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20090316235 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a document correction section and a display control section. The document correction section carries out rotation processing with respect to a document image so that a first reference direction from a reference side of a document to a side facing the reference side coincides with as an upper-to-lower direction of the document image which has been subjected to the rotation processing. Further, before the rotation processing is carried out, the display control section causes the display apparatus to display a display image in which the document and a mark indicating the reference side of the document to a user are shown in accordance with the document image. This allows a user to easily predict how the document shown in the document image will be oriented after the document image is subjected to the rotation processing, before the user inputs a command to carry out the rotation processing. | 12-24-2009 |
20100123928 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a reliability determining section which determines, with respect to each of the plurality of document images, reliability of coincidences of respective predetermined directions with a first reference direction, the first reference direction being a predetermined direction which points on a basis of an upward direction of or a downward direction of the information image; and a display control section (i) which divides the plurality of document images into groups so that document images, having a same direction whose reliability value is the highest, belong to a same group, and (ii) which causes a display device to display preview images for the respective groups, each of the preview images indicating at least one document image in each of the groups. In a case where one group contains a plurality of document images, a preview image containing the plurality of document images is displayed. With this arrangement, a user can easily check page orientation of the plurality of document images. | 05-20-2010 |
20100271646 | CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus is connected to an image reading apparatus which reads a read area set on a scanner platen in accordance with a size of a document placed on the scanner platen so as to create image data in which an image of the document is shown. The image processing apparatus includes a document detection section and an instruction section. The document detection section creates, based on the image data supplied from the image reading apparatus, document area information indicative of an area where the document is placed on the scanner platen. In a case where the area indicated by the document area information is not completely encompassed by the read area, the instruction section sets a reread area which completely encompasses the area indicated by the document area information and causes the image reading apparatus to read the reread area. In a case where a document which is not completely encompassed by the read area is read, a user can carry out a rereading process more easily than a conventional art. | 10-28-2010 |
20100316295 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a division section for dividing input image data into portions; an orientation determining section for calculating reliabilities of directions of image data of each portion when the directions are regarded as orientations, and setting an orientation with the highest reliability as an orientation of each portion; a display control section for generating display image data including an image of a target portion whose reliability of an orientation is less than a predetermined value and images of designation regions from which a user's input to designate the orientation of the target portion is entered; and a character recognition section for recognizing characters of each portion in such a manner that the orientation is designated from the designation regions or set by the orientation determining section. This allows prompt recognition of characters of a portion whose reliability of orientation is low, in accordance with a right orientation. | 12-16-2010 |
20110310414 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An object area containing a text or a graphic is extracted from a document image containing the text or the graphic. Then, on the basis of the extracted object area and stored size information, a cropping area is determined that surrounds the object area with given margins. Further, setting of margins is received. Then, on the basis of the object area and the received setting of the margins, the cropping area is determined. Then, the cropping area determined on the basis of the object area and the size information or alternatively the cropping area determined on the basis of the object area and the setting of the margins is cropped from the document image. | 12-22-2011 |
20120120444 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus which (i) determines whether or not characters to be subjected to a character recognition process in image data have a size larger than a predetermined size, (ii) in a case where the characters is determined as larger than the predetermined size, reduces at least a region including the characters so that the size of the characters fits within the predetermined size, and (iii) performs a character recognition process of the characters with use of the reduced image data. | 05-17-2012 |
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20080286595 | R-Fe-B Rare Earth Sintered Magnet and Method for Producing Same - In a method for producing an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet according to the present invention, first, provided is an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet body including, as a main phase, crystal grains of an R | 11-20-2008 |
20090020193 | RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In a process of producing an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet, first, an R—Fe—B based sintered magnet, including, as a main phase, R | 01-22-2009 |
20090053094 | RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A rare-earth sintered magnet includes 12.0 at % to 15.0 at % of rare-earth element(s), which is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nd, Pr, Gd, Tb, Dy and Ho and at least 50% of which is Nd and/or Pr; 5.5 at % to 8.5 at % of boron (B); a predetermined percentage of additive metal A; and iron (Fe) and inevitably contained impurities as the balance. The predetermined percentage of additive metal A includes at least one of 0.005 at % to 0.30 at % of silver (Ag), 0.005 at % to 0.40 at % of nickel (Ni), and 0.005 at % to 0.20 at % of gold (Au). | 02-26-2009 |
20100182113 | R-Fe-B TYPE RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SAME - In an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet according to the present invention, at a depth of 20 μm under the surface of its magnet body, crystal grains of an R | 07-22-2010 |
20100231338 | R-Fe-B RARE-EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - First, an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet body including, as a main phase, crystal grains of an R | 09-16-2010 |
20110012699 | R-Fe-B RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET - An R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet according to the present invention includes, as a main phase, crystal grains of an R | 01-20-2011 |
20110205006 | R-Fe-B ANISOTROPIC SINTERED MAGNET - An R—Fe—B based anisotropic sintered magnet according to the present invention has, as a main phase, an R | 08-25-2011 |
20110260816 | R-Fe-B RARE-EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - First, an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet body including, as a main phase, crystal grains of an R | 10-27-2011 |
20120114844 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF R-Fe-B-BASED RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET, AND STEAM CONTROL MEMBER - A sintered R—Fe—B based rare-earth magnet body | 05-10-2012 |
20120206227 | R-Fe-B TYPE RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SAME - In an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet according to the present invention, at a depth of 20 μm under the surface of its magnet body, crystal grains of an R | 08-16-2012 |
20120229240 | R-Fe-B RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - In a method for producing an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet according to the present invention, first, provided is an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet body including, as a main phase, crystal grains of an R | 09-13-2012 |
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20110141413 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - A liquid crystal display panel ( | 06-16-2011 |
20120006672 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE OXIDE FROM HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE - The present invention provides a novel method for separating hexafluoropropylene oxide (HFPO) from hexafluoropropylene (HFP), which is capable of reducing the burden on the environment. A mixture including HFPO and HFP is subjected to an extractive distillation operation using, as a solvent, at least one of a fluorine-containing saturated compound represented by the general formula C | 01-12-2012 |
20120062451 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that allows suppressing loss of display quality caused by additional capacitance. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device provided with a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposing each other, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate has a gate bus line, a source bus line, a pixel electrode to which an image signal is inputted, and a common electrode to which a common signal is inputted, the pixel electrode and the common electrode are comb-shaped within a pixel, an electric field parallel to the surface of the first substrate is generated between the pixel electrode and the common electrode within the pixel, and the common electrode is arranged, within a display area, at a layer that is different from a layer at which the gate bus line is formed and from a layer at which the source bus line is formed. | 03-15-2012 |
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20080293885 | Reactive Emulsion and Process for Producing the Same - The present invention provides a reactive emulsion capable of exerting a superior cross-linking ability, while reducing an amount of expensive additionally polymerizable oxazoline to be used. The problem can be solved with a reactive emulsion containing a core part composed of fine particles of an acrylate-based emulsion and a shell part composed of a polymer containing an oxazoline group, locating around said core part. | 11-27-2008 |
20110275179 | PROTECTIVE TAPE JOINING METHOD AND PROTECTIVE TAPE USED THEREFOR - Provided is an improved method of joining a protective tape having one object to suppress generation of bending of a semiconductor wafer after a back-grinding process. The protective tape is supplied toward the semiconductor wafer suction-held on a chuck table, and an intermediate sheet is supplied along an upper side of the protective tape. Then, the intermediate sheet is interposed between a joining member and the protective tape along a surface of a base material in the protective tape so as to be movable. Under this state, the joining member and the semiconductor wafer move relative to each other in a horizontal direction, whereby the protective tape is joined to a surface of the semiconductor wafer. | 11-10-2011 |
20130064987 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PHOTO-REACTION PRODUCT SHEET - A photo-reactive composition layer is formed on a support with transparency while moving the support with transparency in one direction. The support is reversed as to be moved in a direction opposite to the one direction to generate a serpentine transport path, whereby the supports prior to reverse and subsequent to reverse face to each other serpentinely. Light from lamps for ultraviolet-ray emission is applied to the support, and every photo-reactive composition layer on the support serpentinely is photo-polymerized while light is transmitted through the support and the photo-reactive composition layer formed on the support. | 03-14-2013 |
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20140103910 | DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMER TYPE MAGNETIC SENSOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A differential transformer type magnetic sensor includes a board, a drive coil, a first differential coil, and a second differential coil. The drive coil includes a planar coil in which a dimension of a first direction which is one of longitudinal and transverse dimensions is smaller than that of a second direction which is the other of the longitudinal and transverse dimensions, and is disposed on the board. The first differential coil includes a planar coil having the same shape as the drive coil, and is disposed on the board. The second differential coil includes a planar coil having the same shape as the drive coil, and is disposed on the board. The first differential coil and the second differential coil are electrically connected so that a direction of induced current flowing along the first differential coil and a direction of induced current flowing along the second differential coil are opposite to each other. The differential transformer type magnetic sensor is disposed on a development part with the first direction set to be vertical and with the second direction set to be horizontal. | 04-17-2014 |
20140103922 | DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMER TYPE MAGNETIC SENSOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A differential transformer type magnetic sensor includes a drive coil, a reference coil, and a detection coil. These coils are formed by repeating a linear pattern that is formed on the first surface, penetrates the board, is formed on the second surface, penetrates the board, and returns to the first surface. The reference coil is disposed at a side of one end of the drive coil, and the detection coil is disposed at a side of the other end of the drive coil. Induced current flows to each of the reference coil and the detection coil due to magnetic flux generated as drive current flows to the drive coil. The reference coil and the detection coil are electrically connected so that a direction of the induced current flowing along the reference coil and a direction of the induced current flowing along the detection coil are opposite to each other. | 04-17-2014 |
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20100213901 | SECONDARY BATTERY CHARGE CONTROL METHOD AND CHARGE CONTROL CIRCUIT - A secondary battery charge control method includes: a charge control step of executing charging by supplying a charge current to a secondary battery; a charge information acquisition step of acquiring information relating to the charging executed in the charge control step; a storage step of storing the information acquired in the charge information acquisition step as charge data; and a charge inhibition determination step of determining whether to inhibit the charging in the charge control step on the basis of the charge data of a previous cycle that have been stored in the storage step when charging in the charge control step is started again after charging in the charge control step has been completed. | 08-26-2010 |
20100219795 | PULSE CHARGE METHOD FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND PULSE CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE - A pulse charge method for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, includes: a charge control step of pulse charging by supplying a pulsed current periodically to the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery; a battery voltage detection step of measuring a battery voltage of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery; a comparison step of comparing the battery voltage, measured in the battery voltage detection step when the pulsed current is supplied, with a predetermined set voltage; and a charge end control step of ending the pulse charging when a comparison result shows that the measured battery voltage is equal to or higher than the set voltage. | 09-02-2010 |
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20110031812 | VOLTAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM USING SAME - A voltage detection device has: a differential voltage detection circuit, which detects a potential difference across a pair of input terminals; a multiplexer which selects two electrode terminals among electrode terminals of a plurality of series-connected battery modules, and has a sampling switch for respectively connecting the two selected electrode terminals to first and second wiring lines; a flying capacitor circuit, which acquires a voltage across the first and second wiring lines, and outputs the voltage to the pair of input terminals; and a signal generator, which applies common-mode noise to the flying capacitor circuit. | 02-10-2011 |
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20110171505 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK USING THE SAME - In a battery module including a plurality of batteries | 07-14-2011 |
20120280660 | BATTERY WARMING CIRCUIT AND BATTERY WARMING APPARATUS - A battery warming circuit is a circuit installed in a vehicle provided with an inverter circuit, which is supplied with direct current electrical power from a secondary battery, and a 3-phase alternating current motor, and this circuit includes: a switch control unit, which has first and second terminals connected to control terminals of first and second switching elements, and controls turning the first and second switching elements on and off; an accumulation unit which has a third terminal connected to the other end of a specific coil, and accumulates back electromotive force generated in the specific coil by turning the second switching element on and off, with the first switching element being turned on; and a charging control unit which is provided between the positive electrode of the secondary battery and the accumulation unit, and supplies electrical power accumulated in the accumulation unit to the secondary battery. | 11-08-2012 |
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20080261543 | TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Provided is a transmission circuit capable of operating with high linearity and with low noise. An AM variable fc filter | 10-23-2008 |
20090060089 | POLAR MODULATION TRANSMITTER CIRCUIT AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Provided is a transmitter circuit capable of operating with low distortion and high efficiency even in a modulation method using wide modulation bandwidth. In the transmitter circuit, a signal generation section ( | 03-05-2009 |
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20120106402 | POLAR MODULATOR - A polar modulator of the present invention includes: a first function block which generates an amplitude signal and a phase signal; a second function block which adjusts the signal delay between the amplitude signal and the phase signal; a third function block which allows the low frequency component of the amplitude signal to pass therethrough; a fourth function block which modulates the phase of the phase signal; a fifth function block which outputs a modulation voltage, based on the amplitude signal; a sixth function block which modulates the amplitude of the phase signal, based on the modulation voltage; a seventh function block which measures the temperature of at least one function block; and an eighth function block which calculates a compensation amount for the signal delay, based on the measured temperature. The second function block adjusts the signal delay, based on the compensation amount. | 05-03-2012 |
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20130063253 | RFID DEVICE, HOST, RFID-EMBEDDED APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING RFID DEVICE - A radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes: a contact interface for wired communication with a host; a contactless interface for contactless communication with a reader/writer; a command processing unit that obtains a command from the reader/writer in the contactless communication and process the command, the command instructing a data access; and a memory that holds data. The command processing unit determines a communication mode, and (i) executes the data access instructed in the command between the reader/writer and the memory, when the communication mode is determined as a first communication mode, and (ii) executes the data access instructed in the command between the reader/writer and the host, when the communication mode is determined as a second communication mode. | 03-14-2013 |
20140104044 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An RFID tag includes an antenna coil configured to transmit and receive a signal through near field communication, a signal processing circuit configured to process the signal transmitted and received by the antenna coil, a capacitive element arranged in series between the antenna coil and the signal processing circuit, and a control unit configured to control the capacity value of the capacitive element. The control unit changes the capacity value of the capacitive element according to whether a voltage is applied from an external power supply. | 04-17-2014 |
20150208252 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A wireless communication apparatus includes: a first antenna; a second antenna; a variable phase shifting unit that changes a phase of a high frequency signal to be received or transmitted via the first antenna and the second antenna; and a phase-information table storage unit that stores a phase information table in which phase information is associated with each of a plurality of communication terminals as communication partners. When communicating with one communication terminal out of the plurality of communication terminals via the first antenna and the second antenna, the variable phase shifting unit changes a phase of a high frequency signal on the basis of phase information stored in the phase information table in association with the one communication terminal. | 07-23-2015 |
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20090020563 | POWDER FILLING DEVICE - The present invention provides a powder filling apparatus which can prevent a screw portion of an auger screw from contacting an inner surface of a metering portion at a funnel lower end portion and besides facilitate the assembling work as well as can be made compact and put into practice at a low cost. The powder filling apparatus comprises a funnel ( | 01-22-2009 |
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20110081412 | ORALLY DISINTEGRABLE TABLETS - An orally disintegrable tablet, of the present invention, which comprises (i) fine granules having an average particle diameter of 400 μm or less, which fine granules comprise a composition coated by an enteric coating layer, said composition having 10 weight % or more of an acid-labile physiologically active substance and (ii) an additive, has superior disintegrability or dissolution in the oral cavity so that it can be used for treatment or prevention of various diseases, as an orally disintegrable tablet capable of being administered to the aged or children and easily administered without water. Also, because the tablet of the present invention contains fine granules having the average particle diameter such that it will not impart roughness in mouth, it can be administered easily without discomfort at the administration. | 04-07-2011 |
20120006704 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINER - The cleanliness when a pharmaceutical composition is swallowed is improved. A pharmaceutical composition container | 01-12-2012 |
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20140271856 | ORALLY DISINTEGRABLE TABLETS - An orally disintegrable tablet, of the present invention, which comprises (i) fine granules having an average particle diameter of 400 μm or less, which fine granules comprise a composition coated by an enteric coating layer, said composition having 10 weight % or more of an acid-labile physiologically active substance and (ii) an additive, has superior disintegrability or dissolution in the oral cavity so that it can be used for treatment or prevention of various diseases, as an orally disintegrable tablet capable of being administered to the aged or children and easily administered without water. Also, because the tablet of the present invention contains fine granules having the average particle diameter such that it will not impart roughness in mouth, it can be administered easily without discomfort at the administration. | 09-18-2014 |
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20090268691 | HANDOVER PROCESSING METHOD, AND ACCESS POINT AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR USE IN THE METHOD - A technology is disclosed for providing a handover processing method, and an access point and a mobile terminal used in the method, in which the handover processing method can prevent processing of a HO in a layer 2 and an HO in a layer 3 from occurring at same time simultaneously, and shorten waiting time caused by the HO. The technology includes a step of providing, by the access point, strength information held by the access point itself, the strength information that is information whether to promote a handover processing in the layer 3 or not to promote the handover processing in the layer 3, and a step of receiving, by the mobile node, the provided strength information, deciding whether to perform the handover in the layer 3 based on the received strength information, and performing the handover processing in the layer 3 based on the decision. | 10-29-2009 |
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20090196633 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM AND COMPONENT - An image formation apparatus includes a receiving unit that is removably receiving a component, a determination unit that determines the acceptability of the component received in the receiving unit, and a control unit that, if the determination unit does not confirm the acceptability of the component, provides a notification and stops at least a portion of the image forming function at a predetermined time, after providing the notification. | 08-06-2009 |
20100020352 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, wherein a SOAP processing section determines, when a communication processing section receives a document data request message from a client apparatus, whether a request message for causing an image reading apparatus to read a document image and to generate document data and requesting transmission of the document data or a request message for requesting transmission of the document data within a document box is represented by the document data request message, generates a response message containing the document data corresponding to the document data request message, and causes the communication processing section to transmit the response message to the client apparatus. | 01-28-2010 |
20100088599 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND HELP DISPLAY METHOD - An electronic device comprising: a display unit configured to display a setting menu; an operation unit configured to receive an operation from a user; an operation detection unit configured to detects the operation received by the operation unit; a timer unit configured to measure an elapsed time that has elapsed since a start operation relating to a setting of a given function received by the operation unit is detected by the operation detection unit; and a help display processing unit configured to cause the display unit to display help information thereon when an end operation relating to the given function to the operation unit has not been detected by the operation detection unit before the elapsed time measured by the timer unit reaches a predetermined time. | 04-08-2010 |
20140185091 | Box Print Realized by Image Forming Apparatus Having No Auxiliary Storage Device - An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus coupled to the network. The image forming apparatus stores, in a memory device, an information processing apparatus identifier that is assigned to the button and transmits, to the information processing apparatus, press-down information that includes the information processing apparatus identifier corresponding to the button that is pressed-down, in response to a request for the press-down information that is received from the information processing apparatus via the network The image forming apparatus also prints, on a sheet, an image based on print job data that is received from the information processing apparatus via the network, if, in the information processing apparatus, it is determined that the information processing apparatus identifier in the press-down information matches with the information processing apparatus identifier of the information processing apparatus. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185101 | Scanner-Driven Push Operation Realized by Image Forming Apparatus Having No Auxiliary Storage Device - An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus coupled to the network. The image forming apparatus stores, in a memory device, an information processing apparatus identifier that is assigned to a button of the image forming apparatus and transmits, to the information processing apparatus, press-down information of the button that includes the information processing apparatus identifier. The image forming apparatus additionally reads, if, in the information processing apparatus, it is determined the information processing apparatus identifier in the press-down information matches an information processing apparatus identifier stored within the information processing apparatus, a document image set in a scanner, in response to a scan execution request that is received from the information processing apparatus via the network. The image forming apparatus further transmits image data of the document image to the information processing apparatus via the network, and resets the press-down information. | 07-03-2014 |
20140347686 | Device-Driver Installation with Visual Confirmation - A non-transitory recording medium includes an installer program that causes a computer within an information processing device to function as a device list generation unit, a display control unit, and an installation processing unit. The device list generation unit generates a device list. The display control unit causes the device list to be displayed in a first display area; causes a driver list to be displayed in a second display area; causes the device selected from the device list to be displayed in a third display area; and causes the driver selected from the driver list to be displayed corresponding to the device displayed in the third display area. The installation processing unit installs, into the information processing device, the driver displayed corresponding to the device. | 11-27-2014 |
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20110267009 | CHARGE CONTROL CIRCUIT, BATTERY PACK, AND CHARGE SYSTEM - A charge control circuit includes a charge control unit that controls an operation of a charging unit that charges a rechargeable battery; and a voltage detection unit that detects a terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery, wherein when a terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery as detected by the voltage detection unit is lower than a predetermined first threshold-value voltage, being lower than a full-charge voltage which is a terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery in full charge, the charge control unit causes a constant current charging to the rechargeable battery by requesting the charging unit to supply a charging current of a predetermined first current value, causing the charging unit to supply a charging current of the first current value to the rechargeable battery, when the terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery as detected by the voltage detection unit exceeds the first threshold-value voltage but is less than the full charge voltage, the charge control unit causes the constant current charging to the rechargeable battery by requesting the charging unit to supply a charging current of a second current value that is smaller than the first current value, causing the charging unit to supply a charging current of the second current value to the rechargeable battery, and when the terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery as detected by the voltage detection unit is equal to or greater than the full charge voltage, the charge control unit causes a constant voltage charging to be carried out by causing the charging unit to supply the full charge voltage to the rechargeable battery, as a charge voltage. | 11-03-2011 |
20110279094 | FULL CHARGE CAPACITY CORRECTION CIRCUIT, CHARGING SYSTEM, BATTERY PACK AND FULL CHARGE CAPACITY CORRECTION METHOD - A full charge capacity correction circuit including: an integrating unit that calculates an integrated current value of a rechargeable battery; a capacity storing unit that stores a full charge capacity value of the rechargeable battery; a first estimating unit that estimates a storage ratio of the rechargeable battery, which is a ratio of a quantity of stored electricity to an actual full charge capacity, as a first storage ratio when an estimable condition which is a condition that enables to estimate the storage ratio is satisfied; a second estimating unit that estimates a storage ratio when the estimable condition is satisfied after the first storage ratio is estimated, as a second storage ratio; a full charge capacity correction unit that estimates a new full charge capacity value of the rechargeable battery based on a difference integrated value that is an integrated value integrated by the integrating unit for a period after the first storage ratio is estimated and until the second storage ratio is estimated by the second estimating unit and on a ratio of a difference between the first storage ratio and the second storage ratio to 1, and stores the estimated new full charge capacity value in the capacity storing unit; an open circuit ratio estimating unit that uses a condition in which the rechargeable battery is in an open circuit state, as the estimable condition, and estimates the storage ratio based on a terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery when the estimable condition is satisfied; and a correction control unit that uses the open circuit ratio estimating unit as the first estimating unit or the second estimating unit. | 11-17-2011 |
20120112700 | CIRCUIT FOR COUNTING NUMBER OF CYCLES, BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY SYSTEM - A circuit for counting a number of cycles, including: a current detecting portion that detects a current value of a current flowing to a secondary battery; a current integrating portion that calculates, as an integrated electric quantity, an integrated value of the current value detected by the current detecting portion; a cycle electric quantity setting portion that successively sets a cycle electric quantity corresponding to one cycle of a cycle life of the secondary battery; and a cycle counting portion that counts a number of cycles of the cycle life, wherein the cycle counting portion adds one to the last counted number of cycles when an increment of the integrated electric quantity calculated by the current integrating portion after the number of cycles is counted last time reaches a last set cycle electric quantity, and the cycle electric quantity setting portion decreases a predetermined decrement from the last set cycle electric quantity to set a new cycle electric quantity when the increment of the integrated electric quantity calculated by the current integrating portion after the number of cycles is counted last time reaches the last set cycle electric quantity. | 05-10-2012 |
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20120219795 | REMOVABLE WATER-DISPERSIBLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition according to the present invention includes an acrylic emulsion polymer (A), a water-insoluble crosslinking agent (B), and a carboxylic-acid-containing acrylic polymer (C). The polymer (A) includes a (meth) acrylic alkyl ester and a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer as essential constitutive monomers and has a content of the (meth) acrylic alkyl ester of 70 to 99.5 percent by weight and a content of the carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer of 0.5 to 10 percent by weight, each based on the total amount of constitutive monomers. The polymer (C) includes (meth) acrylic acid as an essential constitutive monomer and has a total content of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid of 11 percent by weight or more based on the total amount of constitutive monomers. | 08-30-2012 |
20120263948 | REMOVABLE WATER-DISPERSIBLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition according to the present invention includes an acrylic emulsion polymer (A) including, as essential constitutive monomers, a (meth)acrylic alkyl ester in a content of 70 to 99.5 percent by weight, and a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer in a content of 0.5 to 10 percent by weight, each based on the total amount of constitutive monomers; a water-insoluble crosslinking agent (B); an acetylenic diol compound (C); and a compound (D) represented by chemical formula [R | 10-18-2012 |
20130280527 | SURFACE PROTECTION FILM - The invention provides a surface protection film including a top coat layer on a first face of a substrate, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a second face. The top coat layer includes a wax as a slip agent, and a polyester resin as a binder. Here, the wax is an ester of a higher fatty acid and a higher alcohol. | 10-24-2013 |
20130303669 | RE-PEELABLE WATER DISPERSION TYPE ACRYL-BASED PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - An aim of the prevention invention is to provide a water dispersion type acryl-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for re-peeling, which can prevent electrification of an adherend at the time of peeling (peeling antistatic properties) and which can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer excellent in adherability and re-peelable properties, and also to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. The re-peelable water dispersion type acryl-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention contains an acrylic emulsion-based polymer composed of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester and a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer as raw material monomers, a perfluoroalkyl-containing oligomer, and an ionic compound. | 11-14-2013 |
20140030519 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - An aim of the present invention is to provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet excellent in antistatic property, re-peelable property, and adherability (tackiness). A pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet according to the present invention includes a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed of a water dispersion type acryl-based pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing an acrylic emulsion-based polymer containing at least 70 to 99.5% by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester (A) and 0.5 to 10% by weight of a carboxyl-containing unsaturated monomer (B) as raw material monomers and an ionic compound; a peeling power ratio ((B)/(A)) of a peeling power (B) for an adherend surface with a surface roughness Ra of 250 to 450 μm and low polarity to a peeling power (A) for an adherend surface with a surface roughness Ra of 5 to 50 μm and high polarity measured at a peeling speed of 30 m/minute and a peeling angle of 180° is 0.7 to 1.5; the adhesion to the low polarity adherend surface is 99.0% or higher; and an initial peeling electrification voltage (absolute value) is 1.0 kV or lower. | 01-30-2014 |
20140248490 | REMOVABLE WATER-DISPERSIBLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - Provided is a removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition with which it is possible to form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that has excellent antistatic properties, adhesive properties, removability, removal stability, and the ability to prevent an increase in adhesive strength over time, less-staining properties on adherends, especially, the ability to prevent white staining on adherends in a high-humidity environment (the ability to prevent white staining), and appearance properties. The present invention is directed to a removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, including: an acrylic emulsion polymer including 70 to 99.5% by weight of a monomer unit derived from an alkyl(meth)acrylate and 0.5 to 10% by weight of a monomer unit derived from a carboxyl group-containing unsaturated monomer; an ionic compound; and a polyether antifoamer represented by formula (I) below. | 09-04-2014 |
20140255690 | WATER-DISPERSIBLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - Provided is a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is superior in adhesive properties, antistatic properties, removability, the ability to prevent an increase in peel strength (adhesive strength) over time, and superior in less-staining properties on adherends, particularly, in the ability to prevent white staining on adherends in a high-humidity environment (the ability to prevent white staining), and also superior in appearance properties. The invention is directed to a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, including: an acrylic emulsion polymer including 70 to 99.5% by weight of a monomer unit derived from an alkyl (meth)acrylate and 0.5 to 10% by weight of a monomer unit derived from a carboxyl group-containing unsaturated monomer; a non-water-soluble (hydrophobic) ionic liquid; and an acetylene diol compound with an HLB value of less than 13 and/or a derivative thereof with an HLB value of less than 13. | 09-11-2014 |
20140302314 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - Provided is a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer excellent in antistatic property, repeeling property (light peeling property), and appearance property. The repeelable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention contains an acrylic emulsion-based polymer composed of 70 to 99.5% by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester and 0.5 to 10% by weight of a carboxyl group-containing unsaturated monomer as monomer components, a crosslinking agent, an ionic compound, and a nonionic surfactant with an HLB value of 6 or more. | 10-09-2014 |
20140342152 | REMOVABLE WATER-DISPERSIBLE ACRYLIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - An object of the invention to provide a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that can prevent static build-up on adherends when peeled off (antistatic properties) and is superior not only in removability and the ability to prevent an increase in peel strength (adhesive strength) over time but also in less-staining properties on adherends and, especially, the ability to prevent white staining on adherends in a high-humidity environment (the ability to prevent white staining). The invention is directed to a removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, including: an acrylic emulsion polymer including units derived from raw material monomers including (i) 70 to 99.5% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate and (ii) 0.5 to 10% by weight of a carboxyl group-containing unsaturated monomer; a non-water-soluble crosslinking agent; and an ionic compound. | 11-20-2014 |