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20130044497 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - This invention is for providing an illumination device obtainable of a wide angle light distribution characteristics required for a spot type or a light bulb type in compliance with environments of an institution or user's favorite, capable of outputting adequately diffused light from the illumination device, with excellent design feature. The invented illumination device includes an electric power receiving section supplied with electric power from an external portion, a power source section connected to the electric power receiving section, converting the electric power into prescribed drive power, a light source section connected to the power source section, emitting light according the drive power, a housing section containing the light source section, and a light guiding section arranged to project from the housing section, outputting, from a branched outgoing surface, the light of the light source section entered from an incident surface. | 02-21-2013 |
20140369068 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, DISPLAY UNIT INCLUDING THE LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, TRAFFIC SIGN INCLUDING THE DISPLAY UNIT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE TRAFFIC SIGN - Even though no light source is provided in the vicinity of each curved apex of a main face, the brightness difference depending on the location on the main face is reduced, and a light guide plate that contributes to electric power saving can be provided. A display and a traffic sign including the display that can keep a small brightness difference depending on the location on the main face, and reduce the power consumption. The ratio of the area of the first diffusion dots and second diffusion dots within the second diffusion region is greater than the ratio of the area of the first diffusion dots within the first diffusion region. Even though no light source unit is provided at a curved section, the brightness difference (the unevenness of brightness) depending on the location on the entire main face is reduced, and electric power saving can be achieved. | 12-18-2014 |
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20090289529 | PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An inexpensive piezoelectric sensor where noise unlikely occurs and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. A piezoelectric body ( | 11-26-2009 |
20090318776 | PHYSICAL CONDITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A physical condition management system detects during-sleep biomedical information while the driver is sleeping and during-drive biomedical information while the driver drives a vehicle. A during-sleep physical condition information calculating section calculates during-sleep physical condition information from during-drive physical condition information and/or the during-drive biomedical information, and the during-sleep biomedical information. A during-drive physical condition information calculating section calculates the during-drive physical condition information from the during-sleep physical condition information and/or the during-sleep biomedical information, and the during-drive biomedical information. The sleep support operation is controlled according to the during-sleep physical condition information and the drive support operation is controlled according to the during-drive physical condition information. An information transmitting section transmits the during-sleep physical condition information and/or the during-sleep biomedical information to the during-drive physical condition information calculating section, and the during-drive physical condition information and/or the during-drive biomedical information to the during-sleep physical condition information calculating section. | 12-24-2009 |
20100018327 | LOAD DETECTING APPARATUS AND LOAD DETECTING METHOD - The present invention provides a load detecting apparatus capable of detecting load and vibration applied to a support supporting a body of a human or an animal by a load sensor provided in the support, in particular such a load detecting apparatus capable of detecting micro vibration applied to the support, with a high noise immunity. | 01-28-2010 |
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20090015683 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, method and program, and a recording medium configured to be able to clearly display an image captured by a high dynamic range imaging device. A reference region extractor extracts data corresponding to an image of a reference region in the image captured by image pickup unit, and calculates an average value of the luminance of the pixels of the reference region. A clip processing unit allocates the average value of the luminance of the pixels of the reference region to a specified tone in a range of tones capable of being displayed on a display unit, and clips the luminance range corresponding to the range of tones capable of being displayed on the display unit. A tone conversion unit converts image data supplied from the image pickup unit to image data corresponding to the range of tones capable of being displayed on the display unit based on the clipped luminance range, and outputs this image data. | 01-15-2009 |
20090016636 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, method, program and recording medium, which make it possible to remove an obstacle, which blocks the field of view, and provide an image of a pleasant field of view. An interference status detector determines whether it is necessary to correct an image obtained by an image pickup unit, and an obstacle detector detects a pixel corresponding to an obstacle in an obtained image. An obstacle removal processor, based on output from a movement status controller and an obstacle registry, replaces the pixel of the obstacle in the frame of the image to be corrected with a corresponding pixel in the chronologically previous frame, carries out correction so as to remove the obstacle from the image, and outputs the corrected image to a display unit. | 01-15-2009 |
20090022368 | MONITORING DEVICE, MONITORING METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a monitoring device, monitoring method, control device, control method, and program that use information on a face direction or gaze direction of a person to cause a device to perform processing in accordance with a movement or status of the person. A target detector | 01-22-2009 |
20090051794 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, an image processing system, a program, and a recording medium that are capable of obtaining a wide dynamic range image in which the luminance is compressed. Assignment of the number of luminance gradation steps of an output level signal with respect to the level of a luminance signal to be input is different among the main area, second luminance area, and other ranges. For example, the number of all gradation steps is divided and assigned to a luminance range of the main area and a luminance range of the second luminance area, but is not assigned to the other ranges. Also, the number of steps that is smaller than that of the luminance range of the main area and the luminance range of the second luminance area is assigned to a luminance range between the main area and the second luminance area. Furthermore, an area of the boundary between the luminance range of the main area and the luminance range of the second luminance area is set, and a smaller number of steps can be assigned to the luminance ranges of the main area and second luminance area, and more steps can be assigned to the area therebetween. The present invention can be applied to the image processing apparatus. | 02-26-2009 |
20090066819 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, an image processing system, a program, and a recording medium which are capable of obtaining an image of a wide dynamic range subjected to brightness compression. The allocation of the number of brightness grayscale steps of an output level signal with respect to the level of an input brightness signal differs for the main area and second brightness area, and the other ranges. For example, the whole number of grayscale steps is divided up and allocated to the brightness range of the main area and the brightness range of the second brightness area and the number of grayscale steps is not allocated to the other ranges. A smaller number of steps than for the brightness range of the main area and the second brightness area is allocated to the brightness range between the main area and second brightness area. In addition, an area constituting the boundary part between the brightness range of the main area and the second area can be set and allocated with a smaller number of steps than for the brightness range of the main area and the second brightness area and a larger number of steps than for the area between the main area and the second brightness area. The present invention can be applied to an image processing apparatus. | 03-12-2009 |
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20100326639 | SPACER, FIXING STRUCTURE AND HEAT EXCHANGER - A spacer includes a plane portion and at least one positioning portion. The plane portion is interposed between two pipe arrays stacked one another. Each of the two pipe arrays is formed by arranging at least one pipe along a plane which crosses a stacking direction of the two pipe arrays. The at least one positioning portion positions the at least one pipe in at least one of the two pipe arrays on the plane portion. | 12-30-2010 |
20110042039 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A spiral heat-transfer pipe for heat exchange provided in a heat exchanger includes: an upstream heat-transfer pipe section disposed on an upstream side of a flow path of an external fluid flowing outside the spiral heat-transfer pipe; and a downstream heat-transfer pipe section disposed on a downstream side of the flow path. Each of the heat-transfer pipe sections is disposed so as to extend in a direction crossing the flow path of the external fluid. Each of an axis of the upstream heat-transfer pipe section and an axis of the downstream heat-transfer pipe section is tilted with respect to a horizontal plane. Also, the axis of the upstream heat-transfer pipe section crosses the axis of the downstream heat-transfer pipe section. | 02-24-2011 |
20110042048 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a heat transmitting structure for heat exchange and a guide member. The heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat between external fluid flowing outside the heat transmitting structure and the heat transmitting structure. The heat transmitting structure includes a plurality of heat transmitting members for heat exchange. The heat transmitting members are arranged side by side in such a manner as to have intervals between the adjacent heat transmitting members. The guide member is arranged in the intervals between the heat transmitting members so as to change a direction of the external fluid flowing outside the heat transmitting structure. | 02-24-2011 |
20120138163 | Exhaust Passage Component - An exhaust passage component includes: an inner space used as part of an exhaust passage of a hot water supply apparatus; a drainage passage configured such that if condensed water is produced in the inner space, the condensed water is caused to flow out of the inner space; a first sheet metal member, at least part of which includes a first recess formed by drawing and a plate-like portion formed around the first recess; and a second sheet metal member, at least part of which includes a second recess by drawing and a flange formed around the second recess. | 06-07-2012 |