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| − | '''Summary of the patent applications from Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. on October 5th, 2023'''
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| − | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. has recently filed patents for various technologies in the fields of wireless communication, loudspeakers, microphones, in-vehicle devices, network security, on-vehicle devices, service verification, motors, backup power supply systems, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries.
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| − | - A method for prioritizing devices in a wireless communication system, allowing for higher priority to be assigned to specific frame types and device categories during the random access period.
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| − | - A loudspeaker with a magnetic circuit, voice coil body, diaphragm, and transmission members, all housed in a resin material.
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| − | - A microphone module that detects sound and vibration, calculates the difference between the signals, and outputs a subtraction signal.
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| − | - An in-vehicle hands-free device that retrieves incoming call history data from a mobile phone and displays it through voice or a display, depending on the vehicle's motion.
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| − | - A method for generating attack paths in a network by analyzing logs from devices connected to the network and outputting primary and secondary attack paths.
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| − | - An on-vehicle device that communicates with a server, detects anomalies in the vehicle, acquires logs based on the anomalies, and sends them to the server.
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| − | - A system that verifies requests for a service using authorization data generated by an authorization data generation apparatus and verified by a verification apparatus.
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| − | - A motor that operates using a single-phase AC input and adjusts its rotation state based on detection signals received.
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| − | - A backup power supply system with multiple power storage devices that can be connected in parallel or series, providing power to loads when the main power supply fails.
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| − | - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery with a positive electrode containing a flame retardant and carbon nanotubes.
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| − | Notable Applications:
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| − | * Prioritizing devices in wireless communication systems
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| − | * Loudspeakers with integrated components and transmission members
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| − | * Microphone modules that calculate the difference between sound and vibration signals
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| − | * In-vehicle hands-free devices with motion-based display options for call history
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| − | * Network security methods for generating attack paths
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| − | * On-vehicle devices that acquire and send logs based on detected anomalies
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| − | * Systems for verifying service requests using authorization data
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| − | * Motors that operate using single-phase AC input and adjust rotation states
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| − | * Backup power supply systems with multiple power storage devices
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| − | * Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries with flame retardant positive electrodes.
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| | ==Patent applications for Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. on October 5th, 2023== | | ==Patent applications for Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. on October 5th, 2023== |
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| | '''Inventor''' | | '''Inventor''' |
| | Akihisa MATSUMOTO | | Akihisa MATSUMOTO |
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| − | The abstract describes a laser processing head that has several components. It includes an optical component that splits a laser light into two separate laser lights. There is also a scanning unit that moves the laser light in a scanning motion. A light reception unit is used to measure the intensity of the laser light. The head also has a second shutter that can either block or transmit the laser light. Lastly, there is a focal distance adjustment unit that can change the focal distance of the laser light. The second shutter is positioned between the optical component and the focal distance adjustment unit.
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| − | A laser processing head is provided with: an optical component for splitting a laser light into a laser light and a laser light; a scanning unit for scanning the laser light; a light reception unit for detecting the intensity of the laser light; a second shutter that shifts between a closed position in which the laser light is blocked and an open position in which the laser light is transmitted; and a focal distance adjustment unit for adjusting the focal distance of the laser light. The second shutter is arranged between the optical component and the focal distance adjustment unit.
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| | ===IMPACT TOOL, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMPACT TOOL, AND PROGRAM (18016993)=== | | ===IMPACT TOOL, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMPACT TOOL, AND PROGRAM (18016993)=== |
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| | Takahiro UEDA | | Takahiro UEDA |
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| − | The abstract describes an impact tool that has a motor, an impact mechanism, an output shaft, a control unit, and an angular lead measurer. The impact mechanism consists of a hammer and an anvil, with the anvil rotating when it receives force from the hammer. The angular lead measurer is used to measure the angular lead, or the amount of rotation, of the anvil over the hammer. The control unit then adjusts the control mode for the rotational velocity of the output shaft based on the measured angular lead. This allows the tool to change between different control modes for controlling the speed of the output shaft.
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| − | An impact tool includes a motor, an impact mechanism, an output shaft, a control unit, and an angular lead measurer. The impact mechanism includes a hammer and an anvil. The anvil rotates upon receiving impacting force from the hammer. The angular lead measurer measures an angular lead in rotation of the anvil over the hammer. The control unit changes, according to the angular lead measured by the angular lead measurer, a control mode for controlling the rotational velocity of the output shaft from one of a plurality of modes to another.
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| | ===COATING HEAD (18183096)=== | | ===COATING HEAD (18183096)=== |
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| | '''Inventor''' | | '''Inventor''' |
| | KENTARO KUMAZAWA | | KENTARO KUMAZAWA |
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| − | The abstract describes a coating head that is used in a printing or coating process. The coating head includes multiple nozzles, pressure chambers, and an ink flow path. The liquid contact surfaces of the nozzles, pressure chambers, and ink flow path are coated with a layer to ensure smooth and efficient operation.
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| − | A coating head includes: a plurality of nozzles; a plurality of pressure chambers communicating with the plurality of nozzles; an ink flow path communicating with the plurality of pressure chambers; and a coating layer that is at least partially provided on liquid contact surfaces of the plurality of nozzles, the plurality of pressure chambers, and the ink flow path.
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| | ===MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM (18041691)=== | | ===MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM (18041691)=== |
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| | '''Inventor''' | | '''Inventor''' |
| | HIROSHI TAKAO | | HIROSHI TAKAO |
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| − | The abstract describes a management device that controls multiple power storage modules connected in parallel to a load. The device has two states: in the first state, some switches connected to some power storage modules are turned on while others are turned off. The device includes a determination unit that prevents turning on at least one switch connected to other power storage modules if the maximum current or power required by the load exceeds the upper limit value allowed to be discharged by all the power storage modules. In simpler terms, the device manages the power distribution from the storage modules to the load to ensure it does not exceed the allowed limit.
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| − | Provided is management device that manages a plurality of power storage modules connected in parallel to load with respective switches. Management device has a first state where some of switches connected to some of the plurality of power storage modules are turned on and other of switches connected to remaining power storage modules are turned off, and includes determination unit that does not permit turning on at least one of the other of switches connected to other power storage modules and turned off in the first state when an upper limit value of current or power that is allowed to be discharged to load from the entire plurality of power storage modules is lower than a first threshold based on a maximum value of current or power required by load in a state where the at least one of the other of switches is turned on.
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| | ===VEHICLE SEAT AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE (18333321)=== | | ===VEHICLE SEAT AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE (18333321)=== |
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| | Yoshihiko MAEDA | | Yoshihiko MAEDA |
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| − | The abstract describes a device that can cool a vehicle seat. It includes a blower that is built into the seat, as well as ducts for drawing in and discharging air. The device also has a controller that is connected to the blower. The blower has a current detection circuit that can measure how much power it is using. The controller can use this information to determine if someone is sitting in the seat.
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| − | A vehicle seat air-conditioning device includes: a blower that is included in a seat; at least one of an inlet duct or an outlet duct, the inlet duct being a duct through which air is led to be drawn in from a surface of the seat by the blower, and the outlet duct being a duct through which the air led by the blower is discharged from a surface of the seat; and a controller that is electrically connected to the blower. The blower includes a current detection circuit that detects a current consumption of the blower. The controller determines whether an occupant is sitting on the seat, based on the current consumption detected by the current detection circuit.
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| | ===MOVABLE STRUCTURE OF DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE (18101879)=== | | ===MOVABLE STRUCTURE OF DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE (18101879)=== |
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| | '''Inventor''' | | '''Inventor''' |
| | Tomohiro SEKIGUCHI | | Tomohiro SEKIGUCHI |
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| − | The abstract describes a movable structure for a display device that has two mechanisms - a tilt mechanism and a slide mechanism. The tilt mechanism allows the display surface of the device to be tilted in relation to a reference surface and holds it in the tilted position. The slide mechanism enables the display surface to be moved back and forth while maintaining the tilt, and then holds the display device in its new position.
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| − | A movable structure of a display device includes a tilt mechanism and a slide mechanism. The tilt mechanism changes a tilt of a display surface of a display device with respect to a reference surface, and holds the display device with the changed tilt. The slide mechanism moves the display surface of the display device in a back-and-forth direction from the reference surface while keeping the changed tilt, and holds the display device at a position after the moving.
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| | ===COMPRESSION APPARATUS (18302092)=== | | ===COMPRESSION APPARATUS (18302092)=== |
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| | TAKASHI KAKUWA | | TAKASHI KAKUWA |
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| − | The abstract describes a compression apparatus that is used to produce compressed hydrogen. The apparatus includes a compression unit, a voltage applier, an anode end plate, a cathode end plate, and seal materials. By applying a voltage, protons are moved from the anode to the cathode via an electrolyte membrane, resulting in the production of compressed hydrogen. The second seal material surrounds a larger area than the first seal material.
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| − | A compression apparatus includes at least one compression unit, a voltage applier, an anode end plate provided on an anode separator located at a first end in a direction of stacking, a cathode end plate provided on a cathode separator located at a second end in the direction of stacking, a first seal material that surrounds an outer periphery of the cathode, and a second seal material that surrounds an outer periphery of a first space in which to store compressed hydrogen, the first space being provided between the cathode end plate and the cathode separator located at the second end. The compression apparatus causes, by using the voltage applier to apply a voltage, protons taken out from an anode fluid that is supplied to the anode to move to the cathode via the electrolyte membrane and produces compressed hydrogen. An area of a region surrounded by the second seal material is larger than an area of a region surrounded by the first seal material.
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| | ===SOLID MATERIAL (18328807)=== | | ===SOLID MATERIAL (18328807)=== |
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| | MASAKI FUJIKANE | | MASAKI FUJIKANE |
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| − | The abstract describes a solid material with a unique three-dimensional structure that has recesses and solid portions. This structure allows the material to adjust its thermal conductivity by interacting with phonons, which are particles that carry heat. The solid portions between the recesses have a minimum size of 100 nm or smaller, and they contain a region with a Young's modulus (a measure of stiffness) that is up to 80% lower than a reference sample made of the same material but without any recesses.
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| − | A solid material includes a three-dimensional structure including recesses and a solid portion formed between the recesses, the three-dimensional structure adjusting a thermal conductivity of the solid material by interaction with phonons, wherein a minimum size of the solid portion between the recesses adjacent to each other in plan view of the three-dimensional structure is smaller than or equal to 100 nm, and the solid portion includes a region with a Young's modulus being smaller than or equal to 80% of a Young's modulus of a reference sample that is fabricated by using the same type of material as a material of the solid portion without forming any recesses.
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| | ===INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD, INFORMATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM (18127216)=== | | ===INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD, INFORMATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM (18127216)=== |
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| | Hiroshi YAHATA | | Hiroshi YAHATA |
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| − | This abstract describes a method for presenting information to users in a vehicle. The method involves gathering information about the vehicle's current position and the situation inside the vehicle. It then determines if a user in the vehicle has shown interest in an object outside the vehicle. If so, it displays a 3D map image on a display in the vehicle, showing the user's perspective at the time they showed interest. It also displays a virtual object on the display, which is estimated to correspond to the object the user is interested in.
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| − | An information presentation method includes: acquiring position information indicating a current position of a vehicle; acquiring vehicle inside information indicating a situation in a compartment of the vehicle; determining whether a first operation indicating that a first user in the compartment shows an interest in an object present around the vehicle is performed based on the vehicle inside information; in a case in which it is determined that the first operation is performed, displaying, on a display mounted on the vehicle, a 3D map image simulating a field of view of the first user at a first time point when the first operation is performed based on the position information and the vehicle inside information at the first time point, and map information; and displaying a first virtual object so as to be discriminable on the display, the first virtual object being estimated to correspond to the object.
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| | ===LOAD SENSOR (18329391)=== | | ===LOAD SENSOR (18329391)=== |
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| | Susumu URAGAMI | | Susumu URAGAMI |
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| − | The abstract describes a load sensor that consists of two base members facing each other. Between them, there is an electrically-conductive elastic body and an electrically-conductive member, with a dielectric body in between. The load sensor also includes a component that can change the contact area of the dielectric body as the load increases. This change in contact area helps to create a linear relationship between the capacitance of the electrically-conductive elastic body and the electrically-conductive member, which is proportional to the load applied.
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| − | A load sensor includes: a first base member and a second base member disposed so as to face each other; an electrically-conductive elastic body disposed on an opposing face of the first base member; an electrically-conductive member disposed between the second base member and the electrically-conductive elastic body; a dielectric body disposed between the electrically-conductive elastic body and the electrically-conductive member; and a component configured to change a contact area of the dielectric body in association with increase in a load, such that a form of change in capacitance between the electrically-conductive elastic body and the electrically-conductive member associated with change in the load becomes close to that of a straight line.
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| | ===DISPLAY DEVICE (18126040)=== | | ===DISPLAY DEVICE (18126040)=== |
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| | Yasunobu INABA | | Yasunobu INABA |
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| − | The abstract describes a display device that includes an optical member, a first electro-optical member, a housing, and an adhesive layer. The optical member is translucent and has a back surface with two regions. The first electro-optical member is located on the back surface of the optical member and has an optical characteristic that changes with voltage application. The housing is positioned on the back surface of the optical member and outside the first electro-optical member, and it has a protruding portion that extends along the back surface of the first electro-optical member. The adhesive layer is placed between a specific region of the first electro-optical member and the protruding portion of the housing.
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| − | A display device according to the present disclosure includes an optical member, a first electro-optical member, a housing, and an adhesive layer. The optical member has translucency and has a back surface including a first region and a second region outside the first region. The first electro-optical member is disposed on a back surface side of the optical member, has an optical characteristic changed with voltage application, and has a back surface including a third region and a fourth region outside the third region. The housing is disposed on the back surface side of the optical member and outside the first electro-optical member, and has a protruding portion extending along the back surface of the first electro-optical member. The adhesive layer is disposed between the third region and the protruding portion.
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| | ===PHOSPHOR WHEEL AND PROJECTION IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE (18207371)=== | | ===PHOSPHOR WHEEL AND PROJECTION IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE (18207371)=== |
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| | Shigekazu YAMAGISHI | | Shigekazu YAMAGISHI |
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| − | A phosphor wheel includes a substrate that has a disk shape, and includes a first main surface, a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, and an opening, a phosphor layer that has a curved shape and is provided along a circumferential direction of the substrate on the first main surface, the phosphor layer being provided side by side with the opening in the circumferential direction in plan view, a heat dissipation fin that is provided on the second main surface, and a projection that is provided on the second main surface, and is different from the heat dissipation fin. The heat dissipation fin and the projection are disposed integrally with the substrate.
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| | ===DECISION SYSTEM, DECISION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM (18187368)=== | | ===DECISION SYSTEM, DECISION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM (18187368)=== |
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| | Koji UEKUSA | | Koji UEKUSA |
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| − | This abstract describes a decision system that uses an identifier and a decider to determine if a work target in a captured image is easily mistaken for another work target. The identifier identifies the work target in the image, while the decider compares it to a reference image of another work target to determine if they are similar. If they are similar, it means the work target is difficult to identify correctly based on the captured image. The system uses multiple reference images corresponding to each work target for comparison.
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| − | A decision system includes an identifier and a decider. The identifier identifies, based on a captured image generated by an image capturing unit attached to a tool, a work target shot as a subject of the captured image as one of a plurality of work targets. The decider decides whether a first work target included in the plurality of work targets is a mistakable work target by comparing, by reference to at least one reference image, the first work target with a second work target also included in the work targets. If the second work target is similar to the first work target, the second work target makes the first work target the mistakable work target difficult to identify based on the captured image. The at least one reference image belongs to a plurality of reference images corresponding one to one to the plurality of work targets.
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| | ===IMAGE MONITORING DEVICE (18101444)=== | | ===IMAGE MONITORING DEVICE (18101444)=== |
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| | Tomoyuki TSURUBE | | Tomoyuki TSURUBE |
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| − | The abstract describes an image monitoring device for vehicles. The device includes a memory and processors that function as an acquisition unit and a notification unit. The acquisition unit captures an image of the vehicle's surroundings using an imaging unit. If a certain condition is met in the image, the notification unit alerts that the lens of the imaging unit is dirty. However, if a flat region in the image becomes narrower as it moves away from the vehicle, the notification unit does not alert about dirt on the lens.
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| − | An image monitoring device according to the present disclosure includes a memory and one or more hardware processors coupled to the memory and configured to function as an acquisition unit and a notification unit. The acquisition unit acquires an image of an outside of a vehicle that is captured by an imaging unit. In a case where a given condition is satisfied in the image, the notification unit notifies that dirt adheres to a lens of the imaging unit. Then, in a case where a flat region being a region, for which a difference in luminance value among pixels included in the image is small and which has flat luminance values, gets narrower in a width direction of the region as getting farther from the vehicle in the image, the notification unit does not notify that the dirt adheres to a lens of the imaging unit.
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| | ===MOUNTING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SUBSTRATE HEIGHT (18127877)=== | | ===MOUNTING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SUBSTRATE HEIGHT (18127877)=== |
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| | Naoki KAMADA | | Naoki KAMADA |
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| − | The abstract describes a machine that is used for mounting components onto a substrate. The machine has two imaging units that capture images of different regions on the substrate. These images are used to detect the position of laser light used for illumination and calculate the height of the substrate based on this information.
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| − | A mounting machine includes a first imaging unit that captures, as a first captured image, a first imaging region in a predetermined imaging region on a substrate illuminated with laser light, the first imaging region being smaller than the predetermined imaging region, a second imaging unit that captures, as a second captured image, a second imaging region in the predetermined imaging region, the second imaging region smaller than the predetermined imaging region and including at least a region different from the first imaging region, and a calculation unit that detects an illumination position of the laser light from at least one captured image of the first captured image or the second captured image, and calculates a height of the substrate based on the detected illumination position.
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| | ===IMAGING DEVICE (18331532)=== | | ===IMAGING DEVICE (18331532)=== |
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| | Manabu USUDA | | Manabu USUDA |
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| − | This abstract describes a method for accurately monitoring the surroundings of an object using an imaging device. The device generates distance image data by analyzing different ranges. For an object that spans two adjacent distance zones, the method determines the positions at the near end, boundary, and far end of these zones. Based on this information, the method generates location data for the object by considering the position of the boundary relative to a straight line connecting the near and far end positions.
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| − | It is made possible to monitor the periphery of a target object more accurately, using an imaging device that generates distance image data by sub-range analysis. For a target object present across first and second distance zones adjacent to each other, a first position at a near end position of the first distance zone, a second position at a boundary position between the first and second distance zones, and a third position indicating the position at a far end position of the second distance zone are obtained. Location data of the target object is generated based on location information of the second position with respect to a straight line connecting the first position and third position.
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| | ===IMAGE MONITORING DEVICE (18104962)=== | | ===IMAGE MONITORING DEVICE (18104962)=== |
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| | Tomoyuki TSURUBE | | Tomoyuki TSURUBE |
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| − | The abstract describes an image monitoring device that uses a camera to capture images of the outside of a vehicle. The device has a hardware processor that can detect if dirt is present on the camera lens. It does this by analyzing the image and determining the ratio of a smooth region, where the difference in brightness between pixels is small. If this ratio exceeds a certain threshold, the hardware processor notifies that dirt is present on the lens. However, there are certain conditions where the hardware processor will not notify about dirt on the lens. These conditions include if the ratio of the smooth region is above a threshold in the sky or ground regions of the image, and if the difference in average brightness between the smooth regions in the sky and ground regions exceeds a threshold.
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| − | An image monitoring device includes a hardware processor. An image of the outside of a vehicle is captured by a camera. The hardware processor notifies that dirt adheres to a lens of the camera when a ratio of a smooth region in the image is more than a threshold. In the smooth region, differences in luminance value between pixels are small. The hardware processor does not notify that dirt adheres to the lens of the camera when: a ratio of the smooth region in a sky region in the image is more than a threshold, a ratio of the smooth region in a ground region in the image is more than a threshold, and a difference between an average of luminance values of the smooth region in the sky region and an average of luminance values of the smooth region in the ground region is more than a threshold.
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| | ===IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD (18104985)=== | | ===IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD (18104985)=== |
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| | Ryo OTSUKI | | Ryo OTSUKI |
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| − | The image processing device described in this abstract is capable of generating an overhead view image by converting a captured image of the surroundings of a vehicle into an image from a viewpoint above the vehicle. It then detects straight lines from this overhead view image and removes any straight lines that extend radially from the detected lines, based on the position of the camera. The device then extracts a parking frame from the remaining straight lines. Additionally, the device compares the corrected feature amount, which is based on the movement of the vehicle, with the feature amount of the straight line in the overhead view image at a later time point. It removes any non-corresponding straight lines to accurately extract the parking frame.
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| − | The image processing device of the present disclosure generates an overhead view image in which a captured image capturing a periphery of a vehicle is converted into an image from a viewpoint above the vehicle, detects a straight line from the overhead view image, removes a straight line extending radially from the detected straight lines based on the position of a camera, and extracts a parking frame from the remaining straight lines. Accordingly, the image processing device compares the feature amount corrected based on the movement amount of the vehicle with the feature amount of the straight line of the overhead view image at a later time point, and removes the non-corresponding straight line to extract a parking frame and appropriately extract the parking frame.
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| | ===IMAGING DEVICE (18330197)=== | | ===IMAGING DEVICE (18330197)=== |
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| | Yoshihiro SATO | | Yoshihiro SATO |
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| − | An imaging device including: a photoelectric converter that converts light into a charge; a first diffusion region of a first conductivity type to which the charge is input; a second diffusion region of the first conductivity type; a first plug that has a first surface directly connected to the first diffusion region; and a second plug that has a second surface directly connected to the second diffusion region, where an area of the second surface of the second plug is larger than an area of the first surface of the first plug in a plan view.
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| | ===NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY (18011254)=== | | ===NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY (18011254)=== |
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| | Norihisa Yamamoto | | Norihisa Yamamoto |
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| − | The abstract describes a type of negative electrode used in a specific type of battery. This electrode is made up of a mixture of materials including a substance that can absorb and release lithium ions, carbon nanotubes, and a binder. The active material in the electrode contains silicon, and the binder is made of an acrylic polymer. The polymer has both hydrophilic (water-attracting) and hydrophobic (water-repelling) parts.
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| − | A negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode mixture including a negative electrode active material capable of electrochemically absorbing and releasing lithium ions, carbon nanotubes, and a binder. The negative electrode active material includes a silicon-containing material, and the binder includes an acrylic polymer. The polymer includes a hydrophilic structural unit having a carboxyl group, and a hydrophobic structural unit.
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| | ===SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL AND BATTERY (18206932)=== | | ===SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL AND BATTERY (18206932)=== |
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| | Tetsuya ASANO | | Tetsuya ASANO |
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| − | A solid electrolyte material according to an aspect of the present disclosure is represented by the following Compositional Formula (1):
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| | ===LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY (18028695)=== | | ===LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY (18028695)=== |
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| | Hiroyuki Matsumoto | | Hiroyuki Matsumoto |
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| − | This abstract describes a lithium-ion secondary battery that consists of a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte with a lithium salt, and an aqueous electrolyte with a lithium salt. The aqueous electrolyte only comes into contact with the positive electrode, while the non-aqueous electrolyte contacts at least the negative electrode. The positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material, which includes a lithium transition metal composite oxide and a surface modification layer on the primary particles of the oxide. This surface modification layer contains an alkali earth metal element.
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| − | This lithium ion secondary battery comprises a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte including a lithium salt, and an aqueous electrolyte including a lithium salt, wherein: among the negative electrode and the positive electrode, the aqueous electrolyte contacts only the positive electrode; among the negative electrode and the positive electrode, the non-aqueous electrolyte contacts at least the negative electrode; the positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material; the positive electrode active material contains a lithium transition metal composite oxide and a surface modification layer formed on the surface of primary particles of the lithium transition metal composite oxide; and the surface modification layer contains an alkali earth metal element.
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| | ===ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE MODULE (18041155)=== | | ===ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE MODULE (18041155)=== |
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| | SHOTA NORIMINE | | SHOTA NORIMINE |
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| − | The abstract describes an electric power storage module that consists of a power storage device, a holder, and reinforcing members. The power storage device includes multiple cylindrical electrode assemblies wrapped in individual containers and sealed together. The holder has recesses where the containers are fitted, and the reinforcing members have grooves where the holder is fitted. The purpose of this module is to provide a simplified and efficient way to store electric power.
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| − | An electric power storage module includes an electric power storage device, a holder that holds the electric power storage device, and reinforcing members of the holder. The electric power storage device includes a plurality of cylindrical electrode assemblies, and a film outer covering body that includes a plurality of containers that individually wrap the plurality of electrode assemblies and a sealing part that seals the containers and connects the plurality of containers to each other. The holder includes a side plate extending in the array direction of the plurality of electrode assemblies, the side plate having a plurality of recesses arranged in the array direction and into which the respective containers are fitted. Each of the reinforcing members includes a first groove that extends in the array direction, is arranged together with the holder in an axial direction of the electrode assemblies, and into which the side plate is fitted on a surface facing the holder side.
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| | ===SECONDARY BATTERY (18023531)=== | | ===SECONDARY BATTERY (18023531)=== |
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| | Shuhei Uchida | | Shuhei Uchida |
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| − | The abstract describes a type of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that consists of a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode is made up of multiple layers, with the first layer containing a flame retardant that contains a halogen atom. This first layer may also include carbon nanotubes. Additionally, there may be a second layer and a third layer in the positive electrode, with the third layer having a higher concentration of the flame retardant compared to the second layer.
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| − | The disclosed secondary battery is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode includes a first layer containing a positive electrode active material, and the first layer further contains a flame retardant containing a halogen atom. The first layer can contain carbon nanotubes. The first layer may include a second layer and a third layer disposed nearer to a surface of the positive electrode than the second layer, a content of the flame retardant in the third layer being higher than that in the second layer.
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| | ===BACKUP POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND MOVING VEHICLE (18015249)=== | | ===BACKUP POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND MOVING VEHICLE (18015249)=== |
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| | Toshiharu MOTOFUSA | | Toshiharu MOTOFUSA |
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| − | The abstract describes a backup power supply system that provides power to loads when the main power supply fails. The system includes multiple power storage devices and a switching unit. The power storage devices are charged by the main power supply, and the switching unit can connect them either in parallel to the main power supply or in series to each other. The switching unit connects the power storage devices in parallel while they are being charged and switches to series connection when the main power supply fails.
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| − | A backup power supply system supplies power to one or more loads in a situation where a power supply has caused a failure. The backup power supply system includes a plurality of power storage devices and a switching unit. The plurality of power storage devices are charged by the power supply. The switching unit switches electrical connection between the plurality of power storage devices to either a first state where the plurality of power storage devices are connected to the power supply in parallel or a second state where the plurality of power storage devices are connected to each other in series. The switching unit switches the electrical connection to the first state while the plurality of power storage devices are being charged and switches the electrical connection to the second state when the power supply has caused the failure.
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| | ===MOTOR (18042789)=== | | ===MOTOR (18042789)=== |
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| | MITSUHIRO SAKAMOTO | | MITSUHIRO SAKAMOTO |
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| − | This abstract describes a motor that operates using a single-phase AC input. The motor includes terminals for inputting the AC power and a converter that converts the AC power into DC power. An inverter is then used to convert the DC power into a three-phase AC power, which is controlled by a controller using a PWM signal. The motor also includes a detection circuit connected to a third terminal, which can output three different detection signals. Based on the detection signal received, the controller adjusts the PWM signal to put the motor in different rotation states.
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| − | A motor including a first terminal and a second terminal to which a single-phase AC is input includes a third terminal, an AC/DC converter that converts a single-phase AC into a DC, an inverter that is PWM-controlled by a PWM signal to convert the DC into a three-phase AC, a controller that outputs a PWM signal to the inverter, and a detection circuit connected to the third terminal, in which the detection circuit outputs any one of a first detection signal, a second detection signal, and a third detection signal, and the controller outputs a PWM signal to be in a first rotation state when the detection circuit outputs the first detection signal, to be in a second rotation state when the detection circuit outputs the second detection signal, and to be in a third rotation state when the detection circuit outputs the third detection signal.
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| | ===REQUEST VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND REQUEST VERIFICATION METHOD (18206483)=== | | ===REQUEST VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND REQUEST VERIFICATION METHOD (18206483)=== |
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| | Saburo TOYONAGA | | Saburo TOYONAGA |
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| − | The abstract describes a system that verifies requests for a service. The system includes three components: an authorization data generation apparatus, a verification apparatus, and a client apparatus. The authorization data generation apparatus stores a certificate with a public key and generates authorization data to authorize the service. The verification apparatus shares the certificate with the authorization data generation apparatus. The client apparatus uses the service and sends a verification request for the authorization data. The verification apparatus then verifies the authorization data using the certificate.
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| − | A request verification system includes an authorization data generation apparatus, a verification apparatus, and a client apparatus. The authorization data generation apparatus stores a certificate including a public key and is configured to generate and output authorization data for authorizing a providing of a service. The verification apparatus is configured to share the certificate with the authorization data generation apparatus. The client apparatus is configured to use the provided service. In response to receiving a verification request of the authorization data from the client apparatus, the verification apparatus verifies the authorization data using the certificate.
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| | ===ON-VEHICLE DEVICE AND LOG MANAGEMENT METHOD (18101762)=== | | ===ON-VEHICLE DEVICE AND LOG MANAGEMENT METHOD (18101762)=== |
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| | Shoichiro SEKIYA | | Shoichiro SEKIYA |
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| − | The abstract describes an on-vehicle device that can communicate with a server and is installed on a vehicle. The device has a memory and a hardware processor connected to the memory. The processor can perform the following functions: receive a requirement from the server to acquire logs, which includes specifying the points where anomalies are detected and the logs to be acquired when anomalies are detected at those points; store the log acquisition requirement; detect anomalies in the vehicle; acquire logs based on the detected anomalies and the log acquisition requirement; and send the acquired logs to the server.
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| − | An on-vehicle device according to the present disclosure is capable of communicating with a server and mounted on a vehicle. The on-vehicle device includes a memory, and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor is configured to: receive, from the server, a log acquisition requirement including an anomaly detected point portion that designates one or more anomaly detected points and a log acquisition target portion that indicates one or more logs to be acquired when an anomaly is detected at the one or more anomaly detected points designated by the anomaly detected point portion; store the log acquisition requirement; detect an anomaly of the vehicle; acquire, when detecting an anomaly, a log based on a part where an anomaly is detected and the log acquisition requirement; and transmit the acquired log to the server.
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| | ===ATTACK PATH GENERATION METHOD AND ATTACK PATH GENERATION DEVICE (18101773)=== | | ===ATTACK PATH GENERATION METHOD AND ATTACK PATH GENERATION DEVICE (18101773)=== |
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| | Takayuki FUJII | | Takayuki FUJII |
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| − | This abstract describes a method for generating attack paths in a network. The method involves acquiring logs from devices connected to the network, which have attack detection capabilities. The primary attack path is generated based on these logs, excluding any branches or merges in the network. The secondary attack path is then generated, branching from or merging with the primary path, based on additional logs. Both the primary and secondary attack paths are outputted to a device responsible for determining attacks. The secondary attack path includes devices upstream or downstream from the primary path where events assumed to be attacks occur within a certain time period from the events on the primary path.
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| − | An attack path generation method according to the present disclosure is an attack path generation method executed by acquiring logs in devices connected to a network including at least one of a branch and a merge where each device has an attack detection function. The method includes: generating a primary-attack path without the branch and merge based on the acquired logs; generating a secondary-attack path branching from the primary-attack path or merging with the primary-attack path based on the logs; and outputting the generated primary-attack path and secondary-attack path to a device that performs attack-determination. The secondary-attack path is an attack path including an upstream or downstream device in which an event assumed to be an attack occurs within a certain period of time from an event assumed to be an attack on a device included in the primary-attack path and connected to the network merging/branching point.
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| | ===HANDS-FREE DEVICE (18101393)=== | | ===HANDS-FREE DEVICE (18101393)=== |
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| | Yuto KODANI | | Yuto KODANI |
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| − | The abstract describes an in-vehicle hands-free device that can connect to a mobile phone and retrieve its incoming call history data. The device can also detect whether the vehicle is in motion or stationary. When requested to display the call history, it can either output the data through voice if the vehicle is moving or through a display if the vehicle is not moving.
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| − | An in-vehicle hands-free device includes a memory, and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor is configured to: connect to a mobile phone; acquire incoming call history data of the mobile phone connected by the hardware processor; detect a traveling state of a vehicle on which the in-vehicle hands-free device is mounted; and when accepting a request to output the incoming call history data, output the incoming call history data by voice when detecting that the vehicle is traveling, and output the incoming call history data by display when detecting that the vehicle is not traveling.
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| | ===MICROPHONE MODULE (17976222)=== | | ===MICROPHONE MODULE (17976222)=== |
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| | Yoshimichi OOYA | | Yoshimichi OOYA |
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| − | The abstract describes a microphone module that consists of a housing, a vibration sensor, and a subtractor. The vibration sensor detects sound and vibration and converts them into electric signals. The subtractor then calculates the difference between these electric signals and outputs a subtraction signal. This subtraction signal represents the difference in the output of the vibration sensor.
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| − | A microphone module according to the present disclosure includes a housing, a vibration sensor, and a subtractor. The vibration sensor outputs electric signals. The electric signals each represent collected sound and vibration. The subtractor outputs a subtraction signal on the basis of differential signals. The differential signals correspond to an output difference between the electric signals output by the vibration sensor.
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| | ===LOUDSPEAKER (18206498)=== | | ===LOUDSPEAKER (18206498)=== |
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| | Kazuma FUJIOKA | | Kazuma FUJIOKA |
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| − | The abstract describes a loudspeaker that consists of several components. These include a magnetic circuit with a magnetic gap, a voice coil body inserted into the gap, and a diaphragm attached to the voice coil body. There are also transmission members positioned on the side of the magnetic circuit, with a gap between them and the circuit. These transmission members are responsible for transmitting an electric signal to the voice coil body. The entire loudspeaker is housed in a resin material, which is integrated with the magnetic circuit and transmission members. The transmission members have both externally exposed portions and internally exposed portions.
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| − | A loudspeaker including a magnetic circuit including a magnetic gap, a voice coil body inserted in the magnetic gap, a diaphragm attached to the voice coil body, transmission members arranged on a lateral side of the extend magnetic circuit along the magnetic circuit with a predetermined gap to transmit an electric signal to be input to the voice coil body, and a housing made of a resin and integrated with the magnetic circuit and the transmission members. The transmission members include externally exposed portions and internally exposed portions.
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| | ===APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRIORITIZATION OF RANDOM ACCESS IN A MULTI-USER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (18326872)=== | | ===APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRIORITIZATION OF RANDOM ACCESS IN A MULTI-USER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (18326872)=== |
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| | ROJAN CHITRAKAR | | ROJAN CHITRAKAR |
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| − | The abstract describes a method for prioritizing devices in a wireless communication system. Devices that meet certain conditions are given preferential treatment during the random access period. This preferential treatment can include allowing these devices to access more resources or granting them faster access to the communication medium. This method allows for higher priority to be assigned to specific frame types and device categories in a multi-user random access wireless communication system.
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| − | The present disclosure relates to the prioritization of devices taking part in a multi-user random access wireless communication. Based on some known conditions, devices that comply with the conditions are given preferential treatment during the random access period. The preferential treatment may refer to the eligible devices being allowed to access more resource units during the random access, or it may also mean faster access to the medium during the random access. By taking advantage of the methods described in the present disclosure, it is possible to assign higher priority to selected frame types and/or device categories in a multi-user random access wireless communication system.
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