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20090013616 | DOME-SHAPED SHELTER - The present invention proposes a dome-shaped shelter that has a seismic-isolation structure so as to reduce the shock effects of earthquakes and that is easy to construct. The dome-shaped shelter of the present invention is provided with (1) a dome affixed to a bottom board, and formed so as to surround an inside space with a floor, adjoining segments that form a wall, and adjoining segments that form a ceiling, all of which are made of expanded polystyrene, and (2) as an appropriate place for the dome, an improved ground that consists of a circular hole that is dug in ground to a predetermined depth and then packed with identical spheres. Said dome is slidably placed on said improved ground. The spheres of said improved ground are preferably cobblestones or made of hard rubber. | 01-15-2009 |
20090126292 | KNOCKDOWN STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A knockdown structure and assembly method are provided so as to prevent cracking of the sealant, reinforce the junction between sections, and improve the livability of the structure. A structure's body is assembled by using a mortar-powder mixed adhesive to join together a plurality of sections that are made of foam polystyrene and that constitute the parts of a structure having a predetermined shape. The adhesive is applied to cover at least the places where the sections are joined together with a woven inorganic-fiber mesh sheet. A sealant is applied, made by dispersing inorganic fiber and mortar powder in a plastic-type paint, onto the exterior and interior faces of the structure in a predetermined thickness. Onto the sealant of the exterior of the structure is applied, on the exterior of the structure, a paint that is water repellant and can screen out ultraviolet light, and applying, over the sealant of the interior of the structure, a clayey paint made of natural substances. | 05-21-2009 |
20090133492 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AGE ON BASIS OF PHYSICAL STRENGTH - A system for measuring a person's age on the basis of his/her physical strength is disclosed. A system is provided using multiple exercise courses that make a user perform various kinds of exercises without overburdening the user and that include entertainment factors. A user's age can be calculated, based on the amount of time that the user takes to complete each course and all of the courses taken together, on the basis of the physical strength of a user and the degree to which the user can perform various exercise movements. This system includes multiple courses, to which various exercise devices or other features are provided. The exercise courses are formed so that the user demonstrates various physical abilities, including muscle strength at multiple portions of his/her body, flexibility of the body, balance of the body, and agility of the body. | 05-28-2009 |
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20090208141 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processor comprising a control unit, wherein the control unit includes an obtaining unit that obtains image data generated as a result of reading a document by a reader in which a predetermined document reading condition is set; a selecting unit that allows a user to select an intended use of the image data obtained by the obtaining unit out of a plurality of the intended uses set in advance; a processing unit that processes the image data obtained by the obtaining unit according to an image processing condition suitable for the intended use selected by the selecting unit; and a transferring unit that transfers the image data after being processed by the processing unit to an application suitable for the intended use selected by the selecting unit. | 08-20-2009 |
20090216721 | IMAGE FILE SORTING METHOD, IMAGE FILE SORTING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image file sorting method is executed by an image file sorting device, including a storage unit, a control unit, and an image reading unit, wherein the storage unit includes a sorting condition storage unit that stores a sorting condition to specify a sorting destination of an image file. The method includes a sorting keyword extracting step of extracting a sorting keyword from a marker portion of the image file read by the image reading unit, a sorting destination deciding step of deciding the sorting destination of the image file by collating the sorting keyword extracted by the sorting keyword extracting step and the sorting condition stored in the storing condition storage unit, and an image file sorting step of sorting the image file into the sorting destination decided by the sorting destination deciding step. | 08-27-2009 |
20140101014 | DESIRED MONEY-AMOUNT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, DESIRED MONEY-AMOUNT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A desired money-amount management apparatus includes a control unit and a display unit. The control unit includes (i) a setting unit that sets a group goal for an amount of money for a group composed of a plurality of users registered in a household-accounts management application, (ii) a summing unit that sums remaining amounts, registered in the household-accounts management application, of all member users being the users constituting the group, (iii) a checking unit that checks a progress status of the group goal based on the group goal set by the setting unit and the remaining amount summed by the summing unit, and (iv) a progress-display executing unit that displays the progress status checked by the checking unit on the display unit. | 04-10-2014 |
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20080225348 | SCANNING DEVICE, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A scanning device includes a first scanning unit, a second scanning unit, and a light source corresponding to each of the first scanning unit and the second scanning unit. The light sources are arranged on the same side of the first and second scanning units with respect to the main scanning direction. | 09-18-2008 |
20080259414 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a feeding unit, a conveying unit, a primary stacking unit, a secondary stacking unit, and a path switching unit. The path switching unit switches between a first conveying path including a bend section for normal conveying mode and a second conveying path for reverse conveying mode. In the normal conveying mode, the conveying unit conveys a sheet fed from the feeding unit to the primary stacking unit through the first conveying path. In the reverse conveying mode, the conveying unit conveys a sheet fed from the primary stacking unit to the secondary stacking unit through the second conveying path bypassing the bend section. | 10-23-2008 |
20080285097 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes pairs of rollers, each including a driving roller and a driven roller. The pairs of rollers are arranged along the rotation axis direction of the driving roller and constitute a first roller group and a second roller group for conveying a first medium and a second medium thicker than the first medium, respectively. The center of the first roller group is identical in the rotation axis direction to that of a first conveying area where the first medium is conveyed. The center of the second roller group is identical in the rotation axis direction to that of a second conveying area where the second medium is conveyed. At least one pair of rollers in the second roller group is arranged outside the first roller group within the first conveying area. | 11-20-2008 |
20130265621 | SCANNING DEVICE, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A scanning device includes a first scanning unit, a second scanning unit, and a light source corresponding to each of the first scanning unit and the second scanning unit. The light sources are arranged on the same side of the first and second scanning units with respect to the main scanning direction. | 10-10-2013 |
20130278977 | SCANNING DEVICE, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A scanning device includes a first scanning unit, a second scanning unit, and a light source corresponding to each of the first scanning unit and the second scanning unit. The light sources are arranged on the same side of the first and second scanning units with respect to the main scanning direction. | 10-24-2013 |