Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080259214 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is a video signal processing device that can reduce power consumption within an analog signal processing unit not only during an invalid frame period of a video signal but also during a blanking period within a valid frame period, thus enabling further reduction of the power consumption. The video signal processing device that performs signal processing on an analog video signal inputted from outside includes: an analog signal processing unit including: a CDS/AGC unit that samples the analog video signal and amplifies the sampled analog video signal; and an AD converting unit that converts the resulting analog video signal from analog to digital, and a timing control unit that controls the analog signal processing unit to switch between an operating mode and a standby mode. | 10-23-2008 |
20080316369 | Broadcast Reception Module and Broadcast Device Using the Same - A broadcast module includes a receiver for selecting the signal of a specific channel from the signals of a plurality of channels under control of a controller; a demodulator connected to the output of the receiver; a detector for detecting the signal-to-noise ratio of the signal selected by the receiver; and a comparator for comparing the signal-to-noise ratio detected by the detector with a predetermined level. The broadcast module can reduce the time required to specify a viewable cannel. | 12-25-2008 |
20090033402 | LEVEL CONVERSION CIRCUIT - A level conversion circuit according to the present invention comprises: a first transistor having a gate thereof grounded, for inputting the input voltage to a source thereof and outputting an output voltage from a drain thereof; a second transistor having a drain thereof to which a power supply voltage is applied, for inputting the output voltage outputted from the drain of the first transistor to a gate thereof and outputting, from a source thereof, the output voltage determined by the power supply voltage; a level shift circuit for inputting the output voltage outputted from the source of the second transistor to an input end thereof and outputting, from an output end thereof, a voltage whose level is shifted by a predetermined amount; and a resistance inserted between the output end of the level shift circuit and a ground. Thus, it becomes possible to reduce a current Ii flowing to the gate of the first transistor to a level close to zero. | 02-05-2009 |
20090089541 | MULTIPROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - Instructions executed by a plurality of processors including a specific processor and the other processors connected to the specific processor are stored in an instruction storage memory. The instructions stored in the instruction storage memory are transferred to and retained in an instruction execution memory, and when an instruction is executed by one of the plurality of processors, a required instruction is retrieved by the processor. A leading address of a position where the required instruction of the other processors is retained in the instruction execution memory is stored in an address storage memory. A memory control circuit coordinates access to the instruction execution memory by the plurality of processors and controls access to the address storage memory by the specific processor. | 04-02-2009 |
20090113697 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR BATTERY INCLUDING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FORMED BY WINDING - A manufacturing method for a battery, including the steps of: preparing a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate which are both belt-like; performing a curving work onto an end of at least one of the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate so that the end has a curvature, the end being located in a longitudinal direction of the plate; and after performing the curving work, performing a winding work by winding the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate with a separator there between all together to produce an electrode assembly. In the winding step, the winding work is performed such that the end having the curvature is wound last in the winding work and such that the curvature curves toward an internal side of the electrode assembly. | 05-07-2009 |
20090207253 | AUTOMATIC PHASE ADJUSTING APPARATUS - A digital imaging signal obtained by converting an image data obtained by an imaging element into a digital value for each pixel is inputted to an automatic phase adjusting apparatus, and the automatic phase adjusting apparatus adjusts phases of pulses to be used for imaging based on the inputted digital imaging signal. The automatic phase adjusting apparatus is provided with a brightness level detector for calculating a brightness level of the digital imaging signal for a plurality of pixels in a first pixel region, a variability calculator for calculating a variability value which indicates signal variability of the digital imaging signal for each pixel for a plurality of pixels in a second pixel region, and a timing adjuster for adjusting the phases of the pulses in accordance with calculation results obtained by the brightness level detector and the variability calculator. | 08-20-2009 |
20100225378 | RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCHING CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A radio frequency switching circuit includes: a first switching element; a second switching element; a first biasing resistive element connected to a control terminal of the first switching element; a second biasing resistive element connected to a control terminal of the second switching element; and a control circuit which controls the first switching element and the second switching element according to a control signal being output from a control signal output terminal. C | 09-09-2010 |
20110064276 | IMAGE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND IMAGE RECEPTION DEVICE - In an image transmission device, an encoding unit selects a part of a plurality of color components constituting color information of inputted image data as a color component to be encoded while periodically changing the color component to be encoded to encode the image data of the selected color component to be encoded, and a data transfer unit transfers the encoded image data of the selected color component to be encoded to a data communication line. In an image reception device, when a data receiving unit receives the encoded image data of the color component to be encoded via the data communication line, a decoding unit decodes the encoded image data of the color component to be encoded, a storage unit stores therein the decoded image data of the color component to be encoded, and a combining unit combines the image data of the current color component to be encoded decoded by the decoding unit with an image data of a past color component to be encoded representing a color different to the current color component to be encoded and stored earlier in the storage unit. | 03-17-2011 |
20150035682 | SLAVE SUITABLE FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The slave suitable for energy management systems in accordance with the present invention is a slave suitable for an energy management system for collecting, from an energy meter for measuring an amount of electric energy supplied from a power source to a predetermined place through a distribution line, meter-reading data including the amount of energy. The slave includes: a first interface unit configured to communicate with an upper device; a second interface unit configured to perform wireless communication using an electric wave with an electric appliance installed in the predetermined place; and a third interface unit configured to perform wireless communication using an electric wave with a communication terminal. The second interface unit and the third interface unit are configured to use the same protocol. | 02-05-2015 |