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| 20090138542 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method - There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a receiving section that receives function information about one or more functions from an external device connected via a network; a display section that displays a list of the functions of the external device, the functions being included in the function information; a selected-information acquiring section that acquires selected information pertaining to a function selected by a user from the list of the functions displayed by the display section; and a coordinate function executing section that causes the external device to execute the function selected by the user. Such a configuration provides the information processing apparatus designed such that even if the information processing apparatus and the external device do not have information about each other, the function of the external device can be executed by operating the information processing apparatus. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100040212 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and information processing system - An information processing apparatus includes: an external device's information obtaining unit for obtaining external device's information containing held function's information on functions held by an external device from the network-connected external device; an application obtaining unit for obtaining an application used for utilizing a function requested to be executed by the external device from a network-connected application providing server, the function being contained in the held function's information; and an external device's function execution request unit for requesting the external device to execute a function held by the external device based on the obtained external device's information and the application. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100121900 | Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and program - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an information acquiring unit for acquiring, from external apparatuses connected via a network, processing information about a processing to be executed by each of the external apparatuses and/or about a result of a processing executed thereby and information about a function that each of the external apparatuses can execute in cooperation with the information processing apparatus; an information display unit for displaying the processing information of each of the external apparatuses and program information about program contents and displaying, on the basis of the information about the function of each of the external apparatuses, functions that can be executed by each of the external apparatuses with respect to the one or more program contents; and a function execution unit for causing the external apparatus to execute a selected function with respect to a selected program content. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110040551 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus which is capable of executing applications includes first control means for controlling a system of the information processing apparatus and second control means for controlling the execution of the applications, and the second control means has state transition control means for defining states of application not dependent on the system and controlling transitions of the defined states and conversion means for converting a command into a format which can be recognized by the system when the command instructing a state transition to the state transition control means is issued. | 02-17-2011 |
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| 20090213806 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS TERMINAL DEVICE - Terminal capability information relating to the capability of a wireless terminal device in which at least one of a first frequency bandwidth for use in an up link and a second frequency bandwidth for use in a down link is variable is associated with a terminal category in advance. When the terminal capability information is received from the wireless terminal device, the terminal category is designated from the terminal capability information, a link is set to the wireless terminal device, and a control signal corresponding to the link setting is transmitted. Control can be simplified by setting the link along the terminal category. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090318156 | Base Station Apparatus and Mobile Communication System - Disclosed is a handover method in radio communication. A base station apparatus monitors the receiving state of a terminal, detects, based upon the receiving state, whether the terminal is one in which there is a possibility that loss of a call or a decline in quality will occur or one in which loss of a call or a decline in quality has occurred, and hands over the terminal to another base station apparatus having a carrier frequency different from that of the present base station apparatus. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100003995 | BASE STATION DEVICE, FREQUENCY ALLOCATION METHOD, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A base station device performs wireless communication with a terminal device. The base station device includes a setting unit to set a first frequency group in which frequencies that differ from frequencies used in an adjacent base station device are used, a second frequency group including different frequencies to the frequencies included in the first frequency group, and a third frequency group including frequencies that overlap at least partially the frequencies included in the first or second frequency group; an allocating unit to allocate a frequency included in one of the first to third frequency groups to the terminal device; and a transmission unit to transmit the allocated frequency to the terminal device. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100034108 | Wireless Communication System - The terminal measures the wireless channel quality of each frequency band, and notifies the base station of the quality. The base station determines the frequency band to be used by the terminal on the basis of the notification from the terminal. Then, the terminal is grouped depending on the difference etc. in frequency band in operating the terminal, and notified which terminal group the terminal belongs. Upon receipt of the notification from the base station, the terminal sets its own available frequency band and terminal group, and measures the notified wireless channel quality of the available frequency band. The measurement result is notified to the base station. The base station perform a scheduling process for each available frequency band on the basis of the wireless channel quality of the available frequency band of the terminal, and starts communicating with the terminal. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100040161 | WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER - In a wireless telecommunication system for transmitting a plurality of streams from a base transmission station comprising a plurality of antennas to a mobile station comprising a plurality of antennas, the base transmission station respectively transmits, by way of a plurality of the antennas, each stream obtained by dividing data to be transmitted. The mobile station respectively receives each stream by utilizing the plurality of antennas. A measurement unit respectively measures a reception quality or received power from each antenna relating to a stream. A changeover unit carries out a handover for each stream according to a measurement result by the measurement unit. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100046654 | COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USING MULTICARRIER TRANSMISSION MODE - A communications system for communications by a multicarrier transmission mode between a plurality of communications apparatuses, wherein an overall frequency band assigned to the communications system is divided into a plurality of frequency bands each having a constant bandwidth and a specific band. The divided bands are used to transmit used frequency band information thereby indicating the assignment of the remaining bands used between said communications apparatuses. The specific band is defined as a main band for transmitting control channel information including used frequency band information and data channel information. The main band may be added with an extension band for transmitting further data channel information. The main band and extension band can be changed in the frequency band used along with time or can be changed in the number thereof. Both the main band and the extension bands are preferably used for multiplexing by some of communications apparatuses. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100329377 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A radio communication system whereby one or a consecutive plurality of sub-carrier frequency intervals form sub-carrier groups each of which is assigned to a different user. The radio communication system includes a radio communication apparatus and a terminal configured to receive a control signal and a data signal from the radio communication apparatus. The terminal receives the control signal and the data signal according to a notified control signal position. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110124298 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A radio communication system in which a plurality of radio channels are divided in a frequency direction and mapped to a radio frame format, whereby each radio channel mapped in the radio frame format is assigned to each user or service. The radio communication system includes a radio communication apparatus and a terminal to receive a pilot signal and a data signal from the radio communication apparatus, whereby the radio communication apparatus controls a pilot signal position for each user or service and notifies information used for identifying the pilot signal position to the terminal. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110200138 | COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USING MULTICARRIER TRANSMISSION MODE - A communications apparatus accommodated in a communications system for exchange of information between a communications apparatuses by a multicarrier transmission mode using a plurality of subcarriers. The communications apparatus comprises of a dedicated transmission data generator for each communications apparatus, configured to generate frequency band information indicating which frequency band is to be used for transmission of data information between each communications apparatus and a transmitter configured to transmit the dedicated frequency band information for each communications apparatus by using a specific frequency band which is set from among a plurality of frequency bands assigned to the communications system, in which the specific frequency band is set as a primary band in frequency band assigned to the communication system. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110244788 | RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A radio communications system includes a radio base station, an intermediate station to receive data from the radio base station and relay the received data; and another radio base station adjacent to the radio base station. The radio base station transmits data that is the same as the data to be relayed by the intermediate station, in synchronization with the relaying by the intermediate station and by using a radio resource that the intermediate station uses in the relaying of the received data. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110256826 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless communication system includes a wireless base station, a mobile station configured to communicate with the wireless base station, and a relay station configured to relay the communication between the wireless base station and the mobile station. When the number of the mobile stations communicating with the wireless base station is judged to have become smaller than or equal to a given number, a power controller in the relay station executes at least one of power control to cut off the power for relaying the communication, power control to perform intermittent operation, and power control to perform power-saving operation. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110261751 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a radio communication system a first radio station performs communication by the use of a first radio signal. A second radio station receives a second radio signal which is indistinguishable from the first radio signal. A third radio station is in a radio communication area of the first radio station and a radio communication area of the second radio station. A communication format conversion unit generates a third radio signal by converting a communication format of the second radio signal to a communication format which is distinguishable from the first radio signal, and communicates with the third radio station by the use of the third radio signal. | 10-27-2011 |
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| 20110043550 | Liquid Crystal Display Device With Influences of Offset Voltages Reduced - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first register, a second register, a gray scale voltage generator which outputs a plurality of gray scale voltages, a decoder which selects a gray scale voltage, and an amplifier including a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, and a fourth transistor. A first terminal of the first transistor and a first terminal of the second transistors are connected to a first voltage line, a first terminal of the third transistor and a first terminal of the fourth transistor are connected to a second voltage line, a second terminal of the first transistor is connected to a second terminal of the third transistor, and a second terminal of the second transistor is connected to a second terminal of the fourth transistor. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110261092 | Liquid Crystal Display Device With Influences Of Offset Voltages Reduced - A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first register which latches display data, a second register which latches the display data of the first register in accordance with a first clock, a gray scale voltage generator which outputs a plurality of gray scale voltages, a decoder which selects a gray scale voltage in accordance with the display data of the second register from the plurality of gray scale voltages, and an amplifier including a first transistor, and a second transistor. A first terminal of the first transistor and a first terminal of the second transistor are connected to a first voltage line, and the gray scale voltage outputted from the decoder is supplied to one of input terminals of the first transistor and the second transistor in accordance with a control signal. A phase of the control signal is reversed at intervals of two frame periods. | 10-27-2011 |
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| 20080273001 | Level converter circuit and a liquid crystal display device employing the same - A display device includes a pixel driver circuit. Each of level converter circuits in the pixel driver circuit has an input terminal supplied with a signal swinging between a first voltage and a second voltage lower than the first voltage; a first first-conductivity-type transistor having a gate electrode coupled to the input terminal, and a source region coupled to a reference voltage; a second second-conductivity-type transistor having a gate electrode coupled to a drain region of the first transistor, a source region-coupled to a power supply, and a drain region coupled to an output terminal; one circuit element among a diode, a resistor and a fourth second-conductivity-type transistor, coupled between the gate electrode of the second transistor and the power supply; a third first-conductivity-type transistor having a source region coupled to the input terminal, a drain region coupled to the output terminal, and a gate electrode supplied with a do voltage. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090237588 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a technology which makes it possible for the heat from parts having high heat emission mounted on a printed circuit board provided between an upper frame member and a side of the liquid crystal display panel or the backlight to be released efficiently in liquid crystal display devices where the above described parts are mounted. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, having: a liquid crystal display panel; a number of flexible wiring boards connected to the above described liquid crystal display panel; a first drive circuit and a second drive circuit provided on the above described flexible wiring boards or the above described liquid crystal display panel; a printed circuit board having wires for transmitting an external signal to the above described first drive circuit and second drive circuit and connected to the above described flexible wiring boards; a semiconductor device mounted on the above described printed circuit board; and an upper frame member made of a metal which covers an outer periphery portion of the above described liquid crystal display panel and the above described printed circuit board, wherein a heat conducting member having heat conductance is provided on the surface of the above described printed circuit board which faces the above described upper frame member, and the above described heat conducting member makes contact with the above described upper frame member. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20110007065 | Display apparatus - There is a need for decreasing a variation in times for writing to TFT elements for pixels in a direction along the extension of a gate line in a liquid crystal display apparatus. A display apparatus includes a display panel having multiple gate lines and multiple drain lines arranged in a matrix and a data driver for outputting a display data signal to each drain line. The data driver includes: an internal control signal generation circuit for generating an internal control signal for setting a timing to output a data signal to a drain line of each block on a block basis by dividing the plurality of drain lines into multiple blocks; and a register circuit for recording a setting for division of the block, a setting for a delay direction and a delay width of a timing to output the data signal, and a setting for rising and falling of an internal control signal. | 01-13-2011 |
