Abstract: There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a head having a nozzle; a signal outputting part having an electrode and configured to output a signal indicating a magnitude of an electric change in the electrode; and a controller. The controller is configured to execute a determination as to whether or not the nozzle is normal based on the signal output from the signal outputting part in a case that the controller drives the head so as to eject a liquid droplet from the nozzle toward the electrode. The controller is configured to determine that the nozzle is normal in a case that the magnitude of the electric change is within a predetermined normal range, and to determine that the nozzle has a first abnormality in a case that the magnitude of the electric change is greater than the normal range.

Abstract: A controller performs: in a case where a particular condition is satisfied, acquiring abnormal nozzle information relating to numbers of first and second abnormal nozzles and a total number of abnormal nozzles; determining whether a purge is to be performed, the determining including determining that the purge is to be performed in a case where at least one of a plurality of purge conditions is satisfied, the plurality of purge conditions including a first purge condition that the number of the first abnormal nozzles is a first threshold or more, a second purge condition that the number of the second abnormal nozzles is a second threshold or more, and a third purge condition that the total number of abnormal nozzles is a third threshold or more; and in response to determining that the purge is to be performed, controlling a pump to perform the purge.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including: a liquid discharge head, a carriage, a carriage moving mechanism, a carriage motor, an output unit outputting a discharge determination signal, and a controller configured to carry out a determination of whether or not a liquid is discharged normally from the nozzle, based on the discharge determination signal outputted from the output unit when the liquid discharge head carries out an inspection driving. If a first condition is satisfied, then after a carriage drive in order to move the carriage to a predetermined position, the inspection driving is performed. If a second condition other than the first condition is satisfied, then the inspection driving is performed without performing the carriage drive.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus including: a liquid discharge head having a nozzle; an electrode facing the nozzle; a power supply which generates a potential difference between the liquid discharge head and the electrode; a first output unit which outputs a first signal in accordance with an electric change in a case that the liquid discharge head is caused to perform inspection driving; a low-pass filter; a second output unit; a high-pass filter; a third output unit; and a controller. The controller executes determination as to whether or not the liquid is normally discharged from the nozzle, based on the first signal; and determination as to whether or not a short circuit occurs between the liquid discharge head and the electrode, based on a second signal output from the second output unit and a third signal output from the third output unit.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharging apparatus including: a liquid discharging head having a nozzle; an electrode; a voltage supplier; a first output part configured to output a first signal corresponding to an electric change, of the electrode or the liquid discharging head, caused in a case that the liquid discharging head performs inspection driving for discharging a liquid from the nozzle toward the electrode; a second output part connected to the electrode; a high pass filter; a third output part connected to the electrode via the high pass filter; and a controller. The controller is configured to: determine whether the liquid is normally discharged based on the first signal; and determine whether a short circuit is formed between the liquid discharging head and the electrode based on a second signal outputted from the second output part and a third signal outputted from the third output part.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid discharging apparatus including: a liquid discharging head; an electrode; a voltage supplier configured to generate an electric potential difference between the liquid discharging head and the electrode; a first output part; and a voltage comparer connected to the voltage supplier. The voltage comparer includes a comparing signal output part configured to output a comparing signal. The voltage supplier is configured to: execute boosting to increase the magnitude of the voltage to be outputted from the voltage supplier in a case that the comparing signal indicates that a magnitude of the voltage outputted from the voltage supplier is not more than a magnitude of a predetermined voltage; and stop the boosting in a case that the comparing signal indicates that the magnitude of the voltage outputted from the voltage supplier is larger than the magnitude of the predetermined voltage.

Abstract: A liquid ejection head has a nozzle. A controller is configured to: control the liquid ejection head to perform inspection driving, the inspection driving being driving the liquid ejection head to eject liquid from the nozzle for determining whether the nozzle is an abnormal nozzle having an abnormality in ejection of liquid; acquire a determination signal outputted from the signal output device, the determination signal indicating whether the nozzle is the abnormal nozzle; acquire a non-driving signal outputted from the signal output device when the inspection driving is not performed by the liquid ejection head; generate a differential signal by superposing the determination signal and the non-driving signal, the differential signal being a signal indicating a difference between a value of the determination signal and a value of the non-driving signal at each timing; and determine whether the nozzle is the abnormal nozzle based on the differential signal.

Abstract: A power feeding device includes: a power feeder that wirelessly feeds power to power receivers; a transceiver that communicates with the power receivers; and a controller that controls the power feeder and the transceiver. When the transceiver receives signals from two or more of the power receivers, the controller suspends feeding of power to the power feeder for a predetermined period and resumes feeding of power to the power feeder after the predetermined period. When the transceiver receives signals from only one of the power receivers, the controller continues feeding of power to the power feeder.

Abstract: A power feeding device includes: a power feeder that wirelessly feeds power to power receivers; a transceiver that communicates with the power receivers; and a controller that controls the power feeder and the transceiver. When the transceiver receives signals from two or more of the power receivers, the controller suspends feeding of power to the power feeder for a predetermined period and resumes feeding of power to the power feeder after the predetermined period. When the transceiver receives signals from only one of the power receivers, the controller continues feeding of power to the power feeder.

Abstract: A power feeding device includes a power feeder that wirelessly feeds power to one of a plurality of power receivers, a transceiver that communicates with the plurality of power receivers, and a controller that causes, when the transceiver receives a plurality of signals from two or more of the plurality of power receivers, the power feeder to suspend the feeding of power to the one of the plurality of power receivers for a predetermined period.

Abstract: A power feeding device includes a power feeder that wirelessly feeds power to one of a plurality of power receivers, a transceiver that communicates with the plurality of power receivers, and a controller that causes, when the transceiver receives a plurality of signals from two or more of the plurality of power receivers, the power feeder to suspend the feeding of power to the one of the plurality of power receivers for a predetermined period.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply antenna that supplies power from a power source to a power receiving apparatus, a controller that acquires a first value relating to charging information of the power receiving apparatus from the power supply apparatus, acquires a second value relating to charging information of the power receiving apparatus from another power supply apparatus, compares the first value to the second value, and causes the power supply apparatus to supply power to the power receiving apparatus based on the comparison of the first value to the second value.

Abstract: A power transfer unit includes a power source, a wireless communication portion, and a controller specifying the external device to which power is to be transferred, based on the state of the wireless communication portion according to change in the state of power transfer from the power source.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a wireless communication system comprising; a function and state maintenance unit that holds a function and a state of receiving side apparatus communicating through wireless communication; a reply unit, while the wireless communication is not established, when transmission side apparatus sends control data to the receiving side apparatus before establishing the wireless communication, that sends pseudo reply signal corresponding to the control data to the transmission side apparatus based on the function and state data held in the receiving side apparatus; a wireless communication establishment unit that establishes wireless communication; a command transmission unit that sends the control data to the receiving side apparatus through the established wireless communication.

Abstract: Disclosed is a data transmitting and receiving system including: a data transmitting device; and a data receiving device connected to the data transmitting device through an HDMI, wherein the data transmitting device includes: an extracting section to extract contents information of a video; and a transmitting section to transmit contents information to the data receiving device, and the data receiving device includes: a receiving section to receive contents information; an acquiring section to acquire keyword and/or category information from the contents information; a storing section to store the keyword and/or category information; a determining section to compare the keyword and/or category information stored in the storing section with EPG data and to determine whether or not there is a match; and a display section to display with highlight program information of the EPG data determined by the determining section to match with the keyword and/or category information.

Abstract: A client server system includes a server apparatus, and a client terminal apparatus connecting with the server apparatus via a wireless network based on regular connection information, and the client terminal apparatus includes a storage unit to store the regular connection information, a wired transmission unit to transmit temporary connection information to the server apparatus by a wired transmission at a predetermined timing, a wireless receiving unit to receive the regular connection information which is transmitted from the server apparatus based on the temporary connection information via the wireless network, and a storage control unit to store the regular connection information in the storage unit, and the server apparatus includes a wired receiving unit to receive the temporary connection information, and a wireless transmission unit to transmit the regular connection information to the client terminal apparatus, by using the temporary connection information via the wireless network.

Abstract: A client server system includes a server apparatus, and a client terminal apparatus connecting with the server apparatus via a wireless network based on regular connection information, and the client terminal apparatus includes a storage unit to store the regular connection information, a wired transmission unit to transmit temporary connection information to the server apparatus by a wired transmission at a predetermined timing, a wireless receiving unit to receive the regular connection information which is transmitted from the server apparatus based on the temporary connection information via the wireless network, and a storage control unit to store the regular connection information in the storage unit, and the server apparatus includes a wired receiving unit to receive the temporary connection information, and a wireless transmission unit to transmit the regular connection information to the client terminal apparatus, by using the temporary connection information via the wireless network.

Abstract: A client-server system, including a server apparatus and a client terminal apparatus connected to the server apparatus to have communication with the server apparatus via a wireless network, wherein: the server apparatus includes: a transmission unit for transmitting connection information required for the client terminal apparatus to be connected to the server apparatus via a wireless network, to the client terminal apparatus immediately after a turning ON of a power source, the client terminal apparatus includes: a reception unit for receiving the connection information transmitted from the transmission unit.

Abstract: A client terminal device and a client server system that can receive operation signals at more suitable timing are provided. In the client server system equipped with a client terminal device and a server device that is connected with the client terminal device through a wireless network, the client terminal device is provided with a buffer that stores content information corresponding to the operation signals from a remote controller sent by the server device, a reception regulation program making CPU inhibit reception of the operation signals sent from the remote controller by the signal reception unit until completion of outputting of the content information temporarily stored in the buffer to an output device after one operation signal has been received from the remote controller, and an informing unit informing inhibition of reception of the operation signals during inhibition.

Abstract: An AV transmission system is structured so that: information of specialized function of a connected AV apparatus is sent from the AV apparatus to a server device and from the server device to a client device, and in case a function menu key is operated at the client device side, functional performances of the AV apparatus corresponding to a plurality of function keys are displayed, and in case the function key is operated, operation information of the function key is sent from the client device to the server device, a command code of the specialized function corresponding to the function key is extracted at the server device, and the command code is sent from the server device to the AV apparatus.