baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2008514839-A (JP)
Title: 充填した砂袋を連結する連結部及び充填した砂袋から形成した障壁における使用
IPC: E02B3/12
Filed: 2005-09-28
Abstract: 【課題】 【解決手段】   洪水防御及びその他の目的用の障壁を、しばしば砂袋を用いて構築する。これらの障壁の強度には限界があり、本発明はこの問題に取り組もうとしている。本発明は、砂袋の層間に配置した砂袋を一緒に保持するのに役立つ単一の射出成形物としての連結部を提供する。この連結部は、可撓性アーム（１１）によって連結した２つの硬質三角形エンドプレート（４）及び（５）を有する。エンドプレートは、砂袋の布地を容易に貫通するが、引き抜くことが困難であるように、返しを有するように形成した突起スパイク（６）が設けられている。使用に際しては、各プレート（４）及び（５）のスパイクがが隣接する袋に固定されるように、各連結部を砂袋の層間に配置する。従って、障壁の袋が互いに保持され、障壁内のあらゆる凹凸がアーム（１１）の可撓性によって調整される。スロット（１４）及び突起（１５）は、大きなサイズの砂袋を使用する場合、必要とされる複数の連結部を互いに連結する。 【選択図】図３
Patent JP-2008519251-A (JP)
Title: 垂直構造を有する半導体固体レーザージャイロ
IPC: G01C19/66
Filed: 2005-10-26
Abstract: 本発明の分野は特に慣性制御システムにおいて用いられる固体レーザージャイロに関する。このタイプの装置は例えば航空の用途に用いられる。   固体レーザージャイロを光学的または電気的にポンピングされた半導体媒質から生産することは可能である。現在、後者のタイプのレーザージャイロはモノリシックでサイズが小さい。それらは一方でガスレーザージャイロの精度に匹敵する精度を達成することを可能にせず、他方で低い回転速度での周波数結合、または温度ドリフトを除去するための光学的方法を実施することを可能にしない。   本発明の一つの主題は、半導体媒質を備え、集められた別個の要素からなり、従って所望の精度を達成するために大きな空洞を生み出す可能性を与える、固体レーザージャイロである。   より正確には、レーザージャイロは互いに平行な平面ゲイン領域のスタックを含む垂直構造を有する外部空洞を伴った、光学的リング空洞および半導体の増幅媒質を備え、空洞の寸法は実質的に増幅媒質の寸法よりも大きく、前記増幅媒質は反射において使用される。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2008528413-A (JP)
Title: 立方晶系窒化硼素成形体
IPC: B23B27/20
Filed: 2005-10-28
Abstract: ＣＢＮ成形体は、ＣＢＮ、及びマトリックス相で、ＴｉＣＮ、ＴｉＣ、ＴｉＮ、及びそれらの混合物及びそれらの固溶体から選択された第二硬質相、及び最大量の二硼化チタンを組込んだマトリックス相を含み、然も、（１０１）二硼化チタンピーク（バックグラウンド補正後）のＸＲＤピーク高さが、（１１１）ＣＢＮピークのピーク高さの１２％より小さい。
Patent JP-2008520196-A (JP)
Title: 肉ポーション製造法
IPC: A23L13/00
Filed: 2005-09-17
Abstract: 本発明は、冷凍された肉を型の中で丸みのある最終形状にプレス成形することによって形および嵩が同等の肉ポーションを製造する方法、詳記するならば、その自然な形を見せ、互いに付着しない１個１個の肉を、冷凍された状態または冷凍されていない状態で２つ、３つ、または４つ以上の同一重量および／または目標重量のポーションに分割する、特に鋸で切り分けること、および、各ポーションが望みの重量を持ち、好ましくは望みの生形状（原形）を持つところまで、それをカットし、次に、冷凍状態で型に入れ、その型の中で最終形状にプレス成形することを特徴とする方法に関する。
Patent JP-2008520824-A (JP)
Title: 微細で低嵩密度の金属ニッケル粉末を生成する方法
IPC: B22F9/22
Filed: 2005-07-20
Abstract: 【解決手段】微細で低嵩密度のニッケル粉末を生成する方法であって、ａ）少なくとも１種の還元性ニッケル塩の粒子を、炉投入物の移動床を形成するように炉内に投入すること、及び、ｂ）炉投入物を、水素含有ガスにより、約３００℃〜約５００℃の範囲の温度で還元することを含み、炉投入物の床を、硬質の凝集体の形成を最小限にするように穏やかに動かし、それにより微細で低嵩密度のニッケル粉末を得る方法である。同様の方法として、炉投入物を浅い固定床に含ませる構成が開示されている。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2008525752-A (JP)
Title: 育児用多機能保管庫及びその内部ケース
IPC: F25D11/00
Filed: 2005-12-20
Abstract: 【課題】乳児用食品又は乳児用品を、その用途及び機能に合わせて様々な方法で保管又は処理するための複数の機能室を備える育児用多機能保管庫を提供する。 【解決手段】乳児用食品又は用品を保管する育児用保管庫１００であって、保管庫本体内で、乳児用食品又は用品を冷蔵、温蔵及び／又は殺菌するための保管庫本体内の複数の機能室及び複数の機能室を制御する制御部を含む。複数の機能室は冷蔵室１２０及び殺菌室１４０を含む。冷蔵室は、保管庫本体内で隔壁により区画され、第１ドア１２３によって開閉可能な冷蔵空間１２１を有し、第１熱電素子によって冷蔵空間を冷蔵する。 【選択図】図２
Patent JP-2008526437-A (JP)
Title: 方向調節アレイを備えている３次元撮像用システムと方法
IPC: A61B8/12
Filed: 2006-01-11
Abstract: ここに記載されているシステムと方法とは、方向調節可能な撮像装置（５０２）を有している、医用超音波撮像システムを用いて、３次元撮像を可能にするものである。撮像装置は、２次元の撮像範囲を撮像するように構成されている変換器アレイ（１０６）を含有するものである。撮像装置は、また、３次元においてアレイの方向を調節するように構成されている方向調節ユニット（１０４）を含有している。アレイは、多数の異なる方向で２次元撮像範囲を撮像するように構成することができるものである。画像処理システム（３０６）は、アレイと通信に関して結合されており、アレイの多数の方向で各撮像範囲を横切って収集された画像データを組み立てるように構成されている。組み立てられたデータは、その後、３次元画像として表示することができる。
Patent JP-2009527457-A (JP)
Title: 難燃剤としてのボロキシン誘導体
IPC: C07F5/05
Filed: 2006-02-23
Abstract: 本発明は、ボロキシン誘導化合物、例えばトリプロパルギルボロキシン、該化合物の製造、並びにポリマー樹脂、特に熱硬化性ポリマー樹脂における難燃剤としての使用に関する。
Patent JP-2008531941-A (JP)
IPC: F17C3/04
Filed: 2006-11-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for bonding a secondary gas barrier to an insulation panel in an LNG carrier or an LNG storage tank, the method including the steps of: applying an adhesive onto the surface of the insulation panel; sequentially laminating the secondary gas barrier, a release film, a cushion pad, a heating pad, and a rigid plate on the adhesive applied on the surface of the insulation panel; heating the adhesive up to a temperature approaching best bonding characteristics by using the heating pad; pressurizing through a pressurizing device the adhesive provided between the secondary gas barrier and the insulation panel under an even pressure by using the elastic force of the cushion pad and the rigidity of the rigid plate; and maintaining the heating temperature under the pressurizing state at a given constant level to conduct full curing of the adhesive.
Patent JP-2008531395-A (JP)
Title: 推進装置
IPC: B64C29/00
Filed: 2006-02-24
Abstract: 操縦者に固定可能な筐体（４）、少なくとも一対のファン（２、３）、および筐体に取り付けられてファンを駆動する少なくとも１つのエンジン（６）を備え、一方のファンは筐体の片側に取り付けられ、他方のファンは筐体の他方の側に取り付けられ、使用に際して、両方のファンが同じ方向に回転して推進力を発生させる、個人飛行装置（１） 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2009165011-A (JP)
Title: Functional distribution type packet transfer system and control method using the same
Inventor: OGAWA KENTARO
IPC: H04L45/60
Filed: 2008-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve the flexible additional extension of a transfer system function.  <P>SOLUTION: This functional distribution type packet transfer system for transferring specific processing corresponding to applications 21-1 to 21-n provided in a control signal processor 20 by adding it to packets by transfer system functions 15-1 to 15-n arranged in packet transfer processors 10-1 and 10-2 includes transfer system function common control parts 16 and 24 equipped with a common function for providing a function common to any of the transfer system functions 15-1 to 15-n and the applications 21-1 to 21-n and a common API corresponding to the transfer system functions 15-1 to 15-n and the applications 21-1 to 21-n, and the transfer system functions 15-1 to 15-n and the applications 21-1 to 21-n transfer a control message through the transfer system function common control parts 16 and 24.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009168494-A (JP)
Title: Matter inspection method and matter inspection device
Inventor: YOKOYAMA YASUO
IPC: G01N29/12
Filed: 2008-01-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To relatively easily discover the flaw of a matter to be inspected even when a change in the resonance frequency caused by the flaw of the matter to be inspected is little.  <P>SOLUTION: The spectrum amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the matter to be inspected at the time when there is no flaw is subtracted from the spectrum amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the matter to be inspected at every frequency and the subtraction result of those spectrum amplitudes is observed to judge whether the flaw is present in the matter to be inspected. Accordingly, if the flaw is present in the matter to be inspected and the resonance frequency of the matter to be inspected changes from that of a normal product, a large value appears in the difference between the spectrum amplitudes in resonance frequency. Therefore, the flaw of the matter to be inspected can be discovered by observing the difference and detecting the large value. As a result, even when the change in the resonance frequency caused by the flaw of the matter to be inspected is little, the flaw of the matter to be inspected can be relatively easily discovered.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009166922-A (JP)
Title: Elevator
Inventor: HIYAMA MASAYUKI
IPC: B66B13/22
Filed: 2008-01-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that a life of a contact is shortened and the melting of the contact by a discharge phenomenon generated at connection/separation and erroneous operation by vibration accompanied by the vertical motion of a car and vibration during the opening/closing action of a car door are easily generated since the connection/separation between the contacts are repeated in a mechanical elevator gate switch.  <P>SOLUTION: The elevator is constituted of: a movable shaft for opening and closing the movable contact and the fixed contact; and a roller support having a central leg pivotally supported on the movable shaft and an arm projected from the central leg in two directions and pivotally supporting a first roller and a second roller so as to be turnable, respectively. The elevator is provided with an opening/closing mechanism having a switch for detecting that a car door is in a full-closed state or a full-opened state by the opening/closing of both the contacts and a groove-like cam comprising a first groove sidewall having a slope and a linear part engaged with the first roller when the car door is positioned in a detection state and a second groove sidewall having a slope engaged with the second roller when the car door is removed from the detection state.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008143781-A (JP)
Title: Grain oriented ceramic and production process thereof
Inventor: TAKAO HISAFUMI
IPC: H01L41/333
Filed: 2008-01-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grain oriented ceramic constituted of a polycrystalline body comprising a first perovskite-type alkali-pentavalent metal oxide compound and having high degree of orientation and a production process thereof.  <P>SOLUTION: The grain oriented ceramic is constituted of a polycrystalline body comprising the first perovskite-type alkali-pentavalent metal oxide compound as the main phase in which a specific crystal plane of each grain constituting the polycrystalline body is oriented and has ≥30% average degree of orientation according to the Lotgering's method. The grain oriented ceramic is obtained by mixing a first anisotropically-shaped powder of which developed plane has lattice matching with the specific crystal plane of the first perovskite-type alkali-pentavalent metal oxide compound and a first reaction material capable of reacting with the first anisotropically-shaped powder thereby forming at least the first perovskite-type alkali-pentavalent metal oxide compound and molding and heating the mixture obtained in the mixing such that the first anisotropically-shaped powder is oriented.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009165436-A (JP)
Title: Pet plant
Inventor: KUMAZAKI SHIGEJI
IPC: A01G31/00
Filed: 2008-01-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pet plant to be given to pets by hydroponically cultivating in a container, sprouts which have an effect of regulating intestinal function of pets.  <P>SOLUTION: This pet plant is obtained by hydroponically cultivating in a container, sprouts which have an effect of regulating intestinal function of pets. As for the sprouts, sprouts of oats or Italian rise grass are applicable. Furthermore, it is possible to give nutrition to pets by performing hydroponics in water which is mixed with materials good for pet health, such as vinegar, vitamin, mineral and Chinese herb medicine. The sprouts are prevented from jumping out from the container to the outside by setting a pressure member.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009167748-A (JP)
Title: Monitor device for construction machinery
Inventor: SHIOMOTO YUJI
IPC: E02F9/26
Filed: 2008-01-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitor device for a construction machinery capable of easily confirming a camera image in a display apparatus and also confirming a rear view with eyes without an operator changing his posture, while easing restrictions on a size of the display apparatus.  <P>SOLUTION: A rear-view monitoring camera 24 is disposed on a counterweight 6 of the rear side of a car body, and the image from the rear view monitoring camera 24 is displayed in a monitor panel 25 in a driver's compartment 4. The monitor panel 25 is placed on a pillar at right rear side.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009166439-A (JP)
Title: Coating film transfer tool
Inventor: USHIJIMA JUN
IPC: B43M11/06
Filed: 2008-01-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coating film transfer tool in which a load to be applied to a transfer head is maintained substantially constant from the start towards the end of tool use.  <P>SOLUTION: The coating film transfer tool is provided with: an accommodation case provided with an opening in the front and rear ends; and a coating film transferring section 2 disposed in the interior of an accommodation case. The coating film transferring section 2 is provided with: a transfer tape, a supply bobbin 21; a take-up bobbin 22; the transfer head 24 for pressure-sensitive transfer of a coating film of the transfer tape by pressurizing it onto a transfer target; a rotation transmitting device for transmitting rotation of the supply bobbin 21 to the take-up bobbin 22 and controlling the rotation of the take-up bobbin 22; and a first transfer-part cover 26 and a second transfer-part cover 27. The coating film transfer tool is also provided with a load adjusting device for adjusting the load of rotation of the supply bobbin 21.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009174321-A (JP)
Title: Oil supply system
Inventor: TAKANO AKIRA
IPC: F01M1/16
Filed: 2008-01-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an oil supply system stabilizing the temperature of oil supplied for the purpose of control, lubrication, or the like below a prescribed value.  <P>SOLUTION: The oil supply system supplying oil from an oil pan storing oil to a supply destination includes a suction passage for sucking oil from the oil pan 18; an oil strainer 22 for removing impurities of the sucked oil; an oil pump 13 for sucking oil in the suction passage; a control valve 15 for adjusting oil pressure exhausted from the oil pump 13; a feed passage 17 for supplying the oil adjusted by the control valve 15 to the supply destination, and discharging the supplied oil to the oil pan 18; and a drain selector valve 20 for switching between discharging excessive oil caused during pressure adjustment by the control valve 15 to a part between the oil strainer 22 and oil pump 13, and discharging into the oil pan depending on the oil temperature.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009175306-A (JP)
Title: Projector
Inventor: MIYAZAWA YASUNAGA
IPC: G02F1/13
Filed: 2008-01-23
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a projector capable of easily performing optical path adjustment between an illumination system and a synthesis system, and projecting a highly precise image.  <P>SOLUTION: The projector includes: an upper stage including a light source device emitting respective color light beams of R, G, B, and three first PBSs 130 for separating the respective color light beams to P polarization luminous flux and S polarization luminous flux; a lower stage including six liquid crystal panels 150 of a luminous flux transmission type fixed to the light incident surface of second PBSs 160 modulating the light of the luminous flux according to image information, the three second PBSs 160 disposed in positions superposing in a planar view with the first PBSs 130, second dichroic prisms 170 color synthesizing the respective color light beams emitted from the second PBSs 160, and a projection optical system 180 projecting the synthesized image light; and a light guide output system 140 for guiding the luminous flux from the first PBSs 130 to the liquid crystal panels 150.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008186019-A (JP)
Title: Array substrate and display apparatus using the same
Inventor: LEE SO-HYUN
IPC: G02F1/1368
Filed: 2008-01-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an array substrate and a display apparatus that uses the substrate.  <P>SOLUTION: The display apparatus includes a first substrate that uses an array substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate. The first substrate is segmented into pixel areas, on which a storage line and a floating electrode are formed. The storage line and the floating electrode are positioned at a boundary portion of the pixel areas and block transmission of light in the corresponding area. By providing the light-shielding means on the first substrate having segmented pixel areas as is described, the probability of misalignment in the process becomes low, as compared with a configuration having a light-shielding means formed separately on a second substrate. Hence, unnecessary expansion of the width of the light-shielding means for securing a misalignment margin is eliminated, and the aperture ratio of the display apparatus can be enhanced, while keeping the light blocking means to an appropriate width.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009178217-A (JP)
Title: Pinball game machine
Inventor: KINOSHITA TAKAAKI
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2008-01-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pinball game machine capable of locking an operation button in an easy-to-perceive state for a player.  <P>SOLUTION: A button unit 19 includes a push-down member 191, a button storage part 192a for storing the push-down member 191, and a solenoid 194. An engagement portion 191f of a connection part 191e provided on the underside of the push-down member 191 is engaged with a plunger 194b of the solenoid 194 so as to fix the push-down member 191 at a push-in position (an ending position). A button fixed in the pushed-in state clearly shows the player that the function as the button is invalidated.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009179099-A (JP)
Title: Tire state detection device
Inventor: KATSURA YOICHIRO
IPC: B60C23/20
Filed: 2008-01-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tire state detection device capable of preventing a radio wave output strength from deviating from a predetermined region.  <P>SOLUTION: The tire state detection device 1 is characterized by comprising: a tire air pressure detection means 4 for detecting tire air pressure; a tire internal temperature detection means 5 for detecting a tire internal temperature; a transmission means 6a for transmitting data including the tire air pressure P and the tire internal temperature T; a correction means 6b for correcting the radio wave output strength of the data transmitted by the transmission means 6a based on the tire internal temperature T; a calculation means 6c for calculating an expected tire internal temperature T_ref based on the tire air pressure P; and a prohibition means 6d for prohibiting correction of the correction means 6b when the difference between the tire internal temperature T and the expected tire internal temperature T_ref is larger than a determined threshold α.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009179119-A (JP)
Title: Automotive lighting system and automobile
Inventor: ISHIDA SHOJI
IPC: B60Q3/02
Filed: 2008-01-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem of a conventional automotive lighting system which has a light-emitting member on an inner side surface of an occupant door disposed on a side face of a vehicle body to light around the feet of an occupant getting in or out of an automobile and to inform other automobiles and the like that the occupant door is open, the light-emitting member can only halfway serve as a warning light or a foot lamp as it is flush with a door trim and disposed at a low position near the vehicle floor.  <P>SOLUTION: The automotive lighting system has the light-emitting member 4 provided on the inner side surface of the occupant door 2 disposed on the side face of the vehicle body 1, wherein the light-emitting member 4 is disposed below a protrusion used as a door handle 5 and/or an armrest provided on the inner side surface of the occupant door 2 and adjusted so that its illumination direction of the light of the light-emitting member 4 faces obliquely downward.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009182680-A (JP)
Title: Portable electronic apparatus, and its control method
Inventor: MIURA TAKASHI
IPC: G03B13/36
Filed: 2008-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable electronic apparatus capable of preventing or reducing impact sound between a lens part and a member adjacent to the lens part caused by vibration of a vibration generator, in a portable electronic apparatus with a vibration generator and a camera part incorporated in a housing, and to provide its control method.  <P>SOLUTION: This portable electronic apparatus is provided with a housing in which a vibration generator 5, and a camera part 6 provided with a lens part 61 having a lens 63 arranged in a lens barrel 62, and a lens part movement mechanism 64 moving the lens part 61, and having an automatic focus function carrying out focusing by controlling the lens part movement mechanism 64 are incorporated. The portable electronic apparatus is further provided with a lens part control part controlling the lens part movement mechanism 64 in response to the behavior of the vibration generator 5.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008192152-A (JP)
Title: Method and device for configuring input and output of process control system
Inventor: JUNDT LARRY OSCAR
IPC: G05B19/042
Filed: 2008-01-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a device for configuring an input and an output of a process control system.  <P>SOLUTION: A disclosed example method comprises obtaining a tag of a process controller from an input/output device, and associating the process controller with a process control module, based on the obtained tag.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009178479-A (JP)
Title: Program, information storage medium and game system
Inventor: EGAWA YOSHIKAZU
IPC: A63F13/52
Filed: 2008-02-01
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program enabling the performance of starting an attack automatically by a group unit to be conducted when performing a fight between groups configured including a plurality of objects.  <P>SOLUTION: A computer is made to function as an object space setting part for arranging the plurality of objects belonging to a first group and the plurality of objects belonging to a second group in an object space and a game processing part for conducting the attack performance to the second group of the first group. The game processing part determines whether or not the attackable range of one of the objects belonging to the first group and one of the objects belonging to the second group hit, and starts the attack performance when determining that they hit.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009185097-A (JP)
Title: Stable preservation method of thiol compound
Inventor: SAKAMOTO NOBORU
IPC: C08G65/326
Filed: 2008-02-01
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stable preservation method of a thiol compound by which the thiol compound can stably be preserved over a prolonged period of time, particularly a method for industrially stably preserving, storing and transferring or transporting the thiol compound.  <P>SOLUTION: In the stable preservation method of the thiol compound, the thiol compound has a polyalkylene glycol chain and the preservation method preserves the thiol compound under coexistence with a solvent.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009187132-A (JP)
Title: Information processing apparatus, device management method, and computer program
Inventor: ATSUIZUMI TAKAHIRO
IPC: B41J29/38
Filed: 2008-02-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce errors caused by the fact that a plurality of devices have different functions when the operation of the plurality of devices is controlled using one device driver.  <P>SOLUTION: When a device driver 302 of a client PC 101 controls a plurality of image forming apparatuses 104, the device driver 302 sets an automatic resource information update flag 305 to reset and prohibits reception of the resource information of the image forming apparatuses 104. Thus, it is possible to prevent the device driver 302 from directing the image forming device 104 to perform functions that cannot be used with the image forming apparatus 104.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT