Patents by Inventor Fumiaki Hirose
Fumiaki Hirose has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11977698Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to cause a sound output section to output sound in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with a contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts a sharpness peak as a control parameter for performing control in such a manner that the sound output section outputs the sound, the sharpness peak being a maximum value of sharpness indicating sharpness of the sound.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takeshi Ohnishi, Fumiaki Hirose, Yuma Nakai
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Publication number: 20240086663Abstract: To make it possible to easily set an inspection level in accordance with the type of contents included in a printed material. First, based on PDL included in a print job, a raster image is generated and a contents attribute different from an object attribute predefined by the PDL is identified by analyzing the raster image. Then, inspection level information in accordance with the identified contents attribute is assigned to the generated raster image and the raster image is provided to an inspection apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventor: FUMIAKI HIROSE
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Patent number: 11917114Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus capable of preventing deterioration in accuracy of image position adjustment due to erroneous detection of a marker.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumiaki Hirose, Keita Hidaka, Eri Okuda
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Patent number: 11829532Abstract: There is provided a control device including a control unit that controls tactile sense presentation for presenting a stimulation through a tactile sense and hearing sense presentation for presenting a stimulation through a hearing sense, when it is determined that an operation has been performed on an input unit including a contact area with which an object is brought into contact. The control unit controls displacement indicating a difference from a reference position of the contact area, the displacement being related to the tactile sense presentation, and a strength of sound related to the hearing sense presentation, so that at least one of the tactile sense presentation and the hearing sense presentation is in a proper range that is a range allowing a user of the input unit to perceive the presentation and not causing the user to have unpleasant feeling.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takeshi Ohnishi, Fumiaki Hirose, Yuma Nakai
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Publication number: 20230262182Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus capable of preventing deterioration in accuracy of image position adjustment due to erroneous detection of a marker.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Fumiaki HIROSE, Keita HIDAKA, Eri OKUDA
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Patent number: 11703977Abstract: A control device comprising a control unit configured to control regular operation based on operation on a first switch detecting operation in two opposing directions and operation on a second switch detecting touch on an object, wherein the control unit performs control such that the regular operation based on operation on the second switch is not performed until a regular time set between first and second times passes after operation on the first switch is detected, wherein the first time is a time in which a cumulative occurrence rate at which unintended touch on the second switch by a user after operation on the first switch occurs becomes 100% in an experiment carried out in advance, and wherein the second time is a time in which an intended touch on the second switch by the user after operation on the first switch is first detected.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Fumiaki Hirose, Yasutaka Matsuda, Takeshi Ohnishi, Kunitoshi Noguchi, Shogo Yamaguchi, Takuma Fukuda
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Publication number: 20230176677Abstract: A control device comprising a control unit configured to control regular operation based on operation on a first switch detecting operation in two opposing directions and operation on a second switch detecting touch on an object, wherein the control unit performs control such that the regular operation based on operation on the second switch is not performed until a regular time set between first and second times passes after operation on the first switch is detected, wherein the first time is a time in which a cumulative occurrence rate at which unintended touch on the second switch by a user after operation on the first switch occurs becomes 100% in an experiment carried out in advance, and wherein the second time is a time in which an intended touch on the second switch by the user after operation on the first switch is first detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Fumiaki HIROSE, Yasutaka MATSUDA, Takeshi OHNISHI, Kunitoshi NOGUCHI, Shogo YAMAGUCHI, Takuma FUKUDA
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Patent number: 11609522Abstract: An image forming system cyclically conveys an Nth sheet with an image formed on a first side to an image forming unit as a sheet subject to image formation after image formation on a subsequent (N+i)th sheet, and form an image on a second side of the Nth sheet. The system includes an obtaining unit that, during image forming processes, obtains respective updated adjustment values for the first and second sides, and a control unit that performs control to simultaneously store the updated adjustment value for the first side and an unupdated adjustment value for the second side in a part of a period of the processes, form an image on the first side of the (N+i)th sheet using the updated one for the first side, and form the image on the second side of the Nth sheet using the unupdated one for the second side.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumiaki Hirose, Ryo Degawa
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Patent number: 11604955Abstract: A printing apparatus for shortening the time required to read documents having a plurality of pages, while preventing the occurrence of an overflow in a storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Fumiaki Hirose
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Publication number: 20220350407Abstract: There is provided a control device that includes: a control section configured to control tactile presentation and auditory presentation when it is decided that an input section has been operated, the tactile presentation presenting a stimulation via a sense of touch, the auditory presentation presenting a stimulation via a sense of hearing, and the input section having a contact area that an object contacts, and in which the control section controls a feature amount of a waveform related to the tactile presentation and a feature amount of a waveform related to the auditory presentation such that at least one of the tactile presentation and the auditory presentation falls within an appropriate range that is a range where at least one of the tactile presentation and the auditory presentation is perceivable for a user of the input section and is not uncomfortable for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
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Publication number: 20220350406Abstract: There is provided a control device including a control unit that controls tactile sense presentation for presenting a stimulation through a tactile sense and hearing sense presentation for presenting a stimulation through a hearing sense, when it is determined that an operation has been performed on an input unit including a contact area with which an object is brought into contact. The control unit controls displacement indicating a difference from a reference position of the contact area, the displacement being related to the tactile sense presentation, and a strength of sound related to the hearing sense presentation, so that at least one of the tactile sense presentation and the hearing sense presentation is in a proper range that is a range allowing a user of the input unit to perceive the presentation and not causing the user to have unpleasant feeling.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
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Publication number: 20220334667Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to vibrate a contact region in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with the contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts displacement rise time as a control parameter for performing control of vibrating the contact region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
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Publication number: 20220334666Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to vibrate a contact region in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with the contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts an acceleration peak-to-peak value as a control parameter for performing control of vibrating the contact region, the acceleration peak-to-peak value being a difference between a local maximum value and a local minimum value of acceleration applied by vibration to the contact region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
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Publication number: 20220334665Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to cause a sound output section to output sound in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with a contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts a sharpness peak as a control parameter for performing control in such a manner that the sound output section outputs the sound, the sharpness peak being a maximum value of sharpness indicating sharpness of the sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
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Publication number: 20220334643Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to vibrate a contact region in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with the contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts acceleration time as a control parameter for performing control of vibrating the contact region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
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Publication number: 20220334792Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to cause a sound output section to output sound in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with a contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts a loudness peak as a control parameter for performing control in such a manner that the sound output section outputs the sound, the loudness peak being a maximum value of loudness indicating intensity of the sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
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Publication number: 20220334642Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to vibrate a contact region in a case where it is determined that an operation is performed on an input section by a target object coming into contact with the contact region, the input section having the contact region touched by the target object, wherein the control section adjusts a displacement width as a control parameter for performing control of vibrating the contact region, the displacement width being a difference between a local maximum value of displacement of the contact region caused by the vibration and displacement of the contact region in a criterion state.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Takeshi OHNISHI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yuma NAKAI
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Patent number: 11448990Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device to form an image on a sheet, and an image reading device to read an image from the sheet. A processing unit causes the image forming device to perform a predetermined image formation to form a first image for position correction of an output image and a second image for tone correction. A value of the position correction is obtained, based on a read image, and a tone correction value is obtained based on a read image from a second image sheet.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Fumiaki Hirose
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Publication number: 20220289229Abstract: A user is made immediately and continuously perceive a change of a predetermined situation. There is provided a control device that includes: a control section configured to control information presentation of a presentation section configured to present information, and in which the control section changes a mode of the information presentation of the presentation section according to a predetermined fluctuation value that can fluctuate. Furthermore, there is provided a tactile presentation system presentation system that includes: a presentation section configured to perform information presentation for a user; and a control section configured to control the information presentation of the presentation section, and in which the control section changes a mode of the information presentation of the presentation section according to a predetermined fluctuation value that can fluctuate under control of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Yuji MITSUI, Toshihito TAKAI, Takeshi OHNISHI, Shinobu SASAKI, Kenji IWATA, Yuka TAKAGI, Fumiaki HIROSE, Yasuhiro ONO, Takao ARAYA, Keiji NOMURA, Keita NAKANE, Takakazu SENGOKU, Tomomi IMAI
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Publication number: 20220236681Abstract: An image forming system cyclically conveys an Nth sheet with an image formed on a first side to an image forming unit as a sheet subject to image formation after image formation on a subsequent (N+i)th sheet, and form an image on a second side of the Nth sheet. The system includes an obtaining unit that, during image forming processes, obtains respective updated adjustment values for the first and second sides, and a control unit that performs control to simultaneously store the updated adjustment value for the first side and an unupdated adjustment value for the second side in a part of a period of the processes, form an image on the first side of the (N+i)th sheet using the updated one for the first side, and form the image on the second side of the Nth sheet using the unupdated one for the second side.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Fumiaki Hirose, Ryo Degawa