Patents Assigned to Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11551647
    Abstract: A keyboard instrument includes a keyboard and an instrument case having a through hole penetrating therethrough from a top surface side to a bottom surface side and a positioning part configured to decide on a position of a music stand when a part of the music stand is disposed in the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihisa Hoshino, Atsushi Oshiro, Hirokatsu Katoh
  • Patent number: 11550269
    Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes a radio wave receiver, a communication unit, a memory and a processor. The radio wave receiver receives radio waves from positioning satellites. The communication unit communicates with an external device. The memory stores a program and predicted positional information on the positioning satellites. Based on the program stored in the memory, in response to a predetermined condition for an elapsed time from a valid period of the stored predicted positional information being satisfied, the processor causes the communication unit to receive predicted positional information with other information from the external device when the communication unit receives the other information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuki Oshita, Kazuho Kyou
  • Publication number: 20230001720
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes at least one processor, an apparatus main body that is capable of holding a tank that stores liquid; and a sensor that detects at least a state of motion of the tank. The processor outputs dispersion information showing an operation to move the apparatus main body to disperse the liquid in the tank based on the state of the motion of the tank detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fumihiro OSAKABE
  • Publication number: 20230001693
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a body, a print head, a mover, a stand and a sensor. The body has an opening that faces a printing target during printing. The print head is provided in the body and performs the printing on the printing target. The mover is provided in the body and moves the print head to a first position and a second position. The first position corresponds to the opening, and the second position is different from the first position. The stand is detachable from the body. The sensor at least senses that a distance between the body and the stand is equal to or shorter than a predetermined distance. The mover moves the print head from the second position to the first position in response to the sensor sensing that the distance between the body and the stand is equal to or shorter than the predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki KOGANE
  • Patent number: 11545048
    Abstract: A display device includes a biometric information value acquiring portion, a comparing portion, and a subject state determining portion. The biometric information value acquiring portion subsequently acquires a subject's biometric information value. The comparing portion compares a first biometric information value that is subsequently acquired by the biometric information value acquiring portion with a second biometric information value which is different from the first biometric information value that is subsequently acquired by the biometric information value acquiring portion. The subject state determining portion determines that the user could get a certain improvement owing to the treatment on the user on the basis of a comparison result by the comparing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Otsuka, Takahiro Tomida
  • Patent number: 11541655
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printing device including at least one processor and a print head. The processor detects a nail region based on an image obtained by photographing a finger or a toe, sets at least a part of the detected nail region as a preceding print setting region, detects a region on which the preceding print is printed as a succeeding print region based on an image obtained by photographing the finger or the toe on which the preceding print is printed, sets a succeeding print region reference point corresponding to the succeeding print region, or sets a preceding print setting region reference point corresponding to the preceding print setting region and the succeeding print region reference point, and causes the print head to print a succeeding print on the nail region based on information on the preceding print setting region and a reference point that is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shuichi Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 11546329
    Abstract: A portable communication terminal control system includes a plurality of first portable communication terminals and a second portable communication terminal. A first processor in the first portable communication terminal performs a first portable communication terminal side determination process which determines whether communication connection is in an established state between a first portable communication terminal and the second portable communication terminal. The first processor performs a transmission control process in which, in response to determination that the communication connection with the other first portable communication terminal is in the established state and that the communication connection with the second portable communication terminal is in the established state, a release signal is transmitted to the second portable communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuya Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 11543782
    Abstract: A timepiece is provided which ensures connection reliability and improves antenna characteristics. This timepiece includes a wristwatch case which houses a timepiece module, and an antenna which is provided on the upper surface of the wristwatch case in a discontinuous annular shape along the circumferential direction of the wristwatch case and electrically connected to the timepiece module in the wristwatch case from outside the wristwatch case. As a result, since the antenna is electrically connected to the timepiece module in the wristwatch case from outside the wristwatch case, the antenna and the timepiece module are unfailingly and favorably connected to each other. Accordingly, the connection reliability of the antenna is ensured and radio waves are favorably received. In addition, the reception performance and the antenna gain are improved, whereby the antenna characteristics are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Katsuda, Hiroaki Otsubo, Tomoyasu Kurokawa
  • Patent number: 11545121
    Abstract: An electronic musical instrument includes at least one processor that, in accordance with a user operation on an operation unit, obtains lyric data and waveform data corresponding to a first tone color; inputs the obtained lyric data to a trained model so as to cause the trained model to output acoustic feature data in response thereto; generates waveform data corresponding to a singing voice of a singer and corresponding to a second tone color that is different from the first tone color, based on the acoustic feature data outputted from the trained model and the obtained waveform data corresponding to the first tone color; and outputs a singing voice based on the generated waveform data corresponding to the second tone color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Danjyo, Fumiaki Ota, Masaru Setoguchi, Atsushi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20220413441
    Abstract: A hold-down member including a plate member which is arranged on a first member having an electronic component and supports the first member, and a resin sheet which is adhered to the plate member, pressed by a second member that is arranged to be rotatable with respect to the first member, and slides on the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Miho NAGAHARA, Yukio FUNABARA
  • Publication number: 20220417439
    Abstract: An imaging device comprises a processor configured to control a display operation of a display unit, in which the processor acquires a specified portion specified by a first user operation in an object image including an object to be imaged, performs enlargement display control of enlarging a part of the object image and displaying the enlarged part in a display area of the display unit in response to a second user operation, and sets an enlargement reference point in the object image according to the specified portion in the enlargement display control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro AOKI, Yuya HAYASHI, Yuki KATADA
  • Publication number: 20220406279
    Abstract: A method of determining a data output timing, performed by at least one processor in an information processing device for an electronic musical instrument includes, via the at least one processor: obtaining data of a first performance operation on the electronic musical instrument by a user; obtaining data of a second performance operation on the electronic musical instrument by the user; and determining the data output timing for outputting a data to the user based on a time interval between the first and second performance operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki HIROHAMA, Shigeru KAFUKU
  • Publication number: 20220401019
    Abstract: A sleep stage estimation device includes a subject data acquisition unit that acquires pulsation data and body movement data of a subject, a sleep stage probability estimation unit that acquires a feature quantity sequence from the pulsation data and estimates a sleep stage probability sequence of the subject from the acquired feature quantity sequence by using a learned sleep stage probability estimation model, a sleep stage transition probability estimation unit that acquires a body movement amount sequence from the body movement data and estimates a sleep stage transition probability sequence of the subject from the acquired body movement amount sequence by using a learned sleep stage transition probability estimation model, and a sleep stage estimation unit that estimates a sleep stage sequence of the subject from the sleep stage probability sequence and the sleep stage transition probability sequence by using a learned conditional random field model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi MAENO, Masashi UEDA, Akira HAMADA, Kouichi NAKAGOME, Mitsuyasu NAKAJIMA, Takashi YAMAYA
  • Publication number: 20220406282
    Abstract: An electronic musical instrument includes: a performance controller; and at least one processor, configured to perform the following: instructing sound generation of a first musical tone in response to a first operation on the performance controller; in response to a second operation on the performance controller during the sound generation of the first musical tone, obtaining a first amplitude value of the first musical tone at a time of the second operation, and obtaining a second amplitude value at which a second musical tone is to be sound-produced in response to the second operation on the performance controller; acquiring a parameter value for determining at least one of pitch, timbre, and volume of the second musical tone based on a ratio of the first amplitude value to the second amplitude value; and instructing sound generation of the second musical tone in accordance with the acquired parameter value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki SATO, Hajime KAWASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20220406281
    Abstract: An electronic musical instrument comprises: a performance controller; and at least one processor, configured to perform the following: instructing sound generation of a first musical tone in response to a first operation on the performance controller; in response to a second operation on the performance controller during the sound generation of the first musical tone, obtaining a first amplitude value of the first musical tone at a time of the second operation, and obtaining a second amplitude value at which a second musical tone is to be sound-produced in response to the second operation on the performance controller; determining a parameter value for adjusting a decay rate of the first musical tone based on a ratio of the first amplitude value to the second amplitude value; and causing the first musical tone to decay based on the determined parameter value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki SATO, Hajime KAWASHIMA
  • Patent number: 11532290
    Abstract: A method for assembling a keyboard instrument includes installing a keyboard unit on a lower case such that an insertion hole of a key-connecting part of the keyboard unit is positioned corresponding to a lower side installation part of the lower case; thereafter, placing a upper case on the keyboard unit such that an upper side installation part of the upper case is positioned inside the insertion hole of the key-connecting part of the keyboard unit and mates with the lower side installation part of the lower case; and while the upper side installation part of the upper case is positioned inside the insertion hole of the key-connecting part of the keyboard unit and mates with the lower side installation part, inserting a fastening member into the upper side installation part and the lower side installation part to fix the upper case to the lower case via the fastening member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Taniguchi, Atsushi Oshiro, Daisuke Noto
  • Patent number: 11531465
    Abstract: A display control apparatus, including a processor and a storage storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, controls the processor to determine whether input of one or more first operations which are correlated to any position within a screen of a display is accepted, in a case where it is determined that the input of one or more first operations is accepted, specify one first position corresponding to the any position within the screen of the display, newly create one first-kind display area according to the one or more first operations, and display the newly created one first-kind display area on the specified one first position within the screen of the display, determine whether input of one or more second operations which are correlated to the displayed one first-kind display area is accepted, and in a case where it is determined that the input of the one or more second operations is accepted, specify one second position within the screen of the display, newly create one second-kind displa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Akae, Takayuki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20220397866
    Abstract: A timepiece includes: a casing; a light transmission part; a function part; and a glue adhering the light transmission part to the casing. The casing includes: a projection projecting from an inner circumferential surface and extending along a circumferential direction; and a protrusion protruding from the inner circumferential surface and determining a position of the light transmission part. A lateral surface of the light transmission part is adhered to the inner circumferential surface. A peripheral part of a bottom surface of the light transmission part is adhered to a top surface of the projection. An outer circumferential surface of the function part extends along an inner surface of the projection. A space is present in a facing region where the projection faces the function part along the light transmission part. The space is wider in a specific section including the protrusion than in a section different from the specific section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chieko TAJIMA, Hajime IGUCHI, Kazuma KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220395727
    Abstract: In an information processing device, at least one processor is configured to derive, based on a first model generated with as an input a first indicator expressing first exercise information of a subject acquired in a first period, and as an output a second indicator expressing second exercise information, first estimation data expressing the second indicator relative to first indicator specified in the first period, the second exercise information being different than the first exercise information of the subject, the second indicator having correlation with the first indicator; derive, based on a second model generated with as an input the first indicator acquired in the second period, and as an output the second indicator, second estimation data expressing the second indicator relative to the first indicator specified in the second period; and present the first estimation data and the second estimation data in a mutually comparable manner on a presenter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicants: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD., ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiro Aibara, Nao Hirakawa, Hiroto Mori, Yasuhiro Nomura
  • Patent number: 11525928
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device capable of suitably determining whether a user is moving or stationary. The electronic device includes a speed acquisition unit that acquires a user's moving speed and a processor that determines whether the user is in a moving state or in a pause state. In the moving state, the processor determines that a transition from the moving state to the pause state has occurred in the case where the moving speed acquired by the speed acquisition unit is less than the pause speed threshold. In the pause state, the processor determines that a transition from the pause state to the moving state has occurred in the case where the moving speed acquired by the speed acquisition unit is equal to or more than the moving speed threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keiichi Imamura