Patents by Inventor Yoshio Miyazaki
Yoshio Miyazaki 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: 20150009428Abstract: An input device, a display device and an electronic apparatus are disclosed. The input device includes a substrate with a main surface. First and second detection electrodes, first and second connecting electrodes, first and second insulating layer are disposed on the main surface. The first and second detection electrodes are aligned in first and second directions, respectively. The first connecting electrodes each connect two of the neighboring first detection electrodes. The second connecting electrodes each connect two of the neighboring second detection electrodes. The first insulating layer is located on the first connecting electrode. The second insulating layer is disposed between the main surface of the substrate, and at least one of the first and second detection electrodes and the first connecting electrodes. The second insulating layer separates the main surface from the at least one of the first and second detection electrodes and the first connecting electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Masahito Nakayama, Kouji Tsurusaki, Junji Furue, Yuuichi Ashida, Takashi Minami, Yoshio Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20140368399Abstract: An antenna device includes a ground conductor, a radiation conductor having a feed point, and a guard conductor that is insulated from the ground conductor and is disposed at a position that is closer to a specific site of a user than the radiation conductor in one use form and is such a position that at least part of the guard conductor overlaps with a place where the intensity of an electric field radiated from the radiation conductor is high.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Minoru Wakabayashi, Yoshio Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20140362309Abstract: [Object] To provide an input device, a display device, and electronic equipment which can reduce a possibility of corrosion of detection electrodes while reducing a possibility of damage to the detection electrodes due to contact with the outside. [Solution] An input device X1 includes: a base 2; a first detection electrode pattern 3 on a second main surface 2b of the base 2; an inorganic layer 11 on the second main surface 2b of the base 2 so as to cover the detection electrode pattern 3 in plan view; and a protection member 12 on the inorganic layer 11, in which the protection member 12 includes an organic layer 12a which contacts with the inorganic layer 11 and has adhesiveness, and a protection layer 12b on the organic layer 12a.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Kouji Tsurusaki, Yoshio Miyazaki, Takashi Minami
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Patent number: 8897567Abstract: A color determination unit determines color information of a light-emitting body of an input device. A transmitter unit communicates the determined color information to the input device. A recording unit records a history of the color information determined by the color determination unit. A color candidate determination unit determines one or more candidates of emitted color of the light-emitting body, using the color information recorded in the recording unit. An acknowledging unit acknowledges from the user a command to determine a candidate of emitted light, and the color determination unit determines the color information of the light-emitting body accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Yoshio Miyazaki
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Patent number: 8831353Abstract: A color determination unit determines color information of a light-emitting body of an input device. A transmitter unit communicates the determined color information to the input device. A recording unit records a history of the color information determined by the color determination unit. A color candidate determination unit determines one or more candidates of emitted color of the light-emitting body, using the color information recorded in the recording unit. An acknowledging unit acknowledges from the user a command to determine a candidate of emitted light, and the color determination unit determines the color information of the light-emitting body accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Yoshio Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20140235349Abstract: Provided is an operation device which allows various kinds of operation information to be input to a main body thereof as needed without unnecessarily increasing the weight of the operation device. The operation device includes: the main body having a shape elongated from one end to another end; a light emitting member provided to the one end of the main body; and a connection portion provided to the other end of the main body, to which an arbitrary one of a plurality of other operation devices is to be connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yoshio MIYAZAKI, Koji HAMADA, Yoshikazu ONUKI, Kazuyoshi ENOMOTO, Yutaka SUMI, Takamasa ARAKI, Takamasa ITO
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Patent number: 8747224Abstract: Provided is an operation device which allows various kinds of operation information to be input to a main body thereof as needed without unnecessarily increasing the weight of the operation device. The operation device includes: the main body having a shape elongated from one end to another end; a light emitting member provided to the one end of the main body; and a connection portion provided to the other end of the main body, to which an arbitrary one of a plurality of other operation devices is to be connected.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yoshio Miyazaki, Koji Hamada, Yoshikazu Onuki, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Yutaka Sumi, Takamasa Araki, Takamasa Ito
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Patent number: 8659560Abstract: An input device includes a substrate including a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposite the first principal surface; a plurality of first detecting electrodes disposed on the second principal surface of the substrate; a plurality of second detecting electrodes disposed on the second principal surface of the substrate; at least one first connecting electrode disposed on the second principal surface of the substrate, the first connecting electrode being configured to connect adjacent first detecting electrodes to each other; at least one second connecting electrode including an intersection that is spaced from the second principal surface of the substrate and crosses the first connecting electrode, the second connecting electrode being configured to connect adjacent second detecting electrodes to each other; and a light diffusing member disposed at least in an area corresponding to the intersection.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Yasunari Nagata, Takashi Shimizu, Natsuko Yamagata, Akinori Satou, Takashi Minami, Yoshio Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20130342505Abstract: An input unit disposed opposite to a display unit having a plurality of pixel areas arranged in a matrix, includes: a substrate; a first detecting electrode pattern provided on the substrate; a second detecting electrode pattern provided on the substrate; and an insulator provided at a portion corresponding to an intersecting portion where the first detecting electrode pattern and second detecting electrode pattern intersect, wherein the insulator has a profile extending in a direction different from arrangement directions of the pixel area as viewed from above.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Yoshio Miyazaki, Takashi Shimizu, Takashi Minami
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Patent number: 8574078Abstract: A technology of realizing wireless communication between a parent station and child stations with efficiency. In a game system according to the present invention, a game apparatus sets the maximum number of times of transmission for wireless game controllers, in accordance with the number of wireless game controllers that are communicating at a predetermined communication cycle. Here, time for establishing connection with a new wireless game controller is reserved within each communication cycle, thereby allowing new users to join the game. The maximum number of times of transmission is re-set when the number of wireless game controllers connected changes.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2007Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yoshio Miyazaki, Takanori Shimizu
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Patent number: 8491388Abstract: A controller includes at least one vibrator and a vibration control unit which converts an operation input signal which is input to a predetermined operation button into a vibration control signal so as to be supplied to a vibrator. A motion sensor in a sensor unit detects vibration caused by the drive of the vibrator. Sensor output signal value obtained as a result of the detection by the sensor unit is transmitted from a wireless communication module to a game device. A game device achieves a function of automatically firing in succession in a game, based on the sensor output signal value.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2008Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Yoshio Miyazaki
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Patent number: 8485904Abstract: Provided is an operation device, including: a magnetic sensor (21); and an operation button (14) used for operation input by a user, in which the operation button (14) has a spring (14a) integrated therein, and the spring (14a) is formed of a non-magnetic material.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yoshio Miyazaki, Takamasa Araki, Kazuyoshi Enomoto
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Patent number: 8467004Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a display device comprises a display region including a plurality of pixel regions and a demarcating pattern of the pixel regions. The display device further comprises a first substrate having a first main surface; a plurality of first detection electrodes formed on the first main surface; and a plurality of second detection electrodes formed on the first main surface. The display device further comprises a plurality of first connection electrodes formed on the first main surface and a plurality of second connection electrodes formed on the first connection electrodes via the demarcating pattern. Each of the first connection electrodes connects the first detection electrodes adjacent to each other; and each of the second connection electrodes connects the second detection electrodes adjacent to each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2010Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Yasunari Nagata, Takashi Shimizu, Natsuko Yamagata, Akinori Satou, Takashi Minami, Yoshio Miyazaki
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Patent number: 8466898Abstract: An input device includes an insulation layer having a first main surface, and a second main surface positioned on the opposite side of the first main surface, a first detection electrode pattern provided on the first main surface of the insulation layer and arranged along a first direction, a second detection electrode pattern arranged along a second direction and having an intersection region provided on the second main surface of the insulation layer so as to intersect with the first detection electrode pattern in a plan view, and a detection region provided on the first main surface of the insulation layer, and a conductive electrode provided on the second main surface of the insulation layer, in which the conductive electrode has an opening, and the intersection region of the second detection electrode pattern is positioned in the opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2010Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Yasunari Nagata, Takashi Shimizu, Yoshio Miyazaki, Takashi Minami
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Patent number: 8403752Abstract: A technique which easily removes the motion element of a game controller which is attributed to the vibrating motion of a vibrator from the output data of an acceleration sensor or reduces the element is provided. In a game device, a wireless communication module receives an acceleration sensor output data, which has been analog-to-digital converted, in a game controller. A sensor output correction unit corrects the received acceleration sensor output data and provides the corrected acceleration sensor output data to the application processor. In the sensor output correction unit, a masking processing unit performs the masking process on the acceleration sensor output data within the predetermined range of masking. The masking processing unit corrects the acceleration sensor output data within the range of masking including zero acceleration to have zero acceleration.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2008Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Yoshio Miyazaki
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Patent number: 8393965Abstract: Provided is an operation device, including: a magnetic sensor (21); and an operation button (14) used for operation input by a user, in which the operation button (14) has a spring (14a) integrated therein, and the spring (14a) is formed of a non-magnetic material.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yoshio Miyazaki, Takamasa Araki, Kazuyoshi Enomoto
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Patent number: 8350805Abstract: In a game system 1 of the present invention, an image capturing device 2 captures a controller 20. The controller 20 includes a plurality of LEDs which express controller numbers assigned to the controller 20 in a game application to be executed, and periodically repeats the turning on and off of an LED in a flashing pattern defined in accordance with the controller number assigned. A cycle of the flashing is set so that the flashing appears to be continuous to a user, on the other hand, so that a continuous turning-off state and a continuous turning-on state are captured alternately in succession by the image capturing device 2. The game device 10 determines if the controller 20 is located in the image capturing space of the mage capturing device 2 based on the captured images which are captured continuously at a predetermined capturing speed by the image capturing device 2.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yoshio Miyazaki, Koji Hamada
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Patent number: 8333664Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus, which is connected to an operation device including a magnetic sensor and an operation button used for operation input by a user, and is configured to: receive, from the operation device, a detection result of the magnetic sensor and information indicating an operation performed by the user with respect to the operation button; determine whether or not the operation button has been operated, by using the received information indicating the operation; and, when it is determined that the operation button has been operated, restrict a posture of the operation device from being identified by using the detection result of the magnetic sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yoshio Miyazaki, Kazuyoshi Enomoto, Takamasa Araki
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Publication number: 20120299871Abstract: An input device has a base, detection electrodes provided on or above the base, detection interconnects provided on or above the base and electrically connected to the detection electrode, and a reinforcing member provided on or above the base and positioned closer to end face side of the base than the detection interconnect.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshio Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20120182250Abstract: An input device is provided with a substrate having a main surface, a first detecting electrode pattern provided on or above the main surface of the substrate, and a second detecting electrode pattern provided on or above the main surface of the substrate wherein a portion of the second detecting electrode pattern intersects the first detecting electrode pattern through an insulator; wherein the insulator, in cross-section taken along the second detecting electrode pattern, comprises a curved convex surface in a region from an end portion to an apex of the insulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunari Nagata, Takashi Minami, Yoshio Miyazaki