Patents by Inventor Jiro Matsuda
Jiro Matsuda 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: 10779121Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a memory, and a setting unit. The acquisition unit acquires position information indicating a position of the information processing apparatus by performing communication with an external apparatus at a set time interval. The memory stores information about time intervals for respective regions. The setting unit changes and sets the time interval at which the acquisition unit performs communication to a time interval among the time intervals that is acquired by referring to content of the memory and that corresponds to a region corresponding to the position information among the regions.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Hirade, Jiro Matsuda, Takahiro Saito, Tohru Fuse
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Patent number: 10542234Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes solar cells, an accumulation portion that accumulates power generated by the solar cells, an electronic apparatus main body portion that is operated by using power accumulated in the accumulation portion, and an operation control circuit that performs control so that, in a case where a voltage of the accumulation portion increases, an operation of the electronic apparatus main body portion is started if the voltage of the accumulation portion exceeds a first threshold voltage, and, in a case where a voltage of the accumulation portion decreases, an operation of the electronic apparatus main body portion is stopped if the voltage of the accumulation portion is less than a second threshold voltage which is smaller than the first threshold voltage.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Jiro Matsuda, Tohru Fuse, Akihiko Naya, Takahiro Saito
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Patent number: 10317206Abstract: A location determination processing device includes: an accepting section as defined herein; an atmospheric pressure information accepting section as defined herein; a computation result accepting section as defined herein; an identification result accepting section as defined herein; a detection result accepting section as defined herein; a determination result accepting section as defined herein; a correcting section as defined herein; and an outputting section as defined herein.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideto Yuzawa, Takayuki Takeuchi, Masahiro Sato, Akira Ichiboshi, Jiro Matsuda, Shinobu Ozeki
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Publication number: 20180115737Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes solar cells, an accumulation portion that accumulates power generated by the solar cells, an electronic apparatus main body portion that is operated by using power accumulated in the accumulation portion, and an operation control circuit that performs control so that, in a case where a voltage of the accumulation portion increases, an operation of the electronic apparatus main body portion is started if the voltage of the accumulation portion exceeds a first threshold voltage, and, in a case where a voltage of the accumulation portion decreases, an operation of the electronic apparatus main body portion is stopped if the voltage of the accumulation portion is less than a second threshold voltage which is smaller than the first threshold voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Jiro MATSUDA, Tohru FUSE, Akihiko NAYA, Takahiro SAITO
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Patent number: 9955311Abstract: A control apparatus of the present invention includes: a detection unit that detects a position of a terminal apparatus, based on position information which is acquired from plural radio beacons by the terminal apparatus; a memory that stores a history of the position of the terminal apparatus as route information, based on the position detected by the detection unit; and a determination unit that determines whether or not a current position, at which the terminal apparatus is detected, is correct, based on route information of plural terminal apparatuses stored in the memory.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Saito, Jiro Matsuda, Tohru Fuse
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Publication number: 20180041873Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a memory, and a setting unit. The acquisition unit acquires position information indicating a position of the information processing apparatus by performing communication with an external apparatus at a set time interval. The memory stores information about time intervals for respective regions. The setting unit changes and sets the time interval at which the acquisition unit performs communication to a time interval among the time intervals that is acquired by referring to content of the memory and that corresponds to a region corresponding to the position information among the regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi HIRADE, Jiro MATSUDA, Takahiro SAITO, Tohru FUSE
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Publication number: 20170272914Abstract: A control apparatus of the present invention includes: a detection unit that detects a position of a terminal apparatus, based on position information which is acquired from plural radio beacons by the terminal apparatus; a memory that stores a history of the position of the terminal apparatus as route information, based on the position detected by the detection unit; and a determination unit that determines whether or not a current position, at which the terminal apparatus is detected, is correct, based on route information of plural terminal apparatuses stored in the memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro SAITO, Jiro MATSUDA, Tohru FUSE
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Publication number: 20170265209Abstract: A control apparatus includes: a detection unit that detects a position of a terminal apparatus, based on position information acquired from a radio beacon by the terminal apparatus; an acquisition unit that acquires position verification information indicating that a position of the terminal apparatus is verified by communications with an other terminal apparatus; and an approving unit that approves a transmission request transmitted from the terminal apparatus, in a case where the acquisition unit acquires the position verification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2016Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Jiro MATSUDA, Takahiro SAITO, Tohru FUSE
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Publication number: 20170070621Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a measurement unit that measures environmental information about an environment surrounding the information processing apparatus; a reception unit that receives environmental information from an external device or a device associated with the external device in response to receiving a processing request from the external device; a comparison unit that compares the environmental information measured by the measurement unit with the environmental information received by the reception unit; and a processing unit that executes a process based on the received processing request in a case where the environmental information received by the reception unit and the environmental information measured by the measurement unit that are compared by the comparison unit are determined to be measured in a same environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Jiro MATSUDA, Tohru FUSE
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Publication number: 20150330780Abstract: A location determination processing device includes: an accepting section as defined herein; an atmospheric pressure information accepting section as defined herein; a computation result accepting section as defined herein; an identification result accepting section as defined herein; a detection result accepting section as defined herein; a determination result accepting section as defined herein; a correcting section as defined herein; and an outputting section as defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Hideto YUZAWA, Takayuki TAKEUCHI, Masahiro SATO, Akira ICHIBOSHI, Jiro MATSUDA, Shinobu OZEKI
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Patent number: 8643916Abstract: A reading device includes a first illuminating section that illuminates a reading area with first illumination light of a first direction; a second illuminating section that illuminates the reading area with second illumination light of a second direction; a light-receiving section that receives reflection light of the first illumination light and reflection light of the second illumination light reflected from the reading area, the first illumination light being applied from the first illuminating section and the second illumination light being applied from the second illuminating section; and reflecting members that are disposed side by side in the reading area in a widthwise direction thereof, and that have first and second reflecting surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2012Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirokazu Ichikawa, Yoshiro Yamaguchi, Eigo Nakagawa, Jiro Matsuda
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Patent number: 8514312Abstract: An image sensor includes: a charge generating unit that generates a charge in response to light, and has a potential well that stores the charge; a first charge storage unit the first charge storage unit having a potential well deeper than the potential well of the charge generating unit and storing a charge transferred from the charge generating unit; a first electrode covering an end of the charge generating unit, to which a voltage is applied, to form a gradient of a potential so that a charge stored in the charge generating unit is transferred to the first charge storage unit; and a second electrode covering a part of the charge generating unit, to which a voltage is applied to make a part of the potential well of the charge generating unit shallow, the shallow part corresponding to the part of the charge generating unit covered by the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jiro Matsuda
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Publication number: 20130120808Abstract: A reading device includes a first illuminating section that illuminates a reading area with first illumination light of a first direction; a second illuminating section that illuminates the reading area with second illumination light of a second direction; a light-receiving section that receives reflection light of the first illumination light and reflection light of the second illumination light reflected from the reading area, the first illumination light being applied from the first illuminating section and the second illumination light being applied from the second illuminating section; and reflecting members that are disposed side by side in the reading area in a widthwise direction thereof, and that have first and second reflecting surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirokazu ICHIKAWA, Yoshiro YAMAGUCHI, Eigo NAKAGAWA, Jiro MATSUDA
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Publication number: 20100321552Abstract: An image sensor includes: a charge generating unit that generates a charge in response to light, and has a potential well that stores the charge; a first charge storage unit the first charge storage unit having a potential well deeper than the potential well of the charge generating unit and storing a charge transferred from the charge generating unit; a first electrode covering an end of the charge generating unit, to which a voltage is applied, to form a gradient of a potential so that a charge stored in the charge generating unit is transferred to the first charge storage unit; and a second electrode covering a part of the charge generating unit, to which a voltage is applied to make a part of the potential well of the charge generating unit shallow, the shallow part corresponding to the part of the charge generating unit covered by the second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2009Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventor: Jiro MATSUDA
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Patent number: 7804534Abstract: A solid-state imaging device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements formed in a surface portion of the semiconductor substrate in the form of a two-dimensional array so as to comprise a plurality of sets, each comprising a subset of the photoelectric conversion elements arranged in one direction; charge transfer paths each formed at a side portion of the subset of the photoelectric conversion elements to cause a signal charge of the photoelectric conversion elements be read out when a readout pulse is applied and cause the signal charge which has been read out to be transferred when a transfer pulse is applied; and an electrically conductive light shielding film which is laminated on a surface of the semiconductor substrate through an insulating layer and has openings immediately above each of the photoelectric conversion elements.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Masanori Nagase, Shu Takahashi, Jiro Matsuda, Mitsuru Iwata, Shinji Uya
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Patent number: 7759151Abstract: A solid state imaging apparatus comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric converting portion on the semiconductor substrate; a light shielding film in a region excluding a light receiving surface of the photoelectric converting portion; and a P-type impurity layer between a lower surface of the light shielding film and the semiconductor substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Jiro Matsuda, Masanori Nagase, Shu Takahashi
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Patent number: 7714401Abstract: A solid state imaging device comprises: a photoelectric converting portion provided on a semiconductor substrate; a charge transfer path, formed in an adjacent position to the photoelectric converting portion, that receives a signal charge generated in the photoelectric converting portion and transfers the signal charge in a predetermined direction; and a gate electrode that transfers the signal charge from the photoelectric converting portion to the charge transfer path, wherein the gate electrode comprises polysilicon having a different conductive type from that of a semiconductor region forming a charge storing portion of the charge transfer path.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Masanori Nagase, Jiro Matsuda, Tsuneo Sasamoto, Toshiaki Hayakawa
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Publication number: 20080173905Abstract: A solid state imaging device comprises: a photoelectric converting portion provided on a semiconductor substrate; a charge transfer path, formed in an adjacent position to the photoelectric converting portion, that receives a signal charge generated in the photoelectric converting portion and transfers the signal charge in a predetermined direction; and a gate electrode that transfers the signal charge from the photoelectric converting portion to the charge transfer path, wherein the gate electrode comprises polysilicon having a different conductive type from that of a semiconductor region forming a charge storing portion of the charge transfer path.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventors: Masanori NAGASE, Jiro Matsuda, Tsuneo Sasamoto, Toshiaki Hayakawa
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Publication number: 20080173902Abstract: A solid state imaging apparatus comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a photoelectric converting portion on the semiconductor substrate; a light shielding film in a region excluding a light receiving surface of the photoelectric converting portion; and a P-type impurity layer between a lower surface of the light shielding film and the semiconductor substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventors: Jiro MATSUDA, Masanori Nagase, Shu Takahashi
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Publication number: 20080055449Abstract: A solid-state imaging device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements formed in a surface portion of the semiconductor substrate in the form of a two-dimensional array so as to comprise a plurality of sets, each comprising a subset of the photoelectric conversion elements arranged in one direction; charge transfer paths each formed at a side portion of the subset of the photoelectric conversion elements to cause a signal charge of the photoelectric conversion elements be read out when a readout pulse is applied and cause the signal charge which has been read out to be transferred when a transfer pulse is applied; and an electrically conductive light shielding film which is laminated on a surface of the semiconductor substrate through an insulating layer and has openings immediately above each of the photoelectric conversion elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Inventors: Masanori Nagase, Shu Takahashi, Jiro Matsuda, Mitsuru Iwata, Shinji Uya