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20090195841 | Image Reading Device, Image Reading Method and Reading Control Program - An image reading device is provided. The image reading device includes: a reading unit which reads an original while the reading unit and the original are relatively moved, to produce a plurality of image data based on a plurality of producing conditions, respectively, in response to a reading command input one time, the plurality of producing conditions being different mutually; and a storing unit which stores the plurality of image data produced by the reading unit in a same storing destination. | 08-06-2009 |
20130077119 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus displays, on a display section, a plurality of button areas to which setting values in relation to functions of the image forming apparatus are assigned. In a case that an input form of an instruction coordinate to the display section is a predetermined first form, the setting values assigned to a button area in which the instruction coordinate is positioned are displayed on the display section. In a case that after the setting values are displayed and further that change operation for a specific setting value is inputted, the specific setting value is changed. In a case that the instruction coordinate is positioned in a button area of the plurality of button areas and that the input form of the instruction coordinate is a predetermined second form, the image forming apparatus is operated based on the setting values assigned in the button area. | 03-28-2013 |
20130258402 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND MANAGEMENT DEVICE - An image data processing device may be configured to be used in a system. The system may comprise the image data processing device, a management device and a plurality of electronic devices. The image data processing device may comprise a communication unit configured to communicate with the electronic device by using the first communication scheme. The image data processing device may cause, in a case where the communication unit receives the judgment information from the electronic device, a storing unit to store the received judgment information. The image data processing device may execute the image data processing in a case where it is determined that the processor is able to execute the image data processing based on the judgment information stored by the storing unit. | 10-03-2013 |
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20100109589 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR, BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM, AND BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL METHOD - A brushless motor control system according to the present invention detects a rotor stop position when activating the brushless motor including a stator having coils of three phases U, V, and W, and controls a phase voltage for energizing the coils of the respective phases U, V, and W, and the brushless motor includes the stator having coils of phases U, V, and W of N (N≧2) poles, in which any one phase coil among the coils of the phases U, V, and W is removed in one of the N poles, and the brushless motor control system includes: a current rise detecting circuit that, when the brushless motor is in a stop state, sequentially selects coils of two phases from the coils of the respective phases U, V, and W, applies a predetermined direct current voltage between the selected coils of the two phases, and detects a value of an electric current flowing to the selected coils of the two phases; and a rotor stop position detecting unit that determines a rotor stop position of the brushless motor based on information of the value of the electric current flowing to the respective phase coils which is detected by the current rise detecting circuit. | 05-06-2010 |
20100117572 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL METHOD - A brushless motor control device according to the present invention drives a brushless motor including a stator having coils of three phases U, V, and W and a neutral line, and a sub coil provided in any one phase of the phases U, V, and W, for detecting a voltage induced in the coil of the one phase, and the brushless motor control device carries out a conduction control function, for the respective phase coils of the brushless motor, that performs a 120° conduction when a rotation speed of the brushless motor is lower than or equal to a predetermined rotation speed, and that performs a 180° conduction when the rotation speed is higher than or equal to the predetermined rotation speed, and the brushless motor control device includes a motor control unit that controls the brushless motor based on information of the rotor stop position when activating the brushless motor, controls the brushless motor based on the first rotor position information when in the 120° conduction, and controls the brushless motor based on the second rotor position information when in the 180° conduction. | 05-13-2010 |
20140035501 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL METHOD - Regarding a brushless motor control device and a control method, the phase voltage Vsu of any one phase of the three-phase brushless motor is detected by a sub-coil (Su) ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140055066 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL METHOD - After a rotor of a three-phase brushless motor is previously moved by a simple control method to a predetermined rotary position, a motor is started-up. A brushless motor control device ( | 02-27-2014 |
20140070769 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS AND BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL METHOD - Even in a situation other than engine normal operation such as engine stall, the output voltage of the three-phase brushless motor is prevented from causing the excessive voltage to be applied to an external load. | 03-13-2014 |
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20080211161 | SHEET FINISHING APPARATUS - In a sheet finishing apparatus of the present invention, when temporarily loading a plurality of sheets of paper on a standby tray until a processing tray finishes processing, to prevent a sheet of paper loaded first from being pressed out by a sheet of paper ejected later, a chuck for retaining the rear ends of the sheets of paper is installed on the downstream side of the standby tray, and for curled sheets of paper, a standby tray guide and an arm member for suppressing curling of the central part of the sheets of paper are installed, thus matching on the standby tray is stabilized. | 09-04-2008 |
20090230612 | SHEET LOADER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including a sheet loader, the sheet loader including: a discharger configured to discharge a first sheet and a second sheet after the first sheet; a tray configured to support the second sheet on the first sheet; a support configured to support the first sheet on the tray; a controller configured to control the support to lower a first angle than a second angle, the first angle being an angle of the first sheet against a direction to which the discharger discharges the second sheet at a position where the second sheet hits on the first sheet, the second angle being an angle of the tray against the direction at a position where the first sheet hits on the tray. | 09-17-2009 |
20110241274 | SHEET FINISHING APPARATUS AND FOLD REINFORCING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a sheet finishing apparatus includes: a saddle stapling unit configured to staple a center of a sheet bundle; a saddle folding unit configured to fold the center of the sheet bundle stapled by the saddle stapling unit; a cover configured to cover the fold which is formed by the saddle folding unit so as to be in contact with the fold; and a fold reinforcing roller configured to move along the fold while applying pressure to the fold via the cover. A large number of protrusions, tips of which project to the fold, are formed on facing surfaces of the cover that are in contact with the fold. | 10-06-2011 |
20120025441 | SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a sheet processing device includes a jogger fence configured to carry out a crosswise direction alignment to a stack of image formed sheets ejected from an image forming apparatus, a rear end fence acting as a lengthwise reference edge, a stapling device configured to staple the aligned sheet stack, a discharge belt configured to move the stapled sheet stack to a sheet ejection tray, and a controller to control movement of the jogger fence during the sheet stack being moved by the discharge belt so as to move the jogger fence more than once between a position where the jogger fence does not contact the edge of the sheet stack and a position where the jogger fence pressing contact the edge of the sheet stack. | 02-02-2012 |
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20090046079 | Correcting Coordinates on Touch Panel to True Display Coordinates - Detect four sets of first touch coordinates (A, B, C, D) on a touch panel. Divide an area delimited by the detected four sets into two areas of triangles (ABD, BCD). For each area of triangle, obtain a first correction factor. Detect a set of second touch coordinates (P, Q) selected within a respective one of the areas of triangles. Convert the detected set of second touch coordinates into a set of first corrected coordinates. Detect a difference between the set of first corrected coordinates and a set of true display coordinates. Where the detected difference is greater than a predetermined threshold value, further divide the area of triangle (BCD) into three areas of triangles (QBD, QBC, QCD). Obtain a second correction factor using the set of second touch coordinates and the sets of first touch coordinates corresponding to the vertices. | 02-19-2009 |
20090066640 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE - In an information processing apparatus, an operation receiving section receives an operation performed on a display. In response to the operation to call up a setting screen, a menu information generating section generates menu information in which a setting button requesting a setting conflicting with the current state is displayed in a highlighted mode. In response to the operation of pressing the highlighted setting button, an influence information generating section generates influence information on the current state conflicting with the setting to be made by pressing the setting button. In addition, a display control section controls the display of a setting screen, including the menu information, and also controls the display of a setting screen, including the influence information when the influence information is generated. | 03-12-2009 |
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20090051198 | Occupant weight detecting device - A occupant weight detecting device detects the weight of an occupant setting on a vehicle seat assembly and includes a pivot support mechanism for supporting the vehicle seat assembly for pivotal movement about a horizontally extending shaft relative to a seat fixing portion in a vehicle; an elastic force applying mechanism for applying a biasing force to the vehicle seat assembly to enable the latter to pivot an angle, proportional to a load imposed on the vehicle seat assembly, relative to the seat fixing portion; a pivot angle detecting mechanism for detecting an angle of pivot of the vehicle seat assembly relative to the seat fixing portion; and a pivot restricting mechanism for defining a pivotal range over which the vehicle seat assembly can pivot relative to the seat fixing portion. | 02-26-2009 |
20090202185 | Bearing assembly with built-in absolute encoder - The bearing assembly includes a rolling bearing including a rotatable raceway member and a stationary raceway member. This bearing assembly also includes a to-be-detected member carried by the raceway member and having a magnetic characteristic which cyclically varies in a direction circumferentially of the to-be-detected element and has a cycle matching with one complete rotation of the raceway member, a magnetic sensor unit carried by the raceway member in face-to-face relation with the to-be-detected member, and a magnetic detecting circuit to supply an electric power to the unit and to process an output signal from the unit to provide an output to an external circuit. The magnetic characteristic of the to-be-detected member represents a substantially sinusoidal waveform rising and falling more steeply than a sinusoidal waveform at a zero-crossing point. | 08-13-2009 |
20130221952 | ROTATION DETECTOR, WHEEL BEARING EQUIPPED THEREWITH AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sensor assembly is sandwiched together with a rubber material mixed with a vulcanizing agent in a mold assembly including an upper mold and a lower mold. The upper and lower molds, while completely sandwiching the sensor assembly, are heated for a predetermined length of time, and a pressure is then applied to the sensor assembly to complete a compressive molding. | 08-29-2013 |
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20110095856 | MULTI LAYER INDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multi layer inductor using an Ni—Zn—Cu ferrite, which has an improved temperature characteristic and is free from structural defects, is provided, and a method for manufacturing the multi layer inductor is also provided. The multi layer inductor is characterized by including a laminate | 04-28-2011 |
20110133881 | LAMINATED INDUCTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE LAMINATED INDUCTOR, AND LAMINATED CHOKE COIL - Disclosed is a laminated inductor that has good direct current superimposition characteristics, does not cause a variation in temperature characteristics, suppresses the occurrence of delamination, and can be stably manufactured. Also disclosed are a method for manufacturing the laminated inductor and a laminated choke coil. A laminated inductor ( | 06-09-2011 |
20120188046 | COIL COMPONENT - A coil component is of the type where a helical coil is directly contacting a magnetic body where such coil component still meets the demand for electrical current amplification. The coil component is structured in such a way that a helical coil is covered with a magnetic body. The magnetic body is mainly constituted by magnetic alloy grains and does not contain glass component, and each of the magnetic alloy grains has an oxide film of the grain on its surface. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188049 | COIL COMPONENT - A coil component is of the type where a helical coil is directly contacting a magnetic body, which is still capable of meeting the demand for electrical current amplification. A coil component, comprising a magnetic body mainly constituted by magnetic alloy grains, and a coil formed on the magnetic body; wherein an oxide film of the magnetic alloy grains is present on the surface of each of the magnetic alloy grains, and based on grain size by volume standard, the magnetic alloy grains have a d50 in a range of 3.0 to 20.0 μm, d10/d50 in a range of 0.1 to 0.7, and d90/d50 in a range of 1.4 to 5.0. | 07-26-2012 |
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20090269503 | FLEXIBLE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The invention provides a flexible optical waveguide in which an optical waveguide film is directly formed on a substrate without using an adhesive and which is excellent in flexibility of the optical waveguide film, including the substrate, and excellent in adhesiveness between the substrate and the optical waveguide film, as well as a process for producing the flexible optical waveguide in a simple and easy manner. The flexible optical waveguide includes a lower cladding layer, a core layer, and an upper cladding layer successively formed on a substrate and a surface of the substrate, on which surface the lower cladding layer is to be formed, has an arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of 0.03 μm or higher. The flexible optical waveguide can be produced by subjecting a surface of the substrate, on which surface the lower cladding layer is to be formed, to physical treatment with a whetstone or chemical treatment with a corona discharge and then successively forming the lower cladding layer, the core layer, and the upper cladding layer on the surface of the substrate. | 10-29-2009 |
20090297108 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SUBSTRATE WITH OPTICAL FIBER FIXATION GROOVE, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, STAMPS FOR USE IN THIS PRODUCTION PROCESS, AND OPTO-ELECTRONIC HYBRID INTEGRATED MODULE INCLUDING SAID OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SUBSTRATE - An optical waveguide substrate with an optical fiber fixation groove, including an optical waveguide which contains a lower cladding layer on a base substrate, wherein the lower cladding layer has an optical fiber fixation groove and a core groove, and a weir is provided between the optical fiber fixation groove and the core groove. The optical waveguide substrate with an optical fiber fixation groove is produced by forming a lower cladding layer on a base substrate using a male stamp produced from a female stamp and then successively forming a core layer and an upper cladding layer thereon. The stamp for use in such a production process includes concave portions or convex portions, corresponding to the optical fiber fixation groove and the core groove, as well as a convex portion or a concave portion corresponding to the weir. An opto-electronic hybrid integrated module includes the optical waveguide substrate with an optical fiber fixation groove. | 12-03-2009 |
20100150510 | FLEXIBLE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, AND EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FLEXIBLE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES - The present invention provides a flexible optical waveguide in which at least one of a lower cladding layer, a core layer, and an upper cladding layer is composed of an epoxy film formed using an epoxy resin composition containing a polyglycidyl compound having a polyalkylene glycol chain(s) and at least two glycidyl groups or an epoxy film having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 100° C. or lower, a process for its production, and an epoxy resin composition for flexible optical waveguides. | 06-17-2010 |
20110074054 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND STAMP FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS - In an optical waveguide, the present invention provides a process for producing an optical waveguide, and a stamp for use in the production process, in which the thickness of a lower cladding layer in the portion positioned in the lower side of a core layer is easily controlled even if any one or more materials of a substrate, a cladding material, and a stamp are material with low rigidity. The production process of the present invention comprises steps of forming a lower cladding layer which has a core groove and spacer grooves formed substantially in parallel with intervals in both sides of the core groove on a substrate by making use of soft lithography with a second stamp (i.e., a male stamp); then forming a core layer by injecting and filling a core material into the core groove, followed by curing the core material; further forming a upper cladding layer by injecting and filling a cladding material into the spacer grooves and applying the cladding material to the lower cladding layer so as to be embedded the core layer and followed by curing. A stamp used in the production process of the present invention comprises a convex portion or a concave portion corresponding to a core groove and convex portions or concave portions corresponding to spacer grooves formed substantially in parallel with intervals in both sides of the convex portion or the concave portion corresponding to the core groove. | 03-31-2011 |
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20090184618 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A light-emitting device is provided that can extract light in all directions and that has wide directivity. This light-emitting device includes: an elongated bar-shaped package extending sideways, the package being formed such that a plurality of leads are formed integrally with a first resin with part of the leads exposed; a light-emitting element that is fixed onto at least one of the leads and that is electrically connected to at least one of the leads; and a second resin sealing the light-emitting element. In the light-emitting device, the first resin and the second resin are formed of optically transparent resin, and the leads have outer lead portions used for external connection and protruding sideways from both left and right ends of the package. | 07-23-2009 |
20100134049 | LED LAMP-LIGHTING CIRCUIT AND LED LAMP AS WELL AS AN LED LAMP-LIGHTING CONVERSION SOCKET - To stably illuminate an LED lamp even when an internally-excited electronic transformer is used in the power supply circuit, the full wave of the AC voltage supplied from the power supply circuit is rectified using a current rectifying circuit. When the power supply starts, current flows into a start-assist circuit for a specific period of time. Subsequently, when the fixed current load circuit begins operating, the current will flow into the fixed current load circuit. When the current flows into the LED driver, operation of the fixed current load circuit is stopped by a current-stopping circuit. Because the current flows into the lamp-lighting circuit across the entire voltage output even when an internally-excited electronic transformer is used in the power supply circuit, operation of the internally-excited electronic transformer will not stop and will not become unstable. When the LED is not connected, the fixed current load circuit is stopped. | 06-03-2010 |
20130099271 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS INCORPORATIONG SAME - A light-emitting device is provided that can extract light in all directions and that has wide directivity. This light-emitting device includes: an elongated bar-shaped package extending sideways, the package being formed such that a plurality of leads are formed integrally with a first resin with part of the leads exposed; a light-emitting element that is fixed onto at least one of the leads and that is electrically connected to at least one of the leads; and a second resin sealing the light-emitting element. In the light-emitting device, the first resin and the second resin are formed of optically transparent resin, and the leads have outer lead portions used for external connection and protruding sideways from both left and right ends of the package. | 04-25-2013 |
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20080243280 | Mixing signal processing apparatus and mixing signal processing integrated circuit - User is allowed to designate a desired mode defining the respective numbers of channels and mixing buses, and processing for mixing input signals of the number of channels corresponding to the designated mode is performed repetitively to generate signals for the individual buses. The time of arrival of the last step in the mixing processing for the number of channels, corresponding to the designated mode, is detected to output an accumulation result obtained at the last step, and new accumulation is started with a digital audio signal inputted at a step following the last step. Digital audio signals processed by a first signal processing circuit are stored into a memory and transmitted to a second signal processing circuit via a cascade-connection. The second signal processing circuit adds the audio signal, processed for each of the steps, to audio signals input via the cascade-connection and writes added signal into the memory. | 10-02-2008 |
20120027231 | MIXING SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MIXING SIGNAL PROCESSING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - User is allowed to designate a desired mode defining the respective numbers of channels and mixing buses, and processing for mixing input signals of the number of channels corresponding to the designated mode is performed repetitively to generate signals for the individual buses. The time of arrival of the last step in the mixing processing for the number of channels, corresponding to the designated mode, is detected to output an accumulation result obtained at the last step, and new accumulation is started with a digital audio signal inputted at a step following the last step. Digital audio signals processed by a first signal processing circuit are stored into a memory and transmitted to a second signal processing circuit via a cascade-connection. The second signal processing circuit adds the audio signal, processed for each of the steps, to audio signals input via the cascade-connection and writes added signal into the memory. | 02-02-2012 |
20120027232 | MIXING SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MIXING SIGNAL PROCESSING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - User is allowed to designate a desired mode defining the respective numbers of channels and mixing buses, and processing for mixing input signals of the number of channels corresponding to the designated mode is performed repetitively to generate signals for the individual buses. The time of arrival of the last step in the mixing processing for the number of channels, corresponding to the designated mode, is detected to output an accumulation result obtained at the last step, and new accumulation is started with a digital audio signal inputted at a step following the last step. Digital audio signals processed by a first signal processing circuit are stored into a memory and transmitted to a second signal processing circuit via a cascade-connection. The second signal processing circuit adds the audio signal, processed for each of the steps, to audio signals input via the cascade-connection and writes added signal into the memory. | 02-02-2012 |
20120033833 | MIXING SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MIXING SIGNAL PROCESSING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - User is allowed to designate a desired mode defining the respective numbers of channels and mixing buses, and processing for mixing input signals of the number of channels corresponding to the designated mode is performed repetitively to generate signals for the individual buses. The time of arrival of the last step in the mixing processing for the number of channels, corresponding to the designated mode, is detected to output an accumulation result obtained at the last step, and new accumulation is started with a digital audio signal inputted at a step following the last step. Digital audio signals processed by a first signal processing circuit are stored into a memory and transmitted to a second signal processing circuit via a cascade-connection. The second signal processing circuit adds the audio signal, processed for each of the steps, to audio signals input via the cascade-connection and writes added signal into the memory. | 02-09-2012 |
20120253491 | AUDIO DATA INPUTTING APPARATUS AND AUDIO DATA OUTPUTTING APPARATUS - As for an audio data outputting apparatus and an audio data inputting apparatus for performing processing on audio data to transfer the audio data at each predetermined frame period, the processing on audio data performed at each frame period is done by hardware other than a CPU so that the CPU will not be interrupted at each frame period. In a case of transfer of audio data from a host to the audio data outputting apparatus, a reproduction control portion controls the data transfer in which a reception buffer and a reproduction buffer are involved, also controlling a receiving portion and a processing portion (DSP). In a case of transfer of audio data from the audio inputting apparatus to the host, a recording control portion controls the data transfer in which a transmission buffer and a recording buffer are involved, also controlling a transmitting portion and a processing portion. | 10-04-2012 |
20130163786 | MIXING SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MIXING SIGNAL PROCESSING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - User is allowed to designate a desired mode defining the respective numbers of channels and mixing buses, and processing for mixing input signals of the number of channels corresponding to the designated mode is performed repetitively to generate signals for the individual buses. The time of arrival of the last step in the mixing processing for the number of channels, corresponding to the designated mode, is detected to output an accumulation result obtained at the last step, and new accumulation is started with a digital audio signal inputted at a step following the last step. Digital audio signals processed by a first signal processing circuit are stored into a memory and transmitted to a second signal processing circuit via a cascade-connection. The second signal processing circuit adds the audio signal, processed for each of the steps, to audio signals input via the cascade-connection and writes added signal into the memory. | 06-27-2013 |
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20080257106 | Process for Producing a High-Cleanliness Steel - A process for producing a high-cleanliness steel which can produce, without relying upon a high-cost remelting process, steel products having cleanliness high enough to satisfy requirements for properties of mechanical parts used under severe environmental conditions. The production process comprises the steps of: transferring a molten steel produced in an arc melting furnace or a converter to a ladle furnace to refine the molten steel; subjecting the molten steel to circulation-type degassing; and casting the molten steel into an ingot, wherein, in transferring the molten steel to the ladle furnace, a deoxidizer including aluminum and silicon, is added to previously deoxidize the molten steel, that is, to perform tapping deoxidation before refining in the ladle refining furnace. | 10-23-2008 |
20120304820 | Process for Producing a High-Cleanliness Steel - A process for producing a high-cleanliness steel which can produce, without relying upon a high-cost remelting process, steel products having cleanliness high enough to satisfy requirements for properties of mechanical parts used under severe environmental conditions. The production process comprises the steps of: transferring a molten steel produced in an arc melting furnace or a converter to a ladle furnace to refine the molten steel; subjecting the molten steel to circulation-type degassing; and casting the molten steel into an ingot, wherein, in transferring the molten steel to the ladle furnace, a deoxidizer including aluminum and silicon, is added to previously deoxidize the molten steel, that is, to perform tapping deoxidation before refining in the ladle refining furnace. | 12-06-2012 |
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20080239641 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND SUBASSEMBLY PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing to which a mounting component is attached, a second housing containing the display, and a hinge portion which rotatably connects the second housing to the first housing. A method of manufacturing the electronic apparatus includes preparing a subassembly product formed by connecting a cover member, which is to form part of the first housing and to which the mounting component is to be mounted, with a mask member, which is to form part of the second housing and is provided with an opening portion to expose a display screen of the display to outside, by the hinge portion, and mounting the mounting component on the cover member through the opening portion of the mask member, in a state where the subassembly product is folded such that the mask member is superposed on the cover member. | 10-02-2008 |
20080316120 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, an inner conductor member provided inside the housing, a conductor part with which the housing is provided, and which restrains undesired electromagnetic radiation from leaking from inside the housing to the outside, and an antenna including an antenna element that is provided on an outer surface of the housing, the antenna using the conductor part as an antenna ground. The housing includes a non-conductor part that is out of the conductor part at least at a part of a region in which the antenna element is provided. When the antenna is viewed from a direction in which the antenna element and the housing overlap each other, a size of a part of the antenna element overlapping the non-conductor part is larger than a part of the antenna element overlapping the conductor part. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318447 | Electronic Apparatus - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a conductive layer provided on an outer surface of a housing, a conductive member provided inside the housing, and a connecting component attached to the housing. The housing is provided with a through hole which causes the inside of the housing to communicate with the outside. The connecting component has conductivity, and is provided with a major diameter section and a minor diameter section. The major diameter section is formed larger than the through hole, is opposed to the conductive layer from outside the housing, and is electrically connected to the conductive layer. The minor diameter section is formed smaller than the through hole, is inserted in the through hole to reach the inside of the housing, and is electrically connected to the conductive member. | 12-25-2008 |
20090135073 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing including a bottom wall and a side wall rising from an circumference of the bottom wall, an antenna formed on inner surface of the housing, and a part contained inside the housing and having a radio wave absorption property. The part having a radio wave absorption property is arranged with a predetermined gap maintained relative to the side wall of the housing, and at least a part of the antenna is formed in tight contact with an inner surface of the side wall of the housing. | 05-28-2009 |
20090296354 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a semiconductor package including a resin substrate and a die mounted on the resin substrate, a printed circuit board on which the semiconductor package is mounted, and a heat receiving plate that has an area larger than an area of the die. The heat receiving plate has a concave portion that corresponds to a surface of the die at a normal temperature. The concave portion is provided with a pasty heat conductive agent. The heat receiving plate is thermally connected to the semiconductor package via the pasty heat conductive agent. | 12-03-2009 |
20110155448 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, an outer wall, a rib, a cable, and a stopper. The housing houses at least part of an electronic component. The outer wall constitutes at least part of an outer contour of the housing. The rib is located between the outer wall and the electronic component, and the outer surface of the rib faces the inner surface of the outer wall. The cable is routed between the outer wall and the rib. The stopper is housed in the housing, and engages the rib to prevent the rib from inclining toward the outer wall. | 06-30-2011 |
20120014083 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, an outer wall, a rib, a cable, and a stopper. The housing houses at least part of an electronic component. The outer wall constitutes at least part of an outer contour of the housing. The rib is located between the outer wall and the electronic component, and the outer surface of the rib faces the inner surface of the outer wall. The cable is routed between the outer wall and the rib. The stopper is housed in the housing, and engages the rib to prevent the rib from inclining toward the outer wall. | 01-19-2012 |
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20090130050 | Titanium Oxide Composite Particles, Dispersion Liquid Thereof, and Process for Producing Them - Disclosed are titanium oxide composite particles and a dispersion of the titanium oxide composite particles, which can improve retentivity in blood and accumulation in cancer cells while satisfactorily developing the catalytic activity of titanium oxide particles to be excited upon exposure to ultrasonic waves or ultraviolet light. The titanium oxide composite particles comprise titanium oxide particles; and a nonionic hydrophilic polymer bound to the surface of the titanium oxide particles through at least one functional group selected from carboxyl-group, amino group, diol group, salicylic acid group, and phosphoric acid group. The composite particles can be rendered cytotoxic upon ultrasonic or ultraviolet irradiation to efficiently kill cells to be killed, such as cancer cells. | 05-21-2009 |
20090297620 | Anti-Tumor Agent - Titanium oxide-antibody conjugated particles are disclosed, which are provided with selective binding ability without loss of dispersibility and catalytic activity by modifying titanium oxide conjugated particles, dispersed in a water-based solvent by a water-soluble polymer, with an antibody via a linker molecule bound without changing the nature of the water-soluble polymer. The present invention is an antitumor agent, comprising titanium oxide-antibody conjugated particles, wherein a linker molecule is bound to the titanium oxide surface of the titanium oxide conjugated particles, dispersed in a water-based solvent by a water-soluble polymer, via at least one functional group selected from a group consisting of a carboxyl group, an amino group, a diol group, a salicylic acid group, and a phosphoric acid group, and wherein the titanium oxide conjugated particles are further modified with an antibody via the linker molecule. This antitumor agent is concentrated in the affected area and can be utilized as an agent for diagnosis or for treatment in combination with ultrasonic irradiation. | 12-03-2009 |
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20080307059 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMATION PROGRAM EMBODIED ON COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - In order to print a required number of copies, MFP having an assigned email address includes an email reception portion to receive an email, a number of copies determination portion to determine, based on destination information of the received email, the number of copies of data included in the email to print, and an image formation control portion to print the data included in the email by the determined number of copies. | 12-11-2008 |
20120069394 | PULL PRINTING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR PROCESSING PRINT JOB, PULL PRINTING SERVER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - In a pull printing system, a plurality of information devices configured to create print jobs individually, a pull printing server, and a plurality of image forming apparatuses are connected to one another via a network. Each of the information devices acquires, from the pull printing server, port information used for communication with the image forming apparatuses, stores the port information therein. If the pull printing server can perform communication with the subject information device at a time point when the port information is stored and onward, each of the information devices sends a print job created after the time point to the pull printing server. Otherwise, each of the information devices sends the print job to any one of the image forming apparatuses based on the port information. | 03-22-2012 |
20130014218 | SYSTEM INCLUDING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD PERFORMED UNDER THE SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS DIRECTED TO THE SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH PROGRAM DIRECTED TO THE APPARATUSES - Provided is a system including a first image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus connected via a network. When a second image forming apparatus is added to the network, the second image forming apparatus generates parent setting information indicating that the first image forming apparatus previously connected to the network is its parent, and transmits the parent setting information to the first image forming apparatus. The first image forming apparatus generates parent-child relationship setting information indicating a parent-child relationship between the first image forming apparatus and the second image forming apparatus, based on the parent setting information from the second image foaming apparatus. The information processing apparatus registers the second image forming apparatus as a new output destination, based on information of the second image forming apparatus. | 01-10-2013 |
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20100259728 | OPTICAL COMBINER AND IMAGE PROJECTOR USING THE OPTICAL COMBINER - An optical combiner in which fewer parts are used comprises an optical component and a plastic body. The component comprises: a first filter reflecting first light having a first wavelength and being transparent to second light having a second wavelength and third light having a third wavelength; a second filter reflecting second light and being transparent to third light; and a base transparent to second light and third light. The first filter and the second filter are provided on opposed surfaces of the base. The plastic body has first, second, and third surfaces, and the first surface provides first, second, and third lenses. The component is provided in the plastic body such that light from the first lens is connected to a path to the second surface through the first filter and light from the second lens is connected to the path through the second filter. The third surface is a reflecting surface for connecting light from the third lens to the path. | 10-14-2010 |
20100259729 | OPTICAL COMBINER AND IMAGE PROJECTOR USING THE OPTICAL COMBINER - An optical combiner in which the number of parts used is lessened is made of a resin. The optical component comprises a first surface, a diffraction grating, and a second surface. The first surface is a surface providing first, second, and third lenses. The diffraction grating diffracts to a common optical path leading to the second surface light of the first wavelength incident on the first lens, light of the second wavelength incident on the second lens, and light of the third wavelength incident on the third lens. The second surface emits light incident thereon through the common optical path. The optical path from the first surface to the diffraction grating and the common optical path are constituted of the resin. | 10-14-2010 |
20120328244 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR, OPTICAL CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connecting member realizes an optical connecting between a multi-core fiber and a plurality of single-core fibers by a waveguide part which connects a first end face and a second end face. With the optical connecting member, a connected end which is connected to the first end face is a straight-line portion that is orthogonal to the first end face in each of the plurality of waveguide parts. In addition, a diverged end which is diverged to the second end face is a straight-line portion that is orthogonal to the second end face. Consequently, light that has passed through the waveguide parts is emitted from the first end face and the second end face substantially perpendicularly to the faces, thereby enabling optical connecting loss to be favorably inhibited. | 12-27-2012 |
20130093071 | OPTICAL MODULE WITH A LENS ENCAPSULATED WITHIN SEALANT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method to manufacture an optical module is disclosed, wherein the optical module has an optically active device on a lead frame and a lens co-molded with the active device and the lead frame by a transparent resin as positioning the lens with respect to the lead frame. The molding die of the present invention has a positioning pin to support the lens during the molding. Because the lead frame is aligned with the molding die, the precise alignment between the active device on the lead frame and the lens is not spoiled during the molding. | 04-18-2013 |
20130266278 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector includes a housing, a photoelectric conversion circuit board on which a photoelectric conversion element is mounted, and a resin member made of a light transmissive synthetic resin and arranged on a plate surface of the photoelectric conversion circuit board so as to cover the photoelectric conversion element. The photoelectric conversion circuit board is housed in the housing. The resin member includes a sleeve to which a ferrule attached to an end of an optical fiber is fitted. The sleeve of the resin member is arranged such that an axial direction thereof is substantially perpendicular to the plate surface of the photoelectric circuit board. The resin member integrally includes a lens on an axial line of the sleeve such that the lens faces the photoelectric conversion element. | 10-10-2013 |
20130272663 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY - An optical assembly includes a circuit board including an electrically conductive path formed by printed wiring technology, a photoelectric conversion element connected to the circuit board via the electrically conductive path, a resin member made of light transmissive synthetic resin and attached to the circuit board, and a shielding member made of metal. The resin member includes a sleeve into which a ferrule attached to an end of an optical fiber is inserted and integrally includes a lens through which an optical path passes. The optical path extends between the sleeve and the photoelectric conversion element. The shielding member is connected to the circuit board and arranged to cover the photoelectric conversion element. The shielding member includes a window through which the optical path extends to the photoelectric conversion element. | 10-17-2013 |
20130336620 | OPTICAL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MODULE - A method of manufacturing an optical module includes the steps of applying the invisible light onto the resin member and the optical device, observing, with use of a camera, a part of the resin member located at the optical fiber coupling plane and an image formed at the optical fiber coupling plane by the optical device active layer while applying the invisible light onto the resin member and the optical device, aligning positions of the resin member and the circuit board with respect to each other while observing the part of the resin member located at the optical fiber coupling plane and the image formed at the optical fiber coupling plane, and fixing the resin member to the circuit board while maintaining the aligned positions of the resin member and the circuit board. | 12-19-2013 |
20140126050 | LENS COMPONENT AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A lens component | 05-08-2014 |
20140219611 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR, OPTICAL CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connecting member realizes an optical connecting between a multi-core fiber and a plurality of single-core fibers by a waveguide part which connects a first end face and a second end face. With the optical connecting member, a connected end which is connected to the first end face is a straight-line portion that is orthogonal to the first end face in each of the plurality of waveguide parts. In addition, a diverged end which is diverged to the second end face is a straight-line portion that is orthogonal to the second end face. Consequently, light that has passed through the waveguide parts is emitted from the first end face and the second end face substantially perpendicularly to the faces, thereby enabling optical connecting loss to be favorably inhibited. | 08-07-2014 |
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20090167578 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER USING THE SAME - In a wireless transmitter and receiver, a background calibration type analog-to-digital converter generally occupies a large area because of the phase compensating capacity of an op-amp included in a reference analog-to-digital conversion unit. Further, the calibration type analog-to-digital converter generally requires a sample and hold circuit to exclude influence of parasitic capacitance of wirings, thereby increasing power consumption. Digital calibration is performed by using, as a signal for calibration, an input signal of a digital-to-analog converter in a transmitter circuit of the wireless transmitter and receiver and inputting an output signal from the digital-to-analog converter to the analog-to-digital converter in the receiver circuit. | 07-02-2009 |
20110128171 | ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERTER AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - In the digital calibration technique of the conventional time-interleaved analog/digital converter, it is impossible to perform highly-accurate calibration that supports a high-speed sampling rate of the next-generation application and achieves a high resolution. For its solution, a reference A/D conversion unit is connected in parallel to an input common to a time-interleaved A/D converter to be a calibration target, and the output of each unitary A/D conversion unit which makes up the time-interleaved A/D converter is calibrated in a digital region by using a low-speed high-resolution A/D conversion result output from the reference A/D conversion unit. Also, fCLK/N (fCLK represents an overall sampling rate of the time-interleaved A/D converter, and N is relatively prime to the number of unitary A/D conversion units connected in parallel M) is set as the operation clock frequency of the reference A/D conversion unit. In this configuration, samplings of all unitary A/D conversion units can be sequentially synchronized with the sampling of the reference A/D conversion unit, and the operation clock frequency of the reference A/D converter can be made N times slower than the overall sampling rate of the time-interleaved A/D converter. | 06-02-2011 |
20110267211 | ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - In this invention, the accuracy between an input analog voltage and a digital output signal can be enhanced. A background digital correction type A/D converter includes a reference A/D conversion unit, a main A/D conversion unit, and a digital corrector. The main A/D conversion unit executes an A/D converting operation at a high speed, whereas the reference A/D conversion unit executes an A/D converting operation with high resolution, respectively. Each of main digital output signals of the main A/D conversion unit and a reference digital output signal of the reference A/D conversion unit are supplied to one input terminal of the digital corrector and the other input terminal thereof respectively. The digital corrector outputs a correction-processing digital output signal. The reference A/D conversion unit includes a ΣΔ A/D converter and a Nyquist filter. The Nyquist filter suppresses a high-frequency quantization error of the ΣΔ analog-digital converter. | 11-03-2011 |
20130049999 | ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERTER AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A reference A/D conversion unit is connected in parallel to an input common to a time-interleaved A/D converter to be a calibration target, and the output of each unitary A/D conversion unit which makes up the time-interleaved A/D converter is calibrated in a digital region by using a low-speed high-resolution A/D conversion result output from the reference A/D conversion unit. Also, fCLK/N (fCLK represents an overall sampling rate of the time-interleaved A/D converter, and N is relatively prime to the number of unitary A/D conversion units connected in parallel M) is set as the operation clock frequency of the reference A/D conversion unit. Samplings of all unitary A/D conversion units can be sequentially synchronized with the sampling of the reference A/D conversion unit, and the operation clock frequency of the reference A/D converter can be made N times slower than the overall sampling rate of the time-interleaved A/D converter. | 02-28-2013 |
20140232578 | ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERTER AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A reference A/D conversion unit is connected in parallel to an input common to a time-interleaved A/D converter to be a calibration target, and the output of each unitary A/D conversion unit which makes up the time-interleaved A/D converter is calibrated in a digital region by using a low-speed high-resolution A/D conversion result output from the reference A/D conversion unit. Also, fCLK/N (fCLK represents an overall sampling rate of the time-interleaved A/D converter, and N is relatively prime to the number of unitary A/D conversion units connected in parallel M) is set as the operation clock frequency of the reference A/D conversion unit. Samplings of all unitary A/D conversion units can be sequentially synchronized with the sampling of the reference A/D conversion unit, and the operation clock frequency of the reference A/D converter can be made N times slower than the overall sampling rate of the time-interleaved A/D converter. | 08-21-2014 |
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20110033199 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BODY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An intermediate transfer body is provided. An intermediate transfer body includes an intermediate transfer belt and a belt cleaning section including a cleaning blade. A plurality of projecting portions extending in parallel with a rotation direction of the intermediate transfer belt are provided on a surface of an elastic layer of the intermediate transfer belt. The cleaning blade is formed such that a width W | 02-10-2011 |
20110033200 | BELT CLEANING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning blade and a waste toner case. The cleaning blade is a plate-like elastic member that extends in parallel with a width direction of an intermediate transfer belt and is provided so that one end of a lateral direction thereof abuts on an outer peripheral surface of the intermediate transfer belt. The waste toner case supports the other end in the lateral direction of the cleaning blade. The cleaning blade is formed such that a width W | 02-10-2011 |
20110052250 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BODY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An intermediate transfer body is provided. An intermediate transfer body includes an intermediate transfer belt and a belt cleaning section including a cleaning blade. A plurality of projecting portions extending so as to have a predetermined angle with respect to a width direction of the intermediate transfer belt are provided on a surface of an elastic layer of the intermediate transfer belt. The cleaning blade is formed such that a width W | 03-03-2011 |
20110058845 | BELT CLEANING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided a belt cleaning apparatus which is excellent in removing efficiency of removing residual toner as well as is capable of efficiently removing foreign matters which are more difficult to be removed than the residual toner such as paper powder, talc and kaolin adhered to a cleaning section from the cleaning section, which makes it possible to form a high quality image over a long term. A belt cleaning apparatus is, when removing the residual toner by abutting on an outer circumferential surface of an intermediate transfer belt by a cleaning blade, configured to vibrate the intermediate transfer belt by applying alternating current voltage to an electrode member by a power source through a blade supporting member. | 03-10-2011 |
20130171467 | LASER-BONDED COMPONENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME - Provided are a laser-bonded component and a production method for same that ensure sufficient bonding strength using little laser energy and which cause little increase in surrounding temperature. A nickel layer, being a surface layer, is formed having sufficient thickness on the upper surface of a copper plate that is uppermost amongst at least two superposed copper plates, a laser is irradiated from above the nickel layer, a re-solidification section formed by fusing and alloying the copper in the copper plates and the nickel in the nickel layer is formed through to inside the bottommost copper plate, and the copper plates are bonded together. The re-solidification section having high breaking strength is formed by the alloying of the nickel and the copper. As a result, the copper plates can be bonded with a small welding surface area and little laser energy. | 07-04-2013 |
20140363728 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack that has superior output characteristics and long-term reliability and is less expensive is provided. More specifically, a battery pack is provided that includes plurality of batters cells each having electrode terminals including a positive terminals and a negative terminal, the battery cells being stacked on top of one another; and a bus bar haying a bent portion, the bus bar being welded and electrically connected to the electrode terminals, wherein each of the electrode terminals is formed of a flat plate, and a stacking direction of the electrode terminals and a stacking direction of the battery cells are the same, and the electrode terminal of one of the battery cells and the electrode terminal of another one of the battery cells are electrically connected by the bus bar. | 12-11-2014 |
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20110077077 | GAME APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The game apparatus indicates to a player the slide playing technique that not less than two of fret buttons are operated according to the alignment sequence thereof. When the operation in replay to the indication is evaluated, the game apparatus determines whether the operation for the slide playing technique has succeeded or not, under such condition that with respect to the operations of adjacent two fret buttons, the operation to the preceding fret button to be operated precedingly is detected, the operation to the next fret button to be operated next is detected, and after detecting the operation, the release operation of the preceding fret button is detected, the condition being at least one part of required condition. | 03-31-2011 |
20120019472 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide an information processing device capable of improving operability in an information processing device in which when a position in any of a plurality of determination areas for a plurality of selected image candidates is designated by a user, a selected image candidate corresponding to the determination area is designated as a selected image. A designated position obtaining unit ( | 01-26-2012 |
20120021830 | GAME DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GAME DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - To provide a game device capable of allowing a user, when selecting any selected image candidate, to experience a real feeling of the relationship with another selected image candidate. A determination unit ( | 01-26-2012 |
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20110228350 | ANGLE DETECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An angle detection device includes a rotator including a shaft supported by and inside a case in a direction parallel to a horizontal plane of the case, a center of gravity positioned differently from the shaft, and a diagonal line formed on a surface along a circumferential direction around a rotation axis of the rotator, the line intersecting with a width direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction if the surface is spread into a plane along the circumferential direction; and a sensor including a group of imaging elements arrayed in a line parallel to the shaft direction. The sensor is fixed to and inside the case opposite to the surface. The group intersects with the diagonal line if the surface is viewed from the sensor toward the shaft, and a position of the intersection changes according to rotation of the case around the axis when viewed from the shaft. | 09-22-2011 |
20110292474 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING SYSTEM - An image reading apparatus includes an operating unit that issues a starting instruction to start reading a medium which is a read-target medium, according to a user's operation, a conveying unit that conveys the medium, a display unit that displays states of the medium conveyed, a reading unit that reads the medium, and a medium detecting unit that detects the medium. The display unit displays contents indicating that the reading operation is possible when the reading operation of the medium is completed and the medium detecting unit does not detect the medium. The conveying unit starts conveyance of the medium in response to the read-operation starting instruction, when the read-target medium is a first medium in a set of media, and when the medium detecting unit detects the first medium, and the conveying unit starts conveyance of the medium, when the read-target medium is a second or later medium in the set of media, after the medium detecting unit detects the second or later medium. | 12-01-2011 |