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| 20090161098 | PHOTOMASK MOUNTING/HOUSING DEVICE AND RESIST INSPECTION METHOD AND RESIST INSPECTION APPARATUS USING SAME - A resist inspection apparatus is provided which has a configuration in which a reticle is separated from a pellicle. A reticle cassette is made up of two pieces of plate members. A hollowed portion with a shape allowing the reticle to be inserted into the plate member. Another hollowed portion having a shape being slightly larger than that of the resist of the reticle is formed on the plate member. In the circumference of the hollowed portion is placed a pellicle frame on which a protective film is formed in a stretched manner. In the concave portion is housed in the reticle with a resist on the reticle directed toward the hollowed portion. The reticle is put in sealed space. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090166517 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method for forming an image of an object includes: illuminating sequentially a surface of the object arranged in the same shooting area using each of N (N is natural number equal to or more than two) polarized light beams, each of which has different property; scanning the surface using the each of N polarized light beams; and outputting the each of N polarized light beams reflected by the surface, the each of N polarized light beams passed-through the object or the each of N polarized light beams scattered by the surface, as an image signal. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090262340 | OPTICAL EXTERIOR INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An inspected object (e.g., a reticle) is stored in an immersion cassette filled with a liquid having a specific refraction factor. An inspection beam is irradiated toward the inspected object, which is subjected to precise positioning, via an objective lens while being refracted by the liquid, thus producing a reflected inspection beam reflected by the inspected object and a transmitted inspection beam transmitted through the inspected object. Image processing is performed based on at least one of the reflected inspection beam and the transmitted inspection beam, thus producing an inspected image of the inspected object. The inspected image is compared with a prescribed circuit pattern so as to inspect the existence and nonexistence of foreign matter or structural defects on the exterior of the inspected object. Thus, it is possible to secure an adequate focal depth of the objective lens while achieving a high resolution in imaging the inspected object. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110279816 | PHOTOMASK MOUNTING/HOUSING DEVICE AND RESIST INSPECTION METHOD AND RESIST INSPECTION APPARATUS USING SAME - A resist inspection apparatus is provided which has a configuration in which a reticle is separated from a pellicle. A reticle cassette is made up of two pieces of plate members. A hollowed portion with a shape allowing the reticle to be inserted into the plate member. Another hollowed portion having a shape being slightly larger than that of the resist of the reticle is formed on the plate member. In the circumference of the hollowed portion is placed a pellicle frame on which a protective film is formed in a stretched manner. In the concave portion is housed in the reticle with a resist on the reticle directed toward the hollowed portion. The reticle is put in sealed space. | 11-17-2011 |
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| 20080235358 | Proxy Device, Network System, and Communication Method - The present invention provides a proxy device, a network system, and a communication method to enable communication between an information appliance capable of communicating only within a closed network and an information appliance capable of communicating only within a closed network different from the network, via an open network, wherein in a proxy device | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090222798 | Information Processing Apparatus - A mobile device includes a memory for storing therein a subroutine management table to manage kinds of existing codes out of native code, first code and second code for a plurality of subroutines contained in content, a virtual machine, a precompile circuit for producing second code from first code and a subroutine management circuit for changing over processing in accordance with the kind of existing code for subroutine called up during execution of content. The subroutine management circuit judges kind of existing code with reference to the subroutine management table when the processing is changed over. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090265443 | NETWORK APPARATUS, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - This network apparatus includes a confirmation unit for confirming an appliance connected to a network in a certain area at predetermined time intervals, a transfer unit for transferring a content retained in the appliance from the appliance connected to the network to a storage apparatus outside of the area, a setting unit for setting a virtual device of the appliance when the confirmation unit detects that the appliance has been disconnected from the network, and a distribution unit for distributing, when an acquisition request of the content is issued to the appliance disconnected from the network, the content read from the storage to a sending source of the acquisition request with the virtual device as the transmission source of the content. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100070532 | Storage device, content publishing system, and program - In order to prevent the same content from being published in duplicate, the invention provides a storage device which provides a storage area for storing content in accordance with a request from a user and can publish the stored content in which the storage area includes publishing content storage area which publishes the stored content to outside, duplication identification information for determining duplication of content is generated based on accepted content, publishing content is generated by embedding a digital watermark including identification information of the user to the accepted content if duplicate content of the accepted content is not stored in the storage area, the publishing content is stored in the publishing content storage area, and the content is not stored in the publishing content storage area if the duplicate content of the accepted content is stored in the storage area. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110134256 | SYSTEM, SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION METHOD, MANAGING TERMINAL AND PROGRAM - A system includes a managing terminal, a mobile device, and cameras. The mobile device sends, when it is near one of the cameras, positional information of the mobile device and a uniquely created identifier via a network to the managing terminal and displays information indicating the identifier in the form of a video image. The camera shoots the video image being displayed by the mobile device and including the information indicating the identifier to create a second video image including the information and sends the second video image via a network to the managing terminal. The managing terminal receives the second video image, extracts the identifier therefrom, and stores, if the identifier matches the identifier sent from the mobile device, the IP address assigned to the camera and the positional information with a correspondence established therebetween. | 06-09-2011 |
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| 20080278552 | INK JET RECORDING INK TANK - An ink jet recording ink tank includes: an ink retention member, which to hold ink exerts a negative pressure through capillary force; and ink, which is retained in the ink retention member, for which a dynamic surface tension in a lifetime of 50 msec, obtained by a maximum bubble pressure method, is higher than an interfacial tension of the ink retention member, a dynamic surface tension in a lifetime of 5000 msec is lower than the interfacial tension of the ink retention member, and a difference between the dynamic surface tension in the lifetime of 50 msec and the dynamic surface tension in the lifetime of 5000 msec is equal to or greater than 8 mN/m. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080280041 | AQUEOUS INK, INK SET, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An aqueous ink to be used together with a pigment ink containing a pigment and a polymer, wherein the aqueous ink contains a reactive component for destabilizing the dispersion state of the pigment, the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 30 milliseconds is 41 mN/m or more, and the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 500 milliseconds is from 28 mN/m or more to 38 mN/m or less as determined by a maximum bubble pressure method. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080280042 | INK SET, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK CARTRIDGE, RECORDING UNIT, AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - In an ink set having a plurality of inks, the ink set has at least a pigment ink and a dye ink. The pigment ink contains at least water, a surfactant, a self-dispersion pigment, and a poor medium for self-dispersion pigment and/or a salt; a dynamic surface tension of the pigment ink at a lifetime of 50 milliseconds is higher than 47 mN/m. The dye ink contains at least water, a surfactant and a dye. An ink set is provided which can obtain images having a high image density and a superior bleeding resistance without regard to the types of recording mediums. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080280043 | INK SET, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK CARTRIDGE, RECORDING UNIT, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, AND AQUEOUS INK - An ink set is provided which can suppress bleeding irrespective of the type of recording medium. The ink set includes a plurality of aqueous inks each containing a dye, and has at least a first aqueous ink containing a dye, wherein the difference between the dynamic surface tension of the first aqueous ink at a lifetime of 50 milliseconds and the dynamic surface tension of the first aqueous ink at a lifetime of 500 milliseconds is 7 mN/m or more; and, between the first aqueous ink and at least one type of aqueous ink except the first aqueous ink included in the ink set, dynamic surface tension γ | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080280044 | AQUEOUS INK, INK SET, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An aqueous ink used together with a black ink containing a self-dispersion pigment, wherein the aqueous ink contains a reactive component for destabilizing the dispersion state of the self-dispersion pigment, the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 30 milliseconds is 41 mN/m or more, and the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 500 milliseconds is from 28 mN/m or more to 38 mN/m or less as determined by a maximum bubble pressure method. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20100010157 | AQUEOUS INK, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK CARTRIDGE, RECORDING UNIT AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - The invention provides an aqueous ink comprising a polymer having hydroxyl groups and a pigment, which can provide images excellent in scratch resistance and highlighter resistance and can inhibit the seeping out phenomenon of the polymer and the deterioration of storage stability and ejection characteristics even when it is stored for a long period of time. The aqueous ink comprises a polymer having hydroxyl groups and a pigment, wherein a proportion of a content of a polymer that is not adsorbed on the pigment out of the polymer having hydroxyl groups to the content of the pigment in the ink is 2.0 mass % or more, and a content (mass %) of the polymer that is not adsorbed on the pigment out of the polymer having hydroxyl groups is 0.20 mass % or less based on the total mass of the ink. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100225707 | AQUEOUS INK, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK CARTRIDGE, RECORDING UNIT, AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An aqueous ink contains at least an aqueous medium, a surfactant, and a dye. The aqueous medium includes only water and at least one water-soluble organic compound(s) and the static surface tension of the aqueous medium is from 45 mN/m or more to 57 mN/m or less. The dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink satisfies the following conditions: (1) The dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 50 milliseconds is from 42 mN/m or more to less than 49 mN/m; (2) The dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 500 milliseconds is from 28 mN/m or more to 38 mN/m or less; and (3) A difference between the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 50 milliseconds and the dynamic surface tension of the aqueous ink at a lifetime of 500 milliseconds is 7 mN/m or more. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110141190 | SET OF REACTION LIQUID AND INK, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided is a set of a reaction liquid that has a buffering action against pH change and exhibits a pH of 3.5 or more and 5.5 or less, and an ink that has a higher pH than the reaction liquid. The ink comprises a pigment to a surface of a pigment particle of which a basic group that forms a cation form at the pH of the reaction liquid is bonded. The pigment does not have an acidic group having a pKa equal to or less than the pH of the reaction liquid. The pigment is dispersed by a water-soluble polymer that has an acidic group having a pKa equal to or more than the pH of the reaction liquid and equal to or less than the pH of the ink. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110181655 | AQUEOUS INK, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, INK CARTRIDGE, RECORDING UNIT AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - The invention provides an aqueous ink comprising a polymer having hydroxyl groups and a pigment, which can provide images excellent in scratch resistance and highlighter resistance and can inhibit the seeping out phenomenon of the polymer and the deterioration of storage stability and ejection characteristics even when it is stored for a long period of time. The aqueous ink comprises a polymer having hydroxyl groups and a pigment, wherein a proportion of a content of a polymer that is not adsorbed on the pigment out of the polymer having hydroxyl groups to the content of the pigment in the ink is 2.0 mass % or more, and a content (mass %) of the polymer that is not adsorbed on the pigment out of the polymer having hydroxyl groups is 0.20 mass % or less based on the total mass of the ink. | 07-28-2011 |
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| 20080226946 | Magnetic disc, stamper for making magnetic disc, and method for making magnetic disc - A magnetic disc has a data area including a magnetic data zone and nonmagnetic portions for physically separating the magnetic data zone, and also has a servo area provided with a magnetic pattern made up of magnetic portions and nonmagnetic portions. The servo area includes a belt-like area elongated in a radial direction of the magnetic disc and having a circumferential length at least twice as long as a unit length readable by a magnetic head in a circumferential direction of the magnetic disc. The belt-like area is provided with magnetic regions and nonmagnetic regions alternating with each other in the radial direction of the disc, where each of the magnetic and nonmagnetic regions extends from the first end to the second end of the belt-like area that are spaced from each other in the circumferential direction of the disc. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20100020432 | MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC DISK ACCESS CONTROL METHOD - A magnetic disk apparatus includes a magnetic disk provided with a data recording area and a servo-pattern area. The data recording area includes a non-magnetic area scattered with magnetic regions, and the servo-pattern area includes a plurality of magnetic regions each having a larger area than the magnetic regions in the data recording area. The magnetic disk apparatus also includes a reader for reading magnetization in the data recording area and the servo-pattern area, and a magnetizer for application of a magnetic field to the magnetic regions in the servo-pattern area for equalizing magnetization directions of the magnetic regions in the servo-pattern area before the reader starts to read the servo-pattern area. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100020433 | MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC DISK ACCESS CONTROL METHOD - A magnetic disk apparatus includes a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, a reverse-pulse detector, and a re-magnetizer. The magnetic disk includes a data recording area and a servo-pattern area. The magnetic regions of the servo-pattern area have been pre-magnetized in the same direction or pre-magnetizing direction. The magnetic head is arranged to reciprocate radially of the magnetic disk. The reverse-pulse detector is provided for reading the servo-pattern area with the magnetic head before data recording or reproducing with respect to the data recording area is performed. The reverse-pulse detector detects, from servo reproduction signal pulses, reverse pulses corresponding to the reversal of magnetization direction relative to the pre-magnetizing direction. The re-magnetizer causes the magnetic head to perform the re-magnetizing of the magnetic regions in the servo-pattern area when the count of reverse pulses is not smaller than a threshold number. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100020436 | MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC DISK ACCESS CONTROLLING METHOD - A magnetic disk apparatus includes a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, a servo reproduction signal generator and a magnetic head controller. The disk includes a data recording area and a servo-pattern area. The data recording area includes a non-magnetic area scattered with magnetic regions, and the servo-pattern area includes uniformly magnetized magnetic regions larger than the magnetic regions in the recording area. The magnetic head reciprocates radially of the disk, giving a magnetization direction to the magnetic regions in the data recording area and reading the magnetization direction of the magnetic regions in the data recording area and the servo-pattern area. The servo reproduction signal generator reads the servo-pattern area, using the magnetic head, via an absolute-value calculation circuit to generate a servo reproduction signal before the recording or reading with respect to the data recording area. The magnetic head controller performs recording or reproducing with respect to the data recording area by controlling the magnetic head based on the servo reproduction signal. | 01-28-2010 |
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| 20090262372 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Image data of a pixel of interest is inputted, diffusion data diffused from errors occurred by decrease of a tonal number of image data is added to the image data of the pixel of interest, the tonal number of the image data of the pixel of interest, to which the diffusion data has been added, is decreased using an error diffusion method or minimized average error method, and an error occurred in the decrease of the tonal number for the pixel of interest is diffused to pixels close to the pixel of interest. Further, the errors occurred by the decrease of the tonal number of the image data in a predetermined image region are integrated as an integrated error, and a threshold value used in the error diffusion method or minimized average error method is set based on the image data of the pixel of interest and the integrated error. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110164829 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The value of a diffusing error for an interest pixel is added to image data of the interest pixel, and is calculated from error data occurred in quantization of pixels adjacent to the interest pixel. The image data, to which the value of the diffusing error is added, is quantized using a quantization threshold. Error data of the interest pixel is calculated from the result of the quantization and the image data to which the value of the diffusing error is added. Pixels which are adjacent to the interest pixel and have quantization results corresponding to the image data of the interest pixel are detected, and information between pixels is calculated based on differences between the image data and quantization results of adjacent pixels which fall within ranges corresponding to the detected adjacent pixels. The quantization threshold for the interest pixel is set based on the information between pixels. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20120019849 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Data of each plane capable of obtaining a high-quality output image is generated. An image processing apparatus for quantizing input image data having gradation of an m value (m is a natural number) into output image data having gradation of an n value (n is a natural number smaller than m) includes a quantization unit configured to quantize input image data having gradation of an m value in a target pixel into output image data having gradation of an n value, and a plane separation unit configured to determine that the quantization value quantized by the quantization unit is to be assigned to the target pixel of which plane out of planes of two types or more, wherein the plane separation unit determines that the quantization value is to be assigned to the target pixel of which plane, based on distance information of the target pixel indicating distances, to the target pixel, from pixels on which a recording material is recorded in the each plane. | 01-26-2012 |
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| 20100008203 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD AND OPTICAL PICKUP MODULE - A semiconductor element is mounted on a rectangular base of a package including the base and ribs provided on a pair of opposite external edges of the base. Electrode pads of the semiconductor element and connection electrodes provided on rib upper surfaces are connected to each other by metal wires. On the rib upper surfaces, spacers are provided at locations closer to the outside than the connection electrodes. A transparent lid adheres to the upper surfaces of the spacers to cover the entire surface of the package. The height of the spacers is greater than the diameter of the metal wires. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100091630 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, OPTICAL PICKUP MODULE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A plurality of parallel rib prototypes are provided on a flat base plate. A plurality of semiconductor elements are placed in each trench between adjacent ones of the rib prototypes, and a transparent member is bonded to each of the semiconductor elements. Electrode pads of the semiconductor elements are wire bonded to connection electrodes. The trenches are then filled with an encapsulating resin. Thereafter, middle portions, in the longitudinal direction, of the rib prototypes are cut with a dicing saw, and adjacent ones of the semiconductor elements are separated from each other, thereby obtaining semiconductor devices. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100091633 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND OPTICAL PICKUP MODULE - A flat pre-board plate including connection electrodes, internal interconnections, and external-connection portions is prepared. This pre-board plate is cut at portions each located between adjacent ones of the connection electrodes, thereby forming trenches. A plurality of semiconductor elements are placed in each of the trenches. Electrode pads and the connection electrodes are connected to each other by metal wires. Transparent lids are placed on, and bonded to, spacers to cover the semiconductor elements. Thereafter, two lines of the connection electrodes arranged between adjacent ones of the trenches are separated from each other. Subsequently, adjacent ones of the semiconductor elements are also separated from each other. | 04-15-2010 |
