Patents Assigned to NEC Personal Products, Ltd.
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Patent number: 8139313Abstract: A library device comprises a cell, a drive, and an accessor. The cell is capable of accommodating a plurality of cartridges. The drive performs a recording or reproduction of data between the cartridges and the drive. The accessor carries the cartridges between the cell and the drive. The cell is provided with a first rack gear which extends in a direction in which the accommodated cartridges are arranged. The accessor comprises an accessor base and a feed block. The accessor base comprises a second rack gear. The second rack gear extends in the extension direction of the first rack gear. The second rack gear is formed in correspondence with the first rack gear. The feed block comprises a pinion gear, a driving unit, and a holding unit. The pinion gear is meshed with the first and second rack gears. The driving unit drives the pinion gear. The holding unit holds the cartridges.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignees: NEC Corporation, NEC Personal Products, Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Wada, Toshimitsu Kawasaki
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Patent number: 8059363Abstract: The magazine includes a rail installed on its bottom surface approximately parallel to an insertion/extraction direction, the rail including a plurality of stepped portions formed at a side surface thereof. A device body includes: a lock lever installed rotatably within the same plane as the bottom surface of the magazine, the lock lever including one portion located in a space below the magazine and another portion located beside the magazine; a spring which urges in a direction in which the rail is installed so that a portion of the lock lever located in a space below the magazine is engaged with the stepped portion; and an accessor which moves beside the magazine along the insertion/extraction direction. The lock lever engaged with each stepped portion is released in such a way that the accessor rotates the lock lever in an opposite direction to an urging direction of the spring.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: NEC Personal Products, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Tadashi Kosugi
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Patent number: 8055908Abstract: A data transmission method is achieved by transmitting a contents data transmission request from a host device to a module; by dividing a first contents data into a plurality of blocks in the module; by transmitting the plurality of blocks from the module to the host device; and by combining the plurality of blocks to produce a second contents data. A plurality of data buses are used for the transmission of the contents data transmission request and the plurality of blocks.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2006Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: NEC Personal Products, Ltd.Inventor: Shigeru Kawabe
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Patent number: 8009414Abstract: The present invention includes flat-panel type display section (11), main body (12) which supports this flat-panel type display section (11), angle adjustment mechanism (13) for adjusting an inclination angle to a perpendicular direction of a display surface of flat-panel type display section (11), and shelf member (14) on which an article is to be placed. Then, as for shelf member (14), one end of the shelf member is provided near an upper edge of flat-panel type display section (11), and the other end of the shelf member is supported by main body (12). According to the present invention, since supporting plate (22) of shelf member (11) is supported by main body (12), shelf member (14) is not moved in connection with flat-panel type display section (11) when the display angle of flat-panel type display section (11) is adjusted by angle adjustment mechanism (13), and hence, the article is stably placed on shelf member (14).Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: NEC Personal Products, Ltd.Inventors: Yoichi Ishida, Masato Suzuki, Syuji Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20110131782Abstract: Provided is a method of removing a cartridge, that is to be removed, that is housed in a deep side of a cell and stuck on a wall surface of the cell without increasing the number of components. In order to remove the cartridge stuck on the wall surface of the cell, the method includes a pressing step and a releasing step. In the pressing step, a picker mechanism is abutted on a latch lever, and then moved so as to move the latch lever from an engaged position to a released position. This presses the latch lever to increase the urging force of the urging unit. In the releasing step, after the pressing step, the picker mechanism is moved away from the cell to release the urging force of the latch lever spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2009Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: NEC PERSONAL PRODUCTS, LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Toshimitsu Kawasaki
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Publication number: 20100232063Abstract: In a magnetic head cleaning mechanism applicable to a magnetic tape apparatus employing a threading scheme, a cleaning brush is driven in a small space; and a magnetic tape apparatus includes the magnetic head cleaning mechanism. The mechanism includes a threading arm to engage a leader block with a leader pin to draw the block engaged with the pin, a magnetic head to conduct data reading and writing operation on a magnetic tape, a rotably supported brush link arm including a brush at a tip end thereof, and a cam gear disposed on the side of the magnetic head relative to a threader track as a transport route of the magnetic tape. Ordinarily, the arm is on the side of the magnetic head relative to the threader track. When the leader block is moved to a position near the leader pin, the arm rotates with rotation of the cam gear to bring the brush into contact with the magnetic head on the threader track.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: NEC PERSONAL PRODUCTS, LTD.Inventor: Kazushi SATO
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Publication number: 20100217748Abstract: It is required that setting information and mechanical correction information of a preceding device can be automatically carried over only by replacing a unit, to implement reduction in the maintenance cost and prevention of human operational mistakes. Library device control firmware 11 updates, if drive identification information kept in a library control unit 10 differs from drive identification information kept in two other units on the basis of logic of decision by majority, a drive serial number 4A and device setting information 2A kept in the library control unit 10 based on a drive serial number 4B and device setting information 2B kept in an accessor control unit 20.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2008Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: NEC PERSONAL PRODUCTS, LTD.Inventor: Minoru Kodaira
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Publication number: 20100200524Abstract: The deep cell (300) of the present invention is capable of accommodating two data cartridges (100) in a row. In addition, the deep cell (300) includes a regulating member (301) for regulating the storage of two data cartridges (100) and for regulating storage to just one data cartridge (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2008Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: NEC PERSONAL PRODUCTS, LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Suzuki, Shinichi Iwata
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Publication number: 20100097718Abstract: A library device comprises a cell, a drive, and an accessor. The cell is capable of accommodating a plurality of cartridges. The drive performs a recording or reproduction of data between the cartridges and the drive. The accessor carries the cartridges between the cell and the drive. The cell is provided with a first rack gear which extends in a direction in which the accommodated cartridges are arranged. The accessor comprises an accessor base and a feed block. The accessor base comprises a second rack gear. The second rack gear extends in the extension direction of the first rack gear. The second rack gear is formed in correspondence with the first rack gear. The feed block comprises a pinion gear, a driving unit, and a holding unit. The pinion gear is meshed with the first and second rack gears. The driving unit drives the pinion gear. The holding unit holds the cartridges.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, NEC PERSONAL PRODUCTS, LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Wada, Toshimitsu Kawasaki
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Patent number: 7694118Abstract: A function addition apparatus allows an added function to be started-up immediately after a computer has been powered on or reset. A function expansion program stored in a program storage section is called, before a start-up program starts-up an operating system, by the start-up program and is executed by the CPU. The functional expansion program controls a functional section. Under a first condition, the CPU is prevented from returning to execution of the start-up program after the function expansion program has been completed by the CPU. Under a second condition, the CPU is returned to execution of a start-up program after the function expansion program has been completed by the CPU so that the operating system is started-up. When the operating system is started-up after the CPU has returned to execution of the start-up program, the operating system or the like controls the functional section.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: NEC Personal Products, Ltd.Inventor: Shigeru Kawabe
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Publication number: 20090259730Abstract: A content storing system for allowing a storing apparatus, which has a limited size of storage capacity, to be effectively used to record content data. The content storing system includes a user terminal apparatus that records content data received from an external apparatus; and a server that is connected to the user terminal apparatus and that records the content data received from the external apparatus. The user terminal apparatus notifies the server that the content data has been recorded, and further issues, to the server, a delivery request for the content data that was recorded in a user storage apparatus. In response to the delivery request, the server determines, from the notification, that the content data has been recorded, and then the server transmits the requested content data to the user terminal apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2006Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: NEC PERSONAL PRODUCTS, LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Machida, Atsunori Isozumi
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Publication number: 20090233127Abstract: In a viewpoint of the invention, a fuel cell system includes a fuel cell configured to generate a electric power by using fuel; a first assisting power source; a protecting circuit connected to the first assisting power source and configured to detect a failure in the first assisting power source; an auxiliary unit configured to supply the fuel to the fuel cell; a control circuit configured to control the fuel cell and the auxiliary unit; a first power converter configured to drive the control circuit by using electric power from the first assisting power source; and a first synthesizing section configured to synthesize a first electric power from the fuel cell and a second electric power from the first assisting power source to supply a synthesized power to a load.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2006Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicants: NEC CORPORATION, NEC TOKIN CORPORATION, NEC PERSONAL PRODUCTS LTD.Inventors: Kazumasa Ohya, Kazuya Mori, Kazuhisa Nagase, Tsuyoshi Takemoto, Toshiaki Nakazawa, Takahisa Kitaguchi, Takashi Manako, Osamu Yamashita, Hidekazu Kimura, Hiroshi Kajitani
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Patent number: 7495653Abstract: A information processing apparatus includes a display unit, a first input unit, a second input unit, a first coupling unit, and a second coupling unit. The first coupling unit rotatably couples the display unit with a first side of the first input unit. The second coupling unit rotatably couples the second input unit with a second side of the first input unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2004Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: NEC Personal Products, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshihiko Endo, Tooru Akasaka
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Publication number: 20080040744Abstract: Among a plurality of broadcast processing devices, a tuner of a first broadcast processing device receives, EPG (Electric Program Guide) data transmitted from a server via an antenna while a tuner of a second broadcast processing device as a device other than the first broadcast processing device among the plurality of broadcast processing devices receives, via an antenna, the broadcast data transmitted from the server. Here, an EPG control unit of the first broadcast processing device stores the EPG data received by the tuner of the first broadcast processing device as reception EPG specification data in a storage device of the first broadcast processing device and transmits the reception EPG specification data to the network. An EPG control unit of the second broadcast processing device receives, via the network, the reception EPG specification data transmitted from the first broadcast processing device and stores it in a storage device of the second broadcast processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2005Publication date: February 14, 2008Applicant: NEC PERSONAL PRODUCTS, LTD.Inventor: Joji Sukuki
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Publication number: 20060056740Abstract: A control unit displays an operation screen representing a plurality of moving image data on a display unit. The control unit specifies the first moving image data for each of the plurality of moving image data displayed on the operation screen. Editing time taken to edit a plurality of the moving image data is shortened, and the reproduction time in reproducing and displaying the moving image data is shortened.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2005Publication date: March 16, 2006Applicant: NEC Personal Products, Ltd.Inventor: Eizaburo Muraki
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Publication number: 20050093827Abstract: A information processing apparatus includes a display unit, a first input unit, a second input unit, a first coupling unit, and a second coupling unit. The first coupling unit rotatably couples the display unit with a first side of the first input unit. The second coupling unit rotatably couples the second input unit with a second side of the first input unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2004Publication date: May 5, 2005Applicant: NEC PERSONAL PRODUCTS, LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiko Endo, Tooru Akasaka