Patents by Inventor Yayoi Nakamura

Yayoi Nakamura 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: 7505098
    Abstract: This invention provides a display panel characterized by having a substrate; an organic film having an irregular surface formed on the substrate; a reflective film formed on the irregular surface of the organic film; and a pixel electrode having a portion, at least the portion of the pixel electrode being overlapped with the reflective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yayoi Nakamura, Shigeru Morikawa, Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Patent number: 7491971
    Abstract: A transistor array panel includes switching elements provided in intersecting portions between gate and data lines, and display electrodes connected to the switching elements. A conductive film pattern is provided to be electrically insulated from the gate and data lines, and display electrodes, and to be overlapped on the display electrodes, thereby forming a storage capacitance between each of the display electrodes and the conductive film pattern. A protection circuit is electrically connected to the gate and data lines, and disposed in an outer peripheral portion of a display region in which the switching elements and the display electrodes are formed on the one side of the substrate. A common line is insulated from the protection circuit, connected to the conductive film pattern, and provided to be insulated from the protection circuit and to be at least partially overlapped on the protection circuit, in the outer peripheral portion of the display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yayoi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20090026456
    Abstract: A transistor array panel includes switching elements provided in intersecting portions between gate and data lines, and display electrodes connected to the switching elements. A conductive film pattern is provided to be electrically insulated from the gate and data lines, and display electrodes, and to be overlapped on the display electrodes, thereby forming a storage capacitance between each of the display electrodes and the conductive film pattern. A protection circuit is electrically connected to the gate and data lines, and disposed in an outer peripheral portion of a display region in which the switching elements and the display electrodes are formed on the one side of the substrate. A common line is insulated from the protection circuit, connected to the conductive film pattern, and provided to be insulated from the protection circuit and to be at least partially overlapped on the protection circuit, in the outer peripheral portion of the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yayoi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20080117345
    Abstract: A display includes a substrate provided with a display region and a non-display region. A plurality of display electrodes are arranged on the substrate. A plurality of switching elements are respectively connected to the display electrodes. Each of the switching elements includes a control electrode and a data electrode. A plurality of scan lines are respectively connected to the control electrodes of the switching elements. A plurality of data lines are respectively connected to the data electrodes of the switching elements. A scan line electrostatic protection and test circuit is provided in the non-display region and connected to the scan lines The scan line electrostatic protection and test circuit includes an electrostatic protection circuit provided with a protection element which is normally in a non-conduction state and is set in a conduction state by generated static electricity, and an inspection circuit to inspect a conduction state of the scan lines by way of the protection element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ishii, Yayoi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20070273802
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a display area and a non-display area. A plurality of pixel electrodes are arrayed in a matrix within the display area on the substrate. A plurality of display elements are arranged corresponding in position to the pixel electrodes. A plurality of switching thin-film transistors are connected respectively to the pixel electrodes. A plurality of scanning lines are provided to supply a scanning signal to the switching thin-film transistors. A plurality of data lines are provided to supply a data signal to the switching thin-film transistors. The non-display area of the substrate includes a driver forming area in which a driver for driving at least one of the scanning line and the data line is to be mounted, and a static-electricity protecting circuit is provided in the driver forming area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yayoi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7253460
    Abstract: An active matrix panel comprises a semiconductor thin film to constitute the switching element which includes••a common source-drain region having a bend portion with a channel region on one end and the other end further followed by a second source region of the channel region sequentially formed to one end of the common source-drain region and a second drain region of the channel region sequentially formed to the other end of the common source-drain which is connected to one of the data lines; a gate insulating film arranged on a surface of the semiconductor thin film; and a gate electrode arranged in areas on the gate insulating film corresponding to the channel region upper part for the second source region and the second drain region which is connected to one of the scanning lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yayoi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20070126942
    Abstract: In the present liquid crystal display device, a switching element, a data line connected to one end of the switching element, and an interconnecting wire insulated from the data line are formed on a substrate. The switching element, the data line, and the interconnecting wire are covered with an interlayer insulating film. An auxiliary capacitor electrode made of reflective metal and connected to the interconnecting wire is formed on the interlayer insulating film. An upper insulating film is formed on the interlayer insulating film to cover the auxiliary capacitor electrode, and a pixel electrode connected to the other end of the switching element is formed on the upper insulating film. The interconnecting wire is made of a material different from the auxiliary capacitor electrode, and the interlayer insulating film and upper insulating film have a contact hole which reaches the interconnecting wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ishii, Yayoi Nakamura, Shigeru Morikawa
  • Publication number: 20070121038
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has: a substrate; a switching element disposed at a side of the upper surface of the substrate and including a lower electrode and an upper electrode having a stacked structure of a plurality of metallic layers; a transparent pixel electrode disposed at the side of the upper surface of the substrate and connected to the upper electrode of the switching element; and a reflective plate formed on the upper surface of the pixel electrode so as to expose a part of the pixel electrode and having the same stacked structure as the upper electrode, including layers each made of the same material as the corresponding metallic layer in the upper electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ishii, Shigeru Morikawa, Yayoi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20070070399
    Abstract: Disclosed is a FAX communication system for improving security and reliability of FAX communication. A FAX receiver receives FAX data and transmission source information. A transmission destination designation information acquisition section obtains transmission destination designation information during indirect communication of FAX data. A transmission destination number extraction section extracts stored and managed transmission destination numbers using the obtained information. An encryption processor extracts stored and managed serial numbers using the obtained information and encrypts identification data containing at least one of the transmission source information and serial number related to FAX data for transmission to generate encrypted data. An encrypted data attaching section attaches the encrypted data to FAX data for transmission to generate FAX data with encrypted data. A FAX transmitter transmits the FAX data with encrypted data to the transmission destination number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Yayoi Nakamura, Tomokazu Katsuro, Takayuki Tetsukawa
  • Publication number: 20070023752
    Abstract: A transistor array panel includes switching elements provided in intersecting portions between gate and data lines, and display electrodes connected to the switching elements. A conductive film pattern is provided to be electrically insulated from the gate and data lines, and display electrodes, and to be overlapped on the display electrodes, thereby forming a storage capacitance between each of the display electrodes and the conductive film pattern. A protection circuit is electrically connected to the gate and data lines, and disposed in an outer peripheral portion of a display region in which the switching elements and the display electrodes are formed on the one side of the substrate. A common line is insulated from the protection circuit, connected to the conductive film pattern, and provided to be insulated from the protection circuit and to be at least partially overlapped on the protection circuit, in the outer peripheral portion of the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yayoi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20060187397
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of scanning lines formed in parallel with each other on the substrate in one direction, a plurality of data lines formed in parallel with each other on the substrate in orthogonal to the scanning lines, a thin film transistor being formed in the vicinity of each intersection of the scanning lines and the data lines and having a semiconductor thin film, a gate electrode connected to one of the scanning lines, a source electrode, a drain electrode connected to one of the scanning lines; pixel electrodes each connected to the source electrode of the thin film transistor, auxiliary capacitive electrodes each having an overlap region that overlaps with the pixel electrodes and forming an auxiliary capacitance with the pixel electrodes, a first insulating film arranged between the auxiliary capacitive electrodes and the data lines, and a second insulting film arranged between the pixel electrodes and the auxiliary capacitive electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yayoi Nakamura, Hiromitsu Ishii, Shinichi Shimomaki, Hitoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20060061713
    Abstract: This invention provides a display panel characterized by having a substrate; an organic film having an irregular surface formed on the substrate; a reflective film formed on the irregular surface of the organic film; and a pixel electrode having a portion, at least the portion of the pixel electrode being overlapped with the reflective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yayoi Nakamura, Shigeru Morikawa, Hiromitsu Ishii
  • Publication number: 20050288933
    Abstract: An information input method inputs certain information and probability information having uncertainty. The information input method displays a plurality of candidates with respect to the probability information that is input, and selects and fixes one of the plurality of displayed candidates in response to the certain information that is input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Yayoi Nakamura, Shingo Suzumori, Toshihiro Ide, Hiroshi Sugitani, Daisuke Namoto, Tomokazu Katsuro
  • Publication number: 20050256851
    Abstract: To provide an information search device, a computer program for searching information and an information search method for simply providing a broad range of information with brevity to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Yayoi Nakamura, Hiroshi Sugitani, Shingo Suzumori, Koji Yamamoto, Toshihiro Ide, Daisuke Nagai
  • Publication number: 20050167662
    Abstract: An active matrix panel comprises a semiconductor thin film to constitute the switching element which includes a common source-drain region having a bend portion with a channel region on one end and the other end further followed by a second source region of the channel region sequentially formed to one end of the common source-drain region and a second drain region of the channel region sequentially formed to the other end of the common source-drain which is connected to one of the data lines; a gate insulating film arranged on a surface of the semiconductor thin film; and a gate electrode arranged in areas on the gate insulating film corresponding to the channel region upper part for the second source region and the second drain region which is connected to one of the scanning lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yayoi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20040174483
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of scanning lines formed in parallel with each other on the substrate in one direction, a plurality of data lines formed in parallel with each other on the substrate in orthogonal to the scanning lines, a thin film transistor being formed in the vicinity of each intersection of the scanning lines and the data lines and having a semiconductor thin film, a gate electrode connected to one of the scanning lines, a source electrode, a drain electrode connected to one of the scanning lines; pixel electrodes each connected to the source electrode of the thin film transistor, auxiliary capacitive electrodes each having an overlap region that overlaps with the pixel electrodes and forming an auxiliary capacitance with the pixel electrodes, a first insulating film arranged between the auxiliary capacitive electrodes and the data lines, and a second insulting film arranged between the pixel electrodes and the auxiliary capacitive electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Yayoi Nakamura, Hiromitsu Ishii, Shinichi Shimomaki, Hitoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6678017
    Abstract: An active matrix display panel includes a plurality of pixel electrodes formed in a matrix manner, a plurality of switching elements connected with these pixel electrodes, a plurality of scan lines for supplying a scan signal to thin film transistors, and a plurality of data lines for supplying a display data signal. Components except for the pixel electrodes are covered with an overcoat film. Since a contact hole extending through this overcoat film and a contact hole extending through the overcoat film and a gate insulating film are simultaneously formed, a jumper line for connecting a disconnected portion of a protect ring, a surface layer of a data line connecting pad, and a line protecting film are formed at the same time as the pixel electrodes are formed. This reduces the number of fabrication steps. Components such as the data line and source and drain electrodes are formed by a three-layered structure of Cr(Chromium)/Al(Aluminum)/Cr(Chromium).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Shimomaki, Makoto Miyagawa, Hiromitsu Ishii, Yayoi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6674499
    Abstract: There is disclosed an active matrix liquid crystal display apparatus in which a data signal line is disposed apart from a pixel electrode, a gate insulating film is disposed between the data signal line and an extending portion of an auxiliary capacity line, the extending portion is superposed upon a peripheral portion of the pixel electrode, and a parasitic capacity Cds between the pixel electrode and the data signal line is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yayoi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6653216
    Abstract: An active matrix substrate includes a line layer formed of an Al-based metal layer and a part of which is exposed through a contact hole formed in an insulating film. In the active matrix substrate, pixel electrodes are formed of an ITO film on the insulating film, and a jumper line for connecting a disconnected portion of a protect ring, a surface layer of a data line connecting pad, and a line protecting film are formed at the same time as the pixel electrodes are formed. This reduces the number of fabrication steps. The ITO film is patterned by dry etching due to reactive ion etching using a mixed gas of a hydrogen halide gas and an inert gas, with the temperatures of the center portion and peripheral portion of the substrate substantially equalized to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Shimomaki, Makoto Miyagawa, Hiromitsu Ishii, Yayoi Nakamura, Toshiaki Higashi
  • Publication number: 20030216917
    Abstract: In a voice interaction apparatus for performing voice response services utilizing voice, a voice recognizer detects an interaction response content (keywords, unnecessary words, unknown words, and silence) indicating a psychology of a voice-inputting person at a time of a voice interaction, an input state analyzer analyzes the interaction response content and classifies the psychology of the voice-inputting person into predetermined input state information, and a scenario analyzer selects a scenario for a voice-inputting person based on the input state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Ryuji Sakunaga, Hideo Ueno, Yayoi Nakamura, Toshihiro Ide, Shingo Suzumori, Nobuyoshi Ninokata, Taku Yoshida, Hiroshi Sugitani