Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi
Akimasa Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20150044813 | METHOD OF FORMING METAL CHALCOGENIDE DISPERSION, METAL CHALCOGENIDE DISPERSION, METHOD OF PRODUCING LIGHT ABSORBING LAYER OF SOLAR CELL, METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLAR CELL - A method of producing a metal chalcogenide dispersion usable in forming a light absorbing layer of a solar cell, the method including: a metal chalcogenide nano particle formation step in which at least one metal or metal compound selected from the group consisting of a group 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 metal or metal compound, a water-containing solvent and a group 16 element-containing compound are mixed together to obtain metal chalcogenide nano particles; and an addition step in which a compound (1) represented by general formula (1) is added to the metal chalcogenide nano particles, thereby obtaining a metal chalcogenide dispersion (wherein R | 02-12-2015 |
Akio Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20140377403 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING FLAVOR-IMPROVING AGENT - Provided is a method for evaluating a flavor-improving agent. | 12-25-2014 |
Futoshi Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090141399 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEREOF, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A magnetic-recording medium which is provided on a nonmagnetic substrate with at least an orientation-controlling layer for controlling the orientation of a layer formed directly thereon, a perpendicularly magnetic layer having an easily magnetizing axis oriented mainly perpendicularly relative to the nonmagnetic substrate, and a protective layer. The perpendicularly magnetic layer includes two or more magnetic layers, at least one of the magnetic layers is a layer having Co as a main component and containing Pt as well and containing an oxide, and at least another of the magnetic layers is a layer having Co as a main component and containing Cr as well and containing no oxide. | 06-04-2009 |
20140128126 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - When a user performs a closing operation of a touch screen slide type cellular phone and the closing operation is performed in a state where the touch screen is contacted, a CPU continuously puts a display and the touch screen into an ON state, which continuously allows touch operations on the touch screen. In contrast, when the closing operation is made without the user's physical contact with the touch screen, the CPU continuously puts the display and the touch screen into an OFF state. Accordingly, reduction of wasteful power consumption can be easily realized without impairing the usability for a user and without requiring complicated control. | 05-08-2014 |
Harumi Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20140240964 | ILLUMINATED MAKEUP MIRROR SET - An illuminated makeup mirror set includes: a mirror unit having a mirror surface; side plates having attached thereto surface light sources with adjustable color; and a controller for driving the surface light sources according to an input operation and adjusting emission color and brightness of the surface light sources. The side plates are foldably connected to side edge portions of the mirror unit such that the angles between the mirror surface and the side plates are adjustable. Therefore, optimal illumination conditions can be produced, and the illuminated makeup mirror set can be easily carried. | 08-28-2014 |
20140368112 | ILLUMINATED MAKEUP MIRROR SET AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIGHT SOURCE - An illuminated makeup mirror set includes: a mirror unit; a surface light source for illumination with adjustable color and adjustable brightness; a memory unit in which illumination conditions corresponding to a plurality of scenes are stored; a detection unit for detecting the color and brightness of ambient light at an installation position of the makeup mirror set; a selection unit for selecting one of the plurality of scenes according to an input operation; an acquisition unit for acquiring, from the memory unit, illumination conditions corresponding to the scene selected through the selection unit; and an adjustment unit for adjusting the color and brightness of the surface light source according to the color and brightness of the ambient light detected by the detection unit and the illumination conditions acquired by the acquisition unit. | 12-18-2014 |
20150159856 | ILLUMINATED MAKEUP MIRROR SET - An illuminated makeup mirror set includes: a mirror unit; a surface light source with adjustable color that is used to illuminate a makeup subject; a setting unit for setting illumination conditions with the surface light source according to an input operation; an adjustment unit for adjusting color and brightness of the surface light source according to the illumination conditions set by the setting unit; a speaker; and a playback unit that stores a plurality of musical pieces as data, plays a musical piece selected from the plurality of musical pieces according to the illumination conditions and time of illumination with the surface light source, and causes the speaker to output the selected musical piece as a reproduced sound. | 06-11-2015 |
Hidetaka Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090244295 | IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING CAMERA CONTROL UNIT AND SEPARATE CAMERA HEAD - An imaging apparatus includes: a camera head that is provided with an image pickup device that outputs an image signal; a camera control unit that is connected to the camera head with a camera cable and outputs a video signal based on the image signal; a CDS circuit that performs co-related double sampling on the image signal; a pulse generator that outputs sample pulses to the CDS circuit; a phase adjusting unit that performs phase adjustment on a clock signal and outputs the adjusted clock signal to the pulse generator; a peak search unit that searches for a peak range in the image signal being performed with the co-related double sampling by the CDS circuit; and a phase control unit that controls the phase adjustment by the phase adjusting unit based on a result of the search by the peak search unit. | 10-01-2009 |
Hideyo Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20120098414 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY, INTERMEDIATE MANUFACTURED PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention aims at providing a structure, manufacturing method, and an intermediate manufactured product enabling the low-cost manufacture of a flat panel display with high fineness. In a flat panel display of the invention, by decentering the opening portions formed by a bank in red and green subpixels to the blue subpixel side, color conversion layers with higher fineness can be formed even when using conventional apparatuses and materials. Moreover, decentering of the opening portions of the bank enables reductions in manufacturing time and manufacturing cost. | 04-26-2012 |
Hironori Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20100026746 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - In a multipass printing that performs a plurality of printing scans over a unit area of a print medium by using a leading head and a follower head, the multivalued image data for the leading head is distributed according to the print volume information for up to the preceding printing scan. Then, the multivalued image data for the leading head is subjected to the grayscale level reduction operation to generate binary data. Based on the binary data, the print volume information is updated, after which the multivalued image data for the follower head is distributed according to the print volume information. This causes a plurality of printing scans or a plurality of print heads, that print the same unit area, to have a correlation among them, with the result that dots on a plurality of planes when overlapped have an excellent scattering characteristic. | 02-04-2010 |
20100165390 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A channel selection section selects whether the subsequent processing to the image data is executed by image distribution precedence processing or by gradation lowering precedence processing in accordance with channel information of the image data. That is, in regard to the channels of C, M and K with relatively high density among inks, the image distribution precedence processing excellent in robustness is selected. On the other hand, in the ink of the color with high brightness or low density, even if the print position of the dot is shifted, the density change due to this shift is not so much large. It is possible to restrict an increase in the processing load due to executing the gradation lowering processing after the distribution processing to each of the plural divided images by thus not selecting the image distribution precedence processing in consideration of the robustness. | 07-01-2010 |
20100171972 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Multi-valued image data stored in an input image buffer are read out for each time of scans, and the color space conversion and image distribution are performed to read multi-valued image data. The binarized result is sent to the print buffer and at the same time, is accumulated as the print information to execute processing of reflecting it to the image distribution processing of the next pass. It is possible to appropriately restrict the density fluctuation due to the print position shift between planes without providing pixels where dots are overlapped and printed more than necessary. With this, by accumulating the multi-valued image data at the stage of RGB in the input image buffer to read out data stored in input image buffer for executing processing, a capacity required for input image buffer does not change even if the number of the ink colors provided on the printing apparatus increases. | 07-08-2010 |
20120026540 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - Provided is a data processing method that is capable of high-speed processing without using a large cache memory, while correlating 2-dimensional parameters with a plurality of data without damaging the arrangement rule. Therefore, when there is a continuing M-line parameter after a previously read M-line parameter in a 2-dimensional table that is stored in an external memory | 02-02-2012 |
20130140717 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a multi-layer wiring layer formed on the substrate, and including a signal line and ground lines extending above the signal line, one of the ground lines extending toward a direction in a layer and another one of the ground lines extending from the one of the ground lines toward another direction in the layer, a first pad on the multi-layer wiring layer, and a redistribution layer formed on the multi-layer wiring layer, including a second pad, a redistribution line coupling the first pad and the second pad, and an insulation film covering the redistribution line. | 06-06-2013 |
20150022860 | DATA TRANSFER CONTROL APPARATUS AND DATA TRANSFER CONTROL METHOD - In order to control transfer to a processing unit of input data containing a plurality of lines stored across a plurality of memory regions including first and second memory regions, a position of a line of target of output data containing a plurality of lines output from the processing unit is specified. A number of lines of input data to be transferred from the first memory region and their addresses are determined, and a number of lines of input data to be transferred from the second memory region and their addresses are determined, based on the specified position of the line of target. Control is performed based on the determination result such that input data for a number of lines may be transferred from the first memory region and input data for a number of lines may be transferred from the second memory region. | 01-22-2015 |
Hisao Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20130120699 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - In order to shield the light incident from the chip side surface or chip rear surface of a semiconductor chip that forms an LCD driver, a light-shielding film is formed over the chip side surface and chip rear surface of the semiconductor chip itself, not using a light-shielding tape that is a component separate from the semiconductor chip. Accordingly, the light-shielding tape as a separate component is not used, and hence the trouble that the light-shielding tape may protrude from the surface of a glass substrate whose thickness has been made small can be solved. As a result, the thinning of a liquid crystal display, and the subsequent thinning of the mobile phone in which the liquid crystal display is mounted can be promoted. | 05-16-2013 |
Ichiro Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20120138231 | LABELING MACHINE FOR BLOOD-SAMPLING TUBE AUTOMATIC PREPARATION DEVICE - Provided is a labeling device for an automatic test-tube setting-up device wherein an identification label can be pasted over a product label with a simple structure. A labeling device for an automatic blood-sampling-tube setting-up device comprises a means for taking out a blood-sampling tube based on patient information and supporting the blood-sampling tube at a labeling position, a blood-sampling tube driving means for rotary driving the blood-sampling tube at the labeling position, a label printing means for creating an identification label by printing test information and/or patient information and outputting the identification label to the labeling position, a product label position detecting means for detecting the edge of a product label previously pasted to the outer surface of the blood-sampling tube, and a controller for controlling the operation of the label printing means and the blood-sampling tube driving means such that the identification label is pasted over the product label with a continuous gap left in the axial direction of the blood-sampling tube on the outer surface of a blood-sampling tube based on information about the diameter of a blood-sampling tube corresponding to the blood-sampling tube at the labeling position, and information about the edge of the product label obtained from the product label position detecting means. | 06-07-2012 |
20140125797 | AUTOMATIC BLOOD-SAMPLING TUBE PREPARATION DEVICE - The present invention provides an automatic blood-sampling tube preparation device which can detect the presence of the proper or improper blood-sampling tube by selectively taking out a blood-sampling tube and transferring the blood-sampling tube to a label pasting position, printing information of the patient on a label, pasting the printed label on the blood-sampling tube positioned in the label pasting position, and collecting the label pasted blood-sampling tubes in the container for each patient. The device also includes photographing means for photographing an appearance of the blood-sampling tube taken out from the blood-sampling tube containing section and a control means arranged to have a threshold with respect to at least one characteristic information previously extracted from an appearance of a blood-sampling tube, to extract the characteristic information from the appearance image photographed to judge whether the blood-sampling tube corresponds to the instruction information from the doctor. | 05-08-2014 |
20140133941 | AUTOMATIC BLOOD-SAMPLING TUBE PREPARATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides an automatic blood-sampling tube preparation system which can reduce the reading mistake of the information of the RFID tags by selectively taking out a blood-sampling tube required to an examination of a patient according to a doctor's instruction information from the blood-sampling tube containing section, writing the patient examination information on a RFID tag of the taken out tube on the basis of the instruction information, reading simultaneously all patient examination information from all RFID tags contained in the prepared container for every patient, and comparing the information read from the RFID tags with the instruction information to ensure accuracy. | 05-15-2014 |
Keigo Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20130215060 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR TOUCH PANEL IN MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS - In a mobile terminal apparatus that can be operated with a touch panel, a picture is displayed on the touch panel in a manner suitable for a way of holding to improve the operability of the touch panel. Touch sensors fixed on the top side, the bottom side, the left side, and the right side of the mobile terminal apparatus detect a touch state of a hand that grips the mobile terminal apparatus. Thus, a way of holding determination unit determines a way of holding the mobile terminal apparatus based on the number of touch regions for which the touch sensors detect the touch state and the areas of the touch regions. Moreover, a display picture generation unit generates a display picture that corresponds to the way of holding determined by the way of holding determination unit, and displays the display picture on a display unit of the touch panel. | 08-22-2013 |
Kenta Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20140313583 | BLUR COMPENSATION DEVICE, LENS BARREL, AND CAMERA DEVICE - A blur compensation device ( | 10-23-2014 |
Kohichi Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090135110 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A display apparatus includes: an image display unit including plural electro-optic elements and plural pixel drive circuits, which elements and circuits being arranged two-dimensionally in row and column directions; a first power supplying line for supplying first potential to the image display unit; plural data lines severally connected to columns of the image display unit for supplying data signals to the pixel circuits; plural scanning lines crossing the data lines; a data line drive circuit for driving the data lines; and a scanning line drive circuit for driving the scanning lines, wherein second potential is supplied to the scanning line drive circuit through a second power supplying line and the display apparatus is provided with elements severally for shifting potential of the scanning lines to first potential of the first electric power supplying line when the second potential is lower than the first potential. | 05-28-2009 |
20090289966 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DRIVE METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus for driving light emitting elements to emit light at a timing shifted according to the order of scanning lines, is arranged to control the light emission intensity of the light emitting element in accordance with an image signal and include a drive unit for driving the light emitting elements of the respective scanning lines in a light emission pattern including a first impulse operation period light emission pattern and a second impulse operation period light emission pattern. | 11-26-2009 |
20100295978 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus that shortens a time for reading out pixel signals of all pixels and improves the aperture ratio of pixels is provided. The solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of pixels ( | 11-25-2010 |
20130026343 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus comprises a plurality of matrix pixels, a reference signal generator for generating a ramp signal, a counter for performing counting according to the ramp signal output, and an AD converter, arranged for each pixel column, for performing AD conversion by comparing a pixel signal from the pixel with the ramp signal. Further, the AD converter includes a comparator to which the pixel signal and the reference signal are input, a storage for storing the AD conversion result, and an slope converter, between the output terminal of the reference signal generator and the input terminal of the comparator, for changing a gradient of the ramp signal, so that the noise overlaid on the ramp signal changes depending on the gradient of the ramp signal. Thus, it is possible to prevent generation of a horizontal-line noise in the ramp signal. | 01-31-2013 |
20130057742 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally in a matrix, a reference signal generating circuit adapted to generate a ramp signal, a counter circuit adapted to perform a counting operation according to output of the ramp signal, comparators arranged on a column by column basis and adapted to compare signals read out of the pixels with the ramp signal, and memories arranged on a column by column basis and adapted to store digital data, wherein if output of the comparator is not changed during an AD conversion period, digital data of a predetermined value is stored in the memory. The solid-state imaging apparatus implements overflow handling using a simplified circuit configuration. | 03-07-2013 |
20130062503 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a ramp signal generator for generating first and second time-changing ramp signals during first and second analog-to-digital conversion periods, respectively; comparators for comparing a reset signal of a pixel with the first ramp signal during the first analog-to-digital conversion period, and comparing a pixel signal with the second ramp signal during the second analog-to-digital conversion period; and memories for storing, as first and second digital data, count values of counting from a start of changing the first and second ramp signals until an inversion of outputs of the comparators, during the first and second analog-to-digital conversion periods, wherein the ramp signal generator supplies a current from a current generator to a first capacitor element by a sampling and holding operation of a switch, and generates the first and second ramp signals based on the same bias voltage held by the first capacitor element. | 03-14-2013 |
20130068930 | A/D CONVERTER AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an A/D converter including an input terminal, a reference signal line for supplying a reference signal which changes temporally, a comparator, a correction capacitor connected to an inverting input terminal of the comparator; and an output circuit which outputs digital data corresponding to an analog signal input to the input terminal. In a first state in which a total voltage of a first analog signal and an offset voltage of the comparator is held in the correction capacitor, a second analog signal input to the input terminal is supplied to a non-inverting input terminal of the comparator, and the second analog signal or the total voltage is changed using the reference signal, thereby outputting, from the output circuit, digital data. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070136 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, A/D CONVERTER, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an A/D converter, a first analog signal which is input to an input terminal in a state in which the input terminal and a reference voltage line are connected via a first capacitor is converted into digital data when a reference signal is supplied to the reference signal line in a state in which the reference signal line and a first input terminal of a comparator are connected via the first capacitor. A second analog signal which is input to the input terminal in a state in which the input terminal and the reference voltage line are connected via a second capacitor is converted into digital data when the reference signal is supplied to the reference signal line in a state in which the reference signal line and the first input terminal of the comparator are connected via the second capacitor. | 03-21-2013 |
20130087685 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a plurality of unit pixels arranged in a matrix and configured to generate a signal by photoelectric conversion, a plurality of pixel output lines connected to each column of the unit pixels, a plurality of column amplifiers configured to amplify a signal of the pixel output lines, and a driving circuit configured to generate a control signal of the column amplifiers. Each of the column amplifiers includes first and second input terminals, an output terminal, an input capacitance between the first and second input terminals, and a first switch between the second input and output terminals. The driving circuit is configured to generate the control signal so as to make a period for switching the first switch from a conductive state to a non-conductive state longer than a period for switching the first switch from the non-conductive state to the conductive state. | 04-11-2013 |
20130087686 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix, and configured to generate signals by photoelectric conversion; a plurality of read-out circuits disposed on each column of the plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix pattern, and configured to read out the signals from the plurality of pixels; a plurality of comparison units configured to compare the signals output from the plurality of read-out circuits with a reference signal whose level changes with time; a counter configured to count a clock signal after the level of the reference signal starts a change; a storage unit configured, when a magnitude relationship between the signals output from the plurality of the read-out circuits and the reference signal is reversed; and a reset unit configured to reset the count value stored in the storage unit. | 04-11-2013 |
20130087687 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes, on one substrate, a pixel driving unit and a signal processing unit that includes a digital circuit configured to execute signal processing. A first voltage and a second voltage different in value from the first voltage are supplied to the digital circuit of the pixel driving unit. A third voltage and a fourth voltage different in value from the third voltage are supplied to the digital circuit of the signal processing unit. A main portion of a first conductor that supplies the first voltage to the digital circuit of the pixel driving unit and a main portion of a second conductor that supplies the third voltage to the digital circuit of the signal processing unit are isolated from each other. | 04-11-2013 |
20130087688 | RAMP SIGNAL OUTPUT CIRCUIT, ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION CIRCUIT, IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING RAMP SIGNAL OUTPUT CIRCUIT, METHOD FOR DRIVING ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION CIRCUIT, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGING DEVICE - A circuit configured to output a ramp signal having a potential varying depending on time includes a voltage supply unit configured to supply a plurality of voltages having different amplitudes, a current supply unit, an integration circuit configured to output the ramp signal, and a capacitive element. The voltage supply unit is connected to one terminal of the capacitive element. The integration circuit and the current supply unit are connected to another terminal of the capacitive element. | 04-11-2013 |
20130088292 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a signal from pixel; and a reference signal generating circuit configured to generate a ramp signal, wherein feedback capacitor elements having the same structure are electrically connected to a capacitive feedback type amplifier of the amplifier circuit and to a capacitive feedback type amplifier of the reference signal generating circuit respectively, and a connecting configuration between an amplifier of the amplifier circuit and the feedback capacitor element and a connecting configuration between an amplifier of the reference signal generating circuit and the feedback capacitor element are the same. | 04-11-2013 |
20130088625 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix; a plurality of amplifier circuits each arranged correspondingly to each of columns of the pixels, for amplifying a signal from the pixel; and a current source transistor whose source is supplied with a power source voltage and which supplies the amplifier circuit with a bias current. When the current source transistor is operating in the saturation region, the gate voltage of the current source transistor that is supplied from the bias line is sampled and held. The gate voltage of the current source transistor with respect to the power source voltage is controlled to the sampled voltage, thereby suppressing variation. This suppression can, in turn, suppress occurrence of line noise and a lateral smear due to difference of drop in voltage of a power source line concerning a column circuit on each row. | 04-11-2013 |
20130088627 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion device includes a counter circuit configured to count a first clock signal to output a count signal thereof, a second clock signal generation unit configured to generate a second clock signal based on the first clock signal, and a clock synchronization unit configured to output a count start signal in synchronization with the second clock signal, wherein the counter circuit performs a counting operation in response to the count start signal synchronized with the second clock signal. | 04-11-2013 |
20130088628 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, a plurality of readout circuits provided in each column of the plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, configured to read out for each column a signal of the plurality of pixels, a plurality of comparison units configured to compare a signal output from the plurality of readout circuits with a reference signal whose level changes with time, a counter configured to perform a count operation from when the level of the reference signal starts to change, first and second buffers each configured to buffer a count value of the counter, and a plurality of storing units connected to the plurality of comparison units, configured to store a count value of the counter when a magnitude relation between a signal output from the plurality of the readout circuits and the reference signal is inverted. | 04-11-2013 |
20130089320 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM - A system includes: a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix; a reference signal generating unit for generating a ramp signal; A/D converters each arranged correspondingly to each of columns to A/D-convert a signal from the pixel; a counter that performs a count operation according to an output of the ramp signal, and supplies the count signal through the count signal line to the A/D converter; and a counter test circuit that is provided independently from the A/D converter, and tests the counter, based on a matching of the expected value of the count signal with the count signal supplied through the count signal line from the counter. This configuration allows the count signal to be checked concurrently with imaging of an object. | 04-11-2013 |
20130235241 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus that shortens a time for reading out pixel signals of all pixels and improves the aperture ratio of pixels is provided. The solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of pixels ( | 09-12-2013 |
20140043511 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of first unit pixels configured to generate a signal by a photoelectric conversion; a first output line connected to the plurality of first unit pixels; and a first amplifier configured to amplify a signal from the first output line, wherein the first amplifier includes an operational amplifier ( | 02-13-2014 |
20140092286 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE TESTING METHOD, AND IMAGING SYSTEM MANUFACTURING METHOD - A photoelectric conversion device includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, a plurality of blocks including a plurality of pairs, each of the pairs including a comparator provided correspondingly with a column in the pixel array and a memory provided correspondingly with the comparator, and a block information supply unit configured to supply block information which indicates a location of a block, to the plurality of memories included in the blocks. | 04-03-2014 |
20140098272 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of columns, a plurality of comparators provided correspondingly to the respective columns, a reference signal generation unit configured to supply a reference signal to the plurality of comparators, a counter configured to generate a count signal that includes a plurality of bits in synchronization with a first clock signal, a synchronization unit configured to synchronize the plurality of bits with a second clock signal to generate a synchronized count signal and to output the generated synchronized count signal, and a plurality of memories provided correspondingly to the respective comparators, the memories each being configured to store the synchronized count signal in response to a change in an output of a corresponding one of the comparators. | 04-10-2014 |
20150036032 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - Column signal processing units are provided in correspondence with respective columns of a pixel array. The column signal processing unit includes a sample-and-hold unit configured to hold an analog signal output from a pixel, a buffer unit configured to buffer the signal held in the sample-and-hold unit, and an AD conversion unit. The AD conversion unit converts the signal held by the sample-and-hold unit and buffered by the buffer unit into a digital signal. | 02-05-2015 |
20150042856 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes: a pixel configured to generate a signal through photoelectric conversion; a comparator configured to compare a signal generated by the pixel with a first reference signal that changes with time; and a control unit configured to change a change rate of the first reference signal with respect to time according to a comparison result of the comparator. | 02-12-2015 |
20150122975 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS - A solid-state imaging apparatus comprises a plurality of matrix pixels, a reference signal generator for generating a ramp signal, a counter for performing counting according to the ramp signal output, and an AD converter, arranged for each pixel column, for performing AD conversion by comparing a pixel signal from the pixel with the ramp signal. Further, the AD converter includes a comparator to which the pixel signal and the reference signal are input, a storage for storing the AD conversion result, and an slope converter, between the output terminal of the reference signal generator and the input terminal of the comparator, for changing a gradient of the ramp signal, so that the noise overlaid on the ramp signal changes depending on the gradient of the ramp signal. Thus, it is possible to prevent generation of a horizontal-line noise in the ramp signal. | 05-07-2015 |
20150138411 | COMPARATOR CIRCUIT, IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMPARATOR CIRCUIT - An object of the present invention is to provide a comparator which has an input voltage range larger than the case where a conventional offset cancel technique is used, while reducing an offset voltage. A comparator circuit includes: a comparator having an inverting input terminal, a non-inverting input terminal and an output terminal; a first switch having one terminal connected to the inverting input terminal and having the other terminal connected to the output terminal; a first capacitor which has one end connected with the inverting input terminal; a first signal input terminal which is another end of the first capacitor; and a second signal input terminal which selectively inputs either one of a fixed voltage and a comparing signal into the non-inverting input terminal. | 05-21-2015 |
Michiharu Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20100142436 | Communication Systems - A transmission method for use in a multi-hop wireless communication system is provided. The system includes a source apparatus, a destination apparatus and one or more intermediate apparatuses. The system has access to at least one predetermined transmission introduction sequence and also has access to a time-frequency format for use in assigning available transmission frequency bandwidth during a discrete transmission interval, said format defining a plurality of transmission windows within such an interval. Each window occupies a different part of that interval and has a frequency bandwidth profile within said available transmission frequency bandwidth over its part of that interval. Each said window being assignable for such a transmission interval to at least one of said apparatuses for use in transmission. The method includes, when transmitting a message with a preamble in a particular transmission interval, transmitting the preamble in a first transmission window of that transmission interval. Furthermore, the method includes transmitting the transmission introduction sequence in a second transmission window of that transmission interval other than the first transmission window preferably as control information for use by at least one said intermediate apparatus or the destination apparatus. | 06-10-2010 |
Noboru Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090260976 | MAGNETRON SPUTTERING APPARATUS AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THIN FILM - To form a LaB | 10-22-2009 |
Shigeki Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20150188436 | Semiconductor Device - The present invention is directed to prevent occurrence of a problem on a withstand voltage in a circuit group which receives supply of an internal power supply voltage. An error amplifier outputs a control voltage obtained by amplifying a difference voltage between a reference voltage and a divided voltage obtained by dividing an internal power supply voltage to an output node. A drive transistor supplies a drive current according to the control voltage of the output node of the error amplifier from an external power supply line to an internal power supply line. When the divided voltage exceeds a predetermined voltage, a clamp circuit changes the control voltage in the direction of decreasing the drive current. | 07-02-2015 |
Sho Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090279132 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A plurality of scenes included in moving image data stored in a storage medium are detected, still images included in at least two scenes among the plurality of detected scenes are extracted, and images including the extracted still images are printed on the storage medium. The printed images include the plurality of extracted still images in areas corresponding to time periods of the corresponding scenes. As a result, the content of each scene constituting the moving images recorded in a CD or a DVD and a reproducing time period of the scene can be easily figured out by looking at a result printed on the label of the CD or the DVD. | 11-12-2009 |
Shun Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20140111826 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus includes a switching unit configured to switch a power supply source from a main power source to a power storage unit according to shifting to a power failure state, a calculation unit configured to calculate a power amount to be consumed by a received job if the power supply source is the power storage unit when the job is received, a detection unit configured to detect a power amount stored in the power storage unit, a determining unit configured to determine whether the received job can be executed based on the detected power amount and the calculated power amount to be consumed for the received job, and a control unit configured to start processing the job if it is determined that the received job can be executed and to perform control during the processing of the job so as not to accept a subsequently received job. | 04-24-2014 |
Takao Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20120148325 | CONVEYANCE CONTROLLER, PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONVEYING PRINTING MEDIUM, AND PRINTING MEDIUM CONVEYANCE APPARATUS - This invention includes an input operation unit which accepts the operation of selecting a first or a second printing medium and outputs information indicating the selected printing medium, a conveyance path, a conveyance mechanism which conveys the selected printing medium in the conveyance direction, and a control unit. The conveyance mechanism includes a main roller, a driven roller which presses the main roller through the selected printing medium, a rotation member having a cam shape, and an elastic member which deforms to change a pressing force in accordance with the rotational position of the rotation member. The control unit rotates the rotation member to the first rotational position when the first printing medium is selected, and rotates the rotation member to the second rotational position where the pressing force becomes smaller than that at the first rotational position when the second printing medium is selected. | 06-14-2012 |
20130043640 | CONVEYING APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A conveying apparatus has a sheet conveying path, a first pair of rollers, which is positioned in the conveying path and which has a drive roller and a pinch roller and conveys the sheet, a second pair of rollers, which is positioned downstream relative to the first pair of rollers in the conveying direction and conveys the sheet conveyed by the first pair of rollers, and a mechanism which reduces the force for sandwiching the sheet by the drive roller and the pinch roller of the first pair of rollers or which moves both away from each other. After the sheet is conveyed by the first pair of rollers while the leading edge of the sheet is being stopped by the second pair of rollers, the second pair of rollers starts conveying the sheet, and the mechanism is actuated thereafter. | 02-21-2013 |
Takefumi Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20090264338 | Inhibitor of Insulin Multimer Formation - An insulin preparation having an ultra-rapid onset of action is provided by adding a substance that interacts with the insulin dimer formation surface or the hexamer formation surface to an insulin solution. The substance exerts its effect by inhibiting insulin dimer formation and/or hexamer formation. | 10-22-2009 |
Tarou Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20150051395 | SULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVE AND MEDICINAL USE THEREOF - Provided are sulfonamide derivatives of a specific chemical structure in which a sulfonamide group having, as a substituent, a phenyl group or a heterocyclic group having a hetero atom(s) as a constituent element(s) is present at its terminal, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are novel compounds having excellent α4 integrin-inhibitory action. | 02-19-2015 |
Yae Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20150018023 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To acquire information related to contents of word-of-mouth information, an electronic device includes: an input unit that accepts an input of a text from a user; an information acquiring unit that acquires information of the user in relation to the input of the text when allowed to acquire the information by the user; and a transmitting unit that transmits the text and the information of the user. | 01-15-2015 |
20150018979 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In order to acquire suitable information related to an apparatus, an electronic apparatus has a first acquisition unit that acquires usage status of a first apparatus that belongs to a given category, and a second acquisition unit that acquires information about a second apparatus that belongs to the given category and is different from the first apparatus on the basis of the usage status of the first apparatus acquired by the first acquisition unit. | 01-15-2015 |
20150084984 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To improve the usability of an electronic device, the electronic device includes: a first camera provided to a main unit, a second camera provided to the main unit at a different location form the first camera, a first orientation detection sensor configured to detect an orientation of the main unit, and a control unit configured to carry out image capturing by the first and second cameras depending on a detection result of the first orientation detection sensor. | 03-26-2015 |
Yohei Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20100195129 | PRINTER AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MOVEMENT OF OBJECT - A printer includes an optical sensor configured to image a surface of a medium, and a contact member configured to provide a unique concavo-convex shape by contacting the surface of the conveyed medium on an upstream side thereof. A calculation unit calculates the movement amount of the medium by pattern matching calculation using a correlation window between a plurality of image data acquired at different timings by an optical sensor with the conveyance of the medium. The calculation unit searches in image data first acquired for a unique pattern reflecting the unique concavo-convex shape, and set a region including the unique pattern as a correlation window. | 08-05-2010 |
20130093819 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - Provided is a continuous liquid ejection head that collects droplets which are not used for printing (unused droplets) without affecting the flight of droplets which are used for printing (used droplets). An ejection nozzle ( | 04-18-2013 |
20130342614 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A liquid ejection head includes multiple tubular pressure chambers and a stacked body having first substrates and second substrates stacked alternately, in which the first substrates each have multiple first grooves and multiple second grooves formed therein, and the second substrates each has multiple third grooves formed therein, in which, in the multiple first grooves of each of the first substrates, inner surface electrodes are formed, in which counter electrodes are formed in a face of each of the second substrates, and in which a width W | 12-26-2013 |
20140192105 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT DRIVE METHOD AND LIQUID EJECTING DEVICE - Liquid is forced to be ejected from a liquid chamber as a drive voltage is applied to the piezoelectric element that forms part or all of the walls of the liquid chamber by means of a drive circuit to deform the piezoelectric element. The drive circuit applies a pre-drive voltage to the piezoelectric element prior to the application of the drive voltage waveform for driving the piezoelectric element. The pre-drive voltage is higher than the highest voltage level of the drive voltage waveform. | 07-10-2014 |
Yousuke Nakamura, Kawasaki-Shi JP
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20140109098 | MULTI-THREAD PROCESSOR - The scheduler performs thread scheduling of repeating processings of specifying each hardware thread included in a first group among the multiple hardware threads for the number of times set up in advance for the hardware thread, and of specifying any one of the hardware threads in a second group for the number of times set up in advance for the second group that includes other hardware threads. Moreover, when the hardware thread in the first group specified by the thread scheduling is nondispatchable, the scheduler performs rescheduling of respecifying the hardware thread in the second group instead of the hardware thread in the first group. | 04-17-2014 |