Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090203354 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - There is provided a communication terminal comprising: a readout unit which reads out, from a plurality of storage media each storing an identifier concerning a communication line, the identifiers; a communication unit which determines the communication lines based on the identifiers read out by the readout unit, and performs communication using the determined communication lines; a display unit; and a display control unit which displays, on the display unit, information corresponding to the identifiers, wherein the display control unit generates a plurality of display screens for displaying information corresponding to the plurality of communication lines determined based on the plurality of identifiers, and displays the plurality of display screens after dividing a display area of the display unit. | 08-13-2009 |
20100152913 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS - A communication control apparatus includes a first connection unit connecting to a power line, a second connection unit to which an external apparatus is connected, a power supply unit for supplying electric power to the external apparatus via the second connection unit, a communication unit for making the communication between a communication apparatus connected to the power line and the external apparatus via the first connection unit and the second connection unit, and a control unit for controlling the power supply unit to supply electric power to the external apparatus, based on information received from the external apparatus by the communication unit. | 06-17-2010 |
20100157174 | DISPLAY CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A display controlling apparatus that is capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus that sends image data to the display controlling apparatus in response to a notification from the display controlling apparatus, includes the following elements: a sending unit configured to send the notification to the image processing apparatus; a first receiving unit configured to receive the image data sent from the image processing apparatus in response to the notification; and a first computing unit configured to compute a first time required to display the image data received by the first receiving unit. The sending unit sends a new notification to the image processing apparatus at a timing based on the first time computed by the first computing unit. | 06-24-2010 |
20110064396 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus including an image capturing unit configured to obtain an image by image capturing includes a first storage unit configured to store face information of an owner of the image capturing apparatus, an estimation unit configured to estimate a photographer of the image capturing apparatus based on a relationship between an object included in the image obtained by the image capturing unit and the face information of the owner stored in the first storage unit, and a change unit configured to change a photographing mode to a simple photographing mode according to the estimated photographer. | 03-17-2011 |
20110148754 | PROJECTION APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROJECTION SYSTEM AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A communication terminal is allowed to make data communication by simple processing. A communication unit is allowed to make data communication with a communication terminal when the detected position of the communication terminal remains unchanged for a predetermined time period or longer, within a range in which an image is projected. | 06-23-2011 |
20110260532 | POWER-SUPPLYING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND POWER-SUPPLYING SYSTEM - Even when power is to be simultaneously supplied to a plurality of power-supplied devices by using one primary coil, it is possible to properly supply power to the respective power-supplied devices. More specifically, a power-supplying device stops non-contact power supply in accordance with the detection of a plurality of power-supplied devices set in a power supply area. | 10-27-2011 |
20120113149 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - A display apparatus which displays image data sent from a plurality of information processing apparatuses via a communication line determines which of (1) image data sent from the same information processing apparatus and (2) image data sent from different information processing apparatuses are a plurality of received image data. Depending on the determination result, the display apparatus changes the display layout. | 05-10-2012 |
20120133335 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic device includes a first unit that wirelessly receives power from a power supply apparatus, and a control unit that executes control, if an external apparatus, including a second unit that wirelessly receives power from the power supply apparatus, and the electronic device are connected, to select at least one of the first unit and the second unit. | 05-31-2012 |
20120146577 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, BATTERY PACK, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to an electronic device including a first unit that wirelessly receives power from the power supply apparatus, and a control unit that executes control, if an external apparatus, including a battery, and the electronic device are connected, to select the first unit to charge the battery by the first unit. | 06-14-2012 |
20120205988 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that outputs power to an electronic apparatus, and a control unit that determines whether a predetermined object is detected. The control unit controls the power supply unit to output power that is less than a predetermined value if the predetermined object is detected, and the predetermined object does not include a chargeable object. | 08-16-2012 |
20120212070 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that wirelessly outputs power to an electronic apparatus, a control unit that determines that a predetermined object is detected if a reflection corresponding to power outputted is greater than or equal to a first value and determines that the predetermined object is detected if a change of a reflection corresponding to power outputted by the power supply unit is greater than or equal to a second value. | 08-23-2012 |
20120235637 | CHARGING APPARATUS - A charging apparatus includes: a charging unit configured to perform a contactless charging operation for a placed external device; a detector configured to detect a position of a placed object; a determining unit configured to determine that the placed object is an external device compatible with the charging unit; and a control unit configured to control the charging unit such that, during the contactless charging operation for an external device compatible with the charging unit, the charging operation for the external device being charged is restricted when an object that is determined by the determining unit not to be an external device compatible with the charging unit, has been placed within a predetermined distance from the charging unit. | 09-20-2012 |
20120270608 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - There is provided a communication terminal comprising: a readout unit which reads out, from a plurality of storage media each storing an identifier concerning a communication line, the identifiers; a communication unit which determines the communication lines based on the identifiers read out by the readout unit, and performs communication using the determined communication lines; a display unit; and a display control unit which displays, on the display unit, information corresponding to the identifiers, wherein the display control unit generates a plurality of display screens for displaying information corresponding to the plurality of communication lines determined based on the plurality of identifiers, and displays the plurality of display screens after dividing a display area of the display unit. | 10-25-2012 |
20120274804 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus including an image capturing unit configured to obtain an image by image capturing includes a first storage unit configured to store face information of an owner of the image capturing apparatus, an estimation unit configured to estimate a photographer of the image capturing apparatus based on a relationship between an object included in the image obtained by the image capturing unit and the face information of the owner stored in the first storage unit, and a change unit configured to change a photographing mode to a simple photographing mode according to the estimated photographer. | 11-01-2012 |
20120299391 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic device includes a power receiving unit that receives power wirelessly from a power supply apparatus, a first unit that transmits, in response to a command received from the power supply apparatus, first information indicating a status of the electronic device, a second unit that transmits second information indicating a status of the electronic device, and a control unit that controls the first unit or the second unit in such a way as to transmit at least one of the first information and the second information to the power supply apparatus. | 11-29-2012 |
20130120417 | DISPLAY CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A display controlling apparatus that is capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus that sends image data to the display controlling apparatus in response to a notification from the display controlling apparatus, includes the following elements: a sending unit configured to send the notification to the image processing apparatus; a first receiving unit configured to receive the image data sent from the image processing apparatus in response to the notification; and a first computing unit configured to compute a first time required to display the image data received by the first receiving unit. The sending unit sends a new notification to the image processing apparatus at a timing based on the first time computed by the first computing unit. | 05-16-2013 |
20130140906 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus includes a communication unit that performs wireless communication, a load unit, a power receiving unit that wirelessly receives power from a power supply apparatus, and a control unit that controls to limit a supply of power to the load unit if the communication unit transmits data to the power supply apparatus. | 06-06-2013 |
20130182133 | IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - One of a plurality of image sensing modes is set, and an image sensing process including a plurality of processes is performed based on the set image sensing mode. Whether or not each of the plurality of processes is to be performed by an external apparatus is decided based on the set image sensing mode. Image data obtained by image sensing is transmitted to the external apparatus so that the decided process is performed by the external apparatus. | 07-18-2013 |
20130200843 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic apparatus includes a power receiving unit that receives power from a power transmitting apparatus wirelessly, a connection unit that connects an external apparatus, a detection unit that detects power received by the power receiving unit, and a control unit that changes a mode of the electronic apparatus to a first mode after the detection unit detects that power received by the power receiving unit is equal to or lower than a predetermined value if the electronic apparatus is in a second mode. | 08-08-2013 |
20130328411 | CHARGING APPARATUS - A charging apparatus includes: a charging unit configured to perform a contactless charging operation for a placed external device; a detector configured to detect a position of a placed object; a determining unit configured to determine that the placed object is an external device compatible with the charging unit; and a control unit configured to control the charging unit such that, during the contactless charging operation for an external device compatible with the charging unit, the charging operation for the external device being charged is restricted when an object that is determined by the determining unit not to be an external device compatible with the charging unit, has been placed within a predetermined distance from the charging unit. | 12-12-2013 |
20130342160 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that wirelessly supply power to an electronic device, a first communication unit that communicates, based on a first communication method, with the electronic device, a second communication unit that communicates, based on a second communication method that is different from the first communication method, with the electronic device, and a control unit that controls the first communication unit so as to acquire authentication data for a communication between the second communication unit and the electronic device if a remaining capacity of a battery, connected to the electronic device, is equal to or more than a predetermined value. | 12-26-2013 |
20140015840 | DISPLAY CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A display controlling apparatus that is capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus that sends image data to the display controlling apparatus in response to a notification from the display controlling apparatus, includes the following elements: a sending unit configured to send the notification to the image processing apparatus; a first receiving unit configured to receive the image data sent from the image processing apparatus in response to the notification; and a first computing unit configured to compute a first time required to display the image data received by the first receiving unit. The sending unit sends a new notification to the image processing apparatus at a timing based on the first time computed by the first computing unit. | 01-16-2014 |
20140154627 | NEGATIVE TYPE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN FILM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A negative type photosensitive resin composition containing a resin compound (A) which has a weight average molecular weight of 1000 or more, a (meth)acryloyl compound (B), a silane-modified resin (C), a radical-generating type photopolymerization initiator (D), and a silicon atom-free epoxy group-containing cross-linking agent (E), wherein the resin compound (A) contains a resin compound (A1) which has two or more (meth)acryloyl groups in a molecule and which has a carboxyl group which reacts with the epoxy group and the (meth)acryloyl compound (B) has a weight average molecular weight of less than 1000 and has two or more (meth)acryloyl groups in a molecule, is provided. | 06-05-2014 |
20140183978 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to a power receiving device, a first communication unit configured to perform short-range wireless communication and include a first communication mode and a second communication mode, a second communication unit configured to perform wireless communication, a selection unit configured to select the first communication mode or the second communication mode as a communication mode of the first communication unit in accordance with whether the power supply apparatus is in a first mode, a second mode, or a third mode, and a control unit configured to control the communication performed by the first communication unit in accordance with the communication mode of the first communication unit selected by the selection unit. | 07-03-2014 |
20140379491 | AUCTION APPARATUS AND AUCTION METHOD - An auction apparatus according to the application includes a plan receiving unit and an auction providing unit. The plan receiving unit receives plan information indicating a plan of content from a content creator who creates the content. The auction providing unit presents the plan information received by the plan receiving unit and provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement in an advertising space that is set to the content by the content creator. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379492 | AUCTION APPARATUS AND AUCTION METHOD - An auction apparatus according to the application includes a plan receiving unit and a providing unit. The plan receiving unit gradually receives plan information indicating a plan of content from a content creator who creates the content a plurality of times. The providing unit additionally presents the plan information which is gradually received by the plan receiving unit and provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement in an advertising space set to the content. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379493 | AUCTION APPARATUS AND AUCTION METHOD - An auction apparatus according to the application includes a plan receiving unit and an auction providing unit. The plan receiving unit receives plan information indicating a plan of content from a content creator who creates the content. The auction providing unit presents the plan information received by the plan receiving unit and provides an auction service in which bid targets are a right to display an advertisement in an advertising space that is set to the content and a right to replace the advertisement displayed in the advertising space. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379494 | AUCTION APPARATUS AND AUCTION METHOD - An auction apparatus according to the application includes a communication unit and an auction providing unit. The communication unit communicates with a communication network. The auction providing unit presents a portion of plan information indicating a plan of content which is created by a content creator, presents the other plan information when a request is received from an advertiser who has browsed the portion of the plan information, and provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement in an advertising space set to the content. | 12-25-2014 |
20150054715 | DISPLAY CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A display controlling apparatus that is capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus that sends image data to the display controlling apparatus in response to a notification from the display controlling apparatus, includes the following elements: a sending unit configured to send the notification to the image processing apparatus; a first receiving unit configured to receive the image data sent from the image processing apparatus in response to the notification; and a first computing unit configured to compute a first time required to display the image data received by the first receiving unit. The sending unit sends a new notification to the image processing apparatus at a timing based on the first time computed by the first computing unit. | 02-26-2015 |
20150081422 | SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD - A service providing apparatus includes a plan receiving unit, a calculating unit, and a service providing unit. The plan receiving unit receives plan information indicating a plan of content planned by a content creator. The calculating unit calculates the number of predicted views that is a predicted value of the number of times at which the content is viewed by a user. The service providing unit presents the number of predicted views calculated by the calculating unit and the plan information received by the plan receiving unit, and provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement on the content. | 03-19-2015 |
20150081454 | SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD - A service providing apparatus includes a request receiving unit and a service providing unit. The request receiving unit receives, from an advertiser having the right to display an advertisement on content, a resale request to resell a right to be resold to other advertisers. When the resale request is received by the request receiving unit, the service providing unit provides a resale service for reselling the right to be resold. | 03-19-2015 |
20150081455 | SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD - A service providing apparatus includes a calculating unit, a plan receiving unit, and a service providing unit. The calculating unit calculates an evaluation value for a content creator that creates content. The plan receiving unit receives plan information indicating a plan of the content planned by the content creator. The service providing unit presents the evaluation value calculated by the calculating unit and the plan information received by the plan receiving unit, and provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement on the content. | 03-19-2015 |
20150081456 | SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD - A service providing apparatus has a plan receiving unit and a service providing unit. The plan receiving unit receives advertising space information relating to an advertising space set to content by a content creator who creates the content and a targeting condition set to the advertising space by the content creator. The service providing unit provides an auction service in which a bid target is a right to display an advertisement in the advertising space for each targeting condition on the basis of the advertising space information received by the receiving unit. | 03-19-2015 |