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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To estimate the sign of a change in accordance with sensing data for an object to be monitored by a monitoring device on a network and quantified data for qualitative information and give instructions to a maintenance work supplier for maintenance work before the object to be monitored is in failure. SOLUTION: A distributed server 113 is provided for inputting data obtained by sensing an object group 114 requiring maintenance with a sensor group 111 and data 112 related to the object group 114 into a plurality of stores 101. In accordance with data from the distributed server 113, a site 102 which totally displays Webs determines whether the object group 114 shows an abnormal condition requiring maintenance or not. When it shows the abnormal condition requiring maintenance, instructions are given to the maintenance work supplier 103 for maintenance work before it is in failure. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve reading accuracy when reading information recorded in a transparent medium needing polishing, coating or coloring. SOLUTION: Matrix information including error correction code information and record data recorded in the transparent medium is read by prescribed laser light, error correction of the record data is performed on the basis of the error correction code information included in the read matrix information. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent incorrect operations due to starting of system software when voltage is unstable after turning on the power and eliminate unstable operations of a computer apparatus. SOLUTION: A power supply line and a reset circuit are connected, and the reset circuit is operated when beginning supply of voltage. After supplying voltage, reset signals are transmitted to a computer for a fixed time. The reset circuit is constituted of an R-C time-constant circuit, a transistor switch and a relay. For a fixed time after supplying voltage, the time-constant circuit allows the transistor to operate, so that a relay contact point is short-circuited and signals are output. After the fixed time, the transistor operation is canceled, and then the relay contact point is released. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a footstep of an escalator excellent in safety by preventing catching of footwear such as sandals on a side surface of the escalator. SOLUTION: In the footstep of the escalator having a plurality of protrusions 31 extended to an advancing direction of the escalator and a groove 32 between the protrusions 31 on a tread, at least the protrusions 31 previously provided in vertical direction both ends with respect to the advancing direction are removed, and thereby, a plane guide plate attachment surface is formed, and an L-shaped guide plate 21 is attached to the guide plate attachment surface, and the vertex of the guide plate 21 is higher than other protrusions 31 formed in the middle by 10 mm or more. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A semiconductor module having one or more silicon carbide diode elements mounted on a switching element is provided in which the temperature rise is reduced by properly disposing each of the diode elements on the switching element, to thereby provide a thermal dissipation path for the respective diode elements. The respective diode elements are arranged on a non-central portion of the switching element, to facilitate dissipation of the heat produced by each of the diode elements, whereby the temperature rise in the semiconductor module is reduced.
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A biometric authentication device, which uses biometrics characteristic information to perform individual authentication, prevents declines in verification speed even when numerous biometrics information sets have been registered. A control unit registers broad characteristic quantities for blood vessel image data from an image capture device, together with characteristic data for verification. And at the time of authentication the control unit uses degrees of similarity of characteristic quantities to determine an order of verification, and performs verification of blood vessel image characteristic data in the verification order thus determined. The order of verification is determined based on captured blood vessel images, so that even when numerous characteristic data sets have been registered, verification can be performed in an order of verification based on a blood vessel image of the user, and the speed of verification can be improved.
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An FOM (figure of merit) enabling evaluation from a cost aspect, as well as evaluation of electrical performance, is newly proposed to provide a method of manufacturing based on the FOM a semiconductor chip intended for a lower cost production in addition to satisfying electrical performance. An FOMC of a semiconductor chip is defined as the product of a term represented by electrical performance of a substrate S and a term represented by a semiconductor chip cost CC; the FOMC of each of the semiconductor chips on substrates SS, SC of different type is determined by calculation of the product thereof. Based on the magnitudes of the calculation results, a desired substrate is selected from the substrates SS, SC and then a semiconductor chip is fabricated by forming a semiconductor element on the desired substrate selected.
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In continuous sign language recognition, reference sign language patterns of good quality are generated. Continuous sign language patterns and reference sign language patterns are efficiently compressed. The compressed continuous sign language patterns are sequentially and directly matched with the compressed reference sign language patterns to recognize the sign language at high speed and with high precision. A reference sign pattern generating unit generates a reference sign language pattern by normalizing sample patterns while taking into consideration of their nonlinear compression/expansion and by calculating an average of the sample patterns. A continuous sign language recognition unit recognizes a continuous sign language at high speed by sequentially matching the continuous sign language of time sequential patterns with reference sign language patterns while allowing nonlinear expansion and compression in the time domain. A sign language translation system is provided in which a sign language as well as the facial expression or emotion of a sign language user is recognized and converted into a spoken language with emotion, and transferred in the form of texts, voices, sign languages of another type to a particular partner among a plurality of unknown system users.
Abstract:
In a sign-language learning system, the data of sign-language desired by a learner can be outputted quickly and accurately and, moreover, in the display method matching the requirements of individual learners, and the individual learners can easily make additional registration. The sign-language data are stored in a sign-language dictionary, and desired sign-language data are searched on the basis of an entry word or contents by a dictionary search device. The searched sign-language data are displayed in a display output device in accordance with a requirement of a learner by image synthesis. The sign-language data are registered by a dictionary registration device.