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20080231602 | Electronic Apparatus - An electronic apparatus 20 of the present invention includes operating means 220, control means 221, attitude detecting means 222, and assignment changing means 223. The operating means 220 has a plurality of keys capable of being operated independently from each other. The control means 221 performs predetermined operations different from each other assigned to the plurality of keys when the keys are operated. The attitude detecting means 222 performs attitude detection of the operating means 220. The assignment changing means 223 performs assignment changing processing for changing the assignment of the predetermined operations to be performed by the control means 221 to at least a part of the plurality of keys based on the detection results performed by the attitude detecting means 222. | 09-25-2008 |
20080234968 | Program development system - When an acquisition and reporting control unit | 09-25-2008 |
20080254821 | Electronic Apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes key operation means, control means, detection means, storage means and memory means. The detection means detects motion of the electronic apparatus. The storage means stores motion identification data obtained from detection data on a motion after a predetermined key operation in the key operation means after predetermined guidance information is outputted or data obtained by computing the detection data, in the memory means. The control means executes the specific process according to the comparison results between detection data obtained by detecting a motion of the electronic apparatus after the motion identification data is stored or data obtained by computing the detection data, and the motion identification data. | 10-16-2008 |
20080263568 | Electronic Apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes program memory means, application program execution means, and attitude detection means. The program memory means stores a plurality of application programs. The application program execution means executes an application program read out from the program memory means. The attitude detection means detects the attitude of the electronic apparatus. The application program execution means performs an application switching process to execute a second application program when detection data obtained by attitude detection performed by the attitude detection means during execution of a first application program or data obtained by computing the detection data changes across a predetermined threshold. | 10-23-2008 |
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20090104990 | Game device - The game device of the present invention comprises a first image processing means for generating an image captured from the view of a virtual camera which moves together with a virtual player on landforms in a game world and displaying it as a main screen, a second image processing means for generating an image on which a destination for the virtual player can be designated and displaying it as a map image, a destination designation means for designating a destination for the virtual player, route determination means for detecting the position of a destination for the virtual player designated on the map screen, determining the shortest route connecting the detection position of the destination and the present position of the virtual player, and determining a movement route for the virtual player, and a movement control means for allowing the virtual player to move to the destination along the movement route. | 04-23-2009 |
20110223999 | GAME APPARATUS, GAME PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING THE PROGRAM - A plurality of regions are set for a target, and target information for specifying information relating to a second movable object, which is set to be moveable toward a first movable object for each region, is stored. The game controller judges, in response to the operation of the operator, in which region the first movable object, at an arrival position, which has started movement from the reference position, is located, refers to the target information, and arranges the second movable object in a virtual space based on the information relating to the second movable object corresponding to the region in which the first movable object is located. | 09-15-2011 |
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20080199024 | Sound source characteristic determining device - There is provided a sound source characteristic determining device ( | 08-21-2008 |
20080319748 | Conversation System and Conversation Software - A first domain satisfying a first condition concerning a current utterance understanding result and a second domain satisfying a second condition concerning a selection history are specified. For each of the first and second domains, indices representing reliability in consideration of the utterance understanding history, selection history, and utterance generation history are evaluated. Based on the evaluation results, one of the first, second, and third domains is selected as a current domain according to a selection rule. | 12-25-2008 |
20090018828 | Automatic Speech Recognition System - An automatic speech recognition system includes: a sound source localization module for localizing a sound direction of a speaker based on the acoustic signals detected by the plurality of microphones; a sound source separation module for separating a speech signal of the speaker from the acoustic signals according to the sound direction; an acoustic model memory which stores direction-dependent acoustic models that are adjusted to a plurality of directions at intervals; an acoustic model composition module which composes an acoustic model adjusted to the sound direction, which is localized by the sound source localization module, based on the direction-dependent acoustic models, the acoustic model composition module storing the acoustic model in the acoustic model memory; and a speech recognition module which recognizes the features extracted by a feature extractor as character information using the acoustic model composed by the acoustic model composition module. | 01-15-2009 |
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20100189271 | Audio Source Detection System - In a sound source localization system using a light emitting device for visualizing sound information, including: a light emitting device ( | 07-29-2010 |
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20140010348 | RADIATION GENERATING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGE TAKING SYSTEM - Provided is a radiation generating apparatus, including a radiation generating unit for emitting radiation through a transmission window, and a light projecting/sighting device including a light source for emitting visible light and a reflection mirror. At least one of the transmission window and the reflection mirror has variations in thickness for reducing shading of radiation which irradiates a radiation irradiation field. | 01-09-2014 |
20140133628 | MULTI-RADIATION UNIT AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE UNIT - A multi-radiation unit includes: a multi-radiation tube which has a plurality of electron sources, a plurality of targets and an intermediate electrode having openings through which electrons emitted from the electron sources pass; a selection circuit that allows electrons to be emitted from a selected electron source selected from the plurality of electron sources; an intermediate electrode potential defining unit that defines a potential of the intermediate electrode; a storage unit that stores, for each of the plurality of electron sources, an electrostatic control condition of the intermediate electrode for obtaining a predetermined irradiated state of a target corresponding to the selected electron source; and a changing unit that changes, when electrons are emitted from the selected electron source, the electrostatic control condition of the intermediate electrode based on the electrostatic control condition stored in the storage unit for the selected electron source. | 05-15-2014 |
20140254755 | X-RAY GENERATION TUBE, X-RAY GENERATION DEVICE INCLUDING THE X-RAY GENERATION TUBE, AND X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM - Provided is a high-output X-ray generation tube in which thermal damage to a target is reduced. The X-ray generation tube includes a target, an electron source, and a grid electrode having multiple electron passage apertures disposed between the target and the electron source. A source-side electron beam on the electron source side with respect to the grid electrode has a current density distribution, and the grid electrode has an aperture ratio distribution so that a region of the source-side electron beam in which a current density is largest is aligned with a region of the grid electrode in which an aperture ratio is smallest. | 09-11-2014 |
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20110320212 | AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODING METHOD, AUDIO SIGNAL DECODING METHOD, ENCODING DEVICE, DECODING DEVICE, AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, AUDIO SIGNAL ENCODING PROGRAM, AND AUDIO SIGNAL DECODING PROGRAM - When a frame immediately preceding an encoding target frame to be encoded by a first encoding unit operating under a linear predictive coding scheme is encoded by a second encoding unit operating under a coding scheme different from the linear predictive coding scheme, the encoding target frame can be encoded under the linear predictive coding scheme by initializing the internal state of the first encoding unit. Therefore, encoding processing performed under a plurality of coding schemes including the linear predictive coding scheme and a coding scheme different from the linear predictive coding scheme can be realized. | 12-29-2011 |
20120010879 | SPEECH ENCODING/DECODING DEVICE - A linear prediction coefficient of a signal represented in a frequency domain is obtained by performing linear prediction analysis in a frequency direction by using a covariance method or an autocorrelation method. After the filter strength of the obtained linear prediction coefficient is adjusted, filtering may be performed in the frequency direction on the signal by using the adjusted coefficient, whereby the temporal envelope of the signal is transformed. This reduces the occurrence of pre-echo and post-echo and improves the subjective quality of the decoded signal, without significantly increasing the bit rate in a band extension technique in the frequency domain represented by SBR. | 01-12-2012 |
20130138432 | SPEECH ENCODING/DECODING DEVICE - A linear prediction coefficient of a signal represented in a frequency domain is obtained by performing linear prediction analysis in a frequency direction by using a covariance method or an autocorrelation method. After the filter strength of the obtained linear prediction coefficient is adjusted, filtering may be performed in the frequency direction on the signal by using the adjusted coefficient, whereby the temporal envelope of the signal is transformed. This reduces the occurrence of pre-echo and post-echo and improves the subjective quality of the decoded signal, without significantly increasing the bit rate in a band extension technique in the frequency domain represented by SBR. | 05-30-2013 |
20130185075 | Audio Signal Encoding Method, Audio Signal Decoding Method, Encoding Device, Decoding Device, Audio Signal Processing System, Audio Signal Encoding Program, and Audio Signal Decoding Program - When a frame immediately preceding an encoding target frame to be encoded by a first encoding unit operating under a linear predictive coding scheme is encoded by a second encoding unit operating under a coding scheme different from the linear predictive coding scheme, the encoding target frame can be encoded under the linear predictive coding scheme by initializing the internal state of the first encoding unit. Therefore, encoding processing performed under a plurality of coding schemes including the linear predictive coding scheme and a coding scheme different from the linear predictive coding scheme can be realized. | 07-18-2013 |
20130185085 | Audio Signal Encoding Method, Audio Signal Decoding Method, Encoding Device, Decoding Device, Audio Signal Processing System, Audio Signal Encoding Program, and Audio Signal Decoding Program - When a frame immediately preceding an encoding target frame to be encoded by a first encoding unit operating under a linear predictive coding scheme is encoded by a second encoding unit operating under a coding scheme different from the linear predictive coding scheme, the encoding target frame can be encoded under the linear predictive coding scheme by initializing the internal state of the first encoding unit. Therefore, encoding processing performed under a plurality of coding schemes including the linear predictive coding scheme and a coding scheme different from the linear predictive coding scheme can be realized. | 07-18-2013 |
20140163972 | SPEECH ENCODING/DECODING DEVICE - A linear prediction coefficient of a signal represented in a frequency domain is obtained by performing linear prediction analysis in a frequency direction by using a covariance method or an autocorrelation method. After the filter strength of the obtained linear prediction coefficient is adjusted, filtering may be performed in the frequency direction on the signal by using the adjusted coefficient, whereby the temporal envelope of the signal is shaped. This reduces the occurrence of pre-echo and post-echo and improves the subjective quality of the decoded signal, without significantly increasing the bit rate in a bandwidth extension technique in the frequency domain represented by SBR. | 06-12-2014 |
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20140008780 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HOUSING PACKAGE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A semiconductor device housing package includes a base body having, on its upper surface, a mounting region of a semiconductor device; a frame body having a frame-like portion disposed on the upper surface of the base body, surrounding the mounting region, and an opening penetrating through from an inner side of the frame-like portion to an outer side thereof; a flat plate-like insulating member disposed in the opening, extending from an interior of the frame body to an exterior thereof; wiring conductors disposed on an upper surface of the insulating member, extending from the interior of the frame body to the exterior thereof; and a metallic film disposed on a part of the upper surface of the insulating member, the metallic film lying outside the frame body surrounding the wiring conductors. | 01-09-2014 |
20140345929 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HOUSING PACKAGE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - While it is necessary for an electronic component housing package to be provided with numerous wiring conductors, phase differences of signals caused by differences in signal transmission distance among the wiring conductors, is a problem. An electronic component housing package based on one embodiment includes a substrate having a dielectric region and an electronic component placement region, a frame body surrounding the dielectric region and the placement region, and wiring conductors disposed on the dielectric region of the substrate. The wiring conductors have a first wiring conductor and a second wiring conductor which is longer in signal transmission distance than the first wiring conductor, which are disposed so as to extend from a location immediately below the frame body to the dielectric region. The frame body made of a dielectric material has a projection protruding from its inner periphery, which covers at least part of the first wiring conductor. | 11-27-2014 |
20150016074 | DEVICE HOUSING PACKAGE - A device housing package includes a substrate in a form of a rectangle, having a mounting region of a device at an upper surface thereof; a frame body disposed on the substrate so as to extend along an outer periphery of the mounting region, the frame body having a cutout formed at a part thereof; and an input-output terminal disposed in the cutout. The input-output terminal includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer overlaid on the first insulating layer, and a third insulating layer overlaid on the second insulating layer. First terminals set at a predetermined potential are disposed on an upper surface of the first insulating layer. Second terminals set at a predetermined potential are disposed on a lower surface of the first insulating layer. Third terminals through which AC signals flow are disposed on an upper surface of the second insulating layer. | 01-15-2015 |
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20100252313 | Connection Terminal, Package Using the Same, and Electronic Apparatus - A connection terminal has, on an upper surface of a first dielectric layer, a first line conductor and a first grounding line conductor provided adjacent to both sides of the first line conductor, and has, on an upper surface of a third dielectric layer, a third line conductor and a third grounding line conductor provided adjacent to both sides of the third line conductor. These conductors are connected to a second line conductor and a second grounding line conductor provided adjacent to both sides of the second line conductor, respectively, the second line conductor and the second grounding line conductor being provided on an upper surface of a second dielectric layer. It is possible to obtain the connection terminal having a small size and capable of complying with a high-frequency signal. | 10-07-2010 |
20110048796 | Connector, Package Using the Same and Electronic Device - A connector which can be made compact is provided. A package and an electronic device which can be made compact by using the connector are also provided. The connector has a first conductor and a second conductor for connecting an internal circuit formed in a frame-shaped container and an external circuit provided outside of the container, comprising: a stacked body comprising a plurality of dielectric layers and having a first top surface, a second top surface positioned at a height different from that of the first top surface and a bottom surface positioned opposite to the second top surface; a first conductor comprising a first external connecting terminal disposed on the first top surface of the stacked body and for connecting to the external circuit, and a first internal connecting terminal disposed on the first top surface of the stacked body and for connecting to the internal circuit; and a second comprising a second internal connecting terminal disposed on the second top surface and for connecting to the internal circuit, and a second external connecting terminal disposed on the bottom surface and for connecting to the external circuit. | 03-03-2011 |
20120147539 | Device Housing Package and Mounting Structure - A device housing package includes a substrate having a device mounting region; a frame body having a through hole formed in part thereof, the frame body being disposed on the substrate so as to lie along a periphery of the device mounting region; an input-output terminal disposed in the through hole, having a first dielectric layer; a signal line formed on the first dielectric layer; a first ground layer formed on a lower face of the first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer formed on the signal line so as to overlap the frame body; a second ground layer formed on an upper face of the second dielectric layer; and a metal layer disposed within the second dielectric layer The metal layer is formed to extend from the second dielectric layer to the first dielectric layer, being separated from the signal line. | 06-14-2012 |
20130322036 | ELEMENT HOUSING PACKAGE, COMPONENT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An element housing package includes a base body having a rectangular shape, having a mounting region for mounting a semiconductor element, a frame body disposed so as to surround the mounting region, a connection conductor disposed from the upper surface to a lower surface of the base body, a circuit conductor disposed on the lower surface of the base body, one end of the circuit conductor being electrically connected to the connection conductor and an other end of the circuit conductor being drawn out laterally from a first side surface of the base body, and a metal plate bonded to the lower surface of the base body, having an attachment region and a ground conductor region. The metal plate has an outer peripheral region which is drawn out laterally from the base body, from the ground conductor region to the attachment region along an outer periphery of the base body. | 12-05-2013 |
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20090193235 | TRANSFER SYSTEM, AND TRANSFER METHOD - In response to a transfer request, for which a loading time at a transfer source and a loading time at a transfer target are designated by a production controller, there is created a transfer scenario, which contains a basic transfer (From) from the transfer source to a buffer near the transfer target, for example, and a basic transfer (To) from the buffer to the transfer target. In order that the basic transfers (From, To) may be able to be executed, the buffer is reserved, and a transfer vehicle is allocated. The time period for the transfer vehicle to run to the transfer source or the buffer and the time period for the transfer vehicle to run from the transfer source or the buffer are estimated to assign a transfer command to the transfer vehicle. The possibility that the loading and the loading time may deviate from a designated period is evaluated. In case this possibility is high, a production controller is informed that a just-in-time transfer is difficult. | 07-30-2009 |
20090208313 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND TRANSPORT METHOD - A transport scenario composed of a basic transport (From) from a transport starting point to, e.g., a buffer near the transport destination point and a basic transport (To) from the buffer to the transport destination point is created in response to a transport request of a production controller for transport whose loading times at the transport starting point and at the transport destination point are specified. The buffer is reserved so as to perform the basic transport (From) and the basic transport (To), transport vehicles are allocated, the travel time to the transport starting point or the buffer and the travel time from the transport starting point or the buffer are estimated, and transport instructions are given to the transport vehicles. The possibility that the loading times are out of the specified period is evaluated. If the possibility is larger, the impossibility of a just-in-time transport is notified to the production controller. | 08-20-2009 |
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20080293885 | Reactive Emulsion and Process for Producing the Same - The present invention provides a reactive emulsion capable of exerting a superior cross-linking ability, while reducing an amount of expensive additionally polymerizable oxazoline to be used. The problem can be solved with a reactive emulsion containing a core part composed of fine particles of an acrylate-based emulsion and a shell part composed of a polymer containing an oxazoline group, locating around said core part. | 11-27-2008 |
20090202822 | POLARIZER PROTECTIVE FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a polarizer protective film, which has high heat resistance, high transparency, high optical characteristics, and high mechanical strength, and is excellent in adhesion with respect to a polarizer. Further, provided are a polarizing plate using the polarizer protective film and a polarizer, which has high adhesion with respect to the polarizer protective film and the polarizer and is excellent in optical characteristics, and in particular, excellent in transmittance as viewing angle characteristics, and an image display apparatus of high quality using the polarizing plate. The polarizer protective film of the present invention includes a cellulose-based resin layer having a thickness of 0.3 to 3 μm on at least one surface of a transparent resin layer containing a (meth)acrylic resin having a lactone ring structure. | 08-13-2009 |
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20090286965 | MUTANT GROWTH FACTORS WITH ALTERED RECEPTOR SPECIFICITIES AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is a mutant protein having an altered fibroblast growth factor receptor specificity, which is produced by deleting one or more amino acid residues from the N-terminus of the amino acid sequence of naturally secreted fibroblast growth factor 18. The protein mutant can be used in a pharmaceutical composition for regulating hair regeneration or growth or a pharmaceutical composition for regulating bone or cartilage formation. | 11-19-2009 |
20100203055 | HAIR REGROWTH PROMOTER - It is intended to provide a hair growth promoting agent, hair regrowth promoting agent or therapeutic for alopecia by determining an endogenous factor that inhibits hair growth and screening for substances that inhibit the activity or expression of the endogenous factor. It has been found that FGF18 inhibits hair growth. A method of screening for substances that inhibit the activity of FGF18 or substances that inhibit the expression of FGF18 to thereby obtain candidates for the hair growth promoting agent, hair regrowth promoting agent or therapeutic for alopecia is disclosed. Also disclosed is a hair growth promoting agent, hair regrowth promoting agent or therapeutic for alopecia comprising, as an active ingredient(s), a substance that inhibit the activity of FGF18 and/or a substance that inhibits the expression of FGF18 such as a partial peptide of FGF18 or a | 08-12-2010 |
20120251455 | Hair Growth-Inhibiting Agent - A hair removing agent or a hair growth inhibiting agent is provided by determining an endogenous factor having a hair growth inhibitory activity, screening for substances having an activity similar to that of the endogenous factor or substances enhancing the activity or expression of the endogenous factor, and utilizing the physiological activities of such substances. It has been found that FGF18 inhibits hair growth. A method of screening for FGF18-like active substances, substances that promote the activity of FGF18 or substances that promote the expression of FGF18 to thereby obtain candidates for the hair growth inhibiting agent or hair removing agent is disclosed. Also disclosed is a hair growth inhibiting agent or a hair removing agent comprising, as an active ingredient, FGF18 and/or an FGF18 partial peptide, or an FGF18-like active substance and/or a substance that promotes the activity or expression of FGF18 (e.g., Digenea simplex extract). | 10-04-2012 |
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20100245327 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a power supply circuit including a charge-pumping booster section which uses switching elements provided only by N-channel transistors yet does not have a problem of voltage drop by threshold value. In a booster section ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100259529 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An embodiment of the present invention provides a power supply circuit including a charge-pumping booster section which uses switching elements provided only by N-channel transistors yet does not have a problem of voltage drop by threshold value. When a boosted voltage is obtained at a first terminal of a first capacitor in a booster section, a booster control section supplies this boosted voltage to a third capacitor, to boost the voltage further thereby turning ON a first transistor. When a boosted voltage is obtained at a first terminal of a second capacitor in the booster section, the booster control section supplies this boosted voltage to a fourth capacitor, to boost the voltage further thereby turning ON a second transistor. This arrangement eliminates a problem of voltage drop by threshold value in the first and the second transistors which serve as output-side switching elements. | 10-14-2010 |
20100259565 | MONOLITHIC DRIVER-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention aims to provide a monolithic driver-type display device capable of reducing circuit scale of a sampling circuit, and keeping low power consumption by directly driving a source driver with an externally provided video signal. | 10-14-2010 |
20120313913 | DISPLAY DEVICE - Detection signals of respective photo sensor circuits (senS, senD, senON, and senOFF) are activated so as to be output at once for each group of prescribed plural number of sensor rows (LSk) by a row driver ( | 12-13-2012 |