Patents by Inventor Hajime Mizukami

Hajime Mizukami 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).

  • Patent number: 9484759
    Abstract: A power supply detection circuit detects power feeding to a VBUS terminal from the outside. A charger detection circuit detects the kind of charger by monitoring voltages of a DP terminal and a DM terminal. A control unit adjusts timing and instructs the charger detection circuit to start a charger kind detection process after a notification of detection of power feeding is received from the power supply detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Atsushi Wada, Hajime Mizukami, Mitsuaki Hatakeyama, Shigeto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20160164327
    Abstract: A power supply detection circuit detects power feeding to a VBUS terminal from the outside. A charger detection circuit detects the kind of charger by monitoring voltages of a DP terminal and a DM terminal. A control unit adjusts timing and instructs the charger detection circuit to start a charger kind detection process after a notification of detection of power feeding is received from the power supply detection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Atsushi Wada, Hajime Mizukami, Mitsuaki Hatakeyama, Shigeto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9294598
    Abstract: A signal line from a common terminal, which allows the insertion of a terminal of a cable for transmitting high-frequency signals or the insertion of a terminal of a cable dedicated to the transmission of audio signals, is branched into one line which is connected to one end of a high-frequency signal switch (USB switch) and the other line which is connected to one end of an audio signal switch (audio switch), respectively. A signal line from the other end of the high-frequency signal switch is connected to a target circuit. A signal line from the other end of the audio signal switch in a primary hierarchical position is branched into a plurality of lines, and the respective plurality of lines are connected to one end of audio signal switches (e.g., headphone switch and microphone switch) in a secondary hierarchical position. And the respective signal lines from the other end of the plurality of audio signal switches of secondary hierarchical position are connected to respective target circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Kouichi Yamada, Hajime Mizukami
  • Patent number: 9223727
    Abstract: An identification terminal voltage detecting circuit detects a voltage of an identification terminal. A video switch is inserted into a signal line connecting a video circuit included in an internal circuit and the identification terminal. When a voltage representing that a video cable is connected to a connector is detected, and then a voltage representing that the video cable is terminated with specified impedance is detected, the control unit turns on the video switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Atsushi Wada, Hajime Mizukami
  • Patent number: 9077195
    Abstract: A power supply detection circuit detects power feeding to a VBUS terminal from the outside. A charger detection circuit specifies the kind of charger by detecting the voltages of a DP terminal and a DM terminal. The charger detection circuit detects open, pull-up, pull-down of at least one of the DP terminal and the DM terminal or formation of a short circuit between both the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Atsushi Wada, Hajime Mizukami, Mitsuaki Hatakeyama, Shigeto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20140340026
    Abstract: A power supply detection circuit detects power feeding to a VBUS terminal from the outside. A charger detection circuit detects the kind of charger by monitoring voltages of a DP terminal and a DM terminal. A control unit adjusts timing and instructs the charger detection circuit to start a charger kind detection process after a notification of detection of power feeding is received from the power supply detection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Atsushi Wada, Hajime Mizukami, Mitsuaki Hatakeyama, Shigeto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8796988
    Abstract: A power supply detection circuit detects power feeding to a VBUS terminal from the outside. A charger detection circuit detects the kind of charger by monitoring voltages of a DP terminal and a DM terminal. A control unit adjusts timing and instructs the charger detection circuit to start a charger kind detection process after a notification of detection of power feeding is received from the power supply detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Atsushi Wada, Hajime Mizukami, Mitsuaki Hatakeyama, Shigeto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20130155258
    Abstract: A determination circuit includes a terminal configured to be connected to one end of a cable having an other end connected to a display device so that an image corresponding to an inputted video signal is displayed on the display device, a voltage detection unit configured to detect a terminal voltage at the terminal, and a determination unit configured to determine whether the cable is disconnected or not between the terminal and the display device based on a predetermined value corresponding to a minimum level of a synchronizing signal contained in the video signal to be generated at the terminal and a minimum value of the terminal voltage detected when the synchronizing signal is inputted to the terminal, after the cable is connected between the terminal and the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Atsushi Wada, Hajime Mizukami
  • Publication number: 20120256596
    Abstract: A power supply detection circuit detects power feeding to a VBUS terminal from the outside. A charger detection circuit specifies the kind of charger by detecting the voltages of a DP terminal and a DM terminal. The charger detection circuit detects open, pull-up, pull-down of at least one of the DP terminal and the DM terminal or formation of a short circuit between both the terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Atsushi WADA, Hajime MIZUKAMI, Mitsuaki HATAKEYAMA, Shigeto KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20120254478
    Abstract: An identification terminal voltage detecting circuit detects a voltage of an identification terminal. A video switch is inserted into a signal line connecting a video circuit included in an internal circuit and the identification terminal. When a voltage representing that a video cable is connected to a connector is detected, and then a voltage representing that the video cable is terminated with specified impedance is detected, the control unit turns on the video switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Atsushi WADA, Hajime Mizukami
  • Publication number: 20120242282
    Abstract: A power supply detection circuit detects power feeding to a VBUS terminal from the outside. A charger detection circuit detects the kind of charger by monitoring voltages of a DP terminal and a DM terminal. A control unit adjusts timing and instructs the charger detection circuit to start a charger kind detection process after a notification of detection of power feeding is received from the power supply detection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Atsushi WADA, Hajime Mizukami, Mitsuake Hatakeyama, Shigeto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20120056660
    Abstract: A signal line from a common terminal, which allows the insertion of a terminal of a cable for transmitting high-frequency signals or the insertion of a terminal of a cable dedicated to the transmission of audio signals, is branched into one line which is connected to one end of a high-frequency signal switch (USB switch) and the other line which is connected to one end of an audio signal switch (audio switch), respectively. A signal line from the other end of the high-frequency signal switch is connected to a target circuit. A signal line from the other end of the audio signal switch in a primary hierarchical position is branched into a plurality of lines, and the respective plurality of lines are connected to one end of audio signal switches (e.g., headphone switch and microphone switch) in a secondary hierarchical position. And the respective signal lines from the other end of the plurality of audio signal switches of secondary hierarchical position are connected to respective target circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Kouichi YAMADA, Hajime Mizukami
  • Patent number: 5926219
    Abstract: A method of efficiently controlling an image sensing apparatus from a personal computer machine includes the steps of defining a control data file for storage of exposure data and image processing data to be supplied to the image sensing apparatus from the computer machine, storing initial values of the exposure data and the image processing data in the control data file, supplying the exposure data and the image processing data stored in the control data file to the image sensing apparatus, receiving the image data signals from the image sensing apparatus screen by screen and displaying the image data on a monitor screen, computing optimal values of the exposure data and the image processing data for each of a drive timing of the solid state image sensor and processing conditions of the image data signals based on the image data signals, and repeating the supply step, the display step, the computation step and the resetting step to display the image data on the monitor screen in a given period until a comman
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Shimizu, Yoshinari Kiriyama, Hajime Mizukami, Hiromitsu Niwa