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20110085805 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, MONITORING SYSTEM FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND OPERATION PROGRAM FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including a controller configured to switch the security level between a first state and a second state. The first state allows printing by an image forming section of only first print data provided with verification information among print data a communication unit received. The second state allows printing by the image forming section of print data the communication unit received irrespective of presence or absence of verification information. When, in the first state, the controller receives a permission signal instructing permission of printing of second print data not provided with verification information, the controller switches the security level from the first state to the second state so as to allow printing of the second print data by the image forming section. | 04-14-2011 |
20110170129 | PASSWORD SETTING DEVICE FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PASSWORD SETTING DEVICE - A password setting device for an image forming apparatus includes: an image reading unit which reads image information on a document; an image forming unit which forms an image on a sheet based on image data read by the image reading unit; an acceptance unit which accepts setting of a password used for user authentication; a determination unit which determines whether the password accepted via the acceptance unit violates prohibition information of the password or not; and a notification unit which notifies a user of information to prompt the user to change the password when it is determined by the determination unit that the password violates the prohibition information. | 07-14-2011 |
20110173444 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR THE IMAGE FORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes: an interface configured to communicate with an external storage device; a file acquiring unit configured to acquire a processing target file to be subjected to image formation processing from the external storage device via the interface; a user-information acquiring unit configured to acquire user information for identifying a user who instructs execution of the image formation processing on the processing target file; a determining unit configured to determine, if the processing target file is a file encrypted in a decryptable encryption system, whether user information for identifying a creator of the processing target file associated with the file and the user information acquired by the user-information acquiring unit coincide with each other; and a decrypting unit configured to decrypt the processing target file if the determining unit determines that the pieces of user information coincide with each other. | 07-14-2011 |
20120167181 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus which is connected to a server via a communication line includes a control section which obtains a user ID and a password for user authentication, receives a restriction condition which regulates a character string for which use as the password is prohibited and a form thereof from the server, determines whether or not the password input meets the restriction condition, and displays a screen which prompts a change in the password when the restriction condition is not met. | 06-28-2012 |
20130160112 | CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF STORAGE APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a controller for controlling a connected storage apparatus includes a storage unit and a control unit. The control unit acquires a password input by a user, judges whether or not the password is consistent with a password previously registered in the storage unit, cancels authentication data that is stored in the storage unit and enables reading and writing toward the storage apparatus of data and allows the formatting toward the storage apparatus in a condition that the password is consistent with the password previously registered in the storage unit, and disables reading and writing toward the storage apparatus of data and formatting toward the storage apparatus in a condition that the password is not consistent with the password previously registered in the storage unit. | 06-20-2013 |
20150071673 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - In accordance with one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image forming section configured to form an image on the surface of a medium with a recording material the color of which cannot be erased by heating; a heating section configured to heat the medium to fix the image; and a control section configured to determine whether or not an executed job is a quota subtraction target job or a quota addition target job, calculate a corresponding subtraction quota when the job is a quota subtraction target job or a corresponding addition quota when the job is a quota addition target job, and update the current quota based on the subtraction quota and the addition quota. | 03-12-2015 |
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20100160758 | IN VIVO COMPONENT MEASUREMENT METHOD AND IN VIVO COMPONENT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An in vivo component measurement method comprises steps of: extracting a tissue fluid from a biological body into an extraction medium and accumulating an objective component and an inorganic ion in the extracted tissue fluid; acquiring ion information on a quantity of the accumulated inorganic ion; acquiring a component information on a quantity of the accumulated objective component; and acquiring an analysis value on the quantity of the objective component based on the ion information and the component information. | 06-24-2010 |
20100249563 | PUNCTURE DEVICE AND IN VIVO COMPONENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A puncture device which punctures a skin of a subject for extracting a tissue fluid from a puncture site of the subject. The puncture device included a timer; a notifying section which notifies a user that specific time measured by the time has passed; a puncture mechanism which punctuates the skin; and an interlock mechanism which caused the timer to start time measurement in conjunction with a punctuate action by the puncture mechanism. | 09-30-2010 |
20100249564 | PREDICTION METHOD OF CONCENTRATION FLUCTUATION OF MEASUREMENT TARGET COMPONENTS IN BLOOD USING AREA UNDER BLOOD CONCENTRATION TIME CURVE, AND DEVICE THEREFOR - The invention provides A method for predicting a concentration fluctuation of a measurement target component in the blood, comprising steps of: obtaining an initial value of the amount relating to the measurement target component in a subject; obtaining, as a first measurement value, a value of an area under the blood concentration time curve of the measurement target component during a first extraction period; obtaining, as a second measurement value, a value of an area under the blood concentration time curve of the measurement target component during a second extraction period; and predicting the concentration fluctuation of the measurement target component in the blood from the initial value, the first measurement value and the second measurement value, as well as a device for predicting a concentration fluctuation of a measurement target component in the blood. | 09-30-2010 |
20100298671 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING ANALYTE IN TISSUE FLUID, ANALYZER FOR ANALYZING ANALYTE IN TISSUE FLUID, CARTRIDGE FOR ANALYZING ANALYTE IN TISSUE FLUID, AND KIT FOR ANALYZING ANALYTE IN TISSUE FLUID - A method for analyzing an analyte in tissue fluid is disclosed. The method comprises: placing a collecting member in contact with the skin of a subject, wherein the collecting member is configured to collect and retain tissue fluid containing the analyte from the subject; collecting tissue fluid from the subject into the collecting member; detaching the collecting member from the skin of the subject; causing the analyte in the tissue fluid collected by the collecting member to diffuse in a liquid by supplying the collecting member with the liquid; and detecting the analyte diffused in the liquid. | 11-25-2010 |
20110070565 | POSTPRANDIAL BLOOD GLUCOSE ESTIMATING APPARATUS, POSTPRANDIAL BLOOD GLUCOSE ESTIMATING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A postprandial blood glucose estimating apparatus for estimating a value related to a postprandial blood glucose of a subject, comprising: an input receiving part for receiving information relating to the amount of energy in a food; an estimating part for estimating a value related to a postprandial glucose level when the subject consums the food based on the information relating to the amount of energy in the food received by the input receiving part; and an outputting part for outputting a value related to the postprandial glucose level estimated by the estimating part, is disclosed. | 03-24-2011 |
20110237919 | DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT METHOD, DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS - A diagnosis support method comprising: obtaining first blood glucose level information at a first time point and/or second blood glucose level information at a second time point which is later, by a predetermined period, than the first time point; placing a collection member, which is configured to collect a tissue fluid, on the skin of the subject for the predetermined period from the first time point to the second time point; obtaining glucose information about an amount of glucose contained in the tissue fluid collected by the collection member; and generating diagnosis support information for supporting a diagnosis of presence or absence of hypoglycemia in the subject, based on the first blood glucose level information and/or the second blood glucose level information and the glucose information. A diagnosis support system and a diagnosis support apparatus are also disclosed. | 09-29-2011 |
20110319920 | MICROPORE FORMING APPARATUS AND MICROPORE FORMING METHOD - To provide a micropore forming apparatus capable of increasing the amount of interstitial fluid extracted from micropores formed in the skin of a subject. The micropore forming apparatus includes a skin contact part that has a plurality of microneedles for piercing the skin of the subject, and a force exerting part for exerting a force on the skin contact part toward the skin of the subject. The force exerting part is configured so as to exert a force on the microneedles toward the skin at a position at which the microneedles of the skin contact part are to pierce the skin of the subject. | 12-29-2011 |
20130096842 | GLUCOSE TOLERANCE ANALYZER, GLUCOSE TOLERANCE ANALYZING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A glucose tolerance analyzer comprising: an accepting section configured to accept inputs of information regarding a type of food or drink ingested by a subject, information regarding an intake amount of the food or drink, and information regarding an amount of glucose in the subject after the ingestion of the food or drink; an output section configured to output an analysis result of glucose tolerance; and a controller configured to: calculate a reference value for analyzing glucose tolerance of the subject based on the accepted information regarding the type of the food or drink ingested by the subject and the information regarding the intake amount of the food or drink, and based on a predetermined index regarding blood glucose increase due to food or drink; analyze the glucose tolerance of the subject based on the accepted information regarding the amount of glucose and based on the calculated reference value; and control the output section to output an obtained analysis result as an analysis result of glucose tolerance. | 04-18-2013 |
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20100163741 | RADIATION DETECTOR - In the radiation detector of this invention, the second common electrode is formed on the incidence surface of the seat so as to cover at least a portion of the seat and the second common electrode is connected to the first common electrode. Thus, the second common electrode is bent at the periphery of the semiconductor and the seat, and a bent portion thereof is formed sharp. The first common electrode formed along the incidence surface of the semiconductor is disposed under the sharp portion of the second electrode (i.e., opposite to the incidence surface). Consequently, the common electrode seen from a bottom (opposite to the incidence surface) has a uniform shape, which avoids occurrence of irregular concentration of the electric fields. As a result, dark current due to concentration of the electric fields may be suppressed. | 07-01-2010 |
20140080243 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RADIATION DETECTOR - A method of manufacturing a radiation detector, comprising: a charge blocking layer generating step of generating a charge blocking layer on a substrate; a CdTe-layer generating step of generating a CdTe layer so as to cover the charge blocking layer on the substrate, the CdTe layer undergoing heterojunction to the charge blocking layer and being composed of a chlorine-doped polycrystalline film; and a heat treatment step of performing a heat treatment on the substrate having the CdTe layer formed thereon. | 03-20-2014 |
20150265227 | X-RAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is an X-ray apparatus with an X-ray tube controller. The X-ray tube controller controls an X-ray tube so as for X-rays emitted from the X-ray tube to have an energy width whose upper limit is more than the minimum K-shell absorption edge of K-shell absorption edges for elements forming a conversion film and is equal to or less than a preset value depending on a K-shell absorption edge corresponding to a characteristic X-ray whose energy influences the blur. Accordingly, the less number of ejected K-shell characteristic X-rays is obtainable than the case when the emitted X-rays have an energy width whose upper limit is more than a preset value depending on the K-shell absorption edge corresponding to the characteristic X-ray whose energy influences the blur. This allows a suppressed blurred image generated from ejected K-shell characteristic X-rays outside a pixel area where X-rays enter to introduce a photoelectric effect. | 09-24-2015 |
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20080204031 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DETERIORATION OF SECONDARY BATTERY, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM THEREWITH - A method for detecting SOC and SOH of a storage battery includes: calculating an SOC value of the storage battery with use of an SOC calculation unit based on a measured voltage value or a measured current value of the storage battery and calculating an SOH value of the storage battery with use of an SOH calculation unit based on the SOC value; further calculating a new SOC value with use of the SOC calculation unit based on the SOH value and calculating a new SOH value with use of the SOH calculation unit based on the new SOC value, these further calculations of SOC value and SOH value being repeated a prescribed n times of at least one so as to obtain an nth calculated SOC value and an nth calculated SOH value; outputting the nth calculated SOH value as an SOH output value and outputting the nth calculated SOH value as an SOC output value; and storing the SOH output value into a memory. | 08-28-2008 |
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20100045298 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DETERIORATION OF SECONDARY BATTERY, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM THEREWITH - A method for detecting SOC and SOH of a storage battery includes: calculating an SOC value of the storage battery with use of an SOC calculation unit based on a measured voltage value or a measured current value of the storage battery and calculating an SOH value of the storage battery with use of an SOH calculation unit based on the SOC value; further calculating a new SOC value with use of the SOC calculation unit based on the SOH value and calculating a new SOH value with use of the SOH calculation unit based on the new SOC value, these further calculations of SOC value and SOH value being repeated a prescribed n times of at least one so as to obtain an nth calculated SOC value and an nth calculated SOH value; outputting the nth calculated SOH value as an SOH output value and outputting the nth calculated SOH value as an SOC output value; and storing the SOH output value into a memory. | 02-25-2010 |
20120206982 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD - A semiconductor device is provided with first and second main word lines, and a control circuit. The control circuit, in response to a command signal received from outside of the semiconductor device, activates the first main word line at a first timing, and activates the second main word line at a second timing different from the first timing, the first main word line maintaining an activation state at said second timing. | 08-16-2012 |
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20150098945 | ANTI-ROBO4 ANTIBODY - The present invention relates to an antibody having an anti-angiogenesis activity. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antibody against ROBO4 and a pharmaceutical composition containing the antibody. An object of the present invention is to provide an anti-ROBO4 antibody having an anti-angiogenesis effect, a pharmaceutical composition or the like comprising the antibody, a method for suppressing angiogenesis using the antibody, etc. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing the antibody. The antibody of the present invention activates the downstream signal of ROBO4 and has a suppressive activity against cell migration induced by VEGF or bFGF. The antibody of the present invention also exhibits an anti-angiogenic effects in in-vivo models. | 04-09-2015 |
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20120140881 | RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A drive controller varies a bias voltage applied from a bias supply to a conversion layer based on the presence or absence of binning, that is, for a case of carrying out binning where switching elements are driven on the basis of a plurality of rows at a time by a gate drive circuit, and for a case of carrying out no binning where the switching elements are driven on a row-by-row basis by the gate drive circuit. Therefore, in the case of a fluoroscopic mode for acquiring images with binning, a lowering of a dynamic range can be suppressed. In the case of a radiographic mode with no binning, spatial resolution can be made high. That is, a high dynamic range and high spatial resolution can be optimized according to modes of operation. | 06-07-2012 |
20130026468 | RADIATION DETECTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A graphite substrate is processed to have surface unevenness in a range of 1 μm to 8 μm. Thereby, a semiconductor film to be laminated on the graphite substrate has a stable film quality, and thus adhesion of the graphite substrate and the semiconductor layer can be enhanced. When an electron blocking layer is interposed between the graphite substrate and the semiconductor layer, the electron blocking layer is thin and thus the surface unevenness of the graphite substrate is transferred onto the electron blocking layer. Consequently, the electron blocking layer also has surface unevenness approximately in such range. Thus, almost the same effect as a configuration in which the semiconductor layer is directly connected to the graphite substrate can be produced. | 01-31-2013 |
20130115731 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RADIATION DETECTOR - Although Cl (chlorine) is no longer supplied in the course of a first process in which a detecting layer formed by a polycrystalline film or a polycrystalline lamination film by vapor deposition or sublimation is formed, an additional source (e.g., HCl of Cl-containing gas) other than a source is supplied at the start or in the course of the first process. Thus, the detecting layer as the polycrystalline film or the polycrystalline lamination film of CdTe, ZnTe, or CdZnTe can be doped with Cl uniformly in a thickness direction from the start until the end of the first process in film formation. As a result, uniform crystal particles and uniform detection characteristics can be achieved. | 05-09-2013 |
20140246744 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIATION DETECTOR - A graphite substrate is accommodated into a chamber where vacuum drawing is performed via a pump. Thereafter, carbon is heated under vacuum, whereby impurities in the carbon are evaporated causing the carbon to be purified. The carbon in the graphite substrate is purified, achieving suppression of the impurities as donor/acceptor elements and also metallic elements in the semiconductor layer of 0.1 ppm or less, the impurities being contained in the carbon in the graphite substrate. As a result, occurrence of leak current or an abnormal leak point enables to be suppressed, and thus abnormal crystal growth in the semiconductor layer enables to be suppressed. | 09-04-2014 |
20150021487 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DETECTING SYSTEM - When a conventional idea of determining a setting condition from a parameter of resolution (image resolution) is changed to use an X-ray tube with a stable focus size, setting conditions are determined from a focus size φ [μm] of the X-ray tube. The minimum radiography size b [μm] is settable from the focus size φ [μm] and φ≦b/2. A magnification rate ε is settable from the set minimum radiography size b [μm], a pixel pitch d [μm] of an X-ray detector, and bε/d≧5. Consequently, the minimum radiography size b [μm] and the magnification rate ε are each settable with use of the X-ray tube having the stable focus size φ [μm]. This results in stable radiography or fluoroscopy through magnifying an object in minute size. | 01-22-2015 |
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20120172495 | UNDERFILL FOR HIGH DENSITY INTERCONNECT FLIP CHIPS - Underfill materials include inorganic fill materials (e.g., functionalized CNT's, organo clay, ZnO) that are functionalized reactive with other organic constituents (e.g., organics with epoxy groups, amine groups, or PMDA). The underfill materials also beneficially include polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and/or dendritic siloxane groups that are functionalized with a reactive group (e.g., glycidyl) that reacts with other components of an epoxy system of the underfill. | 07-05-2012 |
20130026660 | LIQUID EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ENCAPSULATION, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A liquid epoxy resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation comprising: (A) an epoxy resin, (B) an imidazole compound, and (C) a maleimide compound, a semiconductor device encapsulated by the liquid epoxy resin composition, and an assembly in which a cured material of the liquid epoxy resin is positioned between a printed circuit substrate and a semiconductor die. | 01-31-2013 |
20130026661 | LIQUID EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ENCAPSULATION, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A liquid epoxy resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation comprising: (A) at least one epoxy resin, (B) at least one curing accelerator and (C) at least one acid anhydride terminated polyamic acid, and an assembly in which a cured material of the liquid epoxy resin is positioned between a printed circuit substrate and semiconductor die. | 01-31-2013 |