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20090015651 | Voice Communication Device, Voice Communication Method, and Voice Communication Program - Provided is a voice communication device for carrying out voice communication among a plurality of locations, including: a sound source direction identification block for identifying a direction of a sound source; a voice sender block for sending the collected voice to a different location; a voice receiver block for receiving a voice from a different location; a player block for playing the received voice; a playing information setting block for setting playing information for the voice being played; a speaker volume storage block for acquiring the direction of the sound source for which the playing information is set from the sound source direction identification block and storing the direction of the sound source in association with the playing information; and a voice manipulating block for acquiring the playing information corresponding to the direction of the sound source of the voice and manipulating the voice based on the playing information. | 01-15-2009 |
20120075278 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY - According to one embodiment, an organic EL display includes a substrate and a pixel. The pixel is disposed on the substrate and includes a first color displaying portion and a second color displaying portion. The first color displaying portion has a first organic light emitting layer. The second color displaying portion has a second organic light emitting layer having an emission spectrum different from an emission spectrum of the first organic light emitting layer. The first color displaying portion has two sub-pixels. One of the two sub-pixels has a color filter. | 03-29-2012 |
20130248825 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, LIGHTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent element includes: a first electrode having a first and a second major surfaces; a second electrode opposed to part of the first major surface; an organic luminescent layer provided between the first and the second electrodes; an optical layer having a third major surface opposed to the second major surface and a fourth major surface on opposite side from the third major surface. The fourth major surface includes a first region overlapping the second electrode, and a second region not overlapping the second electrode. The fourth major surface includes a first concave-convex provided in the first region and a second concave-convex provided in the second region. A planarization layer is provided on the second region and burying the second concave-convex. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250214 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE, LIGHTING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an organic light emitting layer and an optical layer. The first electrode has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface and is light transmissive. The second electrode faces a portion of the first major surface. The organic light emitting layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic light emitting layer and the first electrode are disposed between the optical layer and the second electrode. The optical layer is able to transit between a first state where a traveling direction of light emitted from the organic light emitting layer is changed and a second state having a smaller degree of the change in the traveling direction of the light than the first state. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250557 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, a plurality of second electrodes and an organic light-emitting layer. The first electrode includes a first major surface and is optical transparency. The second electrodes extend in a first direction parallel to the first major surface and are separated from each other in a second direction parallel to the first major surface and perpendicular to the first direction. An optical transmittance of the second electrodes is lower than an optical transmittance of the first electrode. A distance along the second direction between a line extending in the first direction and a side surface of each of the second electrodes continuously increases and decreases along the first direction. The side surface is unparallel to the first major surface. The organic light-emitting layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrodes. | 09-26-2013 |
20140139104 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - In general, according to one embodiment, an illumination device includes a light emitting unit, a connection unit, a containing unit, and a second sealing unit. The light emitting unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an organic electroluminescent element, and a first sealing unit. The organic electroluminescent element is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first sealing unit seals circumferential edge portions between the first substrate and the second substrate. The connection unit supplies power to the organic electroluminescent element. The containing unit has a space being airtight in an interior of the containing unit. The containing unit contains the light emitting unit inside the space. The second sealing unit is provided in the containing unit. The second sealing unit seals between a portion of the unit extending outside the containing unit and the containing unit. | 05-22-2014 |
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20090250604 | Analysis Method for Biological Sample and Screening Method for Disease Marker - The present invention provides a method for obtaining structural information conveniently and rapidly by generating a negative ion without adding an acidic substance to matrix, thereby improving sensitivity of measurement by a mass spectrometer, and by generating structural specific ions with high reproducibility, and a method for screening disease marker and a method for analyzing a sample containing a biomolecule. A method for mass spectrometry of a sugar chain comprising the steps of: preparing a sample containing a sugar chain; labeling the sugar chain with a labeling compound, to obtain a labeled sugar chain; and subjecting the labeled sugar chain to measurement of negative ions by using a MALDI mass spectrometer, thereby conducting analysis of the sugar chain. A method for screening disease marker comprising the steps of: (1) labeling the biomolecule X derived from a subject affected by a particular disease; subjecting the labeled biomolecule X′ to measurement of negative ions by a MALDI mass spectrometer, (2) separately, labeling the biomolecule Y derived from a subject unaffected by the particular disease; subjecting the labeled biomolecule Y′ to measurement of negative ions by a MALDI mass spectrometer; and (3) comparing mass spectrum of the labeled biomolecule X′ obtained in (1) with mass spectrum of the labeled biomolecule Y′ obtained in (2) to find mass spectrum peaks which are mutually different, thereby ascertaining presence of structure involved in expression of the particular disease. | 10-08-2009 |
20110236995 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING PROSTATE CANCER - The present invention provides a method for detecting a glycan structure of a prostate specific antigen (PSA) rapidly and with high sensitivity and determining prostate carcinoma based on the difference in the structure, in particular, a method for determining between prostate carcinoma and benign prostatic hyperplasia accurately. A method for determining prostate carcinoma, wherein the method includes a step of analyzing a PSA glycan structure in a sample derived from a test subject, and prostate carcinoma is determined in the case that amount of a glycan having LacdiNAc (N-acetylgalactosamine-N-acetylglucosamine) (LacdiNAc(+)) is more than 30% of amount of a glycan not having LacdiNAc but having LacNAc (galacotose-N-acetylglucosamine) (LacdiNAc(−)). Especially, a method for determining prostate carcinoma, wherein prostate carcinoma is determined in the case that amount of a glycan having LacdiNAc (N-acetylgalactosamine-N-acetylglucosamine) (LacdiNAc(+)) is more than 30% of amount of a glycan not having LacdiNAc but having LacNAc (galacotose-N-acetylglucosamine) (LacdiNAc(−)), and benign prostatic hyperplasia is determined in the case of 30% or less. | 09-29-2011 |
20140206094 | MALDI MASS SPECTROMETRY METHOD - The problem is to provide a MALDI mass spectrometry method that can be used for a mass spectrometry method by a general MALDI method with which it is possible to measure multiple molecules to be measured that are contained in a sample quantitatively in a short period of time with good efficiency compared with conventional methods. The problem is solved by a MALDI mass spectrometry method for a sample containing multiple molecules to be measured, which is a MALDI mass spectrometry method characterized in that the multiple molecules to be measured are a saccharide mixture, a glycopeptide mixture, a glycopeptide-peptide mixture, a glycoprotein mixture, or a glycoprotein-protein mixture, and that a quantitative mass spectrum of the multiple molecules to be measured is obtained from an arbitrary point in the sample to be measured where a signal is detected without measuring and integrated averaging the entire sample to be measured. | 07-24-2014 |
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20110194321 | DC POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A DC power supply apparatus comprising: a rectifying circuit including, a first rectifying portion, a second rectifying portion, a third rectifying portion and a fourth rectifying portion; a current detection portion; a first switching portion; and a second switching portion; wherein each of the first rectifying portion cooperatively operating with the first switching portion and the second rectifying portion cooperatively operating with the second switching portion is a semiconductor element which is formed by using a Schottky junction formed between silicon carbide or gallium nitride and metal and has a withstanding voltage property with respect to a voltage of an AC power supply. | 08-11-2011 |
20120106212 | POWER CONVERTER - [Problem] To provide a power converter capable of suppressing voltage dropping of the smoothing capacitor and suppressing a rush current at the time of power recovery, | 05-03-2012 |
20130255298 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS AND OUTDOOR HEAT SOURCE UNIT - There is provided a refrigeration cycle apparatus in which an outdoor heat source unit, an indoor unit, and a water heating unit are connected, and an air conditioning operation and a water heating operation can be performed separately, and an exhaust-heat recovery operation can be performed by simultaneously performing air cooling and water heating. The outdoor heat source unit includes a compressor for compressing refrigerant, a refrigerant air-heat exchanger that performs heat exchange between the refrigerant and outside air, a fan for cooling the refrigerant air-heat exchanger, a control device that includes an inverter device for driving the compressor, and a heat sink for dissipating heat of the inverter device, and a switching element in the inverter device is constituted by an element formed by a wide bandgap semiconductor. | 10-03-2013 |
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20080287809 | Biological information measuring apparatus and biological information measuring method - A biological information measuring apparatus measures information of a living body by irradiating the living body with light. The apparatus includes: a first light source irradiating the living body with light; a second light source irradiating the living body with light; and a light receiving section constituted by a plurality of light receiving elements that receives reflected light reflected by the living body or transmitting light transmitting through the living body, during light irradiation of the living body. In the biological information measuring apparatus, the first light source and the second light source are disposed so that a first distance between the light receiving section and the first light source is different from a second distance between the light receiving section and the second light source. | 11-20-2008 |
20120010477 | CONCENTRATION DETERMINATION APPARATUS, PROBE, CONCENTRATION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A concentration determination apparatus may determine a concentration of a target component in an arbitrary layer of an observed object including a plurality of light scattering medium layers. The concentration determination apparatus may include an irradiation unit, light scattering medium layer selection unit, a light receiving unit, a light intensity acquisition unit, an optical absorption coefficient calculation unit, and a concentration calculation unit. | 01-12-2012 |
20120242979 | CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT METHOD AND CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A concentration measurement method by an absorptiometric method which measures a concentration of a first solute component dissolved in a solution, in which the first solute component interacts with a solvent, includes: referring to an absorption coefficient (μ | 09-27-2012 |
20120330110 | CONCENTRATION DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND CONCENTRATION DETERMINATION METHOD - A first temperature sensor is formed in a first measurement area so that a measurement surface thereof is exposed to an inner surface of a liquid tank (a storage body). The first temperature sensor can detect a temperature of liquid injected into the liquid tank. Further, a first input part is formed in the first measurement area so that an output surface thereof is exposed to the inner surface of the liquid tank. | 12-27-2012 |
20130073220 | CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT METHOD AND CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A concentration measurement method of measuring at least including processes of: causing a set of lights having first and second different wavelengths in which change amounts of absorption coefficients of the water due to a change in water temperature are substantially the same to be incident on the solution, and measuring an absorption coefficient in the first wavelength and a absorption coefficient in the second wavelength in the solution; referencing an absorption coefficient of the water in the first wavelength and an absorption coefficient of the water in the second wavelength; referencing an absorption coefficient of the solute in the first wavelength and an absorption coefficient of the solute in the second wavelength; and applying a simultaneous equation to obtain a volume fraction of an unknown solute and a volume fraction of the water based on the above absorption coefficients. | 03-21-2013 |
20150196234 | CONCENTRATION DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND CONCENTRATION DETERMINATION METHOD FOR MEASURING A CONCENTRATION OF A MEASURED COMPONENT CONTAINED IN A LIVING BODY TISSUE - A first temperature sensor is formed in a first measurement area so that a measurement surface thereof is exposed to an inner surface of a liquid tank (a storage body). The first temperature sensor can detect a temperature of liquid injected into the liquid tank. Further, a first input part is formed in the first measurement area so that an output surface thereof is exposed to the inner surface of the liquid tank. | 07-16-2015 |
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20080252767 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND CAMERA - A solid-state imaging device including: an analog-digital converter unit in column parallel arrangement, the analog-digital converter unit having a plurality of pixels arranged to convert an incident light quantity to an electric signal, in which an analog signal obtained from the pixel is converted into a digital signal, wherein the analog-digital converter unit is configured of: a comparator operable to compare a value of a column signal line from which an analog signal obtained by the pixel is outputted with a value of a reference line, and a counter operable to measure a time period by the time when comparison done by the comparator is finished and to store the comparison result, wherein the solid-state imaging device further includes: a module for controlling an output of the comparator operable to control the output of the comparator depending on the output of the comparator. | 10-16-2008 |
20090009641 | DA CONVERTER, AD CONVERTER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A DA converter includes a first DA conversion section for obtaining an analog output signal in accordance with a digital input signal value, and a second DA conversion section for obtaining an analog gain control output signal in accordance with a digital gain control input signal value. In the DA converter, the gain control of the analog output signal generated by the first DA conversion section is performed on the basis of the gain control output signal generated by the second DA conversion section. | 01-08-2009 |
20090201187 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER, ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A DA conversion device includes the following elements. A higher-bit current source cell portion includes uniformly weighted higher-bit current source cells to generate an identical constant current. A lower-bit current source cell portion includes a lower-bit current source cells that are weighted to generate 1/two-to-the-power-of-certain-numbers constant currents. A constant current source selection controller includes a lower-bit controller having a scaler that uses clocks scaled down to 1/two-to-the-power-of-certain-numbers to select the lower-bit current source cells, and a higher-bit controller having shift registers and using a signal indicating a carry bit or a borrow bit used in the lower-bit controller to sequentially activate shift outputs of the shift registers, and uses the shift outputs to select the higher-bit current source cells. Constant current outputs of the selected current source cells are added and output so that an output current corresponding to the digital input signal is obtained. | 08-13-2009 |
20110205097 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER, ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A DA conversion device includes the following elements. A higher-bit current source cell portion includes uniformly weighted higher-bit current source cells to generate an identical constant current. A lower-bit current source cell portion includes a lower-bit current source cells that are weighted to generate 1/two-to-the-power-of-certain-numbers constant currents. A constant current source selection controller includes a lower-bit controller having a scaler that uses clocks scaled down to 1/two-to-the-power-of-certain-numbers to select the lower-bit current source cells, and a higher-bit controller having shift registers and using a signal indicating a carry bit or a borrow bit used in the lower-bit controller to sequentially activate shift outputs of the shift registers, and uses the shift outputs to select the higher-bit current source cells. Constant current outputs of the selected current source cells are added and output so that an output current corresponding to the digital input signal is obtained. | 08-25-2011 |
20110221619 | DA CONVERTER, AD CONVERTER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A DA converter includes a first DA conversion section for obtaining an analog output signal in accordance with a digital input signal value, and a second DA conversion section for obtaining an analog gain control output signal in accordance with a digital gain control input signal value. In the DA converter, the gain control of the analog output signal generated by the first DA conversion section is performed on the basis of the gain control output signal generated by the second DA conversion section. | 09-15-2011 |
20130106636 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER, ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
20150014516 | DA CONVERTER, AD CONVERTER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A DA converter includes a first DA conversion section for obtaining an analog output signal in accordance with a digital input signal value, and a second DA conversion section for obtaining an analog gain control output signal in accordance with a digital gain control input signal value. In the DA converter, the gain control of the analog output signal generated by the first DA conversion section is performed on the basis of the gain control output signal generated by the second DA conversion section. | 01-15-2015 |
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20090026622 | Semiconductor Device and Method for Manufacturing Same - A multilayered wiring is formed in a prescribed area in an insulating film that is formed on a semiconductor substrate. Dual damascene wiring that is positioned on at least one layer of the multilayered wiring is composed of an alloy having copper as a principal component. The concentration of at least one metallic element contained in the alloy as an added component in vias of the dual damascene wiring is determined according to the differences in the width of the wiring of an upper layer where the vias are connected. Specifically, a larger wiring width in the upper layer corresponds to a higher concentration of at least one metallic element within the connected vias. Accordingly, increases in the resistance of the wiring are minimized, the incidence of stress-induced voids is reduced, and reliability can be improved. | 01-29-2009 |
20100096756 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device has a multilayer interconnection including a copper interconnection film formed in a predetermined area within an insulating film, a liner film, and a high-melting-point metal film. The copper interconnection film is polycrystalline, and crystal grains occupying 40% or more of an area of a unit interconnection surface among crystal grains forming the polycrystal are oriented to (111) in a substrate thickness direction. The copper interconnection film has crystal conformity with the noble metal liner film. In a case where the high-melting-point metal film is formed of Ti and the noble metal liner film is a Ru film, the high-melting-point metal of Ti dissolves into Ru in a solid state to form the noble metal liner. Thus, a copper interconnection is formed with both of Cu diffusion barrier characteristics and Cu crystal conformity. | 04-22-2010 |
20100193953 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A trench is formed in an insulation film formed on top of a semiconductor substrate, and a barrier metal film is formed on the surface of the trench. After a copper or copper alloy film is formed on the barrier metal film, an oxygen absorption film in which a standard energy of formation of an oxidation reaction in a range from room temperature to 400° C. is negative, and in which an absolute value of the standard energy of formation is larger than that of the barrier metal film is formed, and the assembly is heated in a temperature range of 200 to 400° C. A semiconductor device can thereby be provided that has highly reliable wiring, in which the adhesion to the barrier metal film in the copper interface is enhanced, copper diffusion in the interface is suppressed, and electromigration and stress migration are prevented. | 08-05-2010 |
20110068472 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A trench is formed in an insulation film formed on top of a semiconductor substrate, and a barrier metal film is formed on the surface of the trench. After a copper or copper alloy film is formed on the barrier metal film, an oxygen absorption film in which a standard energy of formation of an oxidation reaction in a range from room temperature to 400° C. is negative, and in which an absolute value of the standard energy of formation is larger than that of the barrier metal film is formed, and the assembly is heated in a temperature range of 200 to 400° C. A semiconductor device can thereby be provided that has highly reliable wiring, in which the adhesion to the barrier metal film in the copper interface is enhanced, copper diffusion in the interface is suppressed, and electromigration and stress migration are prevented. | 03-24-2011 |
20110266678 | Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulating film formed above the semiconductor substrate, and a multilayered wiring formed in a prescribed area within the insulating film. The multilayered wiring includes a dual damascene wiring positioned on at least one layer of the multilayered wiring. The dual damascene wiring includes an alloy having copper as a principal component. A concentration of at least one metallic element contained as an added component of the alloy in a via connected to the dual damascene wiring is 10% or more higher in a via connected to a wiring whose width exceeds by five or more times a diameter of the via than that in another via connected to another wiring of a smallest width in a same upper wiring layer of the multilayered wiring. | 11-03-2011 |
20150102492 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulating film formed above the semiconductor substrate, and a multilayered wiring formed in a prescribed area within the insulating film. The multilayered wiring includes a dual damascene wiring positioned on at least one layer of the multilayered wiring. The dual damascene wiring includes an alloy having copper as a principal component. A concentration of at least one metallic element contained as an added component of the alloy in a via connected to the dual damascene wiring is 10% or more higher in a via connected to a wiring whose width exceeds by five or more times a diameter of the via than that in another via connected to another wiring of a smallest width in a same upper wiring layer of the multilayered wiring. | 04-16-2015 |
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20090237549 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program - The present invention is an image processing apparatus for changing the resolution of image data in accordance with the distance from a reference point arbitrarily set within a screen showing the image data, including: selection means for selecting, from the image data, calculation-target pixels that are arranged in such a manner that the spacing between pixels becomes larger as the distance from the reference point increases; smoothing processing means for smoothing the calculation-target pixels selected by the selection means using the pixel values of the calculation-target pixels and the pixel values of pixels positioned around the calculation-target pixels; and interpolation processing means for interpolating the pixel values of pixels which have not been selected as the calculation-target pixels by the selection means, from the pixel values of calculation-target pixels positioned around the pixels, the calculation-target pixels having been smoothed by the smoothing processing means. | 09-24-2009 |
20100020225 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention is an image processing apparatus for converting an original image into an enlarged image on which enlargement processing has been performed with respect to a reference point, as the center, including: a selection processing unit that treats, as a starting point, a coordinate point which is the farthest from the reference point and selects a processing-target pixel from among pixels constituting the enlarged image; a calculation processing unit that calculates a coordinate point of the original image which is mapped to the coordinate point of the processing-target pixel; a reading processing unit that reads the pixel value of a pixel of the original image from the recording medium in accordance with the coordinate point of the original image; an interpolation processing unit that interpolates the pixel value of the processing-target pixel using the pixel value of the pixel of the original image read by the reading processing unit; and a writing processing unit that writes the pixel value of the processing-target pixel which has been interpolated by the interpolation processing unit into an area, on the recording medium, other than a storage area in which the pixel value of each of pixels of the original image has been stored, the pixels of the original image being positioned at the same coordinate points as pixels of the enlarged image, each of which has not been selected as the processing-target pixel. | 01-28-2010 |
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20110006970 | WIDE-BAND FEEDER CIRCUIT AND ANTENNA HAVING THE SAME - It is possible to obtain a wide-band feeder circuit a lower conductive plate provided substantially in parallel to an upper conductive plate, a short-circuit portion provided in a concave manner at a central portion of the lower conductive plate, and a countersunk portion provided in a convex manner at a central portion of a short-circuit plate forming a bottom of the short-circuit portion. It is also possible to obtain an antenna including such a wide-band feeder circuit. | 01-13-2011 |
20110241955 | ANTENNA AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is an antenna capable of establishing electrical conductivity between a flange-like short-circuit section of a power supply section and a thin metal plate even in a harsh temperature environment in a space environment. Under a state in which an apical portion of a power supply section is inserted from an outer side of a face plate into a hole for the power supply section of a thin metal plate, a dielectric plate, and a metal plate, a plurality of screws are inserted from the outer side of a flange-like short-circuit section through a plurality of insertion holes of the flange-like short-circuit section, the thin metal plate, and the dielectric plate, and the plurality of screws are threadingly inserted into a plurality of tapped holes of the metal plate so that electrical conductivity between the flange-like short-circuit section and the thin metal plate is established through direct contact. | 10-06-2011 |
20120162039 | RADIAL LINE SLOT ARRAY ANTENNA - A radial line slot array antenna has a slotted conductor plate in which a plurality of slots are formed and arranged in a spiral. The plurality of slots are arranged in the slotted conductor plate such that the arrangement distance in a radial direction between the slots varies gradually between a first portion determined based on a first frequency and a second portion determined based on a second frequency that is different from the first frequency. | 06-28-2012 |
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20110032407 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY PROGRAM - A display apparatus includes: a display section that displays an image; and a control section that allows the display section to display a plurality of images, which are included in a predetermined group, in series on the basis of a predetermined operation performed on an input section, and allows the display section to display predetermined information while allowing the display section to display an endmost image in the corresponding predetermined group. | 02-10-2011 |
20120026201 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing device including a user interface that displays content and receives an input. The information processing apparatus controls the user interface to reduce a size of the displayed content based on a received input, and controls the user interface to display an operation corresponding to the content based on the size reduction. | 02-02-2012 |
20120105382 | DISPLAY DEVICE, POSITION CORRECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display device includes an operating body detection unit detecting an operating body disposed over a display screen, a position determination unit determining a three-dimensional position of the operating body from the detection result and outputting the three-dimensional position as position information for the operating body, a position designation unit designating a three-dimensional position over the display screen, a guide information generation unit generating guide information which requests a user to perform a predetermined action for an operating body around the designated three-dimensional position and then dispose the operating body at the designated three-dimensional position, a correction information generation unit generating correction information from an error between the designated three-dimensional position and a determination result of the three-dimensional position of the operating body disposed according to the guide information, and a position correction unit correcting a three-dimensional position of the operating body based on the correction information. | 05-03-2012 |
20120154442 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display control device includes a display controller executing display control to display, on a display screen of a display device displaying an image, a whole of a display target image that is to be displayed and that has an aspect ratio differing from an aspect ratio of the display screen, and to display a partial enlarged image, which is obtained by enlarging a partial image corresponding to a part of the display target image and which has a smaller size than the display screen, at a displayed position of the partial image in superimposed relation to the display target image. | 06-21-2012 |
20120162242 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A graphical user interface apparatus, method and computer program product cooperate to control a display. An item is displayed at a periphery of a display and a detector detects when an object is proximate to the item. When detected the display displays a relation item. Then, when the object is detected as moving to be proximate to the relation item, a controller changes a displayed form of the relation item in response to detecting when the object is moved. | 06-28-2012 |
20120176398 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A display control apparatus, method and computer program storage device detect when an object is in a proximity position relative to a display. In response, a display state of a displayed item is changed. Then, a processing circuit causes a relation item to be displayed adjacent to the proximity position, the relation item being related to the displayed item. The displayed state may be changed in size, position, color and other ways to reflect the recognition of the object being detected as being proximate to a predetermined proximity location. | 07-12-2012 |
20140078114 | DISPLAY DEVICE, POSITION CORRECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display device includes an operating body detection unit detecting an operating body disposed over a display screen, a position determination unit determining a three-dimensional position of the operating body from the detection result and outputting the three-dimensional position as position information for the operating body, a position designation unit designating a three-dimensional position over the display screen, a guide information generation unit generating guide information which requests a user to perform a predetermined action for an operating body around the designated three-dimensional position and then dispose the operating body at the designated three-dimensional position, a correction information generation unit generating correction information from an error between the designated three-dimensional position and a determination result of the three-dimensional position of the operating body disposed according to the guide information, and a position correction unit correcting a three-dimensional position of the operating body based on the correction information. | 03-20-2014 |
20140104319 | TERMINAL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Captured or input image data is converted into an image of a size of a specific number of pixels. Then, predetermined plural types of different effects are applied to image data obtained through the conversion. Several types of image data items with the applied effects are arranged and simultaneously displayed. | 04-17-2014 |
20140123069 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus includes an object approach determining unit and a display control unit. The object approach determining unit is configured to determine an approach of an object based on received data. The display control unit is configured to control a display to display a plurality of selectable icons. The display control unit is configured to control the display to change the display of the plurality of selectable icons to display only a portion of the plurality of selectable icons when the object approach determining unit determines that the object is close to the display. | 05-01-2014 |
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20100013946 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - Disclosed herein is an imaging device including: an imaging element configured to carry out photoelectric conversion of subject image light incident through a lens and produce a video signal; an imaging element controller configured to control timing of readout of the video signal from the imaging element; a circular disk shutter configured to have a light-blocking part and a passage part, the shutter being driven to rotate by a motor; a shutter position detector configured to detect a rotational position of the shutter; and a shutter controller configured to control a rotational speed of the shutter and cause the imaging element controller to start readout of a video signal from the imaging element when the light-blocking part of the shutter is located in front of the imaging element based on information on the rotational position of the shutter, detected by the shutter position detector. | 01-21-2010 |
20100013971 | IMAGING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an imaging device including: a lens mount section with a removable lens section; an imaging element adapted to generate a video signal by converting image light of the subject entering through the lens section attached to the lens mount section into an electric signal; a disk-shaped shutter having a light shielding section and a transmission section, the light shielding section adapted to shield the imaging element from incident light, and the transmission section adapted to transmit incident light onto the imaging element; a shutter drive motor adapted to drive the disk-shaped shutter; a detection section adapted to detect whether the lens section is attached or detached; and a shutter control section adapted to supply a control signal to the shutter drive motor to stop the shutter if the detection section has detected that the lens section is detached. | 01-21-2010 |
20100013982 | IMAGING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an imaging device including an imaging element, an imaging controller, first and second shutter members, and a shutter controller. The imaging element carries out photoelectric conversion of subject image light incident through a lens and produces an imaging signal. The imaging controller controls readout of the imaging signal and carries out control of change setting of a frame cycle of imaging. The shutter members are disposed on an optical path of image light incident and can set a state in which incident light on the imaging element is blocked and a state in which incident light on the imaging element is not blocked. The shutter controller sets a timing at which the optical path is blocked by the first shutter member and a timing at which the optical path is blocked by the second shutter member. | 01-21-2010 |
20100243872 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element having an imaging function, one surface of which serves as a light-receiving surface; a package having a recess containing the semiconductor element with the light-receiving surface facing outward; a light-transmitting plate closing the recess of the package containing the semiconductor element; a conductor provided at the package, electrically connected to the semiconductor element, and electrically connected to an external circuit; a heat conductive member provided to protrude from another surface of the semiconductor element; and a printed circuit board on which the external circuit is provided, on which the semiconductor element is mounted in electrical connection with the external circuit, and which is formed with an opening to serve as a clearance for the heat conductive member. | 09-30-2010 |
20110019071 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - An image pickup apparatus includes a pixel unit divided into at least two regions which generates pixel signals, driving controllers which controls reading of the pixel signals from the regions, a storage unit storing pixel signals for one screen, a timing controller controlling a timing when the pixel signals are read from the storage unit based on a setting value of an input frame rate, and a timing generator which generates a driving signal for performing the reading processes of the pixel signals the regions in parallel in terms of time when the frame rate is larger than a predetermined threshold value and generates a driving signal for performing the reading processes of the pixel signals from the regions in series in terms of time when the frame rate is not larger than the predetermined threshold value, and which supplies the generated driving signal to the driving controllers. | 01-27-2011 |
20140342665 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit configured to perform wireless communication in a second communication mode in which information is written into a storage unit from another communication apparatus in a first communication mode, a second communication unit which is different from the first communication unit, and a control unit configured to, in a case where a power source of the communication apparatus is turned on and a communication parameter regarding the second communication unit is stored in the storage unit, control the second communication unit to perform processing for communication connection based on the communication parameter. | 11-20-2014 |
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20150099512 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a first communication unit that performs a wireless communication with a second communication apparatus using a first communication method, and a second communication unit that performs a wireless communication with the second communication apparatus using a second communication method different from the first communication method. The first communication unit transmits a message including information indicating a communication protocol to be used in executing a service via the wireless communication by the second communication unit. | 04-09-2015 |
20150124114 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that has image sensors for each image of red, green, and blue which have a two-line addition function respectively. The imaging unit outputs image signals of red and blue and an image signal of green of which sample phases in a space are shifted by one pixel interval in a vertical direction using the two-line addition function. A resolution conversion unit obtains image signals of red, green, and blue of which the number of lines is doubled by performing interpolation processing on the image signals of red and blue and an image signal of green output from the imaging unit. | 05-07-2015 |
20150131642 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a communication unit that executes wireless communication by a first communication scheme; a first receiving unit that receives first information, relating to communication processing executable by a first other communication apparatus through wireless communication by a different second communication scheme, from the first other communication apparatus by the communication unit; a second receiving unit that receives second information, relating to communication processing executable by a second other communication apparatus through the wireless communication by the second communication scheme, from the second other communication apparatus by the communication unit; and a transmitting unit that transmits a connection parameter required for executing the wireless communication between the first and second other communication apparatuses by the second communication scheme, and a request for the communication processing indicated by the first information from the first other communication apparatus, to the second other communication apparatus by using the communication unit. | 05-14-2015 |
20150181425 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus performs wireless communication, determines whether an other communication apparatus is an apparatus that has received permission from a user, based on information written into a memory by the other communication apparatus via another type of wireless communication that differs from the wireless communication. The communication apparatus, in a case where it is determined that the other communication apparatus is an apparatus that has received permission from the user, performs the wireless communication with the other communication apparatus. | 06-25-2015 |
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20090091381 | GAIN CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention aims to suppress degradation of a reception characteristic even in such an environment that the signal strength of an inputted analog signal varies due to a variation in a received electric field. A controller acquires characteristic information showing each gain characteristic indicative of a relationship between the signal strength of the analog signal and the gain corresponding to the analog signal at an amplifier from a CPU. An AGC controller derives gains each corresponding to the signal strength detected at an ADC according to the gain characteristics indicated by the acquired characteristic information, whenever necessary, and outputs the same to the amplifier through a terminal. | 04-09-2009 |
20090092205 | TABLE DATA GENERATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A table data generation device includes: a setting data storage section that stores setting data of a receiver for receiving broadcast waves; a bit width specification section that specifies a bit width from a reference position of the setting data; a number-of-shifts specification section that specifies a number of shifts of the setting data; and a table data generator that generates table data for the setting data by shifting the specified bit width of the setting data by the specified number of shifts. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093226 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention provides a broadcast signal receiving apparatus and method both capable of reducing the influence of noise generated inside the receiving apparatus. A CPU transmits control information about an optimum TS output rate corresponding to a received channel signal to an OFDM-LSI, based on each output rate setting table stored in a memory in advance. The OFDM-LSI sets an optimum output rate and transmits a signal in accordance with the set optimum output rate. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093268 | COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - A communication equipment which is capable of avoiding receipt errors caused by a broadcasting receiver while a communication device is conducting communication. An adaptable current control unit stops adaptable current control of the broadcasting receives while the communication device is performing a transmission process. | 04-09-2009 |
20100027716 | AUTONOMOUS CONTROL UNIT AND RECEIVER USING THE SAME - An autonomous control unit includes an input stage register section, a computation section, and an output stage register section. The input stage register section includes plural input stage registers, and acquires, at a first timing, data indicating a given reception status of an incoming signal. The computation section performs comparison computation with respect to the data acquired by the input stage register section, performs logic processing of a set number of cycles of sequential control on the comparison computation result, and derives a logic processing result. The output stage register section includes at least one output stage register, and outputs a control value from the logic processing result at a second timing. | 02-04-2010 |
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20090232772 | HUMAN CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL-DERIVED PRECURSOR CELLS, CELLULAR AGGREGATES, METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHODS FOR TRANSPLANTING PRECURSOR CELLS AND CELLULAR AGGREGATES - Providing is cellular aggregates derived from corneal endothelial cells that, when transplanted, readily adhere to the parenchyma of cornea and function in a manner equivalent to corneal endothelial cells, and a method of transplantation of the cellular aggregates. Cellular aggregates derived from corneal endothelial cells. The cellular aggregates derived from corneal endothelial cells is prepared by culturing human corneal endothelial cells in a medium containing fetal bovine serum, growth factor and glucose; and then float culturing the cells obtained in a medium containing growth factor. A method of transplantation into the anterior chamber the cellular aggregate or the cellular aggregate prepared by the above method, comprising inserting a tube into the parenchyma of cornea, introducing the cellular aggregate into the anterior chamber through the inserted tube, and causing the cellular aggregate that has been introduced to adhere to Descemet's membrane by assuming in a downward-facing position. | 09-17-2009 |
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20140181757 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR OBJECT SELECTION IN A COMPUTER - Embodiments relate to selecting an object displayed on a display device of a computer. Aspects include moving a movable pointer in the display device in response to a user input, determining whether the pointer is in a predetermined temporary selection state, and based on a determination that the pointer is in the temporary selection state, acquiring an object pointed to by the pointer and storing the object in the storage device as a temporarily selected object. Aspects further include acquiring an second object pointed by the pointer in response to the user performing a predetermined object selection operation, comparing the second object with the temporarily selected object, and based on a determination that the second object is identical to the temporarily selected object, determining that the second object is selected. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181791 | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT WORK ITEM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A software development management system for use by multiple developers includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire, for each of a plurality of work items each representing a work to change at least one file, designation of a file associated with the work item. A dependency detection unit detects dependencies among a number of files. A determination unit determines, on the basis of the dependencies among the files, whether there is a dependency relationship between at least two work items based on the dependency relationship between the files detected by the dependency detection unit. | 06-26-2014 |
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20120170344 | CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY - An entry including multiple bits of unit cells each storing data bit is coupled to a match line. The match line is supplied with a charging current having a restricted current value smaller than a match line current flowing in a one-bit miss state in one entry, but larger than a match line current flowing in an all-bit match state in one entry. A precharge voltage level of a match line is restricted to a voltage level of half a power supply voltage or smaller. Power consumption in a search cycle of a content addressable memory can be reduced, and a search operation speed can be increased. | 07-05-2012 |
20130010513 | CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY - An entry including multiple bits of unit cells each storing data bit is coupled to a match line. The match line is supplied with a charging current having a restricted current value smaller than a match line current flowing in a one-bit miss state in one entry, but larger than a match line current flowing in an all-bit match state in one entry. A precharge voltage level of a match line is restricted to a voltage level of half a power supply voltage or smaller. Power consumption in a search cycle of a content addressable memory can be reduced, and a search operation speed can be increased. | 01-10-2013 |
20140126264 | CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY - An entry including multiple bits of unit cells each storing data bit is coupled to a match line. The match line is supplied with a charging current having a restricted current value smaller than a match line current flowing in a one-bit miss state in one entry, but larger than a match line current flowing in an all-bit match state in one entry. A precharge voltage level of a match line is restricted to a voltage level of half a power supply voltage or smaller. Power consumption in a search cycle of a content addressable memory can be reduced, and a search operation speed can be increased. | 05-08-2014 |
20150228341 | CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY - An entry including multiple bits of unit cells each storing data bit is coupled to a match line. The match line is supplied with a charging current having a restricted current value smaller than a match line current flowing in a one-bit miss state in one entry, but larger than a match line current flowing in an all-bit match state in one entry. A precharge voltage level of a match line is restricted to a voltage level of half a power supply voltage or smaller. Power consumption in a search cycle of a content addressable memory can be reduced, and a search operation speed can be increased. | 08-13-2015 |