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20090015074 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a substrate, a first chip mounted on the substrate and having a first terminal, a second terminal, an input pad and a semiconductor time switch connected to the first terminal and the second terminal and configured to disconnect the first terminal and the second terminal upon lapse of a prescribed lifetime, the input pad being configured to set the prescribed lifetime, a second chip mounted on the substrate and incorporating an operational device having a third terminal connected to the first terminal and a fourth terminal serving as an input terminal for an external device, a first memory device mounted on the substrate, having a fifth terminal connected to the second terminal and storing information required for operating the operational device, and an encapsulater covering at least the input pad of the first chip. | 01-15-2009 |
20090059669 | NAND TYPE NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING SIDEFACE ELECTRODE SHARED BY MEMORY CELLS - An electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) device of the NAND type having sideface electrodes as auxiliary electrodes on the opposite lateral surfaces of a transistor channel region to thereby improve operation margins is disclosed. The NAND EEPROM, also known as NAND flash memory, has on a semiconductive substrate an array of memory cells including a serial combination of memory cell transistors. Each of memory cell transistors has a pair of source and drain regions, a channel region, a tunnel insulator film, a charge storage layer, a control dielectric film, a control electrode, a sideface dielectric film on the sidefaces of the channel region, and sideface electrodes which are formed on the side surfaces of channel region with the channel region being laterally interposed therebetween. The sideface electrodes are commonized or “shared” by adjacent ones of the serially coupled memory cell transistors. | 03-05-2009 |
20090244981 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND ITS WRITING METHOD - It is made possible to provide a non-volatile semiconductor memory device capable of improving the writing efficiency and its writing method. Predetermined voltages are respectively applied to a drain region and a control gate, and then the voltage applied to the control gate is opened. | 10-01-2009 |
20100250223 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT DETERIORATION SIMULATION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM MEDIUM - A semiconductor circuit deterioration simulation method for a circuit including MOSFETs includes inserting a dynamic voltage source associated with a fluctuation in voltage/current characteristics into each gate terminal of a plurality of MOSFETs in series, calculating dynamic deterioration amounts of the plurality of MOSFETs by performing circuit simulation and calculating a dynamic deterioration amount, and repeating the above processing to perform the circuit deterioration simulation over the long term. | 09-30-2010 |
20120080739 | NONVOLATILE PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC SWITCH - A nonvolatile programmable logic switch according to an embodiment includes: a memory cell transistor including: a first source region and a first drain region of a second conductivity type formed at a distance from each other in a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; a first insulating film, a charge storage film, a second insulating film, and a control gate stacked in this order and formed on the first semiconductor region between the first source region and the first drain region; a pass transistor including: a second source region and a second drain region of a second conductivity type formed at a distance from each other in a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type; a third insulating film, a gate electrode stacked in this order and formed on the second semiconductor region between the second source region and the second drain region, the gate electrode being electrically connected to the first drain region; and an electrode for applying a substrate bias to the first and second semiconductor regions. | 04-05-2012 |
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20090292769 | Presence IndicativeTerminal Device and Presence Managing System - Provided is a presence display terminal device comprising a registration unit for registering presence targets, an update information receiving unit for receiving update information indicating an update of the presence targets registered, a control unit for displaying a predetermined one of the presence targets registered, in a screen, and an update presence information acquisition unit for deciding it on the basis of the update information whether or not the presence target displayed on the screen is to be updated, thereby to acquire the updated presence information of the presence target decided to have been updated. | 11-26-2009 |
20090305685 | TERMINAL DEVICE, CONTENT DISPLAYING METHOD, AND CONTENT DISPLAYING PROGRAM - A terminal device capable of displaying content, comprising a content data analyzing means for analyzing content data; a data extracting means for extracting data satisfying a predetermined condition among the content data, based on the analyzed result; a location information associating means for associating to each of the extracted data, corresponding location information in the content obtained as the analyzed result; a display element generating means for generating each of the associated extracted data as selectable display element; a rendering means for rendering the generated display element and for displaying in a mode in which the display element is displayed; and a selecting means for selecting the rendered display element. When a certain display element is selected, the rendering means renders the content data so that the display element appears on a screen, and switches representation to a normal mode in which the content data is to be displayed originally, based on the location information associated with the display element. | 12-10-2009 |
20090312064 | TERMINAL DEVICE, CONTENT DISPLAYING METHOD, AND CONTENT DISPLAYING PROGRAM - Provided is a terminal device including: operation means for receiving an input operation by a user; non-operation detection means for detecting whether a non-operation state in the operation means has continued for a predetermined period of time; and icon display means used when it is detected that the non-operation state has continued for the predetermined time, for shifting to another mode different from the current mode and displaying an icon corresponding to the new mode. | 12-17-2009 |
20120279237 | AUXILIARY HEATER CONTROL DEVICE, HEATED FLUID UTILIZATION SYSTEM, AND AUXILIARY HEATER CONTROL METHOD - An auxiliary heater control device can be readily attached to a hot water heating system configured with a simple water circuit without a hot water storage tank, and is capable of preventing freezing of circulating water such that use of an auxiliary heater is minimized. When a sensed temperature tS sensed by a temperature sensor is in a range, a control device increases a rotational speed of a circulation pump. When the sensed temperature tS is in a range, the control device increases the rotational speed of the circulation pump and lowers an operating frequency of a compressor. When the sensed temperature tS is in a range, the control device increases the rotational speed of the circulation pump, lowers the operating frequency of the compressor, and activates an auxiliary heater. | 11-08-2012 |
20120291468 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - It is intended to realize an air conditioning system of high operational efficiency without reducing the user's comfort. In an air conditioning system | 11-22-2012 |
20140041848 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - A controller performs a first control that controls a temperature of water (heat medium) flowing out of a heat source device on the basis of an outside air temperature and a temperature difference between chronologically preceding and following outside air temperatures that are detected by an outdoor temperature sensor. The controller controls the temperature of the subject to be controlled to a target temperature by performing the first control. | 02-13-2014 |
20140174117 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An object is to enable the dealer or user of an air conditioning apparatus to recognize that the heat dissipation amount of a heat exchange device is less than the heat dissipation amount expected of the air conditioning apparatus. A control device detects a hot water outflow temperature being a temperature of a fluid heated by a heat pump device, and a return temperature being a temperature of the fluid before being heated by the heat pump device, and checks whether or not a temperature difference between the detected hot water outflow temperature and the detected return temperature is smaller than a predetermined first value. If the control device judges that the temperature difference is smaller than the first value, it displays insufficiency of the heat dissipation amount of a heat exchange device, on a display of a remote controller. | 06-26-2014 |
20150338129 | WATER HEATING APPARATUS - A water heating apparatus, including: a heat source circuit including a first circulation pump, a heat pump, and a heat source side of a hot water supply tank heat exchanger that are connected to each other by a pipe, the heat source circuit being configured to allow water to circulate therethrough; a hot water supply circuit including a second circulation pump, a use side of the hot water supply tank-use heat exchanger, and a hot water supply tank that are connected to each other by a pipe, the hot water supply circuit being configured to allow water to circulate therethrough; and a control unit configured to perform, when the hot water supply tank temperature falls below the reheating tank temperature, reheating, and control a flow rate of the second circulation pump. | 11-26-2015 |
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20090159873 | FUNCTIONAL MOLECULAR DEVICE - A functional molecular device displaying its functions under the action of an electrical field is provided. A Louis base molecule, exhibiting positive dielectric constant anisotropy or exhibiting dipole moment along the long-axis direction of the Louis base molecule, is arrayed in the form of a pendant on an electrically conductive linear or film-shaped principal-axis molecule of a conjugated system, via a metal ion capable of acting as a Louis acid. The resulting structure is changed in conformation on application of an electrical field to exhibit its function. The electrically conductive linear or film-shaped principal-axis molecule and the Louis base molecule form a complex with the metal ion. On application of the electrical field, the Louis base molecule performs a swinging movement or a seesaw movement to switch the electrical conductivity of the principal-axis molecule. This molecule exhibits electrical characteristics which may be reversed depending on whether or not the molecule has been subjected to electrical field processing. A molecular device having a function equivalent to one of CMOS may be produced from one and the same material. | 06-25-2009 |
20110244197 | Method of modifying chemically amplified resist pattern, modifier for chemically amplified resist pattern, and resist pattern structure - Disclose herein is a method of modifying a positive-type chemically amplified resist pattern, including the steps of, applying to a surface of a resist pattern, an aqueous solution of a modifier for the positive-type chemically amplified resist pattern, the aqueous solution containing a water-soluble cross-linking agent and a penetration accelerator, the cross-linking agent and the penetration accelerator being dissolved in water or a mixed solvent containing water as a main ingredient, so as to permit the cross-linking agent to penetrate the resist pattern, removing a surplus of the cross-linking agent, and irradiating the resist pattern. | 10-06-2011 |
20120077343 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A resist composition includes: a crosslinking material that is crosslinked in the presence of an acid; an acid amplifier; and a solvent. | 03-29-2012 |
20140248777 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A resist composition includes: a crosslinking material that is crosslinked in the presence of an acid; an acid amplifier; and a solvent. | 09-04-2014 |
20140256057 | CHEMICAL SENSOR, BIOMOLECULE DETECTION APPARATUS, AND BIOMOLECULE DETECTION METHOD - [Object] To provide a chemical sensor, a biomolecule detection apparatus, and a biomolecule detection method capable of detecting a biomolecule with high accuracy. | 09-11-2014 |
20140273513 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a resist composition including a crosslinking material configured to cause crosslinking in the presence of an acid, an inclusion compound, and a solvent. | 09-18-2014 |
20140295577 | CHEMICAL SENSOR, CHEMICAL SENSOR MODULE, BIOMOLECULE DETECTION APPARATUS, AND BIOMOLECULE DETECTION METHOD - [Object] To provide a chemical sensor capable of detecting a biomolecule with high accuracy, a chemical sensor module, a biomolecule detection apparatus, and a biomolecule detection method. | 10-02-2014 |
20140299750 | CHEMICAL SENSOR, CHEMICAL SENSOR MODULE, CHEMICAL DETECTION APPARATUS, AND CHEMICAL DETECTION METHOD - [Object] To provide a chemical sensor, a chemical sensor module, a chemical detection apparatus, and a chemical detection method that are capable of detecting chemicals with high accuracy and high sensitivity. | 10-09-2014 |
20140329336 | CHEMICAL SENSOR, CHEMICAL SENSOR MODULE, CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE DETECTION APPARATUS, AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE DETECTION METHOD - [Object] To provide a chemical sensor provided with a spectral filter excellent in spectral characteristic, a chemical sensor module, a chemical substance detection apparatus, and a chemical substance detection method. | 11-06-2014 |
20150015751 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus that forms an image of a light beam transmitted through an imaging lens on an imaging element includes a laminated material that is provided on the imaging element, the light beam being transmitted through the laminated material, the laminated material being provided at a position at which an end portion of an upper surface of the laminated material allows an outermost light beam out of light beams to be transmitted therethrough, the light beams entering a pixel in an outer end portion of the imaging element in an effective pixel area, the position having a width Hopt. | 01-15-2015 |
20150050187 | CHEMICAL SENSOR, METHOD OF PRODUCING CHEMICAL SENSOR, AND CHEMICAL DETECTION APPARATUS - [Object] To provide a chemical sensor capable of detecting light emitted from a detection target object efficiently, a method of producing the chemical sensor, and a chemical detection apparatus. | 02-19-2015 |
20150331163 | IMAGE CAPTURING ELEMENT AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - [Object] To provide an image capturing element and an image capturing apparatus in which an image capturing optical system can be thinned without degrading image capturing properties. | 11-19-2015 |
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20080222494 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided with a communication method including: attempting to receive a media packet from a network; storing a received media packet in a first buffering unit; receiving an FEC packet including redundant data to recover a lost media packet and information which specifies a plurality of media packets associated with the redundant data; storing a received FEC packet in a second buffering unit; selecting the FEC packet from the second buffering unit; dividing FEC operation processing to be carried out using the redundant data included in selected FEC packet and the media packets related to the redundant data into a plurality of processes and sequentially carrying out each process so that one process is carried out every time the receiving of a media packet is attempted; and inserting a media packet recovered through the FEC operation processing in the first buffering unit. | 09-11-2008 |
20110066758 | Scheduling apparatus and method - According to one embodiment, a scheduling apparatus sends queries to communication modules in buildings and receives facility information measured at monitor-control points from the communication modules. As for each communication module, a network address, a waiting time to receive the facility information after sending a query, and a connection with the monitor-control points, are stored. When a service request indicating at least one monitor-control point is received, queries each including the network address of a communication module connected with a monitor-control point indicated by the service request, are generated. A priority of each query is decided based on the waiting time corresponding to the communication module. Each query is added to a first send queue or a second send queue based on the priority. When queries are sent, a timing to send from the first send queue is same as or earlier than a timing to send from the second send queue. | 03-17-2011 |
20120084457 | RELAY DEVICE, RELAY METHOD AND RELAY SYSTEM - A relay device includes a screen information receiving unit that receives screen information from the application server, a cycle screen storage unit that stores screen information, a cycle detecting unit that detects a cycle of a change as first cycle information when the screen information cyclically changes, a cycle converting unit that converts the first cycle information into second cycle information, and a screen, information transmitting unit that acquires screen information from the cycle screen storage unit and transmits the screen information to the client terminal at a timing based on the second cycle information. | 04-05-2012 |
20120110603 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an information processing device offering various APIs stores, for every application program, a WSDL file which indicates definition information of an API which is permitted to be used by an application program, and developer information which specifies a developer of an application program. The information processing device releases to an application program a WSDL file corresponding to the application program, receives, through a web service, a request that is a request for use of a first API, determines whether or not the definition information of the first API is indicated in a first WSDL file corresponding to the first application program, and determines whether or not the first WSDL file is leaked, using developer information. | 05-03-2012 |
20120185560 | DATA COLLECTING DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND DATA COLLECTING SYSTEM - There is provided a data collecting device configured to collect data from a plurality of nodes. An inquiry transmitting unit transmits inquiry messages to request transmission of the data to the nodes, respectively. A response receiving unit receives response messages including the data from the nodes, respectively. A reception scheduler generates a reception schedule of the response messages from the nodes based on request information indicating data collection condition from the nodes. A transmission scheduler generates a transmission schedule of the inquiry messages based on the reception schedule and characteristics of communication with the nodes. The inquiry transmitting unit transmits the inquiry messages to the nodes, respectively, based on the transmission schedule. | 07-19-2012 |
20120233203 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE - Certain embodiments provide a Web server, which is provided with a request reception unit for receiving a picture request including a picture ID for identifying a picture from a browser, and an information collection unit for finding the point ID corresponding to the picture ID included in the picture display request, and collecting the value of the point identified by the point ID from an IP controller. The information collection unit calculates the predictive starting time at which the value of the point is collected before the next picture display request is made from the current time, the collection time and the previous picture display request. The information collection unit collects the value of a point from the IP controller at the predictive starting time. | 09-13-2012 |
20120254350 | REMOTE INFORMATION COLLECTING DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A building-facility information storage stores data sizes of process data to be collected from building-side communicating devices. A schedule generating unit generates a collection schedule of the process data from the building-side communicating devices so that, in a collection period including a plurality of unit periods continuous in terms of time, a first communication load representing a total data volume received from the building-side communicating devices per unit period and second communication loads each representing a data volume transmitted from each of the building-side communicating devices per unit period are balanced among the unit periods. A network communicating unit collects the process data from the building-side communicating devices in accordance with the collection schedule. | 10-04-2012 |
20120311158 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING LOAD, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a load distribution apparatus includes a receiving unit, an acquisition unit, an estimation unit, and a selection unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a program of an energy saving service from a service provider. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire an external information related to the energy saving service. The estimation unit is configured to estimate a resource consumption of respective computer resources of a plurality of servers to execute the program based on the external information. The selection unit is configured to select at least one server to be provided with the program from the plurality of servers based on the resource consumption. | 12-06-2012 |
20130002521 | SCREEN RELAY DEVICE, SCREEN RELAY SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER -READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a screen relay device includes a communication unit that receives first image information from relay source devices, and transmits second image information to a relay destination device, a determining unit that determines a storage area of the first image information in a first storage unit, a rendering unit that renders the first image information in the determined storage area, and a screen transfer unit. The screen transfer unit compares the first image information corresponding to an updated region where the image information stored in the first storage unit has been updated by the rendering of the rendering unit and the second image information corresponding to the updated region to extract a difference region, and writes the first image information of the difference region to a second storage unit as the second image information. | 01-03-2013 |
20130080356 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING A SERVICE, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - According to one embodiment, an environment provider storage stores a plurality of account methods corresponding to environment providers providing service execution environments. Each account method is a method for calculating a usage fee for each service execution environment. A resource consumption storage stores a plurality of resource consumptions corresponding to run modes. Each run mode is an operation pattern for each service execution environment to execute the service. Each resource consumption is a consumption of resources of the service execution environment while executing the service in each run mode. A calculation unit calculates usage fees based on combinations of one of the account methods corresponding to the environment providers and one of the resource consumptions corresponding to the run modes. An integrated operation unit selects at least one combination of a selected environment provider and a selected run mode, based on the usage fees calculated by the calculation unit. | 03-28-2013 |
20130085582 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FACILITY DEVICES, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a service execution apparatus controls facility devices in a group. The group includes a plurality of calculation areas. At least one facility device is installed in each calculation area. The service execution apparatus includes a calculation unit and a control unit. The calculation unit is configured to calculate a control value to control a selected facility device installed in one of calculation areas in the group, using weather information relating to the one of calculation areas. The control unit is configured to control other facility devices installed in the calculation areas of the group, based on the control value for the selected facility device. | 04-04-2013 |
20130173066 | SMOOTHING DEVICE, SMOOTHING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a smoothing device includes an acquiring unit, a determining unit, and selecting unit. The acquiring unit acquires weather information of a plurality of operation areas. A facility device that performs environmental control according to a control value resulting from operation based on the weather information is installed in each of the operation areas. The determining unit determines whether or not an amount of change in weather exceeds a predetermined first threshold in each of the operation areas. The selecting unit selects at least one first operation area that is an operation area in which the amount of change exceeds the first threshold as a halt area for which the operation of the control value used by the facility device installed in the first operation area is halted when the number of first operation areas exceeds a predetermined second threshold. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173067 | SMOOTHING DEVICE, SMOOTHING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a smoothing device includes a predicting unit, a calculating unit, and a control unit. The predicting unit predicts a calculation load of operation at a first time slot on the basis of weather prediction information of operation areas in which facility devices that perform environmental control according to control values resulting from the operation based on weather information are installed. The calculating unit calculates a calculation load of operation at a second time slot earlier than the first time slot on the basis of the weather information of the operation areas. The control unit controls an executing device that executes the operation so that part of the operation to be executed at the first time slot is executed at the second time slot. | 07-04-2013 |
20140046836 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - According to some embodiments, there is provided an information communication system including: an information transmitting unit and an information receiving unit. The information transmitting unit transmits first information specifying a power price to a terminal device of a power consumer. The information receiving unit receives second information indicating whether the power consumer has recognized the first information from the terminal device or a different terminal device of the power consumer. | 02-13-2014 |
20140108833 | POWER INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, POWER INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A power information providing apparatus provides a content including power information. The apparatus includes an access result calculator, an energy saving result calculator, and a content type determining module. The access result calculator is configured to calculate a frequency of use of the power information providing apparatus. The energy saving result calculator is configured to calculate a value of a power consumption reduction result. The content type determining module is configured to select a type of the content based on the frequency of use calculated by the access result calculator and the value of the power consumption reduction result calculated by the energy saving result calculator. | 04-17-2014 |
20140304168 | DATA MANAGING APPARATUS, METER APPARATUS AND DATA MANAGING METHOD - According to one embodiment, there is provided a data managing apparatus including: a storage, a power consumption acquiring unit, an information generating unit and a sending unit. The storage stores information on an electricity unit price applied to a customer for each of a plurality of periods of time. The power consumption acquiring unit acquires a history of power consumption for the customer, from a meter apparatus of the customer. The information generating unit sums up the power consumption for ones of the periods of time for which same electricity unit price is applied to generate first information indicating an integrated value of the power consumption for each electricity unit price. The sending unit sends the first information to an external system. | 10-09-2014 |
20140336832 | INFORMATION ISSUANCE APPARATUS, INFORMATION ISSUANCE METHOD AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, there is provided an information issuance system including: a segmentation unit, an information generating unit and a transmitting unit. The segmentation unit segments a plurality of travelling apparatuses existing within a demand-and-supply adjustment district and travelling by use of electric power into first to N-th groups on the basis of a number of the travelling apparatuses. The information generating unit sets first to N-th target periods different from each other with respect to the first to N-th groups and to generate first to N-th requests for requesting the travelling apparatuses to restrain electric charges from being performed during the first to N-th target periods. The transmitting unit respectively transmits the first to N-th requests to the travelling apparatuses belonging to the first to N-th groups before starts of the first to N-th target periods. | 11-13-2014 |
20150066812 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided a system including a reference consumption calculator and a load shift determining unit. The calculator calculates a reference consumption being a statistic for an energy consumption based on a history of the energy consumption of a demander. The determining unit determines whether or not load shift was performed based on and the reference consumption and a target energy consumption being the energy consumption in a period including a target time period in the history of the energy consumption, the load shift including at least one of a first operation and a second operation by the demander. The first operation is to charge energy in an energy accumulating device. The second operation is to shift an energy consumption operation to be made in a time period other than the target time period so as to be made in the target time period. | 03-05-2015 |
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20130232528 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus receives a user selection of content to be reproduced by an external device connected to the information processing apparatus. A request to reproduce the user selected content is sent to the external device. Information indicating whether the external device has started reproducing the selected content is received from the external device. In response to the external device having started reproduction of the selected content, a thumbnail image is reproduced that corresponds to the content being reproduced by the external device. | 09-05-2013 |
20130300669 | INPUT DEVICE, INPUT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR INPUTTING CHARACTERS, NUMBERS, OR SYMBOLS BY USING AN ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD - An input control unit includes: a keyboard storage unit for storing keyboard screens each corresponding to a set of characters or symbols; a keyboard display unit for reading one of the keyboard screens and displaying the read keyboard screen on the screen; an input receiving unit for receiving a selection of the character or the symbol by the user; and a switching control unit for reading keyboard screens from the keyboard storage unit, displaying the read keyboard screens on the screen as selection candidates, and switching the selection candidate from among the plurality of keyboard screens. When the switching control unit receives a user control input to confirm the candidate being selected from the user, the keyboard display unit displays the keyboard screen selected on the screen, and receives a selection of the character or the symbol selected from the user. | 11-14-2013 |
20130305178 | INPUT DEVICE, INPUT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR INPUTTING CHARACTERS, NUMBERS, OR SYMBOLS BY USING AN ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD - An input control unit includes: a keyboard display unit for displaying characters that can be input on a screen; an input receiving unit for receiving a selection of a character from a user; an input character string acquiring unit for acquiring the selected character and adding the selected character to an input character string; a conversion candidate acquiring unit for acquiring conversion candidate character strings, which are conversions of a character string including the input character string; and a conversion candidate display unit for arranging and displaying the conversion candidate character strings in a row or column and receiving a user's selection. In a case where the conversion candidate character strings do not fit within the row or column, the conversion candidate display unit causes the conversion candidate character strings to scroll within the row or column upon receiving a flick operation. | 11-14-2013 |
20130307784 | INPUT DEVICE, INPUT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR INPUTTING CHARACTERS, NUMBERS, OR SYMBOLS BY USING AN ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD - An input control unit includes: a keyboard display unit configured to display a keyboard that shows a set of a plurality of characters or symbols that can be input on a screen and receive a user's selection of a character or a symbol so as to enter the character or the symbol received from the user on a mobile terminal; an input receiving unit configured to receive the character or the symbol selected by the user from among the plurality of characters or symbols; and a screen control unit configured to change a priority of displaying the keyboard screen if an operation is received from a rear touch panel provided on the rear face of a mobile terminal. | 11-21-2013 |
20150281325 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INPUTTING APPARATUS - An image generation unit generates image data to be displayed on an outputting apparatus. An acceptance unit accepts operation information of inputting units provided in an inputting apparatus. A sharing processing unit carries out, when the acceptance unit accepts operation information of particular one of the inputting units provided in the inputting apparatus, a process of sharing the image data generated by the image generation unit or information relating to the image data. The particular inputting unit provided in the inputting apparatus is used by a user to input operation information to system software of an information processing apparatus, and the sharing processing unit carries out the sharing process only when the acceptance unit accepts the operation information of the particular inputting unit. | 10-01-2015 |
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20110199498 | Image pickup apparatus - An image pickup apparatus is provided to which a first lens capable of motorized zooming and a second lens that is not capable of motorized zooming can be detachably mounted. The image pickup apparatus includes: a first operation section for controlling zoom processing; and a control section that, when the first lens is mounted, conducts optical zoom processing that controls a zoom lens of the first lens based on an operation of the first operation section, and when the second lens is mounted, conducts electronic zoom control that changes a cut-out range of a picked-up image based on an operation of the first operation section. | 08-18-2011 |
20110216208 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM AND PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - A photographing apparatus of the invention which is capable of photographing a desired object by making a plurality of photographing apparatuses cooperative with one another includes: an image pickup section; a detection section for acquiring photographing information related to an image acquired by the image pickup section; a transmission section for transmitting the photographing information acquired by the detection section; a reception section for receiving an image photographed and transmitted by another photographing apparatus based on the photographing information; and a memory control section for storing the image acquired by the image pickup section and the image received by the reception section in association with each other. | 09-08-2011 |
20110242396 | IMAGING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AREA CHANGE - An imaging device includes an imaging unit that receives light coming from a subject and thus generates electronic image data; a display unit that displays an image corresponding to the image data; an angle-of-view setting unit that an angle of view to be changed for the image displayed by the display unit according to a first signal input from the outside; and a control unit that starts control of change to a predetermined angle of view set by the angle-of-view setting unit according to a second signal different from the first signal. | 10-06-2011 |
20110273607 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL METHOD - When an interchangeable lens in which a memory that records image data is provided is mounted to a camera main body including a display section that displays an image, a signal processing and control section of the camera main body reads in a sample image that is previously stored in the memory. The sample image serves as a model with respect to an image that can be photographed by the interchangeable lens. The sample image is displayed by the display section for a predetermined time. Thereafter, the signal processing and control section performs display control that switches the display of the display section so as to display an image in which a subject is picked up by the interchangeable lens and the image pickup section. | 11-10-2011 |
20120147251 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL SYSTEM USED FOR IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus comprises an optical system that includes a plurality of lens groups, each lens group including one or more lenses, at least one of the lens groups being independently movable with respect to the other lens groups and including a focus lens group for focusing the subject and a lens control unit that controls movement of the plurality of lens groups to bring into focus based on a feeding position of the focus lens group. | 06-14-2012 |
20130265467 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a display unit, an interested-position obtaining unit, a zoom operation obtaining unit and an image-processing unit. The imaging unit is configured to image an image of an object through a lens. The display unit is configured to display the image imaged by the imaging unit. The interested-position obtaining unit is configured to obtain specification of an interested position in the image displayed on the display unit. The zoom operation obtaining unit is provided for the lens and is configured to obtain a zoom operation. The image-processing unit is configured to perform, on the image, an electronic zoom processing of enlarging the interested position, in accordance with the zoom operation. | 10-10-2013 |
20140247371 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM, PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORED IN NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUM IN PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A photographing apparatus of the invention which is capable of photographing a desired object by making a plurality of photographing apparatuses cooperative with one another includes: an image pickup section; a detection section for acquiring photographing information related to an image acquired by the image pickup section; a transmission section for transmitting the photographing information acquired by the detection section; a reception section for receiving an image photographed and transmitted by another photographing apparatus based on the photographing information; and a memory control section for storing the image acquired by the image pickup section and the image received by the reception section in association with each other. | 09-04-2014 |
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20150077603 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH IMAGE FILE IS RECORDED, RECORDING METHOD, IMAGE PLAYBACK METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging device includes: an imaging unit having an imaging element formed of a plurality of pixels, and configured to perform imaging under a first exposure condition to generate first image data and to perform imaging under a second exposure condition different from the first exposure condition to generate second image data; an image composition unit configured to generate composite image data with an expanded dynamic range based on the first image data and the second image data; and an image file generation unit configured to generate an image file in which the first image data, the second image data, the composite image data, and position information on positions of pixels mutually replaced in a first image corresponding to the first image data and a second image corresponding to the second image data when the image composition unit generates the composite image data, are recorded in association with one another. | 03-19-2015 |
20150244907 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL SYSTEM USED FOR IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus comprises an optical system that includes a plurality of lens groups, each lens group including one or more lenses, at least one of the lens groups being independently movable with respect to the other lens groups and including a focus lens group for focusing the subject and a lens control unit that controls movement of the plurality of lens groups to bring into focus based on a feeding position of the focus lens group. | 08-27-2015 |
20150248208 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM PROVIDING A TOUCH PANEL DISPLAY USER INTERFACE - An imaging apparatus includes a control unit that sets a touch area corresponding to a periphery of an initial touch position on a touch panel as an area used for adjusting an image that is displayed at the initial touch position on the basis of a signal that is output by the touch panel disposed in connection with a display unit. | 09-03-2015 |