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Patent JP-2013114831-A (JP)
Title: Seal holder, waterproof connector, and packaging structure of waterproof connector
Inventor: HONME HIDEKI
IPC: H01R13/52
Filed: 2011-11-28
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seal holder whose assembly workability to a housing is easy, and which can certainly fix seal rubber to the housing while suppressing rise of costs.SOLUTION: A seal holder 60 which is divided into a first segment 61 and a second segment 62 includes a connection part 63 between the seal holder 60 and the adjacent segment. The connection part 63 includes a hinge part 64 and a lock part 65. The hinge part 64 is integrally formed between the first segment 61 and the second segment 62, and connects both with each other. The lock part 65 is constituted of: a first lock piece 66 which mutually locks the first segment 61 and the second segment 62 adjacent to each other, and is integrally formed to the first segment 61; and a second lock piece 67 which is integrally formed to the second segment 62 when the seal holder 60 is attached to the housing.
Patent JP-2013112101-A (JP)
Title: Hybrid vehicle
Inventor: YAMAZAKI MAKOTO
IPC: B60L50/16
Filed: 2011-11-28
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make warmup of a catalyst compatible with suppression of misfire during lean imbalancing.SOLUTION: When a traveling mode is an electric traveling preferential mode (CD mode), an engine is started for the first time after system startup, a cooling water temperature Tw is lower than a threshold value Twref, further, it is under lean imbalancing and a catalyst predictive floor temperature Tcat is less than a threshold value Tcref, operation stop of the engine is prohibited (S160) till catalyst warmup is completed. By continuing the operation of the engine which is not catalyst warmup control, a little emission deterioration caused by no completion of catalyst warmup occurs but partial cylinder misfiring that may be incurred by executing catalyst warmup control during lean imbalancing can be suppressed and emission deterioration can be suppressed. Moreover, since catalyst warmup can be finished promptly, emission deterioration in engine start after the next time can be suppressed.
Patent JP-2013114383-A (JP)
Title: Privacy protection method, device for vehicle, communication system for vehicle and portable terminal
Inventor: KIMURA YOSUKE
IPC: B60R16/023
Filed: 2011-11-28
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a privacy protection method capable of effectively protecting privacy in response to various situations without requiring a user to make complicated setting, a device for vehicle, a communication system for vehicle and a portable terminal.SOLUTION: Restriction object information which is information related to privacy of a holder of a portable terminal and whose usage in the side of a device for vehicle is to be restricted is identified among information stored in the side of the portable terminal, according to a specified procedure. The identified restriction information is notified in a protected notification manner which is different from a normal notification manner for notifying non-restriction object information which is not to be restricted.
Patent JP-2012120431-A (JP)
Title: Electric current calculation system and electric power analysis system using the same
Inventor: YU KEUN-HO
IPC: H02J13/00
Filed: 2011-11-29
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric current calculation system and an electric power analysis system using the electric current calculation system.SOLUTION: The system which calculates consumption current of a specific server provided in a rack includes: a data collecting part which receives equipment data, performance data, and electric current information of the rack to transmit them to a calculation part; and a calculation part which calculates consumption current of the server based on the equipment data, the performance data, and the electric current information. The performance data includes a CPU usage rate of the server, and the electric current information includes an electric current value measured by the rack.
Patent JP-2013059016-A (JP)
Title: Image processing device, method, and program
Inventor: MEIKAN YOSHIHIRO
IPC: G06T5/20
Filed: 2011-12-07
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an image with less noise.SOLUTION: A motion detection part detects the motion of a reference image by obtaining a difference between the reference images of a present frame and a preceding frame, and calculates a feedback adjustment amount on the basis of the detection result. A motion compensation part performs the motion compensation of a filter output image of the preceding frame on the basis of reference image texture information to be acquired based on the reference images of the present frame and the preceding frame. A blend part mixes a filter output image with the motion compensation performed therein and an input image of the present frame on the basis of the feedback adjustment amount, and defines the mixture as a filter output image of the present frame. The present technique is applied to an image processor.
Patent JP-2013119760-A (JP)
Title: Culvert structure
Inventor: FUKUMURO JUNYA
IPC: E03F3/04
Filed: 2011-12-09
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a culvert structure which can be easily installed.SOLUTION: A box culvert 11 is configured by connecting the outer peripheral surface of a connection part 14 of an approximately square cylindrical culvert member 12 to the inner peripheral surface of a connected part 15 of other approximately square cylindrical culvert member 12 through an elastically deformable earthquake resistant joint 13 and connecting the plurality of culvert members 12 so as to communicate them with each other. The earthquake resistant joint 13 includes a joint body engageable with the outer peripheral surface of the connection part 14, and a projection projecting along a ring shape from the peripheral surface of the joint body. The earthquake resistant joint 13 engages with the outer peripheral surface of the connection part beforehand, before the connection part 14 and the connected part 15 are fitted to each other. The earthquake resistant joint 13 engaged with the connection part 14 can rotate in a clearance between the outer peripheral surface of the connection part 14 and the inner peripheral surface of the connected part 15 when the connection part 14 and the connected part 15 are fitted to each other.
Patent JP-2013124425-A (JP)
Title: Apparatus for depositing fiber and method for depositing fiber
Inventor: ISHIKAWA KAZUNOBU
IPC: D01D5/04
Filed: 2011-12-14
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To uniformly and stably deposit an ultra-fine fiber on a substrate made of resin.SOLUTION: An apparatus for depositing a fiber comprises: a jet unit 115 that jets a raw material liquid 300 into fiber-producing space A in which a fiber 301 is produced from the raw material liquid 300; a charge electrode 121 that is arranged so as to be separated from the jet unit 115 at a predetermined interval; a charge power supply 122 that applies a predetermined voltage between the jet unit 115 and the charge electrode 121; substrate feed means 140 that feeds a substrate 200 into the fiber-producing space A; and water-content adjustment means 105 that isolates the substrate 200 before being fed to the fiber-producing space A, from the fiber-producing space A, and adjusts a water content of an isolated part in the substrate 200.
Patent JP-2013123410-A (JP)
Title: Alcohol fermentation promoter, alcohol fermentation method and alcohol
Inventor: MATSUMOTO SHINYA
IPC: C12G3/02
Filed: 2011-12-15
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an alcohol fermentation promoter that improves a fermentation rate, conserves resources and energy and is efficient by enhancing fermentation ability of alcohol fermentation microorganism such as yeast, an alcohol fermentation method and an alcohol.SOLUTION: The alcohol fermentation promoter, in which volatile components of pericarp or fruit of Japanese pepper are included in cyclodextrin, is obtained by storing pericarp or fruit of Japanese pepper and cyclodextrin in the weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:0.001 in a container and making them in contact with each other for a prescribed time period. The alcohol fermentation method includes addition of the alcohol fermentation promoter in an amount of 0.04-2% (w/v) based on the volume of initial unrefined sake of an alcohol fermentation raw material. The alcohol fermented by the method is provided.
Patent JP-2013125937-A (JP)
Title: Radio wave absorber
Inventor: SATO MINORU
IPC: H05K9/00
Filed: 2011-12-16
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radio wave absorber which is easy to transport and install, lightweight, and inexpensive.SOLUTION: A radio wave absorber 1 to be arranged on a ceiling of an anechoic chamber comprises a radio wave absorbing material having flexibility and has such a shape that its width is continuously reduced toward a front end when the radio wave absorber 1 is suspended from the ceiling.
Patent JP-2012060178-A (JP)
Title: Projection exposure system, method for manufacturing configuration member of microstructure by assistance of the same, and polarization optical element adapted to be used in the same
Inventor: MANN HANS-JUERGEN
IPC: H01L21/027
Filed: 2011-12-20
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a projection exposure system especially for microlithography which can obtain a highly accurate image by the light of the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) region.SOLUTION: A projection exposure system which is especially for microlithography, comprises: a light source (18) for generating light in the EUV region; a first optical systems (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24) for illuminating a mask (25) by the light of the light source (18); second optical systems (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31) for forming an image of the mask (25) on a member (32). At least one polarization optical element (1) is positioned in a beam path between the light source (18) and the member (32).
Patent JP-2013130933-A (JP)
Title: Illegal purchase warning system, illegal purchase warning method, and program
Inventor: NAGASAKA SHIGERU
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2011-12-20
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illegal purchase warning system, an illegal purchase warning method, and a program, which are capable of detecting in an early stage an illegal purchase by a third person who has illegally acquired identification information of a user.SOLUTION: An illegal purchase warning system which issues a warning about an illegal purchase of an article comprises: first storage means which stores prices of articles; second storage means which stores purchase prices of articles that have already been purchased by each user of the illegal purchase warning system; third storage means which stores upper limit values of total sum of purchase prices by each user; and control means which, upon receiving a purchase request indicating an intention of purchase of an article and identification information of the user, refers to the first to the third storage means and if the total sum of the purchase prices of the user who is identified by the identification information and the price of the article indicated in the purchase request exceeds the upper limit value, issues a warning about illegal purchase. The control means lowers the upper limit value if a predetermined condition for preventing illegal purchase is satisfied.
Patent JP-2013131261-A (JP)
Title: Exposure device, recording medium, recording device, and reproducing device
Inventor: TAKAHASHI KENSAKU
IPC: G11B7/005
Filed: 2011-12-20
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase recording density and recording capacity by making it possible to reproduce recording information even when a track pitch is set beyond an optical threshold.SOLUTION: In a recording medium, simple tracks and tracks with grooves are alternately arranged in a radial direction at a track pitch of 0.27 μm or less, the simple tracks being formed from an arrangement of pit or marks, and the tracks with grooves being such that a groove is inserted between the pits or marks. Thereby, a tracking error signal almost the same as with the case where a track pitch two times as equal as the actual track can be obtained, and tracking servo can be applied steadily. At this time, the application of the tracking servo for the simple tracks with no groove and the tracks with grooves can be achieved by switching between positional control based on a signal in which the polarity of a tracking error signal is inverted or offset and positional control based on a signal in which the polarity of a tracking error signal is inverted or offset, according to whether a target of positional control is a simple track or a track with a groove.
Patent JP-2013128570-A (JP)
Title: Photosensor
Inventor: TACHIBANA YOSHIHIRO
IPC: G01V8/12
Filed: 2011-12-20
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photosensor for accurately counting coins and Pachinko balls which continuously pass.SOLUTION: A package 12 includes an opening C through which Pachinko balls 1 as items to be detected pass, and a light emitting element 13 and a light receiving element 14 that have a predetermined positional relationship. The elements 13 and 14 are so placed that they face the same direction relative to the opening C and that the optical path between the elements 13 and 14 does not pass the contact point of the items 1 to be detected passing the opening C continuously. An optical part 16 is provided in a position facing the elements 13 and 14 with the opening C in between and forms an optical path facing the element 14 by receiving the light from the element 13. An ambient light detection element 15 detects ambient light and outputs a signal different from the output signal of the element 14.
Patent JP-2012080122-A (JP)
Title: Method for providing uniaxial load distribution on laminating layers of multilayer ceramic chip carriers
Inventor: XICHANG LIU
IPC: H01G4/12
Filed: 2011-12-22
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for providing a uniaxial load distribution on laminating layers of multilayer ceramic chip carriers.SOLUTION: The apparatus includes a base plate configured to support a plurality of green sheet layers 502 thereon, the base plate having at least one resiliently mounted load support bar disposed adjacent outer edges of the base plate. The load support bar is mounted on one or more biasing members such that the top surface of the support bar extends above the top surface of the base plate by a selected distance.
Patent JP-2013128968-A (JP)
Title: Method for positioning top of filler wire and laser beam welding apparatus
Inventor: ONO IKUYASU
IPC: B23K26/08
Filed: 2011-12-22
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for positioning the top of a filler wire and a laser beam welding apparatus by which the top of the filler wire can be positioned easily to a position where laser beam welding is performed.SOLUTION: In the method for performing the positioning of the top of the filler wire to a position corresponding to the center of the top of a laser beam nozzle which is provided on the laser beam machining head of the laser beam welding apparatus, a cross line 77 showing the center of the top of the laser beam nozzle 19 is displayed on a monitor 73 and also an imaging picture of the top of the laser beam nozzle 19, which is imaged from the inside of the laser beam nozzle 19 by an imaging means 67 provided on the laser beam machining head 5, is superimposed on the cross line 77 and displayed on the monitor 73. By adjusting a wire guiding mechanism 29 for guiding the filler wire 27 to the position corresponding to the top of the laser beam nozzle 19, the filler wire 27 the image of which is imaged by the imaging means 67 is conformed with the direction matched to the cross line 77 and the top of the filler wire 27 to the crossing position of the cross line 77.
Patent JP-2013134097-A (JP)
Title: Scintillator panel, radiation detection device and radiation detection system employing the same
Inventor: ISHIDA YOHEI
IPC: G01T1/20
Filed: 2011-12-26
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scintillator panel in which utilization efficiency of light generated by a scintillator is improved more.SOLUTION: A scintillator panel 120 comprises a scintillator 121 which converts radiation into light with a wavelength sensible for a photoelectric transducer. A plurality of projections are provided on a surface of the scintillator panel 120, and an interval of the plurality of neighboring projections among the plurality of projections is less than a diffraction limit for a wavelength of light generated by the scintillator 121. Thereby, reflection within the scintillator 121 is suppressed and scintillator light utilization efficiency can be improved.
Patent JP-2012142280-A (JP)
Title: Linear led lamp
Inventor: CHEN MING
IPC: F21V29/00
Filed: 2011-12-26
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a linear LED lamp not only with superb heat dissipation but also dampproof and waterproof effects, and further, of a simple technique and easy to use.SOLUTION: The linear LED lamp is provided with a plurality of LED light sources 1 and a linear light source mounting base part 2, which latter 2 is formed of an insulating heat conduction material. Inside the light source mounting base part 2, an electric layer with a plurality of metal electric conduction plates 3 formed is fitted in. The LED light sources 1 are welded to the metal electric conduction plates 3 to have electric conduction circuits formed. An emission face of each LED light source 1 is made bare on the surface of the light source mounting base part 2. The light source mounting base part 2 is integrally formed with the metal electric conduction plates 3, and a lens 4 is to cover each LED light source 1.
Patent JP-2013135355-A (JP)
Title: Communication system
Inventor: MIYASHITA JUNICHI
IPC: H04W28/06
Filed: 2011-12-27
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication system capable of reducing a data amount while coping with bursted packet loss.SOLUTION: A reception unit 42 receives packet data transmitted from a transmission device 2. Error determination means 44 determines whether or not the received packet data is received correctly on the basis of information of a header. Reproduction target decision means 46 decides first divided data in the packet data as a reproduction target in the case where the packet data was received correctly. In the case where the packet data was not received correctly, the reproduction target decision means 46 seeks for a subsequent packet including second divided data corresponding to the first divided data in the packet data with an error, and decides the second divided data as the reproduction target.
Patent JP-2013138526-A (JP)
Title: Power transmission device, power reception device, and power transmission system
Inventor: DOHATA SAORI
IPC: H02J17/00
Filed: 2011-12-27
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power transmission device, a power reception device, and a power transmission system which can prevent reconnection in power transmission.SOLUTION: A power transmission system comprises a power transmission device and a power reception device for wireless power transmission, performs power transmission between the power transmission device and the power reception device, and performs information communication between a first radio communication device connected to the power transmission device and a second radio communication device connected to the power reception device. The power reception device collates a physical profile of power signals of power transmission that is transmitted from the power transmission device and received by the power reception device with physical profile information of the power transmission device that is transmitted from the first radio communication device and received by the second radio communication device, and identifies the first radio communication device on the basis of a result of the collation.
Patent JP-2011515365-A (JP)
Title: ジアミノフェニルメタンから形成された金属カルバミン酸塩
IPC: C07C271/28
Filed: 2009-03-18
Abstract: 本発明は、一般式（Ｉ） 【化１】     ［但し、式中、Ｒ １ 及びＲ ２ は、それぞれアルキル基である。］ の金属カルバミン酸塩を提供する。 【選択図】なし
Patent JP-2011518927-A (JP)
Title: 反応性ポリマーを製造する連続的方法
IPC: B29C48/395
Filed: 2009-04-02
Abstract: １押出機中で、構造（Ａ１）及び／又は（Ａ２）による化合物及びフェノール樹脂をベースとしている反応性ポリマーを製造するための連続的方法及びこの方法により製造された反応性ポリマー及び複合材料の製造のためのその使用が記載されている。
Patent JP-2011522497-A (JP)
Title: 規則的点ネットワークにおけるベクトルをカウントする方法
IPC: H03M7/30
Filed: 2009-05-27
Abstract: 【選択図】無し
Patent JP-2011529338-A (JP)
Title: 膜タンパク質の内部移行を検出するための方法
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 2009-07-30
Abstract: 本発明は、細胞の表面に発現される目的の膜貫通タンパク質の内部移行を検出するための方法であって、次の： ａ）蛍光金属錯体で目的のタンパク質を標識する段階であって、蛍光金属錯体の寿命が０．１ｍｓより長い段階； ｂ）目的のタンパク質の内部移行を生じることができる組成物を反応媒体に添加する段階； ｃ）反応媒体に対して以下から選択される調節剤： ａ．上記蛍光金属錯体と適合する蛍光又は非蛍光のＦＲＥＴアクセプター化合物であって、反応媒体中の最終濃度が１０ −７ Ｍより高く、分子量が５０ｋＤ未満である化合物； ｂ．レドックス電位が＋０．１Ｖ未満、好適には０．２５〜０．７５Ｖである還元剤； ｃ．非共有結合によって、特異的に蛍光金属錯体と結合する薬剤； ｄ．非蛍光金属錯体を形成するための、希土類と競合する金属イオン、 を添加する段階； ｄ）蛍光金属錯体の発光波長、及び／又は調節化合物が蛍光アクセプター化合物の場合に調節化合物の発光波長で反応媒体によって放出される発光を測定する段階； ｅ）段階ｄ）で測定されるシグナルを、段階ａ）及びｃ）のみに供された細胞上で測定される基準シグナルと比較する段階、 を含んでなる方法である。   本発明はまた、膜タンパク質の内部移行を検出するための方法である。
Patent JP-2012500865-A (JP)
Title: 増強された表面、コーティング、および関連方法
IPC: C08K3/00
Filed: 2009-08-21
Abstract: 化学的に活性な粒子のような添加剤を、製品の表面に、または製品頂部に配置されたコーティングに取り込む方法が開示される。開示された方法は、慣用的な成形技術に適用することもでき、バッチまたは連続方式で行うことができる。
Patent JP-2012501361-A (JP)
Title: 剥離基体上の転写可能な硬化性非液体フィルム
IPC: C09J7/10
Filed: 2009-08-26
Abstract: 本発明は、剥離基体上の転写可能な硬化性非液体フィルム、これを製造するための方法、これを使用する接合方法、これを使用して共に接合された基体を含むアッセンブリ、および前記フィルムの硬化生成物に関する。また事前に塗布された材料も開示される。
Patent JP-2012502821-A (JP)
Title: 二彩色のアルミニウム容器を製造する方法
IPC: B31B50/00
Filed: 2009-09-17
Abstract: 本発明は、アルミホイル（６）を深絞りして容器本体（７）を形成し、容器本体の端縁を切断し、前記端縁を容器本体の外面上にカールしてカール状の端縁（２）を形成し、ホイル／蓋／膜（３）によって容器本体を閉塞する方法に由来し、カール状の端縁の色がアルミホイルの自然の色と異なるアルミニウム容器（１）に関する。 【選択図】  図１
Patent JP-2012507704-A (JP)
Title: 流体メニスカスを測定する装置
IPC: G02B26/00
Filed: 2009-10-27
Abstract: 本発明は、流体メニスカス１３２の形状を測定するよう配置される装置１０２に関する。装置は、第１の導電性流体１２８及び第２の絶縁性流体３２４を保持する流体チェンバ１０４を有する。第１及び第２の流体は相互に混合することなく、それらの間に流体メニスカス１３２を定める。更に、メインエレクトロウェッティング電極１１８及び補助エレクトロウェッティング電極１２０，１２２，１２４，１２６が流体メニスカスの形状を制御するよう設けられる。これに、メインエレクトロウェッティング電極と補助エレクトロウェッティング電極との間に電圧を供給する電圧源１３４が、メインエレクトロウェッティング電極と少なくとも２つの補助エレクトロウェッティング電極との間のキャパシタンスを別々に測定する測定回路１４４とともに含まれる。このために、測定回路は、キャパシタンスを示す信号を復調するマルチプレクサを有する。本発明は、更に、流体メニスカスを測定する方法に関する。
Patent JP-2012507442-A (JP)
Title: タイヤ‐車輪アセンブリの圧力変化と振動を矯正するための構成
IPC: B60B21/12
Filed: 2009-10-29
Abstract: 本発明はタイヤ‐車輪アセンブリの圧力変化および／または振動数の改良された矯正のための装置と手段を包含する。特別な実施態様において、本発明は空気式タイヤ‐車輪アセンブリにおいて圧力変化および／または振動を弱めるための改良された矯正のためのシステムを包含し、このシステムは空気式タイヤ‐車輪アセンブリと、タイヤ‐車輪アセンブリ内に配置された複数の抑制粒子を含み、ここで前記粒子はエネルギーを抑制する少なくとも一つの粘弾性物質で形成される。他の実施態様では、本発明は複数の衝撃抑制粒子を提供する空気式タイヤ‐車輪アセンブリを提供するためのステップを含む空気式タイヤ‐車輪アセンブリの圧力変化と振動の均等化を改善するための手段を包含し、ここで当該粒子は少なくとも一つのエネルギー抑制粘弾性物質で形成されており、かつ前記複数の粒子は前記タイヤ‐車輪アセンブリ内の圧力チャンバーの中に自由に移動できる状態で配置される。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2012508040-A (JP)
Title: 鼻腔送達装置のためのエラストマー放出部材
IPC: A61M11/00
Filed: 2009-11-03
Abstract: 本発明の様々な実施形態は、鼻腔内に１用量の液体を送達するための送達器具（１０）を提供する。本装置は、鼻腔内に挿入するために形成された放出部材（１２）、その中を通して形成されている放出開口部（１４）を含んでいる。エラストマー面（２６）は、前記放出開口部（１４）の周囲に配置される。
Patent JP-2012510714-A (JP)
Title: 層を備えた半導体デバイス上に金属コンタクトを作るための方法
IPC: H01L31/04
Filed: 2009-11-26
Abstract: 本発明は、導電性の金属コンタクトを、表面側で半導体基板（１２）上に層（２０）を有する半導体デバイス上に形成するための方法に関する。良好な機械的強度を維持しつつ低い接触抵抗が生じるためには、以下の工程段階、すなわち、   粒子を含む流体を層に塗布し、粒子は少なくとも金属粒子およびガラスフリットを含むこと、   流体を硬化させ、同時に、熱処理によって基板１２に複数の金属領域（２６，２８）を形成すること、   硬化した流体を、層の、流体によって覆われた領域を含めて除去すること、   コンタクトを形成するために、溶液からの導電性の材料（１８）を、層が除去されていている半導体デバイスの複数の領域に、中間層なしに析出させ、同時に、基板（１２）上にこれらの領域に存する金属領域（２６，２８）を導電接続させること、が提案されている。
Patent JP-2012512391-A (JP)
Title: 転倒検出器をキャリブレートするための方法、及び装置
IPC: G08B25/04
Filed: 2009-12-04
Abstract: 本発明は転倒検出器をキャリブレートするための方法と装置に関する。本発明は、転倒検出器をキャリブレートする方法であって：（ａ）前記転倒検出器の自由落下の継続時間を取得するステップと；（ｂ）前記継続時間から前記転倒検出器の前記自由落下の間の高さの変化を算出するステップと；（ｃ）前記自由落下の高さの前記変化を前記転倒検出器で測定するステップと；（ｄ）前記算出された高さの変化と、前記測定された高さの変化との間の差を算出するステップと；（ｅ）前記差を基にして、転倒が発生したか否かを判断するための前記転倒検出器の閾値を更新するステップと；を有する方法を提供する。