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Mizusawa, JP

Aiko Mizusawa, Kunitachi-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090079072Semiconductor device having low dielectric insulating film and manufacturing method of the same - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having an integrated circuit. A low dielectric film wiring line laminated structure portion is provided on the semiconductor substrate except a peripheral portion thereof, and is constituted by low dielectric films and wiring lines. The low dielectric film has a relative dielectric constant of 3.0 or lower and a glass transition temperature of 400° C. or higher. An insulating film is formed on the laminated structure portion. A connection pad portion is arranged on the insulating film and connected to a connection pad portion of an uppermost wiring line of the laminated structure portion. A bump electrode is provided on the connection pad portion. A sealing film is provided on the insulating film which surrounds the pump electrode and on the peripheral portion of the semiconductor substrate. The side surfaces of the laminated structure portion are covered with the insulating film or the sealing film.03-26-2009
20090079073Semiconductor device having low dielectric insulating film and manufacturing method of the same - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate on which a structure portion is provided except a peripheral portion thereof, and has a laminated structure including low dielectric films and wiring lines, the low dielectric films having a relative dielectric constant of 3.0 or lower and a glass transition temperature of 400° C. or higher. An insulating film is formed on the structure portion. A connection pad portion is arranged on the insulating film and connected to an uppermost wiring line of the laminated structure portion. A bump electrode is provided on the connection pad portion. A sealing film made of an organic resin is provided on a part of the insulating film which surrounds the pump electrode. Side surfaces of the laminated structure portion are covered with the insulating film and/or the sealing film.03-26-2009

Atsushi Mizusawa, Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120060339DISASSEMBLING AND RECYCLING A BATTERY - A disassembled battery and methods for disassembling the battery are provided. Holes are formed in an enclosure of the battery and a fluid is injected into the batter to inactivate an electrolyte inside the battery. The enclosure of the battery is then cut to define strips in the enclosure that can be peeled back to expose a core inside the battery. The core can be extracted and recycled.03-15-2012

Atsushi Mizusawa, Kyoto-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110269227PEPTIDE HAVING BINDABILITY WITH ADIPONECTIN, ANALYSIS METHOD UTILIZING SAME PEPTIDE, AND ANALYSIS DEVICE UTILIZING SAME PEPTIDE - Developed is an adiponectin-recognition material which is inexpensive and excellent in: productivity; stability of quality and a structure; and convenience. The present invention provides a peptide consisting of not more than 50 amino acids and having bindability with adiponectin.11-03-2011

Atsushi Mizusawa, Kyoto-Shi Kyoto JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100137155BIOSENSOR, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, DETECTING METHOD UTILIZING THE SAME - A biosensor capable of highly sensitive detection of a recognition target substance while having structural stability is provided at low cost. The biosensor is for capturing and detecting a recognition target substance and includes a linker made of a hydrocarbon compound having two or more particular functional groups, a peptide serving as a molecular recognition substance directly bonded to one particular functional group of the linker, and a support directly bonded to the other particular functional group of the linker. Preferably, the particular functional groups each are a reaction product functional group of an epoxy group and an amino group. The peptide is an artificially synthesized peptide including three or more consecutive amino acid sequences, among amino acid sequences of a natural immunoglobulin, that exist in a part corresponding to a hypervariable area of the natural immunoglobulin.06-03-2010

Chikara Mizusawa, Murakami JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110018674TRANSFORMER, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TRANSFORMER IRON CORE - A technology for manufacturing a transformer core with laminated structure draws the magnetic sheet materials in parallel from plural winding bodies around which the magnetic sheet material is wound like hoop, cuts the materials at predetermined positions substantially simultaneously to form plural magnetic sheet materials each with a different length, forms a block-shaped laminate by laminating the plural magnetic sheet materials in the order of length, and further laminates the block-shaped laminates in the order of length. The resultant laminate formed by laminating the plural block-shaped laminates are formed into an annular structure so that the longer block-shaped laminate is wound on the outer circumference of the winding core and the shorter block-shaped laminate is wound on the inner circumference, and abutting and overlapping both ends of the respective magnetic sheet materials so that the abutting or the overlapped portions are located at circumferentially different positions between the adjoining layers of the magnetic materials.01-27-2011

Hitoshi Mizusawa, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090303946WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A wireless communication apparatus comprises a determination unit to determine whether to increase the number of reference signals to be included in a downlink signal based on an uplink signal. The wireless communication apparatus further comprises a mapping unit to map reference signals based on a determination made by the determination unit.12-10-2009
20100284342Wireless Communication System, Transmitting Device And Receiving Device - A wireless communication system has a transmitting device and a receiving device that perform communication by using a multi-carrier signal, wherein the receiving device includes a quality generating unit generating each piece of receiving quality information on each pilot channel for transmitting each pilot signal, a determining unit determining the number of pilot channels needed in the multi-carrier signal based on the receiving quality information, and a notifying unit transmitting a signal requesting the determined number of pilot channels to the transmitting device, and the transmitting device includes an allocation unit determining allocations of pilot signals in the direction of the time axis and in the direction of the frequency axis, corresponding to a requested number of pilot channels, and a transmitting unit transmitting the multi-carrier signal having the determined pilot signal allocations.11-11-2010
20120064834Optimum Radio Communication Method With Radio Frame Variable Control And Radio Communication System Using The Same - A radio communication system includes a transmission apparatus configured to transmit data using a radio frame formed in one time block, to which a plurality of continuous or discontinuous frequency areas are assigned, and a reception apparatus configured to receive the data transmitted from the transmission apparatus by using the radio frame. The transmission apparatus transmits to the reception apparatus a radio frame provided in the beginning of the radio frame with a pilot which is a known signal used for measurement of reception quality and a control signal used for the control of demodulation at the reception apparatus. The reception apparatus transmits reception quality information concerning reception quality measured by the pilot, and the transmission apparatus performs a transmission process by using a radio frame format which does not include control information for the reception apparatus which has transmitted the reception quality information.03-15-2012

Patent applications by Hitoshi Mizusawa, Kawasaki JP

Kazufumi Mizusawa, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090067677Monitoring System and Vehicle Surrounding Monitoring System - A parameter selection section selects one from a plurality of image synthesis parameters stored in a parameter storage section according to an output of a vehicle state detection section. An image synthesis section reads out camera images from frame memories according to the selected image synthesis parameter and generates a synthesized image showing a state of vehicle surroundings. A moving object detection section detects, in the thus generated synthetic image, a moving object region estimated as a region where a moving object is present.03-12-2009
20100141764Monitoring System and Vehicle Surrounding Monitoring System - A parameter selection section selects one from a plurality of image synthesis parameters stored in a parameter storage section according to an output of a vehicle state detection section. An image synthesis section reads out camera images from frame memories according to the selected image synthesis parameter and generates a synthesized image showing a state of vehicle surroundings. A moving object detection section detects, in the thus generated synthetic image, a moving object region estimated as a region where a moving object is present.06-10-2010
20100165105VEHICLE-INSTALLED IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND EYE POINT CONVERSION INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD - A projection model storage section stores position information of a plurality of points on a predetermined projection model. A computation section references the projection model storage section and acquires position information of a virtual image correspondence point of a point corresponding to a pixel of the virtual image in an area on the projection model specified as a target of the virtual image by an output range specification section. The computation section finds the pixel of a real image corresponding to the virtual image correspondence point, acquires a mapping table indicating the correspondence between the pixels of the virtual image and the pixels of the real image, and records the mapping table in a mapping table storage section. An image synthesis section references the mapping table storage section and converts an image input from an image pickup section into a virtual image viewed from a predetermined virtual eye point.07-01-2010

Patent applications by Kazufumi Mizusawa, Kanagawa JP

Kenetsu Mizusawa, Yamanashi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090191337GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND GAS SUPPLY METHOD - Prior to wafer processing, pressure ratio control is executed on a divided flow rate adjustment means so as to adjust the flow rates of divided flows to achieve a target pressure ratio with regard to the pressures in the individual branch passages. As the processing gas from a processing gas supply means is diverted into first and second branch pipings under the pressure ratio control and the pressures in the branch passages then stabilize, the control on the divided flow rate adjustment means is switched to steady pressure control for adjusting the flow rates of the divided flows so as to hold the pressure in the first branch passage at the level achieved in the stable pressure condition. Only after the control is switched to the steady pressure control, an additional gas is delivered into the second branch passage via an additional gas supply means.07-30-2009

Kenetsu Mizusawa, Nirasaki-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090145484GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND GAS SUPPLY METHOD - A gas supply system for supplying a gas into a processing chamber for processing a substrate to be processed includes: a processing gas supply unit; a processing gas supply line; a first and a second processing gas branch line; a branch flow control unit; an additional gas supply unit; an additional gas supply line; a first and a second additional gas branch line; a flow path switching unit; and a control unit. Before processing the substrate to be processed, the control unit performs a pressure ratio control on the branch flow control unit while the processing gas supply unit supplies the processing gas. After the inner pressures of the first and the second processing gas branch line become stable, the control unit switches the pressure ratio control to a fixed pressure control, and then the additional gas supply unit supplies the additional gas.06-11-2009
20100163112GAS SUPPLY UNIT, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUPPLY GAS SETTING METHOD - A gas supply unit, for supplying a gas into a processing chamber in which a substrate is processed, includes a plurality of gas supply sources, a mixing line for mixing a plurality of gases supplied from the gas supply sources to make a gaseous mixture, a multiplicity of branch lines for branching the gaseous mixture to be supplied to a multiplicity of places in the processing chamber, and an additional gas supply unit for supplying a specified additional gas to a gaseous mixture flowing in at least one branch line. The gas supply unit also includes pressure gauges and valves for adjusting gas flow rates in the branch lines, respectively, and a pressure ratio controller for controlling that gaseous mixtures branched into the branch lines to have a specified pressure ratio by adjusting opening degrees of the valves based on measurement results obtained by using the pressure gauges.07-01-2010

Patent applications by Kenetsu Mizusawa, Nirasaki-Shi JP

Kenta Mizusawa, Niigata JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110157593SPR SENSOR - Provided is an SPR sensor which can achieve compaction and multichannel detection by simple configuration at a low cost. The SPR sensor comprises an optical path, and detection areas on the side surface thereof formed by laminating metal layers formed to cause surface plasmon resonance phenomenon. The SPR sensor is characterized in that two or more detection areas are formed for one optical path, a dielectric constant regulation layer is further laminated in at least one of the two or more detection areas, dielectric constant is regulated to have a different surface plasmon resonance in each detection area, and a dielectric constant regulation layer laminated in the at least one of the two or more detection areas functions as a layer exhibiting sensitivity to an object to be detected.06-30-2011

Mamoru Mizusawa, Hokkaido JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100269633SLAG FOR ELECTROSLAG REMELTING FOR COPPER ALLOY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COPPER ALLOY MATERIAL - An object of the invention is to make it possible to produce a copper alloy in which the S content is reduced with no contamination with Al, which has a good casting surface and good internal properties and in which eutectic compounds are refined. The invention relates to a slag for electroslag remelting for copper alloy, including CaF10-28-2010

Masayuki Mizusawa, Tokyo-To JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080247039OBSERVATION OPTICAL SYSTEM - An observation optical system has a negative lens unit placed at the most object-side position; an annular prism placed on the image side of the negative lens, having a reflecting surface on the negative lens side; and an imaging lens unit arranged on the image side of the negative lens and the annular prism.10-09-2008
20080247062OBSERVATION OPTICAL SYSTEM - An observation optical system has a negative lens unit including a cemented lens, arranged at the most object-side position; an annular reflecting mirror placed on the image side of the negative lens unit, with a reflecting surface facing the image side; and an imaging lens unit arranged on the image side of the negative lens unit and the annular reflecting mirror.10-09-2008
20110075273Optical system - In an optical system for observing a front object and an approximately lateral object, a front group having a reflective refractive optical element and negative refractive power, an aperture stop, and a rear group having a moving lens group and positive refractive power are arranged in order from the front-object side, where the moving lens group moves in the direction along the optical axis, the reflective refractive optical element includes a first surface which has a first transmitting surface and a first reflective surface and is formed on the front-object side, where the first transmitting surface is formed with the center of the first transmitting surface on the optical axis and the first reflective surface is formed in the shape of a ring and around the first transmitting surface and faces toward the image side, a second surface which has a second transmitting surface and a second reflective surface and is formed on the image side, where the second transmitting surface is formed with the center of the second transmitting surface on the optical axis and the second reflective surface is formed in the shape of a ring and around the second transmitting surface and faces toward the front-object side, and a third surface which is formed as a transmitting surface between the first and second surfaces, and the optical system makes focus on an object while an area in the observation area in which the image of the front object is formed hardly changes, by moving the moving lens group to the extent that the refractive powers of the front and rear groups hardly change relatively.03-31-2011
20110181965Optical system - An optical system includes, in order from a front-direction-object side, a first group with a negative refracting power having a reflecting/refracting optical element, an aperture stop, and a rear group with a positive refracting power. The reflecting/refracting optical element is constructed of a first lens and, on the image side thereof, a second lens cemented together; has a first face that is formed on the front-direction-object side of the first lens and that has a first transmitting surface and, around thereof, a first reflecting surface annularly formed and directed toward the image side, a second face that is formed at the cemented surface between the first lens and the second lens and that has a second transmitting surface and, around thereof, a second reflecting surface annularly formed and directed toward the front-direction-object side, a third face formed as a transmitting surface on the image side of the second lens, and a fourth face formed as a transmitting surface on a circumferential face of the first lens; and satisfies the following conditions:07-28-2011
20110273784OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system for viewing a front object and a generally side object comprises, sequentially from the front object side, a first lens group having a negative refractive index, a second lens group including a reflective-refractive lens, an aperture stop, and a third lens group having a positive refractive index. The reflective-refractive lens is provided with a first surface formed on the front object side, a second surface formed on an image side, and a third surface formed circumferentially to surround an optical axis between the first surface and the second surface. The first surface is provided with a first transmission surface formed around the optical axis, and a first reflection surface that faces the image side and is formed around the first transmission surface. The first surface is defined by an aspherical surface consisting of a concave surface in the vicinity of the optical axis and a convex surface in the vicinity of the first reflection surface. The second surface is provided with a second transmission surface formed around the optical axis and a second reflection surface that faces the front object side and that is formed around the second transmission surface. The third surface is defined by a transmission surface.11-10-2011
20110279915OPTICAL ELEMENT AND OPTICAL UNIT USING THE SAME - An optical element of the present invention is provide with a first surface which is formed on the front-object side and upon which light from the front-object side is incident, a second surface formed on the image side, and a third surface which is formed between the first surface and the second surface and upon which light from the generally lateral object side is incident. The first surface is provided with a first transmission surface formed around the optical axis and a first reflection surface which faces the image side and which is formed annularly around the first transmission surface. The second surface is provided with a second transmission surface formed around the optical axis, and a second reflection surface which faces the front object side and which is formed annularly around the second transmission surface.11-17-2011

Nishiki Mizusawa, Kanagawa JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100189128COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - There is provided a communication control device comprising: a wired connection unit that makes a wired connection with a mobile terminal; a setting unit that sets a frequency of a communication signal transmitted to or received from the mobile terminal through the wired connection unit; and a protocol conversion unit capable of converting a protocol of the communication signal from a mobile communication protocol to an IP (Internet Protocol).07-29-2010
20100309889Radio Communication Device, Communication Control Device, Radio Communication System, Radio Communication Method, and Communication Control Method - There is provided a radio communication device including a communication unit that communicates with a base station by using a given radio multiplexing architecture, a storage unit that stores time slot information, and a control unit that controls the communication unit to communicate with the base station by using the given radio multiplexing architecture in a time slot indicated by the time slot information.12-09-2010
20110182275WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, ROUTER, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - Provided is a router including a network interface that communicates with a network, a first communication interface that communicates with a mobile communication interface of a wireless communication device through a mobile communication control station, a second communication interface that communicates with a wireless LAN interface of the wireless communication device through a wireless LAN control station, and a conversion unit that converts an origin address of one of data to the network received from the mobile communication interface and data to the network received from the wireless LAN interface into an origin address of another one of the data.07-28-2011
20110244871COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a communication control device including a radio communication unit communicating with a terminal device, a network communication unit accessing any one of a plurality of gateway apparatuses through a network and relaying communication between the terminal device and the gateway apparatus, and a control unit switching the gateway apparatus to be accessed by the network communication unit.10-06-2011

Patent applications by Nishiki Mizusawa, Kanagawa JP

Nobutada Mizusawa, Sapporo-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100202019PROCESS EXECUTING METHOD, PROGRAM THEREOF, AND PRINT INSTRUCTING DEVICE - Provided is a method of executing a process by a driver by using a storing unit that has a first region capable of storing data and a second region capable of storing data with lower generality than the first region. The method includes storing a print-related value that is a value relating to print in the second region when an excess instruction that instructs the print-related value to be a value that exceeds a predetermined value is given, and giving a print instruction to a printing apparatus by using print setting information including a print-related value stored in the first region at non-storing time when the print-related value is not stored in the second region and giving a print instruction to the printing apparatus by using print setting information including a print-related value stored in the second region at storing time when the print-related value is stored in the second region, in a case of giving a print instruction to the printing apparatus.08-12-2010

Shuichi Mizusawa, Sayama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120032561Piezoelectric Device With Tuning-Fork Type Piezoelectric Vibrating Piece - To provide the piezoelectric device and the manufacturing method thereof, in which the quartz-crystal side surface electrodes and the base side surface electrodes are ensured to be electrically connected without disconnection. The piezoelectric device (02-09-2012
20120032562At-Cut Quartz-Crystal Device and Methods for Manufacturing Same - The present disclosure provides a manufacturing method of a quartz-crystal device, in which its lid and base is manufactured with smaller thermal expansion coefficient between AT-cut quartz-crystal wafer. The method for manufacturing a quartz-crystal device comprises the steps of: preparing an AT-cut quartz-crystal wafer (02-09-2012
20120074816Piezoelectric Device - The piezoelectric device (03-29-2012

Shuichi Mizusawa, Saitama JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100327706Stacked crystal resonator - An object of the present invention is to provide a crystal resonator capable of maintaining its resonating characteristic and ensuring electrical connections between end surface electrodes using a simple method. Provided is a stacked crystal resonator including: a framed crystal plate, a frame section of which surrounds a resonating section, and to which both of these resonating section and frame section are connected by connecting sections; a first metallic film and second metallic film formed on both of the principle surfaces of the frame section of the framed crystal plate; and a base and cover stacked on both of the principle surfaces of the framed crystal plate. A crystal plate end surface electrode, which is electrically connected to the first metallic film, is electrically connected to a crystal plate auxiliary electrode; the crystal plate auxiliary electrode is electrically connected by a eutectic alloy while facing a base auxiliary electrode; the width of the frame section of one side on one end side of the framed crystal plate where the crystal plate auxiliary electrode is formed, differs from the width of the frame section of at least one other side; and a blocking film which blocks flow of the eutectic alloy to exciting electrodes, is provided on the conducting paths.12-30-2010
20110234052QUARTZ-CRYSTAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Methods are disclosed for manufacturing quartz-crystal devices. In an exemplary method three wafers are prepared. One is a quartz-crystal wafer defining multiple quartz-crystal pieces; a second is a wafer defining multiple package bases; and a third is a wafer defining multiple lids for the package bases. Each quartz-crystal piece has a respective excitation portion that vibrates when electrically energized and a respective frame portion surrounding the excitation portion. The quartz-crystal wafer has main surfaces that are lapped and polished to mirror-finish them. The base wafer defines multiple package bases each having a floor surface, a bonding surface surrounding the floor surface, and a lower main surface. The lid wafer defines multiple lids each having a ceiling surface, a bonding surface surrounding the ceiling surface, and a upper main surface. The quartz-crystal wafer is sandwiched between the base and lid wafers. The wafers are bonded together by bonding respective main surfaces of the frame portion to respective bonding surfaces. At least two of the upper main surface, lower main surface, floor surface, and ceiling surface are rougher than the surfaces of the excitation portion.09-29-2011
20110260585SURFACE-MOUNTABLE PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES INCLUDING EUTECTIC-BONDED PACKAGES - Piezoelectric devices are disclosed that are mountable on the surface of a printed circuit board or the like. An exemplary device comprises a piezoelectric vibrating piece enclosed and sealed within a package including at least a cover and a base-substrate formed of glass or piezoelectric material. The package includes frame-shaped metallic films formed in peripheral regions of inner main surfaces of the cover and/or the base substrate. The frame-shaped metallic films are used for sealing the package using a eutectic material (e.g., solder). At least one mounting terminal is provided on the outer (bottom) main surface of the base-substrate. At least one of the frame-shaped metallic films and mounting terminals includes a chromium foundation layer formed on the surface of the glass or piezoelectric material, a middle layer of NiW alloy formed on the surface of the chromium layer, and a gold layer formed on the surface of the middle layer.10-27-2011
20110303347METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE MOUNTING CRYSTAL RESONATOR - A method for manufacturing a surface mounting crystal resonator is provided, in which the bonding strength of low melting point glass is increased and the productivity is also increased. The surface mounting crystal resonator includes a set of container components having at least a crystal sheet 12-15-2011

Susumu Mizusawa, Minato-Ku JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120040054METHOD FOR CULTURING LACTIC ACID BACTERIA, AND A FOOD AND DRINK PRODUCT - The object of the present invention is to provide a method of culturing lactic acid bacteria to obtain a lactic acid bacteria culture in which the number of lactic acid bacteria can be stably maintained, and to obtain food and drink products comprising a lactic acid bacteria culture excellent in product stability.02-16-2012

Syuichi Mizusawa, Sayama-Shi JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110241492Quartz Crystal Device Using At-Cut Quartz Substrate and Manufacturing the Same - The quartz crystal device of a first aspect comprises a quartz crystal element having an vibrating portion which vibrates when a voltage is applied and a frame portion which surrounds the periphery of the vibrating portion, the quartz crystal element being formed of an AT-cut quartz crystal material specified by the X-axis, the Y′-axis and the Z′-axis; a base which is bonded to one main surface of the frame portion, the base being formed of a Z-cut quartz crystal material specified by the X-axis, the Y-axis and the Z-axis; and a lid which is bonded to other main surface of the frame portion, the frame portion being formed of the Z-cut quartz crystal material. The Z′-axis of the quartz crystal element is coincident with the X-axis or the Y-axis of the base and the lid.10-06-2011

Yoshiki Mizusawa, Kawasaki JP

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120084550INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND STARTUP CONTROL METHOD - An information processing system including a control apparatus and a housing includes a device that operates under control of the control apparatus, the control apparatus includes a memory that stores operability information including plural pieces of the operability information each indicate whether an device is operable under the control of the control apparatus, and a startup controller that obtains designation information designating a piece of the operability information from the housing and reads a piece of the operability information designated by the obtained designation information, wherein the startup controller requests the housing to start up the device when the read piece of the operability information indicate that the device is operable, and excludes the device from being subject to startup control when the read piece of the operability information indicates that the device is inoperable.04-05-2012