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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183285 | Therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome and methods thereof The present invention provides a therapeutic agent and methods thereof for the treatment for irritable bowel syndrome. The agent comprises a compound represented by formula (I): wherein, R1 represents an optional... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181660 | Treatment liquid permeation unit and treating apparatus A treatment liquid permeation unit comprises: at least one vibration unit; and a vibration transmission unit for transmitting a vibration from the vibration unit. The vibration transmission unit is positioned between an adhesive with which a wafer is combined to a s... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181263 | Data communication system controlling available addressees for data based on preselected security level of user and addressee location An LDAP server stores security levels individually assigned to a plurality of destinations and a plurality of users in advance. When a user is authenticated successfully by the LDAP server, a control section of a multi-functional machine obtains the security level o... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177380 | Light emitting device and lighting device having the same A light-emitting device (10) includes: a light-emitting element (1); and a light flux controlling member (2) for controlling light emitted from the light-emitting element (1), the light flux controlling member (2) has (i) a light-i... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176550 | Authentication-capable apparatus and security system The place where a user performs personal authentication includes a room into which entry is authenticated, and an apparatus for use of which authentication input (login and logout) is performed. In such situation, it will take at least a moving time for a user to pe... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174609 | Camera module and electronic device including the same In a camera module 1 of the present invention, a mechanical shutter 2 is provided above a top surface of a lens unit 3, and a protrusion section formed to an end of a lens 31 is held in a depression section formed on a back surface of the... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173865 | Plant having increased yield of seeds It is found that a transformed plant into which a γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase gene has been introduced is increased in at least one of the number of flowers and the number of seeds in comparison with a wild-type plant, and is therefore increased in seed yield. Ba... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173378 | Methods of using an alpha-1-adrenergic receptor having altered ligand affinity A modified G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), having modified ligand affinity is provided by binding a G-protein-coupled receptor to a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. Furthermore, agonists for or antagonists against the modified GPC... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173360 | Cell death inhibitor The cell death inhibitor comprising a substance capable of binding to macrophage migration inhibitory factor is useful as a preventive/therapeutic agent for, e.g., heart diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, central nervous infections, trau... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171409 | Interface for print control In a printer driver 1, user interface UI-1 is displayed in the beginning and setup items are displayed in the respective display forms of the basic level on this user interface UI-1. In this state, basic explanations or detailed explanations are... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169870 | Recording/reproducing device and method using pulse sequences, and information recording medium A recording/reproducing device includes a laser and a laser drive carried by a pickup having a drive for movement. A control controls the drives to irradiate the recording medium with laser pulse sequences forming recording marks having recording mark lengths betwee... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169869 | Recording parameter setting device and method using pulse sequences A recording parameter setting device setting parameters of pulse sequences forming recording marks on recording media. The device includes a storage section storing first and second look-up tables, and a recording parameter setting section for obtaining from the tab... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169647 | Authentication technique that can simplify works necessary when the printer position is changed, personnel allocation is changed, or a new printer is installed An image processing apparatus 30 is used with an IC card 32 capable of outputting first location information specifying a location where a user belongs to, and includes a card reader 50 obtaining the first location information from the IC card | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166073 | Information processing device, storage device and computer-readable medium for accepting description information of multi-media content including keywords and reference information indicative of duplicative occurrence of each keyword and retrieving location information in the content using the respective keywords and associated reference information There are provided a storage device and a computer readable medium capable of efficiently storing keywords contained in description information and efficiently retrieving the keyword. A list producing portion extracts the keywords from the description information an... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164781 | Output system for unifying a documentary form relating to an event To provide an output system and an output device capable of easily unifying a documentary form relating to an event without increasing the number of work processes, in a system wherein output data is transmitted to an output device such as a printer, via a communica... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164764 | Image processing apparatus and image processing system When an instruction to execute an image processing from a user is accepted through an operation panel, a control section temporarily stores image data read from an original or externally received image data in an HDD, and then, outputs processing information related... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159912 | Recording parameter setting device, program thereof, computer-readable recording medium containing the program, information recording medium, recording/reproducing device, and recording parameter setting method A recording parameter setting device including a trial recording parameter setting section and a reproduced signal quality judging section. The reproduced signal quality judging section judges whether or not a reproduced signal obtained by reproduction of the trial ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159689 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method, image processing program, and storage medium storing image processing program An image forming apparatus that can reduce a difference in fog or image density between two facing pages of a booklet formed after duplex printing is provided. A CCD line sensor inputs a series of pieces of image data whose order of printing has been determined in a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158369 | Cancer diagnostic kit and cancer diagnostic method The present invention provides a kit and method for diagnosing a cancer using a polynucleotide including a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No: 1 or 3 or a partial sequence thereof, a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No: 2 or 4 or a partial se... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158002 | Responsive gels and methods of use thereof The present invention provides variable pore size filters. The variable pore size filters of the present invention comprise a fabric matrix, having a set pore size, wherein the fabric matrix is coated with a gel that expands and shrinks in response to a trigger. Whe... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154969 | Recording parameter setting device and method using pulse sequences A recording parameter setting device setting parameters of pulse sequences forming recording marks on recording media. The device includes a storage section storing first and second look-up tables, and a recording parameter setting section for obtaining from the tab... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153694 | Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid compound A compound of the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, a salt thereof, and a prodrug thereof of the present invention unexpectedly have a superior GPR40 receptor agonist activity and superior p... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152972 | Method for forming fine particles, method for forming concavities and convexities, and device for forming fine particles A method of the present invention for forming fine particles includes forming fine particles on a substrate by supplying, in the presence of inert gas, to the substrate, atoms or molecules of a supply material capable of being combined with a material constituting a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149429 | Control apparatus, program, computer-readable storage medium, imaging apparatus control system, and control method In acquiring setting information from a user, a multifunctional apparatus can be switched between (i) a first input mode in which an operation panel displays a setting window and accepts an operation from the user and (ii) a second input mode in which a printing sec... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146809 | Authentication system and terminal having function of setting identification information reading method In order to provide an authentication system and a terminal capable of saving user's trouble and allowing quick and accurate determination as to whether the user is a registered user or not, a data processing device capable of data communication with a plurality of ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144225 | Amplification type solid-state imaging device Before a signal charge from a photodiode 1 is transferred to a signal charge accumulating portion 3 by a scanning circuit 20, a reset transistor 4 is turned on for a prescribed period to reset the voltage of the signal charge accumulating... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140417 | Data transmission system and data transmitting method A data transmission system is provided that enables a user to move away before the completion of data transmission regardless of whether a refund is made in association with occurrence of a communication error when a data transmitting apparatus performs data transmi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139240 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is provided, in which communication history that may change in a sleep mode is updated and displayed, whereby state of data communication in the sleep mode can be grasped. Even if the image forming apparatus as a whole is stopped, power is... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136049 | Image processing apparatus The present invention provides an image processing apparatus which improves processing efficiency by allowing display of a message according to a usage status of a user and also has good operability. The image processing apparatus includes a setting section 9... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8134909 | Optical information storage medium, optical information storage medium playback apparatus, method of controlling optical information storage medium playback apparatus, control program of optical information storage medium playback apparatus, and storage medium storing the program therein A super resolution medium (1) is provided with an information signal region (11) where a content, such as a video or audio content, is recorded and a test read region (12) where reproduction setting value adjustment information is recorded for a... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8134730 | Output control system The present invention is to provide an output control system in which an information processing apparatus instructs an image output apparatus to output image data, and in which the image output apparatus outputs the image data. The output control system is configure... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132107 | Multifunctional apparatus, method for controlling multifunctional apparatus, control apparatus, method for controlling control apparatus, system for controlling multifunctional apparatus, control program, and computer-readable storage medium A multifunctional apparatus is capable of switching between a standard operation mode in which a Web service layer stops operating and an OS mode in which the Web service layer operates. In the OS mode, the multifunctional apparatus informs an external control appar... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131773 | Search information managing for moving image contents A search information analyzing unit (101) separates search information (15) into structured search information (152) representing a structure of moving image contents, semantic search information (153) representing characteristics in sema... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8130390 | Image data transmitting apparatus, server apparatus, image data transmitting system, and program The image data transmitting apparatus acquires the address book data corresponding to the user or such data and the transmittal cover letter data from the server apparatus, selects, out of the acquired information on destinations, the destination according to select... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8130315 | Solid image capture device and electronic device incorporating same The solid image capture device 100 in accordance with the present invention is detachably fixed to a wiring board 1 and applies pressure to the side faces of a transparent lid section 3 in a direction normal to the faces, so as to nip and secure... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8130314 | Solid-state image capturing apparatus, mounting method of solid-state image capturing apparatus, manufacturing method of solid-state image capturing apparatus, and electronic information device A solid-state image capturing apparatus includes: an insulation substrate including an external lead terminal; a solid-state image capturing element fixed on the insulation substrate and including a microlens; and a transparent glass member positioned above the insu... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8130125 | A/D converter, solid-state image capturing apparatus and electronic information device The CMOS image sensor according to the present invention includes a sample hold section 3A1 for retaining an analog input signal voltage and a ramp wave signal voltage; and a comparing section 3A2 for taking an output from the sample hold... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125881 | Optical information recording medium, reproduction method and optical information processing device using the same An optical information recording medium of the present invention, a reproduction method using the optical information recording medium, and an optical information processing device using the optical information recording medium, each of which optically reproduces re... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8116440 | Transmitting apparatus and transmitting method When a transmission of image data to a destination has not been completed, retransmission processing in which the image data is repeatedly transmitted to the destination is performed and the number of times the transmission has been performed is counted. When the nu... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116313 | Data communication system, backup server and communication control apparatus In order to distribute multicast packets, using different multicast addresses and avoiding fault points, a backup server is installed close to a master and converts backup multicast packets and sends them as master multicast packets to the client. At this time, back... | 02/14/2012 |
