Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130017004 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING FIXING DEVICE THAT RESPONDS TO REQUEST WHEN USING DECOLORABLE INK - An image forming apparatus includes: a first image forming unit which forms a first image on a first recording medium with a first material which is not thermally decolorized; a second image forming unit which forms a second image on a second recording medium with a second material which is thermally decolorized; a fixing unit which is on a common carrying path shared by the first recording medium and the second recording medium and fixes the first image to the first recording medium; and a control unit which controls the fixing unit so that the temperature of the second recording medium passing through the fixing unit becomes lower than a decolorizing temperature of the second material. | 01-17-2013 |
20130023211 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION STATE OUTPUT METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a communication module, an electrical field strength detector, a state detector, an output module, and an output controller. The communication module transmits and receives a radio signal. The electrical field strength detector detects electrical field strength of the radio signal transmitted and received by the communication module. The state detector detects a first state where the electrical field strength detected by the electrical field strength detector increases with the lapse of time and a second state where the electrical field strength detected by the electrical field strength detector decreases with the lapse of time. The output controller controls output from the output module based on the first state and the second state. | 01-24-2013 |
20130033264 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND SCANNING-CONDITION SETTING METHOD - According to a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) apparatus, a scanning-parameter limit calculating unit creates examination information that represents scanning conditions for collection of magnetic resonance signal data based on scanning parameters set by an operator; a scanning-condition edit/scan positioning unit creates a time chart that indicates the type and a sequential execution order of an event to be executed when collecting magnetic resonance signal data based on the examination information created by the scanning-parameter limit calculating unit, and causes a time-chart display unit to display the created time chart. | 02-07-2013 |
20130038328 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND GRADIENT COIL COOLING CONTROL METHOD - A feedforward control unit predicts the maximum value of the temperature of a gradient coil based on a power duty and a scan time of a pulse sequence, and a present temperature of the gradient coil. When the maximum value exceeds a predetermined upper limit, the feedforward control unit then instructs a temperature adjusting unit to start a water circulation in a chiller at the start of a prescan, and the temperature adjusting unit starts the water circulation based on the instruction. | 02-14-2013 |
20130038801 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus includes an interface module, a first wireless communication module, a second wireless communication module, and a power controller. The interface module configured to exchange content data and device control data with a first device. The first wireless communication module configured to wirelessly exchange the content data with a second device with consuming first power. The second wireless communication module configured to wirelessly exchange the device control data with the second device with consuming second power which is lower than the first power. The power controller configured to turn off power of the first wireless communication module when the first device does not exchange the content data. | 02-14-2013 |
20130042492 | WASHING MACHINE AND DRYING MACHINE - A washing machine includes an outer casing, a tub mounted in the outer casing, a rotating tub rotatably mounted in the tub and a vibration damping device located in the outer casing for damping vibration of the tub using a cylinder enclosing an operating fluid. The operating fluid includes a functional fluid. The washing machine further includes a control unit which is configured to control a viscosity of the functional fluid. The control unit is configured to change the viscosity of the functional fluid according to rotation of the rotating tub in a dehydration step to vary a damping force of the vibration damping device. | 02-21-2013 |
20130044266 | TELEVISION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a housing and a cover. The housing is provided with an opening for opening a housing portion to house an electronic component. The cover is attached to the housing. The cover is configured to cover the opening, and includes a honeycomb-like rib on the rear face. | 02-21-2013 |
20130045020 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING FIXING DEVICE THAT RESPONDS TO REQUEST WHEN USING DECOLORABLE INK - An image forming apparatus includes: a first image forming unit which forms a first image on a first recording medium with a first material that is not thermally decolorizable; a second image forming unit which forms a second image on a second recording medium with a second material that is thermally decolorizable; a fixing device which is on a common carrying path shared by the first recording medium and the second recording medium and fixes the first image to the first recording medium; and a controller which controls the fixing device so that a temperature of the fixing device is lower than a decolorizing temperature of the second material when the second recording medium reaches the fixing device. | 02-21-2013 |
20130050030 | COUPLER APPARATUS AND COUPLING ELEMENT - In one embodiment, a coupling element configured to satisfy the following conditions. The element has a tabular shape having first to fourth open ends. Lengths of current paths from a reference point to the first to fourth ends is an integral multiple of ¼ of a wavelength of a central frequency. Two paths in the four paths are partially parallel to a first direction and opposite to each other. Two paths in the four paths are partially parallel to a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and opposite to each other. The first and second ends are provided at symmetrical positions, and the third and fourth ends are provided at symmetrical positions with a first straight line. The first and third ends are provided at symmetrical positions, and the second and fourth ends are provided at symmetrical positions with a second straight line orthogonal to the first straight line. | 02-28-2013 |
20130050920 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a mounting portion, and a hinge. The mounting portion is provided in the first housing. The mounting portion includes a mounting surface, a first pin protruding from the mounting surface, and a receiver including an insertion groove. The hinge is attached to the second housing and includes a fixing portion. The fixing portion includes a main portion mounted on the mounting surface, an elongated hole provided in the main portion and configured to engage with the first pin, and an inserting portion configured to be inserted into the insertion groove and supported by the receiver from a side opposite to the mounting surface. | 02-28-2013 |
20130057283 | TOP PLATE FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, FRAME FOR TOP PLATE SET OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a top plate for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a placing plate and a supporting part. The placing plate is configured to place an object. The supporting part is provided to the placing plate at a position higher than a position of the placing plate. Further, a frame for a top plate set of a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first supporting part and a second supporting part. The first supporting part is configured to support a top plate at a first supporting position. The second supporting part is configured to support the top plate at a second supporting position higher than the first supporting position. Further, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes the top plate, a bed and an imaging unit. | 03-07-2013 |
20130058025 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display, a circuit substrate, connector terminals, a first cover, a second cover, and a fastening member. The circuit substrate includes a first side and a second side adjacent to the first side, and overlaps a second face of the display. The connector terminals are disposed at a vicinity of each of the first side and the second side. The first cover includes a first opening exposing the connector terminals therethrough, and covers the second face. The second cover includes a linking portion and a noncircular through hole, and covers the first opening across the first side and the second side. The linking portion is positioned in between the first side and the second side. The fastening member is inserted through the through hole so as to fix the second cover, the circuit substrate, and the display. | 03-07-2013 |
20130058109 | Lighting Apparatus and Light-Emitting Element Substrate Having Stress Absorbing Means - A substrate having a plurality of light-emitting elements mounted thereon is described. The substrate may be mounted in a lighting apparatus. In some examples, the substrate may include a surface on which a plurality of light-emitting elements are mounted and stress absorbing elements arranged on imaginary straight lines connecting portions for mounting the substrate with each other. | 03-07-2013 |
20130059186 | Electronic Apparatus and Battery Pack - An electronic apparatus comprises a battery pack that comprising a first battery cell and a second battery cell that are arranged in a first direction and store energy for enabling operation of electronic components; and a battery holder that houses the battery pack. The battery holder comprises a projecting part in a first face that configures the battery holder and covers the battery pack while the battery pack is provided with a slit that is fitted with the projecting part in a second face that is opposed to the first face. Furthermore, the first direction intersects a boundary direction extending between the first battery cell and the second battery cell, and the slit is formed to extend along the first direction in the second face. | 03-07-2013 |
20130063890 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a side wall, an interface component, a partition wall, and a protrusion. The side wall is formed on one of the bottom wall and the top wall of a housing to spatially separate the inside of the housing from the outside. The side wall includes a through opening. The interface component faces the through opening in the housing. The partition wall is formed on the one of the bottom wall and the top wall and coupled perpendicularly to the side wall. The partition wall spatially separates the inside of the housing and a component retainer formed as a cutout or a recess of the housing. The protrusion is formed on the one of the bottom wall and the top wall to be spaced apart from the partition wall. The interface component is held between the partition wall and the protrusion. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067214 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - There is provided a communication device in which a network access authenticating unit executes a network access authentication process with an authentication server to establish a connection to a network, the authentication process including generation of information shared with the authentication server, a communication unit receives an authentication result message from the authentication server when succeeding in the network access authentication process, the authentication result message containing an authentication result indicating success in the network access authentication process and an encrypted network key; a key transport key generating unit generates a key transport key by use of the information generated in the network access authentication process; and a network key acquiring unit acquires a network key by decrypting the encrypted network key contained in the authentication result message with the key transport key, the communication unit encrypts data with the network key and transmits encrypted data to the network. | 03-14-2013 |
20130067350 | USER TERMINAL AND METHOD OF MANAGING APPLICATION OF THE TERMINAL - According to one embodiment, a data transceiver accepts a new application file, and a setting information processor transfers and copies setting information described in a setting information area of an existent application file, to a corresponding setting information area of the new application file. | 03-14-2013 |
20130070457 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, the illuminating device of the embodiment has a base part and multiple light emitting elements; the illuminating device includes a supporting part, which is arranged on one end of the base part, and which at least partially encloses an internal space. The supporting part also has an outer surface exposed to the ambient atmosphere. The multiple light emitting elements are disposed on the inner surface side of the supporting part so that at least light emitting surfaces of the light emitting elements are in contact with the supporting part. | 03-21-2013 |
20130076934 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a unit cell forming region in a pixel array of a semiconductor substrate, a pixel which is provided in the unit cell forming region and generates a signal charge based on a light signal, and an amplification transistor which is provided in the unit cell forming region and amplifies a potential associated with the signal charge transferred from the pixel to a floating diffusion. The amplification transistor includes a gate electrode having one or more first embedded portions embedded in one or more trenches in the semiconductor substrate through a first gate insulating film. | 03-28-2013 |
20130076991 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND AUDIO OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD OF AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a display, a speaker, a connector, a multi-display module, an audio driver, and an audio-output controller. The connector is configured to output a video signal and an audio signal. The multi-display module is configured to control an outputting of the video signal in order to display a part of an image on the display and another part of the image at an external apparatus connected to the connector. The audio driver is configured to control an outputting of the audio signal at the speaker and the connector. The audio-output controller is configured to control the audio driver to output the audio signal to the speaker or the connector in accordance with the state of displaying the image at the display or the external apparatus, if the multi-display module displays the parts of the image on the display and the external apparatus. | 03-28-2013 |
20130077983 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus of an embodiment includes a sensor, a reversing section, an image forming section, and a controller. The sensor reads a sheet side on which an image is to be formed before formation of the image. The reversing section reverses sides of the sheet being conveyed. The image forming section forms the image and a predetermined mark on the same side of the sheet. The controller acquires image data read by the sensor. If the image data contains the mark, the controller causes the reversing section to reverse the sides of the sheet and also causes the image forming section to form the image on a side that becomes a side targeted for printing after the reversion. | 03-28-2013 |
20130078436 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAMINATE - According to one embodiment, the transparent electrode laminate includes a transparent substrate and an electrode layer which is formed on the transparent substrate and includes a three-dimensional network of metal nanowires. The electrode layer includes a first conductive region and a second conductive region adjacent to the first conductive region. Surfaces of the metal nanowires in the first conductive region are reacted to form reaction products. Surfaces of the metal nanowires in the second conductive region are unreacted. The second region has conductivity higher than that of the first conductive region and an optical transparency. | 03-28-2013 |
20130078449 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE LAMINATE - According to one embodiment, the transparent electrode laminate includes a transparent substrate and an optically transparent electrode layer formed on the transparent substrate. The electrode layer includes a three-dimensional network of metal nanowires with a diameter of 20 to 200 nm. Each metal nanowire has a reaction inorganic product of a metal constituting the metal nanowire on a part of a surface thereof. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080465 | STORAGE DEVICE HAVING FULL-TEXT SEARCH FUNCTION - According to one embodiment, a storage device includes an interface, a first and second memory blocks and a controller. The interface receives a content search request. The first memory block stores files and inverted files corresponding to contents included in the files. The second memory block stores a file search table. The controller creates the inverted file for each content included in the files and stores IDs of the files including the content in the inverted file. The controller obtains, by search of the content, a corresponding inverted file from the inverted files stored in the first memory block and stores, in the file search table, the IDs of the files included in the obtained inverted file. The controller outputs the IDs of the files stored in the file search table from the interface as a search result for the content search request. | 03-28-2013 |
20130081433 | DAMPER, WASHING MACHINE AND WASHING/DRYING MACHINE - A damper which uses a magnetic viscous fluid, includes a cylinder, a bobbin which is housed in the cylinder and on which a coil generating a magnetic field is wound, a yoke which is housed in the cylinder and provided on an end of the bobbin, and a shaft which is inserted into the cylinder so as to extend through the bobbin and the yoke and so as to be axially reciprocable relative to the bobbin and the yoke. The magnetic viscous fluid fills a space defined between the bobbin and the yoke in the cylinder. The coil, the bobbin and the yoke are fixed together by a resin. | 04-04-2013 |
20130082724 | PV PANEL DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM - A PV panel diagnosis technology is provided which can surely find a deteriorated panel in a solar power generation system. A PV panel diagnosis device includes an adjusting unit that adjusts an impedance for a PV panel circuit connected with a plurality of PV panels, a measured-value storing unit that stores, as a measured value, a voltage or a current measured through the PV panel circuit in accordance with a change in the impedance, a change-amount determining unit that determines a change amount of the voltage or the current based on the measured value in accordance with the change in the impedance, and a specifying unit that specifies a deteriorated PV panel based on a comparison result of the change amount with a predetermined threshold. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083256 | TELEVISION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a housing, a vibration module attached to the housing, a supporting portion which is secured to the housing and supports the vibration module for vibration, and an oscillation unit which causes the vibration module to vibrate. In addition, the television apparatus includes a plurality of first projections protruding from one of the vibration module and the housing toward the other, a sheet spanning between respective distal end portions of the first projections, and a plurality of second projections provided on the other of the vibration module and the housing and abutting the sheet at positions between the first projections. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083762 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A wireless communication apparatus which can simultaneously conduct communication on at least two frequency channels is described. The apparatus includes a communication unit which refers to a connection management table to determine a communication system which can be used by a wireless communication terminal using an identifier of the wireless communication terminal, and conducts communication with the wireless communication terminal on a second frequency channel using the communication system, when a request from the wireless communication terminal to change the first frequency channel to the second frequency channel is permitted. | 04-04-2013 |
20130088173 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - In a power supply device according to one embodiment, a reference signal Vref | 04-11-2013 |
20130095656 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a switch element provided in a surface area of a semiconductor substrate, a contact plug with an upper surface and a lower surface, and a function element provided on the upper surface of the contact plug. The lower surface of the contact plug is connected to the switch element. The upper surface of the contact plug has a maximum roughness of 0.2 nm or less. | 04-18-2013 |
20130100596 | TELEVISION APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SLIDE SUPPORT MECHANISM - According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a panel unit, a support base, and a plurality of slide support mechanisms. The panel unit includes a front panel arranged in front of a display panel. The support base supports the display panel. The slide support mechanisms are attached to the support base to slidably support the panel unit. The slide support mechanisms includes an elastic bush and a combined member. A through portion is formed in the elastic bush. The elastic bush has a circumference portion attached to one of the support base and the panel unit. The combined member is combined with the other of the panel unit and the support base via a combining portion passing through the through portion, and holds the elastic bush with the other of the panel unit and the support base. | 04-25-2013 |
20130101305 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND FIXING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit which forms a toner image on a surface of a medium, a fixing device which includes a heating member that heats the surface of the medium and a pressing member that comes in press-contact with the heating member through the medium to heat the back side of the medium, and a control unit which controls the temperature of a surface of the heating member on the side in contact with the medium to a temperature lower than the temperature of a surface of the pressing member on the side in contact with the medium. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103721 | EXI DECODER AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided with an EXI decoder, including: a grammar store storing a first set of type grammars and a second set of type grammars, the first set of type grammars being type grammars generated according to an EXI specification from a basic schema of an XML and the second set of type grammars being type grammars that, among a set of type grammars generated according to the EXI specification from an extension schema of XML, type grammars common to the first set of type grammars are excluded; a stream input unit to receive an EXI stream; and a parser unit decoding the EXI stream, when the EXI stream is compatible with the basic schema, based on the first set of type grammars, and, when the EXI stream is compatible with the extension schema, based on the second set of type grammars and the common type grammars. | 04-25-2013 |
20130104033 | DESCRIPTION METHOD, EXI DECODER AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A description method of an extension schema and an XML (Extensible Markup Language) document corresponding to the extension schema, for encoding or decoding compatible with both a basic schema and the extension schema based on an EXI (Efficient XML Interchange), the basic schema defining at least one data type, wherein the extension schema includes description to import the basic schema and description to define an extended data type which is a data type derived from one of the at least one data type and the XML document corresponding to the extension schema includes description to designate the extended data type with use of an attribute for type extension defined by an XML schema instance specification. | 04-25-2013 |
20130119251 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM INSPECTION - A charged particle beam inspection apparatus comprises: an electron gun for irradiating an electron beam onto a sample; a detector for detecting a signal obtained from the sample; an image processor for forming an image from the signal obtained from the detector, and an energy controller for controlling the beam energy of the electron beam to be irradiated onto the sample. An identical charged particle beam inspection apparatus carries out a plurality of types of inspections. An inspection apparatus of a projection type may be applied thereto. A pattern defect inspection, a foreign material inspection, and an inspection for a defect in a multilayer are carried out. Beam energies E | 05-16-2013 |
20130120877 | HEAD IC AND MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS HAVING MICROWAVE ASSISTANCE FUNCTION - According to one embodiment, it is determined whether a STOAR element which performs microwave assistance for a magnetic disk apparatus is made to oscillate properly. When the STOAR element is oscillating when a current bias is applied, the resistance of the element increases. Therefore, in a head IC which outputs the current bias, a voltage applied to the STOAR element is sensed, and it is possible to determine that the STOAR element is oscillating when the voltage is increased to a threshold or more. Conversely, it is possible to determine that the STOAR element is not oscillating when the voltage is less than the threshold. In addition, it is possible to determine that oscillation has diminished, when the resistance decreases after the voltage reaches the threshold or more. Therefore, it is possible to make the STOAR element oscillate normally again, by boosting the STOAR element by a current. | 05-16-2013 |
20130121081 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory unit and a control unit. The memory unit includes a multilayer structure including electrode films and inter-electrode insulating films alternately stacked in a first direction; a semiconductor pillar piercing the multilayer structure in the first direction; a memory layer provided between the semiconductor pillar and the electrode films; an inner insulating film provided between the memory layer and the semiconductor pillar; an outer insulating film provided between the memory layer and the electrode films; and a wiring electrically connected to the first semiconductor pillar. In an erasing operation, the control unit sets the first wiring at a first potential and sets the electrode film at a second potential lower than the first potential, and then sets the first wiring at a third potential and sets the electrode film at a fourth potential higher than the third potential. | 05-16-2013 |
20130122626 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, in a nitride semiconductor light emitting device, a first clad layer includes an n-type nitride semiconductor. An active layer is formed on the first clad layer, and includes an In-containing nitride semiconductor. A GaN layer is formed on the active layer. A first AlGaN layer is formed on the GaN layer, and has a first Al composition ratio. A p-type second AlGaN layer is formed on the first AlGaN layer, has a second Al composition ratio higher than the first Al composition ratio, and contains a larger amount of Mg than the GaN layer and the first AlGaN layer. A second clad layer is formed on the second AlGaN layer, and includes a p-type nitride semiconductor. | 05-16-2013 |
20130122721 | ULTRAVIOLET-CURING RESIN MATERIAL FOR PATTERN TRANSFER AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an ultraviolet-curing resin material for pattern transfer contains at least one of 2-methyl-2-adamantyl acrylate, 2-ethyl-2-adamantyl acrylate, and 1,3-adamantanedimethanol diacrylate, isobornyl acrylate, polyfunctional acrylate, and a polymerization initiator, or contains at least one of the acrylates described above, a polymerization initiator, and fluorine-based alcohol. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124210 | INFORMATION TERMINAL, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - According to an information terminal connectable to a target apparatus, including a determining unit and a control unit wherein the determining unit determines whether the information terminal is held by a user or not, the control unit perform to output, when changed from a status of being held to a status of not being held, a control signal to instruct accepting an operation given from the user to the target apparatus, and the control unit performs, when changed from the status of not being held to the status of being held, at least either one of displaying a remote controller to operate the target device on a display screen of the information terminal or acquiring information on a status of the target apparatus from the target apparatus to display the information on the display screen. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124884 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing system has a power supply section which detects a predetermined potential applied to a USB terminal and supplying the potential as a source potential, an information detection section which detects the predetermined information supplied to the USB terminal, and a processing section which executes, subsequent to the detection of the predetermined potential, the encoding process or the decoding process in accordance with at least the operating information supplied from the operation key arranged on the body and in accordance with the predetermined information supplied to the USB terminal after detection of the predetermined information. The recording and reproducing operation can be performed with the operating key on the body with power supplied only from the USB terminal. | 05-16-2013 |
20130126961 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A non-volatile semiconductor storage device has a plurality of memory strings to each of which a plurality of electrically rewritable memory cells are connected in series. Each of the memory strings includes first semiconductor layers each having a pair of columnar portions extending in a vertical direction with respect to a substrate and a coupling portion formed to couple the lower ends of the pair of columnar portions; a charge storage layer formed to surround the side surfaces of the columnar portions; and first conductive layers formed to surround the side surfaces of the columnar portions and the charge storage layer. The first conductive layers function as gate electrodes of the memory cells. | 05-23-2013 |
20130128124 | BIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION INTERFACE APPARATUS, TRANSMITTER APPARATUS, RECEIVER APPARATUS, SIGNAL TRANSFER METHOD, AND SIGNAL TRANSFER SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, interface apparatus including, first path configured to guide video and control signal from transmitting apparatus to receiving apparatus, wherein video and control signal are transferred according to first or second method, and wherein first method is different from second method, second path independent from first path, configured to guide clock signal from transmitting apparatus to receiving apparatus independently from first path, and third path, independent from first path and integrated with second path, configured to transfer first signal from transmitting apparatus to receiving apparatus or from receiving apparatus to transmitting apparatus. | 05-23-2013 |
20130128391 | MAGNETO-RESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A magneto-resistance effect element, including:
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20130128437 | COUPLER APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a coupler apparatus includes a coupling element and a ground plane. The coupling element comprises a conductive material and configured to be subjected to power feeding to a feeding point. The ground plane comprises a conductive material and faces the coupling element. The coupling element has one or more through holes along an alignment direction of the coupling element and the ground plane. | 05-23-2013 |
20130129319 | VIDEO DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video data processing apparatus which receives a data file includes a file receiving module, an analyzer, a default data storage module, a data restoration module, and a management module. The data file includes a header, in which a header key field, a header length field, and a header value field are arranged. The analyzer detects a character string, thereby detects a header key field of the data file received by the file receiving module, and reads out header metadata information from a following header value field. The data restoration module discards header data from a first position, in absence of the character string at the first position, and restores default data in the default data storage module instead of the discarded header data. The management module stores the header metadata information and the default data. | 05-23-2013 |
20130131877 | ELECTRIC POWER FACILITY CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEM - An electric power facility control and monitoring system includes: a rule storage having an identifier of a device, an operation status of the device, a numerical value indicating an importance level of the operation status of the device, and a control content for the device set as a rule relating to an event; a diagram storage storing a wiring diagram or layout diagram of the device for each circuit; an automatic selection unit retrieving from the diagram storage the wiring diagram or layout diagram of a section of a bay upon reception of notification of the occurred event, the wiring diagram or layout diagram including an identifier of a device included in a rule in the rule storage matching to a content of the event notification; and a display control unit outputting to a monitor the wiring diagram or layout diagram retrieved by the automatic selection unit. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132795 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND ERROR CORRECTION SYSTEM - A semiconductor storage device, a method of controlling the same, and an error correction system allow reduction in power consumption and circuit scale without detriment to error correction capability. An error correction code (ECC) circuit of a solid state drive (SSD) performs first error correction on read data using a first error correction code (Hamming code), and further performs second error correction on the result of the first error correction using a second error correction code (BHC code). | 05-23-2013 |
20130133825 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND POLYMER ALLOY BASE MATERIAL - According to one embodiment, a pattern formation method is provided, the pattern formation includes: laminating a self-assembled monolayer and a polymer film on a substrate; causing chemical bonding between the polymer film and the self-assembled monolayer by irradiation with an energy beam to form a polymer surface layer on the self-assembled monolayer; and forming on the polymer surface layer a polymer alloy having a pattern of phase-separated structures. | 05-30-2013 |
20130134225 | RFID ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an RFID antenna module includes an insulating substrate, a loop coil antenna and a magnetic part. The antenna is provided on the insulating substrate. The magnetic part is provided on the insulating substrate to be positioned behind the antenna. The insulating substrate is bent such that the antenna is directed in a plurality of directions. | 05-30-2013 |
20130134458 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A semiconductor light-emitting element includes, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, a first electrode connected to the first semiconductor layer, and a second electrode provided on the second semiconductor layer. A side of the second electrode facing to the second semiconductor layer is composed of at least any one of silver and silver alloy. The second electrode has a void having a width of emission wavelength or less of the light-emitting layer in a plane of the second electrode facing to the second semiconductor layer. | 05-30-2013 |
20130134976 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to embodiments includes an executing unit, an informing unit, a detecting unit, and a determining unit. The executing unit executes a pulse sequence to collect data of a subject at a constant cycle. The informing unit informs the subject of a timing of breathing in synchronization with the cycle at which the pulse sequence is executed. The detecting unit detects a breathing level or a respiratory cycle of the subject. The determining unit determines, when the pulse sequence is executed, whether to use the data collected by the pulse sequence for image reconstruction in accordance with the breathing level or the respiratory cycle of the subject. | 05-30-2013 |
20130135192 | GESTURE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, METHOD THEREOF AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A gesture recognition apparatus detects a locus of a fingertip position of a user from an acquired moving image; sets an effective range configured to set an effective range to detect a locus of the fingertip position of the user from the moving image flap action; determines whether or not the locus of the fingertip position is of the flap action when the locus of the fingertip position is included in the effective range; and recognizes a gesture of the user from the flap action when the locus of the fingertip position is of the flap action. | 05-30-2013 |
20130135939 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a memory cell array and a control circuit. The control circuit executes a first reading operation and a second reading operation. The first reading operation is an operation of reading a threshold voltage set in the selected memory cell by setting a voltage between a control gate electrode and source of the selected memory cell to a first value. The second reading operation is an operation of reading a threshold voltage set in the selected memory cell by setting a voltage between the control gate electrode and source of the selected memory cell to a second value lower than the first value. When executing the second reading operation, the control circuit keeps a voltage of the control gate electrode of the selected memory cell to 0 or a positive value. | 05-30-2013 |
20130136341 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATION SUPPORT METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a 3D model generator, a capture position estimation module and a notification controller. The 3D model generator generates 3D model data of a 3D model by using images in which a target object of the 3D model is captured. The capture position estimation module estimates a capture position of a last captured image of the images. The notification controller notifies a user of a position at which the object is to be next captured, based on the generated 3D model data and the estimated capture position. The 3D model generator updates the 3D model data by further using a newly captured image of the object. | 05-30-2013 |
20130139074 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DRAG CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first touch-screen display, a second touch-screen display, a first movement control module and a second movement control module. The first movement control module selects an object on the first touch-screen display in accordance with a touch position on the first touch-screen display, and moves a position of the selected object in accordance with a movement of the touch position on the first touch-screen display. The second movement control module moves the position of the selected object from the first touch-screen display to the second touch-screen display in order to display the selected object on the second touch-screen display when the selected object is moved to an end part on the first touch-screen display. The end part on the first touch-screen display is opposed to a boundary between the first touch-screen display and the second touch-screen display. | 05-30-2013 |
20130140644 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device involves process for forming gate insulating films of different thickness on a semiconductor substrate, depositing films that constitute a gate electrode, removing the gate insulating films having different thickness formed on an impurity diffusion region surface of a transistor including the gate electrode, and doping impurities into a portion where the gate insulating film is removed. | 06-06-2013 |
20130141094 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment includes a first imaging unit, an identifying unit, and a second imaging execution unit. The first imaging execution unit acquires, after applying a labeling RF pulse to blood flowing into the myocardium of a subject, multiple non-contrast MR data for which the time intervals between labeling and acquiring data are different by performing sequential imaging of an imaging area including the myocardium in each segment of a k-space for a given time interval. The identifying unit identifies a time interval taken by the labeled blood to reach a given position in the imaging area. The second imaging execution unit sets the identified time interval and, after applying a labeling RF pulse to the blood flowing into the myocardium of the subject, acquires non-contrast MR data by imaging the imaging area including the myocardium. | 06-06-2013 |
20130141708 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF EUV MASK, AND EUV MASK - According to the substrate processing method in the embodiments, as a mask substrate used for forming an EUV mask, a mask substrate in which a first film having a first hydrophilicity is formed on one main surface and a resist is applied to another main surface is exposed from a side of the resist. Then, a hydrophilic treatment is performed on a surface of the first film to make the surface of the first film have a second hydrophilicity larger than the first hydrophilicity. Then, a development treatment of the resist is performed with respect to the mask substrate in which the hydrophilic treatment is performed on the surface of the first film to have the second hydrophilicity. | 06-06-2013 |
20130141849 | TELEVSION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface includes a protrusion. The second surface includes a first recess opposite the protrusion and a second recess adjacent to the first recess. The second recess has substantially the same shape as the first recess. | 06-06-2013 |
20130142414 | LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE AND SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a light detection device including a first detecting portion to detect fluorescence from a first detection position on a conveyor path along which a sheet is conveyed, a second detecting portion to detect afterglow from a second detection position on the conveyor path along which the sheet is conveyed, a lighting portion to apply excitation light over a range including the first detection position and not including the second detection position, a first reference member which includes fluorescent material that emits fluorescence by being excited by the lighting portion and which emits reference light toward the first detecting portion, a second reference member to emit reference light toward the second detecting portion when the sheet is present at the second detection position, the reference light not influencing a result of detection by the second detecting portion, and a correction controller to correct a result of detection by the first detecting portion based on the reference light detected by the first detecting portion and to correct a result of detection by the second detecting portion based on the reference light detected by the second detecting portion. | 06-06-2013 |
20130145444 | ELECTRONIC RECEIPT SYSTEM, TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING ELECTRONIC RECEIPT - An electronic receipt system includes a terminal device, a first memory unit which a first user has, and a second memory unit which a second user who is a trading partner of the first user has. The terminal device includes biometric authentication obtaining means to obtain biometric authentication information of the first user and biometric authentication information of the second user; electronic tally generating means to generate electronic tallies based on the biometric authentication information of the both users; electronic receipt generating means to generate electronic receipts including transaction information of the first user and the second user, the electronic receipts including a first electronic receipt having one of the electronic tallies and a second electronic receipt having another of the relevant electronic tallies; means to store the first electronic receipt in the first memory unit; and means to make the second electronic receipt to be stored in the second memory unit. | 06-06-2013 |
20130146142 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND SOLAR CELL - An aspect of one embodiment, there is provided a photoelectric conversion element, including a first electrode having optical transparency, the first electrode including a first compound comprising at least one selected from (Zn | 06-13-2013 |
20130146884 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method can include depositing a first amorphous film having a first impurity, depositing a third amorphous lower-layer film on the first amorphous film, forming microcrystals on the third amorphous lower-layer film, depositing a third amorphous upper-layer film on the third amorphous lower-layer film to cover the microcrystals, depositing a second amorphous film having a second impurity on the third amorphous upper-layer film, and radiating microwaves to crystallize the third amorphous lower-layer film and the third amorphous upper-layer film to form a third crystal layer, and crystallize the first amorphous film and the second amorphous film to form a first crystal layer and a second crystal layer. | 06-13-2013 |
20130147480 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD AND MEDICAL SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes an imaging condition setting unit and an imaging unit. The imaging condition setting unit is configured to set slice positions same as past slice positions to a same object and to set a table position of a bed with the object set to position a position representing a slice position designated out of the slice positions or a position representing a slice range designated out of the slice positions on a center of a magnetic field. The imaging unit is configured to acquire magnetic resonance data from the slice positions set for the object at the table position of the bed to generate image data corresponding to the slice positions based on the acquired magnetic resonance data. | 06-13-2013 |
20130148420 | RESISTANCE-CHANGE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - According to one embodiment, a memory includes first to fourth memory cells aligned in a first direction. Each of the first to fourth memory cells comprises a cell transistor having a gate connected to a word line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and a resistive memory element having one end connected to a first source/drain region of the cell transistor. A second source/drain region of the cell transistor is connected to one of a first bit line extending in the first direction and a second bit line extending in the second direction. The other end of the resistive memory element is connected to one of the first and second bit lines which is apart from the second source/drain region. The second source/drain regions in the first and second memory cells are shared, and the second source/drain regions in the third and fourth memory cells are shared. | 06-13-2013 |
20130149438 | FUEL ELECTRODES FOR SOLID OXIDE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND SOLID OXIDE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - A fuel electrode for a solid oxide electrochemical cell includes: an electrode layer constituted of a mixed phase including an oxide having mixed conductivity and another oxide selected from the group including an aluminum-based oxide and a magnesium-based composite oxide, said another oxide having, supported on a surface part thereof, particles of at least one member selected from nickel, cobalt, and nickel-cobalt alloys; a meshy wiring formed on a surface layer part of the electrode layer and made of a material having higher electronic conductivity than the electrode layer; and a current collector which overlies the electrode layer and is in contact with at least the wiring. | 06-13-2013 |
20130149795 | ETCHING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In an etching method of an embodiment, a film to be etched, which includes a first metallic element, is formed on a semiconductor substrate. A carbide layer, which includes a second metallic element, is formed on the film to be etched. The carbide layer is etched. The film to be etched is etched by using the carbide layer as a mask. | 06-13-2013 |
20130153791 | Mask Manufacturing Device - According to one embodiment, a mask manufacturing device includes a positional-deviation calculating unit that acquires positional deviation information between an actual position of a pattern formed on a mask substrate and a design position decided at the time of designing the pattern to a predetermined area of a square on the mask substrate; an irradiating-condition calculating unit that calculates an irradiating condition including an irradiating amount and an irradiating position of radiation to correct the positional deviation calculated to the predetermined area of a square on the mask substrate by using positional-deviation correction information, which indicates a relationship between the irradiating amount and the irradiating position of the radiation to the mask substrate and a pattern position change after irradiation of the radiation; and an irradiating unit that irradiates the mask substrate with the radiation under the irradiating condition calculated by the irradiating-condition calculating unit. | 06-20-2013 |
20130153985 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A MONOS type non-volatile semiconductor memory device which is capable of electrically writing, erasing, reading and retaining data, the memory device including source/drain regions, a first gate insulating layer, a first charge trapping layer formed on the first gate insulating layer, a second gate insulating layer formed on the first charge trapping layer, and a controlling electrode formed on the second gate insulating layer. The first charge trapping layer includes an insulating film containing Al and O as major elements and having a defect pair formed of a complex of an interstitial O atom and a tetravalent cationic atom substituting for an Al atom, the insulating film also having electron unoccupied levels within the range of 2 eV-6 eV as measured from the valence band maximum of Al | 06-20-2013 |
20130154636 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC FIELD ADJUSTMENT IMPLEMENT FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD, AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING MAGNETIC FIELD FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a magnetic field adjustment implement for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a magnetic field adjustment unit and a placing unit. The magnetic field adjustment unit is configured to improve a uniformity of a static magnetic field formed by a magnet of the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus. The static magnetic field is formed under an influence of a circumstance in a shield room in which the magnet is placed. The magnetic field adjustment is placed outside the magnet. The placing unit is configured to place the magnetic field adjustment unit outside the magnet. | 06-20-2013 |
20130154646 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquiring unit, a detecting unit, a deriving unit, and an imaging controller. The acquiring unit acquires three-dimensional image data including a target organ. The detecting unit detects an upper end position and a lower end position of the target organ in the three-dimensional image data. The deriving unit derives an imaging range of subsequent imaging performed after acquisition of the three-dimensional image data based on the upper end position and the lower end position of the target organ. The imaging controller controls performance of the subsequent imaging in accordance with the imaging range. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155553 | MAGNETIZING INRUSH CURRENT SUPPRESSION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided a magnetizing inrush current suppression apparatus including a transformer-side voltage measuring unit measuring a single-phase voltage, a conversion unit converting the single-phase voltage to a three-phase voltage, a residual magnetic flux calculation unit calculating residual magnetic fluxes, a voltage measuring unit measuring a voltage on the power source side, a steady magnetic flux calculation unit calculating steady magnetic fluxes, a phase determination unit determining a phase in which polarities of the steady magnetic fluxes match polarities of the residual magnetic fluxes, and a closing unit closing the circuit breaker in the phase. | 06-20-2013 |
20130157473 | Mask Manufacturing Device - According to one embodiment, a mask manufacturing method includes acquiring positional deviation information between an actual position of a pattern formed on a mask substrate and a design position decided at the time of designing the pattern; calculating an irradiating amount and an irradiating position of radiation to be irradiated to a predetermined area of a square on the mask substrate according to the calculated positional deviation information; and irradiating the radiation based on the calculated irradiating amount and the calculated irradiating position to form in a part of the mask substrate a heterogeneous layer of which volume is expanded more greatly than that of the surrounding mask substrate region. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158990 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first signal input unit configure to receive a first signal, a second signal input unit configure to receive a signal, a first control unit configure to acquire system resources, a second control unit configure to select, in accordance with information of the system resources acquired by the first control unit, a processing method for suppressing at least one of echo and noise of the second signal input from the second signal input unit containing the echo due to the first signal input from the first signal input unit, a third control unit configure to generate an output signal by suppressing at least one of the echo and the noise from the second signal by the processing method selected by the second control unit, and a signal output unit configure to output the output signal generated by the third control unit. | 06-20-2013 |
20130161617 | METHOD FOR MEASURING IMPURITY CONCENTRATION PROFILE, WAFER USED FOR SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING SAME - According to an embodiment, a method for measuring an impurity concentration profile uses a wafer including a semiconductor layer. The method includes measuring an impurity concentration profile in a depth direction from each surface of a plurality of first portions, each of the first portions being included in any one of a plurality of first regions provided in the semiconductor layer. Each of the first regions has a different size and is surrounded by a second region including a second portion having a different structure from the first portion. The method includes determining a change between the impurity concentration profiles measured in the first regions. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162155 | LIGHTING CIRCUIT AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A lighting circuit according to embodiments includes: a self-hold element connected in series to an AC power source that generates power for lighting an illumination load, together with the illumination load, the self-hold element being configured to control supply of the power provided by the AC power source to the illumination load by the self-hold element being turned on/off; a noise prevention circuit connected in parallel to the self-hold element; and a damping circuit configured to connect a damping resistance to the noise prevention circuit parallely only for a predetermined period from turning-on of the self-hold element, thereby preventing the self-hold element from being repeatedly turned on/off during a period in which the self-hold element is on under normal conditions, due to a transient during power supply. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162198 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus, which is capable of charging batteries of a plurality of portable devices, includes ports, a current detector and a power supply controller. The plurality of portable devices are detachably attached to the ports. The current detector detects a current drawn to each of the plurality of portable devices when the plurality of portable devices are attached to the ports. The power supply controller prevents a current of a first threshold or more from being drawn to a first portable device other than a predetermined number of portable devices among the plurality of portable devices, when the current drawn to each of the predetermined number of portable devices is the first threshold or more. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162903 | TRANSMITTER, RECEIVER, AND COMMUNICATION PATH SWITCH METHOD - According to one embodiment, a transmitter including an AV transmission unit including a first transmission unit which transmits video/audio data according to a method 1, and a second transmission unit which transmits video/audio data according to a method 2, with a clock signal inserted in a data signal, and a communication unit which performs the information communication with the receiver by a predetermined standard signal, a communication channel switch unit which transfers a video clock signal to a clock terminal of an HDMI if the video/audio data is transmitted by the first transmission unit, or transfers a first predetermined standard signal output from the communication unit if the video/audio data is transmitted by the second transmission unit, while the communication channel switch unit transfers a second predetermined standard signal received by an HPD/RSV terminal of the HDMI even in transmission by any of the first and second transmission units. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163042 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS, FACSIMILE SYSTEM, AND HOME GATEWAY - According to one embodiment, there is provided a facsimile apparatus connected to a home gateway, which is connected to an IP telephone network, via a communication line, the facsimile apparatus including a facsimile-signal detecting section configured to detect a facsimile identification signal in an incoming signal and a controller configured to instruct, when the facsimile identification signal is not detected in the incoming signal, using an SIP, the home gateway to perform a transfer operation for connecting a telephone set connected to the home gateway and a telephone set on an outgoing call side connected to the IP telephone network. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163044 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming system comprises a portable terminal includes a communication interface for carrying out communication and a storage device for storing a utilization policy recorded a function which can be utilized by a user and an image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit for forming an image on a recording medium, a communication interface for carrying out the communication, a function table for storing a setting which can be utilized by each function and a control unit for retrieving the function table according to the utilization policy received from the portable terminal, generating capability information that the function which should be provided is selected and sending the capability information to the portable terminal, wherein the portable terminal generates a user interface according to the received capability information. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163045 | PRINTING SERVER, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND PRINTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a printing server includes a communication unit, a storing unit, an information-file generating unit, and a control unit. The communication unit communicates with an information processing apparatus that outputs a printing job, another printing server, and a printing apparatus. The storing unit receives the printing job transmitted from the information processing apparatus and stores the printing job. The information-file generating unit generates, on the basis of the printing job, an information file for managing the printing job stored in the storing unit. The control unit transmits the information file generated by the information-file generating unit to the other printing server via the communication unit and, if receiving, via the other printing server, a printing job request from the printing apparatus that communicates with the other printing server, transmits the printing job stored in the storing unit to the printing apparatus. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163122 | MAGNETIC HEAD HAVING HIGH-FREQUENCY OSCILLATORY ELEMENTS AND DISK DRIVE WITH THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a main pole configured to apply a perpendicular recording magnetic field to a recording layer of a recording medium, a return pole opposed to the trailing side of the main pole with a write gap therebetween and configured to reflux magnetic flux from the main pole to form a magnetic circuit in conjunction with the main pole, a coil configured to excite magnetic flux in the magnetic circuit includes the main pole and the return pole, a plurality of high-frequency oscillatory elements individually interposed between the main pole and the return pole, includes a plurality of magnetic films different in magnetic resonance frequency, and configured to individually apply high-frequency magnetic fields to the recording medium, and an electrical circuit configured to energize the high-frequency oscillatory elements. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163125 | MAGNETIZING INRUSH CURRENT SUPPRESSION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided a magnetizing inrush current suppression apparatus including an interrupting phase detection unit that detects a phase when the transformer that converts a three-phase alternating-current voltage to a single-phase alternating-current voltage is disconnected, a single-phase alternating-current voltage measurement unit that measures the single-phase alternating-current voltage on the power system side of the circuit breaker, and a closing unit that closes the circuit breaker in the detected phase, based on the measured single-phase alternating-current voltage. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163171 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a cooling fan in the housing including an intake and a discharge hole, and a wind shielding portion between the intake of the cooling fan and the discharge hole of the cooling fan. The wind shielding portion partitions at least partially an inner space of the housing. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163402 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - A wireless communication apparatus (a) generates a transmission symbol; (b) assigns, to the transmission symbol, a given number of units each formed of a symbol and a subcarrier in a frame which is formed of M (M is a positive integer) symbols and N (N is a positive integer) subcarriers and includes M×N units, and the given number being not more than M×N, to obtain the given number of identical transmission symbols; (c) multiplies the identical transmission symbols by a code sequence including a plurality of different elements; and (d) transmits the identical transmission symbols multiplied by the code sequence. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163641 | RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE USED FOR THE SAME - A semiconductor integrated circuit for a radio communication terminal sequentially uses a plurality of frequency channels by instructions from a hopping frequency decision unit to receive packet data by a reception unit. When the integrated circuit cannot detect the head of the packet data in reception operations, the integrated circuit cannot receive packet data should be received originally then assumes that the received packet data is a packet error. And the integrated circuit calculates packet error rates for each frequency channel on the basis of the number of times of reception operations performed for each frequency channel and of the number of times of packet errors to estimate channel qualities by using the packet error rates. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163642 | RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE USED FOR THE SAME - A semiconductor integrated circuit for a radio communication terminal sequentially uses a plurality of frequency channels by instructions from a hopping frequency decision unit to receive packet data by a reception unit. When the integrated circuit cannot detect the head of the packet data in reception operations, the integrated circuit cannot receive packet data should be received originally then assumes that the received packet data is a packet error. And the integrated circuit calculates packet error rates for each frequency channel on the basis of the number of times of reception operations performed for each frequency channel and of the number of times of packet errors to estimate channel qualities by using the packet error rates. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163832 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING - According to one of embodiments, taking in facial image data for a user, extracting feature points of the face of the user from the facial image data and then coding the feature points, and registering the facial image data on a destination management table so that the facial image data is associated with a special identifier and/or the coded feature points. In particular, the face of the sender is incorporated into a video mail, so that the exchange of addresses (faces) is facilitated and the reliability of the e-mail itself can be enhanced. Further, a face can be automatically registered on an address book at a receiving end. In this case, a similar face can be updated by the latest face. | 06-27-2013 |
20130164633 | Nonaqueous Electrolyte Battery and Battery Pack - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode contains active material particles and a coating material. The active material particles are represented by any one of the following formulae (1) to (3): | 06-27-2013 |
20130164866 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting element includes a conductive substrate, a bonding portion, an intermediate metal film, a first electrode, a semiconductor stacked body and a second electrode. The bonding portion is provided on the support substrate and including a first metal film. The intermediate metal film is provided on the bonding portion and having a larger linear expansion coefficient than the first metal film. The first electrode is provided on the intermediate metal film and includes a second metal film having a larger linear expansion coefficient than the intermediate metal film. The semiconductor stacked body is provided on the first electrode and including a light emitting portion. The second electrode is provided on the semiconductor stacked body. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166106 | PORTABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, HOST APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a portable information processing apparatus capable of wireless communication with a host apparatus inquires whether a state of the host apparatus is a first state capable of applying a personal setting to the vehicle. The portable information processing apparatus uploads the first setting information. The portable information processing apparatus inquires whether the state of the host apparatus is a second state. The portable information processing apparatus e downloads second setting information so as to reflect the second setting information on the first setting information in the portable information processing apparatus, if the host apparatus is in the second state. | 06-27-2013 |
20130167342 | ULTRASONIC PROBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic probe includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements, a first electrode, a plurality of second electrodes, a plurality of stacked flexible printed circuit boards, and a plurality of connection portions. The plurality of piezoelectric elements are arrayed. The first electrode is provided on the emitting surface side of the plurality of piezoelectric elements. The plurality of second electrodes are respectively provided on the rear surface sides of the plurality of piezoelectric elements. The plurality of stacked flexible printed circuit boards respectively include a plurality of terminals. The plurality of connection portions electrically connect the second electrodes to the terminals. At least one of the flexible printed circuit boards extends longer than the flexible printed circuit board serving as an upper layer. | 07-04-2013 |
20130168020 | ETCHING DEVICE AND FOCUS RING - An etching device includes a treatment target holding device holding a treatment target and a plasma generation device, etching the treatment target using generated plasma. The treatment target holding device includes a treatment target supporting member on which the treatment target is mounted, a ring-shaped focus ring that has a step part in a predetermined position, and a protective film containing yttria. The treatment target supporting member has a positioning pin that fixes the focus ring on a focus ring mounting region, the focus ring has a cavity part in a position corresponding to the positioning pin. The protective film is formed on a bottom surface and a side surface that configure the step part and on an upper surface of the focus ring corresponding to a formation position of the cavity part. | 07-04-2013 |
20130169147 | LED LIGHT BULB - In one embodiment, an LED light bulb includes an LED module, a base part on which the LED module is disposed, and a globe attached to the base part. The LED module includes an ultraviolet to violet light-emitting LED chip mounted on a substrate. A lighting circuit and a bayonet cap are provided at the base part. A phosphor screen emitting white light by absorbing the ultraviolet to violet light emitted from the LED chip is provided on an inner surface of the globe. The phosphor screen has a color in which a* is −10 or more and +10 or less, b* is 0 (zero) or more and +30 or less, and L* is +40 or more when a body color thereof is represented by an L*a*b* color system. | 07-04-2013 |
20130169891 | TELEVISION RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes: housing; display; circuit board; and connector. The connector is electrically connected to the circuit board, and connected with an external connector. The connector includes: an insulating member; terminal members; and a container. The insulating member includes: a base portion; and an insertion portion extending from the base portion toward the second opening and inserted into a connection portion of the external connector. The terminal members are provided to the insertion portion, and coupled to the connection portion. The container is configured to house the insertion portion. The insertion portion includes: a side surface; and a slanted surface provided to at least one of ends of the side surface at the base portion side and the other one of the ends of the side surface. The slanted surface is slanted with respect to the side surface. | 07-04-2013 |
20130170597 | PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE/REPAIR DEVICE AND PREVENTIVE MAINENANCE/REPAIR METHOD FOR CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURE - A preventive maintenance/repair device | 07-04-2013 |
20130174008 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input an annotation of at least one of an underline, a box, a character, a character string, a symbol and a symbol string to a displayed document, an annotation recognition unit configured to recognize a type of the annotation and a coverage of the annotation in the document, an intention estimation unit configured to estimate intention of a user based on the type of the annotation and information in the coverage, an action storage unit configured to store a plurality of actions, an action selection unit configured to select an action to be performed for the document from the action storage based on the intention estimated by the intention estimation unit, and an execution unit configured to execute the action selected by the action selection unit. | 07-04-2013 |
20130175592 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes, a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of memory cells being provided on the semiconductor substrate in a memory cell region. Each of the plurality of memory cells having a first gate electrode disposed on the semiconductor substrate with a first gate insulating film, and the first gate electrode having a first charge storage layer, a first inter-electrode insulating film and a first control gate electrode film, and a cavity is interposed between an upper surface of the charge storage layer and the inter-electrode insulating film. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176244 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a touch-screen display, a display controller and an operation detector. The display controller displays a first screen including a content area and plural areas. The content area includes objects indicative of video contents. In the areas, an operation of changing an object in the content area is input. The operation detector detects a first operation in a first area of the areas, and a second operation in a second area of the areas. The display controller displays, when the first operation has been detected, a second screen which is different from the first screen, and to change, when the second operation has been detected, the objects in the content area, and display the content area including the changed object. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176286 | DATA SEND DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a data send device includes a display unit configured to display reproduced data. It further includes a VIDEO control unit configured to reproduce and display data on the display unit, and to control data send to a data reception device as a data send destination. It further includes a wireless control unit configured to control wireless communication with the data reception device. When the wireless control unit makes wireless connection with the data reception device while reproducing data, the VIDEO control unit sends the data to the data reception device via the wireless control unit. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176508 | TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a television according to an embodiment is provided with a display panel including one surface and the other surface opposite the one surface and a cabinet which includes a first face along the one surface, a second face along the other surface, a third face longitudinally extending so as to be continuous with the first and second faces and projecting outward, and a fourth face facing the third face so as to be continuous with the first and second faces and including a first recess recessed inward and accommodates the display panel. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176509 | TELEVISION RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to at least one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes: a display comprising a screen; a housing comprising a first front surface having a first opening configured to expose the screen, the housing being configured to house the display; a support comprising a second front surface and configured to be provided to an end of the housing in a lateral direction of the screen, and to support the housing; and an operating module configured to be exposed through a second opening provided on either one of a portion positioned at a side of the housing of the support in the lateral direction on the first front surface, and the second front surface. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176510 | TELEVISION RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes: a display comprising a screen; a first member configured to cover at least a side opposite to the screen of the display; a second member configured to be positioned closer to the screen than the first member and to cover at least a peripheral edge of the display; and supports comprising protruding portions, respectively, the protruding portions protruding from positions closer to a center portion than both ends in a longitudinal direction of the screen on an end in a lateral direction of the screen of the second member. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176668 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes: a first housing; a second housing; and a connector. The first housing includes a first face and a first periphery portion provided along a periphery of the first face . The second housing includes a second face and a second periphery portion provided along a periphery of the second face and positioned near the first periphery portion. The connector includes a first portion connected to the first housing and a second portion connected to the second housing. The connector rotatably connects the first housing and the second housing with each other. The connector permits a change in a distance between the first portion and the second portion to prevent a change in a distance between the first periphery portion and the second periphery portion when the first housing and the second housing are rotated with respect to each other. | 07-11-2013 |
20130176671 | INPUT RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, input receiver includes: cover; key module; detector; and button. Second opening is close to one end of the cover. First supporting surface is close to other end of the cover. Recess is between the second opening and the first supporting surface. Second supporting surface is configured to be aligned with the recess in direction intersecting first direction in which the second opening and the first supporting surface are aligned. The key module includes: area including keys separated from one another at first pitch; and area including keys separated from surrounding keys at second pitch shorter than the first pitch. The key module is in contact with the cover. The detector is aligned with the key module in the first direction. Detecting area is covered with portion of the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface. | 07-11-2013 |
20130178152 | DATA SEND DEVICE AND DATA RECEPTION DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a data send device and a data reception device includes a data send device includes a display unit configured to display a communication state with a data reception device. It further includes a VIDEO control unit configured to control data send to the data reception device. It further includes a wireless control unit configured to display an indication that it is searching the data reception device before making wireless connection with the data reception device, and to display a different indication of connection completion from the indication of the searching state when making wireless connection with the data reception device. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179447 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: a first storage unit, a receiver, an analyzer, a second storage unit, a determiner, an executor, and a controller. The first storage unit is configured to store user information including user attribute information. The receiver is configured to receive a user information using program from a server. The analyzer is configured to analyze the received user information using program to extract the user attribute information. The second storage unit is configured to store use availability information for the user attribute information indicating whether to permit use of the user attribute information. The determiner is configured to determine whether to permit the use of the user attribute information. The executor is configured to execute the user information using program. The controller is configured to prevent or permit to execute the user information using program. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179508 | DATA SEND/RECEPTION DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a data send/reception device includes a storage unit configured to store a profile. It further includes a PROFILE control unit configured to control send of a profile to other data send/reception device and reception of a profile from the other data send/reception device by mutually sending and receiving the profiles to exchange the profiles. It further includes a wireless control unit configured to control wireless communication with the other data send/reception device. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179920 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTENT DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM GUIDE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus receives electric program guide information from an external server via a network. The apparatus receives, from a video device, channel information indicating a currently tuned channel in the video device. The apparatus displays an electric program guide on a program guide area on a display screen of the apparatus based on the electric program guide information. In response to reception of the channel information, the apparatus changes the displayed contents of the program guide area based on the received channel information and a current time, such that a guide corresponding to a currently on-air program in the currently tuned channel is displayed on the program guide area. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179922 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PROGRAM INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a touchpanel display and a program information display module. The program information display module is configured to display, while a first screen is displayed, a second screen if a first touch operation is recognized. The first screen presents an electronic program guide. The second screen presents first information on a television broadcast program. The program information display module is further configured to display, while the first screen is displayed, a third screen if a second touch operation is performed. The third screen presents second information on the television broadcast program. | 07-11-2013 |
20130180218 | STACKING/WRAPPING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a stacking/wrapping apparatus includes a stacking device configured to stack paper sheets in a predetermined number on a stacking unit, a wrapping device configured to wrap a bundle of the stacked paper sheets by winding a band thereon, and a transport carrier configured to receive the paper sheet bundle and transport the paper sheet bundle to the wrapping device. The wrapping device includes a hand assembly, a hand drive mechanism configured to open and close the hand assembly and reciprocate the hand assembly at right angles to the stacking direction, and a band winding device configured to wind a wrapper band around the paper sheet bundle drawn into the binding position. | 07-18-2013 |
20130181274 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate and a first transistor. The substrate has a major surface. The first transistor is provided on the major surface. The first transistor includes a first stacked body, first and second conductive sections, a first gate electrode, and a first gate insulating film. The first stacked body includes first semiconductor layers and first insulating layers alternately stacked. The first semiconductor layers have a side surface. The first conductive section is electrically connected to one of the first semiconductor layers. The second conductive section is apart from the first conductive section and electrically connected to the one of the first semiconductor layers. The first gate electrode is provided between the first and second conductive sections and opposed to the side surface. The first gate insulating film is provided between the first gate electrode and the first semiconductor layers. | 07-18-2013 |
20130181305 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY - A magnetoresistive element according to an embodiment includes: a first ferromagnetic layer having changeable magnetization substantially perpendicular to a film plane; a second ferromagnetic layer having fixed magnetization substantially perpendicular to the film plane; a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer; a third ferromagnetic layer provided on the opposite side of the second ferromagnetic layer from the first nonmagnetic layer, the third ferromagnetic layer having magnetization substantially parallel to the film plane, the third ferromagnetic layer generating a rotating magnetic field when spin-polarized electrons are injected thereinto; and a second nonmagnetic layer provided between the second ferromagnetic layer and the third ferromagnetic layer. | 07-18-2013 |
20130181717 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a power supply circuit includes at least an input phase determining unit and an input phase switching unit. The input phase determining unit is configured to determine, of three phases of the input three-phase alternating current, a phase of a highest voltage and a phase of a lowest voltage at a given time. The input phase switching unit is configured to switch an input voltage to a primary coil of a transformer so as to input, during a first switching period, a voltage of the highest voltage phase to one terminal of the primary coil and a voltage of the lowest voltage phase to another terminal, and configured to input, during a second switching period being contiguous to the first switching period, a voltage of the lowest voltage phase to the one terminal and a voltage of the highest voltage phase to the another terminal. | 07-18-2013 |
20130181980 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus sets, as the three-dimensional image display area, a first area corresponding to a window of a first application program such that a three-dimensional image is displayed in the first area. The apparatus sets as the three-dimensional image display area, if a 3D request is received from a second application program, one of the first area and a second area corresponding to a window of the second application program, and causes the other one of the first application program and the second application program to render a single two-dimensional image such that the single two-dimensional image is displayed in the other one of the first area and the second area. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182076 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes an output module configured to output a video signal, a display configured to display a video based on the video signal on a screen, an image capture module configured to capture an image of an observer and to output image data, a recognition module configured to perform facial recognition or of left-eye and right-eye regions from the image data, a presentation module configured to present a left-eye image displayed on the screen to a left eye and to present a right-eye image displayed on the screen to a right eye based on a recognition result of the recognition module, and a controller configured to inhibit the facial recognition by the recognition module when the recognition module fails in the facial recognition. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182087 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a glassless three dimensional (3D) display capable of displaying a three-dimensional image. The apparatus includes a display, a detection module, and a setting module. The display is configured to display windows corresponding to application programs, each application program configured to support display of a three-dimensional image. The detection module is configured to detect a window observed by an observer. The setting module is configured to set a first region to a three-dimensional-image display region based on the observed window. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182195 | TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing including a lock, a module configured to attach to the housing and to engage the lock, a link configured to associate with the lock, and a support configured to be moved to the module by link and to contact the module when the lock is locked. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182275 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image reading unit configured to read the first image data printed on one side of an original and the second image data printed on the other side of the original; an image forming unit configured to carry out a image forming process for the first and second image data read by the image reading unit and a control unit configured to activate the image forming unit to carry out the image forming process for the first image data when the image reading unit reads a specified area related to the second image data. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182287 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus comprises: a storage unit writes a file of one's own apparatus including an array of the records and a definition information of one's own apparatus defining the data form of the record of the file; an input unit inputs a file based on the data form of other apparatuses; a determination unit determine whether or not the item name between the file of other apparatuses input by the input unit and the file of one's own apparatus stored in the storage unit are met by comparing every record ; and an alignment processing unit transfers the item name and the input field in file of other apparatuses which is determined that the item names are not met by the determination unit to the storage unit and updates the file of one's own apparatus, and aligns the item names and the input field between apparatuses. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182291 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - In accordance with an embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises a storage unit, a display unit, an input unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores a ground pattern. The display unit displays the image of an object to be printed. The input unit acquires a range information representing partial area of the image displayed by the display unit. The control unit adds the ground pattern stored in the storage unit to the area of the image and generates a printing data of the image based on the range information acquired by the input unit. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182393 | BATTERY-MOUNTING STRUCTURE - According to one embodiment, a battery-mounting structure includes a first housing, a second housing including a display device including a display screen, a hinge configured to attach the second housing to the first housing rotatably between a first position in which the display screen is covered with the first housing and a second position in which the display screen is exposed, and a battery configured to be attached to the first housing and including a recess configured to accommodate a part of the second housing in the second position. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182818 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS - An X-ray CT apparatus includes: a detector that detects X-rays that have passed through a subject; a data acquiring unit that, for each of predetermined energy bands, counts photons having an energy level included in the predetermined energy band, from among photons derived from the X-rays detected by the detector; an acquisition controlling unit that controls the data acquiring unit in such a manner that energy bands including energy levels which the photons representing substances that are not of interest have are each larger than an energy band including an energy level which the photons representing a substance of interest have, in accordance with an image taking condition under which an image taking process is performed on the subject; and an image reconstructing unit that reconstructs an X-ray CT image by using a counting result obtained by the data acquiring unit controlled by the acquisition controlling unit. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182821 | X-RAY CT (COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY) DEVICE - As one embodiment, the X-ray CT device comprises an X-ray tube, a tube voltage generator, an X-ray detector, a data accumulating unit, and an image processing unit. The tube voltage generator applies said tube voltage to the X-ray tube. The tube voltage controlling unit controls the tube voltage generator means so as to periodically alternate the tube voltage. The X-ray detector is arranged across a subject from the X-ray tube, and detects the X-rays penetrating the subject. The data accumulating unit accumulates first sampling data when a high voltage is applied to said X-ray tube in one cycle by synchronizing with the change in said tube voltage from the data detected by said X-ray detector, and after a predetermined amount of time has passed from said accumulation, accumulates second sampling data when a low voltage is applied to said X-ray tube. The image processing unit creates images based on the accumulated first sampling data and second sampling data. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182822 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generation unit, an X-ray collimator, a dose detection unit, and a dose reduction rate calculation unit. The X-ray generation unit irradiates the object with X-rays. The X-ray collimator limits an X-ray irradiation range of the X-ray generation unit. The dose detection unit detects the X-rays that have passed through the X-ray collimator. The dose reduction rate calculation unit calculates a reduction rate of an exposure dose of the object based on a value detected by the dose detection unit in X-ray imaging before the X-ray irradiation range is limited by the X-ray collimator and a value detected by the dose detection unit in X-ray imaging after the X-ray irradiation range is limited by the X-ray collimator. | 07-18-2013 |
20130183025 | VIDEO DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, VIDEO SERVER, GATEWAY SERVER, AND VIDEO DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD - A system includes a reading unit reading first management information including a first item specifying video data and the video data from a storage medium, a storage unit recording second management information including the first item obtained from the first management information and the video data transferred from the reading unit, a memory storing third management information including the first item and a second item specifying a transfer or no transfer of the video data, and a controller transferring the first management information to the memory from the reading unit, updating the second item of the third management information in response to the transfer of the video data, and controlling the transfer of the video data in the video content which is designated by a read request from one of the reading unit and the storage unit to the outside based on the second item of the third management information. | 07-18-2013 |
20130183607 | METHANOL FUEL CELL CARTRIDGE - The present invention provides a cartridge for a methanol fuel cell at low cost, which does not show deterioration in electric power generation performance, can be operated for a long period of time, and can be reduced in size and weight. In the present invention, the cartridge for a methanol fuel cell has art inner resin layer containing a resin having such a property that, after a film of the resin is immersed in methanol at 60° C. for 7 days, the methanol is diluted twice in terms of a volume ratio with distilled water at room temperature to give a liquid, the liquid shows a light transmittance of 10% or higher at 300 nm. | 07-18-2013 |
20130183616 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - A decolorable electrophotographic toner, containing a color former compound, a color developing agent, a binder resin, and a release agent, wherein the toner has a pH of from 6 to 9 when dispersed in water with a pH of from 5.5 to 7 at a mass ratio of toner/water of 1/10. | 07-18-2013 |
20130184537 | MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A medical image diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes: an image data generating unit, an abnormal region detecting unit, a warning data generating unit, and a display unit. The image data generating unit generates clinical-diagnosis image data on the basis of taken image data obtained in a main image taking mode. The image data generating unit also generates failure-diagnosis image data on the basis of taken image data obtained in a failure diagnosis mode. The abnormal region detecting unit detects, from the failure-diagnosis image data, an abnormal region caused by a failure in the apparatus, by comparing the failure-diagnosis image data with reference image data acquired in advance. The warning data generating unit generates warning data on the basis of a result of the abnormal region detection. The display unit displays the clinical-diagnosis image data to which the warning data is appended. | 07-18-2013 |
20130184583 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a ultrasonic transmission/reception unit transmits/receives ultrasonic waves to/from a subject through the ultrasonic probe and generates an echo signal relating to a scan surface. An image generation unit generates an ultrasonic image relating to the scan surface based on the echo signal. A filter executes filter processing with respect to the ultrasonic image and extracts image constituent elements. A feature information generation unit generates feature information indicative of an amount of change in number of the extracted image constituent elements with respect to a change in characteristics of the filter. | 07-18-2013 |
20130185288 | PRODUCT SEARCH DEVICE, PRODUCT SEARCH METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a product search device includes an obtaining unit, a determiner, a first controller, a reception unit, a retrieval unit, and a second controller. The obtaining unit obtains a first image including plural items. The determiner determines to which group each of the items in the obtained first image belongs among plural groups into which products related to the items are categorized in accordance with a predetermined categorization condition. The first controller displays the group to which each of the items belongs on a display unit. The reception unit receives a user input specifying at least one of the groups displayed on the display unit. The retrieval unit searches a storage unit storing the groups and second images of the products in an association manner, and extracts the second image corresponding to the specified group. The second controller displays the extracted second image on the display unit. | 07-18-2013 |
20130187086 | PHOSPHORUS-ADSORBING MATERIAL AND PHOSPHORUS RECOVERY SYSTEM - A phosphorus-adsorbing material is produced to include a polymer-based material modified with at least either of a primary and a secondary amine and a metal supported on the polymer-based material, and a phosphorus recovery system is structured by using the phosphorus-adsorbing material. | 07-25-2013 |
20130187281 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF SAME - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: forming a first metal layer on a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate including a diffusion layer; forming an insulating layer having an opening on the first metal layer; forming a second metal layer on the first metal layer in the opening of the insulating layer; removing the insulating layer; covering an exposed surface of the second metal layer with a third metal layer, the third metal layer including a metal having an ionization tendency lower than that of the second metal layer; and forming an electrode interconnect including the first metal layer, the second metal layer, and the third metal layer by removing the first metal layer using the third metal layer as a mask. | 07-25-2013 |
20130187651 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD - In one embodiment, an MRI apparatus ( | 07-25-2013 |
20130188333 | LED LIGHT BULB - In one embodiment, an LED light bulb includes an LED module, a base part on which the LED module is disposed, and a globe attached to the base part. The LED module includes an ultraviolet to violet light-emitting LED chip mounted on a surface of a substrate. The globe has a shape in which a cross section in a direction in parallel to the surface of the substrate is circular. A phosphor screen emitting white light by absorbing the ultraviolet to violet light emitted from the LED chip is provided on an inner surface of the globe. The globe has a shape in which a diameter D | 07-25-2013 |
20130188412 | FERROELECTRIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND MEMORY SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a non-volatile memory includes a first buffer that receives notification of power-down and outputs a first signal changed from a first value to a second value based on the notification, a first controlling unit that receives and outputs a command signal, a second controlling unit that generates and outputs a basic signal that has a third value when the command signal output from the first controlling unit indicates an active command and has a fourth value when the command signal indicates a command corresponding to a write back instruction or the first signal has the second value, a memory cell array in which memory cells are arrayed, and a sense amplifier circuit that reads data from the memory cell. | 07-25-2013 |
20130188446 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - An ultrasound probe is provided that includes piezoelectric bodies, each of which is provided with electrodes on the front surface on the side from which ultrasound is emitted and a rear surface opposing the front surface. At least a part of the ultrasound probes is disposed in a curved manner. A flexible printed circuit board comprises a first part that is provided in parallel with the curved surface of the piezoelectric bodies in a circular direction on the rear surface side of the piezoelectric bodies, and a second part that extends from the first part near the end part of the arranged piezoelectric bodies and further extends to the electronic circuit, the electric circuit, or the interface. Furthermore, the flexible printed circuit board is provided with a wiring pattern that conducts between at least one electrode of the piezoelectric body and the electronic circuit, the electric circuit, or the interface. | 07-25-2013 |
20130188775 | X-RAY DIAGNOSIS DEVICE - An X-ray source irradiates X-rays towards the test subject. The X-ray detector detects the intensity of the X-rays penetrating the test subject. The image data generator generates X-ray images based on the intensity of the X-rays detected using the X-ray detector. Moreover, the X-ray diagnosis device comprises a revision subject image detector and an image processor. The revision subject image detector detects the image of the object of the image shaped based on the shape of the object from among the X-ray images as the image subject to revision. An image processor processes images with respect to the image subject to revision such that the difference between the luminosity value of the image subject to revision and the luminosity value of the area adjacent to the image subject to revision becomes a specified value or less. | 07-25-2013 |
20130189077 | STEAM TURBINE AND BLADE FOR STEAM TURBINE - A steam turbine includes: a turbine rotor shaft; a plurality of blades that are provided on the turbine rotor shaft and are rotated by a steam flow; tip covers that are attached to tip ends of the respective blades and are connected to and in contact with one another; at least one water drip fin that is provided along a circumferential direction at the tip cover, and outwardly extends in a radial direction of each of the blades; and a diaphragm outer ring that is disposed at an outer circumferential side from each of the blades, and has a drain catcher opposed to a tip end portion of the water drip fin, wherein the tip cover is provided with a leading edge that is formed at a downstream side in an axial direction from a leading edge of the blade or at a position in the axial direction corresponding to the leading edge of the blade in the axial direction. | 07-25-2013 |
20130189613 | METAL COMPLEX PIGMENT-CONTAINING TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a metal complex pigment-containing toner, wherein a pigment dispersion index (A) determined as a standard deviation of an X-ray fluorescence intensity, per unit area of toner particle surface, of a central metal of the metal complex pigment contained in the toner is less than 2 [cps/(KeV·μm | 07-25-2013 |
20130189931 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - In one embodiment a method of identifying interference in a wireless network is disclosed. The wireless network comprises a first base station and a second base station. The method comprises detecting an increase in an error rate in a wireless connection between the first base station and a first wireless device; comparing a reference signal power received by the first wireless device from the first base station with a threshold value; and determining that the increase in error rate is due to interference from a wireless connection between the second base station and a second wireless device if the reference signal power is greater than the threshold. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191125 | TRANSCRIPTION SUPPORTING SYSTEM AND TRANSCRIPTION SUPPORTING METHOD - A transcription supporting system for the conversion of voice data to text data includes a first storage module, a playing module, a voice recognition module, an index generating module, a second storage module, a text forming module, and an estimation module. The first storage module stores the voice data. The playing module plays the voice data. The voice recognition module executes the voice recognition processing on the voice data. The index generating module generates a voice index that makes the plural text strings generated in the voice recognition processing correspond to voice position data. The second storage module stores the voice index. The text forming module forms text corresponding to input of a user correcting or editing the generated text strings. The estimation module estimates the formed voice position indicating the last position in the voice data where the user corrected/confirmed the voice recognition. | 07-25-2013 |
20130192025 | HIGH PRESSURE BUSHING OF ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE - According to one embodiment, there is provided a high pressure bushing arranged through by penetrating a stator frame of a rotating electrical machine in which a cooling gas is sealed. At least a communicating hole is provided in the hollow connecting conductor and at least a reflux hole is provided in the gas circulation pipe, such that the cooling gas flows in both of the first gap and the second gap, passes through an inner side of the gas circulation pipe, and is discharged to the machine inner side. | 08-01-2013 |
20130193504 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a plurality of interconnects, and a plurality of gap control units. The substrate includes silicon. The plurality of interconnects is provided above the substrate. The plurality of gap control units is provided respectively on the plurality of interconnects to have width dimensions greater than width dimension of the plurality of interconnects. A gap is provided between adjacent interconnects of the plurality of interconnects. An apical portion of the gap is provided between adjacent gap control units of the plurality of gap control units and between a lower surface position and an upper surface position of each of the adjacent gap control units. | 08-01-2013 |
20130193612 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT - A semiconductor device manufacturing method comprises: stacking semiconductor chips on a substrate, applying an underfill material around the semiconductor chips, inclining the substrate, heating the substrate to decrease the viscosity of the underfill material, and hardening the underfill material after gaps in the semiconductor chips have been filled with the underfill material. The method allows gaps in the semiconductor chips between chips and other chips and chips in the substrate to be filled with the underfill material, which may be, for example, a thermoset resin . The method allows the gaps to be filled quickly and without leaving unfilled voids in the semiconductor device that might adversely affect device performance. | 08-01-2013 |
20130193863 | Power Supply Device and Lighting Equipment Provided with Power Supply Device - A power supply device according to one embodiment is configured to control a lighting of semiconductor light-emitting elements, wherein a dimming signal is canceled during a predetermined time period (T) from a timing immediately after power-ON, so as to light on light-emitting diodes to have a predetermined light amount, for example, a minimum light amount. After an elapse of the predetermined time period (T), cancellation of the dimming signal is released to light on the light-emitting diodes to have a light amount instructed by the dimming signal. | 08-01-2013 |
20130193880 | Power Supply Device and Lighting Equipment Provided with Power Supply Device - A power supply device according to one embodiment is configured to control a lighting of semiconductor light-emitting elements, wherein a dimming signal is canceled during a predetermined time period (T) from a timing immediately after power-ON, so as to light on light-emitting diodes to have a predetermined light amount, for example, a minimum light amount. After an elapse of the predetermined time period (T), cancellation of the dimming signal is released to light on the light-emitting diodes to have a light amount instructed by the dimming signal. | 08-01-2013 |
20130193937 | SWITCHING REGULATOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a switching regulator includes a switching controller, a driver, a detector, and an adjustment module. The switching regulator outputs a first switch control signal for controlling switching of a high-side transistor and a second switch control signal for controlling switching of a low-side transistor. The driver supplies an output signal for driving the high-side transistor to a gate of the high-side transistor in accordance with the first switch control signal. The detector detects a ringing voltage on a switching node between the high-side transistor and the low-side transistor. The adjustment module adjusts a level of the output signal of the driver so as to decrease the level if the detected ringing voltage exceeds a threshold value. | 08-01-2013 |
20130193972 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus of an embodiment has a setting unit configured to set a pulse sequence having a pre-pulse for fat suppression and a pulse train for data acquisition for acquiring echo data for image reconstruction, the pulse sequence being provided with a plurality of dummy pulses between the pre-pulse for fat suppression and the head of the pulse train for data acquisition, a data acquisition unit configured to apply an RF pulse and a gradient magnetic field pulse based on the pulse sequence set by the setting unit to a test object so as to acquire the echo data, and an image generation unit configured to reconstruct an image of the test object from the acquired echo data, wherein an application time during which the plural dummy pulses are applied or flip angles of the plural dummy pulses can be adjusted. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194135 | DYNAMIC COMPENSATION FOR WIRELESS DEVICE LOCATION DETERMINATION - Determining a location estimate of a wireless communications device can depend on the dynamic and/or static state of the device. Compensation processing is applied to a location estimate (or to information from which such an estimate is derived, in use) if required, given the dynamic and/or static state of the device. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194514 | TELEVISION RECEIVER AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A television receiver includes a touch panel including an input surface, a display including a screen configured to overlap with the input surface, a housing including first to third surfaces, a support, and a manipulating module. The housing is configured to cover at least a part of the display so that the screen is exposed. The support is configured to support the housing. The first surface is configured to face a direction to which the screen is exposed. The second surface is configured to cover a rear surface of the display at an opposite side to the first surface. The third surface extends between the first surface and the second surface. An opening includes a bottom surface located in the first surface. The bottom surface is configured to be recessed more toward an inside of the housing than the input surface. The manipulating module is within the opening. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194515 | TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board in the housing, a first component, and a second component. The circuit board includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first component includes an attaching portion on the first surface. The second component located on the second surface and includes a portion at a position corresponding to the attaching portion. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194516 | TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board in the housing, and a surface-mounted component. The circuit board includes a cutout. The surface-mounted component is along an edge of the cutout on the circuit board. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194517 | TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface in the housing, a surface-mounted component on the first surface, a first reinforcing portion on the second surface, and a second reinforcing portion on the second surface. The surface-mounted component includes a corner, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side. The first reinforcing portion is at a position corresponding to the component between the first side and the second side. The second reinforcing portion includes a portion at a position corresponding to the corner. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194674 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, MOVING BODY, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a display apparatus projects a light flux including image information toward one eye. The apparatus includes an image formation unit and a projection unit. The image formation unit is configured to emit the light flux. The projection unit includes a projection region limiting unit and a semi-transmissive reflective unit. The projection region limiting unit is configured to limit a width of the light flux emitted from the image formation unit. The semi-transmissive reflective unit is configured to reflect the light flux emitted from the projection region limiting unit. A distance between the semi-transmissive reflective unit and an imaging plane of the light flux is not more than 250 mm. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194731 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURE INCLUDING BATTERY UNIT - A battery structure includes an input device, a housing, an electronic component, a first battery cell, a second battery cell, a case and a protection circuit. The input device includes a flat input surface. The housing is configured to support the input device and to accommodate components therein. The electronic component and the first and second battery cells are in the housing. The second battery cell overlaps at least partially with the electronic component in a thickness direction of the housing, and is thinner than the first battery cell. The case includes a frame configured to enclose the first and second battery cells and a joist inside the frame in a lattice pattern between the first and second battery cells. The protection circuit is configured to be electrically connected to the first and second battery cells at a position apart from the second battery cell. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194739 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a main body, a display module, a pair of arm portions configured to couple a first axis and a second axis and including an elbow portion at a predetermined point, each of the arm portions being rotatable about the first axis between a first position in which the second axis is positioned in the vicinity of a first end portion and a second position in which the second axis is positioned in the vicinity of a second end portion, and a component provided in the vicinity of a first side surface of the main body in a position bypassed by the elbow portion when the arm portion is in the second position. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194867 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A volatile memory area includes a plurality of second memory cells, a third select transistor, and a fourth select transistor. The plurality of second memory cells are electrically connected in series, and stacked above the substrate. The third select transistor is connected to one end of the plurality of second memory cells, and connected to a second bit line. The fourth select transistor is connected to the other end of the plurality of second memory cells, and unconnected to a second source line. A controller is configured to supply a first voltage to all gates of the second memory cells. The first voltage is capable of turning on the plurality of second memory cells. | 08-01-2013 |
20130194968 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, PROGRAM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - At least one embodiment provides a communication device including: a communicator configured to communicate with another communication device through at least one of a first communication topology and a second communication topology; a processor configured to execute an application; a communication topology determiner configured to determine one of the first and second communication topologies based on at least a kind of the application; a software determiner configured to determine one of a first control software which supports both of the first and second communication topologies and a second control software which supports only the second communication topology, the software determiner selecting the second communication topology when the communication topology determiner determines the second communication topology; and a communication controller configured to control the communicator using the determined control software to establish the communication with the another communication device through the determined communication topology. | 08-01-2013 |
20130195240 | X-RAY CT SYSTEM - In the X-ray CT system according to an embodiment, a control means displaces and images imaging regions in the subject by controlling a top board driver and an imaging means such that the X-rays are projected onto the subject every time a top board is moved by a predetermined transfer amount. An acquiring means acquires projection data of the respective imaging regions. A reconstruction means, based on the projection data, reconstructs tomographic images for each predetermined size of a reconstruction region. In the scan control mode, the control means outputs the transfer amount corresponding to this mode to the top board driver. In the reconstruction control mode, the control means outputs the size of the reconstruction region corresponding to this mode to the reconstruction means. | 08-01-2013 |
20130195343 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus includes an X-ray image obtaining unit, a marker detection unit, a contrast image generation unit and a display image generation unit. The X-ray image obtaining unit obtains X-ray contrast image data and X-ray fluoroscopic image data. The marker detection unit detects positions of a marker from the X-ray contrast image data, or the X-ray contrast image data and the X-ray fluoroscopic image data. The marker is attached to a device. The contrast image generation unit generates X-ray contrast image data for a combination with a movement correction making the positions of the marker be positions which can be regarded as a same position. The display image generation unit generates X-ray image data for a display by combining the X-ray contrast image data for the combination with the X-ray fluoroscopic image data. | 08-01-2013 |
20130195350 | IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an image encoding device according to an embodiment includes an image generating unit, a first filtering unit, a prediction image generating unit, and an encoding unit. The image generating unit is configured to generate a first parallax image corresponding to a first viewpoint of an image to be encoded, with the use of at least one of depth information and parallax information of a second parallax image corresponding to a second viewpoint being different than the first viewpoint. The first filtering unit is configured to perform filtering on the first parallax image based on first filter information. The prediction image generating unit is configured to generate a prediction image with a reference image, the reference image being the first parallax image on which the filtering has been performed. The encoding unit is configured to generate encoded data from the image and the prediction image. | 08-01-2013 |
20130195367 | APPLIANCE CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD THEREOF AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - An appliance control apparatus recognizes image features of an target appliance from an obtained image, calculates a degree of similarity between the image features of the target appliance and image features of a registered appliance, specifies the registered appliance corresponding to the image features in the case where the degree of similarity indicates a high similarity as the target appliance; calls up control information of the specified target appliance, and controls the target appliance. | 08-01-2013 |
20130196246 | FUEL ELECTRODES FOR SOLID OXIDE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND SOLID OXIDE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - A fuel electrode for a solid oxide electrochemical cell includes: an electrode layer constituted of a mixed phase including an oxide having mixed conductivity and another oxide selected from the group including an aluminum-based oxide and a magnesium-based composite oxide, said another oxide having, supported on a surface part thereof, particles of at least one member selected from nickel, cobalt, and nickel-cobalt alloys. | 08-01-2013 |
20130196644 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE SETTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a wireless communication module including an event notifier, an embedded controller and a setting module. The embedded controller registers event information configured to indicate that supply of electrical power to the wireless communication module was cut in a register and turns on the apparatus, when the embedded controller is started or reset. The setting module sets the wireless communication module to enable the event notifier, if the event information is registered in the register of the embedded controller when the apparatus is turned on. | 08-01-2013 |
20130197365 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - In one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus continuously generates driving signals by frequency-modulating waveforms having a plurality of center frequencies respectively assigned to orientation directions and multiplexing the waveforms and transmits continuous waves, and generates beam signals corresponding to the respective orientation directions by adding the respective echo signals and demultiplexing the signals for the respective center frequencies, demodulates beam signals corresponding to the respective orientation directions, frequency-analyzes the demodulated beam signals, calculates two-dimensional (beam direction and range direction) mapping of beam signals. | 08-01-2013 |
20130198771 | SOURCE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF A SOURCE APPARATUS, SINK APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF A SINK APPARATUS - At least one embodiment provides a source apparatus including: a list display module configured to display a list of reproducible contents; a detecting module configured to obtain, upon receipt of an instruction to send contents list information to a sink apparatus, copyright protection compatibility information from the sink apparatus and detect a content that cannot be reproduced by the sink apparatus based on the obtained copyright protection compatibility information; and an icon information output module configured to output information of an icon that enables discrimination of the detected content that cannot be reproduced by the sink apparatus from an icon of a reproducible content. | 08-01-2013 |
20130200041 | Method for Manufacturing Glass Stamper and Method for Manufacturing Magnetic Recording Medium - A method for manufacturing a glass stamper includes the following steps. First, a diamond film is formed on a substrate. A resist is applied onto the diamond film and a pattern is formed by performing electron beam lithography and development. The diamond film is etched with any one of oxygen and Ar gas using the pattern on the resist as a mask, thereby transferring the pattern to the diamond film. The resist and the substrate are removed to fabricate a diamond mold. Then, a glass stamper is manufactured by glass molding using the diamond mold. | 08-08-2013 |
20130200450 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a fin structure stacked in order of a first oxide layer, a semiconductor layer and a second oxide layer in a first direction perpendicular to a surface of the semiconductor substrate, the fin structure extending in a second direction parallel to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a gate structure stacked in order of a gate oxide layer, a charge storage layer, a block insulating layer and a control gate electrode in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions from a surface of the semiconductor layer in the third direction. | 08-08-2013 |
20130200480 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a first structure part, a second structure part, and a third structure part. The first structure part includes a first insulating body and a first photoelectric conversion part. The first photoelectric conversion part is periodically disposed in the first insulating body and selectively absorbs light in the first wavelength band. The second structure part includes a second insulating body and a second photoelectric conversion part. The second photoelectric conversion part is periodically disposed in the second insulating body and selectively absorbs light in the second wavelength band. The third structure part includes a third photoelectric conversion part. The third photoelectric conversion part absorbs light in a third wavelength band. When viewed in the light incidence direction, the first photoelectric conversion part, the second photoelectric conversion part, and the third photoelectric conversion part are disposed in this order. | 08-08-2013 |
20130200842 | MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - The medical image diagnosis apparatus has a body, a power transmitting part, a power receiving part, and a device. The power transmitting part is housed in the body, has a transmission coil, and generates an oscillating field due to resonance from the transmission coil upon receiving electric power. The power receiving part has a reception coil, resonates with a frequency substantially equal to the resonant frequency of the transmission coil, and generates electric power upon receiving the oscillating field. The device houses the power receiving part, deriving organization information through operation via non-contact with the body by electric power from the power receiving part. The apparatus comprises a status checker and a controller that determines whether or not electric power should be generated depending on at least one of the statuses to control the generation of electric power by the transmission coil. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201371 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a noise reduction circuit includes a noise reduction filter for converting a pixel value of a pixel of interest through a calculation that uses the pixel value of the pixel of interest and pixel values of adjacent pixels. The noise reduction filter is set, for the calculation, with a heavier weighting for vertically adjacent pixels than that for horizontally adjacent pixels. The horizontally adjacent pixels are adjacent pixels that are located in parallel with the pixel of interest in a horizontal direction. The vertically adjacent pixels are adjacent pixels that are located in parallel with the pixel of interest in a vertical direction. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201391 | CAMERA MODULE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a refocus filter generating unit and a refocus image generating unit. The refocus image generating unit executes a filtering process using a refocus filter generated by the refocus filter generating unit. A filtering level of the refocus filter is adjusted according to a subject distance of a subject to be focused and sighted among a plurality of subjects projected in a first image and a second image. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201506 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS, CENTER SERVER, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - There is provided a communication control apparatus, a center server, and a communication system capable of performing processing during a communication error at low cost without installation of any special functions. The communication control apparatus includes a call control unit which establishes communication connection with another apparatus by using SIP and a transmission and reception control unit which establishes communication connection with a predetermined center server which connects to the NGN if the other apparatus is not compatible with NGN data connection, transmits to the center server a command in which option values including target information of the other apparatus and a reroute processing request are designated, and transmits a file to the center server to cause the center server to transfer a file obtained by converting the file to the other apparatus. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201507 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SETTING VALUE ADJUSTEMENT AND SETTING VALUE ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus comprises a storage apparatus configured to store a model-specific setting value information containing a name of machine, a setting item code that is the object for adjusting of the setting value and an outlier determination condition of the setting value, which is predefined every combination the model name and the setting item, and a self-apparatus setting value information containing a setting value of self-apparatus, the setting item code and the setting value, and a control panel configured to display a display unit for displaying the model-specific setting value information and the self-apparatus setting value information every setting item code, and an adjustment value input screen including a input unit for inputting a new setting value. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201523 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A communication control apparatus connected to an NGN includes an interface that is connected to an MFP and a portable terminal via a network, a control unit that generates a scanning designation screen for inputting a scanning condition in response to an original document scanning request from the portable terminal, provides a request for starting scanning in the scanning condition, acquires image data read by scanning an original document, converts the acquired image data into a thumbnail image so as to generate a preview screen, and generates a transmission destination information screen for designating a transmission destination from transmission destination address information, a transmission and reception unit that transmits the scanning designation screen, and an information selection screen including the preview screen and the transmission destination information screen to the portable terminal, and a call control unit that transmits the image data to the designated transmission destination via the NGN. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201642 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a box shaped housing, a display unit, and a printed circuit board. The housing includes a front casing having an opening and a back casing. The display unit is configured in the housing and exposed from the opening. The printed circuit board is configured in the housing and mounted on the back casing. A power contact is located on a lowest portion of the printed circuit board. a portion of the printed circuit board which is above a topside of a position occupied by the power contact overlaps a corresponding portion of the display unit in a front-back direction. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201762 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a control circuit of a memory cell array is configured to write data to a memory cell array by applying a first write pass voltage, which is lower than the program voltage, to a first group of nonselective word lines adjacent to a selective word line. The control circuit is further configured to apply a second write pass voltage, which is higher than the first write pass voltage, to a second group of second nonselective word lines, the second group not including the word lines of the first group. | 08-08-2013 |
20130202050 | IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD - An example image decoding apparatus and method involves acquiring encoded data including an image code sequence corresponding to a slice of a plurality of slices obtained by dividing a picture of a moving image and first timing information indicating a first time at which the slice is to be decoded and no underflow or overflow occurs in a first virtual reception buffer from which the image code sequence is output in a slice unit. The image code sequence is decoded on the basis of the first timing information. | 08-08-2013 |
20130204847 | SMART GRID ONTOLOGY UPDATE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an ontology update device, which updates a smart grid ontology including an equipment class and individual properties of the class is provided. A storage stores two or three higher-order layers within a domain ontology (DO) layer including specs of the equipment class and the properties, a meta-ontology (MO) layer including specs of metadata of the class and the properties, and an axiomatic ontology (AO) layer including the metadata specs. An access controller controls access to the smart grid ontology so that access is allowed only from a database (DB) or an adapter of a lower-order layer existing in a limited number of specific nodes for a higher-order node. An updater updates the DO layer so that the DO layer is consistent with the MO layer. | 08-08-2013 |
20130204968 | FILE TRANSFER APPARATUS AND FILE TRANSFER SYSTEM - A file transfer apparatus, which is connected with a first NGN (Next Generation Network), sends a sending file to a third file transfer apparatus connected with a second NGN by using a second file transfer apparatus connected with the second NGN as a relay apparatus comprises a file storage unit configured to store the sending file, a sending destination file generation unit configured to generate a sending destination file containing the third file transfer apparatus as the sending destination, a relay information generation unit configured to generate a relay information item specifying the second file transfer apparatus, a hash value calculation unit configured to calculate a hash value according to the sending file, the sending destination file and the relay information item and a sending unit configured to send the sending file, the sending destination file and the hash value to the second file transfer apparatus. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205378 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS, RELAY APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a communication apparatus is connected to a server apparatus that issues first authentication information used in communication. The communication apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive an execution instruction to execute a bootstrap authentication process of issuing the first authentication information. The bootstrap authentication process includes validation of capability information indicating a capability of the communication apparatus. The communication apparatus also includes a first authentication processing unit configured to execute the bootstrap authentication process with the server apparatus based on second authentication information including the capability information, when the receiving unit receives the execution instruction. | 08-08-2013 |
20130221234 | LASER ION SOURCE - According to one embodiment, there is provided a laser ion source. The laser ion source includes a vacuum chamber which is vacuum-exhausted and in which a target is transported and set, a valve which is opened when the target is transported into the vacuum chamber and is closed except for the transportation, a target supply chamber which holds the target to be movable, and a transportation unit which transports to the vacuum chamber the target held on the target supply chamber while opening the valve after the target supply chamber is vacuum-exhausted while closing the valve. | 08-29-2013 |
20130221474 | IMAGE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, an image sensor includes an image-sensing element region formed by arranging a plurality of image-sensing elements on a semiconductor substrate, and a logic circuit region formed in a region different from the image-sensing element region on the substrate and including a plurality of gate patterns. Further, dummy gate patterns are formed with a constant pitch on the image-sensing element region. | 08-29-2013 |