Patents by Inventor Tomohisa Tanaka
Tomohisa Tanaka 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: 20120297343Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a sensor, and a controller. The display unit includes a screen. The sensor is configured to detect a user operation with respect to the screen and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon and an access authority editing icon for editing an access authority of data related to the data icon to be displayed on the screen, judge a user operation with respect to the access authority editing icon based on the signal from the sensor, and change a state of the access authority of the data related to the data icon according to the user operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Tsuyoshi ISHIKAWA, Tomohisa TANAKA, Qihong WANG, Akihiro KOMORI
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Publication number: 20120297329Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a sensor, and a controller. The display unit includes a screen. The sensor is configured to detect a user operation with respect to the screen and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon to be displayed on the screen, judge a drag operation with respect to the data icon based on the signal from the sensor, judge, based on the signal from the sensor, a user operation different from the drag operation for one of copying and moving data related to the data icon based on the drag operation, and execute processing for one of copying and moving the data according to the user operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Tomohisa Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Qihong Wang, Akihiro Komori
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Publication number: 20120297328Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an input unit and a controller. The input unit is configured to detect a user operation and output a signal corresponding to the user operation. The controller is configured to cause a data icon to be displayed on a screen of a display unit, judge a drag operation with respect to the data icon based on the signal from the input unit, and cause an icon to be displayed on the screen according to the drag operation, the icon indicating a state of an access authority of data related to the data icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Tomohisa TANAKA, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Qihong Wang, Akihiro Komori
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Publication number: 20120291093Abstract: There is provided a communication device including a determination unit for determining whether authentication information presented to a user of another communication device is consistent with comparison information transmitted from the other communication device capable of obtaining and transmitting the authentication information, and an authentication unit, when it is determined that the authentication information is consistent with the comparison information, for authenticating the other communication device as an opposite communication party.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Qihong Wang, Akihiro Komori, Tomohisa Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa
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Patent number: 8086277Abstract: A wireless microphone communication system 1 comprises a transmitter 91b of a wireless microphone and a receiver 11 for the wireless microphone. The transmitter 91b of the wireless microphone includes an infrared interface 91c, a control portion 91d, and a function control portion 91e that controls a function of the wireless microphone. The control portion 91d controls the function control portion 91e according to information transmitted through the infrared interface 91c. The function of the transmitter 91b of the wireless microphone is controlled under this control. The receiver 11 of the wireless microphone has the infrared interface 11c. The receiver 11 of the wireless microphone sends, through the infrared interface 11c, information in the form of the infrared signal to control the function of the transmitter 91c of the wireless microphone.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2004Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: TOA CorporationInventors: Richard Ganley, Tomohisa Tanaka
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Publication number: 20110233970Abstract: A center pillar section formed of a high-tensile steel plate is fixed to a side panel frame section including a roof rail section formed of an ordinary-tensile steel plate. A reinforcing member formed of a high-tensile steel plate is provided inside the roof rail section, and the center pillar section is fixed at its upper end portion to the outer surface of the reinforcing member and at its lower end portion to the side sill section. A door beam provided within a front door overlaps the center pillar section and lower portion of a front pillar section. Front and rear end portions of the door beam are opposed to respective increased-width portions of the front pillar section and center pillar section.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeyuki Nagai, Tomohisa Tanaka, Yusuke Takayama, Hitoshi Mizohata, Yasunori Watanabe
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Patent number: 7894769Abstract: A wireless microphone communication system 1 comprises one or more controllers 21 to 24 having LAN interfaces, one or more receivers 11 to 18 having the LAN interfaces and being configured to receive a radio wave from a transmitter of a wireless microphone. The one or more receivers 11 to 18 are coupled to the one or more controllers 21 to 24 on LAN. Each controller 21 to 24 is coupled to a corresponding display device. Each controller 21 to 24 receives, from the one or more receivers 11 to 18, information of the receiver through the LAN. Each controller 21 to 24 causes the received information of the receiver to be displayed on the corresponding display device.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2004Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignees: Toa Corporation, BBM Electronics Group LimitedInventors: Richard Ganley, Tomohisa Tanaka
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Patent number: 7551690Abstract: A transmitter (1) converts an input signal from a microphone (2) into a plural-bit digital signal by means of an A/D converter (4) at predetermined time intervals. An encoder (6) divides the digital signal into plural blocks and adds a parity bit to each block to thereby form a coded signal. A transmitting unit (8) modulates a carrier with the coded signal and transmits the modulated carrier through an antenna (10). A receiver (12) includes two tuning units (18A, 18B). Corresponding coded signals outputted from the tuning units (18A, 18B) are inputted to a decoder (20). The decoder (20) makes a parity check on respective blocks of the corresponding coded signals and selects and outputs an error-free one of the corresponding blocks of the corresponding coded signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2002Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: TOA CorporationInventors: Takako Shibuya, Tomohisa Tanaka
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Patent number: 7516251Abstract: The present invention relates to a content provision system, an information processing apparatus and method, an output apparatus and method, and a program therefor, which makes it possible to use content easily and quickly. When a DVD disc 3 is inserted into a DVD player 2, a message indicating the fact is broadcasted from the DVD player 2 to a TV 4-1 and a TV 4-2, which are all other devices connected to a network 1. In the TV 4-1 and the TV 4-2, a message notifying that a medium storing available content was newly found is displayed on a screen thereof, respectively. When reproduction of the found content is instructed by a user in the TV 4-1, the DVD player 2 is requested by the TV 4-1 to provide the content, and image of the content provided in response thereto is displayed on the TV 4-1. The present invention can be applied to storage equipment including a DVD player and a personal computer and display equipment including a TV set.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2004Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomohisa Tanaka, Takuro Noda, Kayo Sugimoto, Yuuji Takimoto
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Patent number: 7430255Abstract: Digital audio data with error detection bits added thereto is inputted to an error detecting and correcting device (4). The correcting device (4) corrects an error when the error is detected in the digital audio data. The digital audio data outputted from the error detecting and correcting device (4) is inputted to an impulse noise suppressing circuit (6). The suppressing circuit (6) operates for a predetermined time period when the correcting device (4) detects an error.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2002Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Assignee: TOA CorporationInventors: Takako Shibuya, Tomohisa Tanaka
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Patent number: 7328900Abstract: An impact simulation apparatus is provided which allows a player to feel an impact simulation according to an impact image on a monitor screen. This apparatus includes: a seat belt as a body fixing member which fastens the player; an impact simulation giving portion which gives an impact to the player by straining this seat belt and has a winding drum, a belt pressing member, a driving motor, and the like; and a control unit which outputs, to the driving motor, a control signal for giving an impact when a simulated vehicle bumps on a predetermined condition, so that the seat belt can be slackened and strained.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: Konami CorporationInventors: Hirofumi Mamitsu, Tomohisa Tanaka, Satoru Yoshida
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Patent number: 7300326Abstract: An LED device manufacturing method can produce an LED device that can emit light of a given color tone by additive color mixture of light emitted from an LED chip and light obtained by wavelength conversion of the light emitted from the LED chip. The wavelength conversion can be accomplished by using a wavelength conversion material, such as a fluorescent material. The LED device can have good efficiency of extracting light from the LED and can have high luminous intensity. First cups and second cups can be formed in a substrate including a pair of conductor patterns formed on an insulating portion. The first and second cups can have co-planar bottom surfaces. LED chips can be mounted on die bonding pads that are provided on the bottoms of the first cups. The die bonding pads can be connected to one of the conductor patterns. An upper electrode of each LED chip can be connected to a wire bonding pad extending from the other conductor pattern via a bonding wire.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2005Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Tanaka, Tomohisa Tanaka
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Patent number: 7248655Abstract: A receiving unit (2) receives a modulated signal resulting from modulating a carrier signal with a digital encoded train resulting from error-correction encoding a digital signal train. A demodulating unit (4) demodulates the digital encoded train from the received modulated signal. A decoding unit (8) decodes the digital signal train from the demodulated digital encoded train. The receiving unit (2) outputs a received-signal strength indicative signal indicative of the received-signal strength of the modulated signal. During demodulating, a bit error rate computing unit (18) of the decoding unit (8) computes a bit error rate. The received-signal strength indicative signal and the bit error rate are inputted to a control unit (14), and, on the basis of these inputs, it is judged which one of the receiving conditions defined by received-signal strength indicative signals and bit error rates, the current receiving condition corresponds to.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2003Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: TOA CorporationInventor: Tomohisa Tanaka
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Patent number: 7245678Abstract: Receiving antennas 2a, 2b receive a digital modulated signal from a digital wireless microphone. The digital modulated signal comprises a carrier signal modulated with successively generated digital signal trains. A changeover switch 4 selects one of the antennas 2a, 2b in response to a selection signal. A high-frequency unit 8, a demodulating unit 10 and a decoding unit 12 receive and demodulate the digital modulated signal received by the selected antenna. Analog comparators 24a, 24b compare a reception level indicative signal from the high-frequency unit 8 with threshold values, and a diversity judging unit 28 changes the selection signal in accordance with the comparison result. The digital signal trains comprise a plurality of successive frames, and each frame includes an information data section, a preamble section preceding the information data section for establishing synchronization of the information data section, and a guard bit section succeeding the information data section.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2003Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: TOA CorporationInventor: Tomohisa Tanaka
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Publication number: 20070113727Abstract: A wireless microphone communication system 1 comprises one or more controllers 21 to 24 having LAN interfaces, one or more receivers 11 to 18 having the LAN interfaces and being configured to receive a radio wave from a transmitter of a wireless microphone. The one or more receivers 11 to 18 are coupled to the one or more controllers 21 to 24 on LAN. Each controller 21 to 24 is coupled to a corresponding display device. Each controller 21 to 24 receives, from the one or more receivers 11 to 18, information of the receiver through the LAN. Each controller 21 to 24 causes the received information of the receiver to be displayed on the corresponding display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2004Publication date: May 24, 2007Applicants: TOA Corporation, BBM Electronics Group LimitedInventors: Richard Ganley, Tomohisa Tanaka
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Publication number: 20070037606Abstract: A wireless microphone communication system 1 comprises a transmitter 91b of a wireless microphone and a receiver 11 for the wireless microphone. The transmitter 91b of the wireless microphone includes an infrared interface 91c, a control portion 91d, and a function control portion 91e that controls a function of the wireless microphone. The control portion 91d controls the function control portion 91e according to information transmitted through the infrared interface 91c. The function of the transmitter 91b of the wireless microphone is controlled under this control. The receiver 11 of the wireless microphone has the infrared interface 11c. The receiver 11 of the wireless microphone sends, through the infrared interface 11c, information in the form of the infrared signal to control the function of the transmitter 91c of the wireless microphone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2004Publication date: February 15, 2007Applicants: TOA CORPORATION, BBM ELECTRONICS GROUP LIMITEDInventors: Richard Ganley, Tomohisa Tanaka
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Publication number: 20060103302Abstract: An LED device manufacturing method can produce an LED device that can emit light of a given color tone by additive color mixture of light emitted from an LED chip and light obtained by wavelength conversion of the light emitted from the LED chip. The wavelength conversion can be accomplished by using a wavelength conversion material, such as a fluorescent material. The LED device can have good efficiency of extracting light from the LED and can have high luminous intensity. First cups and second cups can be formed in a substrate including a pair of conductor patterns formed on an insulating portion. The first and second cups can have co-planar bottom surfaces. LED chips can be mounted on die bonding pads that are provided on the bottoms of the first cups. The die bonding pads can be connected to one of the conductor patterns. An upper electrode of each LED chip can be connected to a wire bonding pad extending from the other conductor pattern via a bonding wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2005Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Minoru Tanaka, Tomohisa Tanaka
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Publication number: 20060067442Abstract: Receiving antennas 2a, 2b receive a digital modulated signal from a digital wireless microphone. The digital modulated signal comprises a carrier signal modulated with successively generated digital signal trains. A changeover switch 4 selects one of the antennas 2a, 2b in response to a selection signal. A high-frequency unit 8, a demodulating unit 10 and a decoding unit 12 receive and demodulate the digital modulated signal received by the selected antenna. Analog comparators 24a, 24b compare a reception level indicative signal from the high-frequency unit 8 with threshold values, and a diversity judging unit 28 changes the selection signal in accordance with the comparison result. The digital signal trains comprise a plurality of successive frames, and each frame includes an information data section, a preamble section preceding the information data section for establishing synchronization of the information data section, and a guard bit section succeeding the information data section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2003Publication date: March 30, 2006Applicant: TOA CorporationInventor: Tomohisa Tanaka
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Publication number: 20060012118Abstract: An impact bodily-feeling apparatus is provided which allows a player to feel an impact bodily according to an impact image on a monitor screen. This apparatus includes: a seat belt as a body fixing member which fastens the player; an impact bodily-feeling giving portion which gives an impact to the player by straining this seat belt and has a winding drum, a belt pressing member, a driving motor, and the like; and a control unit which outputs, to the driving motor, a control signal for giving an impact when a simulated vehicle bumps on a predetermined condition, so that the seat belt can be slackened and strained.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Inventors: Hirofumi Mamitsu, Tomohisa Tanaka, Satoru Yoshida
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Publication number: 20060010383Abstract: The present invention relates to a content provision system, an information processing apparatus and method, an output apparatus and method, and a program therefor, which makes it possible to use content easily and quickly. When a DVD disc 3 is inserted into a DVD player 2, a message indicating the fact is broadcasted from the DVD player 2 to a TV 4-1 and a TV 4-2, which are all other devices connected to a network 1. In the TV 4-1 and the TV 4-2, a message notifying that a medium storing available content was newly found is displayed on a screen thereof, respectively. When reproduction of the found content is instructed by a user in the TV 4-1, the DVD player 2 is requested by the TV 4-1 to provide the content, and image of the content provided in response thereto is displayed on the TV 4-1. The present invention can be applied to storage equipment including a DVD player and a personal computer and display equipment including a TV set.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2004Publication date: January 12, 2006Inventors: Tomohisa Tanaka, Takuro Noda, Kayo Sugimoto, Yuuji Takimoto