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20080238931 | Video signal processing device, video signal processing method, and video display system - A video signal processing device which processes a video signal input into a display monitor inputs illumination profile information relating to an illumination spectral characteristic of a light source and monitor profile information relating to a display profile of the display monitor. A video signal conversion unit performs color conversion processing on the input video signal on the basis of the illumination profile information and monitor profile information, and outputs a video display signal to the display monitor. As a result, color correction is performed on a video image displayed on the display monitor. | 10-02-2008 |
20090010537 | IMAGE DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD - An image display processing apparatus receives input illuminant information relating to input illuminant illuminating object when photographing, input device information specifying input characteristic of a photographing device, and image signal. Spectral reflectance image signal of the object is obtained from the image signal, the input illuminant information, and the input device information. Rendering light is applied to the spectral reflectance image signal, and output to a display device. A spectrum of light emitted from a variable characteristic illumination device for illuminating a display viewing environment can be varied. Spectrum of observing illuminant illuminating the display viewing environment is measured by a spectrometer unit. A spectrum of the rendering light is determined to substantially match with a spectrum of the input illuminant. The spectrum of the light emitted from the variable characteristic illumination device may be adjusted to substantially match the spectra of both the rendering light and the observing illuminant. | 01-08-2009 |
20090016601 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD - N-band image data are output from an N-band image capture device, being capable of N>4 multiband image capturing, to an image data processing device. An image data evaluation information provision unit provides a determination unit with evaluation information on the basis of the input N-band image data. On the basis of the evaluation information, the determination unit determines whether to set the N-band image data or M-band image data having a smaller band number than the N-band image data as image data to be output. On the basis of a determination result of the determination unit, an output image data selection unit selects either the N-band image data or the M-band image data as the image data to be output to an image data recording unit. | 01-15-2009 |
20090096815 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND COLOR CONVERSION PROCESSING METHOD - A color conversion processing execution portion | 04-16-2009 |
20100175615 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HOT-DIP METAL COATED STEEL STRIP - An apparatus for producing a hot-dip metal coated steel strip configured to control the thickness of a coating metal by blowing a gas from wiping nozzles to a steel strip continuously drawn from a coating bath, the wiping nozzles being arranged above the coating bath and facing the respective surfaces of the steel strip, and including rectifying plates arranged on the respective sides of the steel strip located above submersed support rolls and below the surface of a molten metal while not being in contact with the steel strip and the submersed support rolls, each of the rectifying plates having a roll-covering portion and a steel-strip-facing portion, each of the roll-covering portions being arranged to cover ¼ or more of the periphery of a corresponding one of the submersed support rolls near to the molten metal surface, each of the steel-strip-facing portions arranged above a corresponding one of the submersed support rolls and facing the steel strip, and the steel-strip-facing portions of the rectifying plates being connected to the respective steel-strip-side ends of the roll-covering portions. | 07-15-2010 |
20100201800 | MICROSCOPY SYSTEM - A reproduction apparatus includes an attribute information recording unit that records image attribute information in which the attribute values indicating the attributes of each image are set; a target image selecting unit that selects a target image from images; a search condition setting unit that sets the search conditions that are the attribute values related to the target image in the image attribute information; a reproduction information creating unit that creates information for reproduction by setting image attribute information that satisfies the search conditions in the image attribute information; a search condition selecting unit that selects the search conditions as reproduction search conditions; and a search result reproducing unit that causes a display unit to display an image to be reproduced with respect to the image attribute information set in the information for reproduction when the reproduction search conditions are selected, and reproduces search results related to the target image. | 08-12-2010 |
20100288463 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING MOLTEN METAL COATED STEEL STRIP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLTEN METAL COATED STEEL STRIP - An apparatus for manufacturing a molten metal coated steel strip configured to control the amount of a metal coated on surfaces of a steel strip by blowing a gas from gas wiping nozzles to the surfaces of the steel strip continuously drawn from a molten metal, includes molten-metal-reducing members arranged on both sides of the steel strip below the surface of the molten metal in the coating bath to face the steel strip, each of the molten-metal-reducing members having a length equal to or longer than the steel-strip width, and shields arranged between the molten-metal-reducing members each extending along an extension of a corresponding one of the surfaces of the steel strip. | 11-18-2010 |
20140360715 | RAIL COOLING METHOD - A rail cooling method includes: calculating, based on a relation between temperatures and an amount of warp of the rail cooled to ambient temperature after the forced cooling, the temperatures including a cooling start temperature of the head, a cooling end temperature of the head, a cooling start temperature of the foot and a cooling end temperature of the foot, a target value or a target value range for each of the temperatures so that the amount of warp of the rail at ambient temperature falls within a permissive range; and setting a cooling condition in accordance with the target value or the target value range to perform the forced cooling on the head and the foot. | 12-11-2014 |
20150094655 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: an insertion portion; a bending portion provided in the insertion portion; an operation portion connected to the insertion portion; a grasp-assistance portion provided on the operation portion, a bending operation knob provided on one side face of the operation portion and rotating centering on a rotation axis; a plurality of function switches that are provided on a face different from the one side face, and each upper-side side face protrudes further than an outermost diametrical path of the bending operation knob; and a switch root portion constituting a root portion of a function switch disposed at a position on the distal-most end side among the plurality of function switches, and disposed further on the proximal end side than an intersection point on the distal end side among two intersection points at which the outermost diametrical path and a switch-disposing face intersect. | 04-02-2015 |
20150247227 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAVY WALL STEEL PIPE - A method for manufacturing a heavy wall steel pipe includes a cooling step in which a steel pipe, with a wall thickness of ½ inch or more, that has been heated to the gamma range is dipped in water while supporting and rotating the steel pipe about the axis of pipe, an axial stream which is a water flow in the direction of axis of pipe is applied to the inside surface of the steel pipe under rotation in the water, and an impinging stream which is a water flow impinging on the outer surface of the pipe is applied to the outer surface of the steel pipe under rotation in the water. | 09-03-2015 |
20150264270 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND MICROSCOPE SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus includes: a stage on which an object is configured to be placed; an imaging unit having an imager configured to image the object; a movement mechanism configured to perform a relative movement between the stage and the imaging unit in at least one direction within a placement plane for placing the object; a tilt mechanism configured to tilt at least one of an imaging surface of the imager and the stage relative to a moving direction of the movement mechanism; and a tilt angle setting unit configured to set a tilt angle of the tilt mechanism based on at least a magnification of the imaging unit and a size of an effective area on the imaging surface, the effective area being an area into which observation light from the object is introduced. | 09-17-2015 |
20150268221 | BLOOD TESTING APPARATUS AND BLOOD TESTING METHOD - A blood testing apparatus includes a blood acquiring section that acquires a blood sample, a particle counter that measures a particle count in the blood sample, and an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) measuring section that measures a erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the blood sample. The particle counter and the ESR measuring section being arranged in parallel. | 09-24-2015 |
20160040263 | RAIL MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT - Rail manufacturing method performs, on at least a head of the rail that is hot after hot-rolled at an austenite region temperature or higher or after heated to the austenite region temperature or higher, forced cooling: for 10 seconds from start of the forced cooling so that a cooling rate at a surface of the head becomes 1° C./s to 20° C./s; during a period after a lapse of 10 seconds from the start until heat generation during transformation begins at the surface so that the cooling rate becomes 1° C./s to 5° C./s; during transformation from beginning to end of the heat generation during transformation so that the cooling rate becomes lower than 1° C./s or a temperature-rising rate becomes 5° C./s or lower; and during a period after the end of the heat generation during transformation until temperature at the surface becomes 450° C. or lower so that the cooling rate becomes 1° C./s to 20° C./s. | 02-11-2016 |
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20130154135 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air-conditioning system includes: a first duct through which air discharged from an electronic instrument passes; a water vapor retention chamber; an evaporator configured to be heated by the air passing through the first duct and thereby to generate water vapor inside the water vapor retention chamber; a desiccant rotor including an adsorbent to adsorb moisture and configured to be driven and rotated by a driving unit; a humidification chamber; a second duct configured to feed outdoor air introduced from an outdoor space into the humidification chamber; and a third duct configured to feed the air passing through the humidification chamber into a room where the electronic instrument is installed, wherein a portion of the desiccant rotor is located inside the water vapor retention chamber, and another portion of the desiccant rotor is located inside the humidification chamber. | 06-20-2013 |
20140268547 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE RACK AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An electronic device rack includes a plurality of panels surrounding a first space. Moreover, the electronic device rack includes: an electronic-device housing unit disposed in the first space and configured to house electronic devices; a heat exchanger disposed in the first space at a position away from the electronic-device housing unit; a second space provided between the electronic-device housing unit and the heat exchanger and isolated from the rest of the first space; and an air blower configured to circulate air inside the first space through the electronic-device housing unit, the second space, and the heat exchanger in the described order. | 09-18-2014 |
20150016056 | MODULE-TYPE DATA CENTER - A module type data center includes: a casing having an intake vent and an exhaust vent; a rack accommodating an electronic device; an air blower configured to introduce outside air into the casing through the intake vent and pass air through the rack from one of surfaces of the rack to another one of the surfaces of the rack; a shielding-slat unit including a plurality of shielding slats configured to change between an open state and a closed state and drive devices configured to drive the corresponding shielding slats. An inner space of the casing is divided into a first space defined between the one surface of the rack and the intake vent, a second space defined between the other surface of the rack and the exhaust vent, and a third space defined above the rack and allowing the second space to communicate with the first space. | 01-15-2015 |
20150049431 | MODULE-TYPE DATA CENTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A module-type data center includes: a casing including a first intake opening, a second intake opening, and an exhaust opening; an air conditioner provided in the casing and configured to generate a first airflow by taking in outside air through the first intake opening and bringing the outside air into direct contact with a refrigerant; a fan unit provided in the casing and configured to generate a second airflow by taking in the outside air through the second intake opening; and an electronic device provided in the casing and configured to be air-cooled by a mixed airflow of the first airflow and the second airflow and release an exhaust airflow after the air-cooling to the exhaust opening. The first intake opening and the second intake opening are provided on different surfaces of the casing. | 02-19-2015 |
20150241077 | AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL METHOD - A disclosed air conditioning control system includes: a flow path through which cooling air discharged from an exhaust surface of an electronic apparatus is returned to an intake surface thereof, a damper provided in the flow path, a temperature measuring unit for measuring the real temperature of the cooling air, a humidity measuring unit for measuring the real humidity of the cooling air, a target value changing unit for changing target temperature and humidity in accordance with the real temperature and humidity, and a controlling unit for predicting future predicted values of the real temperature and humidity, and controlling the opening extent of the damper such that the predicted temperature and humidity become close to the target temperature and humidity, respectively. The target value changing unit sets the target temperature and humidity such that the real temperature and humidity are raised and lowered in the opposite directions. | 08-27-2015 |
20150245540 | AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL METHOD - A disclosed air conditioning control system includes an electronic apparatus including a heat generating component, a fan that supplies cooling air to the electronic apparatus, and a controlling unit that controls the number of rotations of the fan. The controlling unit controls the number of rotations of the fan by predicting a future temperature of the heat generating component, such that the temperature of the heat generating component lies within an allowable range, in a first case where a rate of rise in a consumed electric power of the electronic apparatus is smaller than a first threshold. In a second case where the rate of rise is equal to or larger than the first threshold, the controlling unit switches the control of the number of rotations of the fan to a control in which the number of rotations of the fan becomes larger than that in the first case. | 08-27-2015 |
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20150156917 | TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A temperature management system includes: temperature detection units which individually detect temperatures of a plurality of electronic devices each changing an amount of heat generation depending on its operational state; a cooling device which cools the electronic devices; and a control unit which controls the cooling device depending on outputs from the temperature detection units. The control unit includes: an idle state determination unit which determines whether or not the electronic devices are in an idle state; a manipulated variable calculation unit which has an integrator and calculates a manipulated variable by using a difference between a target value and a controlled variable; and an accumulation value correction unit which corrects an accumulation value of the integrator with a predetermined value when the idle state determination unit determines that the electronic devices are in the idle state. | 06-04-2015 |
20150237768 | MODULAR DATA CENTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MODULAR DATA CENTER - A modular data center includes a fan which creates a cooling wind by taking in outside air, electronic devices which takes in the cooling wind and to discharge an exhaust flow, a flow passage which guides a part of the exhaust flow to upstream of the fan, an opening-closing portion which opens and closes the flow passage, and a control unit which adjusts the cooling wind by controlling the fan, and thereby to cool a temperature of the electronic device to a specified temperature. The control unit closes the opening-closing portion when a first assumed value of power consumed by the fan is smaller than a current value of the power. The control unit opens the opening-closing portion when a second assumed value of the power consumed by the fan is smaller than the current value of the power. | 08-20-2015 |
20150245541 | DATA CENTER - A data center includes: a structure provided with an intake port at one side thereof and an exhaust port at the other side thereof; a rack disposed in the structure; an air blower configured to introduce outside air into the structure through the intake port to circulate the outside air from one side to the other side of the rack; a circulation passage configured to make a first space between the one side of the rack and the intake port and a second space between the other side of the rack and the exhaust port communicate with each other; a circulation amount control equipment disposed within the circulation passage; and an air circulation amount control device configured to control the circulation amount control equipment and an operation state of the electronic equipment such that the amount of the air which circulates the circulation passage is adjusted. | 08-27-2015 |
20150250077 | MODULAR DATA CENTER AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF MODULAR DATA CENTER - A modular data center includes a fan creating a first cooling wind from outside air, an air conditioner creating a second cooling wind having a temperature lower than that of the outside air, racks housing electronic devices that take in the first and the second cooling wind, and a control unit adjusting an air volume of the first cooling wind by controlling the fan, and so as to cool the electronic device to a specified temperature. The control unit executes stopping the air conditioner when a first assumed value of a sum of air-conditioning power of the air conditioner and the fan is smaller than a current value of the air-conditioning power, and operating the air conditioner when a second assumed value of the sum of air-conditioning power of the air conditioner and the fan is smaller than the current value of the air-conditioning power. | 09-03-2015 |
20150378404 | TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A temperature management system includes: a first temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature of a heat generation component in an electronic device; a cooling apparatus configured to circulate air in the electronic device and to cool the heat generation component; a second temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature of air flowing in the electronic device; a parameter setting unit configured to set a target value of the temperature of the heat generation component; and a control unit. The control unit calculates a predicted value of a future temperature of the heat generation component based on the outputs of the first temperature detection unit and the second temperature detection unit, and the power consumption of the electronic device, and determines a manipulated variable of the cooling apparatus based on the predicted value and the target value. | 12-31-2015 |
20160007506 | MODULAR DATA CENTER - A modular data center includes: a rack which houses an electronic device; a blower device capable of switching a flowing direction of air and configured to feed the air into the rack; a space housing a moisture absorbent; an in-rack temperature detector which detects a temperature inside the rack; a dew-point temperature detector which detects a dew-point temperature of outside air; and a controller. The controller receives signals inputted from the in-rack temperature detector and the dew-point temperature detector, and controls shutters and the blower device. | 01-07-2016 |
20160061668 | TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION PREDICTION METHOD AND AIR CONDITIONING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A temperature distribution prediction method of predicting a predetermined temperature distribution in an air conditioning system, the air conditioning system including an air conditioner for supplying temperature-adjusted air into a room where racks in which electronic apparatuses are accommodated are installed; and air blowers for transferring the air supplied from the air conditioner to an intake side of the racks, the method includes: measuring the temperature distribution for actual conditions varying the operating situations of the air blowers; and predicting the temperature distribution for conditions of non-measurement for the air blowers based on the measured values. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062340 | TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING THEREIN PROGRAM FOR TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT - A temperature management system includes a detection unit for detecting a temperature of a heat generator, power consumption, and an intake air temperature of the electronics device; a control unit for controlling a manipulated variable to be given to the cooling device so that the temperature of the heat generator becomes close to a target value, wherein the control unit includes controllers assigned respectively to operating ranges of the electronics device and each controller includes a prediction model for predicting a future temperature of the heat generator under conditions set for the corresponding operating range, and a vector distance between a first vector for a current state of the electronic device and a second vector for conditions included in the prediction model is calculated to select the controller that corresponds to the prediction model of the shortest vector distance. | 03-03-2016 |