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20110261066 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus comprises a storage configured to store original images, a display configured to display reduced images of the original images, a specifying unit configured to specify one of the reduced images displayed on the display, and a processor configured to convert the one of the reduced images specified by the specifying unit into an artwork. The processor is configured to convert the one of the reduced images into an artwork of a different tone every time the specifying unit specifies the one of the reduced images, and the display displays the artwork from the processor. | 10-27-2011 |
20110285739 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An image display apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store first images, a processor configured to change tones of first reduced images of the first images to first tones, and a display configured to display the first reduced images of the first images in a column direction or a row direction, and to display tone-changed reduced images of the first images in the row direction or the column direction. | 11-24-2011 |
20120081725 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PRINT ORDER RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND PRINT ORDER RECEIVING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a receiver which receives original image data from a terminal, a converter which converts the original image data to tone-changed image, a storing unit which stores parameter groups for converting the original image data, the parameter groups including a first parameter group for RGB components and a second parameter group for YMCK components, a print size selector, and a print controller which issues a print instruction for the converted image data. A display controller allows the terminal to display the converted image data obtained by using the first parameter group. The print controller issues a print instruction for the converted image data obtained by using the second parameter group. | 04-05-2012 |
20130318164 | PICTURE CONVERSION SNS SYSTEM AND METHOD, APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL - A membership social network system includes a processor configured to select a picture type among a plurality of picture types, and to, according to parameters, change a tone of original image data, which is uploaded from a member terminal to a server, to a tone of a selected picture type, a browse controller configured to make a tone-changed image data, which is created by the processor, browsable on the member terminal, and a grouping module configured to group a member who uploads the original image data and a member who creates the tone-changed image data. | 11-28-2013 |
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20110176508 | Frequency Band Coordination Method and Radio Communication Apparatus in Cognitive Radio System - There is provided a technique of establishing a communication between a transmitting node and a receiving node by selecting a suitable frequency band for communication without using a predetermined control channel. Firstly, a frequency band to be used as a control channel is selected from among low frequency bands, and information on frequencies and information on application's quality requirements are exchanged between the transmitting node and the receiving node using the control channel. Then, a frequency band to be used as a data channel is determined, and a communication is started. During the communication, frequency use statuses around the transmitting node and the receiving node are notified through the control channel, and when the control channel or data channel being used becomes unusable, the channel is dynamically changed. Since a low frequency band having a long propagation distance is used as the control channel, exchange of information through the control channel can be performed before communication through a data channel in a high frequency band becomes possible, the data channel that meets the quality requirements can be determined quickly. | 07-21-2011 |
20110223936 | Unused Frequency Band Detection Method and Radio Communication Apparatus in Cognitive Radio System - Provided is a technique that enables quicker detection of usable frequency bands in a cognitive radio system. Each radio communication apparatus in the system has, in common, a hash function used to obtain a frequency range from time information and location information. Each radio communication apparatus detects unused frequency bands while narrowing down a frequency range over which a detection process is performed by obtaining the terminal's own location information and current time information from GPS signals, and input them to the hash function. Since a transmitting node and a receiving node that perform a communication are at locations close to each other at the same time, they perform detection in the same frequency range. Therefore, an unused frequency band(s) that is usable by both of them can be detected. Furthermore, at different locations or at different times, the detection will be performed in different frequency ranges. Therefore efficient frequency utilization can be achieved. It is preferred that the nodes have a plurality of kinds of hash functions in common. | 09-15-2011 |
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20130040223 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes an anode current collector provided between an anode and a separator for collecting electrical energy generated in the electrolyte electrode assembly, and supplying a fuel gas to an electrode surface of the anode. The separator has at least one fuel gas inlet hole for supplying the fuel gas to the anode current collector. The anode current collector has at least one fuel gas inlet channel having an opening that faces an opening of the fuel gas inlet hole at an end of the fuel gas inlet hole, for allowing the fuel gas supplied through the fuel gas inlet hole to flow into the anode current collector. | 02-14-2013 |
20140030620 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes a fuel cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of fuel cells for generating electricity by electrochemical reactions of a fuel gas and an oxygen-containing gas, a reformer for reforming a mixed gas of a raw fuel and water vapor, an evaporator for supplying water vapor to the reformer, a heat exchanger for raising the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas by heat exchange with a combustion gas, an exhaust gas combustor for producing the combustion gas, and a start-up combustor for producing the combustion gas. The exhaust gas combustor is provided integrally in the heat exchanger. The start-up combustor is provided adjacent to one end of the heat exchanger. | 01-30-2014 |
20140045085 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes a fuel cell stack, a partial oxidation reformer for reforming a mixed gas of a raw fuel and an oxygen-containing gas, a steam reformer for reforming a mixed gas of the raw fuel and water vapor, an evaporator for supplying water vapor to the steam reformer, a heat exchanger for raising the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas by heat exchange with a combustion gas, and an exhaust gas combustor for producing the combustion gas. A fuel gas discharge chamber of the steam reformer is connected to a fuel gas supply passage of the fuel cell stack through a fuel gas channel, a fuel gas outlet of the partial oxidation reformer is connected to a mixed gas supply chamber of the steam reformer through a fuel gas pipe, and a water vapor pipe extending from the evaporator is merged to the fuel gas pipe. | 02-13-2014 |
20140080021 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes a fuel cell stack, a partial oxidation reformer for reforming a mixed gas of a raw fuel and an oxygen-containing gas, an exhaust gas combustor for combusting a fuel exhaust gas and an oxygen-containing exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell stack thereby to produce a combustion gas, and a heat exchanger for raising the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas by heat exchange with the combustion gas. The heat exchanger is provided on one side of the fuel cell stack, and the partial oxidation reformer and the exhaust gas combustor are provided on the other side of the fuel cell stack. The partial oxidation reformer is provided so as to surround the exhaust gas combustor. | 03-20-2014 |
20140141351 | SOFC STACK WITH TEMPERATURE ADAPTED COMPRESSION FORCE MEANS - A fuel cell stack includes a lower end plate for placing a stack body on the lower end plate, a load plate for applying a load to the stack body in a stacking direction, and a fuel cell support member provided between the load plate and the stack body. The fuel cell support member includes composite layers made of composite material of alumina fiber and vermiculite. The fuel cell support member includes a first support section for applying a load to sandwiching sections at a position corresponding to electrolyte electrode assemblies, and a second support section for applying a load to reactant gas supply sections in the stacking direction. The density of the first support section is smaller than the density of the second support section. | 05-22-2014 |
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20120134643 | Image Display Equipment - A TV receiver which is connected to a BD player via a HDMI cable. The TV receiver comprises a display and a BD loader. When the BD player receives the command to perform a reproduction, the BD player transmits the CEC command for instructing the TV receiver to turn the power on. The TV receiver detects whether or not a BD disc is put in the BD loader. As a result of the detection, when the BD disc is put in the BD loader and also when the display can display a superimposed image, the TV receiver displays image contents read out from the BD disc on the display. Subsequently, the TV receiver displays a message which prompts the user to select whether or not to eject the BD disc. When “YES” is selected, the TV receiver ejects the BD disc. | 05-31-2012 |
20120266205 | Electronic Device Having Connection Terminal - A TV receiver as an electronic device is connected to an adjustment device by an exclusive cable of two transmission lines connected to an HDMI connection terminal. In adjustment mode, a main microcomputer of the TV receiver sends a signal to the adjustment device through a transmission line including an HPD line with an HPD port serving as an output port for the signal, and receives a signal from the adjustment device through a transmission line including a +5V line with a +5V port serving as an input port for the signal. Thus, the microcomputer can perform adjustment processes by receiving product information and various set values from the adjustment device to store them in a memory, and by sending the stored various values to the adjustment device, without providing a UART port, making it possible to reduce manufacturing cost. | 10-18-2012 |
20130208185 | TELEVISION - In a television, which can be connected to a portable information terminal, it is possible to display video based on the data of a multimedia file stored on a storage medium even in cases where there is no built-in decoder. In cases where a TV itself does not possess a decoder which can decode the data of a multimedia file selected by the user from the multimedia files stored on the USB memory, the CPU of the TV transmits to a smartphone the data of the selected multimedia file and a decoding request command to request that the data be decoded, thus receiving a video signal and/or an audio signal obtained by various types of decoders of the smartphone. Consequently, the CPU of the TV can output video and/or audio to a display unit and a speaker on the basis of the data of the selected multimedia file. | 08-15-2013 |
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20130266862 | HIGHLY CORROSION-RESISTANT POROUS METAL BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are a porous metal body that is excellent in terms of corrosion resistance and that is suitable for a collector for batteries such as lithium-ion batteries, capacitors, or fuel cells; and methods for producing the porous metal body. A production method includes a step of coating a porous nickel body with an alloy containing at least nickel and tungsten or a metal containing at least tin; and a subsequent step of a heat treatment. Another production method includes a step of forming a nickel-plated layer on a porous base and then continuously forming an alloy-plated layer containing at least nickel and tungsten or tin, a step of removing the porous base, and a step of reducing metal. Such a method can provide a porous metal body in which tungsten or tin is diffused in a porous nickel body or a nickel-plated layer. | 10-10-2013 |
20140087206 | POROUS METAL BODY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a porous metal body containing at least nickel, tin, and chromium. An example of a method of producing such a porous metal body is a method including a conductive-coating-layer formation step of forming a conductive coating layer containing chromium on a surface of a porous base formed of a resin material; a metal-layer formation step of forming a nickel layer and a tin layer in any order on a surface of the conductive coating layer; a removal step of removing the porous base; and a diffusion step of, by a heat treatment, causing interdiffusion of metal atoms between the nickel layer and the tin layer and diffusing chromium contained in the conductive coating layer into the nickel layer and the tin layer. | 03-27-2014 |
20140335441 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS METALLIC BODY AND POROUS METALLIC BODY - A method for producing a porous metallic body at least includes a step of forming an electrically conductive coating layer on a surface of a skeleton of a three-dimensional network resin having a continuous pore by coating the surface with a coating material containing a carbon powder having a volume-average particle size of 10 μm or less and at least one fine powder having a volume-average particle size of 10 μm or less and selected from the group consisting of metal fine powders and metal oxide fine powders; a step of forming at least one metal plating layer; and a step of performing a heat treatment to remove the three-dimensional network resin and to cause reduction and thermal diffusion in the at least one metal or metal oxide fine powder and the at least one metal plating layer. | 11-13-2014 |
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20120112474 | VEHICLE DOOR FIXING APPARATUS AND MOVABLE WEDGE DEVICE OF SAME - A movable wedge device of a vehicle door fixing apparatus, includes a base plate fixedly attached to one of a vehicle body panel and a door panel, a movable wedge slidably provided at the base plate and pushed against a fixed wedge provided at the other one of the vehicle body panel and the door panel, a biasing member positioned between the base plate and the movable wedge and biasing the movable wedge toward the fixed wedge, a guide rail provided at one of the base plate and the movable wedge, a guide groove which is provided at the other one of the base plate and the movable wedge and with which the guide rail engages for allowing the movable wedge to slide, and an elastic member provided in a compressed state between a surface of the guide rail and a wall of the guide groove. | 05-10-2012 |
20120112477 | MOVABLE WEDGE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE DOOR FIXING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE DOOR FIXING APPARATUS - A movable wedge device for a vehicle door fixing apparatus includes a base plate configured to be fixed to one of a vehicle body panel and a door panel, a mounting hole formed on the base plate and configured to be inserted with a mounting member, a movable wedge provided at the base plate to be movable between a position where the movable wedge covers the mounting hole and a position where the mounting hole is exposed, the movable wedge configured to press onto a fixed wedge configured to be provided at the other of the vehicle body panel and the door panel, a biasing member biasing the movable wedge towards the position where the movable wedge covers the mounting hole, and a hold member detachably provided for stopping a sliding movement of the movable wedge and retaining the movable wedge at the position where the mounting hole is exposed. | 05-10-2012 |
20120161454 | VEHICLE DOOR FIXING APPARATUS - A vehicle door fixing apparatus, a fixed wedge configured to be fixedly attached to one of a vehicle body panel and a door panel, a base plate configured to be fixedly attached to the other one of the vehicle body panel and the door panel, a movable wedge slidably provided at the base plate, a biasing member biasing the movable wedge toward the fixed wedge, and a cover fixedly attached to the base plate and covering around the biasing member. | 06-28-2012 |
20120311819 | RETAINING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE DOOR - A vehicle door locking apparatus is equipped with a movable wedge, a fixed wedge, and an elastic member. The movable wedge is movable in the open/close direction of the vehicle door towards the vehicle body opening. The elastic member impels the movable wedge toward the fixed wedge. A slanted surface on the movable wedge and a slanted surface on the fixed wedge are configured to come into contact when the door is closed. The movable wedge is assembled on the end surface on the vehicle body opening side along with the base plate of a door lock striker that is assembled on the end surface on the vehicle body opening side. The fixed wedge is immovably assembled on the mounting section of the end surface on the vehicle door side, which is involved in a door lock assembly that is assembled on the end surface on the vehicle door side. | 12-13-2012 |
20130047373 | VEHICLE DOOR FIXING APPARATUS - A vehicle door fixing apparatus includes a fixed wedge configured to be provided at one of a vehicle body panel and a door panel, and a movable wedge configured to be provided at the other one of the vehicle body panel and the door panel, wherein the movable wedge is configured to be assembled together with a base plate of a door lock striker or with a door lock assembly that is engageable with a shaft of the door lock striker, the movable wedge includes a strength member, the movable wedge includes a contact member fixedly attached to the strength member and configured to be in pressure contact with the fixed wedge, and the strength member includes a rigidity that is higher than a rigidity of the contact member. | 02-28-2013 |
20130047374 | VEHICLE DOOR FIXING APPARATUS AND FIXED WEDGE OF SAME - A vehicle door fixing apparatus includes a fixed wedge configured to be fixed to one of a vehicle body panel and a door panel, and a wedge device configured to be fixed to the other of the vehicle body panel and the door panel, the fixed wedge including an attachment member configured to be attached to the vehicle body panel or the door panel, and a wedge member provided to be pressure contactable with the wedge device and being attachable and removable relative to the attachment member, the wedge member forming a design surface of the fixed wedge. | 02-28-2013 |
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20120306449 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, CHARGING METHOD, RECHARGEABLE BATTERY CELL UNIT, AND CHARGING APPARATUS - A power supply apparatus supplies a power supply voltage to a charge monitor that monitors charge states of rechargeable battery cells. The apparatus includes: a first capacitative element that supplies a power supply voltage to the charge monitor; a second capacitative element that is charged from the rechargeable battery cell and charges the first capacitative element; a switch group including a first switch that connects the first and second capacitative elements, and a second switch that connects the rechargeable battery cell and the second capacitative element; and a controller that controls the switch group. The controller repeats charging the second capacitative element by the rechargeable battery cell by connecting the rechargeable cell and the second capacitative element by the first switch, and charging the first capacitative element by the second capacitative element by connecting the first and second capacitative elements by the second switch. | 12-06-2012 |
20130076706 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC UNIT - A display device includes: data-line pairs arranged side by side along a first direction; gate lines arranged side by side along a second direction; a display section including pixels each disposed at an intersection of a data-line pair and a gate line and connected to one or both of the data-line pair; a data-line drive circuit supplying a positive-phase data signal to one of the data-line pair and a negative-phase data signal to the other, and allowing the data-line pair to stay in a high-impedance state before writing of an image signal to the pixels; and a short circuit putting the data-line pair in a short-circuit state while the data-line pair stays in the high-impedance state, and then releasing the short-circuit state Following the release of the short-circuit state, the positive-phase data signal or/and the negative-phase data signal are written into the pixel as the mage signal. | 03-28-2013 |
20130076725 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL UNIT AND DISPLAY - An electro-optical unit includes pixels provided correspondingly to portions where a plurality of pairs of data lines and a plurality of gate lines intersect with each other. Each of the pixels has an electro-optical device and a pixel circuit. The pixel circuit has a holding circuit connected with one of the plurality of pairs of data lines and one of the plurality of gate lines, and a selection circuit connected with an output of the holding circuit and the electro-optical device. The holding circuit is capable of sampling and holding a first image signal to be applied to one of the pair of the data lines, while sampling and holding a second image signal to be applied to the other of the pair of the data lines. The selection circuit is capable of outputting the first image signal and the second image signal to the electro-optical device selectively. | 03-28-2013 |
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20130214905 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND GRIPPING-FEATURE LEARNING METHOD - A portable terminal includes a gripping-feature sample acquisition section that acquires a gripping feature sample from a sensor array; a former-template storage that stores an old authentication template in a portable terminal used in the past, as a former template; a feature-segment extracting section that extracts a feature segment from the former template and calculates a distance between the former template and the gripping feature sample in each feature segment; a segment-position correcting section that applies deformation correction to the former template in a feature segment in which the distance calculated by the feature-segment extracting section is longer than a predetermined value, to generate a corrected template; a template comparison section that compares the corrected template with the acquired gripping feature sample and calculates an inter-vector distance therebetween; and a template storage that stores the corrected template as an authentication template when the inter-vector distance is equal to or shorter than a predetermined value. | 08-22-2013 |
20130232570 | PORTABLE TERMINAL AND GRIPPING-FEATURE LEARNING METHOD - A portable terminal includes a former-template storage that stores an old authentication template used for authentication in a portable terminal used in the past, as a former template; a sensor-position storage that stores the positions of sensors in the portable terminal currently being used; a sensor-position correcting section that acquires the former template and the positions of the sensors and applies interpolation to the former template according to the positions of the sensors to generate an interpolated template; a gripping-feature sample acquisition section that acquires a gripping feature sample from a sensor array; a template comparison section that compares the interpolated template with the acquired gripping feature sample and calculates an inter-vector distance therebetween; and a template storage that stores the interpolated template as an authentication template when the inter-vector distance between the interpolated template and the acquired gripping feature sample is equal to or shorter than a predetermined value. | 09-05-2013 |
20130239034 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM - One aspect of the present invention relates to a display apparatus communicatively connected to a distribution apparatus, comprising: an information storage unit configured to store one or more information contents of external information distributed from the distribution apparatus and/or internal information of the display apparatus, an icon associated with each of the information contents and a placement area for placing the icon; a template storage unit configured to store one or more templates having one or more placement areas for placing icons; a display icon determination unit configured to determine which of the information contents and the icons from the information storage unit are to be displayed and select from the template storage unit a template where the determined information contents and icons are displayable; and an image generation and display unit configured to generate and display an image to be displayed by embedding the determined icon in a placement area of the selected template corresponding to a placement area associated with the determined icon. | 09-12-2013 |
20130283372 | MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL, GRIPPING-FEATURE LEARNING METHOD AND GRIPPING-FEATURE AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A mobile information terminal is provided that can obstruct operations by a third party without obstructing operations by an authorized user when shaking or tilting occurs. The mobile information terminal includes: a gripping-feature sample acquisition part that acquires gripping-feature samples; an acceleration sensor that measures an acceleration; a switch that switches the mobile information terminal between a learning state and an authentication state; a template learning part that learns a user authentication template; a tilt counter that adds a tilt score when an acceleration exceeds a predetermined value, and resets the tilt score to 0 when a result of user authentication indicates an authorized user; a user authentication part that performs user authentication; a score adder/subtractor that adds/subtracts a score when a result of user authentication performed by the user authentication part indicates an unauthorized user; a threshold slider that calculates a revised threshold; a locking determination part that determines that the user authentication fails when the score changes across the revised threshold; and a locking part that locks some or all functions of the mobile information terminal when the user authentication fails. | 10-24-2013 |
20130290229 | GRIPPING-FEATURE LEARNING AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND GRIPPING-FEATURE LEARNING AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A gripping-feature learning authentication system preventing impersonation. A mobile information terminal includes a trigger monitor outputting a gripping-feature acquisition signal, a gripping-feature sample acquisition part acquiring a gripping-feature sample, a template learning part learning a user authentication template, a template sending part sending the user authentication template, an authentication request part sending and receiving an authentication request, an authentication data sending part sending a terminal identification number or gripping-feature sample, and a determination result receiver receiving a determination result. A server includes a template receiver receiving a user authentication template, a member template storage storing a user authentication template and member information, an authentication data receiver receiving a terminal identification number and gripping-feature sample, a member authenticator determining probability users corresponding to terminal identification numbers and gripping-feature samples belong to same member group, and a determination result sending part sending a determination result. | 10-31-2013 |
20130291097 | MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL, GRIPPING-FEATURE LEARNING METHOD, AND GRIPPING-FEATURE AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A mobile information terminal includes: a mode acquisition part that acquires a mode of the mobile information terminal; a trigger monitoring part that, when a sampling trigger determined on the mode is generated, outputs a gripping-feature acquisition signal; a gripping-feature sample acquisition part that acquires a gripping-feature acquisition signal and a gripping-feature sample; a switch that switches the mobile information terminal between a learning state and an authentication state; a template learning part that, with the mobile information terminal in the learning state, learns a user authentication template for each mode using the gripping-feature samples; a user authentication part that, with the mobile information terminal in the authentication state, compares the learned user authentication template and the gripping-feature sample for each mode for user authentication; a locking part that locks some or all functions of the mobile information terminal when the user authentication fails. | 10-31-2013 |
20130298225 | MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL AND GRIPPING-FEATURE LEARNING METHOD - A mobile information terminal includes a mode acquisition section adapted to acquire the mode of the mobile information terminal; a sample filling section adapted to, when the number of gripping feature samples acquired in a mode is insufficient, fill in lacking gripping feature samples with gripping feature samples acquired in another mode; a gripping-feature sample acquisition section adapted to acquire gripping feature samples; a switch adapted to switch the mobile information terminal between a learning state and an authentication state; a template learning section adapted to learn an authentication template in each mode using the gripping feature samples when the mobile information terminal is in the learning state; an authentication section adapted to compare the learned authentication template with gripping feature samples in each mode to perform authentication; and a locking section adapted to lock some or all of functions of the mobile information terminal when the authentication fails. | 11-07-2013 |
20130340061 | USER AUTHENTICATION TEMPLATE LEARNING SYSTEM AND USER AUTHENTICATION TEMPLATE LEARNING METHOD - A mobile information terminal includes a sample acquisition unit configured to acquire a sample, a sample transmission unit configured to transmit the sample and a user ID, an other's sample reception unit configured to receive other's samples, a user authentication template learning unit configured to learn a user authentication template and an authentication determination threshold value by using the other's samples and samples of the authentic user, and a template storage unit configured to store the user authentication template and the authentication determination threshold value, and a server includes a sample reception unit configured to receive a sample and a user ID, a clustering unit configured to classify the sample that is received into a feature cluster, a sample storage unit configured to store the sample that is classified, in association with the user ID, a feature cluster extraction unit configured to extract all samples which belong to a feature cluster identical to a feature cluster corresponding to the user ID that is received, and an other's sample transmission unit configured to transmit the samples that are extracted, as other's samples. | 12-19-2013 |
20130347100 | MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL, BEHAVIORAL FEATURE LEARNING METHOD, AND BEHAVIORAL FEATURE AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A mobile information terminal that can authenticate an authorized user by using behavioral features acquired when the user makes small movements in a limited movable range. The mobile information terminal includes a gripping feature sensor that acquires gripping features; a behavioral feature sample acquisition section that acquires time-series data of gripping features in a fiddling session as samples of behavioral features; a switch that puts the mobile information terminal into either a learning mode or an authentication mode; a template learning section that learns an authentication template by using the samples of behavioral features when in the learning mode; an authentication section that authenticates the user by comparing the samples of behavioral features with the learned authentication template when in the authentication mode; and an unlock section that unlocks all or some of the functions of the mobile information terminal when the authentication succeeds. | 12-26-2013 |
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20140028602 | MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL AND PLACEMENT AREA ACQUISITION METHOD - A mobile information terminal that can acquire an optimum placement area for a controllable object, regardless of variability in user's gripping features among individuals. A pressure sensor array acquires a gripping pressure distribution; a gripping pressure logger records time-series changes in gripping pressure at each pressure sensor forming the pressure sensor array; a gripping pressure change point detection unit includes a gripping pressure change amount calculation section that acquires time-series changes in gripping pressure at each pressure sensor and determines whether the change in gripping pressure per unit time exceeds a predetermined value at any pressure sensor; and a placement area acquisition section specifies, when the change in gripping pressure per unit time exceeds the predetermined value at any pressure sensor, an optimum placement area for a controllable object with reference to a position where the change in gripping pressure per unit time exceeds the predetermined value. | 01-30-2014 |
20140028604 | MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINAL AND OPERATION STATE DETERMINATION METHOD - A mobile information terminal to determine whether a user's operation state is one-handed operation or two-handed operation. The mobile information terminal includes a pressure sensor array that acquires a gripping pressure distribution; a gripping pressure logger that records time-series changes in gripping pressure at each pressure sensor forming the pressure sensor array; a gripping pressure change point detection unit that includes a gripping pressure change amount calculation section that acquires time-series changes in gripping pressure at each pressure sensor and determines whether the amount of change in gripping pressure per unit time exceeds a predetermined value at any pressure sensor; and an operation state determination section that determines the operation state of the user of the mobile information terminal is one-handed operation when the amount of change in gripping pressure per unit time exceeds the predetermined value at any pressure sensor. | 01-30-2014 |
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20120094320 | THERMOSTABLE 1,5-ANHYDROGLUCITOL DEHYDROGENASE, AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF 1,5-ANHYDROGLUCITOL BY USING THE SAME - A protein comprising an amino acid sequence having at least one mutation selected from a Gly-4 to Ala mutation, a Glu-6 to His mutation, a Ser-14 to Thr mutation, an Ala-37 to Thr or Arg mutation, a Pro-50 to Gln mutation, a Glu-67 to Gly mutation, an Asp-80 to Tyr mutation, a Val-93 to Met mutation, an Arg-156 to Pro mutation, a Leu-164 to Met mutation, an Asn-202 to Asp mutation, a Thr-235 to Ala mutation, an Asn-348 to Tyr mutation, a Gly-362 to Arg mutation and a Val-473 to Ala mutation in the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ II NO:4. (2) A thermostable protein which comprises an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence having at least one variation described in (1) and having 1,5-anhydroglucitol dehydrogenase activity. These proteins act specifically on 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG), have thermal stability and exhibit excellent storage stability. | 04-19-2012 |
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20110207358 | CHARGING CONNECTOR, AND CHARGING CABLE UNIT - A charging connector and a charging cable unit that are capable of driving a load while being maintenance-free and simply constructed is provided. The charging cable unit includes: a charging cable that includes a signal line for sending a control signal, and an electric power line for sending electric power, and that is provided for connecting the vehicle and an electric power source when the vehicle is charged; and a charging connector connected to an end of the charging cable. The charging connector includes: an electric power terminal to which electric power is supplied from the electric power line; a signal terminal to which the control signal is transmitted from the signal line; and a lighting capable of being driven by the control signal from the signal line. | 08-25-2011 |
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20140038473 | TERMINAL FITTING - The present invention provides a terminal fitting that ensures constant contact load of an inserter that is inserted into an electrical contact by making uniform the amounts of displacement among a plurality of resilient pieces constituting the electrical contact. A terminal fitting includes a cylindrical electrical contact portion obtained by making the both ends of the conductive metal plate close to each other and joined to each other. The electrical contact portion includes a plurality of slits extending in a cylinder-length direction N and provided at intervals in the circumferential direction of the electrical contact portion. The slits provided farthest away from the joining portion at the both ends of the metal plate have a size in the cylinder-length direction N larger than those of the other slits. | 02-06-2014 |
20140094045 | CONNECTOR - Configuration of a hinge for avoiding likely collection of water provides a connector to prevent difficulty of opening or closing a cover by freezing of the hinge. A connector mounted in an electric vehicle and connected with a connector of a charging cable is provided with a housing, a cover rotatively pivoted about the housing so as to open or close the cover, and a shaft. The cover is provided with a pair of cover side mounting plates including a shaft hole passing the shaft therethrough, and the housing is provided with a pair of housing side mounting plates including a shaft hole passing a shaft therethrough, and positioning the pair of cover side mounting plates therebetween. The pair of cover side mounting plates is provided with a boss cylindrically upstanding from each of faces opposite to the pair of housing side mounting plates, and passing the shaft therethrough. | 04-03-2014 |
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20130116293 | High-Throughput Methods for Determining Pharmacological Levels of Plasma D-Serine - Described herein are high-throughput methods of monitoring D-serine levels in plasma. The assay involves the use of strong cation solid phase extraction (SPE) to isolate D-serine from plasma, followed by quantitation of D-serine using the D-amino acid oxidase-(DAAO-) catalyzed reaction. Also described are methods of screening for compounds that act as DAAO inhibitors. | 05-09-2013 |
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20110163433 | LEAD FRAME SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - A lead frame substrate, including: a metal plate having a first surface and a second surface; a semiconductor element mount portion and a semiconductor element electrode connection terminal that are formed on the first surface; an external connection terminal formed on the second surface and electrically connected to the semiconductor element electrode connection terminal; a conducting wire that connects the semiconductor element electrode connection terminal and the external connection terminal to each other; a resin layer formed on the metal plate; a hole portion that is partly formed in the second surface of the metal plate and does not penetrate the metal plate; and a plurality of protrusions that are formed on a bottom surface of the hole portion and protrude in a direction away from the metal plate, the protrusions having a height lower than a position of the second surface, not being in electrical conduction with the conducting wire, and being dispersed separately. | 07-07-2011 |
20110163435 | Lead frame substrate and method of manufacturing the same, and semiconductor device - A lead frame substrate, includes: a metal plate having first and second surfaces; a semiconductor element mounting section, semiconductor element electrode connection terminals, and a first outer frame section formed on the first surface; external connection terminals formed on the second surface and electrically connected with the semiconductor element electrode connection terminals; a second outer frame section formed on the second surface; and a resin layer formed on a gap between the first outer frame and the second outer frame. Each external connection terminal buried in the resin layer has at least one projection formed on a side surface thereof throughout a side lower portion of the first surface. | 07-07-2011 |
20110169145 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LEAD FRAME SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - A lead frame substrate, including: a metal plate with a first surface and a second surface; a connection post formed on the first surface; wiring formed on the second surface; and a pre-molding resin layer, in which a thickness of the pre-molding resin layer is the same as a height of the connection post. | 07-14-2011 |
20110169153 | Lead frame substrate and method of manufacturing the same - A method includes: forming a photoresist pattern to form each of a semiconductor element mounting section on which a semiconductor element is mounted, semiconductor element electrode connection terminals for connection with electrodes of the semiconductor element, and a first outer frame section on a first surface of a metal plate; forming a photoresist pattern to form each of external connection terminals, a second outer frame section, and grooves in at least a part of the second outer frame section on a second surface of the metal plate; etching a metal plate exposing section, in which the metal plate of the second surface is exposed, to form holes that do not pass through the metal plate exposing section and grooves that run from an inside to an outside of the second outer frame section; coating a pre-mold resin on the holes and the grooves, and heating the pre-mold resin under pressure using a flat-bed press to form a resin layer; and etching the first surface to form the semiconductor element mounting section, the semiconductor element electrode connection terminals electrically connected with the external connection terminals, and the first outer frame section. | 07-14-2011 |
20120018860 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a manufacturing method of a substrate for a semiconductor element including the steps of: providing a first photosensitive resin layer on a first surface of a metal plate; providing a second photosensitive resin layer on a second surface different from the first surface of the metal plate; forming a first etching mask for forming a connection post on the first surface of the metal plate; forming a second etching mask for forming a wiring pattern on the second surface of the metal plate; forming the connection post by performing an etching from the first surface to a midway of the metal plate; filling in a premold resin to a portion of the first surface where the connection post does not exist; processing so that a height of the connection post of the first surface is lower than a height of the premold resin surrounding the connection post; and forming the wiring pattern by performing an etching on the second surface. | 01-26-2012 |
20120018867 | SUBSTRATE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a manufacturing method of a semiconductor element substrate including: a step of forming a first photoresist pattern on a first surface of a metallic plate, to form a semiconductor element mounting part, a semiconductor element electrode connection terminal, a wiring, an outer frame part, and a slit; a step of forming a second photoresist pattern on the second surface of the metallic plate; a step of forming the slit by half etching to connect the metallic chip with a four corners of the outer frame part; a step of forming a plurality of concaved parts on the second surface of the metallic plate; a step of forming a resin layer by injecting a resin to the plurality of concaved parts; and a step of etching the first surface of the metallic plate and forming the semiconductor element electrode connection terminal and the outer frame. | 01-26-2012 |
20120061809 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a manufacturing method of a substrate for a semiconductor element, the manufacturing method including the steps of: providing a first photosensitive resin layer at a first surface of a metal plate; providing a second photosensitive resin layer at a second surface of the metal plate different from the first surface; forming a first etching mask for forming a connection post on the first surface of the metal plate; forming a second etching mask for forming a wiring post on the second surface of the metal plate; forming the connection post by performing an etching on the first surface of the metal plate from a first surface side to a midway of the metal plate; applying a premold resin in liquid form to the first surface of the metal plate which underwent the etching on the first surface; forming a premold resin layer by solidifying the premold resin in liquid form being applied; and forming a wiring pattern by performing an etching on the second surface of the metal plate from a second surface side. | 03-15-2012 |
20120061829 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A manufacturing method of a substrate for a semiconductor element, wherein a first step includes: forming a first and second photosensitive resin layer on a first and second surface of a metal plate, respectively; forming a first and second resist pattern on the first and second surface, for forming a connection post and a wiring pattern, respectively. A second step includes: forming the connection post and wiring pattern; filling in a premold liquid resin to the first surface which was etched; forming a premold resin layer by hardening the premold liquid resin; performing a grinding operation on the first surface, and exposing an upper bottom surface of the connection post from the premold resin layer. A groove structure is formed by the first and second steps, wherein a depth of the groove is up to an intermediate part in a thickness direction of the metal plate. | 03-15-2012 |
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20130320890 | MOTOR CONTROLLER - Phase voltage setting means defines an actual current phase region including a current phase error range based on parameters including an individual difference of at least any one of a motor and an inverter, defines a stable operation current phase region in which a rotor position can be detected through sensorless control, and sets, as a target current, an electric current obtained by adding a predetermined phase difference corresponding to the number of revolutions detected by revolution number detecting means to an electric current set by current vector control such that the actual current phase region is within the stable operation current phase region. | 12-05-2013 |
20140028238 | Inverter Device - The present invention includes: an electrolytic capacitor that smoothes a rectified voltage to a direct voltage; an inverter circuit that generates an alternating voltage from the direct voltage, to drive an electric motor; a controlling device that controls drive of switching elements included in the inverter circuit; and a temperature measuring device that measures a temperature of the electrolytic capacitor, to output the measured temperature to the controlling device, in which, when the temperature obtained by the temperature measuring device is lower than a predetermined target temperature, the controlling device supplies the electric motor with a current which is restricted so that a ripple voltage of the direct voltage falls within an allowable range, before starting a normal operation of the electric motor, so that the temperature of the electrolytic capacitor is raised to the target temperature. Thus, the electrolytic capacitor can be used even in a lower-temperature environment. | 01-30-2014 |
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20110290578 | SADDLE RIDING TYPE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A saddle riding type, electric vehicle includes a swing arm removably and vertically swingably supported on a vehicle body frame, and an electric motor, a battery for supplying the electric motor with electric power, and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. The electric motor, the battery, and the control unit are disposed on the swing arm. The swing arm integrally provides, forwardly of a rear wheel, a bulkhead for accommodating a battery in isolation from an electric motor and a control unit. The bulkhead has an opening portion that faces terminals disposed on the battery. A battery accommodating portion integrally provides a partition wall extending in a vehicle width direction to form a plurality of accommodating chambers with each containing one of a plurality of batteries. A stand disposed downwardly of the partition wall is supported rotatably on a bottom wall of the battery accommodating portion. | 12-01-2011 |
20120080254 | BATTERY MODULE MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR MOTOR-DRIVEN TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE - A battery module mounting structure includes a housing structure housing a battery supplying electric power to the electric motor of a motor-driven two-wheeled vehicle and a PDU controlling the electric motor. The housing case is configured to be mountable to and dismountable from the swing arm with the electric motor and a control substrate housed in the housing case. The swing arm is formed as a cantilever type in which an arm portion disposed on the vehicle-widthwise right or left of a rear wheel supports the rear wheel. The battery shaped in a rectangular parallelepiped is housed in the housing case with a longitudinal direction thereof facing in a vehicle-width direction. The housing case is mounted from a vehicle-widthwise inside on a lateral surface of a swing arm housing at a position vehicle-body-forward of the rear wheel and vehicle-body-rearward of a through-hole, the swing arm housing supporting the arm portion. | 04-05-2012 |
20120082881 | BATTERY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A battery configured as a plurality of battery cells for an electric vehicle with one board for supplying electric power to an electric motor. Each battery cell is provided with positive and negative electrodes on the side of the board. The board is provided with a plurality of cell connecting parts for transmitting cell information of each battery cell corresponding to each electrode. Sensor wiring connects each electrode and each cell connecting part. Wiring is formed are arranged over the board that radiates heat via an insulating adhesive. A heating element is mounted on a first heat-conduction member formed on a top face of the uppermost wiring board. A second heat-conduction member is formed on the downside of the lowermost wiring board. The first heat-conduction member and the second heat-conduction member are touched via a third heat-conduction member arranged in a through hole bored through each wiring board. | 04-05-2012 |
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20110271659 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR, SULFUR COMPONENT DETECTOR, AND EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A temperature sensor includes temperature detecting means and at least one of a catalyst and an adsorbent applied to the surface of the temperature detecting means. At least one of the catalyst and the adsorbent catalyzes an exothermic reaction of a reactant in gas on the temperature detecting means. A temperature that is increased by the exothermic reaction is detected by the temperature detecting means. The catalytic efficiency for the exothermic reaction of at least one of the catalyst and the adsorbent is reduced by sulfur poisoning. The temperature sensor is disposed upstream of an exhaust purification system. Accordingly, it is determined that the temperature sensor is subjected to sulfur poisoning if the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is below a prescribed temperature. | 11-10-2011 |
20110296830 | MULTISTAGE SUPERCHARGING SYSTEM CONTROL APPARATUS - In the case where a low-pressure-side supercharging pressure acquired value corresponding to the pressure of inlet gas at the outlet of a low-pressure compressor operated in a twin supercharging mode is less than a target supercharging pressure in a single supercharging mode, changeover from the twin supercharging mode to the single supercharging mode is prohibited. Meanwhile, in the case where the low-pressure-side supercharging pressure acquired value is equal to or greater than the target supercharging pressure, the changeover from the twin supercharging mode to the single supercharging mode is permitted. Alternatively, in the case where a supercharging pressure during operation in the single supercharging mode is less than a target value of the pressure of supply gas at the outlet of the low-pressure compressor in the twin supercharging mode, changeover from the single supercharging mode to the twin supercharging mode is prohibited. Meanwhile, in the case where the supercharging pressure is equal to or greater than the target value, the changeover from the single supercharging mode to the twin supercharging mode is permitted. | 12-08-2011 |
20120110987 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine in which an SO | 05-10-2012 |
20120180462 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine has a selective reduction type NO | 07-19-2012 |
20120198824 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine of the present invention is provided with an NO | 08-09-2012 |
20120216516 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine in which an SOx trap catalyst for trapping SOx contained in the exhaust gas is comprised of an upstream side catalyst and a downstream side catalyst into which the exhaust gas flowing out from the upstream side catalyst flows. The SOx storing material of the upstream side catalyst is mainly comprised of an alkali earth metal, while the SOx storing material of the downstream side catalyst is mainly comprised of an alkali metal. | 08-30-2012 |
20120222405 | DETECTOR FOR DETECTING SULFUR COMPONENTS - The present detector for detecting sulfur components includes a storage portion for storing SO | 09-06-2012 |
20120279278 | DETECTOR FOR DETECTING SULFUR COMPONENTS - The present detector for detecting sulfur components includes a storage portion for storing SOx and NOx in the exhaust gas passing through an exhaust passage, in which the more an amount of stored SOx increases, the more an amount of NOx that can be stored decreases, estimates the amount of stored SOx on the basis of an amount of NOx stored in the storage portion, and detects an integrated amount of SOx passing through the exhaust passage during a given period or an value on the basis of the integrated amount. In the present detector, the estimating of the amount of stored SOx for detecting the integrated amount of SOx or the value on the basis of the integrated amount is prohibited when a current amount of NOx that can be stored is not stored in the storage portion. | 11-08-2012 |
20130042667 | DETECTOR FOR DETECTING SULFUR COMPONENTS - A detector for detecting sulfur components having a storage portion for storing SO | 02-21-2013 |
20130052087 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine of the present invention, a silver-alumina-based catalyst device and NO | 02-28-2013 |
20130121885 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine, inside of an engine exhaust passage, a hydrocarbon feed valve ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130243658 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an internal combustion engine, inside of an engine exhaust passage, an NO | 09-19-2013 |
20130315791 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine of the present invention comprises a silver-alumina-based catalyst device arranged in the engine exhaust system. When a temperature of the silver-alumina-based catalyst device becomes a second set temperature T | 11-28-2013 |
20130323130 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust purification system in which when an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas is leaner than a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, a silver-alumina-based catalyst device releases adsorbed NO | 12-05-2013 |
20140109767 | METHOD OF REMOVING ASH FROM PARTICULATE FILTER - A method of removing ash from a wall flow type particulate filter which is arranged in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine in which combustion is performed in an excess of oxygen for trapping particulate matter in exhaust gas, using a solid acid which is carried on the particulate filter, renders the state of the particulate filter a state where the exhaust gas which flows into the particulate filter is lowered in concentration of oxygen and the particulate filter is raised in temperature, and then renders the state of the particulate filter a state where the exhaust gas which flows into the particulate filter in an oxidizing atmosphere contains SOx. | 04-24-2014 |
20140116033 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A wall flow type particulate filter is arranged inside the exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine where combustion is performed under an excess of oxygen. The particulate filter carries a solid acid. The solid acid has a Hammett acidity function smaller than −0.83 and larger than −12 in the standard state. To remove the ash from the particulate filter, ash atomization processing for rendering the state of the particulate filter a state where the exhaust gas which flows into the particulate filter is lowered in concentration of oxygen and the particulate filter is raised in temperature is temporarily performed. | 05-01-2014 |
20140116034 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A wall flow type particulate filter is arranged inside the exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine where combustion is performed under an excess of oxygen. The particulate filter carries an ash atomization agent. To remove the ash from the particulate filter, ash atomization processing for rendering the state of the particulate filter a state where the exhaust gas which flows into the particulate filter is lowered in concentration of oxygen and the particulate filter is raised in temperature is temporarily performed. | 05-01-2014 |
20140120001 | PARTICULATE FILTER - A wall flow type particulate filter ( | 05-01-2014 |
20140216016 | EXHAUST PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A wall flow type particulate filter is arranged inside the exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine where combustion is performed under an excess of oxygen. The particulate filter carries a solid acid. The solid acid has an acid strength which is higher than the acid strength of sulfurous acid and lower than the acid strength of sulfuric acid. To remove the ash from the particulate filter, ash atomization processing for rendering the state of the particulate filter a state where the exhaust gas which flows into the particulate filter is lowered in concentration of oxygen and the particulate filter is raised in temperature is temporarily performed. | 08-07-2014 |