration units, a combining unit, and an inspection unit. The first-image obtaining unit obtains a first image generated by scanning a sheet on which a predetermined image has been printed. The scanned-image obtaining unit obtains a scanned image generated by scanning a printed matter produced by printing a second image additionally on the sheet. The second-image obtaining unit obtains the second image. The first registration unit performs registration between the first and scanned images. The second registration unit performs registration between the second image and the scanned image. The combining unit generates a master image by combining the first and second images based on registration results performed by the first and second registration units. The inspection unit inspects the printed matter by comparing the scanned image against the master image. | 03-05-2015 |
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20100289000 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A manufacturing method of a light-emitting diode, includes the steps of: successively growing a first clad layer, an active layer and a second clad layer on a substrate; and patterning the first clad layer, the active layer and the second clad layer into a specified plane shape, and causing at least a part of an outer peripheral part of the active layer to protrude to an outside from at least one of the first clad layer and the second clad layer. | 11-18-2010 |
20100301380 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method for manufacturing a light-emitting diode includes the steps of: growing a light-emitting diode structure-forming semiconductor layer of a compound semiconductor having a zincblende crystal structure on a first substrate formed of a compound semiconductor having a zincblende crystal structure and that has a principal surface tilted in a [110] direction with respect to a (001) plane; bonding the first substrate to a second substrate on the side of the semiconductor layer; removing the first substrate so as to expose the semiconductor layer; forming an etching mask on the exposed surface of the semiconductor layer in a rectangular planar shape so that a longer side extends in a [110] or [−1-10] direction, and that a shorter side extends in a [−110] or [1-10] direction; and patterning the semiconductor layer by wet etching using the etching mask. | 12-02-2010 |
20110062457 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A semiconductor light emitting device including an active layer, a compound semiconductor layer on the active layer, a contact layer on the compound semiconductor layer, and an electrode on the contact layer, where the contact layer is substantially the same size as the electrode. | 03-17-2011 |
20110175860 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY - A light-emitting device includes: a semiconductor layer including a first conductive contact layer, a first conductive cladding layer, an active layer, a second conductive cladding layer, a second conductive contact layer and a resin block layer in this order; a first electrode in contact with the first conductive contact layer; and a second electrode in contact with the second conductive contact layer. The second conductive contact layer includes a first opening at least in a region facing the first electrode. Moreover, the resin block layer includes a plurality of second openings communicated with the first opening, and the first opening has an air gap. | 07-21-2011 |
20110304040 | SAMPLE LIQUID SUPPLY CONTAINER, SAMPLE LIQUID SUPPLY CONTAINER SET, AND MICROCHIP SET - A sample liquid supply container is disclosed. The sample liquid supply container includes a first region which is depressurized therein and is hermetically sealed, a second region which is able to receive a liquid therein, a first penetration portion, in which an interior of the first region is punctured by a hollow needle from outside, and a second penetration portion, in which an interior of the second region is punctured by the hollow needle inserted into the first penetration portion and reaches inside the first region. | 12-15-2011 |
20110312036 | MICROCHIP FOR ISOTHERMAL NUCLEIC-ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ISOTHERMAL NUCLEIC-ACID AMPLIFICATION METHOD - A microchip for an isothermal nucleic-acid amplification reaction in which at least one of substances necessary for an isothermal amplification reaction of a nucleic acid is present in a reaction region functioning as a reaction field of the reaction, the at least one of the substances being covered with a thin film that melts at a temperature higher than room temperature and lower than a reaction temperature of the reaction. | 12-22-2011 |
20120064420 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - There is provided a power generation system capable of obtaining both of electrical energy and heat energy by utilizing light energy. The power generation system includes a gas generation section including one or more containers and producing gas by absorbing light energy, each of the containers enclosing an electrolytic solution and a plurality of semiconductor elements having photoelectric conversion function, a power generation section generating electrical energy by utilizing gas generated in the gas generation section; and a heat exchanger absorbing heat energy from the inside of the container. | 03-15-2012 |
20120100551 | NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTION DEVICE, SUBSTRATE USED FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTION DEVICE, AND NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTION METHOD - Disclosed herein is a nucleic acid amplification reaction device including: a reaction area configured to serve as a reaction field of a nucleic acid amplification reaction; an irradiating unit configured to irradiate light to the reaction area; and a light detecting unit configured to detect the amount of reflected light, wherein a reflective component that reflects side light generated in the reaction area due to light irradiation from the irradiating unit and guides the light to the light detecting unit is disposed. | 04-26-2012 |
20120121484 | MICROCHIP - Disclosed herein is a microchip that allows a sample to be introduced into a region easily and accurately, and which makes it possible to obtain high analysis accuracy. The microchip includes an airtight region into which a solution is externally introduced; and positioning means for positioning a channel for injecting the solution into the region by penetrating a substrate layer forming the region with respect to a puncture part of the region. | 05-17-2012 |
20120149005 | REACTION TREATMENT DEVICE AND REACTION TREATMENT METHOD - Disclosed herein is a reaction treatment device including a temperature control section which includes a first temperature control section disposed at an outer peripheral edge part of a group of reaction regions and a planar second temperature control section, wherein the first temperature control section and the second temperature control section are disposed opposite to each other, with the reaction region group therebetween. | 06-14-2012 |
20130102062 | MICROCHIP FOR NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION REACTION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a microchip for a nucleic acid amplification reaction, including a well configured to function as a reaction site of the nucleic acid amplification reaction, and the well has a center portion and a marginal portion, a substance anchored in a form that the substance is eccentrically-located less at the center portion and much at the marginal portion of the well, in which the substance is at least a part of a substance for the nucleic and amplification reaction. | 04-25-2013 |
20130137169 | MICROCHIP AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a microchip including a plurality of substrates, a reaction zone configured to function as a reaction site of a reaction, and a circumferential path on a circumferential part of the reaction zone with an inside of the circumferential path being at a pressure negative to atmospheric pressure, in which the circumferential path is disposed on at least one side of at least one of the substrates bonded together. | 05-30-2013 |
20130285080 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A semiconductor light emitting device including an active layer, a compound semiconductor layer on the active layer, a contact layer on the compound semiconductor layer, and an electrode on the contact layer, where the contact layer is substantially the same size as the electrode. | 10-31-2013 |
20140241955 | SAMPLE LIQUID INJECTION JIG SET - A liquid injecting jig is provided. The liquid injecting jig includes a jig configuration including a plurality of parts adapted to be in cooperative engagement so as to position a channel within the jig configuration, wherein the jig configuration is adapted to fit an opening through which the channel is adapted to be received so as to expose the channel from the jig configuration. A jig set, a microchip case, and a microchip set are also provided. | 08-28-2014 |
20150139866 | MICROCHIP - Provided is a microchip which enables to easily confirm, from the outside of the microchip, filling of a solution into an analysis region. | 05-21-2015 |
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20100247188 | CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A cleaning device includes a cleaning blade that contacts a surface of a member to be cleaned to remove a residue remaining on the surface of the member to be cleaned, and that includes multiple layers, wherein a leading end portion of the cleaning blade shifts in a separating direction from the surface of the member to be cleaned due to a difference in thermal expansion property among the multiple layers when temperature rises. | 09-30-2010 |
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20140086624 | CLEANING BLADE, CLEANING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a cleaning blade including a contacting corner portion which comes in contact with and cleans a surface of a member to be cleaned moving relative to the cleaning blade, a tip surface which configures one side with the contacting corner portion and faces an upstream side of the surface moving direction, a ventral surface which configures one side with the contacting corner portion and faces a downstream side, and a rear surface which shares one side with the tip surface and opposes the ventral surface. | 03-27-2014 |
20140086653 | CLEANING BLADE, CLEANING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a cleaning blade having at least a portion that comes in contact with a member to be cleaned is configured of a member that contains polyurethane rubber, and that has an endothermic peak top temperature obtained by differential scanning calorimetry in a range of from 180° C. to 220° C. | 03-27-2014 |
20140086654 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes an image holding member, a developing device which accommodates a toner which contains at least one type of external additive having an average particle size of 0.02 μm or greater, and toner particles having a surface with the external additive externally added thereto, and forms an image developed with the toner on a surface of the image holding member, a transfer device which transfers the developed image formed on the image holding member onto a recording medium, and a cleaning device which is provided with a cleaning blade constituted by a member in which at least a part which is brought into contact with the image holding member has a dynamic micro hardness of from 0.25 to 0.65, and brings the cleaning blade into contact with the surface of the image holding member after transfer of the developed image to perform cleaning. | 03-27-2014 |
20140086655 | CLEANING BLADE, CLEANING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a cleaning blade in which at least a portion which comes in contact with a member to be cleaned is configured of a member having dynamic ultra micro hardness of from 0.25 to 0.65 and an index K acquired in the following Equation (1) of equal to or more than 15: | 03-27-2014 |
20140255070 | CLEANING BLADE, CLEANING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning blade includes a contact portion that contacts a member to be cleaned, and the contact portion at least contains polyurethane rubber and has at least two different endothermic peak temperatures by differential scanning calorimetry in a range of 100° C. or higher. | 09-11-2014 |
20150177674 | CLEANING BLADE, CLEANING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cleaning blade includes a portion which comes in contact with a member to be cleaned, and the portion is configured of a member containing polyurethane rubber having a structure derived from polyester polyol in which a first diol component having 10 or more carbon atoms and a second diol component having 5 or less carbon atoms are condensed with dicarboxylic acid at a molar ratio (first diol component/second diol component) of 50/50 to 80/20, a structure derived from polyisocyanate, and a structure derived from a triol. | 06-25-2015 |
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20160004190 | CLEANING BLADE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a cleaning blade of which a contact portion brought into contact with at least a member to be cleaned is formed of a polyurethane member that includes a polyurethane material containing a hard segment and a soft segment and has a ratio of an area occupied by a hard segment aggregate having a diameter of 0.3 μm to 0.7 μm in a cross section being in a range of 2% to 10%. | 01-07-2016 |
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20150266881 | CYCLOPROPANAMINE COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a compound having a lysine specific demethylase 1 inhibitory action, and useful as a medicament such as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or Huntington's disease, and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula | 09-24-2015 |
20150291577 | CYCLOPROPANAMINE COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a compound having a lysine-specific demethylase-1 inhibitory action, and useful as a medicament such as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for schizophrenia, developmental disorders, particularly diseases having intellectual disability (e.g., autistic spectrum disorders, Rett syndrome, Down's syndrome, Kabuki syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Kleefstra syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, Noonan syndrome, tuberous sclerosis), neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, spinocerebellar degeneration (e.g., dentatorubural pallidoluysian atrophy) and Huntington's disease), epilepsy (e.g., Dravet syndrome) or drug dependence, and the like. A compound represented by the formula | 10-15-2015 |
20150307497 | NITROGEN-CONTAINING HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND - Provided is a compound having a cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator activity, and useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula | 10-29-2015 |
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20080232695 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREFOR, AND PROGRAMS FOR CAUSING COMPUTER TO PERFORM THE METHODS - An information processing apparatus includes a content storage unit storing a plurality of pieces of content; a background-image storage unit storing a background image corresponding to the plurality of pieces of content stored in the content storage unit; an attribute-information storage unit storing attribute information for each of the plurality of pieces of content in association with the plurality of pieces of content, the attribute information including a corresponding position in the background image; a classification unit classifying the plurality of pieces of content into one or more clusters on the basis of the attribute information; and a rendering unit rendering images indicating the classified pieces of content in a predetermined order on a cluster-by-cluster basis and rendering an area of the background image, the area including the corresponding position included in the attribute information of content corresponding to at least one of the images rendered. | 09-25-2008 |
20080253663 | Content management apparatus, image display apparatus, image pickup apparatus, processing method and program for causing computer to execute processing method - Disclosed herein is a content management apparatus, including: content inputting means for inputting a content with which position information is associated; position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information associated with the content inputted by the content inputting means; tree production means for producing binary tree structure data corresponding to a binary tree having leaves to which contents inputted by the content inputting means correspond based on the position information of the contents acquired by the position information acquisition means; and determination means for extracting a node which satisfies a predetermined condition from among nodes of the binary tree structure data produced by the tree production means and determining those of the contents which belong to the extracted node as one group. | 10-16-2008 |
20090316962 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Program - An image processing apparatus includes a face detector detecting face images from still-image frames successively extracted from a moving-image stream in accordance with image information items regarding the still-image frames, a face-feature-value calculation unit calculating face feature values of the face images in accordance with image information items regarding the face images, an identity determination unit determining whether a first face image in a current frame and a second face image in a previous frame represent an identical person in accordance with at least face feature values of the first and second face images, and a merging processor which stores one of the first and second face images when the first face image and the second face image represent an identical person, and which stores the first and second face images when the first face image and the second face image do not represent an identical person. | 12-24-2009 |
20100014719 | STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a storage apparatus and method, a program, and a playback apparatus and method, capable of quickly reading a specific part of data among metadata including metadata associated with faces. | 01-21-2010 |
20110134257 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - An image processing system may include an imaging device for capturing an image and an image processing apparatus for processing the image. The imaging device may include an imaging unit for capturing the image, a first recording unit for recording information relating to the image, the information being associated with the image, and a first transmission control unit for controlling transmission of the image to the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus may include a reception control unit for controlling reception of the image transmitted from the imaging device, a feature extracting unit for extracting a feature of the received image, a second recording unit for recording the feature, extracted from the image, the feature being associated with the image, and a second transmission control unit for controlling transmission of the feature to the imaging device. | 06-09-2011 |
20110135114 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided is an image display device provided with an image display unit for displaying a still image or a moving image, an image capturing unit for capturing the image in a direction in which the image display unit displays the image on the image display unit, and a face detection unit for performing, at predetermined intervals, face detection processing for detecting a face included in the image captured by the image capturing unit, wherein the predetermined intervals are variable according to whether or not the face of a user is included in the image captured by the image capturing unit, and when the position of the detected face does not change for a predetermined period of time in the face detection processing, the face detection unit does not detect the face as the face of the user. | 06-09-2011 |
20120039514 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a face detector detecting face images from still-image frames successively extracted from a moving-image stream in accordance with image information items regarding the still-image frames, a face-feature-value calculation unit calculating face feature values of the face images in accordance with image information items regarding the face images, an identity determination unit determining whether a first face image in a current frame and a second face image in a previous frame represent an identical person in accordance with at least face feature values of the first and second face images, and a merging processor which stores one of the first and second face images when the first face image and the second face image represent an identical person, and which stores the first and second face images when the first face image and the second face image do not represent an identical person. | 02-16-2012 |
20120079073 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, WEB SERVER, NETWORK SYSTEM, CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, CONTENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A content management apparatus includes a content storage section configured to store a piece of content together with a content unique identifier; a content transmitter configured to transmit the piece of content together with the content unique identifier to a Web server; an intra-server management identifier receiver configured to receive an intra-server management identifier corresponding to the content unique identifier from the Web server; a management table for storing the content unique identifier and the intra-server management identifier; a content information updating message receiver configured to receive content information on the piece of content and a content information updating message containing the intra-server management identifier from the Web server; an identifier converter configured to convert the intra-server management identifier contained in the content information updating message into the content unique identifier; and a content management section configured to allow the content storage section to store the content information. | 03-29-2012 |
20120218424 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, IMAGE ANALYSIS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image management apparatus may include an input image setting information acquiring unit configured to, when image analysis information on an input image is set, acquire setting information as input image setting information, an available setting information acquiring unit configured to acquire setting information as available setting information, an update necessity determining unit configured to determine whether or not an update of the image analysis information is necessary, on the basis of a difference between the input image setting information and the available setting information, and an image analysis information setting unit configured to, when it is determined that an update of the image analysis information is necessary, perform image analysis on the input image using the second image analysis processing unit so as to set new image analysis information. | 08-30-2012 |
20130236072 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a face detector detecting face images from still-image frames successively extracted from a moving-image stream in accordance with image information items regarding the still-image frames, a face-feature-value calculation unit calculating face feature values of the face images in accordance with image information items regarding the face images, an identity determination unit determining whether a first face image in a current frame and a second face image in a previous frame represent an identical person in accordance with at least face feature values of the first and second face images, and a merging processor which stores one of the first and second face images when the first face image and the second face image represent an identical person, and which stores the first and second face images when the first face image and the second face image do not represent an identical person. | 09-12-2013 |
20130279815 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes an extraction unit operable to extract metadata used for recognizing an event associated with a captured image from at least one of the captured image and attribute information concerning the captured image, and a recognition unit operable to recognize, on the basis of the metadata extracted by the extraction unit, the event associated with the captured image from among a plurality of predetermined events. | 10-24-2013 |
20130339491 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, WEB SERVER, NETWORK SYSTEM, CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, CONTENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A content management apparatus includes a content storage section configured to store a piece of content together with a content unique identifier; a content transmitter configured to transmit the piece of content together with the content unique identifier to a Web server; an intra-server management identifier receiver configured to receive an intra-server management identifier corresponding to the content unique identifier from the Web server; a management table for storing the content unique identifier and the intra-server management identifier; a content information updating message receiver configured to receive content information on the piece of content and a content information updating message containing the intra-server management identifier from the Web server; an identifier converter configured to convert the intra-server management identifier contained in the content information updating message into the content unique identifier; and a content management section configured to allow the content storage section to store the content information. | 12-19-2013 |
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20160004680 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, WEB SERVER, NETWORK SYSTEM, CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, CONTENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A content management apparatus includes a content storage section configured to store a piece of content together with a content unique identifier; a content transmitter configured to transmit the piece of content together with the content unique identifier to a Web server; an intra-server management identifier receiver configured to receive an intra-server management identifier corresponding to the content unique identifier from the Web server; a management table for storing the content unique identifier and the intra-server management identifier; a content information updating message receiver configured to receive content information on the piece of content and a content information updating message containing the intra-server management identifier from the Web server; an identifier converter configured to convert the intra-server management identifier contained in the content information updating message into the content unique identifier; and a content management section configured to allow the content storage section to store the content information. | 01-07-2016 |
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20090245716 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An optical communication device has: an optical waveguide device having an optical waveguide core that guides light, a cladding portion enveloping the optical waveguide core, a mirror surface structured at an end surface of the cladding portion and the optical waveguide core, and changing an optical path of light that passes through the optical waveguide core, and an electrically-conductive film formed so as to cover the mirror surface; a reference potential member at which a predetermined potential is ensured; and a connecting member electrically connecting the electrically-conductive film and the reference potential member. | 10-01-2009 |
20100104239 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - An optical transmission apparatus includes an optical element that has at least one of a light emitting part and a light receiving part on a surface opposed to a mounting surface of the optical element, an optical waveguide that is made of a polymer material, and has an optical path deflecting part in a through hole or an opening, wherein the optical path deflecting part deflects an optical path of the optical with respect to the at least one of the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the optical element, and a substrate that has a mounting region on which the mounting surface of the optical element is mounted, and a plurality of waveguide holding parts, each holding the optical waveguide so that the optical path deflecting part of the optical waveguide is arranged opposite to the at least one of the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the optical element. | 04-29-2010 |
20130071161 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a transport member that transports a recording medium in a first direction, the recording medium having on one side thereof an image formed of an image forming material that is to be fixed by absorbing light; a first chip that has a first light-emitting area in which a plurality of light-emitting elements that emit light toward the one side of the recording medium are arranged two-dimensionally; and a second chip that has a second light-emitting area in which a plurality of light-emitting elements that emit light toward the one side of the recording medium are arranged two-dimensionally. A gap between the first light-emitting area and the second light-emitting area extends at an angle with respect to the first direction, and a portion of the first light-emitting area and a portion of the second light-emitting area overlap each other in the first direction. | 03-21-2013 |
20140126941 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, FIXING DEVICE, AND DRYING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device forming an image on a recording medium; and a light source that, after the image has been formed by the image forming device, irradiates the recording medium with light to fix the image on the recording medium, while the recording medium moves relatively in a predetermined movement direction. The light source includes a current supply section, a light emitting section, and a current output section. Current for light emission is supplied to the current supply section. The light emitting section includes light emitting elements that are disposed two-dimensionally. At least the light emitting elements provided side by side in the movement direction are electrically connected in parallel. The current output section outputs the current that has passed through the light emitting section. The current supply section and the light emitting section are provided side by side in the movement direction. | 05-08-2014 |
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20110200046 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is a communication apparatus, including: a transmission policy holding section configured to hold transmission policies each corresponding to a conversation; and a transmitted frame control section configured to modify transmitted frames of the conversation in accordance with the corresponding transmission policy held by the transmission policy holding section. | 08-18-2011 |
20130191486 | TIME CONTROL APPARATUS, TIME CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A time control apparatus provided in a slave machine and synchronizing time information with time information of a master machine connected over a network includes: calculation units respectively calculating time difference candidates of the slave machine with respect to the master machine and network delays indicative of an average of times necessary for communication of first and second messages over the network based on transmission and reception times of the first messages which are transmitted from the master machine and received using the slave machine and transmission and reception times of the second messages which are transmitted from the slave machine and received using the master machine; a selection unit selecting one of the calculated time difference candidates as a time difference based on the calculated network delays; and an adjustment unit adjusting the time information of the slave machine based on the selected time difference. | 07-25-2013 |
20140029633 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SYNCHRONOUS PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A communication apparatus includes a data processing unit and a communication unit. The data processing unit performs a clock synchronous process between the communication apparatus and a communication correspondent apparatus. The communication unit performs communication with the communication correspondent apparatus. The data processing unit compares, when the clock synchronous process is performed, an offset window that defines a permissible delay time range of a packet applied to the synchronous process and a network delay time of the synchronous packet, selects the synchronous packet having the network delay time within the offset window, and applies phase offset information calculated from the synchronous packet, to perform phase control, and decreases a width of a current offset window when the network delay time of the synchronous packet is within the current offset window and increases the current offset window width when the network delay time is outside of the current offset window. | 01-30-2014 |
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20090152024 | ELECTRIC PAPER READING SYSTEM - Objects of the present invention are to facilitate filling out by hand an electronic paper and to realize digitization of contents with which the electronic paper is filled out by hand with a simple structure. A read image is obtained by optically reading a reading-object of the electronic paper. Based on the document information written on the electronic paper and writing-conditions during document writing, which are represented by the document information, a display image of the document in accordance with the read image information is formed. A written image is separated and extracted by converting a density only of pixels among the respective pixels of the read image, whose densities vary in accordance with the document writing and which correspond to a portion, to which ink of a pen for the handwriting is not adhered. | 06-18-2009 |
20090244169 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet printer has a carriage equipped with a recording head. The carriage is disposed downstream in a feeding direction of a recording medium. The carriage has an optical sensor for measuring dirt on a supply roller. When the supply roller is dirty, a cleaning operation is started to rotate the supply roller as being pressed onto a separation pad. The dirt on the supply roller is measured with the optical sensor, and the cleaning operation lasts until the dirt is removed from the supply roller. | 10-01-2009 |
20090244175 | INK JET PRINTER AND METHOD OF CLEANING PLATEN - An ink jet printer feeds a sheet of recording medium onto a platen, and record an image by ejecting droplets of ink from a print head attached to the platen. The ink jet printer has a media deforming section for deforming a part of the recording medium into a downward projection. The media deforming section includes a wedge above a recording media feeding path, and a wedge receiver below the feeding path to fit with the wedge. The wedge and the wedge receiver are joined together to press the recording medium from above and below, and form the downward projection. While the recording medium passes the platen, the downward projection wipes off ink stain on ribs of the platen. | 10-01-2009 |
20150344249 | PAPER TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - When a distal end of a paper is gripped by a gripper of a chain gripper and transported, the paper is transported while being in sliding contact with a guide surface of a guide plate. On the guide surface of the guide plate, a groove is formed along a traveling route of the gripper, and by a claw member entering the groove, a height of the distal end of the paper gripped by the gripper and a height of the guide surface are matched. | 12-03-2015 |
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20090014965 | Sealing material - A sealing material, which comprises a curing product of a composition comprising (A) an acrylic polymer having at least one alkenyl group capable of undergoing hydrosilylation reaction, (B) a hydrosilyl group-containing compound and (C) a hydrosilylation catalyst as essential components, is suitable for use as cam cover seals and oil pan seals for automobile engines, fuel cell cooling medium seals, automobile wire harnesses seals, HDD cover gasket or vibration-insulating HDD cover gasket seals, etc. | 01-15-2009 |
20090088522 | EPDM Composition - The present invention is to provide an EPDM composition from which molding material excellent in low outgassing property and low gas permeability (low water vapor permeability) can be obtained even if the EPDM composition contains a mass of plasticizer blended in. | 04-02-2009 |
20090105421 | Joint Boot - A joint boot molded from an acrylic rubber/polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer, which comprises a polyamide resin and a cross-linked acrylic rubber. The acrylic rubber/polyamide-based thermoplastic elastomer is a dispersion of the rubber in the polyamide resin, obtained by dynamic cross-linking of the acrylic rubber, preferably by covalent bond-linkable cross-linking of the polyamide resin with the acrylic rubber. The joint boot has a fully satisfactory heat resistance required even for use at the inboard side. | 04-23-2009 |
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20110315486 | RUBBER COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a rubber composition containing 100 parts by weight of a rubber blend comprising 99-85 by weight % of chloroprene rubber and 1-15 by weight % of chlorinated polyethylene rubber, (A) 10 to 30 parts by weight of a polyether ester-based plasticizer having a molecular weight of 450 to 650, or (B) 10 to 30 parts by weight of both of a polyether ester-based plasticizer having a molecular weight of 450 to 900 and an ester-based plasticizer having a molecular weight 350 to 500, and 3 to 10 parts by weight of two or more aromatic amine-based antioxidants. The rubber composition can simultaneously satisfy requirements for use as, for example, an automobile grease cup material, that is, heat resistance, ozone resistance, cold resistance, and adhesion to metal or resin. | 12-29-2011 |
20130285334 | METAL-RUBBER LAMINATE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a metal-rubber laminate material comprising a metal plate, a rubber layer formed on the surface of the metal plate, and a solid lubricant layer formed on the rubber layer, the solid lubricant layer comprising an isocyanate group-containing urethane prepolymer, a synthetic wax having a softening point of 40 to 150° C., a fatty acid amide having a softening point of 60 to 170° C., graphite, and optionally a fluororesin. The metal-rubber laminate material, in which the metal plate and the rubber layer are bonded through a primer layer and an adhesive layer in this order, exhibits excellent effects, such as fretting resistance, when used as a metal gasket in an internal combustion engine for an automobile engine, etc. | 10-31-2013 |