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Makoto Murata

Makoto Murata, Tokyo JP

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20080310725IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes the following elements. An image storing section stores a plurality of images related to time information. A feature extracting section extracts feature amounts of each image stored in the image storing section. An image selecting section that selects at least one of images included in each overlap portion set of several or all of the images, stored in the image storing section, on the basis of the feature amounts associated with the respective images included in the overlap portion set, the overlap portion set including overlap portions of several or all of the images overlapping with respect to shooting time. A digest-image generating section generates a digest image of the images stored in the image storing section on the basis of the selected images.12-18-2008
20090316962Image 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
20100146433Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method - An information processing apparatus, comprising: 06-10-2010
20100191697INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a sensor data generator sensing a user behavior and generating sensor data corresponding to the user behavior; a behavior recognizing unit performing a predetermined threshold value process on the sensor data to recognize the behavior exhibited by the user and generating behavior information that is information indicating the behavior exhibited by the user; a behavior manager managing the behavior information generated by the behavior recognizing unit in correspondence with the time point at which the behavior corresponding to the behavior information is exhibited; and a behavior information post-processing unit performing a predetermined post-process on the behavior information managed by the behavior manager, wherein the behavior recognizing unit further includes a plurality of behavior determination units specified to specific behaviors exhibited by the user and generates the behavior information based on the determination results of the plurality of behavior determination units.07-29-2010
20110081634Behaviour Pattern Analysis System, Mobile Terminal, Behaviour Pattern Analysis Method, and Program - Provided is a mobile terminal including a movement sensor that detects a movement of a user and outputs movement information, acquires information on a building existing at a current location or information on buildings existing in a vicinity of the current location, analyses the movement information output from the movement sensor, and detects a first behaviour pattern corresponding to the movement information from multiple first behaviour patterns obtained by classifying behaviours performed by the user over a relatively short period of time, and analyses the information on a building or buildings and the first behaviour pattern, and detects a second behaviour pattern corresponding to the information on a building or buildings and the first behaviour pattern from multiple second behaviour patterns obtained by classifying behaviours performed by the user over a relatively long period of time.04-07-2011
20110107999Rotary Internal Combustion Engine - A rotary internal combustion engine including: a cylinder having a cylinder circumferential wall provided with a horizontal valve groove on its inner circumferential surface; a working shaft concentrically run through said cylinder and held so as to freely rotate; a rotor comprising a rotor base made up of a circular shell and a rotor blade standing in a radial direction of a rotor base surrounding wall; a shutoff valve to perform intermittent movements of insertion and returning between an outside of said cylinder and a cylinder space; and side ribs each having a longitudinal valve groove.05-12-2011

Patent applications by Makoto Murata, Tokyo JP

Makoto Murata, Kyoto JP

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20100176748TRANSMITTER AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE CONVERTING SUPPLY VOLTAGE TO DRIVE VOLTAGE - A transmitter includes a voltage conversion circuit converting supply voltage externally supplied into drive voltage and outputting the drive voltage; and an optical output unit which is supplied with the drive voltage and outputs an optical signal, wherein the voltage conversion circuit and the optical output unit are included in a same module.07-15-2010

Makoto Murata, Shioyagun JP

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20100123465AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY CIRCUIT FAULT DETECTION - In a vehicle having an electrical system including a ground circuit that provides an operative connection from the electrical system to an electrical ground and an electric power generator driven by an engine of the vehicle, the generator arranged to selectively provide electric power to an electrical load of the vehicle and to selectively charge a battery of the vehicle, a fault detection system is provided for detecting an open circuit or high resistance fault in the ground circuit. The fault detection system includes: a controller that controls a voltage output of the generator so as to at least one of restrict or suspend charging or increase or start charging of the battery by the generator for a designated test period; and, determining means for determining a current discharge from or charging current into the battery during the test period, wherein if the determined current discharge or charging current is less than a given threshold, then an open circuit or high resistance fault is deemed to be detected in the ground circuit.05-20-2010

Makoto Murata, Niihama-Shi JP

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20080241542TUNGSTEN OXIDE PHOTOCATALYST - To provide a tungsten oxide photocatalyst which shows a high photocatalytic activity by irradiating with visible light even under the environment where ultraviolet light is not irradiated, the tungsten oxide photocatalyst has tungsten oxide particles and Pt particles having a primary particle size of 3 to 20 nm supported on the surface of the tungsten oxide particles in an amount of 0.03 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the tungsten oxide particles.10-02-2008
20090305879PHOTOCATALYST DISPERSION LIQUID AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A photocatalyst dispersion liquid contains titanium oxide particles, tungsten oxide particles, a phosphoric acid (salt) and a dispersion medium, and a containing amount of the phosphoric acid (salt) is from 0.001 mol times to 0.2 mol times with respect to the titanium oxide particles. In this photocatalyst dispersion liquid, the aggregation of the particles is suppressed and thus solid-liquid separation is not easily generated. According to this process for producing a photocatalyst dispersion liquid, titanium oxide particles are dispersed in a dispersion medium containing a phosphoric acid (salt) dissolved therein to obtain a titanium oxide particle dispersion liquid, and then tungsten oxide particles are mixed in the titanium oxide particle dispersion liquid.12-10-2009

Makoto Murata, Dublin, OH US

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20090243822VEHICLE BLIND SPOT DETECTION AND INDICATOR SYSTEM - A warning system for conveying alerts and information relating to a vehicle blind spot and objects detected therein, is disclosed. The system conveys an assortment of information through a single light emitting indicator. Also disclosed are various methods of indicating the advisability of lane changes, and modes of configuring the indicator and an associated sensing system and controller.10-01-2009

Makoto Murata, Ehime JP

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20090093361PHOTOCATALYST DISPERSION LIQUID AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - To provide a photocatalyst dispersion liquid obtained by dispersing titanium oxide photocatalyst particles and tungsten oxide photocatalyst particles in a dispersion medium, where the surfaces of both titanium oxide photocatalyst particles and tungsten oxide photocatalyst particles are charged positively or negatively. In the photocatalyst dispersion liquid, the titanium oxide photocatalyst particles and the tungsten oxide photocatalyst particles, which are dispersed in the dispersion medium, are not aggregated easily, and a solid-liquid separation is not generated.04-09-2009