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20110245075 | Catalyst for purification of automobile exhaust gas and method for manufacturing the same - A catalyst for purification of automobile exhaust gas comprising: a support and rhodium supported on the support in an atomic state, wherein an amount of the rhodium supported is 0.05 to 0.30% by mass relative to the total amount of the support and the rhodium, 50 at. % or more of the rhodium is supported on the support as two-atom clusters of rhodium, and an average distance between adjacent ones of the two-atom clusters is 1.0 nm or more. | 10-06-2011 |
20120021899 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING CATALYST - An exhaust gas purifying catalyst that contains a first oxygen storage material on which no noble metal is supported and which has a pyrochlore phase type regular array structure, and a second oxygen storage material which has a higher oxygen storage rate and a lower oxygen storage capacity than the first oxygen storage material and on which a platinum group noble metal is supported. | 01-26-2012 |
20120142523 | POROUS COMPOSITE METAL OXIDE, CATALYST USING THE SAME, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE POROUS COMPOSITE METAL OXIDE AND THE CATALYST - A porous composite metal oxide, including a mixture of first ultrafine particles containing alumina and second ultrafine particles containing zirconia, wherein the first ultrafine particles and the second ultrafine particles are uniformly dispersed in such a way as to satisfy a condition that standard deviations of content ratios (% by mass) of all metal elements contained in the porous composite metal oxide at 0.1% by mass or more are each 10 or less, the standard deviations being obtained by measuring content ratios of the metal elements at 100 measurement points within a minute analysis region of 20 nm square by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy using a scanning transmission electron microscope equipped with a spherical aberration correction function. | 06-07-2012 |
20120244056 | METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING METAL COMPOSITE OXIDE AND METAL COMPOSITE OXIDE OBTAINED BY SAME - A method of synthesizing metal composite oxide, the method including: a step of separately introducing into a high-speed stirring apparatus a ceria composite oxide microparticle colloid having a mean particle diameter of 10 nm or less after adding a dispersant and an alumina microparticle colloid having a mean particle diameter of 10 nm or less after adding a dispersant; a step of synthesizing alumina-ceria composite oxide microparticles by allowing the ceria composite oxide microparticles and the alumina microparticles that have been introduced into the high-speed stirring apparatus to react in a microscopic space; and a step of applying a shearing force of 17000 sec | 09-27-2012 |
20130029840 | CERIA-ZIRCONIA BASE COMPOSITE OXIDE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND CATALYST FOR PURIFICATION OF EXHAUST GAS USING THE CERIA-ZIRCONIA BASE COMPOSITE OXIDE - A ceria-zirconia base composite oxide contains a composite oxide of ceria and zirconia. In the ceria-zirconia base composite oxide, a content ratio between cerium and zirconium in the composite oxide is in a range from 43:57 to 48:52 in terms of molar ratio ([cerium]: [zirconium]). An intensity ratio of a diffraction line at 2θ=14.5° to a diffraction line at 2θ=29° {I(14/29) value} and an intensity ratio of a diffraction line at 2θ=28.5° to the diffraction line at 2θ=29° {I(28/29) value}, which are calculated from an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by an X-ray diffraction measurement using CuKa after heating under a temperature condition of 1100° C. in air for 5 hours, respectively satisfy the following conditions: | 01-31-2013 |
20130255228 | CATALYST DETERIORATION DIAGNOSIS METHOD, METHOD FOR PURIFICATION OF EXHAUST GAS USING THE DIAGNOSIS METHOD, CATALYST DETERIORATION DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, AND APPARATUS FOR PURIFICATION OF EXHAUST GAS USING THE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - A catalyst deterioration diagnosis method for diagnosing deterioration of a catalyst for purification of exhaust gas by using a test catalyst disposed in an exhaust gas flow path through which the exhaust gas flows, the method including an exhaust gas control step of inverting an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas in the flow path from a lean side to a rich side or from a rich side to a lean side; a measurement step of measuring a change over time in electrical resistance of the test catalyst at the inversion of the air-fuel ratio and finding a resistance change ratio of the test catalyst; and a determination step of determining catalytic deterioration of the test catalyst based on the resistance change ratio. | 10-03-2013 |
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20080199325 | Compression system, multicylinder rotary compressor, and refrigeration apparatus using the same - An object is to avoid generation of a collision sound of a second vane of a compression system comprising a multicylinder rotary compressor being configured to be used by switching of a first operation mode in which both rotary compression elements perform a compression work and a the second operation mode in which the only first rotary compression element substantially performs the compression work. When the second operation mode is switched to the first operation mode, discharge-side pressures of both the rotary compression elements are applied as a back pressure of the second vane, and thereafter an intermediate pressure is applied which is between suction-side and discharge-side pressures of both the rotary compression elements. When the first operation mode is switched to the second operation mode, a valve device interrupts flowing of a refrigerant into a second cylinder, and thereafter suction-side pressures of both the rotary compression elements are applied as the back pressure of the second vane. | 08-21-2008 |
20080206071 | Compression system, multicylinder rotary compressor, and refrigeration apparatus using the same - An object is to avoid generation of a collision sound of a second vane of a compression system comprising a multicylinder rotary compressor being configured to be used by switching of a first operation mode in which both rotary compression elements perform a compression work and a the second operation mode in which the only first rotary compression element substantially performs the compression work. When the second operation mode is switched to the first operation mode, discharge-side pressures of both the rotary compression elements are applied as a back pressure of the second vane, and thereafter an intermediate pressure is applied which is between suction-side and discharge-side pressures of both the rotary compression elements. When the first operation mode is switched to the second operation mode, a valve device interrupts flowing of a refrigerant into a second cylinder, and thereafter suction-side pressures of both the rotary compression elements are applied as the back pressure of the second vane. | 08-28-2008 |
20080298993 | Compression system, multicylinder rotary compressor, and refrigeration apparatus using the same - An object is to avoid generation of a collision sound of a second vane of a compression system comprising a multicylinder rotary compressor being configured to be used by switching of a first operation mode in which both rotary compression elements perform a compression work and a the second operation mode in which the only first rotary compression element substantially performs the compression work. When the second operation mode is switched to the first operation mode, discharge-side pressures of both the rotary compression elements are applied as a back pressure of the second vane, and thereafter an intermediate pressure is applied which is between suction-side and discharge-side pressures of both the rotary compression elements. When the first operation mode is switched to the second operation mode, a valve device interrupts flowing of a refrigerant into a second cylinder, and thereafter suction-side pressures of both the rotary compression elements are applied as the back pressure of the second vane. | 12-04-2008 |
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20080251558 | Driving power tool - It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for preventing power tool from being operated by a malfunction of the control circuit. A representative driving power tool includes a movable element, a drive unit to drive the movable element, an actuation circuit to actuate the drive unit, a control circuit and an operation switch that outputs an operation signal. The control circuit outputs a control signal when the operation signal for instructing driving of the movable element is outputted from the operation switch. The actuation circuit actuates the drive unit when the control signal is outputted from the control circuit. Actuation of the drive unit is blocked when the control signal outputted from the control circuit is abnormal. According to the invention, a movable element can be prevented from being moved by malfunctioning of the control circuit. | 10-16-2008 |
20090165615 | Table saws - A table saw | 07-02-2009 |
20100001675 | Electric Power Tool - An electric power tool is provided that includes a motor as a driving source, a first operation switch, a first semiconductor switch, and a second semiconductor switch. The first operation switch is operated by a user to be turned ON/OFF. The first semiconductor switch, provided on a current path from the power source to the motor, includes at least one semiconductor switching device. When the first operation switch is OFF, the first semiconductor switch is turned OFF to interrupt the current path. When the first operation switch is ON, the first semiconductor switch is turned ON to close the current path. The second semiconductor switch is provided on the current path in series with the first semiconductor switch and includes at least one semiconductor switching device. The second semiconductor switch closes/interrupts the current path by being turned ON/OFF in accordance with an input control signal. | 01-07-2010 |
20100102102 | ELECTRIC DRIVE TOOL - In an electric drive tool which performs a driving operation with an electric motor as a driving source, the driving operation was performed previously by a first operation for moving a contact trip upward and a second operation for turning on a trigger, and it is desired to ensure prevention of an erroneous operation of the trigger. According to the present invention, prevention of an erroneous operation of the trigger is ensured. | 04-29-2010 |
20100116863 | ELECTRIC DRIVE TOOL - The electric drive tool of the invention is configured such that a lock lever is provided to reliably prevent an erroneous operation of a trigger and an operating mode can be switched by changing an operational sequence of this lock lever and a contact trip. | 05-13-2010 |
20100176176 | COMBUSTION TYPE DRIVING TOOLS - A fan switch and an ignition switch are arranged such that the moving directions of operating buttons thereof cross the moving directions of a contact lever and the moving direction of a switch lever, respectively. | 07-15-2010 |
20100237126 | DRIVE TOOL - A drive tool includes an ejector, a press member, a press detection switch, an operation member, an operation detection switch, a control unit, an operation state detector, and a report unit. The control unit makes the ejector carry out ejection of a fastening tool when the press detection switch and the operation detection switch are turned on. The operation state detector detects a case where the drive tool comes into one of a plurality of kinds of preset operation states which include at least one operation state other than a state of a battery. Report patterns different for each of the plurality of kinds of operation states are set in the report unit. When one of the operation states is detected by the operation state detector, the report unit reports the detection using the report pattern set corresponding to the detected operation state. | 09-23-2010 |
20120079799 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - An electric power tool is provided that includes a motor as a driving source, a first operation switch, a first semiconductor switch, and a second semiconductor switch. The first operation switch is operated by a user to be turned ON/OFF. The first semiconductor switch, provided on a current path from the power source to the motor, includes at least one semiconductor switching device. When the first operation switch is OFF, the first semiconductor switch is turned OFF to interrupt the current path. When the first operation switch is ON, the first semiconductor switch is turned ON to close the current path. The second semiconductor switch is provided on the current path in series with the first semiconductor switch and includes at least one semiconductor switching device. The second semiconductor switch closes/interrupts the current path by being turned ON/OFF in accordance with an input control signal. | 04-05-2012 |
20120169256 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - An electric power tool includes: a motor; a manipulation input receiving unit which receives a user manipulation input for rotating the motor; a mode changeover unit that has one manipulation portion which manipulated by the user; a rotation drive force transmitting unit that switches a transmission mechanism to one of the transmission mechanisms corresponding to the set position of the manipulation portion and transmits a drive force of the motor to a tool output shaft via the switched transmission mechanism; an electric signal output unit that outputs an electric signal corresponding to the set position of the manipulation portion; and a motor control unit that sets the control method of the motor to a control method preset for the electric signal, among a plurality of different types of control methods, based on the electric signal, and controls the motor by the set control method, based on manipulation by the user. | 07-05-2012 |
20120234573 | POWER TOOL - A power tool includes a motor, a rotating speed adjusting switch, a regulating member, and a control unit. The regulating member regulates an upper limit position when the switch is displaced by manipulation by a user into an upper limit of any one of stages by the manipulation by the user. The control unit controls an amount of a current flowing to the motor by a duty ratio based on a manipulation amount of the switch, thereby increasing the rotating speed of the motor in accordance with an increase of the manipulation amount. A predetermined set number of duty ratios are set for each of the stages. A proportion of the predetermined set number of duty ratios to a manipulable amount of the switch is higher in a first stage having the lowest upper limit position than in the stages other than the first stage. | 09-20-2012 |
20120256570 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR SINGLE-PHASE SERIES COMMUTATOR MOTOR - A drive device of the present invention includes a pair of drive switches, a first diode, a switching element, a current detection unit, a capacitor, a second diode, and a current control unit. The first diode, the switching element, and the current detection unit are arranged, in this order from one end of an armature in a motor, on a braking current path that is formed of the armature and a field winding in the motor when the pair of drive switches is in a brake position. The second diode is adapted to keep allowing a braking current to flow through the field winding when the switching element is in an off-state by directly connecting a partial path between the switching element and the current detection unit on the braking current path and the other end of the armature. | 10-11-2012 |
20120279743 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - An electric power tool includes an electric motor, a rotation speed detection device, a brake device, and a rotation speed-based activation device. The electric motor generates a driving force to rotate an object to be driven. The rotation speed detection device detects a rotation speed of the electric motor. The brake device executes braking control to brake the electric motor. The rotation speed-based activation device activates the brake device when the rotation speed detected by the rotation speed detection device becomes equal to or less than a specified rotation speed, which is arbitrarily set, after a stop command to shut off electric current supply to the electric motor is issued. | 11-08-2012 |
20130076271 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - An electric power tool of the present invention includes: a lighting unit; a motor that drives a tool element; a setting switch that is turned ON/OFF to change an operation mode setting and a lighting mode setting; a setting switching unit that changes the operation mode setting and the lighting mode setting corresponding to a manner of operation provided to the setting switch; a motor control unit that controls the motor according to a control method for one of the operation modes currently set by the setting switching unit; and a lighting control unit that controls the lighting unit corresponding to one of the lighting modes currently set by the setting switching unit. When the setting switch is turned on, the setting switching unit changes one of the operation mode setting and the lighting mode setting corresponding to a duration time of an ON state of the setting switch. | 03-28-2013 |
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20080259450 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL APPARATUS, RELAY OPTICAL SYSTEM, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - An illumination optical apparatus guides to an illumination object a light beam emitted from a light source. The illumination optical apparatus includes an enlarging optical system, disposed between the light source and the illumination object, and a reduction optical system, disposed between the enlarging optical system and the illumination object. The enlarging optical system is formed so that an image plane is disposed between the light source and the illumination object. | 10-23-2008 |
20090097005 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND CORRECTION APPARATUS - An exposure apparatus is configured to expose a pattern of an original on a substrate by using light from a light source. The exposure apparatus includes an illumination optical system configured to illuminate the original by polarized light by using the light from the light source, and a correction unit configured to correct misalignment of the optical axis of the light from the light source and the optical axis of the illumination optical system. The correction unit includes a first lens and a deflecting member, the first lens can move in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens, and a deflecting direction of the light deflected by the deflecting member is variable. | 04-16-2009 |
20140354968 | FOCUSING METHOD, FOCUSING APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A target object has an upper surface including a first surface and a second surface located below the first surface. A method of focusing an optical system includes: measuring a surface position of the first surface; measuring a surface position of the second surface; obtaining, based on a measurement results of the surface position of the first surface, an in-focus condition in which the optical system is focused on the first surface; obtaining information about a step amount between the first surface and the second surface based on the measurement results of the surface positions of the first surface and the second surface; and focusing the optical system on the second surface based on the in-focus condition and the information about the step amount. | 12-04-2014 |
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20100044475 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZER - Disclosed is an electrostatic atomizer, which comprises a cooler adapted to cool an atomizing electrode so as to allow moisture in air to be frozen onto the atomizing electrode, a melter adapted to melt ice frozen on the atomizing electrode so as to supply water onto the atomizing electrode, a high-voltage applying section adapted to apply a high voltage to the atomizing electrode, and a control section adapted to activate the high-voltage applying section in a state after supplying water onto the atomizing electrode by melting the ice frozen thereon, so as to apply a high voltage to the atomizing electrode to electrostatically atomize the water supplied on the atomizing electrode. The electrostatic atomizer of the present invention can reliably supply water onto the atomizing electrode and electrostatically atomize the water, without restrictions due to temperature/humidity conditions in a mist-receiving space targeted for implementation of electrostatic atomization therewithin, even if the mist-receiving space has a low temperature and/or a low humidity. | 02-25-2010 |
20110162528 | REDUCED WATER MIST GENERATING DEVICE AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS - A reduced water mist generating device ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110163176 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE AND HYDROPHILIC TREATMENT DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrostatic atomization device (A) for increasing hydrophilicity of collected matter ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110168798 | REDUCED WATER MIST GENERATOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING REDUCED WATER MIST - A reduced water mist generator, including: a water supply member that supplies water; a high voltage application member that applies a high voltage; and a discharge electrode that is constituted by a metal element that produces molecular hydrogen by a chemical reaction with nitric acid molecules, the discharge electrode being provided with an electrostatic atomizing function that, when a high voltage is applied by the high voltage application member while water is supplied by the water supply member, generates an electric field and thereby electrostatically atomizes the water supplied from the water supply member to produce microparticulated water, and also being provided with a hydrogen molecule generating function that produces the molecular hydrogen by a chemical reaction with nitric acid molecules generated when the water is electrostatically atomized, the discharge electrode generating a hydrogen water mist in the form of a reduced water that contains the molecular hydrogen in the microparticulated water. | 07-14-2011 |
20120006915 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZATION APPARATUS - An electrostatic atomization apparatus ( | 01-12-2012 |
20120045372 | METAL MICROPARTICLE GENERATOR - A metal microparticle generator has a discharge electrode formed from a core, which includes platinum, and a cover, which includes zinc and covers the core. A high voltage application unit applies high voltage to the discharge electrode to generate platinum microparticles and zinc microparticles. | 02-23-2012 |
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20100025505 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZER - Disclosed is an electrostatic atomizer, which comprises a high-voltage applying section adapted to apply a high voltage between an atomizing electrode and a counter electrode so as to electrostatically atomize water supplied onto the atomizing electrode, wherein the high-voltage applying section is operable to set an absolute value of a voltage to be applied to the atomizing electrode smaller than an absolute value of a voltage to be applied to the counter electrode. This allows a physical object, such as an article stored in a mist-receiving space or an inner wall of a structural member defining the mist-receiving space to become less likely to be electrostatically charged, and makes it possible to avoid causing a problem about discomfort due to discharge of static charges when a user touches the physical object. | 02-04-2010 |
20110024529 | Electrostatic atomizer - An electrostatic atomizer includes a discharge electrode, an opposite electrode positioned in front of the discharge electrode in a spaced-apart relationship therewith, a housing for defining an atomization chamber between the discharge electrode and the opposite electrode, a water supply unit for supplying water for atomization to the discharge electrode, and a voltage application unit for applying a voltage to the discharge electrode. The housing is provided with an air vent window through which the atomization chamber is opened laterally outwards. The opposite electrode is provided with a soundproof shield portion extended therefrom to cover, when seen from a front side of the opposite electrode, the space existing laterally outwards of the air vent window of the housing. The soundproof shield portion reflects rearwards a discharge sound generated in the atomization chamber. | 02-03-2011 |
20110268619 | PLATINUM MICROPARTICLES GENERATOR - A platinum microparticles generator comprises a linear first electrode, a board-shaped second electrode, and an applying means. The first electrode contains at least platinum. The second electrode comprises an outlet opening, which is a circular through-hole, located so as to face one end of the first electrode. The applying means applies a voltage between the first and second electrodes. Then, the first electrode has an outside diameter in a range of 0.03 [mm] to 0.10 [mm]. Further, the outlet opening has an inside diameter in a range of 1.0 [mm] to 4.5 [mm]. Thus, the platinum microparticles generator can emit a sufficient amount of platinum microparticles while restraining generation of ozone. | 11-03-2011 |
20120126041 | DISCHARGE DEVICE AND ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed is a discharge device ( | 05-24-2012 |
20120160940 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE - An electrostatic atomization device that prevents the cooling capability from being lowered due to contact of an atomization electrode with another ember, while effectively preventing surplus production of condensed water that would destabilize discharging at the distal end of the atomization electrode. the electrostatic atomization device includes an atomization electrode having a cylindrical electrode body and a base which is informed at a basal end of the electrode body and has a larger diameter than the electrode from the base to produce condensed water on the atomization electrode. Voltage is applied to the atomization electrode when the condensed water is produced to generate charged fine water droplets. A partition plate includes an insertion hole that receives the electrode body of the atomization electrode. The partition plate and the base of the atomization electrode form a water collection region in between. | 06-28-2012 |
20120175439 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE - An electrostatic atomization device having a simple structure and allowing for reduction in size. The electrostatic atomization device has an atomization electrode including a P type Peltier element and an N type Peltier element joined with the P type Peltier element. The atomization electrode is cuspate so as to form a projection with a joined portion of the P type Peltier element and the N type Peltier element. High voltage is applied to the P and N type Peltier elements so that discharging occurs at a distal portion of the atomization electrode, current flows to the P and N type Peltier elements to produce a cooling effect at the joined portion, and condensed water generated by the cooling effect is atomized by the discharging to generate charged fine water droplets. | 07-12-2012 |
20130020418 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZER - An electrostatic atomizer comprises an atomization unit provided with a microstrip line having first and second ends, a microwave input unit configured to input a microwave signal to the first end, and a liquid supply means configured to supply liquid to the second end side. Consequently, the emission of ozone with charged particulate water containing an active ingredient can be suppressed while the amount of generation of the charged particulate water is ensured. | 01-24-2013 |
20130020497 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZING DEVICE - An electrostatic atomizing device comprises an electrostatic atomizing part ( | 01-24-2013 |
20140209710 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZING DEVICE - The electrostatic atomizing device according to the present invention includes: an electrode unit for applying an electric field to a liquid; and a voltage applying device to apply a drive voltage to the electrode unit in order to apply the electric field to the liquid to cause electrostatic atomization of the liquid. The drive voltage oscillates at a predetermined frequency. A basic value defining a basis for oscillation of the drive voltage is negative. | 07-31-2014 |
20140216927 | ACIDIC COMPONENT GENERATOR - An acidic component generator includes a discharge electrode and a voltage supply. The voltage supply is configured to apply a high frequency voltage to the discharge electrode to discharge electricity, thereby generating an acidic component. | 08-07-2014 |
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20100132851 | COPPER ALLOY PLATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A sheet material of a copper alloy has a chemical composition comprising 1.2 to 5.0 wt % of titanium, and the balance being copper and unavoidable impurities, the material having a mean crystal grain size of 5 to 25 μm and (maximum crystal grain size−minimum crystal grain size)/(mean crystal grain size) being 0.20 or less, assuming that the maximum, minimum and mean values of mean values, each of which is the mean value of crystal grain sizes in a corresponding one of a plurality of regions which are selected from the surface of the sheet material at random and which have the same shape and size, are the maximum, minimum and mean crystal grain sizes, respectively, and the material having a crystal orientation satisfying I{420}/I | 06-03-2010 |
20100269959 | COPPER ALLOY SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A copper alloy sheet has a chemical composition containing 0.7 to 4.0 wt % of Ni, 0.2 to 1.5 wt % of Si, and the balance being copper and unavoidable impurities, the copper alloy sheet having a crystal orientation which satisfies I{200}/I | 10-28-2010 |
20120279618 | COPPER ALLOY PLATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A sheet material of a copper alloy has a chemical composition comprising 1.2 to 5.0 wt % of titanium, and the balance being copper and unavoidable impurities, the material having a mean crystal grain size of 5 to 25 μm and (maximum crystal grain size−minimum crystal grain size)/(mean crystal grain size) being 0.20 or less, assuming that the maximum, minimum and mean values of mean values, each of which is the mean value of crystal grain sizes in a corresponding one of a plurality of regions which are selected from the surface of the sheet material at random and which have the same shape and size, are the maximum, minimum and mean crystal grain sizes, respectively, and the material having a crystal orientation satisfying I{420}/I | 11-08-2012 |
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20100310958 | FUEL CELL STACK - Coolant supply passages and coolant discharge passages, for example, two respectively thereof, are disposed on upper and lower side portions of a first end plate of a fuel cell stack. Grooves are formed on a surface of the first end plate for establishing communication between each of the coolant supply passages and the coolant discharge passages. Air, which is introduced upwardly of the coolant discharge passages, is discharged to the coolant supply passages. | 12-09-2010 |
20110053031 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a plurality of power generation cells each having a first separator. The separator has a fuel gas flow field. A fuel gas supply passage extends through one corner of the power generation cell in the stacking direction, a fuel gas flowing through the fuel gas supply passage into a fuel gas flow field. An inlet buffer is provided upstream of the fuel gas flow field. The fuel gas supply passage and the inlet buffer are connected by a plurality of inlet connection grooves. The inlet connection grooves are inclined from a direction perpendicular to a wall surface of the fuel gas supply passage toward the center of the fuel gas flow field. | 03-03-2011 |
20130337359 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly, a first separator, and a second separator. The second separator has a fuel gas flow field connected to a fuel gas supply passage and a fuel gas discharge passage. The fuel gas flow field includes a plurality of corrugated flow grooves and a flat flow field. The corrugated flow grooves extend in the horizontal direction, respectively, and are arranged in the direction of the gravity. The flat flow field is provided within a power generation area, at the lowermost position in the direction of the gravity, and extends in the horizontal direction. | 12-19-2013 |
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20090039992 | Flat electromagnetic actuator - A flat electromagnetic actuator includes a solenoid, a shaft at the center thereof, first and second bearings, a projecting supporting part, a movable core having an annular projection, a cylindrical yoke, a coil bobbin, a coil and a cylindrical housing whose top is closed, wherein an axial dimension thereof is shorter than a radial dimension thereof, and wherein the second bearing, the projecting supporting part, the movable core, the annular projection, the cylindrical yoke, the coil bobbin, and the housing are disposed on a same surface perpendicular to a displacement direction of the shaft, and continuously provided in the radial direction. | 02-12-2009 |
20140352816 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - A hydraulic pressure control apparatus includes a first pressure regulating valve for reducing an initial oil pressure (line pressure) of a working oil, a solenoid-operated valve for converting the oil pressure, which has been reduced in pressure, into a solenoid pressure, and a second pressure regulating valve for converting the line pressure of the working oil into an actuating pressure responsive to the solenoid pressure. The three valves share a single body. Further, an outlet passageway is formed along a thicknesswise direction of the body, with a relief valve being formed upwardly of the outlet passageway. | 12-04-2014 |
20140352824 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUS - A hydraulic pressure control apparatus includes a first pressure regulating valve for reducing an initial oil pressure of a working oil introduced from an inlet port, a solenoid-operated valve, and a second pressure regulating valve for converting the initial oil pressure of the working oil into an actuating pressure. The three valves share a single body. A joining boss and a relief valve, which is operable to release the working oil out of a passage in the body when the pressure of the working oil in the passage becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, are arranged on a closed end face of the body. The joining boss and the relief valve have respective upper surfaces that are covered by a cover. | 12-04-2014 |
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20090196363 | RADIO COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A radio communications apparatus transmitting data using multiple antennas is disclosed that includes a data link layer control information generation part configured to generate multiple data link layer control information items from generated data link layer control information; a data unit generation part configured to generate multiple data units to be transmitted through the corresponding antennas, based on the data link layer control information items generated by the data link layer control information generation part, so that the data units include the data link layer control information items; and a physical layer processing part configured to perform adaptive modulation and coding on the data units. | 08-06-2009 |
20090232122 | Radio Base Station, Radio Terminal and Radio Communication Method - Date that is to be transmitted from transmitting antennas in each of a plurality of resource blocks, obtained by dividing a radio resource, used for communication with a radio terminal is multiplied by weigh information. A group of plural pieces of the weight information associated with resource blocks to be transmitted per unit time is controlled. | 09-17-2009 |
20100118840 | PILOT ARRANGEMENT METHOD IN MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER ADOPTING SAME - A pilot arrangement method in a mobile radio communication system by which, in order to avoid a problem that poor CQI accuracy affects the scheduling of channel arrangement to cause the throughput to be deteriorated, a working frequency band is divided into a plurality of predetermined bands and time division multiplexing is performed. A known pilot symbol is inserted into the predetermined frequency bands at predetermined reference intervals. Furthermore, the known pilot symbol is inserted into at least one of the predetermined frequency bands at smaller intervals than the predetermined reference intervals and arranged. | 05-13-2010 |
20100220685 | PILOT ARRANGEMENT METHOD IN MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER ADOPTING SAME - A pilot arrangement method in a mobile communication system in which a working frequency band is divided into a plurality of predetermined bands, and time division multiplexing is performed, the method comprising, inserting a known pilot symbol into the plurality of predetermined frequency bands at a predetermined reference interval; and inserting to arrange the known pilot symbol into at least one of the plurality of predetermined frequency bands at a smaller interval than the predetermined reference interval, wherein a pattern inserting the known pilot symbol into a at least the one of the plurality of predetermined frequency bands at the smaller interval is changed according to a predetermined pattern. | 09-02-2010 |
20110078530 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RECEIVING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication system in which retransmission is performed between a transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus, whereby the transmitting apparatus includes, a first transmitting unit to transmit first data to the receiving apparatus and retransmission controlling unit to perform transmission of second data, the data part of which is same as that of the first data, without waiting for a feedback signal from receiving apparatus regarding the first data, and to wait for a feedback signal from the receiving apparatus regarding the second data, and the receiving apparatus includes, a second transmitting unit to transmit the feedback signal regarding the second data to the transmitting apparatus. | 03-31-2011 |
20110281605 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - The present invention relates to a wireless communication device performing communications by using a radio frame containing a control channel and a data channel, the wireless communication device comprises of a structuring unit that allocates a first part of the control channel adjacent to the data channel in the radio frame, and allocates a second part of the control channel, which denotes different control information from the first part, to the data channel so as to be inserted between data of the data channel and a transmission unit that transmits the radio frame including the data channel and the control channel. | 11-17-2011 |
20120033609 | RELAY APPARATUS, TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - In a communication system that further includes a receiving apparatus and a transmitting apparatus that after a given period that starts after transmission of a wireless signal to the receiving apparatus, receives delivery confirmation information concerning the wireless signal, a relay apparatus includes a receiver that receives and decodes the wireless signal transmitted by the transmitting apparatus; a determiner that determines whether the decoded wireless signal is subject to relay; a notifier that, if the determiner determines that the wireless signal is subject to relay, notifies the transmitting apparatus of relay information indicating that the wireless signal is to be regenerated and relayed; and a transmitter that transmits to the receiving apparatus, the wireless signal that has been determined to be subject to relay. | 02-09-2012 |
20130012217 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM INCLUDING RADIO RELAY TRANSMISSION FUNCTION - A radio base station apparatus includes a determining unit that dynamically determines, based on both quality information and traffic information, collected for each of a first link used for direct communication between a first radio terminal and the base station apparatus, a second link used for direct communication between a second radio terminal and a fixed radio relay apparatus, and a third link used for relay transmission between the base station apparatus and the relay apparatus, of sub-frames in a radio frame as radio resources, a number of sub-frames to be allocated to the each of the first, second and third links and an allocation timing therefor; and a notifying unit that notifies the relay apparatus of allocation information including the number of sub-frames to be allocated to the third link used for the relay transmission and the timing therefor in a period of at least once in the frame. | 01-10-2013 |
20130182646 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication system including a transmitting and receiving device that performs communications with the transmitting device, using a radio frame containing control information and data, wherein the transmitting device includes: a first generating unit that generates first control information able to be estimated by the receiving device; a second generating unit that generates second control information used for control of communication from the receiving device to the transmitting device and unable to be estimated by the receiving device; a multiplexing unit that multiplexes the control and data information so that the first control information is allocated in the control information and the second control information is allocated in the data in the radio frame; a transmitting unit a signal multiplexed by the multiplexing unit; the receiving device includes a receiving unit that receives the signal wherein the second control information is allocated in the data from the transmitting device. | 07-18-2013 |
20130329710 | PILOT ARRANGEMENT METHOD IN MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER ADOPTING SAME - A mobile communication system in which a working frequency band is divided into a plurality of predetermined frequency bands, and time division multiplexing is performed, the mobile communication system includes a base station to insert a known pilot symbol into the plurality of predetermined frequency bands at a predetermined reference interval, and to insert to arrange the known pilot symbol into at least one of the plurality of predetermined bands at a smaller interval than the predetermined reference interval, wherein a frequency band in which the known pilot symbol is inserted at a smaller interval than the predetermined reference interval is to be set cyclically in time; and a mobile terminal to receive the known pilot symbol transmitted from the base station. | 12-12-2013 |
20140204880 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication system including a base station and a plurality of terminals, the wireless communication system uses a frame including a plurality of sub-frames, the sub-frames including a plurality of data symbols and guard intervals between the data symbols, each sub-frame being transmitted every frame period, and a different guard interval length being available for each sub-frame; configured to insert a guard interval of a fixed length between each of the data symbols in a specified sub-frame of the frame; a placement information determination section configured to determine placement information pertaining to a placement of a sub-frame to which guard intervals different in length from the guard interval of the fixed length are to be applied; and configured to multiplex the placement information determined by the placement information determination section into a transmission; wherein the plurality of terminals is notified of information containing the placement information. | 07-24-2014 |
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20110272680 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - Disclosed is a useful organic EL device which comprises a phosphorescent light-emitting layer and is endowed with improved luminous efficiency and high driving stability. Also disclosed is a hole-transporting material suitable for use in the phosphorescent light-emitting device. The hole-transporting material is a triptycene derivative which has substituents at the 9- and 10-positions and is substituted with an aromatic group containing at least one diarylamino group (—ArNAr | 11-10-2011 |
20130207047 | CHALCOGEN-CONTAINING AROMATIC COMPOUND, ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL, AND ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided are a novel chalcogen-containing aromatic compound and an organic electronic device using the compound. This compound is a chalcogen-containing aromatic compound represented by the formula (1). Among the organic electronic devices each using this chalcogen-containing aromatic compound are an organic EL device, an organic TFT device, a photovoltaic device, and the like. In the formula (1): X represents oxygen, sulfur, or selenium; A represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or an amino group; and n's each independently represent an integer of 0 to 2, provided that a sum of two n's is 1 to 4. | 08-15-2013 |
20140203270 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT MATERIAL HAVING SILICON-CONTAINING FOUR MEMBERED RING STRUCTURE, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - Provided are a material for an organic electroluminescent element formed of a silicon-containing four-membered ring compound, and an organic electroluminescent element using the material. The material for an organic electroluminescent element is formed of a compound represented by the following formula (1) and is used for, for example, a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent light-emitting dopant in an organic electroluminescent element. In the formula, X represents nitrogen or phosphorus, L's each represent an (n+1)-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group or aromatic heterocyclic group, and at least one of the L's represents an aromatic heterocyclic group. A | 07-24-2014 |
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20080254286 | Method of Evaluating Adhesion Property, Low-Adhesion Material, and Mold for Molding Resin - A mold surface of an upper mold with which a fluid resin comes into contact has an oxide therein. The oxide contains a metal cation and an ion. Field strength is calculated based on a valence of the metal cation and ionic radius of the ion. Based on predetermined relationship established between a value of the field strength and adhesion strength between a cured resin and the mold surface, releasability between the cured resin and the mold surface is evaluated. Thereby, a method of evaluating releasability between the cured resin and the mold surface is established. With this evaluation method, a material with high releasability can readily be provided. Further, if the material with high releasability is used for the mold surface of the upper mold, a mold for molding a resin having excellent releasability can be obtained. | 10-16-2008 |
20080296532 | Low Adhesion Material, Resin Molding Die, and Soil Resistant Material - A resin molding die has a molding surface formed of a low adhesion material formed of a solid solution of La—Y | 12-04-2008 |
20110111320 | STACK STRUCTURE FOR LAMINATED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL, LAMINATED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A stack structure for a solid oxide fuel cell includes a plurality of stacked single cells, each having a fuel electrode layer including a fuel electrode and an air electrode layer including an air electrode, the fuel electrode layer and the air electrode layer being arranged opposite each other on either side of a solid electrolyte, separators arranged between the stacked single cells to separate the single cells, and non-porous seal parts located within the fuel electrode layer and the air electrode layer, are equivalent to either the separators or the solid electrolyte at least in terms of thermal expansion and contraction characteristics, and are integrated with an edge of the fuel electrode or an edge of the air electrode, and also with the adjacent separator and the adjacent solid electrolyte. | 05-12-2011 |
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20110012813 | PRESENTATION DEVICE - A presentation device comprises an image capture portion for capturing a subject and generating a raw image; a detection portion adapted to analyze whether the raw image contains a prescribed pointing member, and if the raw image contains the pointing member, to detect the location and direction on the subject to which the pointing member points; an extraction portion adapted to extract from the raw image an enlargement target area of prescribed size that lies in an area extraction direction determined according to the detected direction from the detected location; an enlarged image generation portion adapted to enlarge the enlargement target area so as to generate an enlarged image; and an output portion for outputting the enlarged image. | 01-20-2011 |
20110026769 | PRESENTATION DEVICE - A presentation device comprises an image capture portion for capturing an image of a subject and generating a raw image thereof; a detection portion adapted to analyze whether a first marker is present in the raw image, and if the first marker is present in the raw image, to detect an existing position of the first marker within the raw image; a storage portion for storing a positional relationship of a synthesis position at which a mask image for masking at least a portion of the raw image is synthesized with the raw image relative to the existing position of the first marker; a synthesized image generation portion adapted to determine the synthesis position according to the positional relationship with the detected existing position, and to synthesize the mask image at the determined synthesis position within the raw image to generate a synthesized image; and an output portion for outputting the synthesized image. | 02-03-2011 |
20110032270 | PRESENTATION DEVICE - A presentation device 100 comprises an image capture portion for capturing a subject at prescribed time intervals to generate successive raw images; a first storage portion to which the generated raw images are successively saved; a second storage portion to which one of the generated raw images is saved as a still image; a detection portion adapted to analyze raw images stored in the first storage portion to ascertain if a prescribed indicator member is included therein, and if the indicator member is included in the raw images, to detect the location and direction of pointing of the indicator member; a pointer image generation portion adapted to generate a pointer image showing the detected location and direction; a synthesized image generation portions adapted to read out the still image from the second storage portion and synthesize the pointer image with the still image to generate a synthesized image; and an output portion for outputting the synthesized image. | 02-10-2011 |
20120130720 | INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE - An information providing device takes an image of a predetermined area and obtains the taken image in the form of image data, while externally obtaining voice data representing speech. The information providing device obtains text in a preset language corresponding to the speech in the form of text data, based on the obtained voice data, generates a composite image including the taken image and the text in the form of composite image data, based on the image data and the text data, and outputs the composite image data. | 05-24-2012 |
20130084553 | INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - In an information providing system, a transmitter/receiver of an information providing device serves as a relay station to allow wireless data transmission and reception between the information providing device and a tablet and between the information providing device and each of response clickers provided for individual responders in audience. The information providing device wirelessly receives data from the tablet and from each individual response clicker in a specified time interval of data transmission after transmission of a transmission approval. The information providing device transmits the transmission approval to a transmitter/receiver of the tablet at a higher frequency than a frequency of transmitting the transmission approval to a transmitter/receiver of each of the response clickers. This effectively increases accumulation of the time interval of data transmission from the tablet to the information providing device. | 04-04-2013 |
20130084555 | INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - An information providing system is configured to provide each of students with an image of a material taken with a camera of an information providing device and allow interaction with the student. The teacher operates a tablet to set a plurality of answer options as available response choices for a question, such that the number of answer options is equal to or less than the number of answer buttons provided on each response clicker. The response clicker receives answer options specification data for specifying the answer options set by the teacher and provides initial notification that notifies each of the students of the answer buttons respectively corresponding to the plurality of answer options specified by the received answer options specification data. | 04-04-2013 |
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20090160229 | VEHICLE SEAT APPARATUS - A vehicle seat apparatus includes a vehicle seat; a swiveling drive unit that swivels the vehicle seat between a frontward-oriented position in which the vehicle seat faces the front of a vehicle and at least one of an outward-oriented position in which the vehicle seat is oriented in the outward direction of the vehicle and an inward-oriented position in which the vehicle seat is oriented in the inward direction of the vehicle; an occupant condition detection unit that detects the condition of an occupant in the vehicle; and a control unit that controls the swiveling drive unit based on the detection result obtained by the occupant condition detection unit. With this configuration, it is possible to further increase the comfort of a passenger compartment based on the condition of the occupants in the vehicle. | 06-25-2009 |
20090273147 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - In a system including four electromagnetic absorbers for respective four vehicle wheels, motor coils of two respective electromagnetic absorbers disposed corresponding to two diagonally located wheels are connected forming a closed loop including the coils. A generated damping force magnitude can be made different between an instance directions of respective movements of the diagonally located two wheels with respect to the vehicle body are the same, and an instance the directions are opposite each other. Each electromagnetic absorber includes a resistor cooperating with the corresponding coil forming a closed loop, and selectively establishes: a connected state in which one of the four coils and any of the other three coils are connected to form a closed loop; and a non-connected state in which the one of the four coils is not connected to any other coil. An appropriate vibration suppressing action is exhibited with respect to a coupled motion. | 11-05-2009 |
20110031772 | VEHICLE SEAT ARRANGING STRUCTURE - With a vehicle seat arranging structure, a second-row passenger-side seat may be placed in a rearward slide position by sliding the second-row passenger-side seat toward the rear of a vehicle by 150 millimeters so that the second-row passenger-side seat is closer to the rear of the vehicle than the second-row driver-side seat. In addition, each of the second-row driver-side seat and the second-row passenger-side seat may be placed in an obliquely-inward frontward-oriented position by swiveling each of the second-row driver-side seat and the second-row passenger-side seat from the frontward-oriented position 10 degrees inward in the vehicle-width direction. In this way, the sense of distance between the occupants seated in the second-row driver-side seat and the second-row passenger-side seat is reduced. As a result, it is possible to promote communication between these occupants (to make it easier for these occupants to communicate with each other). | 02-10-2011 |
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20090023039 | Fuel Reservoir for Fuel Cell - The fuel reservoir for a fuel cell is a fuel reservoir detachably connected with a fuel cell main body, and it is equipped with a fuel-storing vessel of a tube type for storing a liquid fuel and a fuel discharge part; the fuel discharge part is provided with a valve for sealing communication between the inside and the outside of the above fuel-storing vessel. The valve assumes a structure in which a slit is formed in an elastic material and a structure in which a valve member is pressed by a resilient body, and is opened by inserting a fuel-supplying member. | 01-22-2009 |
20090233140 | DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL - A direct methanol fuel cell comprises a multiple number of connected unit cells, each composed of a fuel electrode element of a microporous carbon material, an electrolyte layer formed on the outer surface of the fuel electrode element, an air electrode layer formed on the outer surface of the electrolyte layer, wherein each unit cell is supplied with fuel from a fuel reservoir through a fuel feeder having an infiltration structure coupled therebetween. | 09-17-2009 |
20100099000 | Separator for Fuel Cell and Production Process for the Same - This invention provides a separator for a fuel battery, which has been improved in battery properties by controlling the wettability of the separator for a fuel battery, and a process for producing the same. The separator for a fuel battery is a separator (A) for a fuel battery, comprising at least a carbon material, and a concave-convex part, which, upon irradiation treatment with a YAG laser device ( | 04-22-2010 |
20100239942 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell equipped with at least an air electrode side power collector layer, an air electrode catalyst layer, a polymer electrolyte membrane, a fuel electrode catalyst layer and a fuel electrode side power collector layer and provided with a porous body layer having a porous body at a liquid fuel side of the fuel electrode side power collector layer assumes a structure in which the porous body layer is provided with a gas flow velocity (superficial velocity in the layer) of 10 to 5000 cm/s at a differential pressure of 100 kPa. The porous body layer is a diffusion medium of a fuel into the fuel electrode catalyst layer and a discharge resistor of gases comprising carbon dioxide and steam which are electrode reaction products and a vapor of the liquid fuel in progress of electrode reaction. An interface of the gases and a gases layer are also provided. | 09-23-2010 |
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20100191899 | Information Processing Apparatus and Data Storage Apparatus - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an storage apparatus including a first storage and a second storage. The storage apparatus includes a first data management module which stores data which is required to be read in a the predetermined period in the second storage so that the data requested to be read in the predetermined period is distinguishable. The storage apparatus further includes a second data management module which performs replacement of the data in the second storage so that data should be stored in the second storage, in an order reverse to that in which the data is requested to be read, while retaining the data stored in the second storage by the first data management module. | 07-29-2010 |
20120001858 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, an information processor includes a touch point sensor, a direction sensor, and a display controller. The touch point sensor detects a touch point of a finger that touches a touch panel of a display device. The direction sensor detects a direction that the finger points. The display controller provides a pop-up display on the display device at a position on at least one straight line perpendicular to a straight line passing on the touch point in parallel to the direction that the finger points. The position is separated from a cross point of the straight lines by a predetermined distance. | 01-05-2012 |
20120151409 | Electronic Apparatus and Display Control Method - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus displays one or more windows of a plurality of windows corresponding to a plurality of application programs on a touch-screen display, and includes a storage device, a display control module and an execution control module. The storage device stores operation screen information items associated with the application programs. The display control module displays a operation screen based on a first item of the items when a predetermined area in a first window of the plurality of windows has been touched, the operation screen including buttons for operating a first application program of the application programs, the first item being associated with the first application program, the first application program corresponding to the first window. The execution control module instructs the first application program to execute a function corresponding to a button of the buttons in response to the button being touched. | 06-14-2012 |
20130135352 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a base unit having an upper surface on which a keyboard is placed, a display unit which is set at one of a first position at which a display surface of the display unit and the keyboard are exposed and a second position at which a rear surface of the display unit covers an upper surface of the base unit, a screen image rotation module, and a control module. The screen image rotation module rotates a screen image on a display surface of the display unit in accordance with an orientation of the display unit relative to a gravity direction. The control module inhibits rotation of the screen image if the display unit is set at the first position. | 05-30-2013 |
20140092042 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY CHANGE METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first housing for a touch-screen display, a second housing for a touchpad, the first housing being slidably connected to the second housing, a detector, and a change module. The detector is configured to detect an input operation on the touchpad, when the touchpad is exposed. The change controller is configured to change a direction of a content displayed on the touch-screen display based on detection of the input operation. | 04-03-2014 |
20140146446 | Electronic Device - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a display device, a touch sensor, a housing, and a motion sensor. The display device includes a display screen. The touch sensor is configured to detect an operation performed at a display screen side of the display device. The housing includes a first end and a second end. The first end is positioned at a periphery side of the display screen and configured to be supported by a support. The second end is positioned at the periphery side of the display screen and at a side opposite the first end. The housing is configured to support the display device in a manner so that the display screen is viewable. The housing is configured to house an electrical component. The motion sensor is provided in the housing at a position closer to the first end than to the second end. | 05-29-2014 |