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20080242412 | Operating apparatus for game machine - An operating apparatus for game machine includes a depressing member, and a main body of the depressing member is provided with three engaging protrusions and two depressing protrusions that downwardly protrude. For example, the two depressing protrusions are provided between the three engaging protrusions. In response to a beating operation by a player, the right side of the depressing member is depressed, and then, an engaging portion of the engaging protrusion at the left side is engaged with a rear surface of an upper surface panel. Accordingly, the depressing member is sure to be depressed at the right side without being upwardly actuated, and a rubber switch depressed by the depressing protrusion is brought into contact with a board. At this time, a contact provided on the board and a contact provided on the rubber switch are brought into contact with each other, and an operation signal according to the beating operation is output to the game machine. | 10-02-2008 |
20110172015 | VIDEO GAME SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS MODULAR HANDHELD CONTROLLER - A home entertainment system for video games and other applications includes a main unit and handheld controllers. The handheld controllers sense their own motion by detecting illumination emitted by emitters positioned at either side of a display. The controllers can be plugged into expansion units that customize the overall control interface for particular applications including but not limited to legacy video games. | 07-14-2011 |
20130190091 | OPERATING APPARATUS FOR GAME MACHINE - An operating apparatus for game machine includes a depressing member, and a main body of the depressing member is provided with three engaging protrusions and two depressing protrusions that downwardly protrude. For example, the two depressing protrusions are provided between the three engaging protrusions. In response to a beating operation by a player, the right side of the depressing member is depressed, and then, an engaging portion of the engaging protrusion at the left side is engaged with a rear surface of an upper surface panel. Accordingly, the depressing member is sure to be depressed at the right side without being upwardly actuated, and a rubber switch depressed by the depressing protrusion is brought into contact with a board. At this time, a contact provided on the board and a contact provided on the rubber switch are brought into contact with each other, and an operation signal according to the beating operation is output to the game machine. | 07-25-2013 |
20130324045 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, GAME SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example system includes: a communication device including a first wireless communication part performing short-distance wireless communication; and an information processing apparatus including a second wireless communication part performing short-distance wireless communication, a processing part performing processing concerning input or output of information, a restriction part, in correspondence to the processing of one of the second wireless communication part and the processing part, restricting the processing of the other, and an information processing part performing information processing corresponding to a processing result of the second wireless communication part or the processing part whose processing is not restricted by the restriction part. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324262 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, GAME SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An example system includes: a communication device having a first wireless communication unit for sending and receiving data to and from an information processing apparatus through short-distance wireless communication; and an information processing apparatus having a second wireless communication unit for sending and receiving data to and from the communication device through short-distance wireless communication, a detector for detecting existence of the communication device in an effective communication area of the second wireless communication unit, an acceptance unit for accepting detection or non-detection by the detector as an input operation by a user, and an information processor for performing information processing in accordance with the input operation accepted by the acceptance unit. | 12-05-2013 |
20140160361 | CONTROLLER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - An object is to appropriately transmit operation data from a controller device to an information processing device. The controller device is capable of wirelessly communicating with the information processing device. The controller device includes a generating unit, a communication unit, and a display unit. The generating unit generates operation data based on an operation performed on the controller device. The communication unit receives one image's worth of image data from the information processing device with a first frequency, the image data generated in the information processing device through a process performed based on the operation data, and transmits the operation data to the information processing device with a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency. The display unit displays an image based on the image data. | 06-12-2014 |
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20090196540 | DYNAMIC FLUID PRESSURE BEARING, SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE DYNAMIC FLUID PRESSURE BEARING - A fluid dynamic pressure bearing includes a shaft arranged along a central axis, an annular member fixed to the shaft, a sleeve, a lubricant, and a lubricating film. A stepped surface is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the shaft. The annular member preferably includes a lower surface extending radially with respect to the central axis and arranged to make contact with the stepped surface in the inner edge portion of the lower surface. The sleeve preferably includes an upper surface axially opposed to the lower surface of the annular member. The lubricant is provided between the shaft and the sleeve and between the annular member and the sleeve. The lubricating film is provided on the lower surface of the annular member at least over a region lying radially outwardly of the inner edge portion of the lower surface. | 08-06-2009 |
20160053769 | DYNAMIC PRESSURE BEARING PUMP - A pump a shaft portion arranged to extend in a vertical direction; a rotor portion arranged to surround an outer circumference of the shaft portion, and including a magnet; and a housing joined to the shaft portion, and arranged to contain the rotor portion. The housing includes a stator arranged opposite to the magnet; a rotor accommodating portion arranged to accommodate the rotor portion; and an inlet and an outlet each of which is arranged to pass through a portion of the rotor accommodating portion. A surface of at least one of the rotor portion, the shaft portion, and the rotor accommodating portion includes at least one first dynamic pressure groove arranged to support rotation of the rotor portion. A surface of at least one of the rotor portion and the rotor accommodating portion includes at least one second dynamic pressure groove arranged to transfer a fluid from the inlet to the outlet. The rotor portion includes a through hole arranged to pass therethrough in an axial direction. | 02-25-2016 |
20160053770 | DYNAMIC PRESSURE BEARING PUMP - A pump a shaft portion arranged to extend in a vertical direction; a rotor portion arranged to surround an outer circumference of the shaft portion, and including a magnet; and a housing joined to the shaft portion, and arranged to contain the rotor portion. The housing includes a stator arranged opposite to the magnet; a rotor accommodating portion arranged to accommodate the rotor portion; and an inlet and an outlet each of which is arranged to pass through a portion of the rotor accommodating portion. A surface of at least one of the rotor portion, the shaft portion, and the rotor accommodating portion includes at least one first dynamic pressure groove arranged to support rotation of the rotor portion. A surface of at least one of the rotor portion and the rotor accommodating portion includes at least one second dynamic pressure groove arranged to transfer a fluid from the inlet to the outlet. | 02-25-2016 |
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20110038519 | MEDICAL X-RAY CT IMAGING APPARATUS, MEDICAL X-RAY CT IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MEDICAL X-RAY CT IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A medical X-ray CT imaging apparatus, a medical X-ray CT image display device, and a medical X-ray CT image display method which perform CT imaging of living organs symmetrically located with respect to a predetermined plane and display CT images thereof. This is a method of displaying a medical X-ray CT image, where a CT image obtained by X-ray CT imaging, using a cone beam (B), of a first living organ and a second living organ which are symmetrically located with respect to the predetermined plane. In the present invention, the CT image of the first living organ and that of the second living organ are displayed for comparison on one display screen of a display means. | 02-17-2011 |
20110044520 | MEDICAL X-RAY CT IMAGING APPARATUS - A medical X-ray CT imaging apparatus is capable of performing efficient CT imaging of living organs symmetrically located with respect to a predetermined plane. The medical X-ray CT imaging apparatus comprises an X-ray source ( | 02-24-2011 |
20130289548 | LASER IRRADIATION TIP, LASER IRRADIATION HANDPIECE, LASER TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND LASER IRRADIATION TIP END MEMBER - A laser irradiation tip has a main body and a tip end portion. The main body is connected with a handpiece and irradiating therapeutic laser with high absorbability in water. The tip end portion being connected with the main body. The main body of the laser irradiation tip has an optical fiber for guiding the therapeutic laser, a water flow path, and an air flow path in a parallel manner. The tip end portion of the laser irradiation tip has a connection portion with the main body, a water guide path communicated with the water flow path of the main body, an air guide path communicated with the air flow path of the main body, a fiber guide portion capable of inserting a tip side portion of the optical fiber, and a mixing chamber of water and air. | 10-31-2013 |
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20110304607 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Data of a coordinate input provided on a second image displayed on a display device is acquired, and input position data representing the coordinate input provided on the second image is generated. At least a first feature point is extracted from a first image, the first feature point being a feature point having a first feature on the first image; a predetermined superimposition image is superimposed on the first image, at a position on the first image based on the first feature point, the position corresponding to a position, represented by the input position data, on the second image based on a second feature point, the second feature point being a feature point having the first feature on the second image; and the first image on which the superimposition has been made is displayed on the display device. | 12-15-2011 |
20110304699 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - First, a stereoscopic vision reference distances is individually determined for each virtual object disposed in a virtual space, based on a depth position of each of the virtual objects. Next, each of the virtual objects is rendered and combined based on one pair of virtual cameras such that a relative position, with respect to the screen of a stereoscopic display device, of a virtual object, viewed by a user through a screen of the stereoscopic display device, matches a relative position of the virtual object with respect to a stereoscopic vision reference surface for the virtual object in the virtual space. | 12-15-2011 |
20110304701 | Computer-Readable Storage Medium, Image Display Apparatus, Image Display System, and Image Display Method - First, the interval between a left virtual camera and a right virtual camera is determined based on the relative position and the relative orientation of an outer imaging section (left) with respect to a marker, which are calculated from a result of marker recognition in the left real world image, and on the relative position and the relative orientation of an outer imaging section (right) with respect to the marker, which are calculated from a result of marker recognition in the right real world image. After the interval between the left virtual camera and the right virtual camera is determined, the positions and the orientations of the left virtual camera and the right virtual camera are determined based on the determined interval such that the relationship between the position and the orientation of the left virtual camera, and the position and the orientation of the right virtual camera is ideal. | 12-15-2011 |
20110304702 | Computer-Readable Storage Medium, Image Display Apparatus, Image Display System, and Image Display Method - First, the interval between a left virtual camera and a right virtual camera is determined based on the relative position and the relative orientation of an outer imaging section (left) with respect to a marker, which are calculated from a result of marker recognition in the left real world image, and on the relative position and the relative orientation of an outer imaging section (right) with respect to the marker, which are calculated from a result of marker recognition in the right real world image. After the interval between the left virtual camera and the right virtual camera is determined, the positions and the orientations of the left virtual camera and the right virtual camera are determined based on the determined interval such that the relationship between the position and the orientation of the left virtual camera, and the position and the orientation of the right virtual camera is ideal. | 12-15-2011 |
20110304703 | Computer-Readable Storage Medium, Image Display Apparatus, Image Display System, and Image Display Method - First, the interval between a left virtual camera and a right virtual camera is determined based on the relative position and the relative orientation of an outer imaging section (left) with respect to a marker, which are calculated from a result of marker recognition in the left real world image, and on the relative position and the relative orientation of an outer imaging section (right) with respect to the marker, which are calculated from a result of marker recognition in the right real world image. After the interval between the left virtual camera and the right virtual camera is determined, the positions and the orientations of the left virtual camera and the right virtual camera are determined based on the determined interval such that the relationship between the position and the orientation of the left virtual camera, and the position and the orientation of the right virtual camera is ideal. | 12-15-2011 |
20120071242 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, HANDHELD TERMINAL APPARATUS, SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A game apparatus automatically receives piece information from another game apparatus by short-range wireless communication. The game apparatus obtains step count data based on an amount of movement of the game apparatus (i.e., a step count of a user of the game apparatus). The game apparatus uses piece information obtained by the short-range wireless communication, thereby performing a predetermined process of an application (i.e., a process of incorporating a piece image into a collection image), or uses step count data (i.e., an owned coin count resulting from conversion of the step count data) instead of piece information obtained by the short-range wireless communication, thereby performing the predetermined process of the application (i.e., the process of incorporating a piece image into a collection image). | 03-22-2012 |
20120075430 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A marker present in a real space is detected from each of a real image for a left eye and a real image for a right eye. The position and the orientation of each of imaging sections relative to the marker are calculated. A left virtual camera and a right virtual camera are set in accordance with the positions and the orientations of the imaging sections. A virtual model having a planar shape is placed in a marker coordinate system, and areas in the real image for a left eye and the real image for a right eye that correspond to the virtual model are set as a left texture area and a right texture area, respectively. Each of images included in a left texture area and a right texture area is applied, as a texture, to a deformation object into which the virtual model is deformed. | 03-29-2012 |
20120164945 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Another information processing apparatus in a communicable range of a short-distance wireless communication is repeatedly searched for, and wireless communication is automatically established therewith, first data is automatically transmitted to the other information processing apparatus with which the wireless communication has been established, and first data transmitted from the other information processing apparatus is automatically received by means of the short-distance wireless communication. Further, transmission of second data is permitted which is different from first data to the other information processing apparatus with which the transmission/reception of the first data has been performed before. | 06-28-2012 |
20120164946 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Another information processing apparatus in a communicable range of a short-distance wireless communication is repeatedly searched for, wireless communication is automatically established therewith, data is automatically transmitted to the other information processing apparatus with which the wireless communication has been established, and data transmitted from the other information processing apparatus is automatically received. Then, based on an operation by a user, evaluation data is generated which indicates an evaluation by the user with respect to the data content indicated by the received data. Further, the transmission source of the data which has become a target of the evaluation indicated by the evaluation data is specified and the generated evaluation data is transmitted to the transmission source. | 06-28-2012 |
20130219132 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus | 08-22-2013 |
20130266920 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A new information processing device for presenting information and allowing a user to input sound in relation to the presented information is provided. An information processing device | 10-10-2013 |
20130312013 | NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM CAPABLE OF ENHANCING ZEST OF APPLICATION PROGRAM PERFORMING EVENT PROCESSING, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An exemplary embodiment provides a non-transitory storage medium encoded with a computer readable information processing program and executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The information processing program causes the computer to function as a data storage unit for storing for each user, data for application that can be made use of in a prescribed application program executable by a plurality of users, a data communication unit for transmitting and receiving the data for application stored in the data storage unit to and from another unspecified information processing apparatus present within a prescribed range, and an event processing unit for performing event processing based on at least one of the data for application received by the data communication unit and the data for application of another user stored in the data storage unit when one of the plurality of users executes the prescribed application program. | 11-21-2013 |
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20100288650 | METHOD FOR MEASURING SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION - This invention provides a substrate concentration measuring method for measuring a concentration of a substrate included in a specimen based on an output for measurement from an enzyme electrode when the enzyme electrode and the substrate are reacted with each other, the substrate concentration is calculated using an output for correction from the enzyme electrode obtained when a reference solution whose substrate concentration is known and the enzyme electrode are reacted with each other before or after the enzyme electrode and the substrate are reacted with each other. For example, the output for correction is measured by each specimen. In this method, the substrate concentration may be calculated using the output for correction for the specimen to be measured and an output for correction corresponding to the at least one other specimen and measured prior to the output for correction. | 11-18-2010 |
20100299072 | SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT METHOD AND SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - This invention is a method for a substrate concentration measurement method including measuring a concentration of a substrate in a blood specimen containing hemoglobin. In the method, the substrate concentration is calculated by using a measurement value correlating with a substrate concentration influenced by hemoglobin, and a hemoglobin concentration or a value correlating with the hemoglobin concentration. A substrate concentration is calculated by correcting the measurement value Re correlating with the substrate concentration based on the following Formulae 1 and 2: [Formula 1] Corrected value=100×Re/V (%), wherein V (%) represents a value with respect to plasma (a ratio of a measurement value influenced by hemoglobin with respect to a measurement value obtained by measuring plasma), and Re represents the measurement value correlating with the substrate concentration influenced by hemoglobin; [Formula 2] Value with respect to plasma V (%)=(Vmax×Re)/(Km+Re)+B, wherein Vmax represents a value obtained by subtracting an intercept (B) from the value (V) with respect to plasma which is maintained constant even when the measurement value influenced by hemoglobin increases, Km represents a value of Re at which the value V (%) with respect to plasma becomes Vmax/2, and B represents a value (constant) of V (%) with respect to plasma when Re is 0. | 11-25-2010 |
20160044798 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RESIN MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE - A method of manufacturing a resin multilayer substrate is provided in which a component ( | 02-11-2016 |
20160050766 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN MULTILAYER BOARD - A method for manufacturing a resin multilayer board formed from a thermoplastic resin, which method allows for improvement in accuracy of the position of a component relative to the resin multilayer board, is provided. A method for manufacturing a resin multilayer board includes: a step of bonding a component to a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a surface thereof; a step of opposing a thermoplastic resin sheet to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and fixing the component bonded to the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and the thermoplastic resin sheet to each other by heating; a step of peeling the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet from the component fixed to the thermoplastic resin sheet; and stacking and thermally welding a plurality of thermoplastic resin sheets including the thermoplastic resin sheet to which the component has been transferred. | 02-18-2016 |