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20090323565 | Wireless Communication Apparatus, Mobile Wireless Communications Control Method, And Wireless Station - A wireless communication apparatus for performing transmission and reception by using a Time Division Duplexing method is disclosed. The wireless communication apparatus includes a receiving part configured to output a timing signal based on a received timing signal, a transmitting part configured to transmit a timing signal based on the timing signal received by the receiving part, a control part configured to increase a reception opportunity for the receiving part to receive the timing signal and decrease a transmission opportunity for the transmitting part to transmit the timing signal as the accuracy of the timing signal received by the receiving part becomes lower. | 12-31-2009 |
20100081446 | Wireless Base Station and Mobile Station - A wireless base station in a wireless communication system includes a memory that stores a plurality of timing patterns that are set such that timings of using the resource are distributed for each of the mobile stations when the mobile stations change a timing of using the resource in accordance with a traveling speed and control unit that allocates one of the timing pattern to the mobile stations. | 04-01-2010 |
20110026543 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile communication apparatus includes a storage unit that stores therein correspondence information correlating area and transmission resource; an area deducing unit that deduces in which area the mobile communication apparatus is located; a selecting unit that selects the transmission resource correlated, in the correlation information stored by the storage unit, with the area deduced by the area deducing unit; and a transmitter that using the transmission resource selected by the selecting unit, transmits data to a second mobile communication apparatus. | 02-03-2011 |
20110218693 | ELECTRIC POWER LEVELING CONTROLLER - An electric power leveling controller includes an information acquisition unit that acquires information of electric energy consumption from a power consuming device consuming electric energy from the power source and electric energy charged into a power storage device, a storage unit that stores a specific threshold value for each power storage device, and a control unit that causes a first power consuming device to be power-supplied by the power source, causing the power storage device corresponding to the first power consuming device to be charged with a difference between the specific threshold value and the electric energy consumption, causing the power source to supply to a second power consuming device electric energy corresponding to the specific threshold, and causing the power storage device corresponding to the second power consuming device to discharge to the second power consuming device the difference between the electric energy consumption and the specific threshold value. | 09-08-2011 |
20110257803 | POWER CONTROL METHOD, AND POWER CONTROL APPARATUS - A power control method for a power supplying unit for supplying power from a commercial power supply and a battery to a load. The method includes (a) calculating a deviation amount between an actual power demand and a predicted power demand in a predetermined unit period on the basis of power demand transition data and power demand prediction data, (b) correcting, by a computer, a leveling target value on the basis of the calculated deviation amount, and (c) controlling the power supplying unit so that the power supplying unit supplies power corresponding to the corrected leveling target value from the commercial power supply. The power demand transition data is stored in a power database, and the power demand prediction data is stored in a prediction data storing unit. The leveling target value is a target value of power to be supplied from the commercial power supply. | 10-20-2011 |
20130343240 | Wireless Communication Apparatus, Mobile Wireless Communications Control Method, And Wireless Station - A wireless communication apparatus for performing transmission and reception by using a Time Division Duplexing method is disclosed. The wireless communication apparatus includes a receiving part configured to output a timing signal based on a received timing signal, a transmitting part configured to transmit a timing signal based on the timing signal received by the receiving part, a control part configured to increase a reception opportunity for the receiving part to receive the timing signal and decrease a transmission opportunity for the transmitting part to transmit the timing signal as the accuracy of the timing signal received by the receiving part becomes lower. | 12-26-2013 |
20140040905 | TASK EXECUTION CONTROLLER, TASK EXECUTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND TASK EXECUTION CONTROL METHOD - A task execution controller includes a context generating unit that generates context information concerning a user and a surrounding situation of the user; a task managing unit that stores multiple tasks the user attempts to execute, selects a task according to the context information and a predetermined task selection rule, and controls execution of the task; and a service managing unit that confirms services executed by a device used for execution of the task, gives notification of a service corresponding to the execution of the task selected by the task managing unit, to the device and causes the device to perform the service. The task managing unit selects a task by using, as the task selection rule, information of priority levels of tasks and an execution-related dependency relation between tasks preset among the tasks. | 02-06-2014 |
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20100302825 | SINGLE-PHASE VOLTAGE SOURCE AC-DC POWER CONVERTER AND THREE-PHASE VOLTAGE SOURCE AC-DC POWER CONVERTER - The present invention is a single-phase voltage source AC-DC power converter and a three-phase voltage source AC-DC power converter. Each of the single-phase voltage source AC-DC power converter and the three-phase voltage source AC-DC power converter includes a voltage source AC-DC power converting circuit that converts power from a DC voltage source into AC power to output the AC power from an AC terminal; and target current producing means that includes a filter voltage command device and a voltage controller, the filter voltage command device generating a filter voltage command value that becomes a reference of the AC power output from the AC terminal, the AC output voltage at the AC terminal being input as an input signal to the voltage controller, the voltage controller integrating a difference between the filter voltage command value from the filter voltage command device and the AC output voltage at the AC terminal, the target current producing means outputting a PWM command such that the integration value of the difference between the filter voltage command value from the filter voltage command device and the AC output voltage at the AC terminal becomes zero. | 12-02-2010 |
20110182091 | SYNCHRONIZATION DETECTING CIRCUIT AND AUTOMATIC SYNCHRONOUS PARALLELIZATION APPARATUS - An automatic synchronous parallelization apparatus capable of suppressing an inrush current by automatically adjusting the magnitude, the frequency, and the phase of the voltage when a single-phase voltage-type DC-to-AC converting device performing an autonomous parallel operation is connected in parallel with an external single-phase AC voltage source. The automatic synchronous parallelization apparatus includes a synchronization detecting circuit, a voltage amplitude command value generating circuit, and a frequency command value generating circuit. The voltage amplitude command value generating circuit generates the 1st-axis voltage command value, and the frequency command value generating circuit generates the 2nd-axis voltage command value, based on a value relating to a frequency difference between an external single-phase AC voltage source and a single-phase voltage-type DC-to-AC converting device and an effective value of a voltage of the external single-phase AC voltage source that are detected by synchronization detecting circuit. By using such command values, an output of the single-phase voltage-type DC-to-AC converting device can be adjusted to as to coincide with a voltage waveform of the external single-phase AC voltage source. | 07-28-2011 |
20120161513 | SINGLE-PHASE VOLTAGE SOURCE AC/DC CONVERTER AND INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM - A single-phase voltage source AC/DC converter according to the present invention generates a second axis voltage command from difference between a DC voltage detection value at a DC terminal and a DC voltage command value and controls a DC voltage by increasing and decreasing active power with the second axis voltage command. For example, the voltage at the DC terminal is increased by decreasing active power when the DC voltage detection value at the DC terminal is lower than the DC voltage command, while the DC voltage detection value at the DC terminal is decreased by increasing the active power when the DC voltage detection value at the DC terminal is higher than the DC voltage command. | 06-28-2012 |
20130294127 | SINGLE-PHASE VOLTAGE SOURCE DC-AC POWER CONVERTER AND THREE-PHASE VOLTAGE SOURCE DC-AC POWER CONVERTER - A single-phase voltage source DC-AC power converter includes (a) a single-phase voltage source DC-AC power converting circuit having a gate signal generator that detects a single-phase AC output current at an AC terminal and that generates gate signals for making values of a PWM command and the single-phase AC output current identical, and (b) target current producing means that produces the PWM command such that a DC component included in the single-phase AC output voltage at the AC terminal becomes zero. | 11-07-2013 |
20130336032 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING SINGLE-PHASE VOLTAGE SOURCE AC/DC CONVERTER AND INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM - A method of controlling a single-phase voltage source AC/DC converting circuit has internal equivalent impedance as seen from an AC terminal, for converting power from a DC voltage source connected to a DC terminal to single-phase AC power or for converting single-phase AC power from a single-phase AC source connected to the AC terminal to DC power in accordance with a pulse width of a gate signal generated based on a PWM command. | 12-19-2013 |
20150162847 | STATIC SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATOR AND VOLTAGE CONTROL METHOD - A static synchronous compensator that generates a second axis voltage command from the difference between the DC voltage converted by a single-phase voltage AC-DC conversion circuit and a set DC voltage command. When the voltage (the voltage of an AC terminal) of the single-phase AC power system increases, since the difference between the voltage of the AC terminal and an internal electromotive force increases, the static synchronous compensator carries out a PWM control to decreases the voltage of the AC terminal side of the single-phase voltage AC-DC conversion circuit. Since the voltage of the single-phase voltage AC-DC conversion circuit becomes lower than the voltage of the single-phase AC power system, an ineffective current flows from single-phase AC power system in the static synchronous compensator so that the voltage of the single-phase AC power system can be decreased. | 06-11-2015 |
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20100149321 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an input unit, a computing unit, a determining unit, and a 3D image processor. The input unit receives filter width information indicating the vertical size of each line constituting a polarizing filter, as well as position correction information indicating positional misalignment of the polarizing filter. The computing unit computes determination regions for each pixel on the basis of the information. The determination regions are used to determine whether individual pixels constituting a 3D image to be output are contained in a right-eye or a left-eye image region. On the basis of the determination regions, the determining unit determines whether each pixel is contained in a right-eye image region or a left-eye image region. The 3D image processor creates a 3D image from a right-eye image and a left-eye image according to pixel positions determined on the basis of determination results. | 06-17-2010 |
20110157160 | Three-Dimensional Image Generating Device, Three-Dimensional Image Display Device, Three-Dimensional Image Generating Method, and Program - Provided is a three-dimensional image generating device including: a depth setting portion configured to set a depth of each pixel or pixel group of a two-dimensional image, from which a stereoscopic view image is formed, from depth-degree information indicating a depth degree of each pixel or pixel group of the two-dimensional image; a coordinate calculating portion configured to calculate coordinates of a left eye image and a right eye image of a three-dimensional image on a display plane corresponding to each pixel or pixel group of the two-dimensional image from the depth and a distance from the display plane to a viewing position; and an image generating portion configured to generate the left eye image and the right eye image corresponding to the two-dimensional image according to the calculated coordinates. | 06-30-2011 |
20110182498 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Program - An image processing apparatus includes a viewing situation analyzing unit configured to obtain information representing a user's viewing situation of 3D content stored in a certain storage unit, and, based on a preset saving reference in accordance with a viewing situation of 3D content, determine a data reduction level of content data of the 3D content stored in the storage unit; and a data conversion unit configured to perform data compression of the content data of the 3D content stored in the storage unit in accordance with the determined data reduction level. | 07-28-2011 |
20110187834 | RECORDING DEVICE AND RECORDING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A recording device includes an image acquiring section which acquires 3D image data, a filming condition acquiring section which acquires filming condition information indicating filming conditions during filming of the 3D image data, and a recording controlling section which causes a recording medium to record the 3D image data and the filming condition information by making the data and the information correspond to each other. | 08-04-2011 |
20110254919 | DATA STRUCTURE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: an acquisition mechanism acquiring image data of a 3D image including a left-eye image and a right-eye image, and superimposed-area information being information on a superimposed area included in the left-eye image and the right-eye image; and a disparity detection mechanism detecting an amount of disparity in an area excluding the superimposed area identified by the superimposed-area information of the left-eye image and the right-eye image. | 10-20-2011 |
20110254925 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit, a second acquiring unit, and a correction processor. The first acquiring unit acquires an intended viewing environment parameter, which is a parameter of an intended viewing environment, together with image data of a three-dimensional picture. The second acquiring unit acquires an actual viewing environment parameter, which is a parameter of an actual viewing environment for a user viewing the three-dimensional picture. The correction processor corrects the three-dimensional picture in accordance with a difference between the acquired intended viewing environment parameter and the acquired actual viewing environment parameter. | 10-20-2011 |
20110254926 | Data Structure, Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Program - A reproduction apparatus reproduces image data of a left eye image and a right eye image of a 3D content recorded in a recording medium. The recording medium stores information about black border widths according to each parallax amount in periphery of right and left image frames between the left eye image and the right eye image. A post processing unit generates and outputs a border-attached left eye image and a border-attached right eye image by inserting an image having the obtained black border width according to the parallax amount in the periphery of the right image frame and an image having the obtained black border width according to the parallax amount in the periphery of the left image frame into the left eye image and the right eye image. The present invention can be applied to an image processing apparatus for processing image data of 3D images. | 10-20-2011 |
20120044246 | Image Processing Device, Method, and Program - Systems and methods are disclosed for processing a stereoscopic image. In one embodiment, an apparatus has an image-reception unit receiving first and second images, an analyzer unit determining a value of at least one parameter of the images, and a comparison unit. The comparison unit may be configured to compare the at least one parameter value to a threshold and to generate a command for displaying the first and second images as a stereoscopic image, if the at least one parameter value meets the threshold. | 02-23-2012 |
20120098828 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a first display control unit that causes a display unit to display a first 3D image, a receiving unit that receives, from a user, a message indicating whether an amount of parallax of the first 3D image being displayed on the display unit is within an allowable range, a determining unit that determines an estimated allowable range on the basis of the message received by the receiving unit so that if the message indicates that the amount of parallax of the 3D image being displayed is not within the allowable range, the amount of parallax is not included in the estimated allowable range; and a second display control unit that causes the display unit to display a second 3D image on the basis of the estimated allowable range. | 04-26-2012 |
20120148147 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPARITY CONVERSION DEVICE, DISPARITY CONVERSION METHOD AND PROGRAM - Disparity in a stereoscopic image is converted, according to features of a configuration element of an image that influences depth perception of a stereoscopic image. A disparity detecting unit | 06-14-2012 |
20120176371 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPARITY CONVERSION DEVICE, DISPARITY CONVERSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - To reduce burden of a viewer at the time of performing stereoscopic display by a stereoscopic display device and to show a stereoscopic image in a natural and comfortable manner. | 07-12-2012 |
20120242655 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for adjusting display of a three-dimensional image is provided. The method includes receiving a viewing condition associated with an image being viewed by a user, determining, by a processor, a conversion characteristic based on the viewing condition, adjusting, by the processor, a display condition of the image based on the conversion characteristic. | 09-27-2012 |
20120308119 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A parallax detection unit generates a parallax map indicating a parallax of each pixel of an image formed by right and left images and generates a reliability map indicating reliability of the parallax. A depth information estimation unit generates a depth information map indicating the depth of a subject on the image based on the right and left images. A depth parallax conversion unit converts the depth information map into a pseudo-parallax map using a conversion equation used to convert depth information to parallax information. A parallax synthesis unit synthesizes the parallax map and the pseudo-parallax map to generate a corrected parallax map based on the reliability map. The present technology is applicable to an image processing apparatus. | 12-06-2012 |
20120314933 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an attention region estimation unit that estimates an attention region which is estimated as a user paying attention thereto on a stereoscopic image, a parallax detection unit that detects a parallax of the stereoscopic image and generates a parallax map indicating a parallax of each region of the stereoscopic image, a setting unit that sets conversion characteristics for correcting a parallax of the stereoscopic image based on the attention region and the parallax map, and a parallax conversion unit that corrects the parallax map based on the conversion characteristics. | 12-13-2012 |
20130038606 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including a left eye image input unit configured to input a left eye image (L image) which is a left eye image signal applied to three-dimensional image display, a right eye image input unit configured to input a right eye image (R image) which is a right eye image signal applied to three-dimensional image display, a parallax information generating unit configured to generate parallax information from the left eye image (L image) and the right eye image (R image), and a virtual view point image generating unit configured to receive the left eye image (L image), the right eye image (R image), and the parallax information, and generate virtual view point images including a view point image other than view points of the received LR images. | 02-14-2013 |
20130038703 | DATA STRUCTURE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to data structures, image processing apparatuses, image processing methods, and programs for enabling appropriate processing of video data of 3D content. | 02-14-2013 |
20130272601 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Program - An image processing apparatus includes a viewing situation analyzing unit configured to obtain information representing a user's viewing situation of 3D content stored in a certain storage unit, and, based on a preset saving reference in accordance with a viewing situation of 3D content, determine a data reduction level of content data of the 3D content stored in the storage unit; and a data conversion unit configured to perform data compression of the content data of the 3D content stored in the storage unit in accordance with the determined data reduction level. | 10-17-2013 |