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20090024751 | INTERMEDIARY SERVER, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INTERMEDIARY SERVER, AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING INTERMEDIARY SERVER - The invention relates to an intermediary server that intermediates between at least one authentication server that performs authentication and a plurality of devices that performs various kinds of processing in accordance with the result of the authentication performed by the authentication server. The invention provides, as an aspect thereof, the intermediary server that includes: a request reception unit that receives authentication request data from any of the plurality of devices, the authentication request data being created in a predetermined common data format in such a manner that the authentication request data contains, without any limitation thereto, identification information that was inputted into the above-mentioned one of the plurality of devices; an authentication server communication unit that transmits the received identification information to the authentication server in a data format that can be processed by the authentication server and then receives, from the authentication server, the result of authentication performed by the authentication server on the basis of the transmitted identification information; and a result transmission unit that transmits the received result of the authentication to the above-mentioned one of the plurality of devices that is the original sender of the authentication request data. | 01-22-2009 |
20110098582 | PULSE DETECTOR AND PULSE DETECTION METHOD - A pulse detector that detects a pulse signal originating from the pulse of a human body includes: a pulse wave sensor that detects and outputs a first pulse wave signal in which the pulse signal and a noise signal are mixed; and a first filtering unit that generates an adaptive spectral line enhancer based on the first pulse wave signal, divides the first pulse wave signal into a first signal and a second signal, and outputs a second pulse wave signal including at least the first signal. | 04-28-2011 |
20120215115 | PULSE DETECTOR - To detect whether the pulse detector is in an unworn state, the pulse detector is provided for detecting a pulse signal that originates in the pulse of a subject has a pulse wave sensor, a pulse wave sensor sensitivity adjustment section that adjusts the sensitivity of the pulse wave sensor, a body movement sensor, and an unworn-state detector that detects that the pulse detector has been removed from the subject and is in an unworn state, on the basis of the sensitivity of the pulse wave sensor sensitivity adjustment section and a body movement sensor signal outputted from the body movement sensor. | 08-23-2012 |
20120220881 | PULSE DETECTOR - A pulse detector ( | 08-30-2012 |
20120229201 | FILTER DEVICE - A filter device includes a filter that separates a steady component and a non-steady component included in an input signal, a synthesis unit that synthesizes the separated steady component and the separated non-steady component according to a given ratio, and an evaluation unit that evaluates the magnitude of the amount of the non-steady component in the input signal, wherein the synthesis unit sets the given ratio to a first ratio in an instance in which the evaluation unit determines the amount of the non-steady component to be equal to or less than a predetermined reference, and sets the given ratio to a second ratio, in which the proportion of the non-steady component is less than that of the first ratio, in an instance in which the evaluation unit determines the amount of the non-steady component to be greater than the predetermined reference. | 09-13-2012 |
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20090231619 | System, Apparatus, and Method for Outputting Authentication Job - An authentication output apparatus, connected to a job storage device for communication, performs an output operation for outputting an authentication output job and a standard output job. The job storage device stores the authentication output job. The authentication output apparatus performs the output operation by reading from the job storage device the authentication output job relating to a user upon the user being authenticated. The authentication output includes a job receiver that receives the standard output job, a job transferring unit that transfers the received standard output job to the job storage device, an output instruction unit that reads from the job storage device the standard output job related to the user upon the user being authenticated, and an output executing unit that performs the output operation to output the read standard output job. | 09-17-2009 |
20090268224 | AUTHENTICATION PRINTING TECHNIQUE - The authentication printing technique of the invention obtains attachment information regarding attachment of a preset device, such as a hard disk drive, to a printing apparatus. In response to a request for a printing operation with the printing apparatus, the authentication printing technique refers to the obtained attachment information and restricts an authentication printing process according to the attachment information of the preset device. The authentication printing process externally receives print data and prints the received print data on completion of a preset authentication operation. This arrangement effectively reduces the potential for leakage of information from the device attached to the printing apparatus. | 10-29-2009 |
20100097173 | Entry/Exit Managing Device and Information Communication Terminal - An entry/exit managing device for controlling entry and exit of a user, who carries a portable memory and an information communication terminal, to and from a predetermined place includes: a portable memory communication unit which reads and writes data from and to the portable memory; a user managing unit which executes user authentication on the basis of user information stored in the portable memory; and a network device use information managing unit which manages network device use information used to set a network device use setting parameter in the information communication terminal. The portable memory communication unit reads the user information from the portable memory when the user enters the predetermined place. The user managing unit executes the user authentication on the basis of the user information. The portable memory communication unit writes the network device use information in the portable memory, when the user authentication succeeds. | 04-22-2010 |
20100192107 | SHARED INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, SHARED INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A shared information display device includes a work information managing section that receives work content data and cursor operation signals from the plurality of users, a display section that simultaneously displays an image of the work content data and cursor images of the plurality of users, and a cursor moving section that moves a cursor image of each user. The shared information display device includes a user attribute information section that acquires or stores user attribute information of each of the plurality of users, and a cursor image preparing section that prepares a cursor image of each user thereof on the basis of the user attribute information, wherein the display section displays the cursor image of each user prepared by the cursor image preparing section on the display screen. | 07-29-2010 |
20100199191 | COLLABORATIVE WORK APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING COLLABORATIVE WORK - A collaborative work apparatus includes: a display unit that simultaneously displays work contents edited or referenced by a plurality of users and cursors of a plurality of the users on a display screen; a cursor manipulation input unit that inputs a manipulation signal for each cursor; a cursor manipulation control unit that sets one or more manipulation areas on the display screen and executes control of cursor locations of each of the users on the display screen and control of granting/removing manipulation authority over each manipulation area to/from any one of the users in response to the cursor manipulation signal input from the user through the cursor manipulation input unit; and manipulation authority management unit that manages manipulation authority information representing which user has the manipulation authority over which manipulation area in response to the control of granting/removing the manipulation authority by the cursor manipulation control unit. | 08-05-2010 |
20140275949 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A biological information detection apparatus includes a detection unit which has a light receiving unit receiving light from a subject, a light transmitting member which is provided on a housing surface side in contact with the subject of the biological information detection apparatus, transmits light from the subject, and has a convex portion in contact with the subject to give a pressing force when measuring biological information of the subject, and a pressing force suppression unit which is disposed in periphery of the convex portion on or above the housing surface and suppresses the pressing force given to the subject by the convex portion. A groove portion is provided between the convex portion of the light transmitting member and the pressing force suppression unit. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276116 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A biological information detection apparatus includes a detection unit which has a light receiving unit receiving light from a subject, a light transmitting member which is provided on a housing surface side in contact with the subject of the biological information detection apparatus, transmits light from the subject, and comes into contact with the subject when measuring biological information of the subject, and a diaphragm unit which is provided between the light transmitting member and the detection unit, between the light transmitting member and the subject, or inside the light transmitting member, and narrows light from the subject in an optical path between the subject and the detection unit. The detection unit includes a light emitting unit which emits light to the subject, and the biological information detection apparatus has a light shielding unit which is provided between the light receiving unit and the light emitting unit. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276149 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A biological information detection apparatus includes a detection unit which has a light receiving unit receiving light from a subject, a light transmitting member which is provided on a housing surface side in contact with the subject of the biological information detection apparatus, transmits light from the subject, and has a convex portion in contact with the subject to give a pressing force to the subject when measuring biological information of the subject, and a pressing force suppression unit which is disposed in periphery of the convex portion above the housing surface and suppresses the pressing force given to the subject by the convex portion. | 09-18-2014 |
20150046095 | PULSE MONITOR AND PROGRAM - A pulse monitor, a program, and the like which perform determination of an appropriate pressing force and store and display holding state specification information when it is determined to be an appropriate pressing force, thereby facilitating device mounting in an appropriate state are provided. A pulse monitor includes a pulse wave detection unit | 02-12-2015 |
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20090213222 | SYSTEM FOR TRACKING A MOVING OBJECT, BY USING PARTICLE FILTERING - In a tracking system for tracking a moving object by using a particle filter, the particle filter is configured to arrange particles initially, in a standby state, in a given background region provided in the screen of a camera and to rearrange the particles with respect to the moving object in accordance with a change in likelihood that the object has with respect to the particles. | 08-27-2009 |
20100003726 | Process for Producing L-Glutamic Acid - L-glutamic acid is produced by culturing a microorganism in a liquid medium containing L-glutamic acid at a saturation concentration, wherein the microorganism can metabolize a carbon source at a specific pH, and also has an ability to accumulate L-glutamic acid in the medium in an amount which exceeds the saturation concentration of L-glutamic acid, wherein the pH of the medium is controlled so that L-glutamic acid precipitates. | 01-07-2010 |
20100062493 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN L-AMINO ACID OR A NUCLEIC ACID - A method is described for producing an L-amino acid or a nucleic acid by culturing a microorganism having an ability to produce the L-amino acid or nucleic acid in a liquid medium in a fermentation tank containing a stirring impeller, and optionally adding seed crystals to the medium as required to produce and accumulate crystals of the L-amino acid or nucleic acid in the medium, and collecting crystals of the L-amino acid or nucleic acid from the culture. The power density of the stirring impeller is controlled to be 2.4 kW/m | 03-11-2010 |
20100157062 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PERSONS BY USING CAMERAS - According to one embodiment, a monitoring system is provided, which has a personal authentication unit and a camera. The personal authentication unit is provided near a security gate and authenticates a person allowed to pass through the security gate. The camera photographs an area near the security gate, in which the personal authentication unit is provided. The monitoring system further has a data generation unit configured to generate personal attribute data about the person authenticated by the personal authentication unit, a person identification unit configured to identify the person authenticated, on the basis of video data generated by the camera, and a monitoring data generation unit configured to generate monitoring data composed of video data and metadata. The video data represents an image including the person identified by the person identification unit. The metadata is associated with the video data and containing the personal attribute data. | 06-24-2010 |
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20090075018 | COLORED POLYAMIDE FIBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A colored polyamide fiber composed of a polyamide resin, a pigment, a coupling agent and a compound represented by the following formula I: | 03-19-2009 |
20090208184 | VIDEO CONTENT PLAYBACK ASSISTANCE METHOD, VIDEO CONTENT PLAYBACK ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM - Having the object of facilitating the cued playback of important scenes even for video content on which cue point information has not been conferred, a video content playback assistance method includes steps of: acquiring identical video correspondence information that indicates the correspondence relation of identical video, which are identical partial video contained in common in a plurality of items of video content; when cued playback is instructed, specifying the points of identical video in video content based on the acquired identical video correspondence information and specifying cue points based on the points of identical video that have been specified, and reproducing video from the specified cue points based on the video content. | 08-20-2009 |
20090304271 | OBJECT REGION EXTRACTING DEVICE - Region dividing means ( | 12-10-2009 |
20100080981 | GLASS CERAMIC SUBSTRATE - The present invention provides glass ceramic substrates | 04-01-2010 |
20100151217 | ELECTRONIC PART - There are provided electronic parts with excellent strength and high insulation resistance. According to a preferred embodiment, the electronic part comprises an inner layer section and outer layer sections formed covering the surfaces of the inner layer section, wherein the inner layer section and outer layer sections have a construction with a filler component dispersed in a glass component, the transverse strength of the inner layer section is at least 330 MPa, and the inner layer section has a thermal expansion coefficient larger than that of the outer layer sections. | 06-17-2010 |
20110206275 | IMAGE ORIENTATION DETERMINATION DEVICE, IMAGE ORIENTATION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND IMAGE ORIENTATION DETERMINATION PROGRAM - When positive image similarity (degree of training image similarity between input image features and those of positive training image) is higher than a predetermined first threshold, image orientation determination decision section determines input image orientation. When negative image similarity (degree of training image similarity between input image features and those of a negative training image) is not lower than a predetermined second threshold value, the image orientation determination decision section does not determine input image orientation. When the image orientation determination decision section determines the orientation of the input image, image orientation determination section calculates orientation similarity reflecting similarity between input image features and those stored in orientation-specific features storage section. If the calculated orientation similarity satisfies a predetermined condition, the image orientation determination section determines input image orientation according to positive training image orientation related to the image features stored in the orientation-specific features storage section. | 08-25-2011 |
20120201468 | PERSON CLOTHING FEATURE EXTRACTION DEVICE, PERSON SEARCH DEVICE, AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A person's region is detected from input video of a surveillance camera; a person's direction in the person's region is determined; the separability of person's clothes is determined to generate clothing segment separation information; furthermore, clothing features representing visual features of person's clothes in the person's region are extracted in consideration of the person's direction and the clothing segment separation information. The person's direction is determined based on a person's face direction, person's motion, and clothing symmetry. The clothing segment separation information is generated based on analysis information regarding a geometrical shape of the person's region and visual segment information representing person's clothing segments which are visible based on the person's region and background prior information. A person is searched out based on a result of matching between a clothing query text, representing a type and a color of person's clothes, and the extracted person's clothing features. | 08-09-2012 |
20130022333 | VIDEO CONTENT PLAYBACK ASSISTANCE METHOD, VIDEO CONTENT PLAYBACK ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM - Having the object of facilitating the cued playback of important scenes even for video content on which cue point information has not been conferred, a video content playback assistance method includes steps of: acquiring identical video correspondence information that indicates the correspondence relation of identical video, which are identical partial video contained in common in a plurality of items of video content; when cued playback is instructed, specifying the points of identical video in video content based on the acquired identical video correspondence information and specifying cue points based on the points of identical video that have been specified, and reproducing video from the specified cue points based on the video content. | 01-24-2013 |
20130293721 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an imaging apparatus capable of determining a parameter relating to image processing without setting the parameter required for the image processing for each camera unit. An imaging camera information storage unit stores imaging camera information including arrangement information and functional information of a camera unit. An installation information acquiring unit acquires installation information of an imaging unit. An environmental information acquiring unit acquires environmental information surrounding the imaging unit. A parameter determination unit determines a parameter of image processing based on the imaging camera information, the installation information, and the environmental information. An image processing unit performs image processing based on the determined parameter. | 11-07-2013 |
20130329958 | PERSON TRACKING DEVICE, PERSON TRACKING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PERSON TRACKING PROGRAM - A person region information extraction unit ( | 12-12-2013 |
20140254952 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, CLOUD PLATFORM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREOF - According to one embodiment, an information processor divides input image data for a plurality of information processors so as to perform a super resolution process as a distributed processing. The super resolution process generates a high resolution image based on a plurality of low resolution input images. The information processor includes a division point determining unit, a division processor, and a combination processor. The division point determining unit determines a division point for an input image of a sequence of image frames. The division processor divides, for each of the information processors, the input image at the division point, and allocates each divided input image to each corresponding one of the information processors. | 09-11-2014 |
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20090002083 | Oscillation Circuit, Power Supply Circuit, Display Device, and Electronic Apparatus - An oscillation circuit, power supply circuit, display device using same, and electronic apparatus which can be built in a display panel without causing an increase of cost and do not need any adjustment work, each having a pulse generation portion | 01-01-2009 |
20090128527 | Display apparatus, driving method of the same and electronic equipment using the same - Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including: an available pixel section having a plurality of available pixel circuits; a plurality of scan lines; a plurality of capacitor lines; a plurality of signal lines; a driving circuit; and a monitor circuit wherein each of the available pixel circuits laid out on the available pixel section includes a display element having first and second pixel electrodes and a storage capacitor having first and second electrodes, in each of the available pixel circuits, the first pixel electrode and the first electrode are connected to one terminal of a switching device, in each of the available pixel circuits provided on any individual one of the rows, the second electrode is connected to the capacitor line provided for the individual row, and the common voltage signal with the level changing at time intervals determined in advance is supplied to the second pixel electrode of each of the display elements. | 05-21-2009 |
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20110136878 | AMIDE DERIVATIVE, PEST CONTROL AGENT CONTAINING THE AMIDE DERIVATIVE, AND PEST CONTROLLING METHOD - A pest control agent containing a compound represented by the following Formula (1), wherein A represents a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, or the like, K represents a non-metal atom group necessary for forming a cyclic linking group derived from a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring, in combination with A and two carbon atoms to which A bonds, X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like, n represents an integer of from 0 to 4, T represents —C(=G | 06-09-2011 |
20110137068 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AMIDE DERIVATIVE - An amide derivative represented by Formula (3), which exhibits excellent efficacy in pest control effect, is produced by allowing a compound represented by the following Formula (1) and a compound represented by Formula (2) to react with each other. In Formula (1) to Formula (3), Y | 06-09-2011 |
20140107368 | AMIDE DERIVATIVE, PEST CONTROL AGENT CONTAINING THE AMIDE DERIVATIVE, AND PEST CONTROLLING METHOD - A pest control agent containing a compound represented by the following Formula (1), wherein A represents a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, or the like, K represents a non-metal atom group necessary for forming a cyclic linking group derived from a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring, in combination with A and two carbon atoms to which A bonds, X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like, n represents an integer of from 0 to 4, T represents —C(=G | 04-17-2014 |
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20110239818 | HYBRID DRIVE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a hybrid drive device including a first shaft coupled to an internal combustion engine, a rotary electric machine, a second shaft disposed coaxially with the first shaft and coupled to the rotary electric machine and a speed change mechanism, a clutch is provided to switch on and off transfer of a drive force between the first shaft and the second shaft, and a case houses the first shaft, the second shaft, the rotary electric machine, and the clutch. A rotor of the rotary electric machine is fixed to an outer peripheral portion of the clutch housing. A first seal mechanism is disposed in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the large diameter portion of the second axially projecting portion and the inner peripheral surface of the first axially projecting portion, and side by side with the first support mechanism in the axial direction. | 10-06-2011 |
20120032538 | ROTATIONAL ELECTRICAL MACHINE AND VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A rotating electrical machine configured with a rotor and stator. The rotor is rotatably supported radially inside of a stator that has coil end portions on both sides in an axial direction, and which is structured so that oil is supplied from an axial first direction side to the coil end portions on the both sides in the axial direction. A communication oil passage provided in at least one of the rotor and the rotor support member, is configured to communicate with a first opening and a second opening from an oil collecting portion. The first opening opens radially inside the coil end portion on the axial first direction side, and the second opening opens radially inside the coil end portion on an axial second direction side, which is the other side in the axial direction of the rotor. | 02-09-2012 |
20120032544 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - In a rotating electrical machine configured with a rotor and stator, a lubricant supply portion is configured to supply a lubricant from within. A communication passage is provided in either the rotor support member or the sensor rotor, and is configured so as to provide a passage from a first space, which extends radially outward from the axial first direction side of the sensor rotor and is formed between the support wall and the rotor support member, with a second space, which is formed between the sensor rotor and the rotor support member. The case of the machine has a support wall extending at least in a radial direction to an axial first direction side, which is one side in an axial direction of the rotating electrical machine, and after lubricating the bearing, the lubricant is discharged from the second space to the first space through the communication passage. | 02-09-2012 |
20120080248 | Vehicle drive device - A vehicle drive device configured with an input member drivably coupled to an internal combustion engine. The drive device is also configured with an output member drivably coupled to wheels, a friction engagement device that selectively drivably couples the input member and the output member to each other, and a rotary electric machine provided on a power transfer path connecting between the input member and the output member. On the vehicle drive device, a housing oil chamber houses at least friction members of the friction engagement device and is filled with oil, a housing space houses the rotary electric machine, and there exists a first oil passage through which oil is supplied to the housing oil chamber. There is also a second oil passage through which oil is discharged from the housing oil chamber and a third oil passage through which oil is supplied to the housing space. | 04-05-2012 |
20120080286 | Vehicle Drive Device - A vehicle drive device configured with an input member drivably coupled to an internal combustion engine, an output member drivably coupled to wheels, and a friction engagement device that selectively drivably couples the input member and the output member to each other. A rotary electric machine is connected between the input member and the output member. A housing oil chamber houses at least friction members of the friction engagement device and is filled with oil. A housing space houses the rotary electric machine, a first oil passage through which oil is supplied to the housing oil chamber, a second oil passage through which oil is discharged from the housing oil chamber; and a third oil passage through which oil discharged from the second oil passage is supplied to the housing space. | 04-05-2012 |
20120088621 | Transmission apparatus and shift control apparatus - A speed change device configured with an input member and an output member. The speed change device includes a speed change mechanism in which a plurality of shift speeds are established in accordance with respective engagement states of a plurality of friction engagement elements to transfer rotation of the input member to the output member. A slip travel mode is provided in which the vehicle is run while transferring torque from the input member to the output member with one of the friction engagement elements for establishment of each of the shift speeds caused to slip. A slip engagement element is the friction engagement element to be engaged commonly for establishment of at least a forward start shift speed and a reverse start shift speed. | 04-12-2012 |
20120096985 | HYBRID DRIVE DEVICE - A hybrid drive system includes an input shaft of an automatic transmission, a clutch, an intermediate shaft, and a first gear disposed on a first shaft coaxial with an engine output shaft. An electric motor and a second gear provided on an output shaft of the electric motor are disposed on a second shaft. A rotation of the engine output shaft is transmitted to the input shaft through the clutch and the intermediate shaft, and a rotation of the electric motor is transmitted to the input shaft through the second gear and the first gear. The intermediate shaft is supported by a first support wall through a bearing. The clutch is disposed between the intermediate shaft and the engine output shaft, and a front side of the input shaft is rotatably supported by a second support wall, and connected to a rear side of the intermediate shaft through a spline. | 04-26-2012 |
20120242198 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive device including a rotating electrical machine having a rotor and a stator, as a driving source force of wheels; a rotation sensor that detects a rotational position of the rotor with respect to the stator; a rotor support member that supports the rotor at a position radially inside the stator; an oil pump having a pump rotor disposed on a same axis as the rotating electrical machine and drivingly coupled to the rotor support member, and a pump case accommodating the pump rotor; and a support bearing that is placed between the pump case and the rotor support member in a radial direction, and that rotatably supports the rotor support member with respect to the pump case. The rotation sensor and the support bearing are positioned so as to overlap each other as viewed in the radial direction. | 09-27-2012 |
20130284557 | VEHICLE DRIVING FORCE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - Leakage oil from a hydraulic actuator operating a dry clutch is prevented from leaking into a dry space where the dry clutch is placed. A space formed by the back surface of a piston of a hydraulic actuator, a coupling plate, and a cylinder portion is sealed by a first seal portion and a second seal portion. Oil leaked from a hydraulic oil chamber through the piston is stored in the space, and is returned to a wet space in a case through an oil passage. | 10-31-2013 |
20140246935 | HYBRID DRIVE APPARATUS - A hybrid drive apparatus, which includes a speed change mechanism disposed on a first axis coaxial with an engine output shaft and a rotary electric machine disposed on a second axis parallel to the first axis, including: a case main body which accommodates the speed change mechanism and the rotary electric machine and has an opening portion opening on one side of the speed change mechanism in an axial direction; and a cover member which closes the opening portion of the case main body, wherein the rotary electric machine is disposed such that a portion thereof overlaps the cover member when viewed in the axial direction. | 09-04-2014 |
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20140265475 | SEAT LOAD DETECTION DEVICE - A seat load detection apparatus includes: a load detector detecting part of a load acting on a vehicle seat which is capable of changing the posture of a seatback forward from the first stage position as a most upright position of a seatable position to the forwardly inclined position which is a forwardly inclined position on which the passenger cannot be seated; a load body determination unit determining a load body acting on the vehicle seat on the basis of a detected load detected by the load detector; a seat posture detector detecting the forwardly inclined position of the seatback; and a state determination unit determining the state change of the vehicle seat on the basis of the variation of the detected load and restrict the determination of the state change of the vehicle seat on the basis of an output from the seat posture detector. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266657 | SEAT OCCUPANT DETERMINING APPARATUS - A seat passenger determination apparatus includes: a first determination processing unit configured to determine a passenger is not seated on a vehicle seat by having gotten out of the vehicle and transfer the mode to a not-seated recognition mode when a load variation width detected by a load detection apparatus falls within a first threshold value in a state in which a non-fastened state of a seatbelt is detected; and a second determination processing unit configured to determine the passenger is not seated on the vehicle seat by having gotten out of the vehicle and transfer the mode to the not-seated recognition mode when the load variation width detected by the load detection apparatus falls within a second threshold value which is larger than the first threshold value during a predetermined time when the fact that the seatbelt has changed from the fastened state to the non-fastened state is detected. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277826 | SEAT OCCUPANT DETERMINING APPARATUS - A seat passenger determination apparatus includes: a door closing timing detector configured to detect door closing timing after having gotten out of the vehicle directly or indirectly; a counter unit configured to start counting when the load detected by the load detector falls within a threshold value and reset the count when the load is deviated from the threshold value; a determination processing unit configured to determine that no passenger is seated on the vehicle seat because the passenger has gotten out, and transfer the mode to the not-seated recognition mode when the state in which the load within the predetermined threshold value continues for a predetermined time is detected by the counter unit; and a count restricting unit configured to stop the counting process performed by the counter unit temporarily when the door-closed state is detected by the door closing timing detector during the determination by the determination processing unit. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277947 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A SEAT OCCUPANCY - A seating determination apparatus includes a transition processing unit | 09-18-2014 |
20140277948 | SEAT BELT WARNING DEVICE - In a seatbelt warning apparatus, a control unit performs a transition process configured to transfer the mode to a baggage recognition mode on the condition that a load detection unit detects a load larger than a first load and smaller than a second load continuously for a preset time in the not-seated recognition mode, and to the not-seated recognition mode on the condition that the load detection unit detects a load smaller than a predetermined load continuously for a preset time in the baggage recognition mode, and a transfer time t | 09-18-2014 |
20150096810 | SEAT OCCUPANCY DETERMINATION DEVICE AND SEAT OCCUPANCY DETERMINATION METHOD - A seat occupancy determination device configured to be provided at one of seating portions of a plural vehicle seats includes a pair of seat occupancy amount detection devices detecting a seat occupancy amount increasing and decreasing in response to a change of a load applied to each portion of the seating portion, a seat occupancy state determination device determining a seat occupancy state of the vehicle seat, an unbalanced load detection device detecting a degree of unbalance of the load applied to a right portion and a left portion of the seating portion, and a seat occupancy threshold value setting device setting a seat occupancy threshold value and correcting the seat occupancy threshold value in response to the degree of unbalance of the load applied to the right portion and the left portion of the seating portion based on a detected signal transmitted from the unbalanced load detection device. | 04-09-2015 |
20150122556 | SEAT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a load detection device measuring a load applied to a seat, an offset amount detection portion adding an offset amount being offset from zero, the offset amount of the load detection device occurred by a collision of the vehicle to a value stored as an offset amount occurred before the collision of the vehicle, the offset amount detection portion storing the offset amount occurred by the collision of the vehicle and the offset amount occurred before the collision of the vehicle as the offset amount in a case where a collision load value occurred by the collision of the vehicle and detected by the load detection device exceeds a predetermined value, and a correction portion correcting a load value detected by the load detection device on the basis of the offset amount stored in the offset amount detection portion. | 05-07-2015 |
20150127225 | SEAT APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes a load detection device placed at a front and a rear of one of a right-left pair of the attachment members so as to be spaced apart from each other, the load detection device measuring a load applied to a seat to distinguish an existence of a passenger and a type of a passenger, a detection influence determination device determining an existence of an influence on a passenger determination performance of the load detection device in a case where a collision load value detected by the load detection device in the case of a collision of the vehicle corresponds to a detected value between a preset first collision load value and a preset second collision load value, and a collision influence alert device outputting an alert in a case where the detection influence determination device determines that the passenger determination performance is influenced. | 05-07-2015 |