Patents by Inventor Taketo Chino

Taketo Chino 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: 9037789
    Abstract: A sensing device and an electronic apparatus in which impairment of performance due to destruction of parameters can be reduced are to be provided. Parameters (sensor parameters 1 to n (n?1)) associated with sensors 1 to N (N?1) are stored in a ROM. A memory control unit reads out the sensor parameters 1 to n from the ROM and writes the sensor parameters into the RAM, and after that, carries out refresh processing to read out the sensor parameters from the ROM and overwrite the RAM with the sensor parameters in predetermined timing. A processing unit carries out signal processing of the sensors 1 to N based on the sensor parameters 1 to n written in the RAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taketo Chino
  • Publication number: 20150122020
    Abstract: A sensor device includes a mounting member having fixation surfaces inside, and at least one electronic component directly or indirectly fixed to the fixation surfaces of the mounting member, and the mounting member constitutes a part of a casing for housing the electronic component. Further, the fixation surfaces are perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Masayasu SAKUMA, Yoshihiro KOBAYASHI, Shojiro KITAMURA, Taketo CHINO
  • Publication number: 20150096372
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes a sensor and a mount board on which the sensor is mounted. The mount board includes a mount terminal connected to a terminal provided in the sensor and a wiring extending from the mount terminal. The wiring is not provided in a region where the sensor and the mount board overlap each other when viewed in plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Masayasu SAKUMA, Taketo CHINO
  • Patent number: 8960000
    Abstract: A sensor device includes a mounting member having fixation surfaces inside, and at least one electronic component directly or indirectly fixed to the fixation surfaces of the mounting member, and the mounting member constitutes a part of a casing for housing the electronic component. Further, the fixation surfaces are perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masayasu Sakuma, Yoshihiro Kobayashi, Shojiro Kitamura, Taketo Chino
  • Patent number: 8903678
    Abstract: A sensing device with lower power consumption by controlling a rate for generating output data is to be provided. A sensing device includes: a sensor module including a group of sensors, at least one of which is set as a motion sensor; and a data generating unit that generates output data on the basis of outputs from the group of sensors. The data generating unit switches, on the basis of an output from the motion sensor, a rate for generating the output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Taketo Chino
  • Publication number: 20140063753
    Abstract: An electronic module includes: a first substrate having first surface on which a first sensor element is provided and a second surface on which a circuit element is provided; a second substrate having a third surface on which a second sensor element is provided; a third substrate having a fifth surface on which a third sensor element is provided; a first connecting portion connecting the first substrate and the second substrate to each other; and a second connecting portion connecting the first substrate and the third substrate to each other. A shield layer is provided between the first sensor element and the circuit element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Taketo CHINO
  • Patent number: 8514198
    Abstract: An electro-optical device is provided and includes a driving section that supplies an electric potential to a third electrode and supplies an electric potential to a fourth electrode; and a controlling section that controls the operation of writing into a first memorizing section and a second memorizing section and the operation of reading out of the first memorizing section and the second memorizing section. A contact detection method that utilizes an electro-optical device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Display West, Inc.
    Inventor: Taketo Chino
  • Patent number: 8390578
    Abstract: A sensing device includes: a plurality of sensors that are arrayed on a screen and that generate first detection signals each having a level corresponding to a touch state of an object on the screen or a distance between the object and the screen; a read unit that reads the first detection signals from the plurality of sensors at predetermined periods; a binarization unit that compares a level of each of the first detection signals read by the read unit with a threshold value and generates a second detection signal that is binarized; a determination unit that determines whether or not the object touches the screen on the basis of each second detection signal; a detection unit that detects a touch position of the object on the screen on the basis of each second detection signal; and a control unit that controls the read unit such that the predetermined period becomes a first period when the determination unit determines that there is no touch and that controls the read unit such that the predetermined period b
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Taketo Chino
  • Publication number: 20130014578
    Abstract: A sensor device includes a mounting member having fixation surfaces inside, and at least one electronic component directly or indirectly fixed to the fixation surfaces of the mounting member, and the mounting member constitutes a part of a casing for housing the electronic component. Further, the fixation surfaces are perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayasu SAKUMA, Yoshihiro KOBAYASHI, Shojiro KITAMURA, Taketo CHINO
  • Publication number: 20130014581
    Abstract: A sensor device includes a mounting board having a first rigid board on which an angular velocity sensor is mounted and a third rigid board on which an angular velocity sensor is mounted, and a pedestal for fixing the mounting board. Further, the pedestal includes a base section having a first fixation surface along an x axis and a y axis, and projecting sections disposed on the base section, and having a second fixation surface along the x axis and a z axis, and a third fixation surface along the y axis and the z axis, each of the rigid boards is supported by at least two of the first fixation surface, the second fixation surface, and the third fixation surface, and the angular velocity sensors have respective detection axes intersecting with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayasu SAKUMA, Yoshihiro KOBAYASHI, Shojiro KITAMURA, Taketo CHINO, Nobuyuki IMAI
  • Publication number: 20120304768
    Abstract: A module includes a first rigid substrate including an analog circuit; a second rigid substrate including a digital circuit; a third rigid substrate including an angular velocity sensor; a first connecting portion that connects the first rigid substrate and the second rigid substrate so as to electrically connect the analog circuit and the digital circuit, and that has flexibility; and a second connecting portion that connects the first rigid substrate and the third rigid substrate so as to electrically connect the analog circuit and the angular velocity sensor, and that has flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayasu SAKUMA, Yoshihiro KOBAYASHI, Shojiro KITAMURA, Taketo CHINO, Michiharu OGAMI
  • Publication number: 20120304765
    Abstract: A module includes a sensor device, a mounting substrate that has a plurality of mounting faces, a portion between the mounting faces adjacent to each other being foldable, a supporting member having fixing faces, wherein the sensor device is mounted on at least one of the mounting faces, each of the mounting faces is disposed along each of the fixing faces, and the sensor device is disposed on the supporting member side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayasu SAKUMA, Yoshihiro KOBAYASHI, Shojiro KITAMURA, Taketo CHINO, Michiharu OGAMI
  • Publication number: 20120307459
    Abstract: A maintaining member includes alignment portions that determine a maintaining position of a module, in which each of the alignment portions has a mounting face to fix the module. When the maintaining member is partitioned into a first region to a fourth region by a first axis and a second axis that are orthogonal to each other in plan view with respect to the center of the maintaining member, the alignment portions are provided at the regions one by one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayasu SAKUMA, Yoshihiro KOBAYASHI, Shojiro KITAMURA, Taketo CHINO, Michiharu OGAMI
  • Publication number: 20120030419
    Abstract: A sensing device and an electronic apparatus in which impairment of performance due to destruction of parameters can be reduced are to be provided. Parameters (sensor parameters 1 to n (n?1)) associated with sensors 1 to N (N?1) are stored in a ROM. A memory control unit reads out the sensor parameters 1 to n from the ROM and writes the sensor parameters into the RAM, and after that, carries out refresh processing to read out the sensor parameters from the ROM and overwrite the RAM with the sensor parameters in predetermined timing. A processing unit carries out signal processing of the sensors 1 to N based on the sensor parameters 1 to n written in the RAM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taketo CHINO
  • Publication number: 20120023354
    Abstract: A sensing device includes: a sensor module that includes a group of sensors, at least one of which is set as a motion sensor, and can switch an operation mode to an overall operation mode in which all of the group of sensors operate and a partial operation mode in which a part of the sensors including the at least one sensor set as the motion sensor operate; and a control unit that controls the switching of the operation mode of the sensor module on the basis of an output from the motion sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taketo CHINO
  • Publication number: 20120022824
    Abstract: A sensing device with lower power consumption by controlling a rate for generating output data is to be provided. A sensing device includes: a sensor module including a group of sensors, at least one of which is set as a motion sensor; and a data generating unit that generates output data on the basis of outputs from the group of sensors. The data generating unit switches, on the basis of an output from the motion sensor, a rate for generating the output data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taketo CHINO
  • Patent number: 7872663
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a first storage unit that stores first correction values corresponding to the light emitting elements, a counting unit that counts the number of pixels whose gray-scale values designated by image data are within a predetermined range included in an image, a selection unit that selects a first mode or a second mode according to the relationship between the number counted by the counting unit and a threshold value, and a driving unit that drives the light emitting elements corresponding to the predetermined number of pixels to emit amounts of light corresponding to the first correction values when the first mode is selected by the selection unit, and drives the light emitting elements corresponding to the predetermined number of pixels to emit amounts of light corresponding to the image data when the second mode is selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Taketo Chino
  • Patent number: 7728856
    Abstract: A light amount correcting method for a light emitting apparatus having a plurality of light emitting devices, includes: measuring light amount values of a plurality of the light emitting devices; extracting high frequency components from the measured light amount values; extracting low frequency components from the measured light amount values; calculating a first correction value for correcting a light amount value of a first light emitting device on the basis of the high frequency components; and correcting a second correction value for correcting the light amount value of the first light emitting device on the basis of the low frequency components; and correcting a light amount value of a second light emitting device such that it is included in both of the first allowable range and the second allowable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Taketo Chino
  • Publication number: 20100045622
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical element that includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electro-optical material pinched by the first and second electrodes of which the optical characteristic is changed in accordance with supply of a predetermined electric potential, a position detecting unit that detects a position of an object, which is brought into contact with an image displaying surface that displays an image configured by the electro-optical element, on the image displaying surface, and a physical amount measuring unit that is included in the position detecting unit and measures a predetermined physical amount of the whole or a part of the image displaying surface for a case where the object is brought into contact with the image displaying surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taketo CHINO
  • Publication number: 20090284492
    Abstract: An electro-optical device includes: a screen on which an image is displayed; a first substrate and a second substrate that are provided opposite to each other; liquid crystal that is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; an electrostatic capacity detecting unit that outputs a detection signal whose level corresponds to the value of a capacitance that is formed by the liquid crystal, a first electrode, and a second electrode; an image displaying unit that includes the liquid crystal, a third electrode, and a fourth electrode, the image displaying unit controlling the transmission factor of the liquid crystal for displaying an image on the screen; a first memory unit that memorizes the level of the detection signal outputted by the electrostatic capacity detecting unit in a state in which a detection target object is not in contact with the screen as reference data; a second memory unit that memorizes the level of the detection signal outputted by the electrostatic capacity detecting
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taketo CHINO