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20090063800 | ARRANGEMENTS HAVING SECURITY PROTECTION - Access control unit sends to the access judging unit an access judging check request signal asking whether the requested address falls within one of the access-permitted areas registered in the access judging unit, the access judging unit checks whether the requested address falls within one of the access-permitted areas registered in it and returns to the access control unit an access judging check result signal indicating whether the access request is to be honored or rejected, and the access control unit permits access to the internal bus if the access judging check result signal indicates that the access request is to be honored, or rejects the access request otherwise. | 03-05-2009 |
20100045694 | Image Display Apparatus - In a local dimming technology for reducing power consumption of a display device using a backlight as in a liquid crystal display, the backlight is configured by a plurality of independently controllable light sources, an image is divided into areas of the same number as that of the controllable light sources and light emission intensity of the light source is calculated based on a feature value of each area. However, this technology has a problem that when a backlight luminance distribution within each area is not uniform, image quality is deteriorated or a power consumption reduction effect is lowered. | 02-25-2010 |
20100146234 | ARRANGEMENTS HAVING SECURITY PROTECTION - An external bus interface method including: receiving, via an access control unit, an access request conveyed through an external bus, and judging, via an access judging unit connected to the access control unit, whether the access request is to be honored or rejected, wherein upon receiving the access request, the access control unit sends to the access judging unit an access judging check request signal asking whether the requested address falls within one of access-permitted areas registered in the access judging unit, the access judging unit checks whether the requested address falls within one of the access-permitted areas registered in it and returns to the access control unit, an access judging check result signal indicating whether the access request is to be honored or rejected, and if the access judging check result signal indicates that the access request is to be rejected, the access control unit nullifies the access request. | 06-10-2010 |
20100194791 | VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - For the purpose of obtaining a video signal by suppressing a black float while not consuming an excess electric power therein, not contributing to display of a backlight, a video display apparatus having a plural number of backlights for irradiating lights upon a display panel, comprises a histogram detector for conducting a histogram detection for each display region corresponding to that backlight from an input video signal of one (1) frame, a means for determining a control value of that plural number of backlights depending on a specific picture or video, which is detected by the histogram detector, and a video signal processor for controlling an amount of a controlled light the display panel of a display region, i.e., a put-out region, depending on the backlight control value, which is determined by the means for determining the control value of the backlight. | 08-05-2010 |
20100295879 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes a dimming value determination circuit for determining a dimming value of a backlight based on an input image signal, an image signal compensation circuit for compensating the input image signal supplied to a liquid crystal panel in accordance with the dimming value, and a backlight drive circuit for driving and controlling the backlight in accordance with the dimming value. When the light emitting luminance of the present frame of the backlight increases relative to the light emitting luminance of the previous frame, the backlight drive circuit delays the timing for applying the dimming value of the present frame. This makes it possible to reduce power consumption of the backlight by suppressing deterioration in the image quality in spite of the sharp change in the display image luminance. | 11-25-2010 |
20110057961 | Liquid Crystal Display Device and Backlight Control Method - In a liquid crystal device, an in-region gradation value detection section detects gradation levels of input video signals on every sub-region, removing gradation levels of pixels within a predetermined upper range (m %) from the brightest gradation level in the sub-region to detect the maximum in-region gradation level Pa. A boundary gradation value detecting section removes gradation levels for pixels within a predetermined upper range (n %) from the brightest gradation level for pixel groups belonging to the region boundary portion in the sub-region to detect the maximum boundary gradation level Pb. A backlight control value deciding section selects higher one of the level Pa and the level Pb as the maximum gradation level Pc in the sub-region, and decides a backlight control value K based on the ratio between the level Pc and the upper limit value Pmax of the gradation level. | 03-10-2011 |
20110157247 | Display Apparatus and Control Circuit of the Same - An image display device using the area control method for eliminating irregularities as seen from the side and also capable of lowering power consumption. The degree of flatness indicating the image flatness of an image in each image area is calculated, and in areas that are flat the light source luminance is set high in order to lessen irregularities as seen from the side; and in areas that are not flat the irregularities are difficult to perceive as seen from the side so an effect that cuts power consumption is obtained without having to correct the light source luminance. | 06-30-2011 |
20110249039 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - In a liquid-crystal display device including an edge-light-scheme-employed backlight device, it is implemented to reduce its power consumption while maintaining its excellent picture-quality. The present invention is applied to the backlight device with a plurality of edge-light-scheme backlight cells in a matrix-like manner including a LED light-source, and a light-guiding plate for emitting light. The intensity of light from a backlight cell positioned at a screen's peripheral portion is so controlled as to be made lower than the intensity of light from a backlight cell at a central portion. The light intensity of a backlight cell having a LED light-source adjacent to a first edge portion of the illumination surface of the backlight device is so controlled as to be made higher than the light intensity of a backlight cell adjacent to a second edge portion opposed to the first edge portion. | 10-13-2011 |
20110267379 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT CONTROL METHOD - An initial light control value calculation section calculates the backlight's initial light control value K0 according to brightness of an inputted image signal for each area. A black area measurement section measures a black area S by obtaining ratio of the number of pixels satisfying Y≦Y0 (Y: brightness signal level, Y0: black level threshold) in the screen. A minimum light control value output section determines a minimum light control value Kmin based on comparison between the measured black area S and a black area threshold S | 11-03-2011 |
20110316829 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight of a liquid crystal display device is divided into a plurality of regions. A backlight area dimmer sets a dimming value for each of the regions of the backlight according to a characteristic amount of the input image. A backlight dimming limiter sets an upper limit and lower limit of the dimming value set by the backlight area dimmer. In this case, the backlight dimming limiter may set the upper and lower limits of the dimming value according to a combination of at least two pieces of information among illuminance information on the external light, category information on the input image and image mode information set by the user. | 12-29-2011 |
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20080279905 | Fabric and Clothes for Atopic Dermatitis Patients - To provide a fabric and clothing having a low irritation to patients with atopic dermatitis with high productivity. The fabric is produced as a fabric for patients with atopic dermatitis, which is contactable with an affected area of patients with atopic dermatitis and comprises an ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH)-series fiber comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol-series copolymer having an ethylene content of 25 to 70% by mole, in which the surface of the EVOH-series fiber is occupied by the ethylene-vinyl alcohol-series copolymer in a proportion of not less than 70%, wherein the hydroxyl group amount of the EVOH-series fiber surface is 20 to 70% by mole, the Young's modulus of the EVOH-series fiber is not more than 60 cN/dtex, and the single fiber fineness of the EVOH-series fiber is not more than 5 dtex. The EVOH-series fiber may be a sheath-core structure conjugated fiber comprising the EVOH-series copolymer as the sheath component, in particular a sheath-core structure conjugated fiber which comprises the EVOH-series copolymer having an ethylene content of 25 to 70% by mole as the sheath component and a crystalline thermoplastic resin having a melting point of not lower than 150° C. as the core component. | 11-13-2008 |
20080289157 | Hook-And-Loop Fastener Made Of Fabric - A fabric separable fastener member is provided which comprises a fiber for a base fabric and a fiber for a fastening element firmly anchored by the fused fiber for the base fabric and which is excellent in flexibility and durability without a back-coated layer. | 11-27-2008 |
20090047516 | CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE FIBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is an electrically conductive conjugate fiber formed by conjugating an electrically conductive layer (A) including 60 to 80% by weight of a thermoplastic resin and 20 to 40% by weight of electrically conductive particles and a protective layer (B) including 50 to 95% by weight of polyethylene terephthalate and 5 to 50% by weight of polyethylene-2,6-naphthalate, wherein the fiber has a degree of elongation (DE) of 100 to 350%. This provides an electrically conductive conjugate fiber which exhibits a small change with time in physical properties such as a degree of elongation or boiling water shrinkage during its transportation or storage, while having a certain degree of elongation. | 02-19-2009 |
20090117800 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE FIBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An electrically conductive composite fiber comprising an electrically conductive layer formed of a polyester-based polymer (A) having a melting point of 200° C. or higher and containing from 23 to 33% by weight of electrically conductive carbon black, and a protective layer formed of a polyester-based polymer (B) having a melting point of 210° C. or higher, wherein the difference between the SP value of the (A) and the SP value of the (B) is adjusted to not greater than a predetermined value and the fiber strength and the elongation at break are adjusted within certain ranges. This can make it possible to obtain an electrically conductive composite fiber that has a superior antistatic performance, which is not degraded very much over a practical wearing for a long term, though it contains only a relatively small amount of electrically conductive carbon black, and that is suitable for the field of clothing such as clean room wears and working wears. | 05-07-2009 |
20090318049 | CONDUCTIVE SHEATH-CORE CONJUGATE FIBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In an electrically conductive sheath-core conjugate fiber including an electrically conductive layer made of a thermoplastic polymer (A) containing electrically conductive carbon black fine particles which constitutes a sheath component and a protective layer made of a fiber-forming thermoplastic polymer (B) which constitutes a core component, the ratio of the (A) to the total weight of the (A) and the (B) is 10 to 35% by weight, the L | 12-24-2009 |
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20120312609 | VEHICLE APPROACH NOTIFICATION DEVICE OF SADDLE-RIDDEN ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLE - Provided is a vehicle approach notification device of a saddle-ridden electric-powered vehicle that outputs a notification sound for notifying the approach of a vehicle. The saddle-ridden electric-powered vehicle includes a front cover that covers the periphery of a head pipe of a vehicle body frame. The sound emission device is located inside the front cover, the front cover has an air opening for taking in air from an outside, and a ventilation passage that is a passage of the air from the air opening and is used for cooling at least one of a power engine of the saddle-ridden electric-powered vehicle and electric components, and the sound emission device is arranged in the ventilation passage. | 12-13-2012 |
20140015656 | VEHICLE APPROACH ALERT DEVICE FOR SADDLE-RIDDEN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A vehicle approach alert device for a saddle-ridden electric vehicle is a vehicle approach alert device for a saddle-ridden electric vehicle that is provided with a sound emitter that is attached on the vehicle body of a saddle-ridden electric vehicle having an electric motor in a power engine, and that emits an alert sound to a surrounding area for notifying the surrounding area of approach of the saddle-ridden electric vehicle, such that sound emission of the sound emitter is controlled, and the sound emitter is arranged so that the direction of sound emission is oriented diagonally downward and forward of the saddle-ridden electric vehicle. | 01-16-2014 |
20140290232 | EXHAUST PIPE STRUCTURE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A vehicle exhaust system structure capable of easily improving output performance in comparison with a two-cylinder internal combustion engine having the same displacement and outputting an appealing and excellent exhaust sound relating to the two-cylinder internal combustion engine, in a four-cylinder internal combustion engine or a three-cylinder internal combustion engine. An exhaust pipe structure for an internal combustion engine is configured such that exhaust pipes are respectively connected to four cylinders of a four-cylinder internal combustion engine, the two exhaust pipes of the exhaust pipes are formed as long exhaust pipes having a long pipe length while the other two exhaust pipes thereof are formed as short exhaust pipes having a short pipe length, and a difference in a pipe length between the long exhaust pipes and the short exhaust pipes is set to 150 mm or more. | 10-02-2014 |