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20080198950 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMAL SIGN - There is provided with a method including: acquiring string data made up of a plurality of monitoring items from an apparatus to be monitored at predetermined or arbitrary time intervals; storing each acquired string data in a storage temporarily; calculating an average and variation for each of the monitoring items and correlation information indicating a correlation between the monitoring items by using each string data stored in the storage; normalizing the acquired string data by using the average and the variation of each monitoring item; calculating a distance from the correlation information for normalized string data by carrying out a computation using the normalized string data and the correlation information; and deciding whether or not there is an abnormal sign in the apparatus to be monitored depending on whether or not calculated distance falls within a confidence interval set in advance for a certain probability distribution. | 08-21-2008 |
20080288210 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING DEVICE CONDITION AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided with an apparatus for monitoring condition of a device by using sensors, including: a data collecting unit configured to collect sensor data; a monitoring executing unit configured to execute monitoring logics to obtain condition values corresponding each of the monitoring logics; an output unit configured to output the values corresponding to a monitoring logic selected by selection information; a distance index calculating unit configured to calculate a distance index between a distribution of values corresponding to selected monitoring logic and each of one or more distribution of values corresponding to each of one or more other monitoring logic; and an information updating unit configured to update the selection information to select one of the other monitoring logic when a number of monitoring logics having the distribution distant more than a first threshold from that of selected monitoring logic is greater than a first threshold or equal. | 11-20-2008 |
20080300830 | DATA RECORDING APPARATUS AND DATA RECORDING METHOD - There is provided with a data recording apparatus including: an observed data storage configured to store values observed by a sensor in association with an observed time; an intersection processing unit configured to plot each observed value in the observed data storage on a plane coordinate system formed by a time axis and an axis representing a value of the sensor, configured to determine whether or not a line segment connecting between observed values at adjacent times intersects a base line preset on the plane coordinate system and configured to calculate an intersection time of the line segment and the base line when the line segment intersects the base line; an intersection data storage configured to store the intersection time calculated by the intersection processing unit; and a deleting unit configured to delete observed values subjected to a processing of the intersection processing unit from the observed data storage. | 12-04-2008 |
20120078823 | ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS FILTER GENERATOR - Provided is an apparatus determining values of N and K for an abnormality diagnostic logic which makes a diagnosis N times for each diagnosis target by using observation values collected therefrom, and generates a diagnosis result showing that the diagnosis target is abnormal if the diagnosis target is judged to be abnormal K or more times. A calculator calculates average false detection rate P | 03-29-2012 |
20120323507 | FAULT DETECTION APPARATUS AND FAULT DETECTION METHOD - According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes an first storage unit to store a value output by a communication unit, a second storage unit to store positional data indicating a place the modules, an third storage unit to store an output model indicating the relationship between a sunshine condition and an electrical output, a estimation unit to estimate a sunshine condition for each module based on the value and the output model, a forth storage unit to store the sunshine condition estimated, a correction unit to correct the sunshine condition, and a detection unit to calculate an expected electrical output for each module based on the corrected sunshine condition and the output model, and to detect a fault in the modules. | 12-20-2012 |
20130024172 | ANOMALY DETECTING APPARATUS - There is provided an apparatus, including a first storage storing first time-series data including instruction values given to first to K-th control devices and measured values from first to K-th sensors during a first period, a model optimizer, for each of combinations of two of the control devices, generating a diagnostic model instance of a predetermined target model and obtaining an optimized diagnostic model instance in which parameters of the diagnostic mode instance are identified, a second storage storing second time-series data acquired during a second period, a calculator, for each of the optimized diagnostic model instances, calculating a determination score for each of the control devices and sensors using the first and second time-series data, and a determiner determining presence or absence of an abnormality for each of the control devices and the sensors based on each determination score. | 01-24-2013 |
20140214219 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD, MEDIUM, AND SERVER - According to an embodiment, an energy management system includes estimator, calculator, creator and controller. Estimator estimates energy demand of customer to obtain estimated demand, and estimates power generation amount of renewable power generator to obtain estimated power generation amount. Calculator calculates operation schedule of nonrenewable power generator based on estimated demand and estimated power generation amount. Creator creates strategy maximizes difference between electricity cost loss and profit using push up effect by discharge of battery based on estimated demand and power generation amount, and schedule. Controller controls discharge of battery based on actual value of demand and power generation amount, schedule and strategy. | 07-31-2014 |
20140257583 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND SERVER - According to an embodiment, energy management system manages energy of customer, having vehicle with battery, and a power generator. Energy management system includes estimator, creator, and controller. Estimator estimates demand of customer to obtain demand estimated value, and estimates power production amount of power generator to obtain production amount estimated value. Creator creates discharge strategy capable of maximizing differential between electricity purchase loss and electricity selling profit using push up effect of sold electricity amount by discharging battery under constraint for use of battery. Controller controls discharge of the battery based on actual values of demand, production amount, and discharge strategy. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257584 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD, MEDIUM, AND SERVER - According to an embodiment, energy management system manages energy of customer, including water heater uses renewable energy as heat source. Energy management system includes acquisition unit, estimator, creator and controller. Acquisition unit acquires data concerning energy associated apparatuses including water heater, power generator, battery and energy consuming device from customer. Estimator estimates energy demand and supply of customer based on the data. Creator creates operation schedules based on the estimated demand and supply so as to minimize energy cost of customer under a condition that surplus power to be discarded when the battery is fully charged is minimized. Controller controls energy associated apparatuses based on the operation schedules. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257585 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND MEDIUM - According to an embodiment, energy management system manages energy of customer, including a power generation device configured to generate power derived from renewable energy and a battery capable of being charged and discharged. System includes estimator, creator and controller. Estimator estimates energy demand of customer to obtain an estimated demand, and estimates the power generation amount of the power generation device to obtain an estimated power generation amount. Creator creates operation schedule of the battery, which can minimize electricity purchase cost using push up effect of electricity selling profit by discharging the battery, based on estimated demand and power generation amount. Controller controls battery based on operation schedule. | 09-11-2014 |
20140379311 | ESTIMATION SYSTEM, ESTIMATION APPARATUS, AND ESTIMATION METHOD - According to an embodiment, an estimation system estimates the power generation amount of a photovoltaic power generation unit. The estimation system includes a calculation unit and a coefficient optimization unit. The calculation unit calculates the estimated value of the power generation amount from the estimated value of a solar irradiance based on a power generation coefficient that converts the solar irradiance into the power generation amount. The coefficient optimization unit adaptively changes the power generation coefficient. | 12-25-2014 |
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20120319642 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER CONTROL DEVICE - Disclosed is a power supply device which acquires data of the amount of environmental load material emitted from a power supply, and controls operations on the basis of the data. | 12-20-2012 |
20120319650 | RECHARGING SYSTEM - A recharging system that recharges batteries is provided with a recharging unit that recharges the batteries by consuming power that is supplied. The recharging unit has the ability to recharge the batteries by consuming system power supplied by a power company. The power company sets power rates that are higher the larger the maximum amount of power supplied per unit of time, and a single charge performed by the recharging unit begins in the preceding unit of time among adjacent units of time, and finished in the following unit of time among the adjacent units of time. | 12-20-2012 |
20130009463 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system is provided that can reduce the maximum value of the amount of power per unit time supplied to a load and a power storage portion and that can increase the amount of power stored in the power storage portion. The power supply system ( | 01-10-2013 |
20130076297 | CHARGING SYSTEM - [Problem] To provide a charging system that levels the amount of grid power that is used, and that is capable of reducing power rates, even if charging has been frequently conducted without limiting the time zones in which charging is conducted. [Solution] A charging system is provided with: a storage unit that is charged by consuming grid power supplied by a power company, and that supplies the stored power through discharge; and a charging unit that charges batteries by consuming power supplied by grid power and the storage unit. Power companies set a power rate that is higher the greater the maximum value of the amount of power supplied for each unit of time is. Furthermore, at least a single charge carried out by the charging unit is carried out over two units of time, and the storage unit supplies power to the charging unit in at least one unit of time other than said two units of time. | 03-28-2013 |
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20110260235 | P-TYPE CONTROL GATE IN NON-VOLATILE STORAGE AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAME - Non-voltage storage and techniques for fabricating non-volatile storage are disclosed. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the control gates of non-volatile storage elements are formed from p-type polysilicon. In one embodiment, a lower portion of the control gate is p-type polysilicon. The upper portion of the control gate could be p-type polysilicon, n-type polysilicon, metal, metal nitride, etc. P-type polysilicon in the control gate may not deplete even at high Vpgm. Therefore, a number of problems that could occur if the control gate depleted are mitigated. For example, a memory cell having a control gate that is at least partially p-type polysilicon might be programmed with a lower Vpgm than a memory cell formed from n-type polysilicon. | 10-27-2011 |
20130341700 | P-TYPE CONTROL GATE IN NON-VOLATILE STORAGE - Non-voltage storage and techniques for fabricating non-volatile storage are disclosed. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the control gates of non-volatile storage elements are formed from p-type polysilicon. In one embodiment, a lower portion of the control gate is p-type polysilicon. The upper portion of the control gate could be p-type polysilicon, n-type polysilicon, metal, metal nitride, etc. P-type polysilicon in the control gate may not deplete even at high Vpgm. Therefore, a number of problems that could occur if the control gate depleted are mitigated. For example, a memory cell having a control gate that is at least partially p-type polysilicon might be programmed with a lower Vpgm than a memory cell formed from n-type polysilicon. | 12-26-2013 |
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20080254935 | Hybrid driving apparatus with multistage transmission provided in power transmission path and control method thereof - When a sub transmission mechanism is switched to the LO-side gear stage, a hybrid control unit executes a control operation such that vehicle speed does not exceed limit vehicle speed determined in advance in accordance with the transmission gear ratio of LO-side gear stage. Specifically, the hybrid control unit reduces at least one of the driving torque generated by the engine and the second motor generator, so that rotation speed of the second motor generator does not exceed tolerable rotation speed. Further, the hybrid control unit reduces at least one of the driving torque generated by the engine and the second motor generator when any of temperatures respectively detected by temperature sensors exceed corresponding upper limit temperatures. | 10-16-2008 |
20130111891 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive includes a speed change mechanism connected to a rotary electric machine; an output member connected to the speed change mechanism and wheels; an engagement device changes a state of engagement between an input member connected to an engine and the speed change mechanism; a hydraulic pump driven by the engine or the rotary electric machine; a first pressure control device that controls pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the speed change mechanism; a second, separate hydraulic pressure control device that controls the pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the engagement device; and a case that houses the rotary electric machine, speed change mechanism, engagement device, and pump. At least the engagement device is housed in a space formed by the case, and the second hydraulic pressure control device is provided at a part of the case forming the space. | 05-09-2013 |
20140305389 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive includes a speed change mechanism connected to a rotary electric machine; an output member connected to the speed change mechanism and wheels; an engagement device changes a state of engagement between an input member connected to an engine and the speed change mechanism; a hydraulic pump driven by the engine or the rotary electric machine; a first pressure control device that controls pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the speed change mechanism; a second, separate hydraulic pressure control device that controls the pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the engagement device; and a case that houses the rotary electric machine, speed change mechanism, engagement device, and pump. At least the engagement device is housed in a space formed by the case, and the second hydraulic pressure control device is provided at a part of the case forming the space. | 10-16-2014 |
20140305721 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive includes a speed change mechanism connected to a rotary electric machine; an output member connected to the speed change mechanism and wheels; an engagement device changes a state of engagement between an input member connected to an engine and the speed change mechanism; a hydraulic pump driven by the engine or the rotary electric machine; a first pressure control device that controls pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the speed change mechanism; a second, separate hydraulic pressure control device that controls the pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the engagement device; and a case that houses the rotary electric machine, speed change mechanism, engagement device, and pump. At least the engagement device is housed in a space formed by the case, and the second hydraulic pressure control device is provided at a part of the case forming the space. | 10-16-2014 |
20140311425 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive includes a speed change mechanism connected to a rotary electric machine; an output member connected to the speed change mechanism and wheels; an engagement device changes a state of engagement between an input member connected to an engine and the speed change mechanism; a hydraulic pump driven by the engine or the rotary electric machine; a first pressure control device that controls pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the speed change mechanism; a second, separate hydraulic pressure control device that controls the pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the engagement device; and a case that houses the rotary electric machine, speed change mechanism, engagement device, and pump. At least the engagement device is housed in a space formed by the case, and the second hydraulic pressure control device is provided at a part of the case forming the space. | 10-23-2014 |
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20120323425 | HYBRID DRIVE APPARATUS - A hybrid drive apparatus includes an input member that is drivingly connected to a rotary electric machine and drivingly connected via an input clutch to an internal combustion engine, an output member that is drivingly connected to the input member and transmits rotation of the input member to wheels, and a control device that controls the rotary electric machine. The control device is capable of performing valve opening/closing phase control that advances or retards opening/closing phases of valve elements provided in the internal combustion engine via a valve opening/closing phase adjusting mechanism and, with the internal combustion engine in a stopped state before starting a vehicle, advances the opening/closing phases of the valve elements to bring the opening/closing phases of the valve elements into an advanced phase state relative to predetermined reference phases, thus starting the vehicle with torque of the rotary electric machine in the advanced phase state. | 12-20-2012 |
20130030624 | HYBRID DRIVE APPARATUS - A hybrid drive apparatus includes an input member that is connected via a rotary electric machine and an input clutch to an internal combustion engine, a transmission device that has an engagement element for transmitting and starting, and that transmits rotation of the input member to an output member at a changed speed, an oil pump that is driven by the input member. The input clutch has a plurality of friction materials and an elastic member urging the plurality of friction materials in the pressing direction. The control device, when detecting a start preliminary operation by a driver, rotates the rotary electric machine to cause the oil pump to produce the circulating oil pressure that disengages the input clutch by canceling out the urging force of the elastic member, and engages the engagement element for starting, after disengaging the input clutch. | 01-31-2013 |
20140124324 | HYDRAULIC CONTROLLER FOR HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM - A hydraulic control device configured with a source pressure generation section, a hydraulic servo for a clutch provided between an engine and a motor, a control solenoid valve that outputs a regulated source pressure to the hydraulic servo, and a switching section that switches a hydraulic passage, which extends between the source pressure generation section and the hydraulic servo to supply the engagement pressure, between a first and second state in which the hydraulic passage has a high conduit resistance compared to the first state at least until the clutch is engaged. The switching section switches the hydraulic passage into the second state during a failure in which the control solenoid valve is de-energized and the source pressure is directly supplied to the hydraulic servo as the engagement pressure, and switches the hydraulic passage into the first state during normal times when the failure does not occur. | 05-08-2014 |
20140230423 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive device for a rotary electric machine. A case of the device includes a support wall portion that extends in a radial direction of the rotary electric machine at a location between the rotary electric machine and the fluid coupling in the axial direction. A first bearing and a second bearing that is separate from the first bearing are disposed at different positions in the radial direction from each other, the first bearing being configured to support the rotor member in the radial direction so as to be rotatable with respect to the support wall portion, and the second bearing being configured to support the coupling input member in the radial direction so as to be rotatable with respect to the support wall portion. | 08-21-2014 |
20140231174 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive device having a rotating electrical machine, a speed change mechanism, and a case that accommodates the rotating electrical machine speed change mechanism. A first oil storage portion is provided so as to communicate with the speed change mechanism accommodating space. A hydraulic pump that supplies the oil in the first oil storage portion to the speed change mechanism and the rotating electrical machine. A second oil storage portion provided so as to communicate with the rotating electrical machine accommodating space. A discharge oil passage discharges the oil in the second oil storage portion to the first oil storage portion. The discharge oil passage includes a first opening that opens toward the first oil storage portion, and the first opening is provided so that its lower end is located above an oil level in the first oil storage portion during rotation of the hydraulic pump. | 08-21-2014 |
20150027273 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive device in which a friction engagement device, a rotary electric machine, and a speed change device are provided on a power transfer path that connects between an input member drivably coupled to an internal combustion engine and an output member drivably coupled to wheels, the elements provided in this order from the input member side. The disclosed combination achieves a variety of benefits, such as suppressing a steep rise in hydraulic pressure due to pressure discharged from a hydraulic control device, while maintaining a decreased size. | 01-29-2015 |
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20110037420 | BATTERY STORAGE DEVICE SYSTEM, AND MOTOR DRIVING BODY AND MOVING BODY USING THE SYSTEM - The invention provides a high-efficiency battery storage device system, and a motor driving body and a moving body using the system. The battery storage device system comprises (1) a main battery storage device A having high energy density relative to an auxiliary battery storage device B, (2) the auxiliary battery storage device B having high output density relative to the main battery storage device A, (3) a warm-up means for warming up the main battery storage device A to a predetermined temperature or more, (4) a warm-up monitoring means for monitoring a need for warm-up with respect to the main battery storage device A, (5) an operation mode switching means for selecting an operation mode from a warm-up operation mode and a normal operation mode and performing the selected operation mode, and (6) an electricity supply system supplying an electric power to an outside of the battery storage device system. | 02-17-2011 |
20120100433 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE, SOLID ELECTROLYTE SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE - The main object of the present invention is to provide a solid electrolyte with intergranular resistance decreased. | 04-26-2012 |
20130022878 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, LITHIUM BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL - A main object of the present invention is to provide a solid electrolyte material having excellent Li ion conductivity. To attain the object, the present invention provides a solid electrolyte material represented by a general formula: Li | 01-24-2013 |
20130071756 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, LITHIUM BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL - A main object of the present invention is to provide a solid electrolyte material having excellent Li ion conductivity. To attain the object, the present invention provides a solid electrolyte material represented by a general formula: Li | 03-21-2013 |
20130071757 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, LITHIUM BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL - A main object of the present invention is to provide a solid electrolyte material having excellent Li ion conductivity. To attain the object, the present invention provides a solid electrolyte material represented by a general formula: Li | 03-21-2013 |
20130260023 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE BODY - A method of manufacturing an electrode body having a pair of electrode layers and an electrolyte layer disposed between the pair of electrode layers, by which an electrode body with reduced internal resistance can be manufactured, the method including the steps of: dispersing at least an active material capable of releasing or absorbing and releasing a metal ion, an electrolyte having conductivity for the metal ion, and a binder into a solvent, to prepare an electrode slurry, and applying the electrode slurry onto a base material, thereby forming a sheet-shaped electrode layer containing the binder; and dispersing at least an electrolyte having ion conductivity for the metal ion into a solvent to prepare an electrolyte slurry, and applying the electrolyte slurry onto the electrode layer, thereby forming a sheet-shaped electrolyte layer on the electrode layer. | 10-03-2013 |
20140120427 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYER, ELECTRODE LAYER FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND ALL SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY - A main object of the present invention is to provide a solid electrolyte layer having flexibility, in which ion conductivity is inhibited from decreasing. The present invention attains the above-mentioned object by providing a solid electrolyte layer including a sulfide solid electrolyte material not having cross-linking sulfur substantially and a branched polymer for binding the above-mentioned sulfide solid electrolyte material. | 05-01-2014 |
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20090027896 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A downsized and flattened exposure device is provided. A substrate ( | 01-29-2009 |
20110085212 | DOCUMENT SCANNING DEVICE - A document scanning device includes a pair of light guides that extend in a main scanning direction of a document and illuminate the document, and a reference plate that is positioned closer to the light guides than the document. Each of the light guides has a first area that illuminates the document and a second area that illuminates the reference plate. Each light guide illuminates the reference plate over a wider area between the light guides in the second area than each light guide illuminates the document in the first area. Therefore, the center of the reference plate is illuminated and a sufficient amount of light is reflected on the reference plate. | 04-14-2011 |
20110267659 | LIGHT GUIDE BODY, AND LIGHTING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT SCANNING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Top surfaces and inclined surfaces of prisms on a side opposite to a light source are formed such that, in a region on a light source side, light traveling in a light guide body toward the side opposite to the light source is sequentially reflected by the top surfaces and the inclined surfaces of the side opposite to the light surface of the prisms and approaches a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the light guide body. The height of the prisms can be the lowest in the longitudinally central portion of the light guide body, and gradually increases toward the light source side and the side opposite to the light source, from the central portion. | 11-03-2011 |
20120044693 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - In order to reduce manufacturing cost of a base supporting a semiconductor laser, without deteriorating accuracy of mounting of the semiconductor laser, a mounting member is provided between the base supporting the semiconductor laser and the semiconductor laser; and the semiconductor laser and the base are fixedly attached with heat-cured silver paste. The silver paste has a lower curing temperature than an assurance temperature of the semiconductor laser, and a higher heat resistance than an operation temperature of the semiconductor laser. The mounting member is formed of a material having a higher heat resistance than the curing temperature of the silver paste. | 02-23-2012 |
20120057136 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides an image display apparatus that includes a case having an air inlet port and an exhaust port; a cooling air passage that is formed by connecting the air inlet port and the exhaust port; and an optical unit that is provided within the case. The optical unit includes a red color laser light source, a green color laser light source, and a blue color laser light source, and these laser light sources are positioned in the cooling air passage. Further, the image display apparatus has an air blower that cools the laser light sources of the respective colors by introducing air from the air inlet port and exhausting air from the exhaust port; and a lens that is provided on the light-emitting side of the laser light sources. The red color laser light source is positioned closer to an upstream side of the cooling air passage than the green color laser light source and the blue color laser light source. With this, the temperature of the red color laser light source apparatus is not increased by a long period of use, and thereby image quality deterioration is prevented. | 03-08-2012 |
20120057137 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is an image display apparatus that has: a case distinguished into a plurality of regions and has a projection port; an image display apparatus main body that projects an image from the projection port; and a controller that electrically connects to the image display apparatus main body and to an external electronic device, and is positioned so as to straddle on the plurality of regions. The case has: a first region that houses a first portion of the controller and is held by the electronic device at least at one portion of the region; a second region positioned away from the electronic device so as to sandwich the first region and houses the image display apparatus main body; and a third region positioned away from the projection port and away from the electronic device so as to sandwich the first region, and houses a second portion of the controller. Therefore, the image display apparatus can be made compact to be installed within an electronic device. | 03-08-2012 |
20120057219 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - In a laser light source apparatus using a wavelength converting device ( | 03-08-2012 |
20120063477 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - Angle adjustment of a wavelength conversion element after assembly is eliminated to achieve a reduction in production cost with a simplified structure. An element holder provided on a base that supports the wavelength conversion element is provided with a mounting reference surface that positions the wavelength conversion element in parallel with an optical axis. The wavelength conversion element has a substantially parallelepiped shape. A bottom surface, which is one of the four surfaces adjacent to an incident surface and an output surface, is in contact with the mounting reference surface, such that a depth direction of inverted polarization regions is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis and the incident surface and the output surface are tilted at a predetermined tilt angle relative to a flat surface orthogonal to the optical axis. | 03-15-2012 |
20120134149 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus of the present invention includes an air passage formed by connecting an air inlet port and an exhaust port inside a case having the air inlet port and the exhaust port, and an air blower that is arranged in the air passage. At least a part of a heat dissipator of a red color laser light source apparatus having the lowest upper limit of an operating temperature is arranged in the air passage closer to the air inlet port than heat dissipators of other laser light sources and also directly below the cooling fan. Hence, it is possible to provide the image display apparatus that inhibits image quality deterioration. | 05-31-2012 |
20120307212 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - The present invention provides an image display apparatus that inhibits deterioration of image quality caused by an increase in temperature of a laser light source apparatus. The image display apparatus of the present invention has a green color laser light source apparatus, a red color laser light source apparatus, a blue color laser light source apparatus, and a projection mouth in a first case. The first case has a fin on a side surface opposite to a projection mouth of the first case. The fin is provided in an air passage, the fin dissipating heat generated from laser light source apparatuses of each color and transferred via the first case. | 12-06-2012 |
20120327371 | LASER LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - Provided is a laser light source apparatus capable of maintaining a favorable level of laser output and inhibiting a margin for optical axis adjustment required for other optical elements. The present invention includes: a semiconductor laser emitting excitation laser light; a laser medium excited by the excitation laser light and emitting infrared laser light; a wavelength conversion element converting a wavelength of the infrared laser light and emitting harmonic laser light; a concave mirror having a concave surface opposing the conversion element; and a mirror supporter supporting the concave mirror. The mirror supporter has a mouth that transmits laser light from the conversion element toward the concave mirror, and a contacting surface orthogonally intersecting an optical axis of the laser light from the conversion element and contacting the concave surface side of the concave mirror. | 12-27-2012 |
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20100316151 | RECEIVING APPARATUS, RECEIVING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - To obtain excellent reception performance whilst cutting down the amount of computing operation in a MIMO communication system using soft-decision error correction coding. Received waves picked up by receiving antennas | 12-16-2010 |
20120099679 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND RECEIVING METHOD - A receiving apparatus and reception method reduces degradation due to multipath interference without increasing the amount of computation even in a system that has a large number of subcarriers. A signal detector, using the symbol replica generated by symbol replica generator and the channel estimate which a channel estimator estimated based on the received pilot signal, suppresses interference attributed to delayed waves exceeding the GI and outputs a suppressed signal for the received signal. A demodulator decodes the signal of which interference has been alleviated, to determine code bit LLR as bit likelihood information. A decoder performs an error correction decoding process on the input code bit LLR. If no error exists in the result of error correction decoding, the decoder outputs information bits to complete the reception process. If there is an error in the decoded result, the decoder outputs the code bit LLR to symbol replica generator. | 04-26-2012 |
20140192936 | RECEIVING DEVICE, RECEIVING METHOD, AND RECEIVING PROGRAM - To provide a receiving device, a receiving method, and a receiving program, which are capable of reducing performance degradation in a case where the spatial correlation of a channel becomes high. | 07-10-2014 |
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20080268848 | BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - When carrying out a downlink handover, a source base transceiver station from which a mobile node is moving receives packets to be transmitted, via a wireless section, to the mobile node from an IP network, and copies and transfers them to a destination base transceiver station to which the mobile node is moving. On the other hand, when carrying out an uplink handover, the source base transceiver station compares the reliability of transport blocks which are received via a wireless section, from the mobile node and which are demodulated and decoded by the local station with that of transport blocks which are received via an IP network, from another base transceiver station and which are demodulated and decoded thereby, packetizes selected transport blocks with a better quality, and transmits them to a communications-partner node according to a route table, thereby implementing distribution of traffic via the IP network. | 10-30-2008 |
20140119342 | BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - When carrying out a downlink handover, a source base transceiver station from which a mobile node is moving receives packets to be transmitted, via a wireless section, to the mobile node from an IP network, and copies and transfers them to a destination base transceiver station to which the mobile node is moving. On the other hand, when carrying out an uplink handover, the source base transceiver station compares the reliability of transport blocks which are received via a wireless section, from the mobile node and which are demodulated and decoded by the local station with that of transport blocks which are received via an IP network, from another base transceiver station and which are demodulated and decoded thereby, packetizes selected transport blocks with a better quality, and transmits them to a communications-partner node according to a route table, thereby implementing distribution of traffic via the IP network. | 05-01-2014 |
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20120167651 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A BENT MEMBER - A bending apparatus has (a) a first manipulator which feeds a hollow metal blank of closed cross section in its lengthwise direction, (b) a second manipulator which supports a first support means disposed at a first position and a metal blank while feeding it, a heating means disposed at a second position downstream of the first position in the blank feed direction for heating all or part of the circumference of the blank, and a cooling means disposed at a third position downstream of the second position for cooling a portion of the heated blank, and (c) a third manipulator which constitutes a second support means disposed at a fourth position downstream of the third position in the feed direction of the blank and which moves two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally while supporting at least one location of the metal blank to bend the metal blank into a desired shape. | 07-05-2012 |
20130239639 | POSITIONING APPARATUS, WORKING SYSTEM, AND HOT WORKING APPARATUS - A positioning apparatus and a working system which can position a workpiece with better accuracy at a lower cost and in a reduced space even when the workpiece is heavy are provided. The positioning apparatus has 3 robot arms ( | 09-19-2013 |
20140025202 | ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system includes: a robot arm; a robot hand provided on the robot arm; a contact unit provided on the robot hand for rotating a rotation body of a rotation device which includes the rotation body capable of housing a work and a fixed part rotatably supporting the rotation body and which performs a predetermined process on the work; a detection unit configured to detect a detection target part provided on the rotation body; and a first control unit configured to control operation of the robot arm and the robot hand so that the contact unit rotates the rotation body up to a predetermined rotational position according to a result of detecting the detection target part by the detection unit. | 01-23-2014 |
20140172167 | TEACHING DATA GENERATOR, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TEACHING DATA - A teaching data generator includes a storage device. An arithmetic device includes a first window display section to cause a display device to display a first window displaying first images respectively corresponding to some pieces of work unit job data stored in the storage device and included in teaching data. The first images are arranged in an execution order of pieces of work respectively corresponding to the some pieces of the work unit job data. A first job editing section performs an editing operation including replacing the some pieces of the work unit job data with other pieces of the work unit job data stored in the storage device, and changing the execution order. A teaching data generation section generates the teaching data based on a display content of the first window changed in accordance with the editing operation. | 06-19-2014 |
20140277723 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system of the present disclosure includes: a robot including an operable working arm; a motion speed detection unit configured to detect a motion speed of the working arm; a region setting unit that sets a region with a predetermined range around the robot; a moving body detection unit configured to detect a position of the moving body other than the robot; and an abnormality determination unit configured to determine abnormality when detecting of the position of the moving body within the region, wherein the region setting unit changes the range of the region according to the motion speed of the working arm. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277724 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system of the present disclosure includes: a robot including an operable working arm driven by an actuator; an operation load detection unit configured to detect an operation load of the actuator; a region setting unit that sets a region with a predetermined range around the robot; a moving body detection unit configured to detect a position of a moving body other than the robot; and an abnormality determination unit that determines abnormality when detecting of the position of the moving body within the region, wherein the region setting unit changes the range of the region in accordance with the operation load of the actuator. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277725 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system of the present disclosure includes a robot and a controller configured to control motion of the robot, and the controller includes: a motion mode storage unit storing a plurality of motion modes for controlling the robot to switch a motion state of the robot from a normal motion state to a special motion state when a predetermined first condition is satisfied; and a motion mode switching unit configured to switch the motion mode of the robot to another motion mode when, while a particular motion mode stored in the motion mode storage unit is in execution, a predetermined second condition for the particular motion mode is satisfied with a first condition for the particular motion mode satisfied. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277726 | ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot system is provided, which includes a robot having an operable operation arm, an attachment detector for detecting one or more attachments, each attached to a wearing article equipped by a movable body, and a motion-control changer for changing a motion control of the robot based on a detection result detected by the attachment detector. | 09-18-2014 |
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20120083920 | PROCESSING SYSTEM, ROBOT, AND PRODUCT MANUFACTURING METHOD - A processing system according to embodiments has an article supplier which supplies an article; a first conveyor which conveys an object to be processed; a workbench which is provided on the downstream side of the first conveyor and places thereon the object to be processed, conveyed by the first conveyor; a robot which takes out the article from the article supplier and subjects the object to be processed, placed on the workbench, to an operation using the article according to a previously instructed operation movement; and a second conveyor which is provided on the downstream side of the workbench and conveys the object to be processed, which has been subjected to the operation by the robot. | 04-05-2012 |
20130001970 | ROBOT AND ROBOT HAND - A robot includes a robot arm. A robot hand is disposed at a distal end of the robot arm and grips an object. The robot hand includes an air chuck device including a pair of pistons and an air cylinder. The air cylinder opens and closes the pistons in parallel to one another. A pair of first gripping members are disposed at a first side of the pistons and move close to and apart from one another within a first movable range on a movable plane. A pair of second gripping members are disposed at a second side of the pistons and move close to and apart from one another within a second movable range different from the first movable range on the movable plane. The robot hand pivots relative to the distal end of the robot arm about a pivot axis approximately perpendicular to the movable plane. | 01-03-2013 |
20130331989 | ROBOT CELL, ASSEMBLING METHOD OF ROBOT CELL, AND ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot cell according to an aspect of the embodiments includes a first surface part and a second surface part. A robot that performs a work by performing a predetermined operation is arranged on the first surface part. In the second surface part, a plurality of fixing portions that are used to fix a working unit used in the work by the robot is arranged at a predetermined position, and the working unit is fixed to the second surface part by using a fixing portion selected from the fixing portions. | 12-12-2013 |
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20080316196 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - A driving circuit for a display device for selectively outputting a driving voltage positive or negative with respect to a given reference voltage of the display device in accordance with an image signal, includes an input stage circuit; and an output stage circuit for outputting a driving voltage between a given high voltage and a first intermediate voltage or a driving voltage between a second intermediate voltage and a given low voltage in accordance with a pair of output stage control signals output from the input stage circuit. | 12-25-2008 |
20110235286 | DISPLAY PANEL MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide a display panel module which enhances, in a display panel module, heat dissipation characteristics of a driving circuit element without reducing the number of display panels to be taken, and allows reduction in the number of display circuit elements. The display panel module according to the present invention includes: a film package; a display panel; a plurality of first electrodes connected to the film package; a plurality of second electrodes provided at a larger pitch than the first electrodes connected to the display panel; and a flexible printed circuit board | 09-29-2011 |
20110261541 | DRIVING DEVICE, DISPLAY PANEL MODULE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DRIVING DEVICE - The present invention provides a driving device, a display panel module, a display apparatus, and a method of manufacturing the driving device, which are capable of reducing the number of a driving circuit elements without reducing the number of display panels to be taken or increasing a wiring area of a film. The driving device according to an aspect of the present invention drives a display panel and includes: a film on which wires and a circuit element are mounted; and a first film portion and a second film portion separated by providing a first slit in the film. Each of the first film portion and the second film portion is folded at least once and connected to the display panel. | 10-27-2011 |
20110316823 | DISPLAY APPARATUS DRIVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus driving circuit capable of reducing the amount of heat generated at a driving unit while suppressing degradation in image quality is provided. A display apparatus driving circuit according to the present invention includes: a source driver for driving a display unit; a heat detecting circuit for detecting amount of heat generated at the source driver, and outputting a heat detection signal when the detected amount of generated heat is equal to or larger than a predetermined reference value; and a heat reduction circuit for changing, when the heat detection signal is received, a driving method of the display unit to reduce the amount of heat generated at said source driver. | 12-29-2011 |
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20100200758 | RADIATION DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RADIATION - A radiation detecting apparatus of the present invention is an apparatus comprising a scintillator for converting incident radiation into ultraviolet radiation having a wavelength of 220 nm or less, the scintillator being composed of, for example, Nd-doped LaF | 08-12-2010 |
20120161609 | VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A vacuum ultraviolet light emitting device comprising: a luminescence substrate which is composed of a transparent substrate of lithium fluoride, magnesium fluoride, calcium fluoride, barium fluoride or the like, and a metal fluoride thin-film layer formed on the transparent substrate and being a thin-film layer of a metal fluoride such as LuLiF | 06-28-2012 |
20120286204 | METAL FLUORIDE CRYSTAL, VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, AND VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING SCINTILLATOR - [Problems to be Solved] A fluoride which emits light with high brightness in a vacuum ultraviolet region is provided. Also provided are a novel vacuum ultraviolet light emitting element which comprises the fluoride and which can be suitably used in photolithography, cleaning of a semiconductor or liquid crystal substrate, sterilization, next-generation large-capacity optical disks, medical care (ophthalmologic treatment, DNA cleavage), etc.; and a vacuum ultraviolet light emitting scintillator which is composed of the fluoride and can be suitably used in a small-sized radiation detector incorporating a diamond light receiving element or AlGaN light receiving element with a low background noise as an alternative to a conventional photomultiplier tube. | 11-15-2012 |
20130043402 | NEUTRON SCINTILLATOR AND NEUTRON DETECTOR - [Problems to be Solved] A neutron scintillator excellent in neutron detection efficiency and n/γ discrimination ability, and a neutron detector using the neutron scintillator are provided. | 02-21-2013 |
20130105707 | RADIATION DETECTOR | 05-02-2013 |
20130112885 | PHOSWICH THERMAL NEUTRON DETECTOR - [Problems to be Solved] A phoswich radiation detector, which can easily discriminate between detection signals on gamma rays and thermal neutrons, and which can selectively acquire signals on thermal neutrons, is provided. | 05-09-2013 |
20130320217 | NEUTRON DETECTION DEVICE - The present invention is a neutron detection device comprising a neutron detection scintillator composed of a colquiriite-type fluoride single crystal, and a silicon photodiode, characterized in that the single crystal contains only Eu as a lanthanoid and contains 0.80 atom/nm | 12-05-2013 |
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20100001191 | RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING RADIATION - A radiation detection apparatus comprising a scintillator composed of a lanthanum fluoride crystal containing neodymium or a lithium barium fluoride crystal containing neodymium, for converting incident radiation into ultraviolet ray and a micro-strip gas chamber for converting the incident ultraviolet ray into an electric signal and capable of extracting the radiation as an electric signal. | 01-07-2010 |
20100314550 | SCINTILLATOR FOR NEUTRON DETECTION AND NEUTRON DETECTOR - To provide a scintillator for neutron detection which has high sensitivity to neutron rays, and is reduced in a background noise attributed to γ rays. | 12-16-2010 |
20110061587 | METHOD OF PRODUCING PRETREATED METAL FLUORIDES AND FLUORIDE CRYSTALS - [Problem] To provide a method of producing a pretreated metal fluoride containing impurities such as oxygen in decreased amounts and a fluoride crystal containing impurities such as oxygen in decreased amounts and having excellent optical properties such as transparency. | 03-17-2011 |
20110122400 | ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DOSE OF ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION - [Problems to be Solved] To provide a novel ultraviolet light receiving element which is selectively sensitive to ultraviolet radiation, and a method for measuring the dose of ultraviolet radiation using the ultraviolet light receiving element. | 05-26-2011 |
20120018642 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE DETECTOR - [Problems to be Solved] It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel radiographic image detector which can detect radiation, such as hard X-rays or γ-rays, with high sensitivity and which is excellent in position resolution and count rate characteristic. | 01-26-2012 |
20120074356 | SCINTILLATOR - [Problems to be Solved] | 03-29-2012 |