baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2008520498-A (JP)
IPC: B60K17/06
Filed: 2005-11-16
Abstract: The invention concerns a device (2) for supporting a gearbox for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one base incorporating a damping element (4) adapted to co-operate with the gearbox, said base being secured to a wall (60, 62) of a structural element (6) of the vehicle such that the damping element (4) is positioned inside the structural element (6). The invention is characterized in that the base is formed by a planar element (20) integral with a first wall (60) of the structural element (6) and at least one fixing lug (26) integral with a second wall (62) of the structural element (6) substantially perpendicular to the first wall (60).
Patent JP-2008520673-A (JP)
Title: Ｈｃｖ阻害剤
IPC: A61K31/506
Filed: 2005-11-14
Abstract: 本発明は、フラビウイルス科に属するウイルス（フラビウイルス、ペスチウイルス、およびへパシウイルスを包含する）の治療に有用な化合物に関する。本発明は、デング熱ウイルス、黄熱ウイルス、西ナイルウイルス、およびＨＣＶの治療または予防に有用な化合物を包含する。
Patent JP-2008522443-A (JP)
Title: Ｃｍｏｓデバイスにおいて自己整合デュアル・フルシリサイド・ゲートを形成するための方法
IPC: H01L21/28
Filed: 2005-12-01
Abstract: 【課題】  位置ずれの問題を克服する新規のデュアルＦＵＳＩゲート形成プロセスを提供する。 【解決手段】  １つのリソグラフィ段階しか必要としない、ＣＭＯＳデバイスにおいて自己整合デュアル・フルシリサイド・ゲートを形成する方法であり、本方法は、半導体基板（２５２）の中の第１のウェル領域（２５３）、第１のウェル領域（２５３）の中の第１のソース／ドレイン・シリサイド・エリア（２６６）、及び第１のソース／ドレイン・シリサイド・エリア（２６６）から分離された第１のタイプのゲート（２６３）を有する第１のタイプの半導体デバイス（２７０）を形成するステップと、半導体基板（２５２）の中の第２のウェル領域（２５４）、第２のウェル領域（２５４）の中の第２のソース／ドレイン・シリサイド・エリア（２５６）、及び第２のソース／ドレイン・シリサイド・エリア（２５６）から分離された第２のタイプのゲート（２５８）を有する第２のタイプの半導体デバイス（２８０）を形成するステップと、第２のタイプの半導体デバイス（２８０）の上に第１の金属層（２１８）を選択的に形成するステップと、第２のタイプのゲート（２５８）のみの上で第１のフルシリサイド（ＦＵＳＩ）ゲート形成を行うステップと、第１及び第２のタイプの半導体デバイス（２７０、２８０）の上に第２の金属層（２７５）を堆積させるステップと、第１のタイプのゲート（２６３）のみの上で第２のＦＵＳＩゲート形成を行うステップとを含む。 【選択図】  図１８
Patent JP-2008522934-A (JP)
Title: 酸化物ナノ粒子の製造
IPC: C09K23/42
Filed: 2005-11-11
Abstract: 本発明は、ＳｉＯ 2 、ＴｉＯ 2 、ＺｒＯ 2 、ＺｎＯのような（半）金属酸化物および水酸化物、ならびにＢａＳＯ 4 のような（半）金属塩の、ナノ粒子の形態で水溶液からエマルジョン沈殿することによって製造する製造方法に関する。本発明はまた、その使用方法にも関する。
Patent JP-2008525232-A (JP)
Title: スプールアダプタ
IPC: B41J29/00
Filed: 2005-12-20
Abstract: 第一及び第二スプール端部（１０４，１０６）を有する供給スプール（１０２）との使用のためのアダプタ（１００）が提供され、スプールはその上に巻取紙媒体（１０８）を有する。アダプタは、第一及び第二本体端部（１１２，１１４）を有する本体（１１０）と、データ源（１１８）とを有し、第一及び第二本体端部のそれぞれは、成形リンクを第一及び第二供給端部の１つと結合させ、各本体端部は、スプールに結合されないときに、プリンタ受口に結合するようさらに成形される。機械読み取り可能なデータが軸方向に非対称的に配置される巻取紙媒体を有する供給スプールを受容するよう構成されるプリンタ内のリーダによって読み取られ得るよう、第一本体端部が第一スプール端部に結合されるときに、データ源が機械読み取り可能なデータを提供するよう位置付けられるよう、本体は第一本体端部に対してデータ源を位置付けるよう成形される。
Patent JP-2008529193-A (JP)
Title: 非線形オブザーバを備えたディスク駆動装置
IPC: G11B7/09
Filed: 2006-01-19
Abstract: 光ディスク駆動装置（１）は、ディスク（２）に対して位置付けられるべき読出／書込要素（３４）と、読出信号（Ｓ Ｒ ）を発生させる検出器（３５）と、読出／書込要素（３４）の位置決めを制御するアクチュエータ手段（５０）とを有する。制御回路（９０）は、読出信号（Ｓ Ｒ ）を受信して、アクチュエータ制御信号（Ｓ ＣＲ ）を発生させる。制御回路（９０）は少なくとも１つの可変ゲイン（γ）を有する。制御回路（９０）、アクチュエータ手段（５０）、読出／書込要素（３４）及び検出器（３５）は、臨界周波数（ω ＣＰ ）を有する制御ループ（１００）を定める。非線形状態推定器（３５０）は、臨界周波数（ω ＣＰ ）に対応する所定範囲にある周波数を有する信号成分に関して第１の値へ及び、所定範囲外にある周波数を有する信号成分に関して第２の値へ選択的にゲイン（γ）を設定するために使用される。また、第１の値は第２の値よりも低い。
Patent JP-2008526464-A (JP)
Title: 柔軟なオンライン・インスタント宝くじゲーム
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2006-01-18
Abstract: インスタント宝くじゲームのプレイを容易にするシステムおよび方法が開示されている。本発明のシステムおよび方法の代表的実施形態は、インスタント宝くじについての１セットの提示物をえる。その提示物セットは賞プールに関連づけられている。提示物セットの各提示物は、賞プールの中のそれぞれの結果に関連づけられている。提示物セットからの提示物は、端末に転送される。その提示物は、ゲームプレイヤにチケットを印刷することまたは電子チケットを表示することに使用される。
Patent JP-2008528858-A (JP)
Title: 往復圧縮機のピストンのための駆動ロッド
IPC: F04B53/14
Filed: 2006-02-01
Abstract: 圧縮室１１を画定しているシリンダブロック１０と、圧縮室１１内で往復運動するピストン２０と、ピストン２０に往復力を印加する駆動手段ＤＭと、ピストン２０と駆動手段ＤＭの間に配置された、１つよりも多い複数の（ｎ）本のロッド５１からなる駆動ロッド５０であって、ロッド５１が駆動ロッド５０の軸に沿って並んで配置され、個々のロッド５１が、他のロッド５１と相俟って、必要な軸方向の剛性を駆動ロッド５０に付与し、かつ、駆動ロッド５０の軸に対して横方向の少なくとも１つの方向に、駆動ロッド５０および駆動手段ＤＭによってピストン２０に加えられる力を少なくとも実質的に吸収するだけの十分な柔軟性を駆動ロッド５０に付与するように寸法化され、かつ、構成された断面を提供する駆動ロッド５０を備えたタイプの往復圧縮機のピストンのための駆動ロッド。
Patent JP-2008530483-A (JP)
Title: 低価格加圧噴霧器
IPC: F02C7/232
Filed: 2006-02-06
Abstract: 例えば、ガスタービンエンジン用の燃料ノズルとして有用な噴霧装置（４０）は、渦流ボア５２を備えた胴体（４２）と、オリフィス（６２）を備えたキャップ部材（５４）とを有し、胴体（４２）およびキャップ部材（５４）を組み合わせて、チャンバ（６８）を画定する。流体流路（７２）は加圧液体をチャンバ（６８）に案内し、流れを渦流ボア（５２）に案内し、これによって、オリフィス（６２）から押し出される回転流を発生させる。
Patent JP-2008528409-A (JP)
IPC: B65G47/28
Filed: 2006-02-03
Abstract: A unit (1) for grouping packages (2) along a transfer path (T) includes an input station (5) receiving the packages (2) arranged in longitudinal lines parallel to the transfer path (T); an output station (6) for groups (3) defined by a given number of packages (2) from respective longitudinal lines and aligned in at least one line crosswise to the transfer path (T); a movable conveying surface (9), which is fed at predetermined time intervals with a number of packages (2) equal to that of each group (3), and feeds the packages (2) along the transfer path (T); and at least one movable member (35), which is fed cyclically along an operating path (R) having at least one portion (R 1 ) parallel to the transfer path (T), and has an aligning surface (36), against which, at each cycle, the packages (2) in each group (3) upstream from the movable member (35) come to rest and are aligned in at least one line crosswise to the transfer path (T); the movable member (35) also has a push surface (40) which, at each cycle, acts on each group (3) of packages (2) downstream from the movable member (35) to push the group (3) out of the unit (1).
Patent JP-2008528284-A (JP)
Title: 球状体にセグメント化したフローを形成するための装置及び方法
IPC: B01F13/00
Filed: 2005-12-19
Abstract: 本発明は、流体を球状にセグメント化したフローを形成する装置（１、３０１、５０１）を提供する。当該装置は機能流体を含む機能流体用導管（６、５０６）と、キャリア流体（１６、５１４）を輸送する各キャリア流体用導管（７、８、５０７、５０８）とを備え、機能流体用導管とキャリア流体用導管とが分流合流部で継合され、包囲状フロー用の導管（９ａ、５２９）を形成し、もって、機能流体がキャリア流体によって挟持状態（又は包囲状態）にされ、包囲状フローを形成する。包囲状フロー用導管は非連続性箇所（１０、５１０）を持ち、その結果、包囲状フローが、非連続性箇所の下流方向で、代わる代わる、セグメント球状体のフローへと形成される。当該装置は、包囲状フロー用導管（１１、５１１）の下流方向でセグメント化フロー用導管を備え、包囲状フロー用導管が断面において拡大部（２１、５１２）を備える。
Patent JP-2008099335-A (JP)
Title: Data processor, its method, and its program
Inventor: TATENO HIROSHI
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2008-01-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data processor capable of keeping security of authentication in other authentication destination even when the secrecy of key data held in some of authentication destinations is lost when performing authentication between a plurality of authentication destinations (IC cards).  <P>SOLUTION: Individual key data K1 are generated on the basis of identification data IDM unique to the IC card 10b which is received by a key generation section 34 from the IC card 10b s the authentication destination. A card processor 32 performs mutual authentication with a plurality of IC cards as the authentication destination based on the individual key data K1.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009162431-A (JP)
Title: Air conditioner
Inventor: FUNADA KAZUYA
IPC: F24F11/02
Filed: 2008-01-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a dissolution amount of a coolant into refrigerating machine oil by applying a heating value to a compressor without using heating electric power, and to improve starting performance of heating operation in a low outside air temperature.  <P>SOLUTION: The air conditioner is equipped with at least a heating operation mode as an operation mode, circulating the coolant through the compressor 11, an indoor heat exchanger 13, an expansion valve 14, an outdoor heat exchanger 15, and the compressor 11. It is also equipped with a control part 17 controlling a valve opening of the expansion valve 14. In the control part 17, the expansion valve 14 is substantially fully closed during stopping of the heating operation to accumulate a high temperature high pressure liquid rich coolant in a piping in an indoor heat exchanger 13 side, and then, when a particular condition is satisfied, the expansion valve 14 is opened for a predetermined time to return the liquid rich coolant to the compressor 11.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009162005-A (JP)
Title: Open-close body controller for car
Inventor: KOBORI NARIMITSU
IPC: B60J1/00
Filed: 2008-01-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an open-close body controller for a car capable of maintaining a control section at a voltage or higher capable of ensuring an operation by reducing the consumption power of the control section when a supply voltage to the control section lowers.  <P>SOLUTION: The open-close body controller for the car has a driving motor 3 imparting a driving force to an open-close body 4 fitted to the car by receiving a power by an onboard battery 17, an open-close switch 2 and the control section 7 driving and controlling the motor. Further, the open-close body controller for the car further has a storage means 15 storing data used for driving the driving motor and a voltage detecting means 9 detecting the voltage supplied to the control section from the onboard battery as a supply-voltage value. The control section compares the supply-voltage value and a specified first threshold value and computes the check sum of data stored in the storage means and stores the checksum of data stored in the storage means and stores the checksum in the storage means when the supply voltage is decided at the first threshold value or lower. The control section inhibits the driving of the driving motor and brings the motor under a standby state.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008135772-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor device
Inventor: BABA SHINJI
IPC: H01L25/00
Filed: 2008-01-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multi-pin semiconductor storage device that can be achieved at low cost, while improving the packaging reliability and the power/ground plane characteristics even in the case of the large number of terminals.  <P>SOLUTION: The semiconductor device includes: a BGA (ball grid array) substrate 1 having a multilayered structure, the substrate 1 being formed by using an organic material; and a semiconductor chips 2 bonded to the main surface of the BGA substrate through a plurality of bumps 3. Furthermore, the semiconductor device includes a chip capacitor 12 that connects a power source and ground, the capacitor 12 being formed on a surface opposite to the main surface of the BGA substrate and at a position corresponding to the edge portion of the semiconductor chip.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009171275-A (JP)
Title: Image processing apparatus, control method of image processing apparatus, and control program for image processing apparatus
Inventor: OHATA AKIRA
IPC: H04N1/00
Filed: 2008-01-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing apparatus capable of appropriately processing a rear-side document (a document created using a blank paper surface on the rear side of paper whose front side has been already printed).  <P>SOLUTION: Both sides of a document are read to automatically determine whether the read document is a double-sided document or a rear-side document (S105, S113). When it is an image on the rear side of paper not to be processed, that image is discarded (S109, S115). When not, normal copy processing or scan processing is performed upon that image (S107). Thus, useless file transmission or print-out can be prevented and reduction of costs can be attained.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009171317-A (JP)
Title: Radio communication device, its control method and computer program
Inventor: SUZUKI MOTOHARU
IPC: H04J99/00
Filed: 2008-01-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a calibration process in a radio communication device, thereby utilizing a radio communication system efficiently.  <P>SOLUTION: In this radio communication device, a plurality of antennas are used on the transmitting side and on the receiving side, respectively, and a signal is multiplexed between the transmitting side and the receiving side to form a plurality of space streams for carrying out radio communications. Whenever a spectrum is received (S507), a distortion of the received spectrum is detected and a frequency of detecting the distortion is counted (S509). When the frequency exceeds a threshold value, a calibration process for forming the plurality of space streams is executed (S511).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009176430-A (JP)
Title: Energy conversion element and method of manufacturing the same
Inventor: SUGIO TAKESHI
IPC: H01L31/04
Filed: 2008-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an energy conversion element for markedly enhancing power generation efficiency.  <P>SOLUTION: The energy conversion element consists of a dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion element and a thermoelement. The photoelectric conversion element includes an electrode to be an anode, and a counter electrode to be a cathode arrayed in opposition, of which, the former is made up by forming a photocatalyst film 8 dyed with photosensitive dyes through a transparent conductive film 2 on one face of the transparent substrate 1, and the latter 18 is made up by providing brush-shaped carbon nanotubes virtually oriented in a vertical direction against the substrate surface on one face of the substrate for the counter electrode through a conductive adhesive layer 7 covering the face. The thermoelement is arranged between the other face of the counter electrode substrate 4 of the photoelectric conversion element and a cooling source 15 through insulating members, respectively, and that, is made up by alternately arraying a P-type semiconductor and an N-type semiconductor 12 or two dissimilar kinds of metal in series through electrodes 11, 13 for thermoelements.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009173967-A (JP)
Title: Method for preventing short-circulation in trommel
Inventor: SHIBAYAMA KEISUKE
IPC: C22B23/00
Filed: 2008-01-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for preventing a short-circulation of ore in a trommel when crushing and classifying with a wetting method by charging oxidized nickel ore into a drum-washer constituted by connecting the drum and the trommel, in an ore-treating process for preparing charged raw material from raw ore of the oxidized nickel ore after digging out to a smelting.  <P>SOLUTION: Projections which have almost rectangular-shape in the cross-sectional shape on the circumference of a circle, on the same circumference in the vertical sectional surface to the trommel rotating shaft in the inner surface of the trommel and satisfy the following (1) and (2) conditions, are formed as the projection line, disposed so as to satisfy the following (3) condition. (1) The horizontal width of the projection is the length as the same degree as opening of the trommel. (2) The height of the projection in the length as about half degree as the opening of the trommel. (3) The pitch of the projections of the projection line is the length as 4 times of the opening of the trommel.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009175862-A (JP)
Title: Retrieval method
Inventor: ASAI TATSUYA
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2008-01-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To search the collation position of an XPath from XML data without performing hierarchical management whose processing is heavy as much as possible.  <P>SOLUTION: In a retrieval device 100, a query class decision part 160d decides whether the query belongs to an easy class or a difficult class, and when it is decided that the query belongs to the easy class by the query class decision part 160d, an event table generation part 160e generates an event definition table 150e and an event table 150f, and an event table summing-up part 160f sums up an event table 150f to retrieve data corresponding to the query.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009176062-A (JP)
Title: Natural language analysis device, natural language analysis method, and natural language analysis program
Inventor: SATSUSANO MANABU
IPC: G06F17/27
Filed: 2008-01-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To raise the speed of processing by simultaneously performing processing for obtaining organization into a segment by a single processing module and modification analysis processing, and also requiring only one-time sentence scanning.  <P>SOLUTION: A natural language analysis device for analyzing a natural language sentence which is dividable into segments and inter-segment modification relation exist includes: a morpheme analyzing means for analyzing the sentence to be analyzed into morphemes; and segment organizing modification analyzing means for performing the organization of the segments and the modification analysis by determining dependence relation between the respective words in a morphemic row. The segment organizing modification analyzing means stores the word with an undefined dependence destination, while detecting the head of the segment, in a process for organizing the segments till the end of the sentence to be analyzed. Then, after the determination of the division of the segments by the determination of the dependence relation, the inter-segment modification is determined by determining the dependence relation of the words stored in a stack.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009177597-A (JP)
Title: Communication controller
Inventor: HOSHI TOMOHISA
IPC: H04L45/586
Filed: 2008-01-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a load is imposed on the processing of an operational card by transferring whole extra call control data to a reserve system card when exchanging a packet.  <P>SOLUTION: A transfer kind is added to a call control table and the minimum data is transferred to the reserve system card. By using the transfer kind, duplicate information is prevented from being transferred to the reserve system when a call state is changed after the reception of the packet.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009174276-A (JP)
Title: Floor structure of washing space in bathroom
Inventor: MORITA TETSUYA
IPC: E03C1/20
Filed: 2008-01-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a floor structure having a footbath provided in a washing space in a bathroom.  <P>SOLUTION: The floor structure of a washing space in a bathroom comprises a floor pan 1 having a washing space to be installed on a floor surface of the bathroom 2. A footbath tub 3 capable of accommodating the feet of a bather is installed in the washing space.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009179662-A (JP)
Title: Fluorescent material and light emitting device
Inventor: HIRAMATSU RYOSUKE
IPC: H01L33/50
Filed: 2008-01-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a luminescent material emitting blue light when excited by light having an emission peak falling within the wavelength region of 360 to 460 nm.  <P>SOLUTION: A lithium calcium silicate luminescent material is provided, which includes a crystal phase containing Li, Ca, Si and O, and an activator containing Eu.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009181632-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor memory, operation method of semiconductor memory, and memory system
Inventor: NAKAMURA TOSHIKAZU
IPC: G11C29/04
Filed: 2008-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To output read-out data quickly by performing quickly redundancy determination.  <P>SOLUTION: An address transition detection circuit detects transition of an address signal and outputs an address transition detection signal. An address input circuit inputs an address signal based on the address transition detecting signal. A command determination circuit decodes a command signal and output a command determination signal for executing access operation. A redundancy control circuit performs redundancy determination using the address signal from the address input circuit and outputs a redundancy determination result based on the redundancy determination signal indicating timing at which use of a redundancy memory cell is determined. A preceding redundancy determination circuit controls output timing of the redundancy determination signal based on the prescribed command signal. The redundancy determination result can be output quickly and read-out data can be output quickly by performing previously redundancy determination by transition of the address signal without performing redundancy determination after input of the prescribed command signal.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009181025-A (JP)
Title: On-vehicle speech recognition device
Inventor: KATO MAKOTO
IPC: G10L15/00
Filed: 2008-01-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a speech recognition rate without useless processing load and power comsumption, by stopping echo cancel processing by an echo canceler, when the speech recognition rate is hardly improved by echo canceling of the echo canceler.  <P>SOLUTION: A control section 17 monitors a signal which is input to an echo cancel section 14, and controls the echo cancel processing by the echo cancel section 14 by determining whether or not, the speech recognition rate is improved by canceling an echo component. An echo suppression amount, a sound volume (an output level) and a noise level etc. may be monitored.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009188633-A (JP)
Title: Surface-mount type crystal oscillator
Inventor: HARIMA SHUSUKE
IPC: H03B5/32
Filed: 2008-02-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surface mounted temperature compensation oscillator for an SIM card suitable for height reduction.  <P>SOLUTION: In the surface-mount type crystal oscillator, a crystal piece 3 is housed, sealed and enclosed in the recessed part of a container body 1, comprising laminated ceramic provided with the recessed part composed of a bottom wall 1a and a frame wall 1b and an outer circumferential flat part 15, where the bottom wall 1a is projected from the outer circumference of the recessed part, as well as, circuit terminals 14(xy) and 14(4) are provided on the surface (inner bottom surface) of the outer circumferential flat part 15; a crystal inspection terminal 11(xy) is provided between the frame wall 1b, forming the recessed part of the container body 1 and the circuit terminals 14(xy) and 14(4); and an IC chip 2 having an oscillation circuit and a temperature compensating mechanism is fixed to the circuit terminals 14(xy) and 14(4), and the crystal piece 3 and the crystal inspection terminal 11(xy) are electrically connected.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009187296-A (JP)
Title: Touch panel input device and image forming apparatus
Inventor: IWASHIMA YASUHIRO
IPC: G06F3/041
Filed: 2008-02-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To correct a false determination resulting from conversion characteristics of an A/D converter.  <P>SOLUTION: The device includes: a display part which displays one or more operation buttons on an operation screen based on predetermined image data; a pressing sensor part which detects a pressing position on the operation screen as an analog detection signal; an A/D converter which converts the detection signal input from the pressing sensor part to digital detection data; and a control part which supplies the image data to the display part and determines whether the operation button is operated or not based on the detection data input from the A/D converter. The control part outputs a conversion control signal for variably setting the conversion characteristics of the A/D converter according to the position on the operation screen, and the A/D converter converts the detection signal to the detection data based on the conversion control signal.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT