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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging apparatus and imaging method in which the shutter can be clicked only by touching it without applying any force, camera shake can be prevented from occurring in photographing a subject, and the shutter can be prevented from being clicked without intention. SOLUTION: The imaging apparatus 1 includes: a casing 11; a shutter 18 built in the casing 11; an imaging part built in the casing 11 for capturing an optical image incident through a lens when the shutter 18 is opened; and an operating part disposed in the casing 11 for opening/closing the shutter 18. The operating part includes a first touch sensor 20 and a shutter button (second touch sensor) 16 that a user can touch when the user holds the casing 11 and after the first touch sensor 20 is touched and the shutter button 16 is touched within a predetermined time from the touch, the shutter 18 is opened/closed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide devices, implementations and techniques for health monitoring. SOLUTION: The cardiac arrest monitoring device includes: a sensor adapted to detect a cardiac rhythm; an anomaly detection circuit adapted to detect at least one anomaly based on the detected cardiac rhythm; and a paramedical equipment locator adapted to identify the location of at least one piece of paramedical equipment. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for electro-depositing nano patterns. SOLUTION: More specifically, systems and methods for fabricating periodic structures in complex nano-patterns are described. An electrical signal may be applied to one or more electrodes that are positioned about the surface of a substrate. The periodicity of the deposited pattern may be influenced by one or more parameters associated with an applied electrical signal, including one or more of frequency, amplitude, period, duty cycle, etc. The weight of each deposited line on the substrate may be influenced by the described parameters, and the shape of the pattern may be influenced by the number, shape, and position of electrodes. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide system, arrangements, and techniques for electrophoretic deposition of a plating material on a surface of a substrate. SOLUTION: The system may includes one or a plurality of the substrate for receiving a plating material, a gel, a source element, and a conductive layer. The system is for electrodeposition of a plating material on a surface of a substrate, wherein the surface of the substrate is configured to receive the plating material. The system includes: a conductive gel adapted to be placed on the surface of the substrate; a source element adapted to be placed on the conductive gel and including the plating material; and a conductive layer adapted to be placed on the source element and including a first electrode configured to couple an electrical current to the conductive layer so as to promote electrodeposition of the plating material on the surface of the substrate. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a self-generating power device using a piezoelectric element. SOLUTION: The power device includes: a resonant part which receives wave motion propagating in space or a medium with at least one end fixed, a piezoelectric element which is coupled with the resonant part and generates a voltage according to the resonance of the resonant part, and first and second electrodes which are formed respectively on the facing surfaces of the piezoelectric element and output the generated voltages. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a three-dimensional product having a nanoporous surface in which the pore density, pore size or pore size distribution can be easily and readily controlled. SOLUTION: The invention combines two techniques: a method for producing a three-dimensional product in which a yarn is knitted or woven to finish into an arbitrary three-dimensional shape, and a method for transforming a surface consisting of a material in which nanoparticles are dispersed in a matrix to a nanoporous surface by immersing the surface in a liquid which dissolves the nanoparticles but does not dissolve the matrix. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technologies including devices, methods, and computer readable media related to acceleration benefit estimation.SOLUTION: Data centers 205 may identify, with an application selector 214, applications that may benefit from Programmable Hardware Accelerators (PHAs), and test the identified applications by running accelerated versions 232 thereof, i.e., versions that use one or more identified PHAs 171, and comparing, with a performance comparator 221, performance of the accelerated versions to reference versions 231, i.e., versions that do not use the one or more identified PHAs. Data centers may report comparison results (performance benefit estimation data 252) to data center customers 201 to encourage customer adoption of PHAs.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for sending a data block stored in a cache to a destination in a multi-core processor architecture.SOLUTION: The system includes a first processor of a first tile, the first processor includes a destination identifier effective for generating a request of a data block and configured so that the request identifies a destination tile for the data block, and the destination tile is different from the first tile. The system may include also a second tile effective for receiving the request, and the second tile is effective for determining a data tile including the data block and effective for sending the request to the data tile. The system may include also a data tile effective for receiving the request from the second tile, and the data tile is effective for sending the data block to the destination tile.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method to obtain a direction vector of a sound source.SOLUTION: A method of the present invention detects first sound pressure of a sound wave transmitted from a sound source by a first sound sensor, and detects second sound pressure of the sound wave by a second sound sensor. The method farther obtains a direction vector of the first sound sensor and the second sound sensor of the sound source by a processor, and the direction vector is based on a first interval between a first physical position of the first sound pressure, the second sound pressure, and the first sound sensor, and a second physical position of the second sound sensor.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a road structure and a construction method for the road structure that can sufficiently stand passing of heavy loads and sufficiently restrain the temperature rise of a road and its surrounding environment.SOLUTION: A paved road serving as the road structure includes a water permeable layer provided to cover an underground water pipe laid on a soil layer which is a base course, and a ceramic layer provided thereon as a heat absorbing layer for absorbing heat. The underground water pipe is a corrugated pipe formed of metal, has high rigidity and is enhanced in resistance to side pressure applied to a pipe wall while excelling in flexibility. The pipe wall of the underground water pipe is provided with a plurality of holes extended penetrating the pipe wall.