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20110018359 | NONCONTACT POWER FEED SYSTEM, NONCONTACT RELAY APPARATUS, NONCONTACT POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND NONCONTACT POWER FEED METHOD - A noncontact power feed system includes: a noncontact power feed apparatus including a power feed resonance device to supply alternate-current power to an electronic apparatus by resonance in a noncontact manner, and an alternate-current power source section to generate the alternate-current power and supply it to the power feed resonance device; a noncontact relay apparatus including a relay resonance device to receive the alternate-current power and relay it to another electronic apparatus by resonance in a noncontact manner, a relay-side rectifier circuit to form direct-current power for output, and a movement means for moving the noncontact relay apparatus by the direct-current power; and at least one noncontact power reception apparatus including a power reception resonance device to receive the alternate-current power by magnetic field resonance in a noncontact manner, a power-reception-side rectifier circuit to form direct-current power for output, and a load means driven by the direct-current power. | 01-27-2011 |
20110163609 | WIRELESS POWER FEED SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a wireless power feed system including a power feed device, and a power receiving device configured to receive power transmitted from the power feed device. The power feed device includes a power generator to generate power that should be fed, and a resonant element fed with power generated by the power generator. The power receiving device includes a power receiving element to receive power transmitted from the power feed device, and a matching unit including a function for impedance matching at a connecting part between the power and a load of the power receiving element. | 07-07-2011 |
20110316349 | ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND ELECTRICAL POWER OUTPUT DEVICE - In an electrical power transmission system according to the present invention, a frequency generator outputs electrical power of an electrical signal having approximately the same frequency component as a resonant frequency of a resonant element to the resonant element via a driven element. The resonant element is an element having impedance and capacitance and generates a magnetic field by the electrical signal from the frequency generator. A magnetic field coupling circuit is a circuit having the same resonant frequency as the resonant element and becomes coupled by magnetic field resonance with the resonant element. The magnetic field coupling circuit causes magnetic field coupling even with another resonant element and transmits electrical power from the resonant element to the other resonant element. The other resonant element outputs electrical power transmitted through the magnetic field coupling circuit to a rectifier circuit via a driven element. | 12-29-2011 |
20120038317 | WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a wireless charging system, including: a primary device that includes a power transmitter adapted to transmit power wirelessly; and a secondary device that includes a power receiver adapted to receive power transmitted wirelessly from the power transmitter, wherein the secondary device also includes a sensor adapted to detect any anomaly in the power transmission path between the power transmitter and receiver. | 02-16-2012 |
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20080253760 | Monitor Camera - A monitor camera device ( | 10-16-2008 |
20100192712 | CAMERA DEVICE AND DRIVE MECHANISM - A drive mechanism ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100212689 | CAMERA DEVICE, CLEANING CONTROL METHOD, AND CLEANING CONTROL PROGRAM - A camera apparatus ( | 08-26-2010 |
20120086849 | CAMERA DEVICE - A camera device includes: an image pickup element; a birefringent plate fixed to a front surface of the image pickup element; and an optical glass member arranged on an optical path of the image pickup element on a front side of the birefringent plate. The optical glass member has a plurality of optical characteristic areas with different optical characteristics from each other. The optical characteristic areas are switched such that one of the plurality of optical characteristic areas is arranged on the optical path by moving the optical glass member in a direction intersecting with the optical path. The plurality of optical characteristic areas include an infrared cut filter area and a blank glass area. The infrared cut filter area is formed by depositing an infrared cut material with infrared cut characteristics on a surface of the optical glass member. | 04-12-2012 |
20120092550 | CAMERA DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A CAMERA DEVICE - A camera device ( | 04-19-2012 |
20130057641 | TELEVISION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TERMINAL, AND METHOD - When a material sharing mode using a projector at a first point and the projector at a second point is active, the projector at the first point causes a projection unit to project a video image from a first personal computer onto a projection screen, causes an image taking unit to take an image of the projected video image on the projection screen, causes a control unit of the projector or the first personal computer to compare the taken video image with a supply video image supplied from the first personal computer to the projector, and supplies a difference video image generated based on the comparison to the projector at the second point so as to be superimposed on the supply video image. | 03-07-2013 |
20130094848 | DOME CAMERA - The dome camera is a fixed-type dome camera having a camera lens, a direction of which is manually set. An inner cover is supported to a parallel support portion of a base. A dome cover is supported on an inclined step portion of the inner cover with the dome cover inclined by an inclination angle θ | 04-18-2013 |
20130223834 | DOME CAMERA - A dome camera includes a camera lens capable of rotating in a tilt direction, and a dome cover for covering the camera lens. A tilt rotation axis of the camera lens is positioned more in a zenith direction than a center of the dome cover, and a polarizing filter or a partially darkening filter is inserted on an optical axis of the camera lens as a tilt angle of the camera lens becomes larger than a predetermined threshold angle. According to this dome camera, both securing of a wide field of view and reduction in the image quality deterioration may be achieved when capturing an image in a direction at a large tilt angle (a direction near the horizontal direction). | 08-29-2013 |
20130242071 | ENDOSCOPE CAMERA - There is provided an endoscope camera that achieves closer cumulative tolerance of a camera head and achieves improved accuracy in positioning the camera head. An endoscope camera includes a cylindrical hard case, a camera head provided at a distal end portion of the hard case, and a cover attached to the distal end portion of the hard case which covers the camera head. A rib wall having a holding section is provided inside the cover, and an abutment section which is held by the holding section is provided at the camera head. The abutment section is biased toward the holding section. | 09-19-2013 |
20140012080 | ENDOSCOPIC CAMERA AND ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE - Provided is an endoscopic camera capable of expanding its visual field up to an oblique back side. An endoscopic camera includes: a rigid case having a cylindrical shape with a top end portion being obliquely cut off; a camera head provided at the top end portion of the rigid case; a semispherical cover mounted on the top end portion of the rigid case to cover at least a part of the camera head; and a tilt motor adapted to rotate the camera head around a tilt shaft. | 01-09-2014 |
20140233935 | DOME CAMERA - A dome camera includes an inner cover covering a camera lens and a semi-spherical outer cover covering the inner cover, the camera lens being rotatable in a tilt direction and in a pan direction. The inner cover includes a partially spherical portion having an inclined support plane on which the outer cover is supported such that a radial line perpendicular to the inclined support plane is inclined at a predetermined inclination angle with respect to a line passing through a center of the partially spherical portion and extends perpendicular to the installation face. A semi-spherical portion has a window, the semi-spherical portion is covered by the outer cover supported on the inclined support plane, and the outer cover rotatable in the pan direction, so as to orient the window in accordance with the orientation of the camera lens. | 08-21-2014 |
20140240494 | CAMERA APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CAMERA APPARATUS - A camera apparatus includes a rotatable camera unit; a filter unit which is configured to selectively take at least one of a covering state and a standby state, wherein the covering state covers a light incident portion of the camera unit with a filter and the standby state removes the filter from the light incident portion; a controller which is configured to control a rotation of the camera unit and a state of the filter unit; and a memory which stores posture information including a direction of the camera unit and filter information representing at least one of the covering state and the standby state of the filter unit. The controller controls the direction of the camera unit based on the posture information stored in the memory and controls the filter unit based on the filter information stored in the memory. | 08-28-2014 |
20140248045 | CAMERA APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CAMERA APPARATUS - A camera apparatus includes: a cover that has transparency; a rotatable camera unit that is provided inside the cover; a shade plate portion that includes a shade plate capable of partially shading light incident on the camera unit, wherein a position of the shade plate is rotatable; a control unit that is configured to control rotation of the camera unit and the position of the shade plate; and a memory that stores posture information including an imaging direction of the camera unit and positional information on the shade plate in association with each other. The control unit controls a direction of the camera unit based on the posture information stored in the memory and controls the position of the shade plate based on the positional information on the shade plate stored in the memory. | 09-04-2014 |
20140333767 | DOME CAMERA - A dome camera includes a spherical cover, a camera lens provided inside the spherical cover and a darkening unit arranged between the spherical cover and the camera lens so as to partially block light entering the camera lens and to suppress image quality deterioration. The camera lens is rotatable in a tilt direction, and when a tilt angle of the camera lens exceeds a predetermined threshold angle, the darkening unit is inserted between the spherical cover and the camera lens. | 11-13-2014 |
20150042818 | CAMERA APPARATUS AND FILTER UNIT - A camera apparatus includes: an imaging device; a polarization filter that transmits a polarization component; an infrared ray cut filter that cuts infrared rays; a first motor that rotates the polarization filter; and a second motor that inserts any one filter of the polarization filter and the infrared ray cut filter in an imaging region of the imaging device. The infrared ray cut filter cuts the infrared rays among light beams incident on the imaging device when the infrared ray cut filter is inserted in the imaging region by the second motor, and the polarization filter that is rotated by the first motor transmits the polarization component among the light beams incident on the imaging device when the polarization filter is inserted in the imaging region by the second motor. | 02-12-2015 |
20150063796 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR CAMERA APPARATUS - A mounting apparatus for a camera apparatus is provided to be mounted on a mounting surface of a construction to support the camera apparatus. The mounting apparatus includes a first frame, a second frame, an interconnecting member that interconnects the first frame and the second frame, a mounting member that is arranged between the first frame and the second frame, wherein the camera apparatus can be mounted on the mounting member, and a moving unit, configured to move the mounting member between the first frame and the second frame. The mounting member is fixable at an arbitrary position by the moving unit. | 03-05-2015 |
20150268534 | DOME CAMERA - A camera includes a cover, a camera lens provided behind the cover, and a shield configured to block at least a portion of light entering the camera lens through the cover, wherein the shield is movable from a retracted position at which the shield does not block the at least a portion of light entering the camera lens through the cover, to an inserted position at which the shield position blocks the at least a portion of a field of view of the camera lens and is positioned between the cover and the camera lens. | 09-24-2015 |
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20080214855 | Phosphorylcholine Group Containing Compound and Surface Modifying Agent Composed of Such Compound - A phosphorylcholine group-containing chemical compound represented by the following formula (1). | 09-04-2008 |
20090010971 | Disintegratable Zinc Oxide Powder and Method For Producing the Same - The method for producing a disintegratable zinc oxide powder of the present invention is characterized by comprising: neutralizing an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble zinc salt and a carboxylic acid or an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble zinc carboxylate with an alkali carbonate to produce precipitate; and firing the precipitate to obtain zinc oxide powder. As a water-soluble zinc salt, zinc chloride or zinc acetate is preferably used. As an acid, acetic acid is preferably used. As an alkali carbonate, sodium carbonate is preferably used. The disintegratable zinc oxide powder has the morphology in which the primary particles of zinc oxide are aggregated to form secondary particles, and these secondary particles are further aggregated to form the zinc oxide powder. The powder can achieve excellent UV protection capability, excellent transparency, and excellent feeling in use through its disintegration. Also, it has good usability and good handling properties. | 01-08-2009 |
20090258068 | Titanium Oxide-Zinc Oxide Aggregate Powder And Production Method Thereof - The present invention provides a powder that can display excellent protection ability in both UV-A and UV-B regions. The titanium oxide-zinc oxide aggregate powder comprises an aggregate formed by the aggregation of porous titanium oxide particles and zinc oxide particles, and said porous titanium oxide particle is an aggregate of primary fine particles of titanium oxide. The production method of the titanium oxide-zinc oxide aggregate powder comprises the steps of: (a) hydrolyzing, with heating, an aqueous solution containing a titanium salt and an aliphatic alcohol; (b) adding a water-soluble zinc salt to a suspension of a precipitate obtained by the hydrolysis with heating in step (a), and then neutralizing the suspension with an alkali; and (c) calcining a precipitate obtained by the neutralization in step (b). | 10-15-2009 |
20100009192 | Porous Titanium Oxide And Process For Producing The Same - The present invention provides a porous titanium oxide having improved ultraviolet protection ability, usability, and transparency in the visible region and a process for producing thereof. The porous titanium oxide powder according to the present invention can be obtained by adding an alkali to a titanium salt solution containing a polyalcohol and then thermally hydrolyzing the solution. In addition, it is possible that after the addition of the alkali, an acid is further added to the solution and then the thermal hydrolysis is conducted, or that after thermal hydrolysis, further heat treatment with an acid is conducted. A porous titanium oxide has a mean particle size of 0.01 to 1.0 μm and a specific surface area of 50 m | 01-14-2010 |
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20080268357 | Phthalocyanine Composition and Photoconductive Material, Electrophotographic Photoreceptor Cartridge, and Image-Forming Apparatus Each Employing the Composition - A phthalocyanine composite with high sensitivity and low environmental dependence is provided. | 10-30-2008 |
20090245867 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor showing suitable electric characteristics, capable of forming a favorable image even after repeated use for long term and capable of forming a high quality image free from image defects such as a memory phenomenon, an electrophotographic process cartridge using such an electrophotographic photoreceptor, and an image forming apparatus using such an electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 10-01-2009 |
20100183330 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS AND CARTRIDGE - Provided is an image-forming apparatus and a cartridge that are low in occurrence of smears in white areas, residual images, scattering, lines, thin spots, and dead dots, which are caused by particle size distribution of a toner and mismatching of a toner and a photoreceptor, exhibit satisfactory image quality, thin-line reproducibility, and cleaning properties, and can form high-resolution images without smears after long-time operation and selective development even in a high speed printing. | 07-22-2010 |
20100232830 | PHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is an excellent phthalocyanine crystal having high sensitivity and little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment and applicable to the martial for solar battery, electronic paper, electrophotographic photoreceptor, etc. Namely, phthalocyanine crystal obtained by bringing a phthalocyanine crystal precursor into contact with an aromatic aldehyde compound to convert the crystal form. Also, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor that not only exhibits high sensitivity but also has little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment. Further, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor cartridge and an image-forming device, both of which can produce a stable quality images for a humidity change in a use environment by using the electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 09-16-2010 |
20130309604 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS AND CARTRIDGE - An image-forming apparatus including an electrophotographic photoreceptor of which photosensitive layer contains oxytitanium phthalocyanine showing main diffraction peaks at Bragg angles (2θ) of 9.0° and 27.2° and at least one main diffraction peak in the range of 9.3° to 9.8° to CuKα rays, and the toner satisfies all the following requirements (1) to (3):
| 11-21-2013 |
20140065532 | CHARGE TRANSPORT SUBSTANCE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention is to provide a charge transport substance having high resistance to stress within electrophotographic processes, an electrophotographic photoreceptor which has excellent high-speed responsiveness, shows a sufficient residual potential, and has high resistance to stress within electrophotographic processes, an electrophotographic cartridge, and an image-forming apparatus. The invention provides a charge transport substance having a specific structure. The invention further provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a photosensitive layer which contains the charge transport substance having a specific structure, an electrophotographic cartridge, and an image-forming apparatus, equipped with this electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 03-06-2014 |
20150205217 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, AND TRIARYLAMINE COMPOUND - The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising an electroconductive support and at least a photosensitive layer formed on the support, wherein the photosensitive layer contains a specific charge transport substance. | 07-23-2015 |
20150212436 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention is intended to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor that does not easily cause defects such as filming, insufficient cleaning, and abnormal noise, and that has many other desirable properties, including excellent abrasion resistance, excellent adhesion to a substrate and a lower layer, excellent electrical properties including fast response and sufficiently low exposure electric potential, and excellent gas resistance and image memory characteristics. The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor that has at least a photosensitive layer on an electrocondutive support. The photosensitive layer contains a charge transport substance of a specific structure, and a specific polyester resin. | 07-30-2015 |
20150355559 | CHARGE TRANSPORT SUBSTANCE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention is to provide a charge transport substance having high resistance to stress within electrophotographic processes, an electrophotographic photoreceptor which has excellent high-speed responsiveness, shows a sufficient residual potential, and has high resistance to stress within electrophotographic processes, an electrophotographic cartridge, and an image-forming apparatus. The invention provides a charge transport substance having a specific structure. The invention further provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a photosensitive layer which contains the charge transport substance having a specific structure, an electrophotographic cartridge, and an image-forming apparatus, equipped with this electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 12-10-2015 |
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20100104316 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING MEMBER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic charging member includes a base material; and an outermost layer that contains a porous filler and a resin and has a gel fraction of at least about 50% and a surface roughness Rz in a range of about 2 μm to about 20 μm. | 04-29-2010 |
20110002711 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE ROLL, CHARGING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The invention provides an electroconductive roll having at least a surface layer forming an outer peripheral surface of the electroconductive roll. The surface layer contains projections and recesses. The projections contain a plurality of particles. A ratio of an area occupied by particles existing in a cross-section of a projection to an entire area of the cross-section of the projection is larger than a ratio of an area occupied by particles existing in a cross-section of a recess to an entire area of the cross-section of the recess. The invention further provides a process cartridge having a charging roll which is the electroconductive roll and/or a transfer roll which is the electroconductive roll. The invention further provides an image forming apparatus having a charging unit containing the electroconductive roll and/or a transfer unit containing the electroconductive roll. | 01-06-2011 |
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20140152589 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a display, a detector, a display controller, a display region changing unit, and an editing execution unit. The detector detects plural touches made by an indicator on a screen of the display. The display controller causes the screen to display a first element and a second element, the second element being arranged on the first element. The display region changing unit changes, if a predetermined type of change occurs in a touch position of the indicator, a display region in which the first element and the second element are displayed on the screen, in accordance with the change. The editing execution unit executes, after a first touch position and a second touch position have been detected, if a predetermined type of change occurs in the second touch position with the first touch position being maintained, editing associated with the change on the second element. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157118 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSES, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a display, a detector, a display controller, a bookmark-information generation unit, and a switch command generation unit. The detector detects a touch of a finger on a screen of the display. The display controller makes a page image be displayed on the screen and executes, upon receiving a switch command, switch processing in which switching to another page image is performed. The bookmark-information generation unit generates, in a case where the switch processing is executed in a state in which a touch of the finger is being detected on a page image on the screen, bookmark information that includes identification information of the page image. The switch command generation unit generates a switch command used to perform switching to a page image specified by the bookmark information in a case where the touch of the finger is no longer detected. | 06-05-2014 |
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20080320138 | Network System, Management Computer, Cluster Management Method, and Computer Program - There is provided a network system capable of effectively executing a process of submitted jobs, the size, the type, and the number of which are expected to change every moment. A management computer manages connection enabled/disabled information indicating whether a computer under its control can be connected to another computer and easiness information indicating the easiness of the connection with the another computer. The management computer searches for a computer whose latest connection enabled/disabled information managed by a local and another management computer indicates the connection enabled state and according to the easiness information on the computer specified, forms a cluster including the specified computer. The management computer updates the connection enabled/disabled information on the computer clustered, to the connection disabled state and upon completion of execution of the job, returns the connection enabled/disabled information on all the computers belonging to the cluster to the state before formation of the cluster. | 12-25-2008 |
20110074772 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT PROCESSING DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a three-dimensional object processing device which is configured to: project a three-dimensional object that is disposed in a virtual three-dimensional space onto each of a plurality of projection planes that are set in the virtual three-dimensional space to obtain projected objects; deform each of the projected objects in a corresponding one of the plurality of projection planes; and deform the three-dimensional object in the virtual three-dimensional space based on each of the projected objects, which have been deformed in the corresponding one of the plurality of projection planes. | 03-31-2011 |
20110304621 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - To provide an image processor that is capable of presenting images in which a character object is moved smoothly and naturally as a user intends it to be, regardless of the change in shape of an object. | 12-15-2011 |
20150348314 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a photon map generator that constructs a virtual three-dimensional space as a rendering target and generates a photon map by distributing photons used for a photon mapping method, a low-luminance region identifying unit that identifies a low-luminance region estimated to have low luminance when the virtual three-dimensional space is projected onto a screen corresponding to a viewpoint by a method different from the photon mapping method, and a rendering part that collects photons corresponding to all pixels based on the photon map with reduction in the collection rate of photons corresponding to a pixel included in the low-luminance region compared with the other region, and calculates radiance to decide a pixel value and generate a display image. | 12-03-2015 |
20160034040 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing device that detects the position of a subject shot by a camera in a three-dimensional space is provided. The information processing device includes a depth image acquiring section that acquires a depth image in which the distance of a subject in the depth direction from the camera is represented as a pixel value on an image plane, a spatial structure identifying section that identifies the position of a plane forming a predetermined angle with a gravity vector among subject surfaces by detecting a coordinate point collection representing the plane on the basis of the distribution of coordinate points obtained by inverse projection of pixels of the depth image to the three-dimensional space based on the direction of the gravity vector, and a target object extracting section that generates and outputs position information of a predetermined target object on the basis of the position of the plane. | 02-04-2016 |
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20090086077 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS - A solid-state image capture apparatus includes a pixel array section with a plurality of pixels arranged in two-dimensional directions, each having a photoelectric conversion section, and pixel drive control section for performing pixel signal readout by sequentially scanning the pixel array section either in a row direction or in a column direction, and driving and controlling individual pixels of the pixel array section through a level shifter circuit. The pixel drive control means includes thinning-out readout control means for performing pixel signal readout, reset control means for resetting either a non-readout pixel row or a non-readout pixel column not being selected by the thinning-out readout control means and gate means for causing the pixel drive control means to perform driving control, whereby current concurrently flowing into the level shifter circuit during the thinning-out readout driving, may be avoided and large current caused by the level shifter circuit may be suppressed. | 04-02-2009 |
20100097510 | IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CAMERA - An image pickup element includes a plurality of read signal lines; a pixel unit in which a plurality of pixel circuits are arranged in a matrix form, the plurality of pixel circuits in the pixel unit being divided into groups of pixel circuits so that each of the groups is provided in a corresponding one of columns, each of the groups of pixel circuits being connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of read signal lines; and a processing unit configured to process read signals that the plurality of pixel circuits, which are divided into groups, output to the plurality of read signal lines, which are connected to the plurality of pixel circuits. | 04-22-2010 |
20150222830 | IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CAMERA - An image pickup element includes a plurality of read signal lines; a pixel unit in which a plurality of pixel circuits are arranged in a matrix form, the plurality of pixel circuits in the pixel unit being divided into groups of pixel circuits so that each of the groups is provided in a corresponding one of columns, each of the groups of pixel circuits being connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of read signal lines; and a processing unit configured to process read signals that the plurality of pixel circuits, which are divided into groups, output to the plurality of read signal lines, which are connected to the plurality of pixel circuits. | 08-06-2015 |
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20130021487 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE-CAPTURE CONTROL PROGRAM PRODUCT - A mobile terminal having a camera function includes a camera unit for capturing an image of a subject, and an image-capture control calculation unit that controls an image-capturing operation performed by the camera unit and that also calculates a movement speed of the subject that is being captured by the camera unit. Then, when the camera unit is performing continuous image capture, the image-capture control calculation unit dynamically changes and controls an image-capture time interval at the time of continuous image capture in accordance with a movement speed of the subject. | 01-24-2013 |
20140270819 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a primary transfer bias adjuster to adjust, in a second mode, a primary transfer bias by a correction amount in accordance with a degree of deterioration of a developing agent detected by a first developing agent condition detector so as to reduce a primary transfer current of the primary transfer bias upon transferring a toner image from a first image bearing member onto an intermediate transfer member, and to adjust, in a first mode, the primary transfer bias by a correction amount less than the correction amount in the second mode or not to adjust the primary transfer bias in accordance with the degree of deterioration of the developing agent detected by the first developing agent condition detector upon primarily transferring the toner image from the first image bearing member onto the intermediate transfer member. | 09-18-2014 |
20150037054 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer; a toner image forming unit, a transfer unit, a detector, and a controller. The toner image forming unit forms a plurality of types of density detection patterns on the surface of the image bearer in mutually-different positions in a surface-movement direction of the image bearer. The density detection patterns have mutually-different lengths in a direction orthogonal to the surface-movement direction of the image bearer. The transfer unit transfers the density detection patterns onto the surface of the transfer member. The detector detects image densities of the density detection patterns transferred on the surface of the transfer member. The controller calculates an image density difference between the density detection patterns on a basis of a detection result obtained by the detector, and corrects a transfer bias for transferring a toner image on a basis of a value of the image density difference. | 02-05-2015 |
20150147074 | CLEANER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE CLEANER - A cleaner includes a cleaning member electrostatically removing toner on an object; a first electricity supplier supplying a first voltage (or current) with polarity opposite to that of toner to the cleaning member; a toner collecting member collecting toner from the cleaning member; and a second electricity supplier supplying a second voltage with the polarity greater than the first voltage to the toner collecting member. The first and second electricity suppliers set plural setting values of the first and second voltages smaller than the targeted values of the first and second voltages, and first and second control members of the first and second electricity suppliers output first and second control signals while changing in step-by-step manner so that first and second output members of the first and second electricity suppliers apply the first and second voltage in step-by-step manner before the first and second voltages reach the targeted voltages. | 05-28-2015 |
20150189143 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL PROGRAM PRODUCT WITH SPEED DETECTION FEATURES - A mobile terminal having a camera function includes a camera unit for capturing an image of a subject, and an image-capture control calculation unit that controls an image-capturing operation performed by the camera unit and that also calculates a movement speed of the subject that is being captured by the camera unit. Then, when the camera unit is performing continuous image capture, the image-capture control calculation unit dynamically changes and controls an image-capture time interval at the time of continuous image capture in accordance with a movement speed of the subject. | 07-02-2015 |
20150205248 | CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A cleaning device includes a cleaner, a plurality of cleaning sub-units, a sub-unit holder, a detachable transmission assembly, and a plurality of joint couplers. The cleaner scrapes off adhered material from a surface of a cleaning target while contacting the surface of the cleaning target. The cleaning sub-units each includes a holder to hold the cleaner and a drive-receive rotator to receive a driving force. The sub-unit holder holds the cleaning sub-units. The detachable transmission assembly includes a driving-force receive rotator to receive a driving force from an external unit and a plurality of drive transmission rotators to transmit the driving force received by the driving-force receive rotator to the drive-receive rotators of the cleaning sub-units. The joint couplers mounted on the drive-receive rotators and the drive transmission rotators couple the drive-receive rotators with the drive transmission rotators in a rotation axial direction. | 07-23-2015 |
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20160041508 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearer on which a toner image is formed, an intermediate transfer belt onto which the toner image transferred from the image bearer, a secondary transfer member, a guide assembly, and a biasing device. The secondary transfer member meets the intermediate transfer belt to form a secondary transfer nip in which the toner image is transferred from the intermediate transfer belt onto a recording sheet. The guide assembly disposed upstream from the secondary transfer member in a transport direction of the recording sheet guides the recording sheet at a position lower than the secondary transfer nip such that a leading end of the recording sheet contacts the secondary transfer member before entering the secondary transfer nip. The biasing device biases the secondary transfer member to move the secondary transfer member in one of a direction of bias and a vertical direction. | 02-11-2016 |