baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2006060476-A (JP)
Title: Method for correcting signal outputted from image pickup element and image processor using it
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI TOSHIRO
IPC: H04N5/378
Filed: 2004-08-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide images of high image quality by suppressing excessive correction of image signals and preventing occurrence of black vertical stripes on images.  <P>SOLUTION: An image processor comprises: an imaging device having optically shielded pixels and optically non-shielded pixels; a setting means for setting a correction amount upper limit value corresponding to image pickup conditions, respectively; an arithmetic means for computing a correction amount on the basis of signals from the optically shielded pixels; a comparison means for comparing the correction upper limit value and the correction amount; and a correction means for correcting the signals from the optically non-shielded pixels by using the correction amount in the case of deciding that the correction amount is smaller than the correction upper limit value by the comparison means and correcting the signals from the optically non-shielded pixels by using the correction upper limit value in the case of deciding that the correction amount is larger than the correction upper limit value by the comparison means.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006067052-A (JP)
Title: Image processor
Inventor: MASAI KATSUNORI
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 2004-08-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processor for enabling even a user whose visual line is low such as a user who uses a wheel chair or a user whose height is short to easily perform operation to place an original on an original platen.  <P>SOLUTION: The image processor images an original placed on an original platen 3 with a CCD camera 10 from above, and displays the imaged image on a display operating part 4 which can be recognized visually from the front side. The CCD camera 10 is a movable type to support an imaging direction variably to a direction R1 for imaging the original on the original platen 3 and directions R21 and R22 for imaging the user of an image processor X1. Thus, the image processor performs user authentication based on the image of the user imaged with the imaging means of the movable type. Furthermore, the image processor is provided with a lamp 20 for illuminating the original on the original platen 3.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006064510-A (JP)
Title: Leak detection method
Inventor: SHIMONO FUMIO
IPC: G01M3/20
Filed: 2004-08-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a leak detection method for efficiently and surely detecting a leak in a container without depending on visual check.  <P>SOLUTION: According to this leak detection method applied to a container 1 for liquefying a vapor in a vacuum state, a gas detector 6 is connected to terminals of pipelines 10 and 11 for evacuation connected to the container 1, an inert gas is blown into the outside of the container 1 with the container 1 evacuated, and a leak position in the container 1 is located by detecting the inert gas by the gas detector 6. A leak detection method like this is suitable to leak detection for a condenser in a power plant.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006067349-A (JP)
Title: Photographing device
Inventor: ICHIKAWA YUKIHISA
IPC: H04N5/225
Filed: 2004-08-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photographing device capable of surely photographing a plurality of movable objects to be photographed by one device.  <P>SOLUTION: A camera device 101 searches for a direction in which a radio tag T to be handled by being associated with an article rack 301, an article 302, a salesclerk 303 and a cash register 304, etc. as objects for photography via an antenna 130, a control part 120 and radio communication. Then, a photographic direction of the cash register is changed by performing rotation drive of a turn table 112 according to this search result.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006070291-A (JP)
Title: Lens manufacturing method and program
Inventor: TAKAHASHI YUKIHIRO
IPC: C23C14/24
Filed: 2004-08-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the productivity by shortening the cycle time of a working device for forming a plurality of kinds of thin films on a lens.  <P>SOLUTION: A lens manufacturing method include processing 6313 to set the lens working condition, processing 6314 to select a raw material for vapor deposition according to the working condition out of a plurality of kinds of raw materials for vapor deposition, processing 6315, 6316 to set an optical film thickness meter to measure the thickness of a thin film deposited on a lens according to the working condition, processing 6318 to set the control condition of a heating source to heat the raw material for vapor deposition, processing 6325 to start the heating source under the set control condition, and processing to deposit the thin film on the lens by vaporizing the raw material for vapor deposition by the heating source. Before starting the processing for depositing the thin film, the processing 6314 to select the raw material for vapor deposition and the processing 6315, 6316 to set the optical film thickness meter are performed in parallel.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005080311-A (JP)
Title: Method and device for acquiring electronic information about transmission speeds in a network
Inventor: BROCKE JENS
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2004-08-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a device which contribute to an acceleration of the exchange of data in an acyclical network.  <P>SOLUTION: This invention relates to a method and a device for acquiring electronic information about transmission speeds between nodes of an acyclical network, in particular of an IEEE 1394 bus network. In the case of this method, the respective PHY transmission speed is determined for one subset of the transmission links in the network by acquiring the PHY speeds of the nodes lying on the transmission links and electronically acquiring minimum values of the PHY speeds; and the respective PHY transmission speed is electronically determined for another subset of the transmission links, which is different from the one subset of transmission links, on the basis of one of the PHY speeds being acquired to the nodes lying on the transmission links of the one subset, and an electronic topology information about a topology of the network being electronically acquired using optimization means which are formed in a node of the network.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006072723-A (JP)
Title: Model prediction control method
Inventor: ONISHI TAKESHI
IPC: G05B13/04
Filed: 2004-09-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten the processing time of an optimization calculation, and to suppress a deterioration in the calculation accuracy in model prediction control.  <P>SOLUTION: A model prediction control method is provided for determining the optimal manipulated variables by applying numerical differentiation to each of manipulated variables using the dynamic model of a control object to find out a differentiated value, by moving evaluation points based on a Jacobian matrix with the differentiated values as elements, and by evaluating optimization for each moved evaluation point, wherein an evaluation saving flag is turned on (S14) when the differentiated values are compared with a predetermined value (S13) and the differentiated value is smaller than the predetermined value. In the next Jacobian matrix preparation process, the differentiated value is set to 0, and the numerical differentiation can be saved. In this case, when the numerical differentiation step with the differentiated value as 0 ends, the evaluation saving flag is turned on (S18). In the next numerical differentiation step, numerical differentiation is executed, so that calculation accuracy can be improved.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006073815-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor light emitting device
Inventor: SHAKUDA YUKIO
IPC: F21V25/04
Filed: 2004-09-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly reliable semiconductor light emitting device wherein no breakage or the like of wires takes place in the case that the semiconductor light emitting device used in place of an electric lamp and a fluorescent tube or the like is monolithically formed by forming a plurality of light emitting units on one substrate.  <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of the light emitting units 1 are formed by electrically isolating a semiconductor laminate 17 laminated on the substrate 1 in a way of forming a light emitting layer into a plurality of divisions, and a plurality of the light emitting units 1 are respectively connected in serial and in parallel by a wire film 3. A structure of electrically isolating a plurality of the light emitting units 1 respectively is formed with an isolation trench 17a formed in the semiconductor laminate 17 and an insulation film 21 embedded in the isolation trench 17a, the isolation trench 17a is formed at a place wherein the surfaces of the semiconductor laminate 17 with the isolation trench 17a in-between are substantially flush with each other, and the wire film 3 is formed on the isolation trench 17a via the insulation film 21.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006074681-A (JP)
Title: Communication device
Inventor: TANIMOTO SHIGEO
IPC: H04L45/24
Filed: 2004-09-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication device which is possible to reduce a number of communication route confirmation signals transmitted on a relay transmission network.  <P>SOLUTION: A communication device 100a included in a group 100 is provided with a receiving part 110 which receives a predetermined signal through a communication route out of the group from a communication device out of the group which is not included in the group 100 (for example, a communication device 101a), and a control part 150 which discriminates that the communication route out of the group is not normal when the communication device out of the group does not receive predetermined signal during a predetermined period. When the control part 150 discriminates that the communication route out of the group is not normal, the device notifies that the communication route out of the group is not normal to other devices included in the predetermined group (for example, a communication device 100b).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006080600-A (JP)
Title: Catv terminal device and maintenance control method thereof
Inventor: SHINOHARA SHINICHI
IPC: H04N7/10
Filed: 2004-09-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal device for performing maintenance control with high safety against an abnormal situation such as temperature rise in a terminal case or failure of a cooling device in a CATV terminal or the like, and to provide a maintenance control method for the terminal device.  <P>SOLUTION: The CATV terminal device includes a broadcast receiving means for receiving the supply of a broadcast program from a management center of a CATV network via the CATV network. The device includes a cooling means for cooling the inside of the case of the terminal device; a detecting means for detecting the temperature of the inside of the case and operation failure of the cooling means; and a control means for notifying the management center about a detection result of the detecting means via the network, and controlling power supply to the broadcast receiving means.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005316356-A (JP)
Title: Thin film transistor array and fabricating method thereof
Inventor: RAI KANCHU
IPC: G09F9/30
Filed: 2004-09-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain larger capacitance while not damaging reliability of a thin film transistor and not lowering an opening ratio thereof.  <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of pixel electrodes 360 are formed on a support 310. Each of the pixel electrodes 360 is electrically connected to a second conductive pattern layer M2 via one of connection openings 392, and a prescribed part of the pixel electrode 360 is connected to a first conductive pattern layer M1 via one of opening hole 394 to form a storage capacitor. Thickness of a recessing part R formed on a gate insulating layer 380 is reduced and capacitance of the storage capacitor is increased.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006077897-A (JP)
Title: Hinge device with damper
Inventor: OYAMA KENJI
IPC: B60R5/04
Filed: 2004-09-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hinge device with a damper to be used in opening/closing a deck board provided on a luggage rom of an automobile or the like, having simple construction with a less number of components for allowing easy fixation of the damper and improving assembling workability.  <P>SOLUTION: The hinge device with the damper 10 comprises an outside hinge plate 20 and an inside hinge plate 30 rotatably connected to each other via a resin plate 40 with a rotating shaft 60 and the damper 50 mounted for imparting braking force during turn. The damper 50 has a case 51 and a rotor 55 for imparting braking force between the case 51 and itself. The inside hinge plate 30 is connected to an arm 58 extending from the rotor 55. The resin plate 40 has an engaging piece 43 extending in the axial direction. The outside hinge plate 20 has a fitting portion 27 on a rising wall 24, to which the middle of the engaging piece 43 is fitted. The case 51 has an engaging portion 53 to which an engaging pawl 44 of the engaging piece 43 is fixed in engagement.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006077146-A (JP)
Title: Polyester film for protecting and releasing liquid crystal display plate
Inventor: SUZUKI KANAE
IPC: C08G63/85
Filed: 2004-09-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a polyester film for mold-releasing, usable for protecting a liquid crystal display plate such as a polarizing plate and a retardation plate, causing very little oligomer precipitation and having good transparency.  <P>SOLUTION: The polyester film for protecting and releasing liquid crystal display plates has a polyester layer containing a titanium compound and a phosphorus compound simultaneously satisfying formula (1); 0<W<SB>Ti</SB>≤20, and formula (2); 1≤W<SB>p</SB>≤300. Wherein, W<SB>Ti</SB>is the titanium content (ppm) of the polyester layer; and W<SB>p</SB>is the phosphorus content (ppm) of the polyester layer.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006080960-A (JP)
Title: Image pickup device and method
Inventor: MIZUGUCHI ATSUSHI
IPC: H04N5/369
Filed: 2004-09-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image pickup device capable of properly photographing an object having various luminance distributions.  <P>SOLUTION: A digital camera 10a has three photographing modes respectively named a narrow mode, a normal mode, and a wide mode. An operating point setting part 903 variably sets an operating point of a CCD 26 for specifying a luminance range of the object fit within the dynamic range of an image pickup element on the basis of the set photographing mode. An LUT setting part 902 variably sets a gradation conversion LUT as the embodiment of gradation conversion characteristics (γ correction characteristics) of the gradation conversion in a γ correction circuit 55 on the basis of the set photographing mode. The operating point set with the operating point setting part 903 and the gradation conversion LUT set with the LUT setting part 902 are synchronously changed corresponding to the change of the photographing mode.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006075964-A (JP)
Title: Sheet-like material cutting device
Inventor: ARIMURA KATSUNOBU
IPC: B65H20/04
Filed: 2004-09-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sheet-like material cutting device capable of transferring cut pieces cut in upper and lower cutting lanes, up to an outlet of a transfer belt conveyor in a stable state pressed by presser belts.  <P>SOLUTION: The presser belt 33 of the upper cutting lane 3 is stretched to press the cut piece P1 among a carrier belt conveyor 32, an inclined face 34a of a guide member 34 and the transfer belt conveyor 5, and the presser belt 43 of the lower cutting lane 4 is stretched to press the cut piece P2 between the carrier belt conveyor 42 and the transfer belt conveyor 5 and to allow a return part reversed to return from the transfer belt conveyor 5 side, to pass through a slit 34b provided in the guide member 34 in a position to intersect the guide member 34.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006085925-A (JP)
Title: Electrode for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery using this electrode
Inventor: IKUTA KAZUO
IPC: H01M4/60
Filed: 2004-09-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrode for a lithium secondary battery keeping high energy density, capable of simply inexpensively manufacturing compared with a case using an organic solvent, having high short-time output characteristics at low temperature, and suppressing an output drop ratio after charge-discharge cycles at high temperature, and to provide the lithium secondary battery using this electrode.  <P>SOLUTION: The electrode for the lithium secondary battery is comprised of an active material capable of absorbing or releasing Li ions, at least one kind of material having an electric double layer capacity or a pseudo-electric double layer capacity capable of suppressing sharp discharge potential drop of the active material at low temperature, and at least one kind of water-soluble organic compounds. The amount of acidic surface functional groups of the material having the electric double layer capacity or the pseudo-electric double layer capacity is prescribed to 0.30 meq/g or less in an ion exchange capacity.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005092212-A (JP)
Title: Mask pattern manufacturing method using optical proximity effect correction method based on yield
Inventor: ZACH FRANZ XAVER
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2004-09-16
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical proximity correction method using a modified merit function based on the yield.  <P>SOLUTION: The yield function based on the distance between the layout features such as edge features is obtained by using the known failure mechanism related to the layout geometries. When comparing the edge points on the expected layout pattern and the corresponding edge points on the designed layout pattern, a yield test is carried out first, and then the point on the expected layout pattern is moved to a higher yield position. If the yield is acceptable, no further movement is mode. When the point approaches near the acceptable range before reaching the acceptable yield after moving it step by step, the point is flagged for further consideration.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006091359-A (JP)
Title: Image forming apparatus
Inventor: MOROFUJI KOJI
IPC: G03G21/00
Filed: 2004-09-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus capable of correctly informing a user of the need for maintenance in the case that fresh sheets and used sheets (sheets with an image formed on one side) are mixedly used.  <P>SOLUTION: The reference number of sheets, which corresponds to the reach of the end of the life of a conveying roller, is specified, for example, 10,000 for fresh sheets and 7,000 for used sheets. An axis of the abscissa of a characteristic line graph 53B represents the number X of fresh sheets subjected to printing and an axis of the ordinate of the characteristic line graph 53B represents the number Y of used sheets subjected to printing, and the reference number of the fresh sheets and the reference number of the used sheets are connected together with a straight line. The right side on the straight line (mathematical expression: Y=-0.7+7000 or X=-10/7Y+10000) is an area indicating the need for maintenance. For instance, in the case that the number Y of the used sheets subjected to printing is 700, the number X of the fresh sheets subjected to printing is 9000. When the number X of the fresh sheets exceeds 9000, a user is informed of the need for maintenance.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2006088997-A (JP)
Title: Vehicle steering device
Inventor: HAYASHI KENJI
IPC: B62D111/00
Filed: 2004-09-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose technology enhancing traveling stability by adjusting a steering angle of a wheel.  <P>SOLUTION: Target vehicle height of positions corresponding to respective wheels is calculated based on detection result of a lateral G sensor (S11). Further, a wheel steering angle adjustment amount is calculated based on actual vehicle height of positions corresponding to the respective wheels obtained from the detection result of the vehicle height sensor and the target vehicle height of the respective wheels (S12). Further, a control amount of a wheel steering angle adjustment actuator is calculated based on the wheel steering angle adjustment amount (S13) and the steering angles of the respective wheels are adjusted by the wheel steering angle adjustment actuator (S14). Thus, the steering angle of the wheel is adjusted based on the vehicle height and enhancement of traveling stability is realized.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005106820-A (JP)
Title: Coordinated polarization for shiny surface measurement
Inventor: QIAN XIAOPING
IPC: G01B11/25
Filed: 2004-09-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical metrology system for scanning an object (106) having a shiny surface.  <P>SOLUTION: The optical metrology system includes at least one light source (102), configured and adapted to emit a structured light pattern (L) toward the surface of the object; at least one first polarizer (108) disposed between the light source and the object, such that the light pattern passes therethrough, with the first polarizer being configured and adapted to vary at least one of the plane of polarization and the polarization angle of the light pattern; at least one camera (124a to 124c) configured and adapted to take images of the object; and at least one second polarizer disposed between the camera and the object, the second polarizer having a fixed orientation.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2005110264-A (JP)
Title: Method and system for directing wireless user to location for improved communication
Inventor: RAGHAVACHARI MUKUND
IPC: H04W4/029
Filed: 2004-09-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information handling system for improving reception.  <P>SOLUTION: The system comprises logic for determining a target location for improved communication for a radio communication apparatus based in part on information representing a recent position of the wireless telecommunication unit, wherein the target location is more likely to result in better reception of wireless signals from a wireless access point. The system also includes a transceiver for receiving and transmitting signals to other users of the network. Optionally, the transceiver can be configured for receiving information representing the most recent position of the wireless unit and for transmitting directions to the wireless unit, the directions including information on how to get to the target location.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI