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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8064710 | Image processing apparatus, method of controlling thereof, and program An object of the present invention is to detect characteristics of images such as blurring and the like without expanding compressed and stored image data. And, the above-described detection is realized by detecting image characteristics on the basis of attached inf... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7721249 | User interface apparatus, processing apparatus, user interface method, program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the program A user interface apparatus which is capable of registering a substitute processing operating procedure that can be performed by another apparatus on a network. It is determined whether or not processing specific to a MFP 110 is included in processing correspo... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7706075 | Projection optical system, exposure apparatus, and device fabrication method The present invention provides a projection optical system which projects an image on a first object plane onto a second object plane, comprising at least four optical members which are arrayed in turn from the second object plane, and made of an isotropic crystal, ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7700866 | Electronic musical apparatus displaying network service items for selection and computer program therefor An electronic musical apparatus is of a data processing type and is connectable to an external server via a communication network. The apparatus comprises a display screen, item selecting keys arranged around the display screen, and a communication device to connect... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7679769 | Data receiving system and data output method therefor, data receiving apparatus, and control program for implementing the data output method A data receiving system which enables, even when the location of a recipient is changed, a sender to always send data to the same transmission destination, and the recipient to obtain received data from a nearest output terminal apparatus. A server as the data recei... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7679717 | Exposure apparatus An exposure apparatus for exposing a pattern of a reticle onto a substrate includes a projection optical system for projecting the pattern onto a substrate, the exposure apparatus exposing the substrate through a flammable liquid that is filled in a space between th... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7672345 | Semiconductor laser drive control apparatus A drive signal for driving a semiconductor laser is generated on the basis of an image signal inputted in synchronism with a pixel clock. A bias signal to the semiconductor laser is generated at a timing earlier than the drive signal by a predetermined time. The bia... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670879 | Manufacturing method of semiconductor module including solid-liquid diffusion joining steps The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a semiconductor module which enables the joining at a low temperature within a short time and can obtain more reliable joining portions by performing the joining without using a solder joining medium. The manu... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7667127 | Electronic musical apparatus having automatic performance feature and computer-readable medium storing a computer program therefor In an automatic performance system, song and style data DAi and DCj (i:1 through n, j:1 through m) contains tempo and meter data TPa, TMa; TPc, TMc, respectively, so that the style data DCj whose tempo and meter data matches with those of the song data DAi is reprod... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7663659 | Image forming apparatus and control method therefor An image forming apparatus forms an image by laser beams from a plurality of lasers. The image forming apparatus includes a light amount control circuit that detects displacement in a sub-scanning direction of the main scanning line of a laser beam from the predeter... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7653947 | Image forming system, image forming apparatus, control method therefor and program implementing the control method An image forming system which is capable of enhancing security in an i-copy function. A server apparatus stores document data once having been printed in association with a sheet identifier recorded on a print sheet on which the document data has been printed. An im... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653841 | Information processing apparatus and information notification method therefor, and control program To enable the host server side to be aware of the recovery of an error when the error is recovered by the user's power off/on operation, the most recent state regarding occurrences of errors at printer 16 (steps S61 and S62) is stored in the bac... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7645777 | Switching device A switching device is discloses that exhibits two stable resistance values to a voltage applied between electrodes. The switching device comprises thin films of a first electrode layer, an organic bistable material layer and a second electrode layer sequentially for... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7633648 | Method and apparatus for calculating distances and reflection differences between measurement points on printed matter to evaluate image quality Upon observing homogeneity in page image by the human eye, a permissible level associated with color reproduction with respect to an identical color signal changes depending on the distance from an interest point. Since the conventional homogeneity in page image eva... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7633598 | Filter exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method A filter used for an exposure apparatus that exposes a plate using a light from a light source includes a light transmitting film configured to transmit the light from the light source, a first rod member that includes plural first rod members, and thermally contact... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7632027 | Optical apparatus An optical apparatus is disclosed which has a minimized protruding portion at a portion where a plurality of barrel-constituting members are connected and which allows easy assembly and disassembly. The optical apparatus includes a first member and a second member w... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7630058 | Exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method This invention provides an exposure apparatus which exposes a substrate (51) with a pattern formed on a reticle (3), and includes a projection optical system (1) including an optical element (11-14) and a reflecting surface (42 | 12/08/2009 |
| 7628334 | Content data usage apparatus An electronic musical instrument has a protected storage unit in which a plurality of music content data are preset and stored in an unusable state where a user cannot freely use. A content selection unit is operated by the user to select a desired one of the music ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7627282 | Image forming apparatus for designating sheet post-processing functions An image forming apparatus including: a stapling device which applies staple processing to a portion assuming a trailing end of a sheet with respect to a transport direction of the sheet; a first punch device which applies punch processing to a portion assuming a le... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7626291 | Drive apparatus A drive apparatus having a shortened axial dimension. First and second magnets are each formed into a semi-cylindrical shape and each provided with a magnetized pattern portion. A rotor yoke includes a shaft portion and a magnetic pole portion facing magnetized surf... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7623213 | Switching device A switching device in which an organic bistable material layer containing an organic bistable compound having two types of stable resistance against an applied voltage is provided between at least two electrodes. In the switching device, a first electrode layer, an ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7623181 | Panhead A panhead which is capable of appropriately operating an image pickup device by a simple mechanism thereof. A fixed unit is set on a base of a camera-attached panhead. A pan rotation unit is supported on the pan fixed unit, for rotation within a plane parallel with ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7623161 | Image pickup apparatus, white balance adjustment method therefor, and program for implementing the method An image pickup apparatus which can carry out proper white balance adjustment even at the time of bounce flash shooting. A white balance adjusting circuit uses a first correction value calculated based on shot image data as a white balance correction value when it i... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7620361 | Image forming apparatus and control method therefor An image forming apparatus, which is capable of correctly and accurately detecting a sheet leading edge position and carrying out image formation in appropriate image write timing, includes a detection device disposed at a reference position upstream from the transf... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7619792 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method An image forming apparatus has a calibration mode in which a calibration image is formed on a print medium to correct image forming conditions. The image forming apparatus detects print medium information to determine, on the basis of the print medium information, w... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7619789 | Image reading apparatus To provide a technology which facilitates an operation for placing a document with a larger size than a size of a document table, on the document table. A document cover is positioned at a plurality of open positions to a document table. A pivot of a document table ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7616258 | Image pickup apparatus, control method therefor, and program for implementing the control method An image pickup apparatus which is capable of restraining power consumption to the maximum possible extent while improving the AF and zooming performance using distance information. A video signal from an optical image formed through the focus compensation lens is o... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7616253 | Optical apparatus An optical apparatus is disclosed which achieves high focusing accuracy and favorable responsiveness in AF control. The apparatus includes a signal generator which extracts signals in a plurality of frequency bands from an output from an image-pickup part and genera... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7615984 | DC-DC converter and method of controlling thereof A DC-DC converter can prevent intermittent failure of a PWM or driving signal (VM) when a load becomes light and prevent generation of unusual noise from a transformer. The converter includes a transformer (2) having a primary winding (2a... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7614354 | Bobbin changer apparatus for sewing machine Bobbin case containing a lower thread bobbin mounted in a rotary hook of a sewing machine is exchanged for a new bobbin case by the bobbin case being transferred between the rotary hook and a bobbin stock section provided apart from the rotary hook. Transfer mechani... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7612901 | Image forming apparatus, control method, and storage medium storing a computer program, for inhibiting switching to a normal mode in a removable storage device is detected or inhibiting a specific mode if the removable storage device is not detected An electronic apparatus that is capable of securely preventing a user who has worked in a dedicated mode using a storage device such as a removable medium from forgetting to remove the storage device. The electronic apparatus is operated in a normal mode or a dedica... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7610353 | Image forming apparatus, setup method therefor and program for implementing the method An image forming apparatus which allows setup to be performed while displaying setup procedure data on a network without causing an adverse effect. The image forming apparatus is capable of accessing a predetermined server via a network. A controller 150 inhi... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7609390 | Measurement method and apparatus, exposure apparatus A measurement method for measuring a wavefront aberration of a target optical system using a measurement apparatus that measures the wavefront aberration of the target optical system by detecting an interference pattern includes the steps of measuring as a system pa... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7608980 | Vibration control apparatus and method A vibration control apparatus capable of efficiently generating vibrations of different orders using the same electrodes. A plurality of electrodes polarized to have desired polarities are formed in a piezoelectric element, and are divided into a plurality of electr... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7608808 | Injection-locked pulsed laser with high wavelength stability An injection-locked laser is disclosed. The injection-locked laser comprises a seed laser, an oscillator into which a certain component of light output from the seed laser is injected as seed laser light, a frequency converter which shifts a frequency of the remaini... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7608774 | Performance guide apparatus and program Two-dimensional display section is provided near a keyboard, and, in accordance with performance data, this display section is caused to effect a dynamic display moving, in a given two-dimensional trajectory, from a first display position corresponding to a key to b... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7607659 | Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveyed to a sheet stacking portion is conveyed in a direction opposite to a sheet conveyance direction by a returning roller to bring a trailing edge of the sheet into abutment against a reference wall and regulate a trailing edge position of the sheet. A ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7606509 | Image forming apparatus, recording material conveying method, program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the program An image forming apparatus which can prevent a temperature increase at predetermined locations of a fixing unit and also realize the fastest printing with respect to each continuous printing number. The image forming apparatus includes a fixing unit that fixes an im... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7605939 | Information processing apparatus for forming raster image data based on different printing commands, control method therefor, and computer-readable medium storing a computer program implementing the control thereof An information processing apparatus is communicable with a server and an image forming apparatus. A first set of printing commands is acquired from the server. A raster image processor (RIP) processes an image to form raster image data based on the acquired first se... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7605931 | Image forming apparatus including power saving control and job scheduling and control method therefor An image forming apparatus which is capable of bringing processing devices, such as sheet feed devices and post-processing devices connected respectively to the image forming apparatus, into operable states in timing optimal for carrying out an image forming job, th... | 10/20/2009 |
