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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185683 | Bridge, information processing system, and access control method Transparency of resources is provided and ordering in an access is guaranteed between nodes on a computer network. In an information processing system in which a plurality of processor units are connected to each other by a switch, a global address space is introduc... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185657 | Data generating device A data generating device is installed more upstream than a switching device for switching based on data of a first layer. The data generating device reads forward management information relating to a forwarding process of forward data from data of a second layer hig... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185616 | Route designing method A route designing method in which there is accepted an input of user information containing information about bandwidth of an access link serving as a link for connecting each of user sites to a relay node, and information showing the relay node connecting to the us... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185056 | Load testing system, load testing apparatus, load testing method, computer product, and communication device In a load testing system, a transmission device measures a bandwidth of user data transmitted from a user terminal in real time, calculates a calculation bandwidth by subtracting the bandwidth of the user data from an evaluation bandwidth preset to evaluate the perf... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184583 | Virtually centralized uplink scheduling A method of scheduling uplink transmissions from a plurality of source user equipments to a base station is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of determining the amount of data in the data buffer of each of the user equipments, comparing the amount of data in... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184553 | Method and apparatus for measuring packet transmission quality Packet transmission quality in a communication network is measured by transmitting a measurement packet from a packet transmission node to a packet reception node. The packet transmission node is provided with a transmission counter counting the number of packets tr... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181532 | Structural deflection and load measuring device The present invention provides a structural deflection and load measuring device for mounting on an axle. The device includes at least one light beam emitting device connected to the axle and able to emit at least one light beam and at least one light position sensi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181527 | Method and apparatus for pass/fail determination of bonding and bonding apparatus An apparatus for pass/fail determination of bonding used in a bonding apparatus, includes: an ultrasonic horn configured to vibrate longitudinally in resonance with the vibration of an ultrasonic vibrator; a capillary attached at an anti-node of the vibration of the... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660407 | Volatile substance evaporator | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180363 | Communication apparatus preventing communication interference A game apparatus according to a preferred embodiment includes a first wireless communication module and a second wireless communication module. The first wireless communication module performs communication utilizing Bluetooth protocols, whereas the second wireless ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179992 | Communication apparatus and communication method A communication apparatus calculates a residual component by noting one of a given plurality of transmitted signals and by canceling a component corresponding to a candidate/candidates for the other/others of the plurality of transmitted signals from a signal corres... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179953 | Mobile station apparatus and transmission channel estimation method A disclosed mobile station apparatus, which receives a downlink signal including pilots, includes a first estimation unit configured to estimate a delay spread of a transmission channel and a Doppler frequency based on the downlink signal; a determination unit confi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179926 | Mobile communication system, and base transceiver station apparatus and mobile station apparatus used in mobile communication system A phase error detector in a base transceiver station detects a phase error caused by a Doppler shift in a received wave from a mobile station. A phase rotator rotates a phase of a transmission symbol in a base band region so as to cancel the Doppler shift, which occ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179900 | Edge node redundant system in label switching network In a label switching network, in normal times, packet transfer is performed using a protection-target label switching path set between a primary edge node device and a remote edge node device. Then, when a failure occurs in the primary edge node device, a secondary ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179856 | System and method for managing transmissions between communication devices using compression techniques There is provided a communication device including a first communication unit and a second communication unit that use a band causing a conflict between them, the communication device changing a compressibility of communication data to be transmitted by the second c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179754 | Optical disc apparatus, method, and information storage medium for reading information recorded on an optical disc medium An optical disc apparatus controls a relative position of an optical pickup with respect to a surface of an optical disc medium according to an output signal output from the optical pickup according to information recorded on the optical disc medium to implement ser... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177642 | Game control program, game control method, and game device A highly amusing game apparatus is achieved. A game apparatus controls a game where a character operated by a user and an opponent character play ball to compete against each other by hitting a ball. When the user instructs the hitting of the ball by pressing a butt... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176684 | Method and device for automatic systems designed to operate movable barriers Method, together with the devices implementing said method, for controlling the closing and opening movements of a movable barrier (103) so as to prevent a dangerous impact with an obstacle or crushing thereof, said movable barrier (103) comprising a c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175463 | Method and apparatus for connecting AC powered switches, current sensors and control devices via two way IR, fiber optic and light guide cables A method for connecting an AC powered device, which has an optical receiver, with a control circuit, which has an optical transmitter, using at least on optical medium cable includes the steps of terminating the cable at both of its ends, introducing the processed c... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175321 | Speaker motor and speaker A diaphragm for a speaker includes two portions. The first portion is made of metallic material for producing a high frequency tone. The second portion is made of a non-metallic material for producing a low frequency tone. The first portion is joined at a first peri... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175027 | Communication method and gateway apparatus A communication method in a gateway apparatus includes a transmission step of transmitting and receiving packets to and from a mobile station device, and transmitting and receiving packets to and from a home agent; and a setting step of establishing settings such th... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174420 | Video encoding apparatus and method having output restriction function A video encoding apparatus receives a digital video data signal, converts the digital video data signal into an analog video signal and outputs the analog video signal to an externally connected image device. An encoding processor converts the digital video data sig... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172172 | Wing tip docking system for aircraft A system and method for docking various types of aircraft is disclosed. An aerodynamic lifting structure docking mechanism for docking two or more aircraft is provided comprising an aerodynamic lifting structure. The aerodynamic lifting structure includes a first an... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172159 | Surface to move a fluid via fringe electric fields Macroscopic volumes of fluid can be moved across a surface, including windshields, without mechanical assistance. Insulated electrodes, which for windshields and windows are preferably transparent, are embedded in the surface of the windshield. Varying voltages are ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171957 | Liquid distributor valve A liquid distributor valve includes a compartmented base body with a cover and several outlets and one inlet. A rotatable obturator bell is inwardly arranged and has a shaft projecting through the cover and governed by an externally arranged electronic control havin... | 05/08/2012 |
| RE43369 | Mobile communication system enabling efficient use of small-zone base stations A mobile communication system includes a plurality of radio base stations forming respective radio zones and a mobile station selecting a wait zone and a base station to which a request for a message channel is to be issued. Each of the plurality of radio base stati... | 05/08/2012 |
| D659296 | Pet bowl | 05/08/2012 |
| D659151 | User interface for a display screen | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170199 | Echo canceller In a speech communication device capable of bidirectional communication, a clock deviation between the speaker side (the receiving side) and the microphone side (the transmitting side) is detected, and based on the above deviation, either a first frequency signal (s... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169971 | Base station apparatus, communication control system, communication control method, and inter-station control method A base station apparatus includes a determining unit that determines whether a direct link has been established between the base station apparatus and another base station apparatus, when a mobile device makes a request to switch a communication recipient from the b... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167654 | Radiation lamp and radiation source module incorporating same There is disclosed a lamp device including a longitudinal axis, a first elongate electrical connector and a second elongate electrical connector, each of the first elongate electrical connector and the second elongate connector being non-parallel with respect to the... | 05/01/2012 |
| RE43342 | Mobile communication system enabling efficient use of small-zone base stations A mobile communication system includes a plurality of radio base stations forming respective radio zones and a mobile station selecting a wait zone and a base station to which a request for a message channel is to be issued. Each of the plurality of radio base stati... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166482 | Scheduling method, scheduling apparatus and multiprocessor system A thread status managing unit organizes a plurality of threads into groups and manages the status of the thread groups. A ready queue queues thread groups in a ready state or a running state in the order of priority and, within the same priority level, in the FIFO o... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162747 | Game control method and apparatus for controlling resumption of game A game control program is provided to improve user convenience of a game. A game control unit executes a game program, and records a history into a history holding unit while controlling progress of the game. When an operation instruction to pause the game is accept... | 04/24/2012 |
| D658068 | Perfume bottle | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160005 | Virtually centralized uplink scheduling A method of scheduling uplink transmissions from a plurality of source user equipments to a base station is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of determining the amount of data in the data buffer of each of the user equipments, comparing the amount of data in... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657787 | Interactive input system | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156225 | Method for accepting QoS request, and apparatus and computer readable recording medium providing the same Disclosed is a method of accepting a QoS request for utilizing resources of a network in a predetermined quality. The method receives from a terminal connected to the network a resource unnecessity notification indicating that resource allocated to the terminal has ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155591 | Electronic communication method, electronic communication system, communication terminal, and server A user information management unit of a terminal generates a management number for respective users. A terminal to terminal communication unit communicates with another terminal through ad hoc communication, acquires a unique user ID set for the other user, and stor... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155517 | Optical packet switching apparatus An optical packet switching apparatus includes plural optical switches, an optical switching section that switches a path of an optical packet transmitted thereto according to the switch control signal to output the optical packet, and a control section that takes o... | 04/10/2012 |
