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| 20080215550 | SEARCH SUPPORT APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SEARCH SUPPORT SYSTEM - A search support apparatus estimates, based on a document and a specific phrase (keyword) in the document, a theme of the document, a site type of a website that provides the document, and a content type of the document, and selects a search condition corresponding to the theme, the site type, and the content type, to be presented to the user. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090077122 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CANDIDATES - A candidate displaying apparatus includes: a content input unit that performs an input process on a content; a named entity extracting unit that extracts, from the content, named entities each identifying a specific object or a specific piece of information; an association degree calculating unit that calculates a degree of association between each of the named entities and a predetermined character string contained in the content; an associated information storage unit that stores therein the named entities, the character string, and the degrees of association in correspondence with one another; and a displaying unit that displays, on a display device, the named entities that are kept in correspondence with the character string as selectable candidates in descending order of the degrees of association thereof. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090193325 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING DOCUMENTS - A document processing apparatus includes an extracting unit that extracts text document information from a document data; an analyzing unit that analyzes a modification relation of a character string included in the text document information; an attribute unit that assigns an attribute indicating details of the modification relation to the character string, and embeds the attribute in the text document information; a document specifying unit that specifies a document-specifying character string that specifies other text document information, using the text document information in which the attribute is embedded by the attribute unit; and a document-identification unit that assigns document identification information to the document-specifying character string, and embeds the document identification information in the text document information. | 07-30-2009 |
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| 20120078633 | READING ALOUD SUPPORT APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a reading aloud support apparatus includes a reception unit, a first extraction unit, a second extraction unit, an acquisition unit, a generation unit, a presentation unit. The reception unit is configured to receive an instruction. The first extraction unit is configured to extract, as a partial document, a part of a document which corresponds to a range of words. The second extraction unit is configured to perform morphological analysis and to extract words as candidate words. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire attribute information items relates to the candidate words. The generation unit is configured to perform weighting relating to a value corresponding a distance and to determine each of candidate words to be preferentially presented to generate a presentation order. The presentation unit is configured to present the candidate words and the attribute information items in accordance with the presentation order. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120078907 | KEYWORD PRESENTATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a keyword presentation apparatus includes an extraction unit, a selection unit and a clustering unit. The extraction unit is configured to extract, as technical terms, morpheme strings, which are not defined in a general concept dictionary, from a document set. The selection unit is configured to evaluate relevancies between each of basic term candidates and the technical terms, and to preferentially select basic term candidates having high relevancies as basic terms. The clustering unit is configured to calculate weighted sums of statistical degrees of correlation between the basic terms based on the document set, to calculate conceptual degrees of correlation between the basic terms based on the general concept dictionary, and to cluster the basic terms based on the weighted sums. | 03-29-2012 |
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| 20100093338 | WIRELESS CELL MONITORING METHOD, ITS DEVICE, AND ITS PROGRAM - In a wireless cell, the potential deterioration in quality is efficiently detected when the indication of abnormalities is weak. Provided are a step of calculating one or more radio qualities for each coverage area of a wireless cell; a step of measuring one or more network statistical qualities for each coverage area of the wireless cell; a step of making a pair of each network statistical quality and one or more radio qualities for each coverage area of each wireless cell; and a step of calculating, based on the pairs of each network statistical quality and one or more radio qualities for the coverage areas of the wireless cells, the correlation between each network statistical quality and one or more radio qualities. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100273493 | RADIO ACCESS NETWORK MANAGEMENT DEVICE, FACILITY PLAN SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND FACILITY PLAN SUPPORT METHOD USED THEREFOR - A radio access network management device capable of estimating the resource utilization ratio of an additionally installed radio base station to predict the date on which the next additional installation is required. The radio access network management device comprises a means for obtaining traffic demand per unit area for existing radio cells around the position at which a radio base station is additionally installed from the coverage of the existing radio cells and the time series of the past communication traffic statistics, a means for estimating the coverage of the radio cells after the additional installation of the radio base station, a means for predicting the traffic demand of the radio cells after the additional installation thereof from the coverage and traffic demand per unit area, and a means for predicting future communication quality from the predicted traffic demand. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100284293 | COMMUNICATION NETWORK QUALITY ANALYSIS SYSTEM, QUALITY ANALYSIS DEVICE, QUALITY ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a communication network quality analysis technique which can identify a network side communication device, a communication area, or a terminal which causes degradation of quality of the communication network detected by an abnormal communication quality index. The technique analyzes a recording content of a call process performed by the network side communication device and acquires a distribution of quality degradation amounts in respective hierarchies such as a terminal, a network communication device, or a communication area. Thus, the technique estimates a terminal, a network side communication device, or a communication area causing degradation of the communication quality according to a degree of quality degradation degree distribution bias considering the belonging relationship of the terminal, the network side communication device, and the communication area. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110019576 | RADIO QUALITY ESTIMATION SYSTEM, RADIO QUALITY ESTIMATION DEVICE, RADIO QUALITY ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RADIO QUALITY ESTIMATION PROGRAM - Provided is a radio quality estimation system for estimating radio quality in consideration of environment information which changes with the passage of time and for judging by when to implement the preventive measures of the quality deterioration by taking the quality deterioration in the future into consideration. The radio quality estimation system is characterized by comprising an environment information storage section for storing the environment information which affects the radio quality in a target area and which changes with the passage of time, a radio wave propagation analysis section for analyzing the propagation characteristics of radio waves, and a radio quality estimation section for estimating the radio quality at a point in the target area by using the analyzed propagation characteristics of the radio waves and the obtained environment information. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110021156 | MARGIN DESIGN APPARATUS, MARGIN DESIGN SYSTEM, MARGIN DESIGN METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a technique of calculating a proper margin according to the area or a radio propagation estimation method in the area design of wireless communication using a radio propagation simulator. From a storage part wherein information relating to positions where deterioration of a communication quality or a radio quality is confirmed and information relating to the radio conditions at the positions are associated with each other, a margin design system extracts positions where the radio conditions are equal, estimates the radio quality at the positions by the radio propagation simulator, and calculates the margin of a radio quality estimated value on the basis of the estimated radio quality. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110263244 | QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM, QUALITY MONITORING APPARATUS, AND QUALITY MONITORING METHOD IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A mobile terminal includes a measuring unit that measures at least the moving speed of the self terminal and communication quality of wireless communication, and a communication unit that transmits terminal information including moving speed information and communication quality information. A quality monitoring apparatus ( | 10-27-2011 |
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| 20080235427 | Electronic device with card interface - When initializing a card-shaped device inserted in a card interface, operation mode acquiring means incorporated in an electronic device acquires operation mode information, stored in a register file incorporated in the card-shaped device, by a predetermined procedure using a predetermined pin. Operation mode setting means incorporated in the electronic device executes signal assignment on a plurality of data pins peculiar to an operation mode indicated by the acquired operation mode information, thereby switching a data transfer width, and allowing the card-shaped device to operate in the operation mode. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20100281200 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CARD INTERFACE - When initializing a card-shaped device inserted in a card interface, operation mode acquiring means incorporated in an electronic device acquires operation mode information, stored in a register file incorporated in the card-shaped device, by a predetermined procedure using a predetermined pin. Operation mode setting means incorporated in the electronic device executes signal assignment on a plurality of data pins peculiar to an operation mode indicated by the acquired operation mode information, thereby switching a data transfer width, and allowing the card-shaped device to operate in the operation mode. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110283024 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CARD INTERFACE - When initializing a card-shaped device inserted in a card interface, operation mode acquiring means incorporated in an electronic device acquires operation mode information, stored in a register file incorporated in the card-shaped device, by a predetermined procedure using a predetermined pin. Operation mode setting means incorporated in the electronic device executes signal assignment on a plurality of data pins peculiar to an operation mode indicated by the acquired operation mode information, thereby switching a data transfer width, and allowing the card-shaped device to operate in the operation mode. | 11-17-2011 |
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| 20090032735 | Sensing Device, Sensing Apparatus, and Sensing Method - There are provided a sensing device, a sensing apparatus, and a sensing method capable of realizing effective multi-photon absorption and local plasmon enhancement function. The sensing device can realize a high multi-photon excitation efficiency and selectivity by accurately controlling the material, shape, size, interval, and direction of metal particles arranged on a substrate. By employing the sensing device in various sensing apparatuses such as a fluorescent sensing apparatus, it is possible to realize sensing of detection object material with a high sensibility. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090091762 | Metallic structure and photodetector - In a metallic structure including a metallic nano-chain with plasmon resonance absorption, a metallic nanoparticle forming the metallic nano-chain is formed in a circular, triangle, or rhomboid shape. The wavelength selectivity can be increased also by forming a closed region by mutually linking all of metallic nanoparticles that are mutually linked with bottlenecks. In a photodetector, a photodetection unit including a current detection probe, a nano-chain unit, and a current detection probe is arranged on a substrate. The nano-chain unit is a metallic structure with plasmon resonance absorption, where metallic nanoparticles are mutually linked with bottlenecks. Each current detection probe has a corner whose tip is formed with a predetermined angle, and this corner is arranged to face the tip of the nano-chain unit, i.e., a corner of the metallic nanoparticle. Photodetection with high wavelength selectivity is performed based on a change in the initial voltage of the current-voltage characteristic. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100067016 | Plasmon resonance detector - Provided is a plasmon resonance detector that can detect temperature change in optical devices, in which the metal structure having plasmon resonance absorption is used for the optical devices. A diode formed of a conductive substrate, an n-type semiconductor layer, an i-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, an n electrode (negative electrode), a p electrode (positive electrode), an insulating film, or the like is used as a semiconductor device whose resistance value changes in accordance with temperature change. A nanochain formed by connecting a plurality of metal nanoparticles is disposed on this diode. When the nanochain is irradiated with light, the nanochain generates heat. The heat generated in the nanochain is conducted to the diode. The resistance value of the diode changes in accordance with temperature change, and thus this change is read, a temperature or an amount of heat generation of the nanochain is measured, and existence and strength of the plasmon resonance are detected. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110266414 | METALLIC STRUCTURE AND PHOTODETECTOR - In a metallic structure including a metallic nano-chain with plasmon resonance absorption, a metallic nanoparticle forming the metallic nano-chain is formed in a circular, triangle, or rhomboid shape. The wavelength selectivity can be increased also by forming a closed region by mutually linking all of metallic nanoparticles that are mutually linked with bottlenecks. In a photodetector, a photodetection unit including a current detection probe, a nano-chain unit, and a current detection probe is arranged on a substrate. The nano-chain unit is a metallic structure with plasmon resonance absorption, where metallic nanoparticles are mutually linked with bottlenecks. Each current detection probe has a corner whose tip is formed with a predetermined angle, and this corner is arranged to face the tip of the nano-chain unit, i.e., a corner of the metallic nanoparticle. Photodetection with high wavelength selectivity is performed based on a change in the initial voltage of the current-voltage characteristic. | 11-03-2011 |
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| 20090314228 | ENGINE GENERATOR - An engine generator is disclosed in which an engine drives a generator and causes a cooling fan to rotate to cool the generator. The generator includes an intake duct having an intake port provided in a lower portion thereof and oriented downward. Moisture-containing outside air sucked through the intake port impinges on a barrier plate disposed in the intake duct. The barrier plate is located above the intake port and faces the intake port. The moisture adheres to the barrier plate in the form of water droplets, which then fall toward the intake port after having separated from the outside air. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100007497 | ANTITHEFT SYSTEM - In an antitheft system for preventing an equipment comprising moving objects such as electric vehicles or operating machine such as lawnmower from theft, an electronic key is prepared to be carried by an operator of the equipment and stores authenticating data for identifying the operator who carries the electronic key. An authenticator is installed at the equipment and performs authentication check as to whether the electronic key is an authorized key using stored key-checking data, when the authenticating data is outputted from the electronic key, whereas an electronic key copier is provided separately from the equipment and copies the electronic key, thereby enabling to make a copy of the electronic key without activating equipment, while ensuring to prevent the equipment from theft. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20110132680 | ANTITHEFT APPARATUS FOR EQUIPMENT WITH PRIME MOVER - In an apparatus for preventing theft of equipment (electric wheelchair) having a prime mover (electric motor), a prime mover controller, and an authenticator that acquires ID information from an electronic key when the key is brought close thereto by an operator, determines whether the acquired ID information corresponds with authentication ID information, and permits the controller to start the prime mover when the acquired ID information is determined to correspond with authentication ID information, the controller stores operating history of the equipment, and the authenticator acquires the history from the controller when the key is brought close thereto and transmits the acquired history to the key when the key is brought close thereto, thereby making it easy to acquire the operating history of the equipment. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110133550 | ANTITHEFT APPARATUS FOR EQUIPMENT WITH PRIME MOVER - In an apparatus for preventing theft of equipment (electric motor) having a prime mover (motor), a prime mover controller, a starter switch that allows the operator to connect/disconnect power from a power source to the prime mover; and an authenticator that acquires ID information from an electronic key through a receiver when the key is brought close thereto by the operator, and permits the controller to start the prime mover when acquired ID information is determined to correspond with authentication ID information, the starter switch is made of electrode pair that is sensitive to electrostatic capacitance, and the starter switch and the receiver are installed together on an electronic circuit board, thereby achieving the smaller structure of the apparatus. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110133911 | ANTITHEFT APPARATUS FOR EQUIPMENT WITH PRIME MOVER - In an apparatus for preventing theft of equipment having a prime mover, an prime mover controller, and an authenticator that acquires ID information from an electronic key when the key is brought close thereto by an operator, and permits the prime mover controller to start the prime mover when the acquired ID information is determined to correspond with authentication ID information, data indicating a number of times the key is updated is included in the ID information, and the authenticator determines whether the number of times indicated in the data is greater than that in the authentication ID information, and when the number of times indicated in the data is greater than that in the authentication ID information, updates the authentication ID information such that it is equal to the number of times indicated in the data, thereby enabling to easily update authentication ID information of the equipment. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110136398 | OUTBOARD MOTOR ANTITHEFT APPARATUS - In an apparatus for preventing theft of plural, such as two, outboard motors ( | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110137500 | ANTITHEFT APPARATUS FOR EQUIPMENT WITH PRIME MOVER - In an apparatus for preventing theft of equipment such as outboard motor having a prime mover (engine), a prime mover controller and an authenticator ( | 06-09-2011 |
