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20110032836 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND PROGRAM - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus that, during data communication with a plurality of external apparatus, maintains the accuracy of the data communication and reduces the power consumed in the data communication, and a control method thereof. To accomplish this, the information processing apparatus sets a communication rate of data communication with a plurality of communicatively connected external apparatus, and measures a receiving interval between data packets received in the data communication with the external apparatus. Furthermore, the information processing apparatus determines whether or not the measured receiving interval exceeds a predetermined threshold. If the interval exceeds the predetermined threshold, the information processing apparatus maintains the currently set communication rate. If the interval does not exceed the predetermined threshold, the information processing apparatus changes the currently set communication rate to a faster communication rate. | 02-10-2011 |
20110134801 | NETWORK DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - A network device capable of performing auto-negotiation at a proper communication speed. In the network device, a cable speed setting unit decides, based on LAN cable category information, a maximum communication speed that can be guaranteed by a LAN cable connected to a physical layer circuit of the network device, and a speed decision unit compares the maximum communication speed notified from the cable speed setting unit with each of communication speeds that can be set for the physical layer circuit and decides an upper limit communication speed for use when a communication speed is decided by auto-negotiation. | 06-09-2011 |
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20140160516 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND MEMORY MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM - In an image forming apparatus having a power button for shifting the apparatus to either a power shutoff state where power supply is shut off or a power-saving state where power supply is limited, the image forming apparatus is shifted to the power-saving state when the press continuing time of the power button is shorter than a threshold, and shifted to the power shutoff state when it is longer than the threshold. When the press continuing time is shorter than the threshold, information indicating that the shift will occur is displayed on a display unit before the image forming apparatus is shifted to the power-saving state. | 06-12-2014 |
20140333131 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, POWER TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A power transmitting apparatus, which simultaneously or sequentially supplies electric power to a plurality of power receiving apparatuses in a wireless manner, includes a power transmitting unit configured to transmit electric power to the plurality of power receiving apparatuses, a reception unit configured to receive a power transmission end request and an abnormality content regarding power transmission from a first power receiving apparatus from among the plurality of power receiving apparatuses, and a power transmission determination unit configured, based on the abnormality content, to determine whether to stop power transmission to power receiving apparatuses that have not completed power transmission and that are not the first power receiving apparatus from among the plurality of power receiving apparatuses. | 11-13-2014 |
20150261288 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An EEE function when an electricity saving function is enabled and a PHY communication rate setting method need to be taken into consideration. In relation to communication with an external apparatus by a communication unit, an information processing apparatus determines whether a power saving function of realizing power saving of the communication unit by stopping some of functions of the communication unit while establishing a link is enabled. In accordance with the result of the determination, a communication rate when the information processing apparatus operates in a power saving mode is decided. | 09-17-2015 |
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20090115548 | BALUN CIRCUIT AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A balun circuit includes a first CPW line | 05-07-2009 |
20090238206 | BAND CONTROL METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - The present invention intends to improve communication efficiency between two communication apparatuses each engaged in the communication by full duplex communication method by using a surplus band of the one to transmission band of the other. A first bandwidth required by a first communication apparatus (A) at data transmission and a second bandwidth required by a second communication apparatus (B) at data transmission are presumed. Next, the first bandwidth presumed as mentioned is compared to a first bandwidth used which the first communication apparatus (A) currently uses and at the same time, the second bandwidth presumed as mentioned is compared to a second bandwidth used which the second communication apparatus (B) currently uses. The first bandwidth and the second bandwidth are then adjusted, and a third bandwidth which the first communication apparatus (A) uses at data transmission and a fourth bandwidth which the second communication apparatus (B) uses are determined. | 09-24-2009 |
20100026575 | RADIO CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a radio control method for a radio communication being performed in a beam direction that is set on the basis communication quality basis, including a step of acquiring a data string formed of at least a beam direction and communication quality in the beam direction; and a step of sequentially assigning a priority rank for setting the beam direction for performing the radio communication from the beam direction in which the highest communication quality is obtained, according to the data string. In the step of assigning a priority rank, no priority rank is assigned to the beam direction adjacent to the beam direction to which a priority rank has been already assigned or to the beam direction in the vicinity containing the adjacent beam direction. | 02-04-2010 |
20100064050 | CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM USING WIRELESS PORTABLE TERMINAL AND DELIVERY METHOD THEREFOR - To reduce time to point a directional wireless portable terminal (WPT) to an access point (AP) when data is downloaded from the AP to the WPT, a user points the WPT to the AP, performs a first operation and transmits a request of authentication and download to the AP. The AP requests a server to perform the authentication and the download. The server transmits information on a current situation to the AP. The AP calculates time required until the download can be started based on content capacity and the like and transmits information on the calculated time to the WPT. The WPT displays countdown until the download can be started. During that time, the server performs the authentication and, if successful, delivers content to the AP. When the download can begin, the user performs a second operation and transmits a request of re-authentication and download to the AP. | 03-11-2010 |
20100075607 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of controlling a wireless communication system including a plurality of communication devices is disclosed. In the method, firstly, one of the communication devices establishes a fixed beam pattern and transmits a training signal, and another communication device receives the training signal while scanning a beam direction by changing the AWVs of an antenna array. Next, it obtains a data string describing a relation between an incoming direction and a received-signal characteristic at the other communication device based on a reception result of the training signal. Then, it obtains first AWVs with which a beam is formed in a plurality of incoming directions of the received signal based on the data string. The roles of these two communication devices are interchanged and similar processes are performed in order to obtain second AWVs, and then one of AWV combinations combining first and second AWVs are used for wireless communication between these communication devices. | 03-25-2010 |
20100225399 | POWER AMPLIFIER, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER AMPLIFIER - A power amplifier of the present invention comprises MOS transistor ( | 09-09-2010 |
20110105032 | CONTROL METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND RECEIVING APPARATUS - A channel response matrix is obtained by performing a training process between a transmitter | 05-05-2011 |
20110221032 | BIAS CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A bias circuit according to the present invention includes a resistor layer | 09-15-2011 |
20120092217 | CONTROL METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF ARRAY WEIGHT VECTOR - To suppress adverse effects caused by side lobes of an antenna array when an AWV to be used for communication is determined based on a transmission/reception result of a training signal. A first transceiver generates a fixed beam pattern and transmits a training signal. In that state, a second transceiver receives the training signal while scanning for the main beam direction, and thereby determines a plurality of direction of arrivals (DOAs). Next, the second transceiver receives the training signal in a state where the signal receptions from the plurality of DODs are restricted one by one (e.g., a null direction or a direction close to the null direction is fixed in the DOA), and calculates the change of the signal characteristics from that obtained in the first reception. The transceivers obtain and use at least one AWV having the main beam direction or a sub-beam direction close to the main beam pointing to one of the plurality of DOAs except for the DOA for which the change is lower than a predefined threshold. | 04-19-2012 |
20120119953 | CONTROL METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF ARRAY WEIGHT VECTOR, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - To suppress an adverse effect caused by side lobes of an antenna array when determining an AWV to be used in communication. A first communication device transmits/receives a training signal while scanning a beam pattern, and a second communication device receives/transmits the training signal with a fixed beam pattern. A primary DOD/DOA in the first communication device is determined based on the transmission/reception result of the training signal. Then, second round training is performed. In this point, the first communication device transmits/receives the training signal while scanning a beam pattern in a state where transmission to the primary DOD or reception from the primary DOA is restricted. A secondary DOD/DOA is determined based on the result of the second round training. An AWV corresponding to the primary DOD/DOA and an AWV corresponding to the secondary DOD/DOA are selectively used in communication between the first and second devices. | 05-17-2012 |
20120142288 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A first device transmits a training signal with a fixed beam pattern, a second device receives the training signal while scanning a beam direction, and then it obtains first AWVs each having a main beam or sub-beam beam direction in an incoming direction in the second device. Next, the first device transmits a training signal while scanning a beam direction, the second device receives the training signal with a fixed beam pattern, and then it obtains second AWVs each having a main beam or sub-beam direction in an emitting direction in the first communication device. The roles of these two devices are interchanged and similar processes are performed in order to obtain third and fourth AWVs, and then one of first AWV combinations from first and second AWVs and one of second AWV combinations from third and fourth AWVs are used for wireless communication between these devices. | 06-07-2012 |
20120220238 | CONTROL METHOD OF RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication device | 08-30-2012 |
20120220239 | CONTROL METHOD OF RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - When communication is to be performed between communication devices having a directivity control function, a plurality of antenna-setting pairs available for the communication are stored by an initial training, and the communication is started by using one of the plurality of antenna-setting pairs. When the communication quality is deteriorated, firstly, a training signal is transmitted while successively setting each one of the plurality of antenna-setting candidates determined in the initial training in a transmitting antenna of one of the communication devices ( | 08-30-2012 |
20120280861 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, TRANSMITTER, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - In a phased array antenna radio communication apparatus including a plurality of antennas, a radio communication apparatus is provided which can reduce an influence of the local leak signals on the radiation direction of transmission signals. Local signal phase shifters | 11-08-2012 |
20130002487 | CONTROL METHOD OF RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication quality test is performed for combinations between antenna setting candidates of a transmitting antenna of a first communication device ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130057449 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING THE SAME - An antenna apparatus | 03-07-2013 |
20130059553 | ANTENNA APPARATUS, ANTENNA SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus includes: first high-frequency output means for outputting a first high-frequency signal; second high-frequency output means for outputting a second high-frequency signal having the same frequency component as that of the first high-frequency signal; first antenna means for emitting a right-hand elliptically polarized wave according to the first high-frequency signal output from the first high-frequency output means; second antenna means for emitting a left-hand elliptically polarized wave according to the second high-frequency signal output from the second high-frequency output means; and phase adjustment means for adjusting a phase of at least one of the first high-frequency signal output from the first high-frequency output means and the second high-frequency signal output from the second high-frequency output means. | 03-07-2013 |
20140098700 | SENSOR AND RECEIVING DEVICE IN SENSOR SYSTEM - A sensor system in which it is possible to identify a sufficient number of sensors even in a situation where the data length of a packet is limited, as well as a sensor and a receiving device in the same, are provided. A sensor repeating a measurement period for performing measurement and a transmission period for performing transmission at predetermined cycles, includes: a measurement section ( | 04-10-2014 |
20140292577 | CONTROL METHOD OF RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication device | 10-02-2014 |
20150130404 | STORAGE BATTERY DEVICE AND CHARGING CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a storage battery device whose battery life can be prolonged further. Storage battery device | 05-14-2015 |
20150301784 | WIRELESS SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF WIRELESS SYSTEM - It is an object to provide a wireless system and a control method of the wireless system having improved portability and display performance. | 10-22-2015 |
20150304947 | WIRELESS SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF WIRELESS SYSTEM - [Problems to be Solved] | 10-22-2015 |
20150364952 | ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - An electric power control system of the present invention is connected to an electric power supplying means for supplying electric power and a load means for accepting supply of electric power and consuming the electric power. The electric power control system includes: a supplied energy acquiring means for acquiring a supplied energy, which is the amount of electric power supplied from the electric power supplying means; a consumed energy acquiring means for acquiring a consumed energy, which is the amount of electric power consumed by the load means; and an electric power supply and demand controlling means for, depending on a total supplied energy as the total of the acquired supplied energy and a total consumed energy as the total of the acquired consumed energy, transmitting and/or receiving electric power to and from another device to change the total supplied energy. | 12-17-2015 |
20150372488 | ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - An electric power control system of the present invention is connected to an electric power supplying means for supplying electric power and a load means for accepting supply of electric power and consuming the electric power. The electric power control system includes: a supplied energy acquiring means for acquiring a supplied energy as the amount of electric power supplied from the electric power supplying means; a consumed energy acquiring means for acquiring a consumed energy as the amount of electric power consumed by the load means; and an electric power supply and demand controlling means for changing the status of supply of electric power to a distribution line with the load means connected, depending on a total supplied energy as the total of the acquired supplied energy and a total consumed energy as the total of the acquired consumed energy. | 12-24-2015 |
20160036510 | CONTROL METHOD OF RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - When communication is to be performed between communication devices having a directivity control function, a plurality of antenna-setting pairs available for the communication are stored by an initial training, and the communication is started by using one of the plurality of antenna-setting pairs. When the communication quality is deteriorated, firstly, a training signal is transmitted while successively setting each one of the plurality of antenna-setting candidates determined in the initial training in a transmitting antenna of one of the communication devices ( | 02-04-2016 |
20160056630 | ELECTRIC POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - An electric power control system of the present invention includes an electric power supplying means, a load means, and an energy storing means. The electric power control system includes: an energy storage controlling means for controlling the energy storing means so as to decrease charge or discharge electric power over a response time corresponding to a set time constant for energy storing means; and a supplied energy controlling means for executing control to change electric power supplied by the electric power supplying means over a response time corresponding to a set time constant for electric power supplying means so that the electric power supply and demand difference is kept within the preset given range. The time constant for energy storing means is set to be longer than the time constant for electric power supplying means. | 02-25-2016 |
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20080228759 | ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING AN ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD CONTROL PROGRAM AND ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD CONTROL METHOD - An electronic bulletin board apparatus and method enabling a second user to answer a question of a first user using an answer input picture, including generating guide information for guiding the second user to an answer input picture as a guide destination picture through which to respond to a first question of the first user based on a second question that is similar to the first question, and posting the guide information in an answer input picture as a posting destination picture through which to respond to the second question. The electronic bulletin board apparatus and method displays the guide destination picture based on the guide information selected by the second user among pieces of guide information posted in the posting destination picture | 09-18-2008 |
20090026264 | Entrustee information transmitting program, entrustee information transmitting apparatus, and entrustee information transmitting method - An entrustee information transmitting method includes an entrustment managing storage storing entrustment relationship information indicating correspondence between entrusters who are voters performing entrustment and entrustees who are voters entrusted by the entrusters in an entrustment managing storage unit; an attendance managing storage storing attendance information of respective voters in an attendance managing storage unit in units of bills; an indirect-entrustment voter extracting operation of extracting one or more indirect-entrustment voter who indirectly entrust an attendee by using the entrustment relationship information and the attendance information; an entrustee determining operation of determining attendees who are indirectly entrusted by the indirect-entrustment voters to be recommended entrustees; and an entrustee information transmitting operation of transmitting information of the recommended entrustees. | 01-29-2009 |
20090055212 | RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH DELEGATION MEDIATING PROGRAM IS RECORDED, DELEGATION MEDIATING APPARATUS AND DELEGATION MEDIATING METHOD - A delegation mediating apparatus which presents a voter who wants to collect delegations to another voter who is looking for a delegatee, in a decision to be made by voting by multiple voters, the apparatus including, voting history storage unit for storing each voter's past voting history in a voting history storage unit, similarity degree calculation unit for calculating a degree of voting action similarity between the voter who wants to collect delegations and the other voter who is looking for a delegatee, with the use of the past voting history stored in the voting history storage unit, and delegatee presentation unit for presenting the voter who wants to collect delegations if the degree of similarity to the other voter who is looking for a delegatee is high, to the other voter who is looking for a delegatee. | 02-26-2009 |
20090119317 | CATCH PHRASE GENERATION DEVICE - A catch phrase generation device stores keywords in association with each other. Each keyword indicates a characteristic of a user, and a property to which each of keywords belongs. A plurality of templates are also stored. Each template has an insertion section for which a keyword property that should be inserted is determined in advance. A template corresponding to guidance information based on a predetermined condition is selected. A keyword acquisition unit analyzes an access history, which has been created by the user or to which the user has made reference, and acquires, based on an analyzed result, a stored keyword. | 05-07-2009 |
20090138209 | PROGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND PROGNOSTIC METHOD - A computer-readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer to execute, (a) extracting prediction factors from gene expression data, (b) predicting based on gene expression data of a patient to be prognosticated, whether expression levels of the prediction factors of the patient are similar to the expression levels of a good prognosis group or the expression levels of a poor prognosis group, and (c) extracting prediction factors indicating a poor prognosis from the prediction factors of the patient as poor prognosis determining factors. Poor prognosis determining factors are extracted in which increase and decrease trends of the expression levels coincide with increase and decrease trends of expression levels supposed when abnormal phenomena related to predetermined diseases occur, and the poor prognosis determining factors extracted for the respective abnormal phenomena are outputted. | 05-28-2009 |
20090150228 | VOTING PROMOTION ACTIVITY SUPPORT PROGRAM AND VOTING PROMOTION ACTIVITY SUPPORT APPARATUS - An apparatus accepts, from each voter, registration of a free delegation relationship. Then, the apparatus presents voting information such as a vote topic, choices and a voting expiration date to the voter. Next, the apparatus presumes how delegated votes are delegated, during a voting state at a total calculation date, in accordance with the delegation relationships, and estimates a voting result in consideration of delegation of votes. Next, the estimation apparatus sends the estimated voting result to the voters and the administrator for encouraging voter to vote. | 06-11-2009 |