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20090072804 | TRIMMING CIRCUIT - A trimming circuit which comprises a shunt circuit having two shunt resistors and two shunt ON/OFF switches and connected in parallel with a series resistor circuit. The middle point of the shunt circuit is connected to a connection point of the series resistor circuit, the resistance ratio thereof with respect to the connection point being equal to the resistance ratio of the shunt resistors. | 03-19-2009 |
20090072893 | VOLTAGE SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A voltage supply circuit which conducts a current from a power supply into a current supply line comprises a plurality of current drive circuits connected in parallel to the current supply line each of which conducts current from the power supply into the current supply line. Different reference voltages are respectively given to the plurality of current drive circuits, each of which compares a comparison voltage corresponding to a generated voltage developed across load resistors with the respective reference voltage and, when the comparison voltage exceeds the respective reference voltage, stops supplying current. | 03-19-2009 |
20090089633 | Semiconductor Testing Apparatus and Method - The present invention provides a semiconductor testing apparatus and method capable of reliably determining whether a semiconductor memory is good or bad. A “1” reading test of each cell corresponding to one bit at a first step is first performed on a memory cell array. “0” writing of each cell corresponding to one bit at a second step and a “0” reading test of each cell corresponding to one bit at a third step are executed on the memory cell array. Thus, the time taken from the supply of power to the start of the “0” reading test of the reference cell at the third step can be significantly shortened. As a result, a defect of a reference bit line due to a breaking or high resistance of a gate of a reference column switch transistor corresponding to a normally ON transistor can be screened. | 04-02-2009 |
20100246283 | REFERENCE POTENTIAL GENERATING CIRCUIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - There is provided a reference potential generating circuit of a semiconductor memory, including: a first MOS transistor group that includes a plurality of first MOS transistors that are connected in series; a second MOS transistor that is connected in series to the first MOS transistor group; a third MOS transistor that is connected in parallel to the circuit in which the first MOS transistor group and the second MOS transistor are connected in series, has a gate connected to a connection point of the first MOS transistor group and the second MOS transistor, and corrects a reference potential from a connection point of the first MOS transistors; and a fourth MOS transistor that is connected to the gate of the third MOS transistor, and decreases the potential of the gate of the third MOS transistor when a permission signal to supply power to the semiconductor memory is input. | 09-30-2010 |
20100246306 | START-UP CIRCUIT OF INTERNAL POWER SUPPLY OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - There is provided a start-up circuit of an internal power supply of a semiconductor memory, including: an odd number of inverters that are connected in series and output a signal indicating whether or not to start to supply power from an internal power supply circuit of the semiconductor memory to an internal power supply circuit, and a discharge unit that is connected to an output side of an inverter at an odd-numbered stage and discharges charges remaining at the connection point between the inverter at the odd-numbered stage and the inverter at the stage immediately thereafter, after supply of power to operate the inverters is stopped. | 09-30-2010 |
20100246307 | INTERNAL POWER SUPPLY CONTROL CIRCUIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - An internal power supply control circuit of a semiconductor memory includes a periodic signal generating unit that generates a periodic signal to generate a permission signal to intermittently permit supply of power from an internal power supply circuit of the semiconductor memory to an internal circuit thereof with a predetermined period, when a mode changes from a normal operation mode where power is always supplied from the internal power supply circuit to the internal circuit to a standby mode where consumption power is further suppressed as compared with consumption power in the normal operation mode, and a permission signal output unit that outputs the permission signal synchronized with the periodic signal to the internal power supply circuit, when a mode signal indicating any mode of the normal operation mode and the standby mode and the periodic signal are input and the input mode signal indicates the standby mode. | 09-30-2010 |
20110181329 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PULSE WIDTH DETECTION METHOD - An internal pulse waveform shaping circuit provided to an IC chip generates an internal pulse monitor signal that changes in a predetermined direction at a rise timing of an internal pulse signal during a period in which a first enable signal is asserted and a second enable signal is de-asserted and then continues in the changed state for a predetermined period of time or longer, and generates the internal pulse monitor signal that changes in the predetermined direction at a fall timing of the pulse signal during a period in which the first enable signal is de-asserted and the second enable signal is asserted and then continues in the changed state for the predetermined period of time or longer. The generated internal pulse monitor signal is output to a tester for detecting the pulse width of the internal pulse signal. | 07-28-2011 |
20110185239 | SEMICONDUCTOR TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention provides a semiconductor testing apparatus and method capable of reliably determining whether a semiconductor memory is good or bad. A “1” reading test of each cell corresponding to one bit at a first step is first performed on a memory cell array. “0” writing of each cell corresponding to one bit at a second step and a “0” reading test of each cell corresponding to one bit at a third step are executed on the memory cell array. Thus, the time taken from the supply of power to the start of the “0” reading test of the reference cell at the third step can be significantly shortened. As a result, a defect of a reference bit line due to a breaking or high resistance of a gate of a reference column switch transistor corresponding to a normally ON transistor can be screened. | 07-28-2011 |
20110187446 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a bonding option pad, an internal power supply, and a MOS transistor. The bonding option pad is selectively wire-bonded to two voltage supply portions through which external power supply voltages with different power supply potentials are supplied from an external power supply. The internal power supply is caused to generate a pre-specified internal power supply voltage. The MOS transistor stabilizes an output level of the internal power supply voltage. The source and drain of the MOS transistor are shorted together and connected to the bonding option pad, and the gate there. | 08-04-2011 |
20120269022 | INTERNAL POWER SOURCE VOLTAGE GENERATING CIRCUIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INTERNAL POWER SOURCE VOLTAGE - An internal power source voltage generating circuit of a semiconductor memory and a corresponding method shorten an access delay upon transition of a data reading operation in an address period shorter than a prescribed minimum period to an operation in the prescribed minimum period. While a boosted voltage of an external power source voltage is supplied to the semiconductor memory as the internal power source voltage via an output line connected to one end of a condenser. A reference low potential is applied to the other end of the condenser and the external power source voltage is applied to the output line, thereby charging the condenser. If the internal power source voltage is lower than a threshold voltage, the internal power source voltage on the output line is boosted by applying the external power source voltage to the other end of the condenser. | 10-25-2012 |
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20110002733 | DISPLAY PANEL FITTING STRUCTURE - A display panel fitting structure includes two or more pairs of fitting means | 01-06-2011 |
20110156554 | FAN FASTENING DEVICE - A heat dissipating fan is housed in the opening of a chassis in the direction of thickness of the fan; a plurality of holding portions provided on the edges of the opening support the heat dissipating fan, parallel to the surface of the chassis; a plurality of elastic members provided on the two adjoining edges of the opening, respectively, urge the heat dissipating fan in the respective directions of the opposed edges of the opening to position the fan; and further a holder is provided with a plurality of elastic portions around ventilating openings corresponding to a blower window of the heat dissipating fan, and the elastic portions are abutted against the top surface of the peripheral portion of an outer casing of the heat dissipating fan to urge the heat dissipating fan perpendicularly to the face of the chassis. | 06-30-2011 |
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20110229258 | STRUCTURE FOR FASTENING METALLIC PLATE PARTS TOGETHER | 09-22-2011 |
20110236127 | STRUCTURE FOR FASTENING RESIN PART - A sheet-metal part | 09-29-2011 |
20110248132 | BOARD FIXING STRUCTURE - A protrusion | 10-13-2011 |
20110249387 | INDICATOR SECURING STRUCTURE - A display securing structure includes a rectangular display | 10-13-2011 |
20110267750 | STRUCTURE ASSEMBLED TO PANEL - A structure assembled to a panel includes a panel | 11-03-2011 |
20120069585 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes, within a panel formed of a front panel | 03-22-2012 |
20120137470 | HINGE DEVICE - A hinge device | 06-07-2012 |
20120151723 | DISPLAY LOCK DEVICE - When a display unit | 06-21-2012 |
20120187262 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A connecting portion | 07-26-2012 |
20120228445 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE - In a mounting structure for mounting an external wall | 09-13-2012 |
20120292167 | PUSH BUTTON STRUCTURE - A push button structure includes: a panel | 11-22-2012 |
20120312671 | SWITCH LEVER DEVICE AND OPEN/CLOSE DETECTION DEVICE - When a lever driving section | 12-13-2012 |
20120326575 | DISPLAY DEVICE HOUSING - In a display device housing | 12-27-2012 |
20130070430 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: circuit board | 03-21-2013 |
20140079250 | INFORMATION DEVICE FOR MOVING OBJECT - An information device for a moving object includes a display panel that is openable and closable via a rotating shaft of hinges, storing holes passing through the display panel, and a holding mechanism provided in the storing holes and holding stored devices fitted and stored in the storing holes. | 03-20-2014 |
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20080202157 | INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER FOR AUTOMOTIVE AIR CONDITIONER - An internal heat exchanger for an automotive air conditioner which is capable of securing length of the internal heat exchanger necessary for heat exchange by a double pipe even when an evaporator and an expansion valve are disposed where the distance to a partition wall is short. Between an expansion valve and evaporator, and a partition wall, a first double pipe is disposed which is formed by surrounding an inner pipe connected to an inlet port of the expansion valve with an outer pipe connected to an outlet port of the evaporator, and a second double pipe is disposed within an engine room which is formed by surrounding an inner pipe with an outer pipe, in a manner extended from the first double pipe. The first double pipe and the second double pipe are connected by a pipe connecting member such that the connecting portions of the pipes are prevented from disconnection. | 08-28-2008 |
20080307812 | CONTROL VALVE FOR COMPRESSOR - To improve the pressure resistance strength of a pressure-sensing section of a control valve for a internal variable control compressor. In the control valve, a stack of snap-acting discs is disposed on a side of a diaphragm forming the pressure-sensing section opposite from a transmitting member. With this arrangement, even if the diaphragm receives large suction pressure Ps, since the snap-acting disc receives suction pressure Ps from the opposite side, the diaphragm is prevented from being broken or deformed. This makes it possible to improve the pressure resistance strength of the pressure-sensing section. As a result, even if the control valve is applied to a refrigeration cycle in which suction pressure Ps becomes high, such as one using carbon dioxide as refrigerant, it is possible to secure sufficient pressure resistance strength. | 12-18-2008 |
20120234931 | EXPANSION VALVE - An expansion valve is configured such that a shaft, a first valve, a second valve, a compression coil spring, and an adjustment screw are coaxially arranged within a body exactly below a power element, and the first valve and the second valve control the flow rate in an interlocked manner. A second valve seat of the second valve is press-fitted into the body, and an amount of press-fitting of the second valve seat into the body is adjusted such that when the first valve is in a closed state in which a first valve element is seated on a first valve seat, the second valve is in a closed state in which a second valve element is seated on the second valve seat. | 09-20-2012 |
20130001450 | CONTROL VALVE FOR VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR - A control valve includes a body having a crankcase communicating port, a discharge chamber communicating port and a suction chamber communicating port, which are arranged in this order from one end side of the body, a solenoid, provided at the other end side of the body, for driving a main valve in accordance with the amount of current supplied, a power element, provided in an inner space surrounded by the body and the solenoid, capable of exerting the drive force to resist the solenoidal force created by a displacement of a pressure-sensing member of the power element, and a shaft by which the drive force of the power element is adjustable by adjusting the fixed position of one end side of the shaft, the shaft being fixed to one end of the body and the other end of the shaft being joined with the power element. | 01-03-2013 |
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20090062545 | Trisazo Compound, Ink Composition, Recording Method, and Colored Article - The present invention relates to a trisazo compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof, | 03-05-2009 |
20100236448 | WATER-SOLUBLE NAPHTHALOCYANINE COLORING MATTER AND WATER- BASED INK CONTAINING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an aqueous solution composition (water-based ink composition) containing a water-soluble naphthalocyanine coloring matter represented by the following formula (1): | 09-23-2010 |
20100309246 | TRISAZO COMPOUND, INK COMPOSITION, PRINTING METHOD AND COLORED PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a trisazo compound represented by the following formula (1): | 12-09-2010 |
20110123784 | WATER-SOLUBLE NEAR-INFRARED ABSORBING COLORING MATTERS AND AQUEOUS INKS CONTAINING SAME - Coloring matters represented by general formula (1) or salts thereof are simply provided at a low cost as water-soluble coloring matters which exhibit absorption in the near-infrared region. Further, aqueous ink compositions which contain the coloring matters and have excellent storage stability are also provided. In general formula (1), Nc is optionally substituted naphthalocyanine; M is a metal oxide or the like; R | 05-26-2011 |
20110126629 | KNEE ACOUSTIC MATCHING DEVICE FOR ULTRASONIC PROBE - An acoustic matching device has a water bag ( | 06-02-2011 |
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20120056931 | MAGENTA COLORING MATTER, INK COMPOSITION, AND COLORED BODY - As an ink composition which is highly soluble in water and has a hue and clarity suitable for inkjet recording, an ink composition containing at least one pigment represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof as a pigment is provided. In formula (1), X | 03-08-2012 |
20120202019 | AZO COMPOUNDS, INK COMPOSITIONS, AND COLORED BODIES - Azo compounds represented by general formula (1) or salts thereof are provided as highly water-soluble colorants which have hues of yellow, orange, brown or red, and excellent color development properties and which, when used in various recording processes, particularly in an inkjet recording process, ensure various excellent fastnesses such as light fastness, ozone fastness, and fading balance. Ink compositions containing the colorants are also provided. In general formula (1), R | 08-09-2012 |
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20090259952 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - UI widget content includes reference information by which its own UI widget refers to a child UI widget, and a description of an initial-focus designation for designating which of its own UI widget and child UI widget will have initial focus. A self-UI widget is generated, a child UI widget associated with the self-UI widget is generated based upon the reference information, and a UI widget hierarchy is thus built. A path is followed from a root of the UI widget hierarchy to a child UI widget designated by the corresponding initial-focus designation information. When a UI widget for which a child UI widget has not been designated in the corresponding reference information is retrieved, it is determined that this UI widget is the UI widget having the initial focus. | 10-15-2009 |
20100142769 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An object of the present invention is to enhance search accuracy when additional data to be added to editing target data is searched using handwriting input. An information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus includes inputting a pattern to editing target data, acquiring attribute information of the editing target data, searching additional data to be added to the editing target data by using the pattern and the attribute information, and displaying the additional data, which is searched by the search unit and added to the editing target data. | 06-10-2010 |
20100194764 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store information representing a plurality of screens in each of a plurality of groups to which priorities are previously set, a determination unit configured to determine a group which is assigned the highest priority, and a control unit configured to display on a display unit a representative screen of the group assigned the highest priority. | 08-05-2010 |
20110157188 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus comprises: a storage unit adapted to store information that associates information representing the key frame with information representing the display form of the object of the key frame; an assignment unit adapted to assign, to the time-points corresponding to the key frames, indicators with which a difference between the display forms of the objects is identifiable; and a control unit adapted to, when a new key frame is set at a time-point of interest on the time axis where no key frame is preset, and the same indicator as one of the indicators is assigned to the time-point of interest, cause the storage unit to store information representing the newly set key frame in association with information representing the display form of the object of each preset key frame, which is information representing the display form of the object at the time-point to which the same indicator is assigned. | 06-30-2011 |
20120256964 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing method enlarges or reduces and displays an area of a part of image data, displayed on a display unit, in response to a user's operation and determines, based on objects included in the enlarged or reduced and displayed area and on objects included in a plurality of image data pieces, a display order of the plurality of image data pieces. | 10-11-2012 |
20130302068 | Developing Device, Assembly, and Image Forming Apparatus - A developing device includes a first developing member that rotates in a manner such that a moving direction of a portion opposing the image carrier is opposite a moving direction of the image carrier, a second developing member provided on a downstream side of the first developing member in a rotating direction of the image carrier and rotates in a manner such that a moving direction of a portion opposing the image carrier is the same as the moving direction of the image carrier, a distributing member supported movably relative to a proximal portion where the first developing member is closest to the second developing member so as to distribute developer to the first and second developing members by contact with the developer, and an a biasing member that biases the distributing member upstream in the rotating direction of the first developing member. | 11-14-2013 |
20140104654 | PRIORITY ORDERED USER INTERFACE SCREENS FOR CONTROLLING A DEVICE - An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store information representing a plurality of screens in each of a plurality of groups to which priorities are previously set, a determination unit configured to determine a group which is assigned the highest priority, and a control unit configured to display on a display unit a representative screen of the group assigned the highest priority. | 04-17-2014 |
20150067492 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus for representing at least one candidate for a character string to be input based on at least one input character includes an acquisition unit configured to obtain situation information which represents the situation in which the information processing apparatus exists based on the information detected by the at least one sensor. The information processing apparatus further includes a prediction unit configured to predict at least one character string to be input based on the at least one character input by a user operation, a storage unit configured to store two or more character strings with each of the two or more character strings being associated with situation information which represents the situation in which the character string is used and a representation unit configured to represent at least one character string predicted by the prediction unit. | 03-05-2015 |
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20110280443 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an identification criterion creating unit that creates an identification criterion so as to enable identification of specific regions in a target image to be processed that is selected in chronological order from among images constituting a set of time-series images; includes a feature data calculating unit that calculates the feature data of each segmented region in the target image to be processed; and includes a specific region identifying unit that, based on the feature data of each segmented region, identifies the specific regions in the target image to be processed by using the identification criterion. Moreover, the identification criterion creating unit creates the identification criterion based on the pieces of feature data of the specific regions identified in the images that have been already processed. | 11-17-2011 |
20110311133 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a first judging unit that determines an unnecessary candidate region, on a basis of first feature data based on color information of an intraluminal image; and a second judging unit that judges whether the unnecessary candidate region is an unnecessary region, based on second feature data, which is different from the first feature data, of the unnecessary candidate region. | 12-22-2011 |
20120002879 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: an area extracting unit that extracts a candidate area of a classification target area in which a pixel value does not correspond to a three-dimensional shape of an imaging target based on pixel values of an intraluminal image acquired by imaging the inside of a lumen or information of a change in pixel values of peripheral pixels; and an area classifying unit that classifies the classification target area out of the candidate area based on the pixel values of the inside of the candidate area, a boundary portion of the candidate area, or a periphery portion of the candidate area. | 01-05-2012 |
20120008860 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a low-luminance area detecting unit that detects a low-luminance area based on pixel values of pixels of the intraluminal image; a peripheral feature data calculating unit that calculates peripheral feature data based on pixel values of periphery of the low-luminance area; and a dark portion area determining unit that determines whether or not the low-luminance area is the dark portion area based on the peripheral feature data. | 01-12-2012 |
20120114203 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes: an interest area detector that detects interest areas included in a time-series image group captured in time series; a calculation processing unit that calculates feature amounts indicative of features of the interest areas; an area classification unit that classifies the interest areas into area groups, based on the feature amounts of the interest areas and time-series positions of time-series images including the interest areas; a group feature amount calculation unit that calculates a group feature amount indicative of a feature of each of the area groups; an area selection unit that selects one or more representative areas of the interest areas belonging to the area groups, from among the area groups; and a representative image output unit that outputs one or more representative images including the representative areas in the time-series image group. | 05-10-2012 |
20120148153 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus to detect a bubble region included in image includes: a bubble candidate region setting unit which sets, from the image, a region as a bubble candidate region, the region having shape corresponding to a bubble region shape model stored in a storage unit; and a bubble region determination unit which determines, on the basis of information belonging to the bubble candidate region, whether the bubble candidate region is a bubble region. | 06-14-2012 |
20120155724 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes: a candidate point extraction unit which extracts, from an image, candidate points which are candidates for points constituting a circular region that represents a bubble; and a circular-region detecting unit which detects a circular region in the image on the basis of information belonging to the candidate points. | 06-21-2012 |
20120177259 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - In an image processing device that discriminates between a mucosal region and a non-mucosal region that are contained in an intraluminal image, the image processing device includes a residue candidate region detecting unit that detects a residue candidate region to be discriminated whether the candidate region is a mucosal region or not, on the basis of a feature data of each pixel that constitutes the intraluminal image, a structure edge region detecting unit that detects a structure edge contained in the intraluminal image, and an approximate structure edge line calculating unit and an overlap deciding unit that discriminate whether the residue candidate region is a mucosal region or not, based on a relative positional relationship between the structure edge and the residue candidate region. | 07-12-2012 |
20120237122 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes a probability value calculator that calculates, based on color feature data of a pixel included in an image, respective probabilities that the pixel belongs to a specific area and a non-specific area; a weighted edge intensity calculator that calculates a weighted edge intensity between neighboring pixels based on pixel values and color feature data of the pixel included in the image and a neighboring pixel of the pixel; an energy function creator that uses the probabilities and the weighted edge intensity to create an energy function expressed by a result of an area determination of the pixel; and an area divider that divides the image into the plurality of areas based on the energy function. | 09-20-2012 |
20120251009 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes an approximate-surface calculator that calculates multiple approximate surfaces that each approximate the pixel value of a pixel included in an examination-target region of an image; an approximate-surface selector that selects at least one approximate surface from the approximate surfaces on the basis of the relation between the pixel value of the pixel in the examination-target region and the approximate surfaces; an approximate-region setting unit that sets an approximate region that is approximated by at least the selected one approximate surface; and an abnormal-region detector that detects an abnormal region on the basis of the pixel value of a pixel in the approximate region and the value corresponding to the coordinates of that pixel on at least one approximate surface. | 10-04-2012 |
20120288199 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes a small area divider that divides, on the basis of edge information of an image, the image into multiple small areas each including multiple pixels; an attribute probability estimator that estimates attribute probability for each of the small areas, which is probability that the small area is attributed to a specific area to be detected; an adjacent-small-area connection strength calculator that calculates connection strength that quantitatively indicates a degree to which small areas adjacent to each other among the multiple small areas are attributed to the same area that is the specific area or a non-specific area; and a specific area detector that detects the specific area on the basis of the attribute probability and the connection strength. | 11-15-2012 |
20130027532 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing device classifies a region of interest included in an image into multiple classification items. The image processing device has: an initial region detector that detects at least part of the region of interest and sets the part as an initial region; an expansion region detector that detects an expansion region by expanding the initial region; and a region determining unit that calculates feature data of the initial region and the expansion region, and determines, based on the feature data, to which of the multiple classification items the region of interest belongs. | 01-31-2013 |
20130028485 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes a distance information calculator that calculates distance information corresponding to a distance to an imaging object at each of portions in an image; a feature data calculator that calculates feature data at each portion in the image; a feature data distribution calculator that calculates a distribution of the feature data in each of regions that are classified according to the distance information in the image; a reliability determining unit that determines the reliability of the distribution of the feature data in each of the regions; and a discrimination criterion generator that generates, for each of the regions, a discrimination criterion for discriminating a specific region in the image based on a determination result of the reliability and the distribution of the feature data in each of the regions. | 01-31-2013 |
20130051680 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing device includes: a non-target region detecting unit that detects a region that is not to be examined as a non-target region from an image; a pixel-of-interest region setting unit that sets a pixel-of-interest region in a predetermined area including a pixel-of-interest position in the image; a surrounding region determining unit that determines a surrounding region, which is an area for acquiring information for use in forming a reference plane with respect to the pixel-of-interest position, based on the non-target region; a reference plane forming unit that forms the reference plane based on the information in the surrounding region; and an outlier pixel detecting unit that detects an outlier pixel having a pixel value numerically distant from circumferential values based on a difference between corresponding quantities of the reference plane at each pixel position and of the original image. | 02-28-2013 |
20130094726 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE DEVICE - An image processing device includes: a candidate abnormal region determining unit that determines a candidate abnormal region from an image using a first determination criterion; a bubble region determining unit that determines a bubble region from the image; a bubble inside determining unit that determines whether the candidate abnormal region is present inside the bubble region based on a determination result of the bubble region; and an abnormal region determining unit that determines whether the candidate abnormal region is an abnormal region using a second determination criterion different from the first determination criterion when the candidate abnormal region is determined to be present inside the bubble region. | 04-18-2013 |
20140257114 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes an abnormal candidate region detection unit configured to detect an abnormal candidate region, as a candidate for an abnormal portion, from an intraluminal image obtained by capturing an image of an inside of a lumen of a subject, a tubular region detection unit configured to detect a tubular region from the intraluminal image, a connectivity determination unit configured to determine whether the abnormal candidate region and the tubular region are connected in a region of a color similar to that of the tubular region, and an abnormality determination unit configured to determine whether the abnormal candidate region is the abnormal portion, based on results of determination by the connectivity determination unit. | 09-11-2014 |
20140270377 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes an abnormal portion candidate region detection unit configured to detect a candidate region of an abnormal portion based on color information of each pixel constituting an image obtained by capturing an image of an inside of a lumen of a subject, a border neighboring pixel identifying unit configured to identify a border neighboring pixel which is a pixel existing in proximity to a border of the candidate region, a feature data calculation unit configured to calculate feature data based on a pixel value of the border neighboring pixel, and an abnormal portion region distinguishing unit configured to distinguish an abnormal portion region based on the feature data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270499 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes: a color feature data calculation unit configured to calculate color feature data of each pixel in an intraluminal image or color feature data of each small region obtained by dividing the intraluminal image into a plurality of small regions; a residue candidate distribution determination unit configured to determine, from among the color feature data, color feature data distributed on a side comparatively strong in redness to be a mucosa distribution and determine color feature data distributed on a side comparatively weak in redness to be a residue candidate distribution; and a residue distribution determination unit configured to determine, from among distributions of the color feature data determined to be the residue candidate distribution, a residue candidate distribution distributed on a side strong in yellowness with reference to the mucosa distribution to be a residue distribution. | 09-18-2014 |
20150063641 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes: an abnormality candidate region identifying unit configured to identify a candidate region for an abnormality from an image obtained by imaging inside of a lumen of a living body; a surrounding region determining unit configured to determine a surrounding region surrounding the candidate region; a shape information calculating unit configured to calculate shape information of the candidate region and shape information of the surrounding region in a depth direction with respect to a screen; and an abnormality region determining unit configured to determine whether or not the candidate region is an abnormality, based on a correlation between the shape information of the candidate region and the shape information of the surrounding region. | 03-05-2015 |
20150092993 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes: an imaging distance estimating unit configured to estimate an imaging distance to a subject shown in an image; an examination region setting unit configured to set an examination region in the image such that an index indicating a spread of a distribution of imaging distances to the subject shown in the examination region is within a given range; and an abnormal structure identifying unit configured to identify whether or not a microstructure of the subject shown in the examination region is abnormal, by using texture feature data that enables identification of an abnormality in the microstructure of the subject shown in the examination region, the texture feature data being specified according the examination region. | 04-02-2015 |
20150112135 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus performs positioning between a plurality of spectral band images obtained by capturing images inside a lumen using a plurality of rays of light having wavelength bands different from one another. The image processing apparatus includes: a spectral band image acquisition unit configured to acquire the spectral band images; a spatial frequency component extraction unit configured to extract feature data for each spatial frequency band from each pixel in at least one spectral band image of the spectral band images; a weight calculation unit configured to calculate weights for each spatial frequency band given to the at least one spectral band image, based on the feature data for each spatial frequency band extracted from each pixel in the at least one spectral band image; and a positioning unit configured to perform positioning between the spectral band images based on the weights for each spatial frequency band. | 04-23-2015 |
20150254826 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus processes an image obtained by capturing inside of a lumen of a living body. The image processing apparatus includes: a contour edge region extracting unit configured to extract a contour edge region of an examination target from the image; an examination region setting unit configured to set an examination region in the image so as not to include the contour edge region; and an abnormal structure identifying unit configured to identify whether a microstructure of a surface of the examination target is abnormal, based on texture information of the examination region. | 09-10-2015 |
20150363932 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus for processing an image acquired by imaging a living body includes: a narrow-band image acquisition unit configured to acquire at least three narrow-band images with different center wavelengths from one another; a depth feature data calculation unit configured to calculate depth feature data which is feature data correlated to a depth of a blood vessel in the living body based on a difference, between the narrow-band images different from one another, in variation of signal intensity due to an absorption variation of light with which the living body is irradiated; and an enhanced image creation unit configured to create, based on the depth feature data, an image in which the blood vessel is highlighted according to the depth of the blood vessel. | 12-17-2015 |
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20100028773 | Composition for battery - A composition for a battery containing an electroconductive assistant improves battery performance of a battery produced using this composition as a result of achieving dispersion stabilization without inhibiting electroconductivity of the electroconductive assistant. The invention provides a composition for a battery comprising at least one type of dispersant selected from an organic pigment derivative having an acidic functional group(s) or a triazine derivative having an acidic functional group(s), a carbon material as an electroconductive assistant, and as necessary, a solvent, a binder and a positive electrode active substance or negative electrode active substance; and also provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode having a positive electrode composite layer on a current collector, a negative electrode having a negative electrode composite layer on a current collector, an electrolyte containing lithium, and as necessary, an electrode foundation layer, wherein the positive electrode composite layer, the negative electrode composite layer or the electrode foundation layer is formed using the composition for a battery described above. | 02-04-2010 |
20100233532 | Composition for battery - A composition for a battery containing an electroconductive assistant improves battery performance of a battery produced using this composition as a result of achieving dispersion stabilization without inhibiting electroconductivity of the electroconductive assistant. The invention provides a composition for a battery comprising at least one type of dispersant selected from an organic pigment derivative having an acidic functional group(s) or a triazine derivative having an acidic functional group(s), a carbon material as an electroconductive assistant, and as necessary, a solvent, a binder and a positive electrode active substance or negative electrode active substance; and also provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode having a positive electrode composite layer on a current collector, a negative electrode having a negative electrode composite layer on a current collector, an electrolyte containing lithium, and as necessary, an electrode foundation layer, wherein the positive electrode composite layer, the negative electrode composite layer or the electrode foundation layer is formed using the composition for a battery described above. | 09-16-2010 |
20110159360 | Composition for battery - The object is to stabilize the dispersion of a conductive additive in a composition for a battery without deteriorating the conducting property of the conductive additive, and to thereby improve the battery performance of a battery produced by using the composition. Disclosed is a composition for a battery, which comprises: at least one dispersing agent selected from an organic dye derivative having a basic functional group, an anthraquinone derivative having a basic functional group, an acridone derivative having a basic functional group and a triazine derivative having a basic functional group; a carbon material as a conductive additive; and optionally an acid, a solvent, a binder, and a positive electrode active material or a negative electrode active material. Also disclosed is a lithium secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode comprising a collector and a composite positive electrode material layer arranged on the collector; a negative electrode comprising a collector and a composite negative electrode material layer arranged on the collector; an electrolyte containing lithium; and optionally an electrode under layer, wherein the composite positive electrode material layer, the composite negative electrode material layer or the electrode under layer is formed by using the composition. | 06-30-2011 |
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20150138476 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To take measures against the phenomenon of difficulty for the orientation film material to flow into the through-hole when the diameter of through-holes which connects the pixel electrode and the source electrode becomes small. | 05-21-2015 |
20150160516 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a first alignment film arranged between the TFT substrate and the liquid crystal layer, and a second alignment film arranged between the counter substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The first alignment film has a two-layer structure including a photo-alignment component and a low resistance component whose resistance is lower than that of the photo-alignment component, and the transmittance of the second alignment film is greater than that of the first alignment film. | 06-11-2015 |
20150212373 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid crystal display device, a TFT substrate and a counter substrate are bonded by a sealing material, with a liquid crystal interposed between the two substrates. An alignment film has a two-layer structure of a lower alignment film not subjected to photo alignment treatment and an upper alignment film subjected to photo alignment treatment and contacting the liquid crystal. A hollow with an increased film thickness is formed in an end portion of the lower alignment film. An end portion of the upper alignment film is determined by the hollow of the lower alignment film. The material, process conditions, or other conditions of the lower alignment film for easy control of outer end dimensions can be selected to easily control the profile of the alignment film as a whole. Thus, it is possible to avoid the reduction of reliability due to the reduction of the bonding strength between the sealing material and the alignment film. | 07-30-2015 |
20150346556 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A reliability of seal portion of a liquid crystal display device can be improved by the following structure. A liquid crystal display device includes: a TFT substrate which includes a display region and a terminal part, and has an inorganic insulating film formed on an organic passivation film and an alignment film formed over the inorganic insulating film; a counter substrate, the TFT substrate and the counter substrate bonded together by a sealing material formed at a seal part surrounding the display region; and a liquid crystal sealed inside. At the seal part, a transparent conductive oxide film is formed between the inorganic insulating film and the alignment film. The transparent conductive oxide film exists inside an edge of the TFT substrate and hence, the edge of the TFT substrate is free of the transparent conductive oxide film. | 12-03-2015 |
20160004130 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To prevent dark unevenness at the corner portion of a screen, a provided is a liquid crystal display including a first pixel formed with a pixel electrode at a first angle in a Y-direction, wherein the pixel electrodes of top, bottom, left, and right adjacent pixels to the first pixel are at a second angle in a Y-direction. The absolute value of the first angle is equal to the absolute value of the second angle, and a sign of the first angle is opposite to a sign of the second angle The rotation direction of a liquid crystal when a voltage is applied to the pixel electrode is in the opposite directions between the adjacent pixels. Thus, it is possible to prevent ions included in the liquid crystal from flowing on the peripheral portion of a display region to prevent dark unevenness at the corner portion of the screen. | 01-07-2016 |
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20100072192 | INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS - An induction heating apparatus for controlling the temperature distribution for heating a metal plate irrespective if it has a small thickness, is magnetic or nonmagnetic, and capable of coping with a change in the width of the plate, or meandering of the plate. The apparatus heats a metal plate | 03-25-2010 |
20100108665 | INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM AND INDUCTION HEATING METHOD OF METAL PLATE - A system for induction heating a metal plate passing through an inside of an induction coil, which induction heating system arranging at least two sections of the induction coil adjacent in a longitudinal direction of said metal plate, wherein when vertically projecting the induction coil of the front surface side and back surface side of said metal plate onto said metal plate, said front surface side and back surface side conductors are arranged offset so as not to overlap in the longitudinal direction of said metal plate in that vertical projection, further, said front surface side conductors being in proximity and said back surface side conductors being arranged having a distance apart more or said back surface side conductors being in proximity and said front surface side conductors being arranged having a distance apart more, said induction heating system able to control the heating temperature distribution even for thin metal plate without regard to being magnetic or nonmagnetic, in particular an induction heating system able to control the temperature at the ends of the metal plate, and an induction heating method for the same. | 05-06-2010 |
20120168408 | ELECTRIC-RESISTANCE-WELDED PIPE WELDING APPARATUS - In the electric-resistance-welded pipe welding apparatus, after a metal strip that is traveling is bent into a cylindrical shape by rolls so that both ends in a width direction of the metal strip face each other, a power supply portion of an induction heating device or an energization heating device is provided immediately near the metal strip which is bent into the cylindrical shape, a joule heating is performed with respect to the both ends by a power supplied from the power supply portion, thereafter, and the both ends are welded while being pressed to and coming in contact with each other. The electric-resistance-welded pipe welding apparatus includes a ferromagnetic body that is movably inserted between the both ends at a position further to the upstream than the power supply portion when viewed along the traveling direction of the metal strip, the position corresponding to an opening portion between the both ends which face each other. | 07-05-2012 |
20120175351 | ELECTRIC-RESISTANCE-WELDED PIPE WELDING APPARATUS - An electric-resistance-welded pipe welding apparatus includes: an impeder that is disposed in the inner portion of a metal strip which is bent into the cylindrical shape, and is disposed spanning over from the upstream to the downstream of a position in which the induction coil is present when viewed along a traveling direction of the metal strip; and a metallic shield plate that is disposed further upstream than an upstream end of the impeder and is disposed in a position which is further downstream than the rolls when viewed along the traveling direction, the metallic shield plate including a hole portion through which the metal strip bent into the cylindrical shape passes, and the metallic shield plate shielding a magnetic flux generated in the induction coil. | 07-12-2012 |
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20090070669 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image management apparatus for managing a plurality of images is configured to manage image files so that an image used as a search key, which is of importance to a user, can be displayed with priority according to a high-visibility layout. A plurality of images are assigned priority levels. The images are arranged at positions corresponding to pieces of time information of the images and the assigned priority levels, and are displayed in a display area having a time axis. The priority levels are assigned by classifying the images according to differences between the pieces of time information. | 03-12-2009 |
20120235897 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - One of the aspects of the disclosure is directed to displaying an image according to attribute information thereof in a display area having a time axis based on an item of predetermined attribute information, and when changing a display range on the time axis, allowing a user to easily designate a point to be a reference thereof. An information processing apparatus according to the present invention displays an image in the display area having the time axis according to date and time information of the image. The information processing apparatus moves a mouse cursor on the display area according to a user's operation, and sets a reference after the display range is changed. | 09-20-2012 |
20130298077 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PLACING OBJECTS ON SCREEN ACCORDING TO POSITION ATTRIBUTES OF THE OBJECTS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A display control apparatus which is capable of accurately designating a reference point, which is to be a reference for scaling to a desired one, on a map screen without burdening a user. One or more objects, with which position information is associated, are displayed at positions based on the position information on a map image in a display area. At least one of the one or more objects displayed in the display area is specified as a reference object. When an instruction for enlarging a display range of the map image is received, a display range of the map image after scaling is controlled so that the reference object can be displayed within the display area even after scaling. | 11-07-2013 |
20130335751 | RANGE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND RANGE MEASUREMENT METHOD - A region projected with pattern light in an image sensed by an image sensing unit which senses an image of a target object projected with pattern light is specified. Geometric features of the target object are searched for from a region other than the region projected with the pattern light in the sensed image based on the specified region. A position and orientation of the target object are derived based on the searched geometric features of the target object and geometric features of a model of the target object. | 12-19-2013 |
20140219502 | POSITION AND ORIENTATION MEASURING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a position and orientation measurement apparatus, information processing apparatus, and an information processing method, capable of performing robust measurement of a position and orientation. In order to achieve the apparatuses and method, at least one coarse position and orientation of a target object is acquired from an image including the target object, at least one candidate position and orientation is newly generated as an initial value used for deriving a position and orientation of the target object based on the acquired coarse position and orientation, and the position and orientation of the target object in the image is derived by using model information of the target object and by performing at least once of fitting processing of the candidate position and orientation generated as the initial value with the target object in the image. | 08-07-2014 |