Nec Corporation

Calsonic Kansei Corporation

Nec Electronics Corporation

Hirose Electric Company, Ltd.

Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp.

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Ntt Docomo, Inc.

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd

Jx Nippon Mining Metals Corporation

Fujitsu General Limited

Nec Platforms, Ltd.

Yoshihiro Sasaki

Masaru Yoshida

Mitsuru Kawai

Toru Sekiguchi

Masahiko Nagao

Yoshiaki Koga

Torahide Takahashi

Takashi Fujita

Daisuke Noguchi

Shinya Kaneko

Takashi Kikumoto

Shingo Tajima

Masayoshi Shinhama

Megumi Yamaguchi

Hiroyuki Tamura

Junichi Hiyama

Enichi Ishiwa

Toru Imori

Takao Morimoto

Tsutomu Matsuzaki

Satoshi Hiyama

Kazuhiro Kojima

Toshiharu Watanabe

Yuki Moritani

Yasuhito Okawara

Toru Asanuma

Atsushi Itagaki

Takashi Nishikawa

Tatsuya Suda

Jun-ichi Kikuchi

Hideki Toyoyama

Chizuko Yoshida

Kojiro Nakamura

Mitsunari Narahara

Hiroki Igarashi

Takafumi Arima

Masamitsu Usui

Masahiro Iguchi

Takefumi Akahira

Junichi Kikuchi

Mamoru Hamada

Atsuo Okuya

Hiroaki Watanuki

Mineo Hashizume

A print controller includes a first print command unit, an output command unit, and a second print command unit. The first print command unit prints multiple page images onto multiple printing media in either one of a first sequence, in which the page images are printed starting from a leading page image toward a final page image, and a second sequence, in which the page images are printed starting from the final page image toward the leading page image. The output command unit gives a command for outputting the printing media to an output destination of a printing apparatus in a state where a printed face of each printing medium faces upward. The second print command unit gives a command for further printing the page images onto the printing media, which are fed to a feed destination of the printing apparatus while being kept in the upward-facing output state in the output destination, such that the printing is performed in the other one of the first sequence and the second sequence.

Print controller and non-transitory computer readable medium

An image processing apparatus includes a reception unit that receives a print job which includes print data and which specifies back printing to be performed on a transparent recording medium, a generation unit that generates a display image to be printed on a front surface of the transparent recording medium and a display image to be printed on a back surface on the transparent recording medium on the basis of the print data included in the print job, and a display unit that displays the display image to be printed on the front surface and the display image to be printed on the back surface generated by the generation unit.

Image processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and method for processing image

A radio node achieving power saving in a radio communication system is provided. A radio node () includes: a first communication unit () configured to connect to at least one communication apparatus () allowed to be connected to a network and another radio node (); a determination unit () configured to determine, in a situation in which each of all the communication apparatuses () is connected to one of the radio nodes () and () included in the network, whether or not a communication apparatus () that transmits data via the first communication unit () is present; and a control unit () configured to stop the first communication unit () when it is determined that the communication apparatus () that transmits data via the first communication unit () is not present.

Radio node, radio communication system, communication control method, and program

A vehicle position lamp can include a plurality of circuit boards each mounting an LED. The vehicle position lamp can also include a first inner lens having a plurality of optical plates and at least one connecting plate connecting between the adjacent optical plates and a second inner lens. An inner surface of each of the optical plates can be located adjacent the respective one of the circuit boards so that an optical axis of a diffusing lens of each of the optical plates corresponds to a substantially optical axis of each of the LEDs. The second inner lens can be located adjacent the first inner lens that can be formed in various slender curved shapes. Thus, the disclosed subject matter can provide vehicle position lamps having a high visibility that are formed in various slender curved shapes such that match headlights, which fit both front corners of a vehicle.

Vehicle position lamp and headlight

A metal-coated material comprising a metal-coated lipid bilayer vesicle and a preparation method thereof are provided. A metal-coated material comprising a metal-coated lipid bilayer vesicle having a network of siloxane bonding (Si&#x2014;O&#x2014;Si) on its surface. a method for preparing the metal-coated lipid bilayer vesicle comprising the following steps:

Metal-coated lipid bilayer vesicles and process for producing same

A disclosed molecular communication system includes a molecular transmitter configured to transmit an information molecule in which prescribed information is encoded, a molecular receiver configured to receive the information molecule, and a molecular capsule configured to carry the information molecule from the molecular transmitter to the molecular receiver. Each of the molecular transmitter, the molecular receiver, and the molecular capsule has an artificial cell membrane in which at least one kind of molecular switch is embedded, the molecular switch being responsive to an external input signal so as to control association and separation between the molecular transmitter and the molecular capsule, and association and separation between the molecular capsule and the molecular receiver, upon application of the external input signal.

System and method for molecular communication

Between two heat exchangers of a first heat exchanger unitand a second heat exchanger unitincluded in an indoor heat exchanger, an openingis arranged for introducing indoor air sucked from an air inletinto an indoor blowerwithout being heat-exchanged. At the opening, a damperis arranged for adjusting the opening rate of the opening, which is driven by a predetermined driving member. During a cooling cycle running of a freezing cycle, the opening rate of the openingand/or the devices included in the freezing cycle such as a compressor, blower and expansion valve are controlled alone or in combination so that the temperature of the indoor heat exchangeris lower than a dew point temperature of the indoor air.

Air conditioner

In a visual inspection method and apparatus, a picture processing unit converts an original picture, obtained by taking a photograph of a BGA illuminated by a ring illuminator from above, by using a camera, and labels a binary picture obtained by this binary conversion. Then, it forms a circumscribing rectangle circumscribing an outer circumference of a labeling picture obtained by the labeling, and inverts a labeling picture within the formed rectangle, and removes a portion of a region formed by the outer circumference and the circumscribing rectangle in a picture obtained by the inversion, and then generates an inspection picture by adding a picture obtained by the removal to the labeling picture, and accordingly judges a pass or rejection of the inspection target sample based on the generated inspection picture. Thus, the inspection can be carried out at a high accuracy irrespectively of a low cost.

Visual inspection method and visual inspection apparatus

In a visual inspection method and apparatus, a picture processing unit converts an original picture, obtained by taking a photograph of a BGA illuminated by a ring illuminator from above, using a camera, and labels a binary picture obtained by this binary conversion. Then, it forms a rectangle circumscribing an outer circumference of a labeling picture obtained by the labeling, and inverts a labeling picture within the formed circumscribing rectangle, and removes a portion of a region formed by the outer circumference and the circumscribing rectangle in a picture obtained by the inversion, and then generates an inspection picture by adding a picture obtained by the removal to the labeling picture, and accordingly judges a pass or rejection of the inspection target sample based on the generated inspection picture. Thus, the inspection can be carried out at high accuracy irrespectively of a low cost.

A heat exchanger is disclosed including a first tube, a second tube, a first inlet-connecting block, a first outlet-connecting block, a second inlet-connecting block, a second outlet-connecting block and a terminal connecting block. The first tube internally has a first flow passage through which first coolant flows. The second tube internally has a second flow passage through which second coolant flows. The first tube is connected to the first inlet-connecting block and the first outlet-connecting block. The second tube is classified into an inflow tube group and an outflow tube group. Tubes that belong to the inflow tube group are connected to the second inlet-connecting block and the terminal connecting block. Tubes that belong to the outflow tube group are connected to and the terminal connecting block and the second outlet-connecting block. The first and second tubes are disposed such that the first and second flow passages are substantially perpendicular to one another.

Heat exchanger

A heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes, a pair of header pipes, partition walls, an inlet connector block and an outlet connector block. The plurality of tubes have one ends connected to one header pipe and other ends connected to the other header pipe. The header pipe internally has a pipe-inside flow-through bore. The partition wall is internally formed in each header pipe to divide the pipe-inside flow-through bore into two regions. Each header pipe has a block connector bore opening at an outer side wall opposing to an area to which the tubes are connected and opening to the pipe-inside flow-though bore by cutting out a portion of the partition wall. The inlet connector block is connected to the block connector bore of one header pipe to admit coolant to flow in. The outlet connector block is connected to the block connector bore of the other header pipe to permit coolant to flow out.

A heat exchanger includes a header pipe, an inlet manifold, an outlet manifold, and coupling members. The header pipe includes a fluid circulation hole inside. The inlet manifold supplies a fluid to the fluid circulation hole of the header pipe. The outlet manifold discharges the fluid from the fluid circulation hole of the header pipe. The header pipe is connected to the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold though the coupling members.

An appearance inspection apparatus is composed of a memory, a thread generator and a plurality of CPUsto. The memorystores image data of an appearance of an IC. The thread generator generates a thread in which a procedure is described for independently processing the image data stored in the memoryand storing the processing result into the memory. The plurality of CPUstofor executing the plurality of threads generated by the thread generator, in parallel. Thus, this can provide an appearance inspection apparatus and an appearance inspection method that can execute an appearance inspection at a high speed, irrespectively of a simple configuration.

Appearance inspection apparatus and method in which plural threads are processed in parallel

A probe testing apparatus reads the surface shape of a contact pad in pressure contact with a contact probe, and differentiates the read surface shape to extract a multiplicity of flat parts. Next, the probe testing apparatus complements the multiplicity of flat parts to generate a reference shape, and subtracts the reference shape from an averaged surface shape to detect a plurality of recesses having a predetermined depth or more. Next, the probe testing apparatus selects one from the plurality of recesses corresponding to reference information, enlarges the selected recess outward by predetermined dimensions, and subtracts the reference shape from the initial surface shape at the position of the enlarged recess to detect an impression of the contact probe. Finally, the probe testing apparatus determines from the position and depth of the detected impression whether the contact probe is acceptable or defective. In this manner, even if the compact pad is formed with miniature irregularities on the surface thereof, the probe testing apparatus can precisely detect the impression of the contact probe from the surface shape to determine whether the contact probe is acceptable or defective.

Probe testing method and apparatus for determining acceptable/defective end shape of contact probe through image analysis

A semiconductor integrated circuit inspecting apparatus inspecting a terminal provided on a mount surface of a semiconductor integrated circuit includes a light emitter, a photographing unit and an inspector. The light emitter emits a linear light obliquely to the mount surface. The photographing unit photographs the mount surface to which the light is emitted to output a photograph signal. The inspector inspects the terminal in accordance with the photograph signal. The photographing unit has N (N is a positive integer) photographing elements. The photograph signal is outputted respectively only from M (M is a positive integer smaller than the N) photographing elements of the N photographing elements.

Method of inspecting semiconductor integrated circuit which can quickly measure a cubic body

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Tokyo, Japan

Yoshihiro Sasaki