Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Ogawa
Tomohiro Ogawa 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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Publication number: 20190056700Abstract: To provide a wearable terminal device capable of easily realizing an intuitive operation, a control method of a wearable terminal device, and the like. A wearable terminal device includes a display that displays an object, a case provided with the display, a crown provided so as to protrude in a first direction from a side surface of the case, a detector that detects at least one operation of a rotating operation, a pushing operation, and a pulling operation, and a slide movement operation, of the crown, and a processor that executes a command specified based on a detection result by the detector among a plurality of commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Atsuhiko MATSUNO, Yoshihiro TATARA, Yosuke WAKAMIYA, Tomohiro OGAWA, Masanori OJIMA
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Publication number: 20190050066Abstract: The present invention is intended to realize character string input using two or more devices by an efficient technique. A character string input system includes a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus. The first information processing apparatus acquires an operation done on a first input device and acquires a first character string on the basis of the acquired operation. The second information processing apparatus acquires an operation done on a second input device and acquires a second character string on the basis of the acquired operation. The first information processing apparatus outputs an input character string on the basis of the first character string acquired by the time input of the second character string is started by use of the second input device and the second character string.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Masanori NOMURA, Tomohiro OGAWA, Satoru MATSUDA, Takenori OSHIMA, Junichi NAOI
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Patent number: 10186722Abstract: Disclosed is a technology for ensuring the safety of a vehicle on which a fuel cell is mounted and the convenience of a user. In a fuel cell system which is able to be mounted on a movable body, it is determined whether or not the movement of the movable body is stopped and the fuel cell system is operated when an opening instruction for opening a filling port for filling a fuel gas storage portion with fuel gas is received. When it is determined that the movement of the movable body is stopped and the fuel cell system is operated, a main stop valve controlling the supply of the fuel gas to the cell stack from the fuel gas storage portion is closed, and then the filling port is opened.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Imanishi, Tomohiro Ogawa
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Patent number: 10182087Abstract: A streaming data acquisition section acquires streaming data distributed from a server and including an application image, and a streaming data reproduction section reproduces the streaming data. A command input acceptance section accepts a command input to an application inputted by a user. A command transmission section transmits the inputted command. The command is provided to an information processing apparatus of a distributor of the streaming data and is reflected on processing of the application being executed in the information processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Norihiko Shiomi, Masahiro Fujihara, Tomohiro Ogawa, Erika Ohno
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Patent number: 10162426Abstract: The present invention is intended to realize character string input using two or more devices by an efficient technique. A character string input system includes a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus. The first information processing apparatus acquires an operation done on a first input device and acquires a first character string on the basis of the acquired operation. The second information processing apparatus acquires an operation done on a second input device and acquires a second character string on the basis of the acquired operation. The first information processing apparatus outputs an input character string on the basis of the first character string acquired by the time input of the second character string is started by use of the second input device and the second character string.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Masanori Nomura, Tomohiro Ogawa, Satoru Matsuda, Takenori Oshima, Junichi Naoi
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Publication number: 20180294493Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack having a plurality of cells each having hydrogen channels, a hydrogen channel inlet, and a hydrogen channel outlet, a load supplied with power from the fuel cell stack, a circulation passage connecting the channel inlet with the channel outlet, a hydrogen pump provided in the circulation passage, and a controller. The controller rotates the hydrogen pump in a positive direction so as to feed the hydrogen gas in a first amount into each cell through the channel inlet, at a flow rate larger than a minimum flow rate required for power generation, and then rotate the hydrogen pump in a negative direction so as to feed the hydrogen gas into each cell through the channel outlet, during a period from stop of power supply to the load, to the next start of power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohiro Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Maruo, Shun Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Tsunekawa
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Publication number: 20180277863Abstract: A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell; a reactive gas supply mechanism configured to supply a reactive gas to the fuel cell; a discharge flow path configured to discharge an off-gas and water discharged from the fuel cell; a valve provided in the discharge flow path; a remaining water purging controller configured to control a remaining water purging process of the fuel cell by using the reactive gas supply mechanism and the valve; a heating portion configured to heat the valve; and a failure detector configured to detect a failure of the heating portion. When a failure of the heating portion is detected, the remaining water purging controller performs the remaining water purging process and increases a water discharge power in the remaining water purging process than a water discharge power in the remaining water purging process performed when no failure of the heating portion is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Tomohiro OGAWA, Tsuyoshi MARUO, Shun MATSUMOTO, Hiroyuki TSUNEKAWA
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Patent number: 10074865Abstract: To provide technology that is capable of inhibiting a decrease in starting properties of a pump in a low-temperature environment. A fuel cell system is equipped with a control unit, a fuel cell, and a pump. The control unit acquires the temperature of the fuel cell as a parameter expressing the temperature of the pump while operation of the fuel cell is stopped. The control unit rotates rotation body of the pump when it is detected that the temperature of the pump is a threshold value or less set within a predetermined range lower than the freezing point based on the detected temperature of the fuel cell.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Toida, Yoshiaki Naganuma, Tomohiro Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Maruo
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Patent number: 10063724Abstract: A control unit displays a setting item with respect to print on a touch panel type display, and a print start instruction button in a situation or configuration according to a setting content, which is set in the setting item and is used for the print.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masao Fujii, Tomohiro Ogawa
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Publication number: 20180241788Abstract: A streaming data acquisition section acquires streaming data distributed from a server and including an application image, and a streaming data reproduction section reproduces the streaming data. A command input acceptance section accepts a command input to an application inputted by a user. A command transmission section transmits the inputted command. The command is provided to an information processing apparatus of a distributor of the streaming data and is reflected on processing of the application being executed in the information processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Norihiko Shiomi, Masahiro Fujihara, Tomohiro Ogawa, Erika Ohno
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Patent number: 10054906Abstract: A wearable terminal apparatus includes an enclosure, a dial provided in the enclosure and having on-dial markings, a first timepiece hand, a second timepiece hand, a third timepiece hand, a processing section that controls rotation of the first timepiece hand, the second timepiece hand, and the third timepiece hand, and a measured value acquisition section that acquires a measured value. The processing section controls placement of the timepiece hands among the on-dial markings in such a way that the first timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to a lower limit value of the measured value, the second timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to an upper limit value of the measured value, and the third timepiece hand is placed in a position corresponding to the measured value.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Atsuhiko Matsuno, Yoshihiro Tatara, Yosuke Wakamiya, Tomohiro Ogawa, Akira Hatta, Ryota Fujinaka
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Patent number: 10053590Abstract: A composition for inkjet is adapted to be discharged by an inkjet method. The composition includes a metal powder having a surface, metal or metal alloy constituting at least the surface of the metal powder, an organic solvent, and a binder resin. The surface of the metal powder is modified by chemical bonding with a fluorinated silane composition and/or a fluorinated phosphate compound as a surface preparation agent.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Naoyuki Toyoda, Masaya Shibatani, Minoru Yamada, Tomohiro Ogawa, Hidekazu Moriyama
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Patent number: 10031999Abstract: A communication section receives a connection request from a game controller to connect the game controller with an information processing apparatus. A registered user information holding section holds biometric information of a user registered in the information processing apparatus. A biometric authentication portion compares biometric information of a user included in a taken image with biometric information held in the registered user information holding section to determine whether the imaged user is a user registered in the information processing apparatus. After the imaged user is found to be a user registered in the information processing apparatus, a login controller executes login processing of the user, or to be more specific, stores information for identifying a device included in the taken image and information for identifying the user into a login user storage portion by relating these items of information with each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Keigo Tamura, Tomohiro Ogawa, Akitsugu Tsuchiya, Toshimasa Aoki
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Patent number: 10014535Abstract: An object is to provide a technique of reducing a potential failure to start a fuel cell system due to a temperature decrease in a vehicle with the fuel cell system mounted thereon. There is provided a vehicle that comprises a fuel cell system, a battery, a motor, and a determiner configured to determine that the fuel cell system has a frozen part when temperature measured by a temperature measurement unit is equal to or lower than a predetermined first temperature and at least one of conditions (1) to (3) is satisfied: (1) no purging process is performed after a change from an on state of the vehicle to an off state of the vehicle; (2) ambient temperature decreases to or below a predetermined second temperature in the off state of the vehicle and no purging process is performed; and (3) an inclination of the vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined inclination at a time of change from the off state of the vehicle to the on state of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomohiko Kaneko, Yohei Okamoto, Kazuo Yamamoto, Tomohiro Ogawa, Masashi Toida, Mitsuhiro Nada, Tomio Yamanaka
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Patent number: 9991528Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell; a fuel gas path supplied with fuel and allowing a part of fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell to circulate; an exhaust mechanism discharging the reacted fuel gas to an outside; a circulation mechanism circulating the fuel gas; and a control unit configured to temporarily stop circulation of the fuel gas by the circulation mechanism when determining that discharge from the exhaust mechanism is not normal, drive the circulation mechanism so that the fuel gas circulates at a first circulation speed when determining that the discharge is not normal and a parameter relating to water vapor in the fuel gas path is equal to a predetermined value or greater, and drive the circulation mechanism so that the fuel gas circulates at a second circulation speed greater than the first circulation speed when determining that the discharge is normal.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tsuyoshi Maruo, Yoshiaki Naganuma, Tomohiro Ogawa, Masashi Toida
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Patent number: 9986001Abstract: A streaming data acquisition section acquires streaming data distributed from a server and including an application image, and a streaming data reproduction section reproduces the streaming data. A command input acceptance section accepts a command input to an application inputted by a user. A command transmission section transmits the inputted command. The command is provided to an information processing apparatus of a distributor of the streaming data and is reflected on processing of the application being executed in the information processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2013Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Norihiko Shiomi, Masahiro Fujihara, Tomohiro Ogawa, Erika Ohno
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Patent number: 9941532Abstract: An objection is to provide a technology by which a decline in the starting performance of a fuel cell system may be controlled in a low-temperature environment. A control method of a fuel cell system includes a temperature acquisition step of acquiring a temperature of the fuel cell at start-up of the fuel cell; and an exhaust gas control step of restricting, when the temperature of the fuel cell is below a predetermined value, a flow rate of an exhaust gas flowing into a flow path configuring portion that configures at least a part of a flow path of the exhaust gas of the fuel cell as compared to the flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing into the flow path configuring portion when the temperature of the fuel cell is equal to or less than the predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Toida, Yoshiaki Naganuma, Tomohiro Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Maruo
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Patent number: 9941530Abstract: An object is to provide a technique of enhancing the accuracy of estimation of the water content of a fuel cell on the occurrence of localized drying of an electrolyte membrane. In a fuel cell system, until satisfaction of a second condition indicating that localized drying of the electrolyte membrane is eliminated after satisfaction of a first condition indicating that localized drying of the electrolyte membrane occurs, a water content estimator performs a second water content estimation process that estimates the water content of the fuel cell based on an output current value of the fuel cell, in place of a first water content estimation process that estimates the water content of the fuel cell based on an impedance of the fuel cell.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomohiro Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Maruo, Masashi Toida, Yoshiaki Naganuma
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Publication number: 20180085671Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided in which, if a plurality of users alternately use manipulation devices, who is to execute a manipulation input through which manipulation device can be guided in an easy-to-understand manner. An information processing apparatus connected with a plurality of manipulation devices to receive manipulation inputs from a plurality of users is configured to hold allocation information for allocating each of the plurality of manipulation devices to each of the plurality of users and display, on a screen of a display apparatus, a guide image including information for identifying a user before change and information for identifying a user after change if, in the allocation information, a user to whom any one of the plurality of manipulation devices is allocated is changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2015Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Akitsugu Tsuchiya, Yoshihiko Suwa, Tomohiro Ogawa
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Patent number: 9930206Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus that can accurately determine whether a manuscript is pencil writing. The image forming apparatus is a copier with a copy function that, after receiving a copy instruction, reads image data from a manuscript, and prints the read image data on printing paper according to set printing conditions. The copier includes a character extracting unit and a line width judgment unit. The character extracting unit extracts characters from each of a plurality of different locations in image data. The line width judgment unit determines whether or not a manuscript is pencil writing by comparing line widths of the characters that were extracted by the character extracting unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Tomohiro Ogawa