Patents Represented by Attorney Turocy & Watson, LLP
  • Patent number: 8324493
    Abstract: In response to depressing operation of a key in a melody key range 102 of a keyboard, CPU 21 decides a pitch of musical-tone data to be produced. Concerning the depressing operation on the melody key range 102, CPU 21 specifies a jins or a predetermined temperament from maqam data or temperament-type data based on depressed keys in an accompaniment key range 101 of the keyboard. Further, CPU 21 specifies a composing tone corresponding to the depressed key in the melody range, and gives a sound source 26 an instruction of generating musical-tone data having a pitch of the composing tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Hiroko Okuda
  • Patent number: 8327316
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that facilitates creating executable code for an industrial environment. A language editor can enable a programming of a portion of data within a programming language. A compiler can compile the portion of data within the programming language. An assembler component can utilize an intermediate language to convert the portion of data into a portion of assembly object code, wherein the assembly object code is target independent. A linker can create a binary file from the portion of assembly object code, wherein the binary file is target independent. A loader can specifically tailor the binary file to a target resource by leveraging at least one PLC definition, wherein the loader creates a target executable code (TEC) program at runtime or at development time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: ICS Triplex Isagraf Inc.
    Inventors: Julien Chouinard, Gilles Brunet, Denis Lavallee, Chan-Dara Trang, Jean-Francois Laliberte, Frédéric Darveau, Olivier Larouche
  • Patent number: 8324710
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a capacitor includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first dielectric portion. The substrate includes an insulating layer and a semiconductor layer provided on the insulating layer. The semiconductor layer includes a dummy active region electrically isolated from an active region including an active element. The first electrode and the second electrode are located to oppose each other above the dummy active region. The first dielectric portion is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Shimizu, Masayuki Sugiura
  • Patent number: 8326533
    Abstract: Techniques for estimating compass and gyroscope biases for handheld devices are disclosed. The compass bias can be determined by causing a small movement of the handheld device and comparing the data obtained from the compass with the data obtained from the gyroscope. The gyroscope bias can be determined by obtaining a quaternion based angular velocity term of the handheld device when the accelerometer and compass data are reliable, and then comparing the angular velocity term with the gyro data to estimate the gyro bias. When the compass and/or the accelerometer data are unreliable, a previously determined quaternion angular velocity term is used. The gyroscope bias can also be determined by measuring gyroscope biases at various temperatures in a non-factory setting, storing the data in a memory, and using the data to estimate gyro biases when the accelerometer and/or the compass data are unreliable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Invensense, Inc.
    Inventors: David Sachs, Shang-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 8326296
    Abstract: A pico-cell is located within a facility. The pico-cell has a wireless protocol for carrying calls placed to and from mobile devices in the facility. A call distributor is in communication with the pico-cell and handles calls carried by the pico-cell. The call distributor includes an embedded wireless switch for routing calls to and from mobile devices in the facility using the wireless protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas O'Neil, Donna Sharer
  • Patent number: 8326597
    Abstract: A setting unit sets an input language and an output language, a first receiving unit receives input data in a language, a storage unit stores the input data, a detection unit detects a discrepancy between the input language and the language of the input data, a swapping unit swaps the settings of the input language and the output language if the discrepancy is detected, a recognition unit recognizes the input data from the storage unit in the input language set by the setting unit if the discrepancy is not detected, and recognizes the input data read from the storage unit in the input language swapped by the swapping unit if the discrepancy is detected, and a translation unit translates a recognition result recognized in the input language set by the setting unit into the set output language if the discrepancy is not detected, and translates the recognition result recognized in the input language swapped by the swapping unit into the output language swapped by the swapping unit if the discrepancy is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Mitsuyoshi Tachimori
  • Patent number: 8326319
    Abstract: System(s) and method(s) for compensation of propagation delay offsets of wireless signals. Compensation is accomplished through determination of an effective wireless signal propagation delay that accounts for signal path delay and propagation delay over the air. Such determination is based at least in part on statistical analysis of accurate location estimates of reference positions throughout a coverage sector or cell, and location estimates of the reference positions generated through time-of-flight (TOF) measurements of wireless signals. Determination of propagation or signal path delay offset also is attained iteratively based at least in part on reference location estimates and TOF location estimates. High-accuracy location estimates such as those obtained through global navigation satellite systems are employed as reference location estimates. Position of probes or wireless beacons, deployed throughout a sector or cell, also are employed as reference locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Richard W. Davis
  • Patent number: 8325473
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing terminal may include a partition wall dividing an inner room of a housing into a first space and a second space. The information processing terminal may further include a support member subdividing the second space into a third space and a fourth space with a ventilation path defined therebetween, the support member supporting the partition wall. Further, the information processing terminal may include a power supply located in the third space defined by the support member, and a mother board configured to allow a processing unit to be mounted thereon in the first space. A cooling fan may be provided in the information processing terminal to have a rotating blade that extends across the first space and the second space defined by the partition wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kiyotaka Nihashi
  • Patent number: 8320843
    Abstract: A radio-frequency switch circuit of the invention includes: n-stage through FETs (field effect transistors) connected in series between the antenna terminal and each of the radio-frequency terminals, where n is a natural number; a radio-frequency leakage prevention resistor connected to a gate of the through FETs; a control signal line commonly connected to the gates of the n-stage through FETs connected to the same radio-frequency terminal; and a resistor connected to each of at least two of the control signal lines and connected to the radio-frequency leakage prevention resistor in series The two control signal lines are capacitively coupled between the resistor and the through FETs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiki Seshita, Hirotsugu Wakimoto
  • Patent number: 8321591
    Abstract: The invention employs systems and methods to provide addressing for appropriate access to data in automation devices. Data attributes can be related to a number of various factors in a data driven architecture such as the source of the data, the data subscriber and/or the path employed to convey the data from the source to the subscriber. In addition, data attributes can refer to the format, scale, units, length, visualization and transactional capabilities of the data. The subject invention can point to the appropriate address of the requested data wherein the data can have desired attributes associated therewith. In this manner, data can be selected based on the requirements of the requestor and/or the loading demands of network communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Farchmin, John J. Baier, Michael D. Kalan, Randall A. Marquardt, Richard A. Morse, Stephen C. Briant, Sujeet Chand
  • Patent number: 8318009
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating oxygenated water by dissolving oxygen in water is disclosed. The apparatus includes a reservoir (10) storing drinking water, an oxygen generating unit (20) generating oxygen through electrolysis and supplying the oxygen into a pipe line (11) through which the drinking water flows, and a dissolving unit (30) dissolving the oxygen in the drinking water. The dissolving unit (30) includes a pump (31), a Venturi (32), and a dissolving container (50) and a Venturi (33) which are connected in series to each other. The dissolving container (50) is provided with an oxygen pipe (56) installed at an inlet portion thereof to supply the oxygen generated from the oxygen generating unit (20) into a center portion of the drinking water quickly supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Negatron Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Jeong Gae Cho
  • Patent number: 8319884
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, or method is provided for imaging and for capturing visuals to provide image manipulation options for increasing resolution of subject images. A system, apparatus or method for increasing resolution of subject images using a camera to deliver unexposed photographic emulsion or a digital image and to generate images of greater resolution by modifying digital images or modifying digital and emulsion images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Mediapod LLC
    Inventor: Craig Mowry
  • Patent number: 8321282
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an article sales data processing apparatus includes a storage unit, a selection acceptance unit, a confirmation unit, and a payment processing unit. The storage unit stores, for each article sold, sales data and information indicating a payment method prohibited for that article, of plural payment methods. The selection acceptance unit accepts selection of payment method. The confirmation unit refers to the information stored in the storage unit and confirms whether articles sold include an article for which payment by the payment method with its selection accepted by the selection acceptance unit is prohibited. If it is confirmed that the articles sold include an article for which payment is prohibited, the payment processing unit notifies that the articles sold include an article for which payment is prohibited, and executes payment for articles for which the same payment method is not prohibited, by the same payment method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takeshi Sano
  • Patent number: 8319320
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an LED module includes a board, an interconnection and an LED package. The interconnection is formed on an upper surface of the board. The LED package is mounted on the board. The LED package includes first and second lead frames disposed to be apart from each other, and connected to portions of the interconnection insulated from each other. The LED package includes an LED chip provided above the first and second lead frames. The LED chip has one terminal connected to the first lead frame and another terminal connected to the second lead frame. In addition, the LED package includes a resin body covering an upper surface, portions of a lower surface and an edge surface of each of the first and second lead frames, also covering the LED chip, but exposing remaining portions of the lower surface and the edge surface. And, an appearance of the resin body is an appearance of the LED package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inoue, Kazuhisa Iwashita, Teruo Takeuchi, Tatsuo Tonedachi, Hiroaki Oshio, Tetsuro Komatsu, Naoya Ushiyama
  • Patent number: 8319644
    Abstract: Tag data stored in a specific RFID tag is stored in a specific-data storing unit. Tag data is read from an RFID tag present in a communication area by an RFID reader through radio communication according to detection of a specific object by a sensor for detecting the object. When tag data same as the tag data stored in the specific-data storing unit is not included in the tag data read by the RFID reader, the read tag data is transmitted to a host apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takeshi Shimazaki
  • Patent number: 8321890
    Abstract: A content distribution device includes a first receiver which receives, from the broadcasting station, the program content having the commercial image data and electronic program information; an commercial extractor which extracts the commercial image data and creates commercial metadata based on the electronic program information; a first storage which stores the commercial image data and the commercial metadata that are associated with each other; a second storage which stores distribution contents; a content selector which selects the distribution content according to a request from the view terminal from the second storage; a third receiver which receives, from the viewer terminal, viewing history information of program contents; an commercial inserter which selects the commercial metadata from the first storage based on the viewing history information and inserts the commercial image data corresponding to the selected commercial metadata in the distribution content; and a distribution unit which distribu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Tomoko Murakami
  • Patent number: 8320624
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a computer selects trajectory data on a person positioned in an image monitoring area from trajectory data on relevant persons. The computer selects a selling space image data obtained when the person corresponding to the trajectory data is positioned in the image monitoring area. The computer analyzes the selling space image data to extract a person image. The computer checks the person image extracted from the selling space image data against image data on each customer to search for customer image data obtained by taking an image of the person in the person image. The computer stores, upon detecting the customer image data obtained by taking an image of the person in the person image, identification information on transaction data stored in association with the customer image data, in association with identification information on the trajectory data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masami Takahata, Naoki Sekine, Tomonori Ikumi
  • Patent number: 8321157
    Abstract: A dummy junction which will break earlier than a target junction is arranged on a board. A history of load applied to the dummy junction until the dummy junction actually breaks is recorded, and an estimated lifetime of the target junction is calibrated when a lifetime of the dummy junction estimated by the history of the load is largely different from an actual lifetime of the dummy junction. The calibration is performed by subtracting a value of an unmeasurable load from the estimated lifetime of the target junction based on load ever applied to the target junction, and the unmeasurable load is calculated based on the difference of the actual lifetime and estimated lifetime of the dummy junction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takahiro Omori, Kenji Hirohata, Minoru Mukai
  • Patent number: 8319808
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an image forming apparatus, including an accommodation unit, an image forming unit, an image reading unit, an image erasing unit, a first medium processing unit, and a second medium processing unit. The first medium processing unit forms the image on the recording medium carried from the accommodation unit and discharges the recording medium on which the image is formed, based on the setting of a first image process mode. The second medium processing unit forms a test image on the recording medium carried from the accommodation unit, reads the test image, erases the test image, and returns the recording medium to the accommodation unit, based on a setting of a second image process mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sadowara, Eiichi Yamanishi, Hiroyuki Okuyama, Yoshihito Hiroe, Hiromasa Tanaka, Yasuaki Okamoto
  • Patent number: 8314320
    Abstract: CPU 21 decides a current melody tone CM relating to a key depressed at a the leading position of a current beat and a previous melody tone PM relating to a key depressed at the leading position of a beat coming directly before the current beat, based on time information, in particular, beat information, controlling progress of automatic accompanying data in operation in a melody sequence progressing in response to manipulation of a keyboard 11. Further, CPU 21 performs a chord name deciding process to decide a current chord name, based on the decided current melody tone, previous melody tone, and a previous chord name PreCH, or a chord name at the previous beat. When deciding a melody tone, CPU 21 decides the current melody tone CM and the previous melody tone PM based on what number the current beat is in a measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroko Okuda