Patents by Inventor Norihiko Kobayashi
Norihiko Kobayashi 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: 9619739Abstract: Determination is made as to whether print setting information is designated for received print data, the print setting information being for designating a physical sheet size to be used for printing. When the print setting information is not designated and when specific character string information in the print data is set, a logical sheet size is set as the physical sheet size, and when specific character string information in the print data is not set, a default sheet size is set as the physical sheet size.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Norihiko Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20170070391Abstract: A device capable of communicating with a server includes a first holding unit configured to hold setting information about a predetermined setting item. The server includes a second holding unit configured to hold setting information about the predetermined setting item. The updated contents of the setting information about the predetermined setting item held by the first holding unit are received and reflected on the setting information about the predetermined setting item held by the second holding unit. The upper limit of the information amount of the setting information for the predetermined setting item that the second holding unit can hold is larger than the upper limit of the information amount of the setting information for the predetermined setting item that the first holding unit can hold.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventor: Norihiko Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9409488Abstract: An in-vehicle charging device is provided with: a recording unit (27) that accumulates vehicle information regarding a vehicle; a vehicle-side PLC communication control unit (26) that, when it is determined to be necessary to transmit vehicle information accumulated at the recording unit (27) to the outside of the vehicle, commands transmission of a control signal for closing an earth leakage circuit breaker (not shown in figure); and a charging control unit (25b) that transmits a control signal to the earth leakage circuit breaker on the basis of the command from the vehicle-side PLC communication control unit (26). When electrical energy is not being supplied to a storage battery (24), the vehicle-side PLC communication control unit (26) establishes PLC and batch transmits vehicle information when the earth leakage circuit breaker has been closed by the control signal transmitted from the charging control unit (25b).Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2012Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Norihiko Kobayashi, Tomonori Nonaka
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Publication number: 20160080585Abstract: A mobile terminal transmits a document file to a conversion server. In a case where it is determined that an image forming apparatus is capable of acquiring from the conversion server print data acquired by converting the document file, information for acquisition of the print data from the conversion server by the image forming apparatus is transmitted to the image forming apparatus. In a case where it is determined that the image forming apparatus is not capable of acquiring the print data from the conversion server, the print data is acquired from the conversion server and transmitted to the image forming apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventor: Norihiko Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20150269459Abstract: Determination is made as to whether print setting information is designated for received print data, the print setting information being for designating a physical sheet size to be used for printing. When the print setting information is not designated and when specific character string information in the print data is set, a logical sheet size is set as the physical sheet size, and when specific character string information in the print data is not set, a default sheet size is set as the physical sheet size.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventor: Norihiko Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9076096Abstract: Determination is made as to whether print setting information is designated for received print data, the print setting information being for designating a physical sheet size to be used for printing. When the print setting information is not designated and when specific character string information in the print data is set, a logical sheet size is set as the physical sheet size, and when specific character string information in the print data is not set, a default sheet size is set as the physical sheet size.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Norihiko Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8761983Abstract: A power line communication system in which a home's power line communication unit can communicate with a vehicle even when a relay is broken off without using a special relay. In this system, a vehicle's PLC communication unit (21) mounted in a vehicle (2) and a home's PLC communication unit (42) installed in a home communicate via a power transmission unit (3) that transmits communication signals and power to be supplied to the vehicle (2). The power transmission unit (3) includes a mechanical relay for conducting or shutting off power to the vehicle (2). The home's PLC communication unit (42) transmits a communication request signal for starting communication to the power transmission unit (3). When the vehicle's PLC communication unit (21) receives the communication request signal transmitted by the home's PLC communication unit (42), the vehicle's PLC communication unit (21) energizes the mechanical relay and then starts communication.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tomonori Nonaka, Norihiko Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8746907Abstract: A fluorescent tube type LED lamp includes an elongated lamp body that has a largest dimension in a longitudinal direction, a light source substrate mounted on the lamp body, a light transmissive cover attached to the lamp body, and an LED unit mounted on the light source substrate such that the LED unit extends in the longitudinal direction of the lamp body. The LED unit includes a plurality of LED chips mounted on the light source substrate, and a transparent encapsulant encapsulating the LED chips. The encapsulant is molded such that the encapsulant is raised from the light source substrate. The LED unit radiates light from an entire surface of the encapsulant in an angular range including a region lateral to the lamp body.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Nakamura, Norihiko Kobayashi, Hisayoshi Daicho
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Patent number: 8718855Abstract: A power line communication system in which a home's power line communication unit can communicate with a vehicle even when a relay is broken off without using a special relay. In this system, a vehicle's PLC communication unit (21) mounted in a vehicle (2) and a home's PLC communication unit (42) installed in a home communicate via a power transmission unit (3) that transmits communication signals and power to be supplied to the vehicle (2). The power transmission unit (3) includes a mechanical relay for conducting or shutting off power to the vehicle (2). The home's PLC communication unit (42) transmits a communication request signal for starting communication to the power transmission unit (3). When the vehicle's PLC communication unit (21) receives the communication request signal transmitted by the home's PLC communication unit (42), the vehicle's PLC communication unit (21) energizes the mechanical relay and then starts communication.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tomonori Nonaka, Norihiko Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20140015494Abstract: An in-vehicle charging device is provided with: a recording unit (27) that accumulates vehicle information regarding a vehicle; a vehicle-side PLC communication control unit (26) that, when it is determined to be necessary to transmit vehicle information accumulated at the recording unit (27) to the outside of the vehicle, commands transmission of a control signal for closing an earth leakage circuit breaker (not shown in figure); and a charging control unit (25b) that transmits a control signal to the earth leakage circuit breaker on the basis of the command from the vehicle-side PLC communication control unit (26). When electrical energy is not being supplied to a storage battery (24), the vehicle-side PLC communication control unit (26) establishes PLC and batch transmits vehicle information when the earth leakage circuit breaker has been closed by the control signal transmitted from the charging control unit (25b).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Norihiko Kobayashi, Tomonori Nonaka
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Publication number: 20130179021Abstract: A power line communication system in which a home's power line communication unit can communicate with a vehicle even when a relay is broken off without using a special relay. In this system, a vehicle's PLC communication unit (21) mounted in a vehicle (2) and a home's PLC communication unit (42) installed in a home communicate via a power transmission unit (3) that transmits communication. signals and power to be supplied to the vehicle (2). The power transmission unit (3) includes a mechanical relay for conducting or shutting off power to the vehicle (2). The home's PLC communication unit (42) transmits a communication request signal for starting communication to the power transmission unit (3). When the vehicle's PLC communication unit (21) receives the communication request signal transmitted by the home's PLC communication unit (42), the vehicle's PLC communication unit (21) energizes the mechanical relay and then starts communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: July 11, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomonori Nonaka, Norihiko Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20130077117Abstract: A user who does not know a detailed configuration of an information processing apparatus may easily obtain a manual. However, there is a problem in that, after that, the user does not easily recognize which operation is to be performed at which location, according to the manual. When a location at which the user is to perform an operation is not displayed on a display unit, guidance information is displayed which indicates the direction in which the user is to move an image pickup apparatus so as to display the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Norihiko Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20120236329Abstract: Determination is made as to whether print setting information is designated for received print data, the print setting information being for designating a physical sheet size to be used for printing. When the print setting information is not designated and when specific character string information in the print data is set, a logical sheet size is set as the physical sheet size, and when specific character string information in the print data is not set, a default sheet size is set as the physical sheet size.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Norihiko Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20120236533Abstract: A fluorescent tube type LED lamp includes an elongated lamp body that has a largest dimension in a longitudinal direction, a light source substrate mounted on the lamp body, a light transmissive cover attached to the lamp body, and an LED unit mounted on the light source substrate such that the LED unit extends in the longitudinal direction of the lamp body. The LED unit includes a plurality of LED chips mounted on the light source substrate, and a transparent encapsulant encapsulating the LED chips. The encapsulant is molded such that the encapsulant is raised from the light source substrate. The LED unit radiates light from an entire surface of the encapsulant in an angular range including a region lateral to the lamp body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuo Nakamura, Norihiko Kobayashi, Hisayoshi Daicho
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Patent number: 7873637Abstract: An index imparting system is capable of avoiding reconditioning work, automatically generating accurate metadata, and automatically imparting information relevant to a program. The index imparting system is provided with: a control signal detecting section to identify a type of each control signal and an identifier for uniquely specifying each control signal following the detection of various kinds of control signals and obtain time of the detection. An index generating section to generate metadata following the acquisition of a type, an identifier, and time identified at the control signal detecting section and, in the meantime, imparts attribute information to the metadata.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2004Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Norihiko Kobayashi, Toru Nakada, Masaaki Yoshikawa
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Patent number: 7685202Abstract: An event importance adjustment device which extracts events which reflect a course of video contents, and extracts scenes which reflect the course of the video contents. The event importance adjustment device comprises a digest scenario information storing unit that manages a digest scenario information indicative of an extraction condition and an extraction order of an event. The event importance adjustment device further comprises a scenario importance adjusting unit that inputs event information with importance containing the events and situation information to extract an appropriate event.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Kasahara, Yoshihisa Terada, Toru Nakada, Norihiko Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7583356Abstract: An exposure apparatus includes a stage configured to hold a substrate; a projection optical system configured to project light from an original onto the substrate; a measurement device configured to measure a position of a surface of the substrate in an optical axis direction of the projection optical system; and a controller configured to i) cause the measurement device to measure positions of the surface with respect to a plurality of points on the surface over a plurality of shot areas, ii) obtain a shape of the surface based on the positions of the surface measured with respect to the plurality of points, and iii) cause the stage to be moved based on the obtained shape between an exposure of a first shot area and an exposure of a second shot area, and the measurement device to measure a position of a surface in the second shot area.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2008Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ryosuke Tsutsumi, Norihiko Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20080291414Abstract: An exposure apparatus includes a stage configured to hold a substrate; a projection optical system configured to project light from an original onto the substrate; a measurement device configured to measure a position of a surface of the substrate in an optical axis direction of the projection optical system; and a controller configured to i) cause the measurement device to measure positions of the surface with respect to a plurality of points on the surface over a plurality of shot areas, ii) obtain a shape of the surface based on the positions of the surface measured with respect to the plurality of points, and iii) cause the stage to be moved based on the obtained shape between an exposure of a first shot area and an exposure of a second shot area, and the measurement device to measure a position of a surface in the second shot area.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryosuke Tsutsumi, Norihiko Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7424311Abstract: A mounting device includes a case that has an insertion inlet for a mobile information terminal, a connector that establishes electrical connection to the mobile information terminal inserted in the insertion inlet, and an ejection mechanism that ejects the mobile information terminal after completion of processing through the connector. After the completion of the processing, by an action of the ejection mechanism, the mobile information terminal is popped up from the mounting device, and a user is understandably notified of the completion of the processing.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2007Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shogo Hamasaki, Daisuke Iino, Makoto Fujimoto, Kazuhisa Watanabe, Atsushi Saso, Norihiko Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20080154932Abstract: An index imparting system is capable of avoiding reconditioning work, automatically generating accurate metadata, and automatically imparting information relevant to a program. The index imparting system is provided with: a control signal detecting section to identify a type of each control signal and an identifier for uniquely specifying each control signal following the detection of various kinds of control signals and obtain time of the detection. An index generating section generates metadata following the acquisition of a type, an identifier, and time identified at the control signal detecting section and, in the meantime, imparts attribute information to the metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2004Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventors: Norihiko Kobayashi, Toru Nakada, Masaaki Yoshikawa