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20100293246 | SERVER, SYSTEM AND CONTENT DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A system allowing an authorized user to view information in a server from a point far away from the server, and preventing leakage of information in the server is provided. For this purpose, a management server | 11-18-2010 |
20120088523 | NOTIFICATION DEVICE, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NOTIFICATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING A CONTROL PROGRAM RECORDED THEREUPON - A mobile phone ( | 04-12-2012 |
20130058321 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND DISTRIBUTION DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM - An electronic coupon is distributed from a management server to a mobile device via the Internet, communication setting data defining a communication condition and effectiveness of this electronic coupon is transmitted to a shop apparatus. When the mobile device enters a range in which near field communication with the shop apparatus is possible, communication between the mobile device and the shop apparatus is established based on the communication condition. Further, when it is determined that the electronic coupon held by the mobile device is effective for this shop apparatus, the mobile device is notified of a presence of a shop associated with the held electronic coupon in the vicinity. | 03-07-2013 |
20130232015 | ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A terminal communicating with a server includes an output unit for outputting information received through a communication line, an information accepting unit for accepting information related to the terminal, and an advertisement request unit for transmitting an advertisement request including the information related to the terminal to the server. The server includes an advertisement storage unit for storing beforehand advertisement information and information corresponding to each advertisement information that is related to a terminal as a distribution target of the advertisement information. The information related to the terminal indicates market information that designates a sales channel of the terminal. The server reads out the advertisement information corresponding to the information related to the terminal in the received advertisement request from the advertisement storage unit and transmits the read advertisement information to the terminal. | 09-05-2013 |
20130321124 | CONTROL DEVICE, UNDER-CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - By a user selecting a name of a device displayed in association with identification information identical to the identification information notified at an icon of an under-control device at a table of a control device, an under-control device subject to control by the control device can be selected while reliably identifying an under-control device. | 12-05-2013 |
20150149175 | VOICE RECOGNITION TERMINAL, SERVER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SERVER, VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING VOICE RECOGNITION TERMINAL, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING SERVER - A voice recognition terminal is provided to be able to communicate with a server capable of voice recognition for recognizing voice, and includes a voice input acceptance portion accepting voice input from a user, a voice recognition portion carrying out voice recognition of the voice input accepted, a response processing execution portion performing processing for responding to the user based on a result of voice recognition of the voice input accepted, and a communication portion transmitting the voice input accepted by the voice input acceptance portion to the server and receiving a result of voice recognition in the server. The response processing execution portion performs the processing for responding to the user based on the result of voice recognition determined as more suitable, of the result of voice recognition by the voice recognition portion and the result of voice recognition received from the server. | 05-28-2015 |
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20100289746 | INPUT SYSTEM, PORTABLE TERMINAL, DATA PROCESSOR, AND INPUT METHOD - An input system, a portable terminal, a data processor, and an input method are provided that can be used to easily input a character of the type permitted to be input. The input system includes the data processor and the portable terminal. The data processor stores an input permitted character type that is a type of characters permitted to be input to a corresponding one of not less than one input box, in association with the corresponding input box. The data processor transmits to the portable terminal the input permitted character type associated with a character input enabled input box. The portable terminal sets the type of characters to be input, to the input permitted character type as received, and transmits to the data processor an input character that is of the input permitted character type as set. | 11-18-2010 |
20110018754 | REMOTE OPERATION APPARATUS, OPERATION TARGET APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REMOTE OPERATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION TARGET APPARATUS, AND REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM - A remote operation apparatus ( | 01-27-2011 |
20110030000 | OPERATION OBJECT DEVICE, PERMISSION INPUT DEVICE, OPERATION DEVICE, OPERATION OBJECT DATA PROVIDING DEVICE, REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HOLDING THE CONTROL PROGRAM - An operation object device ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110072493 | DATA PROVIDING DEVICE, OPERATION DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, OPERATION SYSTEM, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM - A service providing device ( | 03-24-2011 |
20110183627 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - It is possible to present identification information of a sender in such a manner that the identification information is easily understood by a user. Included are: a wireless communication section ( | 07-28-2011 |
20110205153 | DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A mobile phone ( | 08-25-2011 |
20110258267 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE, INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A vehicle-mounted device or the like is provided by which a content of an electronic mail can be notified by a driver without disturbing safety driving. A vehicle-mounted device | 10-20-2011 |
20120015641 | CONTROL SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, CONTROLLED DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM - Provided are a control system, a mobile terminal device, a controlled device, a control method, and a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a control program which are capable of reducing misoperations by a user. The mobile terminal device of the control system includes an instruction determining unit for determining specifics of an instruction based on a signal from an input unit, according to a current operating mode of either a first mode (controlled-device operating mode) or a second mode (terminal-itself operating mode), a process executing unit for executing a process corresponding to determined specifics of an instruction when in the second operating mode, a change determining unit for determining whether or not the operating mode is changed from the first mode to the second mode, and an informing process unit for performing a process of informing of a change in operating mode by at least one of vibration, light, and, sound if it is determined that a change in operating mode is made. | 01-19-2012 |
20150149523 | NETWORK SYSTEM, CONSTANT CONNECTION METHOD, COMMUNICATION METHOD,ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONSTANT CONNECTION SERVER, APPLICATION SERVER, AND PROGRAM - A network system is provided that includes a plurality of electronic devices that becomes associated with identification information; a constant connection server that makes a constant connection with the plurality of electronic devices; and an application server that pushes information to any of the plurality of electronic devices via the constant connection server on the basis of the identification information. Alternatively, a network system is provided that includes a plurality of electronic devices; and a constant connection server that makes a constant connection with the plurality of electronic devices. The constant connection server stores an association between constant connection IDs for specifying the plurality of electronic devices and group IDs for specifying a plurality of groups, and pushes data to at least one of the plurality of electronic devices belonging to a group associated with a group ID being designated. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149524 | NETWORK SYSTEM, CONSTANT CONNECTION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SERVER, AND PROGRAM - A network system is provided that includes a plurality of constant connection servers, and an electronic device capable of making a constant connection with at least one of the plurality of constant connection servers. The electronic device obtains from any of the plurality of constant connection servers information concerning at least one of the plurality of constant connection servers, and opens a constant connection with any of the plurality of constant connection servers on the basis of the information. Alternatively, a network system is provided that includes an electronic device, and a constant connection server capable of making a constant connection with the electronic device. The constant connection server sends information containing a reconnection interval concerning the constant connection server to the electronic device. The electronic device waits for a time period as determined from the reconnection interval, and repeats a process of making a constant connection until a constant connection with the constant connection server succeeds. Alternatively, a network system is provided that includes a plurality of constant connection servers, a client that uses a service via any of the plurality of constant connection servers, and a server capable of communicating with the client. The server in response to a request from the client sends a list concerning at least one of the plurality of constant connection servers to the client. The client on the basis of the list opens a constant connection with a constant connection server associated with the service. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149536 | NETWORK SYSTEM, CONSTANT CONNECTION METHOD, COMMUNICATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONSTANT CONNECTION SERVER, APPLICATION SERVER, AND PROGRAM - A network system is provided that includes a first and a second electronic device. The first and second electronic devices perform data communications by using a first protocol that enables a constant connection, and perform data communications by using a second protocol when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Alternatively, a network system is provided that includes an electronic device; a constant connection server that makes a constant connection with the electronic device; and an application server that sends data to the electronic device in response to polling from the electronic device. The application server pushes a polling instruction to the electronic device via the constant connection server. | 05-28-2015 |
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20090015895 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image forming apparatus which forms an image by scanning a light beam in a main-scan direction of a photosensitive member, the apparatus including: | 01-15-2009 |
20090035001 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING DIFFERENCE IN OSCILLATION SPEED AMONG OSCILLATING DEVICES - An image forming apparatus includes a device-information storage unit configured to store a scanning frequency of an oscillating device; an image storage unit configured to store image data used for image formation; an image processing unit configured to perform an enlargement or reduction, in a direction orthogonal to a direction of the scanning of the laser beam and in accordance with a given parameter, on the image data stored in the image storage unit; a setting unit configured to calculate the parameter from the scanning frequency stored in the device-information storage unit and a predetermined reference frequency and configured to provide the parameter to the image processing unit; and a driving unit configured to drive a laser beam device according to the image data processed by the image processing unit. | 02-05-2009 |
20100079820 | COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A color image forming apparatus of a so-called tandem type which has image forming units in correspondence with colors is provided. In the color image forming apparatus, a color discrepancy amount storage unit stores information of a color discrepancy amount of each of the image forming units, which is measured in advance. A first color discrepancy correcting unit performs color discrepancy correction in a pixel unit by performing coordinate conversion of bitmap data to be printed based on the information of the color discrepancy amount stored in the color discrepancy amount storage unit. A second color discrepancy correcting unit performs color discrepancy correction in less than a pixel unit by performing tone correction of the bitmap data corrected by the first color discrepancy correcting unit based on the information of the color discrepancy amount stored in the color discrepancy amount storage unit. | 04-01-2010 |
20100220342 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - With this invention, color shifting correction is performed first based on shifting amount information indicating a shifting amount with respect to the scanning direction on an image carrier of each image forming unit, and halftone processing is then performed, thus suppressing generation of moiré due to the color shifting correction, and forming a high-quality image. To this end, an image forming engine has color shifting amount storage units C, M, Y, and K (black) which store actual shifting amounts with respect to ideal scan directions on image carriers C, M, Y, and K in image forming units C, M, Y, and K. Color shifting correction amount arithmetic units C, M, Y, and K calculate color shifting correction amounts for respective color components on the basis of the stored color shifting amounts. Color shifting correction units C, M, Y, and K perform color shifting correction by converting coordinates upon reading out image data from bitmap memories C, M, Y, and K on the basis of the calculated color shifting correction amounts, and then perform tone correction. Data after tone correction undergo halftone processing by halftone processors. C, M, Y, and K. PWM processors C, M, Y, and K generate PWM signals for scanning, and output them to exposure units C, M, Y, and K of the respective image forming units. | 09-02-2010 |
20120062907 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus sets a variable-magnification ratio of image data, discriminates whether or not the set variable-magnification ratio is larger than a predetermined threshold value, and decides a memory size of a memory device for storing the image data in accordance with a discrimination result in the discriminating. The Apparatus stores the image data of an amount corresponding to the decided memory size into the memory device, and executes a variable-magnification process to the image data stored in the memory device by using the set variable-magnification ratio. | 03-15-2012 |
20140118755 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - Color shifting correction is performed first based on shifting amount information indicating a shifting amount with respect to the scanning direction on an image carrier of each image forming unit, and halftone processing is then performed, thus suppressing caused by color shifting correction, and forming a high-quality image. An image forming engine has color shifting amount storage units storing actual shifting amounts with respect to ideal scan directions on image carriers in image forming units. Color shifting correction amount arithmetic units calculate color shifting correction amounts for respective color components using stored color shifting amounts. Color shifting correction units perform color shifting correction by converting coordinates upon reading image data from bitmap memories using calculated color shifting correction amounts, and perform tone correction. Data after tone correction undergo halftone processing. PWM processors generate PWM signals for scanning, and output them to exposure units of respective image forming units. | 05-01-2014 |
20150131129 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - With this invention, color shifting correction is performed first based on shifting amount information indicating a shifting amount with respect to the scanning direction on an image carrier of each image forming unit, and halftone processing is then performed, thus suppressing generation of moiré due to the color shifting correction, and forming a high-quality image. To this end, an image forming engine has color shifting amount storage units C, M, Y, and K (black) which store actual shifting amounts with respect to ideal scan directions on image carriers C, M, Y, and K in image forming units C, M, Y, and K. Color shifting correction amount arithmetic units C, M, Y, and K calculate color shifting correction amounts for respective color components on the basis of the stored color shifting amounts. Color shifting correction units C, M, Y, and K perform color shifting correction by converting coordinates upon reading out image data from bitmap memories C, M, Y, and K on the basis of the calculated color shifting correction amounts, and then perform tone correction. Data after tone correction undergo halftone processing by halftone processors. C, M, Y, and K. PWM processors C, M, Y, and K generate PWM signals for scanning, and output them to exposure units C, M, Y, and K of the respective image forming units. | 05-14-2015 |
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20140027013 | AUTOMATIC SUPPLY SYSTEM OF CONSUMABLE MATERIAL - An automatic supply system of a consumable material includes: an automatic supply device that automatically supplies a consumable material to a vehicle capable of being loaded with a cargo; and a control device that obtains loading information indicating whether or not the cargo is loaded on the vehicle, and is able to control an automatic supply of the consumable material to the vehicle based on the obtained loading information, wherein, when the control device determines that the cargo is loaded on the vehicle from the obtained loading information, the control device controls the automatic supply device not to perform the automatic supply of the consumable material to the vehicle. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027228 | SELF-PROPELLED CABLE RELAY TRUCK - A self-propelled cable relay truck includes: a power transmission relay unit to which a power supply side cable configured to perform power transmission between a power supply and the relay truck, and a work machine side cable configured to perform power transmission between an electric work machine and the relay truck are connected to perform relay of the power transmission between the power supply side cable and the work machine side cable; a travel device configured to perform traveling operation so as to be able to move the power transmission relay unit; and a movement control unit configured to perform movement control of the travel device. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027229 | TRANSPORT VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH CURRENT COLLECTOR - A dump truck | 01-30-2014 |
20140032006 | MINE POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A mine power management system includes: a first power line provided at an ascent and configured to exchange electric power with an ascending vehicle traveling on the ascent; a second power line provided at a descent and configured to exchange electric power with a descending vehicle traveling on the descent; and a power supply and storage apparatus configured to exchange electric power at least between the first power line and the second power line. | 01-30-2014 |
20140041951 | TRANSPORT VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH CURRENT COLLECTOR - A transport vehicle equipped with a current collector, includes: a vessel to load a load; a current collector that extends to receive electric power from an overhead line and contracts and retracts so as to be disposed away from the overhead line; and a vehicle body that rotationally drives driving wheels by at least one of the electric power from the current collector and a self-propelled driving source and on which the vessel is placed; a pantograph position detector that detects a relative position of the current collector and the overhead line; and a control device that controls a driving direction of the vehicle body or gives an instruction of information with which a direction in which the vehicle body is to be operated can be recognized, so that the relative position is brought to a position where the current collector and the overhead line are connected. | 02-13-2014 |
20140069758 | POLE-ATTACHED CABLE RELAY CARRIAGE AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM TO ELECTRIC WORK MACHINE - A power support system to an electric work machine includes: a cable holding unit configured to hold a cable that transmits power; a cable support pole configured to support the cable held by the cable holding unit at a position higher than a height of a vehicle that travels on a track that intersects at a position where the cable is disposed; and a travel device connected to the cable holding unit and the cable support pole and configured to perform a traveling operation so as to be able to move the cable holding unit and the cable support pole. | 03-13-2014 |
20140107849 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND EARTH-MOVING MACHINE - A fuel supply system includes: a fuel supply facility capable of supplying fuel; an earth-moving machine capable of traveling toward the fuel supply facility; and a control apparatus that acquires execution permission information indicating whether or not fuel can be supplied to the earth-moving machine, and is capable of executing control based on the acquired execution permission information, wherein when the control apparatus determines that fuel cannot be supplied to the earth-moving machine based on the execution permission information at a time of supplying the fuel to the earth-moving machine, the control apparatus executes entry restriction control for restricting an entry to the fuel supply facility by the earth-moving machine. | 04-17-2014 |
20140107882 | TRAVEL-RESTRICTED AREA SETTING SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED TRAVELING VEHICLE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SETTING TRAVEL-RESTRICTED AREA OF UNMANNED TRAVELING VEHICLE - A computer program product for setting a travel-restricted area for an unmanned traveling vehicle, where a travel of a vehicle traveling with no man attended is restricted in a workplace of an electric work machine that operates with electricity supplied via a cable from an external power supply, the computer program causing a computer to execute: estimating a position of the cable based on at least information on a position of the electric work machine, information on a position of a support body that supports the cable, and a length of the cable between the electric work machine and the support body, and setting the travel-restricted area based on the estimated position of the cable. | 04-17-2014 |
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20140358382 | OPERATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MINING MACHINE AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD FOR MINING MACHINE - An operation control system for a mining machine includes, based on travel path information including at least information on moisture content of a travel path on which a mining machine operating at a mine runs, and position information being information on a position of a travel path corresponding to the travel path information, generating speed limit information for changing a speed limit for the mining machine to run on the travel path corresponding to the travel path information. | 12-04-2014 |
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20100232516 | DECODING-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A decoding-processing apparatus that decodes bitstreams using an intermediate format. The apparatus includes a context-calculating unit ( | 09-16-2010 |
20140064358 | DECODING METHOD FOR DECODING AN INCOMING BITSTREAM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - There is disclosed a decoding method for decoding an incoming bitstream entropy-encoded according to an encoding method based on either of arithmetic encoding algorithm and non-arithmetic encoding algorithm, the incoming bitstream including syntax elements. The decoding method includes a first converting step of converting the incoming bitstream into an intermediate bitstream according to the encoding method, the first converting being capable of being omitted, a buffering step of selecting, according to the encoding method, either the intermediate bitstream or the incoming bitstream to store the selected bitstream onto a memory, and a second converting step of reading the selected bitstream from the memory to convert the read bitstream into syntax elements, the read bitstream being either the intermediate bitstream or the incoming bitstream. | 03-06-2014 |
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20120110535 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - In layout design step of the semiconductor integrated circuit manufacturing method, when it is found that the wiring length between an external terminal and an IO block (external terminal I/F circuit) corresponding to the external terminal increases after a floorplan of a circuit including a functional block and the IO block is determined, placement of the IO block is determined such that the IO block is placed close to the external terminal to alleviate constraints on the wiring between the IO block and the external terminal, and timing adjustment circuits whose number is determined according to the wiring length of a bus (or a shared bus) connecting a data transfer circuit and the IO block is inserted into the bus. | 05-03-2012 |
20140324764 | CONTROL METHOD AND NON-TRANSTORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control method of the present disclosure is a control method of an information processing apparatus which includes a storage unit that stores predetermined resource information related to a resource required for a living activity of a user, the method including: an acquiring step of acquiring device information; an estimating step of estimating a living activity of the user; a competition extracting step of extracting a living activity group including living activities for which the resources are likely to compete among the living activities, based on the resource information; a resource judging step of judging whether a required resource has been secured for each of the living activities, based on the device information and the resource information; and an inhibition extracting step of extracting, as an inhibited living activity, a living activity for which it has been judged that the required resource has not been secured. | 10-30-2014 |
20150127421 | INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS - Provided is a server device ( | 05-07-2015 |
20150134369 | METHOD FOR SPECIFYING BEHAVIOR TENDENCY AND SYSTEM FOR SPECIFYING BEHAVIOR TENDENCY - There are included: a step for receiving, through communication, pieces of operation information each including (a) operating state information of a device and (b) user information for identifying a user, in association with each other; a step storing the pieces of the operation information received in the receiving into a first storage unit; a step for reading, from a second storage unit, behavior tendency information including, in association with each other, (c) operating state information of at least one device and (d) a predetermined user behavior tendency of the user; and a step for specifying the predetermined user behavior tendency which corresponds to the operating state information of at least one device, by searching the pieces of the operation information for the operating state information of at least one device which is included in the behavior tendency information. | 05-14-2015 |
20150161514 | USER MANAGEMENT METHOD, SERVER DEVICE, AND USER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A user management method according to the present disclosure includes: storing appliance use information including: appliance identification information for identifying an appliance; user information for identifying a user of the appliance; and an operating state of the appliance when the appliance was used; analyzing the appliance use information stored in the storing to identify, from among a plurality of functions of the appliance, one or more first functions each having a use frequency less than or equal to a threshold value; and providing the user with a notice which prompts use of the one or more first functions identified in the analyzing. | 06-11-2015 |
20150222476 | SERVER DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, MAINTENANCE SERVICE INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD AND PROGRAM - Provided is a server device capable of increasing the availability of a device by urging a user who uses the device to perform actions related to maintenance service. In this server device, an information transceiver receives operation information about a device. A remaining life determination unit determines the remaining life of the device or a component of the device based on the operation information. When the determined remaining life reaches a predetermined remaining life or becomes shorter than the predetermined remaining life, a transmission destination setting unit sets a device that is possessed by a person having a predetermined relationship with the user of the device as a transmission destination for the transmission of maintenance service information based on relationship information indicating the relationship between the user of the device and another person who is not the user. The information transceiver transmits the maintenance service information to the transmission destination. | 08-06-2015 |