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20120099762 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In a case where detecting a face contained in an image, the face is detected in all directions of the image by combining the rotation of a detector in the face detecting direction, and the rotation of the image itself. If the angle made by the image direction and the detecting direction of the detector is an angle at which image deterioration readily occurs, the detection range of the detector is made narrower than that for an angle at which image deterioration hardly occurs. | 04-26-2012 |
20140009796 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - This invention provides a technique for generating a layout which matches preferences of more persons by selecting images having high preference evaluation values including not only preference degrees explicitly set by the user but also access counts in response to browse instructions and the like. To this end, using both a value indicating a preference degree explicitly set for a given image by the user and an interest degree (automatic preference degree) determined based on a browse count, an importance degree (preference evaluation value) for that image is obtained. Then, images to be laid out on a template are determined according to the importance degrees. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010444 | APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - Images of a layout target for a template are acquired. The plurality of acquired images are edited using editing processing corresponding to a category corresponding to a layout. The edited images are arranged on the template corresponding to the category. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010454 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A method includes a state determination step of determining the quality of an object in image data, an extraction step of extracting feature information from the object, and a registration step of registering, in a dictionary, the feature information extracted in the extraction step. In the registration step, when the quality of the object determined in the determination step is lower than a predetermined reference, registration of the feature information of the object in the dictionary by the registration step is not performed. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010458 | APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus extracts feature information from an object of image data. The apparatus registers the extracted feature information in a dictionary. The apparatus refers to the dictionary and determines a similarity between feature information registered in the dictionary and the extracted feature information. The apparatus does not use, of feature information to be registered in the dictionary, feature information not satisfying a predetermined evaluation criterion in similarity determination. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010459 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An apparatus comprises a determination unit configured to determine, based on a region that satisfies a predetermined condition in an image as a candidate of an output target, whether to set the region as the output target; and a decision unit configured to, in a case where a plurality of regions that satisfy the predetermined condition exists in the image, decide a portion of the image including one or a plurality of regions determined, out of the plurality of regions, as the output target by said determination unit as a portion of the output target. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010464 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AN OBJECT EXTRACTED FROM IMAGE DATA - An apparatus includes a first management unit configured to classify and manage feature information of a plurality of objects extracted from image data in units of similar feature information, a second management unit configured to classify and manage the plurality of objects extracted from the image data object by object, an association unit configured to associate the objects in the first management unit with feature information in the second management unit, and an input unit configured to input a correction instruction about classifications of the objects by the second management unit. The second management unit is configured to, if the correction instruction is input, correct and manage a classification to which a target object of the correction instruction belongs and the first management unit is configured to change and manage a classification to which feature information associated with the target object of the correction instruction belongs. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010465 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AN OBJECT EXTRACTED FROM IMAGE DATA - An apparatus includes a first management unit configured to classify and manage feature information of a plurality of objects extracted from image data in units of similar feature information, a second management unit configured to classify and manage the plurality of objects extracted from the image data object by object, an association unit configured to associate classifications of the objects by the second management unit with classifications of the feature information by the first management unit, and an input unit configured to input a correction instruction about the classifications of the objects by the second management unit, wherein the association unit is configured to, if the correction instruction is input, update an association between the classifications of the objects and the classifications of the feature information and the second management unit is configured to correct and manage the classifications of the objects based on updating of the association. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013213 | APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - This invention provides a technique for generating a layout which matches preferences of a larger number of persons by selecting images with higher preference evaluations based on not only preference degrees which are explicitly set by the user, and access counts in accordance with browse designations. To this end, an importance degree (preference evaluation value) for a given image is obtained using both a value indicating a preference degree which is explicitly set by the user for that image and an interest degree (automatic preference degree) determined by a browse count. In this case, the preference degree explicitly set by the user is multiplied by a larger weight than the interest degree. Then, images to be laid out on a template are determined according to the importance degrees. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013217 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING LAYOUT IMAGE - An apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image group including a plurality of images, a specifying unit configured to specify feature information of each of the images, a generation unit configured to generate a plurality of layout candidates by arranging images selected from the acquired image group, an evaluation unit configured to evaluate each of the layout candidates generated by the generation unit based on a plurality of evaluation standards including an image evaluation based on the feature information of each image arranged in the layout candidate and an overall evaluation of the layout candidate, and a determination unit configured to select and determine a layout to be output from the plurality of layout candidates based on a result of evaluation by the evaluation unit. | 01-09-2014 |
20150062652 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire at least one image group including at least one image; a creating unit configured to create a layout candidate by laying out images included in an image group that has been acquired by the acquisition unit; an evaluating unit configured to evaluate the layout candidate created by the creating unit, based on individual evaluation of each of the images in accordance with a feature of a subject in the images that have been laid out in layouts; and an output unit configured to output the layout candidate created by the creating unit, at a predetermined output size. The feature of the subject in the images includes a size of the subject in the image identified by an output size of the layout candidate output by the output unit. | 03-05-2015 |
20150062653 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire at least one image group including at least one image; a creating unit configured to create a plurality of layout candidates, by selecting at least one image from an image group acquired by the acquisition unit, and arranging the at least one selected image; an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the layout candidates created by the creating unit; a deciding unit configured to decide a presentation order of a plurality of selected layout candidates, based on evaluation results from the evaluation unit; and a presenting unit configured to present layout candidates in the presentation order decided by the deciding unit; wherein the deciding unit decides the presentation order so that the presentation order is different from an order of evaluation values from the evaluation unit, based on the evaluation results of the evaluation unit. | 03-05-2015 |
20150063724 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image group including at least one image is acquired, a layout candidate is created, by laying out images included in an acquired image group, and the created layout candidate is evaluated. Evaluation of the layout candidate is performed based on evaluation of each image laid out within a layout, and a scaling factor based on image size of the image placed in the layout, and a size of the image. | 03-05-2015 |
20150199574 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An apparatus includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire main object information specifying a main object in generation of a layout image, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire object correlation information specifying an object having a correlation with the main object, an extraction unit configured to extract at least one image including the main object and at least one image including the object having the correlation with the main object from a plurality of images based on the acquired main object information and the acquired object correlation information acquired, and a generation unit configured to generate, using a layout template, a layout image in which the at least one image extracted by the extraction unit and including the main object and the at least one image extracted by the extraction unit and including the object having the correlation with the main object are laid out therein. | 07-16-2015 |
20150378645 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus capable of performing a software program including a first program layer with an instruction set to be interpreted and performed by a processor and a second program layer with an instruction set compiled in advance by a unit other than the processor comprises a unit configured to transmit parameter information used for image processing from the first program layer to the second program layer, a unit configured to perform the image processing in the second program layer according to the parameter information, a display control unit configured to display an indicator for allowing a user to recognize that the image processing is in progress, and a unit configured to issue an instruction to control display of the indicator from the second program layer to the first program layer, the display control unit controls the display according to the instruction. | 12-31-2015 |
20160048724 | APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - Images of a layout target for a template are acquired. The plurality of acquired images are edited using editing processing corresponding to a category corresponding to a layout. The edited images are arranged on the template corresponding to the category. | 02-18-2016 |
20160062716 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - To perform automatic image processing to obtain an appropriate result, information other than information obtained from the image file itself to be processed is necessary. According to an embodiment of this invention, an image is selected and downloaded from an image group that is uploaded on a network and is accessible by a third party. Upon performing image processing for the downloaded image, the following processing is performed. That is, evaluation information of the third party for the downloaded image is obtained, the obtained evaluation information is analyzed, and image processing for the downloaded image is performed in accordance with the analysis result. Image data that has undergone the image processing is then output. | 03-03-2016 |
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20090268940 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOF - An image processing apparatus that superimposes additional information on image data, the apparatus sets, in the image data, a main region in which the superimposing intensity for superimposing the additional information is constant, and a superimposing intensity change region in which the superimposing intensity for superimposing the additional information is not constant, sets, the superimposing intensity according to the target pixel in the superimposing intensity change region, and superimposes the additional information on image data using the set superimposing intensity. | 10-29-2009 |
20090323088 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus that switches a detecting function to be used in accordance with a state of a printing apparatus when different devices respectively have similar detection functions. | 12-31-2009 |
20100067027 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus and an image processing method are provided which are capable of selecting an image to be printed in a user's intended color. The image processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a selecting condition setting unit configured to prepare an image selecting condition depending on set output color in printing; a selection DB specifying unit configured to specify a group of images for image selection based on the image selecting condition; and further an image selecting unit configured to select an image from the specified group of images based on the image selecting condition. | 03-18-2010 |
20100329565 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM TO PERFORM FACE-DETECTION PROCESSING - An image processing apparatus including a detector to detect a face in an image is provided. The image processing apparatus sets a size of the face to be detected, changes a detection condition for face detection in accordance with the size of the face set, applies the detection condition changed to the detector, and detects the face from the image by use of the detector to which the detection condition is applied. | 12-30-2010 |
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20110139498 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed wiring board including an insulation layer made of a resin material and having first and second surfaces, the insulation layer having an opening portion opened on the second surface, a conductive circuit having first and second surfaces, the conductive circuit being embedded in the insulation layer such that the first surface of the conductive circuit is formed flush with the first surface of the insulation layer and that the second surface of the conductive circuit is exposed through the opening portion of the insulation layer, a first surface-treatment film formed on the conductive circuit and facing the first surface of the conductive circuit, and a second surface-treatment film formed on the conductive circuit and facing the second surface of the conductive circuit and in the opening portion of the insulation layer. | 06-16-2011 |
20120175754 | WIRING BOARD - A wiring board including a core substrate made of an insulative material and having a penetrating portion, a first interlayer insulation layer formed on the surface of the core substrate, a first conductive circuit formed on the surface of the first interlayer insulation layer, a first via conductor formed in the first interlayer insulation layer, and an electronic component accommodated in the penetrating portion of the core substrate and including a semiconductor element, a bump body mounted on the semiconductor element, a conductive circuit connected to the bump body, an interlayer resin insulation layer formed on the conductive circuit, and a via conductor formed in the interlayer resin insulation layer. The first via conductor has a tapering direction which is opposite of a tapering direction of the via conductor in the electronic component. | 07-12-2012 |
20120181708 | SUBSTRATE FOR MOUNTING SEMICONDUCTOR, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A substrate for mounting a semiconductor includes a first insulation layer having first and second surfaces on the opposite sides and having a penetrating hole penetrating through the first insulation layer, an electrode formed in the penetrating hole in the first insulation layer and having a protruding portion protruding from the second surface of the first insulation layer, a first conductive pattern formed on the first surface of the first insulation layer and connected to the electrode, a second insulation layer formed on the first surface of the first insulation layer and the first conductive pattern and having a penetrating hole penetrating through the second insulating layer, a second conductive pattern formed on the second insulation layer and for mounting a semiconductor element, and a via conductor formed in the penetrating hole in the second insulation layer and connecting the first and second conductive patterns. | 07-19-2012 |
20130256000 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board includes a first insulation layer, first conductive patterns formed on the first insulation layer, a second insulation layer formed on the first insulation layer and the first conductive patterns and having an opening portion, a wiring structure accommodated in the opening portion of the second insulation layer and including an insulation layer and conductive patterns on the insulation layer, second conductive patterns formed on the second insulation layer; and a via conductor formed in the second insulation layer and connecting one of the first conductive patterns and one of the second conductive patterns. | 10-03-2013 |
20130258625 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board includes a first insulation layer, a second insulation layer formed on the first insulation layer, a wiring structure interposed between the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer and including an insulation layer and conductive patterns formed on the insulation layer, second conductive patterns formed on the second insulation layer, and a via conductor formed through the second insulation layer and connected to one of the second conductive patterns on the second insulation layer. | 10-03-2013 |
20140102768 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board includes a first insulation layer, a first conductive pattern structure formed on the first insulation layer, a wiring structure formed on the first insulation layer and including a second insulation layer and a second conductive pattern structure on the second insulation layer, and a third insulation layer formed on the first insulation layer and the first conductive pattern structure and having first and second openings such that the first opening is exposing at least a portion of a surface of the wiring structure and the second opening is exposing at least a portion of the first conductive pattern structure. The wiring structure includes a third conductive pattern structure forming an outermost layer of the wiring structure and including a mounting pad structure which mounts a semiconductor device. The first opening is formed such that the first opening is exposing pad formation area of the mounting pad structure. | 04-17-2014 |
20140162411 | SUBSTRATE FOR MOUNTING SEMICONDUCTOR, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A substrate for mounting a semiconductor includes a first insulation layer having first and second surfaces on the opposite sides and having a penetrating hole penetrating through the first insulation layer, an electrode formed in the penetrating hole in the first insulation layer and having a protruding portion protruding from the second surface of the first insulation layer, a first conductive pattern formed on the first surface of the first insulation layer and connected to the electrode, a second insulation layer formed on the first surface of the first insulation layer and the first conductive pattern and having a penetrating hole penetrating through the second insulating layer, a second conductive pattern formed on the second insulation layer and for mounting a semiconductor element, and a via conductor formed in the penetrating hole in the second insulation layer and connecting the first and second conductive patterns. | 06-12-2014 |
20140284820 | SUBSTRATE FOR MOUNTING SEMICONDUCTOR, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A substrate for mounting a semiconductor includes a first insulation layer having first and second surfaces on the opposite sides and having a penetrating hole penetrating through the first insulation layer, an electrode formed in the penetrating hole in the first insulation layer and having a protruding portion protruding from the second surface of the first insulation layer, a first conductive pattern formed on the first surface of the first insulation layer and connected to the electrode, a second insulation layer formed on the first surface of the first insulation layer and the first conductive pattern and having a penetrating hole penetrating through the second insulating layer, a second conductive pattern formed on the second insulation layer and for mounting a semiconductor element, and a via conductor formed in the penetrating hole in the second insulation layer and connecting the first and second conductive patterns. | 09-25-2014 |
20140311780 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD - An electronic component includes an insulation layer, an alignment mark positioned on a first surface of the insulation layer, and an adhesive layer including an optically opaque agent and formed on the first surface of the insulation layer or a second surface of the insulation layer on the opposite side with respect to the first surface of the insulation layer. The adhesive layer has an opening portion formed at the position corresponding to the alignment mark such that the opening portion exposes the alignment mark directly or through the insulation layer. | 10-23-2014 |
20140347837 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board includes multiple insulation layers including an outermost insulation layer, a first conductive pattern formed between the insulation layers, a wiring structure positioned in the outermost insulation layer and having multiple first pads such that the first pads are positioned to connect multiple terminals of a first electronic component, respectively, and multiple second pads formed on the outermost insulation layer such that the second pads are positioned to connect terminals of a second electronic component, respectively, and are set at intervals which are greater than intervals of the first pads. | 11-27-2014 |
20140360759 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board includes a first insulation layer, first conductive patterns formed on the first insulation layer and including first mounting pads positioned to mount a semiconductor element, a wiring structure positioned in the first insulation layer and having a second insulation layer, second conductive patterns formed on the second insulation layer, and second mounting pads connected to the second conductive patterns, and third mounting pads formed on the first insulation layer above the second mounting pads and connected to the second mounting pads such that the third mounting pads are positioned to mount the semiconductor element and form a distance between adjacent first and third mounting pads which is greater than a distance between adjacent first mounting pads. | 12-11-2014 |
20140360767 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board includes a first insulation layer, first conductive patterns formed on the first insulation layer and including first mounting pads positioned to mount a semiconductor element, a wiring structure positioned in the first insulation layer and including a second insulation layer, second conductive patterns formed on the second insulation layer, and second mounting pads connected to the second conductive patterns, and third mounting pads formed on the first insulation layer above the second mounting pads and connected to the second mounting pads such that the third mounting pads are positioned to mount the semiconductor element and are set off from the second mounting pads toward the semiconductor element. | 12-11-2014 |
20150136459 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED WIRING BOARD - A wiring board includes a first resin insulating layer, conductor pads on the first insulating layer including first and second conductor pads, a second resin insulating layer on the first insulating layer covering the first and second pads, an outermost conductor layer on the second insulating layer including first and second outermost wiring layers, via conductors through the second insulating layer including a first via conductor connecting the first wiring layer and first pad and a second via conductor connecting the second wiring layer and second pad, and a solder resist layer on the second insulating layer such that the solder resist layer is covering the first wiring layer and has one or more openings exposing the second wiring layer. The first wiring layer includes first main metal, and the second wiring layer includes second main metal which is different from the first metal of the first wiring layer. | 05-21-2015 |
20150264817 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a wiring board includes positioning on a first insulation layer a wiring structure including an insulation layer and conductive patterns formed on the insulation layer, forming a second insulation layer on the first insulation layer and the wiring structure such that the wiring structure is interposed between the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer, forming a via conductor through the second insulation layer, and forming conductive patterns on the second insulation layer such that one of the conductive patterns on the second insulation layer is connected to the via conductor in the second insulation layer. | 09-17-2015 |
20160066422 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A printed wiring board includes a first resin insulating layer, a first conductor pattern including first mounting pads formed on the first resin insulating layer, and a wiring structure positioned on the first resin insulating layer and including a second resin insulating layer and a second conductor pattern such that the second resin insulating layer and second conductor pattern are positioned adjacent to the first conductor pattern and that the second conductor pattern includes second mounting pads. The second mounting pads are embedded in the second resin insulating layer such that the second mounting pads have mounting surfaces exposed on an exposed surface of the second resin insulating layer, and the first mounting pads have mounting surfaces such that the mounting surfaces of the first and second mounting pads are formed on a same plane. | 03-03-2016 |
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20150060124 | COMBINED PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A combined printed wiring board includes a multilayer printed wiring board having an outermost insulation layer, and a wiring film fixed to a portion of the outermost insulation layer of the multilayer printed wiring board. The wiring film includes dense-pitch pads formed on a semiconductor-mounting surface of the wiring film, the multilayer printed wiring board has sparse-pitch pads formed on a semiconductor-mounting surface of the multilayer printed wiring board, the dense-pitch pads are formed to facilitate electrical connection between a first semiconductor element and a second semiconductor element, and the sparse-pitch pads are formed to facilitate electrical connection between the multilayer printed wiring board and the first semiconductor element and/or the second semiconductor element. | 03-05-2015 |
20150060127 | COMBINED PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A combined printed wiring board includes a multilayer printed wiring board, and a wiring film fixed to a surface of the multilayer printed wiring board and including a first wiring structure formed to connect multiple semiconductor elements and a second wiring structure formed to connect the multilayer printed wiring board and each of the semiconductor elements. | 03-05-2015 |
20160100482 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD WITH METAL POST AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed wiring board includes a resin insulating layer, a conductor layer formed on the resin insulating layer and including conductor pads, a solder resist layer formed on the resin insulating layer such that the solder resist layer is covering the conductor layer and has opening portions exposing the conductor pads, respectively, and metal posts formed on the conductor pads such that each of the metal posts is protruding from the solder resist layer and has a side surface forming an angle with respect to a surface of the solder resist layer. | 04-07-2016 |
20160100484 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD WITH BUMP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed wiring board includes a base insulating layer including an insulating material, a conductor layer formed on the base insulating layer and including conductor pads, a coating insulating layer formed on the base insulating layer such that the coating insulating layer is covering the conductor layer and having opening portions exposing the conductor pads, respectively, and bumps formed on the conductor pads respectively such that each of the bumps includes an electroless plating metal layer formed on a respective one of the conductor pads and a solder layer formed on the electroless plating metal layer, the electroless plating metal layer having an upper end surface formed such that a central portion of the upper end surface is recessed relative to a peripheral portion of the upper end surface. | 04-07-2016 |
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20110163705 | INVERTER AND INTEGRATED-INVERTER ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR - In an inverter in which noise reducing coils and a smoothing capacitor are provided on a power line to an inverter module to achieve a no-busbar configuration, simplification of the manufacturing process, reduction of the influence on the size of the inverter, enhanced noise reducing function, reduction in cost and so on, the smoothing capacitor is electrically connected, on the inverter module, to the power line in parallel with a power system board, and the noise reducing coils are connected to the power line by directly connecting output lead wires thereof to P-N terminals of the inverter module. | 07-07-2011 |
20120193339 | HEATING-MEDIUM HEATING UNIT AND VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER USING THE SAME - In a heating-medium heating unit equipped with a first heating-medium circulation box and a second heating-medium circulation box which are in close contact with both surfaces of a PTC heater, in which heating-medium circulation passages are formed in the interior, and which are joined to each other in a liquidtight manner, wherein joining surfaces are sealed with liquid gaskets, the heating-medium circulation passages are provided with joining-surface cooling channels that cool the joining surface which is sealed with a liquid gasket and on which the heat from the PTC heater acts. The joining-surface cooling channels are provided at positions closer to the joining surface than to the PTC heater. | 08-02-2012 |
20130026151 | HEAT-TRANSFER-MEDIUM HEATING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided is a heat-transfer-medium heating apparatus including: a first heat-transfer-medium circulating box and a second heat-transfer-medium circulating box, which are attached to each other in a fluid-tight manner, in which heat-transfer-medium circulating paths are formed therein in close contact with both surfaces of a PTC heater; an electrical-component cooling wall member that is provided in, for example, the first heat-transfer-medium circulating box so as to be located adjacent to the heat-transfer-medium circulating path; and an electrical component that is fixed on the electrical-component cooling wall member, wherein a protruding portion is formed on the surface at the heat-transfer-medium circulating path side of the electrical-component cooling wall member so as to be positioned at exactly behind an installation position of the electrical component and to extend towards the heat-transfer-medium circulating path. | 01-31-2013 |
20130230302 | HEAT MEDIUM HEATING DEVICE AND VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING THE SAME - In a heat medium heating device | 09-05-2013 |
20140037277 | HEAT MEDIUM HEATING DEVICE AND VEHICULAR AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A heat medium heating device including flat heat exchange tubes and PTC heaters stacked in a plurality of layers, the heat medium heating device being capable of correctly and accurately detecting the temperature of a circulating heat medium; and a vehicular air-conditioning device including the same. In a heat medium heating device, flat heat exchange tubes each including an inlet header part and an outlet header part and PTC heaters are stacked in a plurality of layers, and are incorporated in a casing including a heat medium inlet path and a heat medium outlet path communicated with the inlet and outlet header parts. In the heat medium heating device thus configured, an inlet temperature sensor and an outlet temperature sensor that detect the temperature of a heat medium are provided around the inlet and outlet header parts of the lowermost flat heat exchange tube in the stacked structure. | 02-06-2014 |
20140050465 | HEAT MEDIUM HEATING DEVICE AND VEHICULAR AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are: a heat medium heating device capable of bringing: flat heat exchange tubes and PTC heaters; and inlet/outlet header parts of the flat heat exchange tubes, into sufficiently close contact with each other, and incorporating these components into a casing; and a vehicular air-conditioning device including the same. In a heat medium heating device, flat heat exchange tubes each including a flat tube part and inlet/outlet header parts and PTC heaters are stacked in layers, and a heat exchange holding member presses the flat heat exchange tubes from one side, whereby the stacked structure is incorporated on an inner bottom surface of a casing. In this configuration, at least uppermost one of the flat heat exchange tubes has one surface pressed by the heat exchange holding member, the one surface being formed into a planar shape in which the flat tube part and the inlet/outlet header parts are flattened. | 02-20-2014 |
20150076133 | HEATING-MEDIUM HEATING UNIT AND VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONER USING THE SAME - In a heating-medium heating unit equipped with a first heating-medium circulation box and a second heating-medium circulation box which are in close contact with both surfaces of a PTC heater, in which heating-medium circulation passages are formed in the interior, and which are joined to each other in a liquidtight manner, wherein joining surfaces are sealed with liquid gaskets, the heating-medium circulation passages are provided with joining-surface cooling channels that cool the joining surface which is sealed with a liquid gasket and on which the heat from the PTC heater acts. The joining-surface cooling channels are provided at positions closer to the joining surface than to the PTC heater. | 03-19-2015 |
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20130249976 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE, IMAGE DISPLAY PANEL, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display panel includes: an image display unit including pixels arranged in horizontal and vertical directions, and displaying a composite image including different images; and an image separating unit facing the image display unit, and separating the composite image into the different images using light-transmitting portions transmitting light and light-shielding portions shielding the light. Each of the pixels includes sub-pixels each including a light emitting region, the sub-pixels have sizes different from sizes obtained by equally dividing the pixel, the light-transmitting portions are open in a diagonal direction, and each of boundary lines between the light-transmitting portions and the light-shielding portions is determined by moving parallel a continuous line that connects lines each connecting gravity centers of adjacent sub-pixels or adjacent light emitting regions in the sub-pixels, or to be a continuous line that connects lines each connecting midpoints of the gravity centers. | 09-26-2013 |
20130314512 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A parallax composite image displayed by image display means may be observed as predetermined parallax image at predetermined position by reflecting and guiding light from light source means and by using a diffusion pattern in which diffusion patterns are engraved at predetermined intervals to diffuse and transmit incident light on the diffusion pattern to the image display means. A fine notched structure is provided to cyclically and symmetrically vary the diffusion patterns in the horizontal direction. A structure is provided to control an amount and range of blur of pixels visible through light diffused toward the image display means by the diffusion pattern to which recesses and protrusions are added. By evaluating and adjusting a cycle of the notched structure so as to be appropriate, resultant adverse effects from the notched structure itself may be suppressed. Bright-dark patterns having a relatively long cycle may be reduced without increasing crosstalk. | 11-28-2013 |
20140036047 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - A video processing device is provided, in which the cross-talk is prevented from increasing while the Moiré pattern is diminished. A video display device displays multiple-parallax video using a parallax barrier method, the video display device comprising: a display unit displaying pixel columns of a given image and pixel columns of one or more parallax images corresponding to the given image, all of the pixel columns being arranged in predetermined order; and a parallax barrier arranged at a predetermined distance from an image display face of the display unit, and having a plurality of elongated passing regions passing light rays from the display unit, wherein at least one of the passing regions has a waveform formed at a longitudinal edge thereof, and at least one waveform includes two wave units that differ in terms of wave height or wave width. | 02-06-2014 |
20140063209 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display device includes an image display, an image separator and a controller. The image display displays a plurality of parallax images. The image separator performs optical separation such that the plurality of parallax images which are displayed are viewed as a stereoscopic image. The image separator includes a light-transmitting region (region | 03-06-2014 |
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