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20120286479 | VEHICLE ENGINE OIL SEAL - The present invention provides a vehicle engine oil seal having excellent sliding properties over the entire rotation range of engines from a low rotation range to a high rotation range. The present invention is a vehicle engine oil seal comprising: an elastic member with a seal lip portion having at least a main lip portion, wherein the elastic member is formed of a composition containing a fluororubber and a fluororesin and has projecting portions at least on a surface of the main lip portion, the projecting portions being substantially formed of the fluororesin contained in the composition, the fluororesin is a copolymer including a polymerization unit derived from ethylene and a polymerization unit derived from tetrafluoroethylene, and the fluororubber is a polymer including a polymerization unit derived from vinylidene fluoride. | 11-15-2012 |
20120299251 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION OIL SEAL - The present invention provides a vehicle transmission having excellent sliding properties over the entire speed range of engines from a low speed range to a high speed range. The present invention is a vehicle transmission oil seal comprising: an elastic member with a seal lip portion having at least a main lip portion, wherein the elastic member is formed of a composition containing a fluororubber and a fluororesin and has projecting portions at least on a surface of the main lip portion, the projecting portions being substantially formed of the fluororesin contained in the composition, the fluororesin is a copolymer including a polymerization unit derived from ethylene and a polymerization unit derived from tetrafluoroethylene, and the fluororubber is a polymer including a polymerization unit derived from vinylidene fluoride. | 11-29-2012 |
20120325175 | VEHICLE VALVE STEM SEAL - The present invention provides a vehicle valve stem seal having both durability and sliding properties at an extremely high level in addition to usual sealing performance. The present invention is a vehicle valve stem seal comprising an elastic member with a seal lip portion on an end of a valve stem guide, the seal lip portion slidably closely contacting with a valve stem of an engine, wherein the elastic member is formed of a composition containing a fluororubber and a fluororesin and has projecting portions at least on a surface of the seal lip portion, the projecting portions being substantially formed of the fluororesin contained in the composition, the fluororesin is a copolymer including a polymerization unit derived from ethylene and a polymerization unit derived from tetrafluoroethylene, and the fluororubber is a polymer including a polymerization unit derived from vinylidene fluoride. | 12-27-2012 |
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20140085669 | Image Processing Apparatus That Generates Hyperlink Structure Data - An image processing apparatus includes an image reading unit configured to read information as image data, a character recognition unit configured to recognize individual characters included in the image data, a grouping unit configured to group the individual characters recognized into one or more character string based on character information indicating a format of the character, a character extraction unit configured to extract a character string for which a link is to be created based on an importance of the character string obtained by the grouping, a character search unit configured to search the image data in which the characters have been recognized for the character string having the same character base among the character strings extracted, and a link setting unit configured to link the character strings having the same character base that are retrieved to each other based on the importance. | 03-27-2014 |
20140122997 | Image Forming Apparatus That Has a Server Function - An image forming apparatus includes a server configured to create a web page including modifiable device information, wherein the web page is displayed on a client terminal, in response to a creation request transmitted from the client terminal. The image forming apparatus also includes a request standby unit configured to place the received creation request in a standby state upon reception of the creation request from the client terminal on which the web page is being displayed. The image forming apparatus additionally includes an event detecting unit configured to detect a modification indicating event for the device information. The image forming apparatus further includes a standby releasing unit configured to release the creation request from the standby state when the modification indicating event occurs and cause the server to create a web page including modified device information. | 05-01-2014 |
20150205437 | Electronic Device, Method, and Program for Supporting Touch Panel Operation - An electronic device includes a touch panel that detects operation point coordinates of touch input by a user and a line-of-sight detection section that calculates the coordinates of a gaze point on the touch panel at which a line of sight of the user is directed in a specific time range from a time point of the touch input on the touch panel by the user. The electronic device further includes a line-of-sight correction area calculation section that calculates a line-of-sight correction area in a specific range from the coordinates of the gaze point on the touch panel. The electronic device also includes an operation coordinate line-of-sight correction section that a) changes the operation point coordinates to the coordinates of the gaze point if the operation point coordinates are within the line-of-sight correction area; and b) does not change the operation point coordinates if the operation point coordinates are not within the line-of-sight correction area. | 07-23-2015 |
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20150262230 | WEAR TIME AS METRIC OF BUYING INTENT - Example embodiments of the present disclosure include a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for providing an offer based on a level of buying intent of an individual. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may include monitoring an amount of time an individual wears a particular garment while in a fitting room of a retail store, and determining an interest level of the individual in purchasing the garment based on the amount of time the individual wears the garment. The method may further include generating and provisioning an offer to the individual based on the determined level of intent. | 09-17-2015 |
20150262236 | FOLLOW-UP MESSAGES AFTER IN-STORE SHOPPING - Example embodiments of the present disclosure include a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for provisioning follow up messages to individuals after an in-store retail shopping experience. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may include identifying an item of interest to an individual while in a retail store. The method may further include detecting the individual leaving the retails store, and in response to the individual leaving the retail store, transmitting a message to a mobile device of the individual to remind the individual of the item of interest. | 09-17-2015 |
20150262280 | SOCIAL FITTING ROOM EXPERIENCE - Example embodiments of the present disclosure include a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for providing an interactive and social fitting room experience. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may include selecting a target audience to poll for feedback on an image of an individual wearing a garment in a fitting room. The method may further include transmitting the image to a computing device of each member of the target audience, and compiling feedback regarding the image from members of the target audience. The method may further include causing the compiled feedback to be displayed to the individual on an interactive mirror display in the fitting room. | 09-17-2015 |
20150262286 | INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS BASED ON USER INTEREST - Example embodiments of the present disclosure include a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for providing an interactive graphical user interface (GUI) on an interactive mirror display responsive to user interest. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may include identifying an item of interest to an individual in a retail store and accessing detailed product information for the item from a product database. The method may further include generating the interactive GUI using the detailed product information and causing the interactive GUI to be presented to the individual on the interactive mirror display. | 09-17-2015 |
20150262288 | CUSTOMIZED FITTING ROOM ENVIRONMENT - Example embodiments of the present disclosure include a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for providing a customized fitting room environment. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may include identifying a garment being brought into a fitting room, and determining a garment type of the garment. The method may further include adjusting one or more environmental settings of the fitting room based on the garment type. Additional aspects of the present disclosure include further adjusting environmental settings based on various combinations of user data and a desired use case of the garment specified by the individual. | 09-17-2015 |