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20080206226 | AGENT FOR PROMOTING OSTEOGENESIS AND/OR INHIBITING BONE RESORPTION - Provided is a novel agent for promoting osteogenesis and/or inhibiting bone resorption, which: can be directly taken from daily meals by mouth for long periods without any trouble in taste; directly impart a promoting effect on osteogenesis and an inhibiting effect on bone resorption to the bone; and can be expected to have therapeutic effects for preventing or ameliorating/treating various bone diseases. The above agent includes, as an active ingredient, any one or more of β | 08-28-2008 |
20100129333 | ANTI-FATTY LIVER AGENT - Disclosed is an anti-fatty liver agent comprising a cell and/or a culture obtained by culturing a lactic acid bacterium belonging to | 05-27-2010 |
20100209412 | OSTEOGENESIS PROMOTER - It is intended to provide an osteogenesis promoter capable of promoting osteogenesis by promoting the differentiation of osteoblasts, and foods, drinks, drugs or feeds for promoting osteogenesis. Namely, an osteogenesis promoter capable of promoting osteogenesis by promoting the differentiation of osteoblasts which comprises, as the active ingredient, lactoperoxidase and/or a digestion product obtained by digesting lactoperoxidase with a protease such as trypsin; and foods, drinks, drugs or feeds for promoting osteogenesis containing lactoperoxidase and/or its digestion product. | 08-19-2010 |
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20090219406 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus in which auto-selecting of an object to be prioritized from among a plurality of detected objects is capable more appropriately. A characteristic detecting unit detects a previously set characteristic portion of an object from an image signal constituting a moving image. A control unit sets a priority to each characteristic portion when a plurality of the characteristic portions are detected by the characteristic detecting unit and also sets a high priority to a characteristic portion being detected for a long period of time. | 09-03-2009 |
20100014835 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS - An apparatus which reproduces a movie from a recording medium, when receiving an instruction, reproduces the movie from a point associated with an appearance point of a feature portion. | 01-21-2010 |
20110149096 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - When correcting rotary shake, an area to be referenced when distortion aberration correction is performed is rotated by a detected rotation amount in a direction correcting the rotary shake, such that the reference area fits into the area of an image that has been captured. A rectangular image of the same size as the captured image is obtained by applying distortion aberration correction to an image included in the reference area. If the reference area will not fit into the area of the captured image when rotated by the detected rotation amount, the reference area is rotated by a maximum angle at which the reference area will fit into the area of the captured image, and distortion aberration correction is applied to the image included in the reference area. Information on the captured angle of view can thereby be effectively used when performing distortion aberration correction and rotary shake correction. | 06-23-2011 |
20110311112 | IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An identification device capable of improving identification accuracy. The identification device performs identification according to a face area contained in image data. Feature data is extracted from a face area in each of frames of image data. The extracted feature data is registered in a person database section. Identification is performed through comparison between the feature data registered in the person database section and the extracted feature data. A tracking section identifies an identical face area in consecutive frames. If a face area is identified in a first frame, but a face area in a second frame following the first frame, which is identified by the tracking section as identical to the identified face area in the first frame, is not identified, the extracted feature data associated with the face area in the second frame is registered as additional feature data in the person database section. | 12-22-2011 |
20120033098 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD OF A PICKED-UP IMAGE - An image pickup apparatus determines from which position in a plurality of photographed frames a pixel of each of lines of an image to be output is read out, on the basis of a motion amount at a photographing time of each of the lines of a photographed predetermined frame, and if the determined read-out position is located on the outside of a photographing range of the predetermined frame, then determines to read out a pixel in a frame photographed before and/or after a photographing of the predetermine frame as the pixel of the output image and calculates a read-out position of the pixel on the basis of the motion amount at a photographing time of each of the lines in the frame. | 02-09-2012 |
20120262591 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus and method in which auto-selecting of an object to be prioritized from among a plurality of detected objects is capable more appropriately. A characteristic detecting unit detects a previously set characteristic portion of an object from an image signal constituting a moving image. A control unit sets a priority to each characteristic portion when a plurality of the characteristic portions are detected by the characteristic detecting unit and also sets a high priority to a characteristic portion being detected for a long period of time. | 10-18-2012 |
20130033623 | IMAGING APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING DISTORTION IN IMAGE CAPTURED USING ROLLING SHUTTER METHOD AND DISTORTION CORRECTION METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image by using a rolling shutter method, a movement detection unit configured to detect a movement amount of the imaging apparatus relative to an object, an in-focus detection unit configured to detect an in-focus degree to the object, a distortion correction unit configured to correct a distortion in the image generated due to the rolling shutter method by changing a reading position of each line in the image, and a control unit configured to determine a correction amount of the distortion generated due to the rolling shutter method from the movement amount detected by the movement detection unit and the in-focus degree detected by the in-focus detection unit. | 02-07-2013 |
20130070145 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing apparatus comprises an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of an object via an optical system, a display unit configured to display the image captured by the image capturing unit on a screen, a detection unit configured to simultaneously detect a plurality of touch positions on the screen on which the image is displayed, and a control unit configured to adjust a focus state in accordance with a change in a distance between a first detected touch position and a second detected touch position, so as to change a focus area. | 03-21-2013 |
20140063330 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT PERIODICALLY CHANGES EXPOSURE CONDITION, A METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus capable of performing proper image evaluation in photographing a moving image by changing the exposure condition. An image pickup unit picks up an image of an object and a driving unit drives a focus lens in an optical axis direction. A control circuit controls a focus state of the object by causing the driving unit to move the focus lens in the optical axis direction. A focus evaluation value is acquired from each image. The control circuit causes the image pickup unit to pick up images of a multistage exposure image group by changing exposure time, selects an image according to exposure time, updates a direction of driving the focus lens using the focus evaluation value acquired from the selected image, and causes the driving unit to move the focus lens in the updated driving direction. | 03-06-2014 |
20140354781 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image capture apparatus derives a frequency distribution of subject distances from captured images, selects a plurality of subject distances based on peaks in the frequency of appearance, and acquires a plurality of captured images whose focus distances are the plurality of selected subject distances, enabling an image focused on a plurality of subjects at different distances to be efficiently obtained. | 12-04-2014 |
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20090003895 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND TRANSFER DEVICE - An image forming apparatus is provided in which an electrostatic latent image formed on a surface of a photoreceptor is developed into a toner image with a developing device, and in which a printing paper transported on a transport belt is brought into contact with the surface of the photoreceptor and an electric field is applied to the printing paper from a rear surface of the transport belt by a transfer roller so as to transfer the toner image onto the printing paper, the transfer roller capable of applying different levels of electric field to the printing paper, so that a predetermined transfer electric field is applied to a region other than a leading edge of the printing paper being transported, and that a weak electric field weaker than the predetermined transfer electric field is applied to the leading edge of the printing paper being transported. In this way, even in the presence of a projection generated when the printing paper is cut, the printing paper naturally strips off from the surface of the photoreceptor, thereby preventing toner contamination caused by a striping claw in contact with the leading edge of the printing paper. | 01-01-2009 |
20090074444 | CHARGING WIRE CLEANING APPARATUS - Cleaning performance of a cleaning pad for cleaning a charging wire is maintained so that the charging voltage of an image carrier by a charging wire is stabilized. A charging wire cleaning apparatus is provided with a cleaning pad for cleaning a charging wire which charges an image carrier, a slider which is a supporting body for supporting the cleaning pad, and a screw shaft which is a moving mechanism for reciprocating the slider in parallel to the charging wire. When the slider is at a predetermined position of the reciprocation range, the cleaning pad and the charging wire are separated, and the cleaning pad is adapted to be shifted with respect to the charging wire in this state. | 03-19-2009 |
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20090163607 | HYDROGEL PARTICLES AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A hydrogel particle producing method includes spraying into an atmosphere a dispersion containing an oil component dispersed in an aqueous component solution which contains a gel source of non-crosslinked hydrogel dissolved therein such that formed droplets are cooled to solidify, a gelation temperature of the gel source of non-crosslinked hydrogel being equal to or higher than 30° deg. C. | 06-25-2009 |
20100015186 | HYDROGEL PARTICLE - A hydrogel particle contains a continuous phase portion of non-crosslinked hydrogel and a large number of disperse phase portions dispersed in the continuous phase portion. Each of the large number of disperse phase portions is a solid phase containing an oil component and particles of zinc oxide dispersed therein. | 01-21-2010 |
20110130467 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIMICROBIAL-CONTAINING SOLUTION - A method for producing an antimicrobial-containing solution includes mixing an alkaline aqueous solution which dissolves a phenol-based antimicrobial, and has a pH of 9 or higher and acid which has a pH 6 or lower. | 06-02-2011 |
20110163263 | PEARLESCENT COMPOSITION MANUFACTURING METHOD - A method for producing a pearly luster composition containing a fatty acid glycol ester, a surfactant, and water, and further containing as a crystallization additive any one selected from the group consisting of (1) a fatty acid, (2) an aliphatic alcohol, (3) a fatty acid monoglyceride, and (4) an aliphatic ether, the method including the step of cooling a molten mixture solution containing the fatty acid glycol ester, the surfactant, water, and the crystallization additive, wherein a representative heat-removal rate per unit mass during crystallization in the cooling step is from 9 to 36 [W/kg]. The pearly luster composition obtained by the method of the present invention can be suitably used for shampoos, conditioners, body shampoos, liquid detergents, and the like. | 07-07-2011 |
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20090084314 | SPRING MEMBER, LIQUID CARTRIDGE INCLUDING THE SPRING MEMBER, AND RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIQUID CARTRIDGE - A spring member made by a simplified working process in which mistakes in assembling work are prevented, a liquid cartridge using the spring member, and a recording apparatus with the liquid cartridge are provided. A particular member of a spring member | 04-02-2009 |
20090201353 | METAL PLATE MEMBER, A FILTER, A LIQUID JET HEAD, A LIQUID JET APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A METAL PLATE MEMBER - A metal plate member used as a filter for a liquid ejecting head or the like is a metal plate member with a plurality of through bores perforated therethrough, and on the surface thereof, pressure imprints by pressing a pressing member are formed. | 08-13-2009 |
20090214388 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SCALE, SCALE, AND ENCODER-EQUIPPED APPARATUS - [Object] To provide a method for manufacturing a scale having an improved abrasion resistance, the scale, and an encoder having the same. | 08-27-2009 |
20110135370 | PRINT DEVICE, TRANSPORT UNIT, TRANSPORT ROLLER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE TRANSPORT ROLLER - A print device including a transport roller for transporting a recording medium in which a pair of end surfaces of a metallic plate faces each other so as to be molded in a cylindrical shape, wherein at least one end surface of the pair of end surfaces includes a first portion which comes into plane contact with the other end surface of the pair of end surfaces at an outer periphery surface side of the transport roller, and a second portion which has a gap between the second portion and the other end surface at an inner periphery surface side thereof. | 06-09-2011 |
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20100281500 | AV DEVICE AND UI DISPLAY METHOD - To solve the problems that it is necessary to perform an overlapped operation even if final viewing is to be decided while a plurality of contents included in a specified list of UI are compared (selected for a plurality of times) and that extra operation burden is given to a user in conventional technology. An AV device for giving priority to the list of a viewing source device to which the content outputted at present belongs and displaying it in UI at the time of receiving a list request of the content from the user is provided. | 11-04-2010 |
20100299403 | GRAPHIC INSTRUCTION TRANSMITTER AND METHOD FOR GRAPHIC INSTRUCTION TRANSMISSION - In related art, it takes time on a client to receive or draw a graphic element that is not important as data constituting graphics. Optimum graphic data is not transmitted to the client. To solve the above-described problems, the present invention proposes a graphic instruction transmitter having functions of selecting respective instructions constituting entire graphics according to information, such as client instruction execution capability information and information about graphic importance, and transmitting an instruction group generated on the basis of the selected instructions to the client. | 11-25-2010 |
20100302283 | GRAPHIC DISPLAY DEVICE - When a user carries out a specific operation at high speed in a conventional display device and the like, information stored in advance at a memory is not sufficient to display but it is necessary to acquire the information required for displaying from a server on a network, an external electronic apparatus, such as an HD, or an internal long term memory device of a display device every time it happens. Because of this, a user is kept waiting until desired information is displayed, so that it is hard to smoothly reflect a high speed operation on a graphic display. In order to solve the problem, the present invention proposes a display device characterized in caching graphic information that has the possibility to be used for display in the future in response to a user's operation history of graphics. | 12-02-2010 |
20100333036 | INTEGRATED INTERFACE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INTEGRATED INTERFACE DEVICE - In conventional technologies, a display area of a screen cannot be used efficiently since icons or the like which display the hierarchical positions are displayed in the shape of a cross on the screen, particularly, a content list is displayed in a single column despite that there are vacant areas in the four directions of an interface whereon the icons or the like are displayed in the shape of a cross and the vacant areas cannot be used efficiently. Provided is an integrated interface device for performing a hierarchical operation for specifying a desired content list. The interface device has a function to display a content list, a content specified by the content list, or the like by efficiently using a vacant area in a lower part of the display by displaying icons which display a hierarchical relationship, for example, “display in a row”, in an upper part of the screen, thereby clearing a large space in the lower part of the display. | 12-30-2010 |
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20080274370 | Method for Forming Insulation Film - In a process involving the formation of an insulating film on a substrate for an electronic device, the insulating film is formed on the substrate surface by carrying out two or more steps for regulating the characteristic of the insulating film involved in the process under the same operation principle. The formation of an insulating film having a high level of cleanness can be realized by carrying out treatment such as cleaning, oxidation, nitriding, and a film thickness reduction while avoiding exposure to the air. Further, carrying out various steps regarding the formation of an insulating film under the same operation principle can realize simplification of the form of an apparatus and can form an insulating film having excellent property with a high efficiency. | 11-06-2008 |
20090163036 | Substrate Treating Method - A substrate processing method includes the step of forming an oxide film by oxidizing a silicon substrate surface and the step of nitriding the oxide film to form an oxynitride film, wherein there is provided a step of purging oxygen after the oxidizing step but before said nitriding step from an ambient in which said nitriding processing is conducted. | 06-25-2009 |
20100096707 | Method for Forming Insulation Film - In a process involving the formation of an insulating film on a substrate for an electronic device, the insulating film is formed on the substrate surface by carrying out two or more steps for regulating the characteristic of the insulating film involved in the process under the same operation principle. The formation of an insulating film having a high level of cleanness can be realized by carrying out treatment such as cleaning, oxidation, nitriding, and a film thickness reduction while avoiding exposure to the air. Further, carrying out various steps regarding the formation of an insulating film under the same operation principle can realize simplification of the form of an apparatus and can form an insulating film having excellent property with a high efficiency. | 04-22-2010 |
20100105215 | METHOD OF MODIFYING INSULATING FILM - An insulting film is modified by subjecting the insulting film to a modification treatment comprising a combination of a plasma treatment and a thermal annealing treatment. There is provided a method of enhancing the characteristic of an insulating film by improving deterioration in the characteristic of the insulating film due to carbon, a suboxide, a dangling bond or the like contained in the insulating film. | 04-29-2010 |
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20100196627 | PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - According to the present invention, when a nitridation process by plasma generated by a microwave is applied to a substrate with an oxide film having been formed thereon to form an oxynitride film, the microwave is intermittently supplied. By the intermittent supply of the microwave, ion bombardment is reduced in accordance with a decrease in electron temperature, and a diffusion velocity of nitride species in the oxide film lowers, which as a result makes it possible to prevent nitrogen from concentrating in a substrate-side interface of an oxynitride film to increase the nitrogen concentration therein. Consequently, it is possible to improve quality of the oxynitride film, resulting in a reduced leakage current, an improved operating speed, and improved NBTI resistance. | 08-05-2010 |
20110124202 | PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - According to the present invention, when a nitridation process by plasma generated by a microwave is applied to a substrate with an oxide film having been formed thereon to form an oxynitride film, the microwave is intermittently supplied. By the intermittent supply of the microwave, ion bombardment is reduced in accordance with a decrease in electron temperature, and a diffusion velocity of nitride species in the oxide film lowers, which as a result makes it possible to prevent nitrogen from concentrating in a substrate-side interface of an oxynitride film to increase the nitrogen concentration therein. Consequently, it is possible to improve quality of the oxynitride film, resulting in a reduced leakage current, an improved operating speed, and improved NBTI resistance. | 05-26-2011 |
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20100051316 | RADIATION-PROOF RESIN COMPOSITION AND RADIATION-PROOF CABLE - A radiation-proof resin composition includes a polymer containing chlorine, a radiation resistance providing agent for providing the polymer with a radiation resistance, an amorphous inorganic material for capturing an ionic component generated in the polymer by radiation application, and a reinforcing material for reinforcing a mechanical strength of the polymer. An amount of the reinforcing material is not more than that of the amorphous inorganic material. | 03-04-2010 |
20100084181 | RADIATION-PROOF SHEATH MATERIAL AND RADIATION-PROOF CABLE - A radiation-proof sheath material includes a polymer material containing molecular chains of ethylene units as a main component in which side chain groups are randomly distributed and cross-linked, an antioxidant, a processing aid, and a flame retardant. The polymer material includes chlorinated polyethylene containing chloro groups in the side chain groups. | 04-08-2010 |
20100155102 | RADIATION RESISTANT COMPOSITION, WIRE AND CABLE - A radiation resistant composition includes 100 parts by weight of a polymer, 5 to 80 parts by weight of an aromatic series process oil that a polycyclic aromatic (PCA) extract by an IP 346 method (DMSO extraction) is not more than 3% and an aromatic compound content is not less than 20% by a Kurtz analysis, and a radiation resistance imparting agent. The polymer is cross-linked or vulcanized. A wire or a cable includes an insulation and/or a sheath material including the radiation resistant composition. | 06-24-2010 |
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20090103010 | Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof - To provide a liquid crystal display device and a manufacturing method thereof having high quality and high reliability by reducing damages to a connection terminal portion due to laser light when performing cutting of a substrate of a liquid crystal display panel using a plastic substrate at the connection terminal portion by irradiating laser light. In a liquid crystal display device in which a first light-transmissive substrate is opposite to a second light-transmissive substrate in which plural electrodes are formed on an inner surface and a connection terminal portion to the electrodes is formed by being drawn at an end portion, and liquid crystal is sealed in an area circumferential portions of which are surrounded by a sealant, a metal film reflecting laser light is formed on the inner surface of the first light-transmissive substrate opposite to the connection terminal portion, thereby blocking the irradiation of laser light to the connection terminal portion at the time of cutting by the irradiation of laser light. | 04-23-2009 |
20090207361 | Active matrix type liquid crystal display and liquid crystal material - An active matrix liquid crystal display device is provided, in which an after image remaining after removing an application of a direct current voltage is suppressed. The active matrix liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal molecule having negative dielectric anisotropy and a dopant having a dissociative group. | 08-20-2009 |
20090275158 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device having high quality and high reliability is manufactured by preventing the occurrence of damages on a terminal portion due to the radiation of laser beams in cutting a substrate of the display device which is formed using a plastic substrate by the radiation of laser beams. A first substrate has a cutting line at a position which faces a terminal portion of a second substrate. In cutting the first substrate along the cutting line, laser beams are radiated to the first substrate along the cutting line so as to form a groove having a predetermined depth in the first substrate. Then, a load is applied to the first substrate along the groove so as to cut the first substrate. | 11-05-2009 |
20100060836 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An image retention phenomenon and black unevenness generated after long-time operation in the liquid crystal device are prevented. By using a material having a polyamide acid ester as a precursor less likely to adsorb impurities on a boundary for an alignment film and a material having a dielectric constant anisotropy Δε of 5 or less for liquid crystals, adsorption of an antioxidant dispersed in the liquid crystals is suppressed to prevent oxidation of the liquid crystals. The extent that impurities are intruded into the liquid crystals is reduced by restricting the dielectric constant anisotropy Δε of the liquid crystals to 5 or less, thereby capable of preventing the image retention phenomenon and the black unevenness. | 03-11-2010 |
20100066949 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid crystal display apparatus including: a liquid crystal panel including a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of substrates; plural electrodes formed on at least one of the pair of substrates; and a pair of polarizers provided in respective outsides of the pair of substrates; and a back light unit provided in a rear of the liquid crystal panel, in which one of the pair of polarizers, which is provided at a side of the back light unit, includes at least two types of layers which cause polarization, and in which the two types of layers include a first layer provided on a side of the liquid crystal layer and a second layer provided on a side of the back light unit, the first layer being a negative uniaxial polarizer layer, the second layer being a positive uniaxial polarizer layer. | 03-18-2010 |
20110019116 | Active matriz typer liquid crystal display and liquid crystal material - An active matrix liquid crystal display device is provided, in which an after image remaining after removing an application of a direct current voltage is suppressed. The active matrix liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal molecule having negative dielectric anisotropy and a dopant having a dissociative group. | 01-27-2011 |
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20110141010 | GAZE TARGET DETERMINATION DEVICE AND GAZE TARGET DETERMINATION METHOD - The object at which a user is gazing Is accurately determined from among objects displayed on a screen. A gaze target determination device ( | 06-16-2011 |
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20130091515 | DEGREE OF INTEREST ESTIMATING DEVICE AND DEGREE OF INTEREST ESTIMATING METHOD - An interest degree estimating device, which estimates a degree of interest of a user in a video displayed on a screen, includes: an eye gaze detecting unit for detecting an eye gaze direction of the user; a saliency information obtaining unit for obtaining saliency information on a saliency area having salient attractiveness in the video; and a user response analyzing unit for calculating a correlation between the saliency area specified from the obtained saliency information and the detected eye gaze direction, and estimate the degree of interest of the user in the video, the degree of interest being higher as the calculated correlation is higher. | 04-11-2013 |
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20140123742 | FUEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A fuel measurement system for measuring a fuel consumption amount of an engine, intended to reduce a measurement error of a Coriolis flowmeter to thereby improve measurement accuracy and reproducibility of a fuel consumption amount. The system includes: a Coriolis flowmeter provided on a fuel supply path for supplying a fuel to the engine to measure a flow rate of the fuel in the fuel supply path; and a temperature control mechanism provided in an upstream side of the Coriolis flowmeter on the fuel supply path to control a temperature of the fuel flowing into the Coriolis flowmeter. | 05-08-2014 |
20140143189 | ON-DEMAND POWER CONTROL SYSTEM, ON-DEMAND POWER CONTROL SYSTEM PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM - In order to estimate behavior of a person at home from a feature and a power consumption pattern of an electrical device, an on-demand power control system of the present invention includes initial human-induced probability value estimation means that estimates a state of the electrical device, and estimates an initial value of a human-induced probability of the electrical device based on the estimated state of the electrical device, human position estimation means for calling up the initial value of the human-induced probability of the electrical device and a likelihood map of this device from a memory, performing, for all samples, a process of referring to a sample human position selected from the likelihood map and calculating a weight of the device by multiplying a human position and the human-induced probability of the device, and estimating a probability of a human position at each time point until a final time; and human-induced probability re-estimation means for performing recalculation of the human-induced probability based on the human-induced probability and a human position probability, performing the recalculation of the human-induced probability until a value of the recalculation converges, and outputting the human-induced probability and the human position probability when the value converges. | 05-22-2014 |
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20140371942 | ON-DEMAND POWER CONTROL SYSTEM, ON-DEMAND POWER CONTROL SYSTEM PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING THE SAME PROGRAM - Power is supplied to electrical devices while priorities between the electrical devices are being changed according to the states of use by a user instead of predetermined fixed priorities between the electrical devices, supply of power from a commercial power source can be controlled in real time at a request for power required by the user, and supply of power meeting QoL required in user's daily life is controlled. A power manager determines power to be assigned to each electrical device by inquiring a home appliance agent of whether or not the electrical device is capable of adjusting an operating function mode set as a target of a service operation of the electrical device, and of power for the electrical device. If the electrical device is capable of adjusting the operating function mode, the power manager obtains as a power assignment message the operating function mode set as a target for the electrical device and/or a power mode with power necessary for reaching the operating function mode as a target and with necessary time. If the electrical device is not capable of adjusting the operating function mode, the power manager obtains a power mode as a power assignment message without considering the operating function mode. The power manager includes a memory for transmitting the obtained power assignment message to the home appliance agent. | 12-18-2014 |
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20090073441 | Polarization-modulating element, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and exposure method - There is disclosed a polarization-modulating element for modulating a polarization state of incident light into a predetermined polarization state, the polarization-modulating element being made of an optical material with optical activity and having a circumferentially varying thickness profile. | 03-19-2009 |
20090316132 | Polarization-modulating element, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and exposure method - There is disclosed a polarization-modulating element for modulating a polarization state of incident light into a predetermined polarization state, the polarization-modulating element being made of an optical material with optical activity and having a circumferentially varying thickness profile. | 12-24-2009 |
20110273697 | Polarization-modulating element, illumination optical apparatus, exposure apparatus, and exposure method - There is disclosed a polarization-modulating element for modulating a polarization state of incident light into a predetermined polarization state, the polarization-modulating element being made of an optical material with optical activity and having a circumferentially varying thickness profile. | 11-10-2011 |
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20130271945 | POLARIZATION-MODULATING ELEMENT, ILLUMINATION OPTICAL APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - There is disclosed a polarization-modulating element for modulating a polarization state of incident light into a predetermined polarization state, the polarization-modulating element being made of an optical material with optical activity and having a circumferentially varying thickness profile. | 10-17-2013 |
20140028990 | POLARIZATION-MODULATING ELEMENT, ILLUMINATION OPTICAL APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - There is disclosed a polarization-modulating element for modulating a polarization state of incident light into a predetermined polarization state, the polarization-modulating element being made of an optical material with optical activity and having a circumferentially varying thickness profile. | 01-30-2014 |
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20080239274 | Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and exposure method - An illumination optical system for, when installed in an exposure system, realizing a suitable illumination condition by varying the polarized state of the illumination light according to the pattern characteristics of the mask while suppressing the loss of the intensity of the light. The illumination optical system has a light source unit for supplying a linearly polarized light for illuminating surfaces to be illuminated therewith, and a polarized state changing device for changing the polarized state of the illuminating light from a predetermined polarized state to a nonpolarized state and vice versa. The polarized state changing device is arranged in the optical path between the light source unit and the surfaces to be illuminated. The polarized state changing device can be removed from the illumination optical path and has a depolarizer for selectively depolarizing the incident linearly polarized light. | 10-02-2008 |
20100149511 | Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and exposure method - An illumination optical system illuminates an irradiated surface with light supplied from a light source. The illumination optical system includes a diffractive optical element disposed in an optical path of linearly polarized light supplied from the light source. The diffractive optical element forms a multipole illumination field including a plurality of illumination fields. The illumination optical system also includes an optical integrator that forms a multipole light source including a plurality of planar light sources with light that has passed through the multipole illumination field. The illumination optical system also includes a polarization optical member disposed in an illumination optical path and that sets a polarization direction of light that has passed through the multipole light source to a predetermined polarization direction. | 06-17-2010 |
20100225895 | Illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and exposure method - An illumination optical system and method illuminates an irradiated surface based on linearly polarized light supplied from a light source. The illumination optical system includes a depolarizer which is selectively positioned between a first position in an optical path of the illumination optical system and a second position outside of the optical path, and has a crystal member whose thickness in a direction along an optical axis of the illumination optical system varies in a direction crossing the optical axis. | 09-09-2010 |
20120236285 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND EXPOSURE METHOD - An illumination optical system illuminates an irradiated surface with light supplied from a light source. The illumination optical system includes a diffractive optical element disposed in an optical path of linearly polarized light supplied from the light source. The diffractive optical element forms a multipole illumination field. including a plurality of illumination fields. The illumination optical system also includes an optical integrator that forms a multipole light source including a plurality of planar light sources with light that has passed through the multipole illumination field. The illumination optical system also includes a polarization optical member disposed in an illumination optical path and that sets a polarization direction of light that has passed through the multipole light source to a predetermined polarization direction. | 09-20-2012 |
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20090238562 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, SUBSCRIBER APPARATUS AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An optical transmission apparatus communicable with a plurality of subscriber including a delay measuring part for detecting a response delay time from each subscriber based on reception timing of the delay measurement response optical packet, a detection part for detecting a received optical level of the delay measurement response optical packet received by the reception part and a state determination part for determining quality of an optical transmission state between the optical transmission apparatus and each subscriber based on the received optical level of the delay measurement response optical packet of each of the plurality of subscribers. | 09-24-2009 |
20090238582 | Optical receiver - In an optical receiver, a light receiving element receives the optical packet signals and converts the optical packet signals to electrical signals. A bias voltage supply section supplies bias voltage to the light receiving element. A monitoring section monitors an input level of each optical packet signal or each electrical signal and transmits a monitored value to the bias voltage supply section. In addition, the bias voltage supply section temporarily increases the bias voltage according to magnitude of the monitored value after an end of receiving of each optical packet signal. | 09-24-2009 |
20110170874 | Method, system, and apparatus for optical communication - An optical communication method includes outputting an optical data signal in which a signal amplitude of a non-data area that is an area other than a data area is made higher than a signal amplitude of the data area, to a predetermined receiver, receiving an optical input including the optical data signal with the predetermined receiver, detecting each of the signal amplitude of the non-data area and the signal amplitude of the data area of the optical input, creating a threshold for encoding the data area based on the signal amplitude of the data area, determining whether the optical data signal is received, based on the signal amplitude of the non-data area, and outputting a data signal in which the data area is encoded by using the threshold of the optical data signal, when it is determined that the optical data signal is received. | 07-14-2011 |
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20130071106 | OPTICAL RECEIVER - In an optical receiver, a light receiving element receives the optical packet signals and converts the optical packet signals to electrical signals. A bias voltage supply section supplies bias voltage to the light receiving element. A monitoring section monitors an input level of each optical packet signal or each electrical signal and transmits a monitored value to the bias voltage supply section. In addition, the bias voltage supply section temporarily increases the bias voltage according to magnitude of the monitored value after an end of receiving of each optical packet signal. | 03-21-2013 |
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20100165376 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A printing system includes an order management server configured to receive printing orders placed from a plurality of order placement location apparatuses via a network and to distribute the received printing orders to the plurality of printing location apparatuses via the network. Each printing location apparatus includes a notification unit configured to notify a printing order estimated time. The order management server includes a storage unit configured to store a plurality of printing orders placed from the order placement location apparatuses, an updating unit configured to update printing order estimated time information from each printing location apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine a printing location apparatus or apparatuses to which to distribute the plurality of printing orders according to a content of each printing order and the printing order estimated time information, and a transfer unit configured to transfer the printing orders to the printing location apparatus or apparatuses determined by the determination unit. | 07-01-2010 |
20100202014 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing system which is capable of reducing the possibility of the operation of a printing apparatus being stopped due to an error or a paper jam. The printing system includes a plurality of printing apparatuses and an information management server for managing the printing apparatuses. A printing apparatus stores processing result information on print data received from a host PC, and sends the processing result information to the information management server. The information management server manages the processing result information, and determines information for determining an alternate printing apparatus based on the processing result information, in response to an inquiry from the printing apparatus. Then, the information management server sends the information for determining an alternate printing apparatus to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus sends the print data to the alternate printing apparatus, based on the information sent from the information management server. | 08-12-2010 |
20110010722 | MEMORY SWAP MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A memory swap management method that can preferentially place in a primary storage device a process that has a high possibility of being executed next, thereby shortening the time to start executing the next process. A planned execution sequence of jobs is stored when there are a plurality of jobs waiting to be executed. A process as a swap-out candidate and a process as a swap-in candidate are determined based on the execution sequence and types of processes stored in the primary storage device. According to the determination, the process as the swap-out candidate is swapped out from the primary storage device to a secondary storage device, and the process as the swap-in candidate is swapped in from the secondary storage device into an area of the primary storage device freed as a result of the swap-out. | 01-13-2011 |
20120154857 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR - A printing control method includes obtaining, from a control unit controlling printing of print data, identification information for identifying an image forming apparatus connected to the control unit and model information indicating a model of the image forming apparatus, storing the identification information and the model information associated with control unit identification information for identifying the control unit into a storage device, receiving the print data and the identification information from an interface unit for transmitting the print data and the identification information of the image forming apparatus in response to a request from an application unit, and reading out, from the storage device, the received control unit identification information in association with the identification information, and determining the control unit identified by the control unit identification information as a control unit to be specified to control printing of the print data. | 06-21-2012 |
20120162705 | PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - In a print control apparatus which causes a print apparatus to print via a hot folder, it is monitored whether a file is submitted to the hot folder. Upon submitting the file, it is identified whether the submitted file is a reference information file indicating an external content file, and, upon identifying the reference information file, it is determined whether an acquisition process of acquiring the external content file indicated by the reference information file is to be executed by the print control apparatus or the print apparatus. Upon determining that the acquisition process is to be executed by the print control apparatus, print data is generated based on the acquired external content file, and, upon determining that the acquisition process is to be executed by the print apparatus, print data including the reference information file indicating the external content file is generated. | 06-28-2012 |
20120182580 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A first information processing apparatus inputs job data and a corresponding file associated with the job data to a hot folder of a second information processing apparatus. When the second information processing apparatus detects the corresponding file input to the hot folder, it determines whether the job data has been copied in the hot folder. If it is determined that the job data has been copied in the hot folder, the job data is processed. | 07-19-2012 |
20130166717 | DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A distribution device receives a registration request of setting information relating to distribution of an event occurring in a print device from a client, registers the setting information, acquires print device information including event information relating to an event occurred in the print device from the print device, determines event information which is a distribution target based on the event information included in the acquired print device information and the registered setting information, distributes the determined event information to the client, and confirms the reception of the event information by the client device to which the event information is to be distributed. | 06-27-2013 |
20130286432 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus comprises: a unit which holds information of a plurality of hot folders; a unit which holds a condition for ranking the plurality of hot folders; a unit which generates a list of the plurality of hot folders ranked according to information of the plurality of hot folders, the condition, and information of print data input to a first hot folder of the plurality of hot folders, and to present the list; a unit which receives selection of a second hot folder as a movement destination of the print data input to the first hot folder from the plurality of hot folders indicated in the list; and a unit which moves the print data input to the first hot folder to the second hot folder. | 10-31-2013 |
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20110131822 | EYEGLASS FRAME SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An apparatus for measuring a shape of an eyeglass frame, includes: a tracing stylus to detect a position of the rim in a moving radius direction and in a vertical, a tracing stylus shaft for the tracing stylus, a holding unit movably holding the tracing stylus shaft and including a pressure applying element for pressing a tip end of the tracing stylus to the rim, a moving unit for moving the holding unit, a rotating unit for rotating the holding unit around an axis along a vertical direction; a moving radius position detection unit configured to detect a position of the tracing stylus; and a controller configured to obtain a rotating angle of the rotating unit and a position of the holding unit in the moving radius direction at a next measurement position, and control the rotating unit and the moving unit. | 06-09-2011 |
20110131823 | EYEGLASS FRAME SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An apparatus for measuring a shape of an eyeglass frame, includes: a tracing stylus moving unit that includes a tracing stylus detecting a position of a rim of the frame in a moving radius direction and in a vertical direction, a tracing stylus shaft for the tracing stylus, a holding unit configured to vertically-movably hold the tracing stylus shaft, a vertical direction moving unit for moving the holding unit in the vertical direction, and a moving radius direction moving unit for moving the holding unit in the moving radius direction so that the tracing stylus traces the rim; a vertical position detection unit for detecting a position of the tracing stylus in the vertical direction; and a controller for obtaining a next measurement position of the holding unit in the vertical direction based on the detecting result of the vertical position detection unit, and controls the vertical direction moving unit. | 06-09-2011 |
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20080297776 | Cup attaching apparatus - A cup attaching apparatus for attaching a cup as a processing jig to an eyeglass lens, comprises: an illumination optical system comprising an illumination light source and arranged to illuminate the lens from a side of a front surface of the lens by illumination light from the light source; an imaging optical system comprising an imaging device and a retroreflection member placed on an opposite side from the light source with respect to the lens, the imaging optical system being adapted such that the retroreflection member returns the illumination light passing through the lens back to its incoming direction, and the imaging device receives the returned illumination light, and the imaging optical system being adjusted to focus on a point near a surface of the lens; an image processing device adapted to process an image signal from -the- imaging device to detect at least one of a mark point provided on a unifocal lens, a small lens portion of a bifocal lens, and a progressive mark provided on a progressive focal lens and obtain a position of the detected one; and an arithmetic control device adapted to determine an attaching position of the cup based on the position obtained by the image processing device. | 12-04-2008 |
20090064512 | EYEGLASS LENS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An eyeglass lens measurement apparatus includes: a measurement unit which includes a tracing stylus to be inserted into a groove of a rim of an eyeglass frame, a moving mechanism for moving the tracing stylus along the groove of the rim, and a detector for detecting movement of the tracing stylus, and obtains three-dimensional shape of the rim based on a detected result by the detector; and a holding unit which includes upper and lower sliders for positioning the frame, left and right clamp pins for clamping the rim and left and right contact portion to be contacted with the rim which is clamped by the clamp pins, and holds the frame fixedly. The left and right clamp pins and the contact portions protrude from each of the upper and lower sliders. Each of the contact portions is formed at the periphery of each of the lamp pins. | 03-12-2009 |
20130067754 | EYEGLASS FRAME SHAPE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - An eyeglass frame shape measurement device includes: an eyeglass frame holding unit including a first slider and a second slider for holding an eyeglass frame; a rim measuring unit including a tracing stylus for a rim of the eyeglass frame, and detecting the movement position of the tracing stylus to measure a shape of the rim; a template holder configured to attach a template and a measurement object of a demo lens; a template measuring unit including a tracing stylus shaft configured to contact an edge of the measurement object attached to the template holder, for measuring radius vector information of the measurement object; and a housing portion provided to house the template holder and provided in one of the first slider and the second slider when measurement using the template measuring unit is not being performed. | 03-21-2013 |
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20080249062 | Nucleus Pulposus Filler - The present invention provides a nucleus pulposus filler or the like which is to be packed into an area in deformed intervertebral disc wherein normal nucleus should be located and can be stabley maintained for a long time. More preferably, the present invention provides a nucleus pulposus filler comprising a crosslinked chondroitin sulfate as an active ingredient. The photocrosslinked chondroitin sulfate is preferably the following one: a photocrosslinked chondroitin sulfate obtainable by freezing a photoreactive chondroitin sulfate-containing solution comprising: a photoreactive chondroitin sulfate to which a photoreactive group is bound; an aqueous solvent capable of dissolving the photoreactive chondroitin sulfate; and any one substance selected from the group consisting of an alcohol having aqueous solvent miscibility, a surfactant, and a cheleting agent; irradiating the resulting frozen product with light; and then melting the frozen product. The filler can be provided as a kit by packing it into a container from which the filler can be pushed out. | 10-09-2008 |
20110059508 | IMPROVING AGENT FOR DYSFUNCTION DUE TO NEUROPATHY AND RHO KINASE ACTIVATION INHIBITOR - An object of the present invention is to provide a substance which is able to be an active ingredient for the improvement of dysfunction caused by nerve damage. An improving agent for dysfunction due to nerve damage of the present invention as a means for resolution thereof is characterized in that it comprises an endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase type enzyme which hydrolyzes an N-acetylglucosamide bond in a keratan sulfate backbone as an active ingredient. When the improving agent of the present invention is administered, clinical improvement is achieved in motor neuron dysfunction and sensory neuron dysfunction such as neuropathic pain represented by a pain caused by allodynia and hyperalgesic reaction of the object to be treated. | 03-10-2011 |
20110275137 | IMPROVING AGENT FOR NEUROPATHIC PAIN - An object of the present invention is to provide a substance which can be used as an active ingredient for improving neuropathic pain having a novel mechanism of action different from those of currently available agents and, therefore, provide an improving agent for neuropathic pain which rarely interacts with currently available agents and also does not have adverse reactions similar to those of currently available agents. An improving agent for neuropathic pain due to a hyperalgesic response of the present invention as a means for resolution is characterized by comprising, as an active ingredient, a lyase (an elimination enzyme) which has an activity of degrading a chondroitin sulfate chain of a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, and is typified by chondroitinase ABC which selectively removes chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate of a proteoglycan. | 11-10-2011 |
20130164276 | AGENT FOR DYSFUNCTION DUE TO NEUROPATHY AND Rho KINASE ACTIVATION INHIBITOR - An object of the present invention is to provide a substance which is able to be an active ingredient for the improvement of dysfunction caused by nerve damage. An improving agent for dysfunction due to nerve damage of the present invention as a means for resolution thereof is characterized in that it comprises an endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase type enzyme which hydrolyzes an N-acetylglucosamide bond in a keratan sulfate backbone as an active ingredient. When the improving agent of the present invention is administered, clinical improvement is achieved in motor neuron dysfunction and sensory neuron dysfunction such as neuropathic pain represented by a pain caused by allodynia and hyperalgesic reaction of the object to be treated. | 06-27-2013 |
20130230509 | AGENT FOR NEUROPATHIC PAIN - An object of the present invention is to provide a substance which can be used as an active ingredient for improving neuropathic pain having a novel mechanism of action different from those of currently available agents and, therefore, provide an improving agent for neuropathic pain which rarely interacts with currently available agents and also does not have adverse reactions similar to those of currently available agents. An improving agent for neuropathic pain due to a hyperalgesic response of the present invention as a means for resolution is characterized by comprising, as an active ingredient, a lyase (an elimination enzyme) which has an activity of degrading a chondroitin sulfate chain of a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, and is typified by chondroitinase ABC which selectively removes chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate of a proteoglycan. | 09-05-2013 |