Patents Assigned to Casio Computer
  • Drawing apparatus and drawing method for drawing apparatus
    Patent number: 9901156
    Abstract: A drawing apparatus includes an object mounting portion on which an object is mounted, the object being at least one finger or toe having a nail, and a processor. The processor detects an actual outline, which indicates an actual shape of an outer periphery of the nail, based on an image obtained by imaging the nail of the object mounted on the object mounting portion; creates an interpolation outline with respect to the actual outline other than a root portion of the nail, from the image, wherein the interpolation outline is an outline in which the actual outline is interpolated to eliminate a concavity in cases where the actual outline other than the root portion of the nail has the concavity; and determines whether or not the nail has a damaged portion on the basis of a comparison of the interpolation outline with the actual outline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Nagao
  • Information processing device
    Patent number: 9904813
    Abstract: An information processing device comprising a control unit which, when a predetermined automatic label generation condition is satisfied by data being input, generates or selects electronic label information having a preset content correlated with an application identification information of an application in operation at time of the input of the data and the automatic label generation condition. The control unit is configured so that, when the control unit generates or selects the electronic label information, the control unit correlates and stores the generated or selected electronic label information with the input data as associated information and the application identification information in a predetermined memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshida, Kazuyoshi Haraguchi
  • Keyboard device and keyboard instrument
    Patent number: 9899014
    Abstract: A keyboard device includes a plurality of transmission members which are displaced in response to a depression operation on each of a plurality of keys and a plurality of hammer members each of which provides an action load to a depressed key by performing a rotating motion in response to the displacement of a transmission member corresponding to the depressed key. The weight of the transmission member is set in accordance with the formation density of a plurality of ribs formed on a transmission body section. Therefore, the weight of the transmission member set in accordance with the formation density of the ribs can be provided to the key as a static load. As a result of this structure, an initial load on a key can be optimized, and a key depressing force on the key at the time of key depression can be favorably transmitted to the hammer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi Nishimura
  • Drawing apparatus, method of controlling operation of the drawing apparatus, and computer readable recording medium
    Patent number: 9894976
    Abstract: A drawing apparatus is provided. In the apparatus plural drawing tools for applying ink on an object are held by plural drawing tool holding units respectively. A drawing unit takes one of the plural drawing tools from the plural drawing tool holding units to draw an image on the object. An imaging unit images an identification image, which includes first information representing colors of inks to be applied respectively by the plural drawing tools and second information representing an arrangement of the plural drawing tools held in the plural drawing tool holding units. A controlling unit controls the drawing unit to draw a design image having at least one color on the object, based on the first and second information included in the identification image and the color of the design image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Daisuke Shimizu
  • Image capture apparatus performing interval shooting, image capture method, and storage medium, image capture apparatus and image capture method
    Patent number: 9900507
    Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an interval shooting processing unit and an operation management control unit. It controls interval shooting to repeatedly execute photography processing that is set at a photographing interval that is set. The operation management control unit causes the contents of the power savings processing operation to change depending on the time required in photography processing, or the time required in recovery to a photography capable state. The image capture apparatus can thereby perform proper power savings control irrespective of the photography method of interval shooting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masanori Ishihara
  • Image processing apparatus which performs image processing on photographic subject
    Patent number: 9900523
    Abstract: First, the position and the size of a target photographic subject such as the face of a person in an original image acquired by image capturing is acquired, and then mask information indicating a relation between a position to be subjected to predetermined image processing in the original image and the strength of the predetermined image processing is generated based on the acquired position and size. Subsequently, a new image is generated by predetermined image processing of a different strength being performed on each position in the original image by use of the generated mask information. In the generation of the new image, for example, one of the original image and a processed image acquired by the predetermined image processing being performed on the original image is combined with the other image by use of transmissivity indicated by the mask information for each pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi Sato
  • Radio communication apparatus, radio communication method, computer-readable medium, slave device, and master device
    Patent number: 9900764
    Abstract: In CE4, a communication terminal transmits data including a latency_off value “1”. After receiving the data, an environment information measuring apparatus transmits data since a latency counter value is “0”. The latency counter value becomes “2” and a latency_off counter value becomes “1”. In CE5, the communication terminal transmits data including a latency_off value “0”. Since each of the latency counter value and the latency_off counter value is not “0”, the environment information measuring apparatus does not receive the data from the communication terminal. The latency counter value becomes “1” and the latency_off counter value becomes “0”. In CE6, since the latency_off counter value is “0”, the environment information measuring apparatus receives the data from the communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Tomida, Toshihiro Takahashi, Tsutomu Terazaki, Ryo Okumura
  • Drawing apparatus and drawing method for drawing apparatus
    Patent number: 9894978
    Abstract: A drawing apparatus including a drawing head to which a drawing tool is mounted, the drawing tool drawing on a drawing object; a drawing testing portion having a drawing media on which an image is drawn by the drawing tool; and a control unit. The control unit interrupts drawing on the drawing object by the drawing tool and attempts drawing on the drawing media by the drawing tool in the drawing testing portion when the drawing on the drawing object by the drawing tool is not performed correctly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Nagao
  • Drawing apparatus and drawing method for drawing apparatus
    Patent number: 9894979
    Abstract: A drawing apparatus and a drawing method for a drawing apparatus whereby only an amount of drying necessary to dry the ink can be efficiently performed, and both high-definition drawing and expedited drawing processing can be realized. The drawing apparatus includes a drawing unit 40 that performs a drawing on a surface of a nail T by applying ink to the surface of the nail T, and a fan 92; a drying unit 90 that performs a drying operation for drying the ink applied to the surface of the nail T; a drying condition determination portion 813 that determines a drying condition for the drying unit 90; and a drying control portion 814 that controls the drying operation of the drying unit 90 in accordance with a determination by the drying condition determination portion 813.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tamotsu Irie
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 9891597
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a solar panel including a solar cell, the solar cell including a plurality of light receiving regions and a connecting region, the connecting region having a width narrower than widths of the plurality of light receiving regions and connecting the plurality of light receiving regions, wherein a conductive reinforcing material made of a conductive material is provided in the connecting region and is electrically connected to the plurality of light receiving regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Abe, Masakuni Iwanaga, Junro Yano, Yuta Saito
  • Image processing apparatus, image processing system, image processing method, and recording medium
    Patent number: 9889697
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first correction amount acquiring unit and a first correction unit. The first correction amount acquiring unit acquires a first luminance correction amount of each block based on the luminance of each pixel in the block obtained by dividing a first image among multiple processing target images obtained by imaging a target object with multiple sheets bound together while opening the target object. The first correction unit corrects the luminance of each pixel in the multiple processing target images based on the first luminance correction amount of each block acquired by the first correction amount acquiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirokazu Hasegawa
  • Drawing device and method of drawing
    Patent number: 9888759
    Abstract: A drawing device includes a pen that applies a liquid material to a drawing surface and a cap that covers a tip side of the pen and is arranged at a standby position of the pen. The cap includes: an inner cap that has an opening and covers the tip side of the pen when a periphery of the opening is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the tip side of the pen; an outer cap that has an opening, is arranged outside of the inner cap, and covers the tip side of the pen that is covered by the inner cap when the pen is locked into the outer cap; and an elastic member that is arranged between the outer cap and the inner cap and energizes the inner cap towards an opening side of the outer cap. The pen and the outer cap each have an interlockable locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichiro Asako
  • IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING MODE CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20180041701
    Abstract: A still image mode for recording still images or a moving image mode for recording moving images is sequentially judged as to whether or not communication with a remote control device has been disconnected (wireless connection status). When the disconnection of the communication with the remote control device is detected, the current imaging mode is automatically switched to an interval imaging mode with its base imaging mode such as a still image mode or a moving image mode being maintained. During the disconnection period, that is, until the re-establishment of the communication is detected, an operation of recording a still image or a moving image is repeated at predetermined time intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazunori YANAGI
  • DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD IN THE SAME APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME METHOD
    Publication number: 20180040124
    Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus for diagnosing a disease using a captured image of an affected area includes an image-memorizing unit configured to memorize the captured image and a processing unit configured to process the captured image memorized in the image-memorizing unit. The processing unit includes a separating unit configured to separate the captured image into a brightness component and a color information component, an extracting unit configured to extract a region to be diagnosed based on the brightness component or the color information component of the captured image to highlight likeness of the region, and a highlighting unit configured to highlight the extracted region in accordance with the extracted likelihood V representing the likeness of the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira HAMADA, Mitsuyasu NAKAJIMA, Masaru TANAKA, Toshitsugu SATO
  • PHOTOTHERMAL CONVERSION IMAGE GENERATING DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20180037033
    Abstract: A photothermal conversion image generating device that generates a photothermal conversion image for forming a three-dimensional image by causing a thermally expandable sheet having a thermally expandable layer on a base material to expand, the device including: a processor that allocates, based on a line width of a line forming the three-dimensional image, an image for forming the line to either a front surface of the thermally expandable sheet or a rear surface of the thermally expandable sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji TAMURA
  • MODULE AND TIMEPIECE
    Publication number: 20180039228
    Abstract: A module including a hand driving mechanism section which drives a hand shaft to which hands are attached so as to move the hands, and a display section which is arranged in parallel with the hand driving mechanism section and displays information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun MIWA
  • COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, SERVER, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, SERVER CONTROL METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CONTROL PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING SERVER CONTROL PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20180041596
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to perform operations including acquiring device IDs and calculation data items from a plurality of calculation devices, respectively, each device ID and each calculation data item being in association with each other. In a case where a group ID stored in the memory is selected, transmitting names data items corresponding to the acquired device IDs and the acquired calculation data items corresponding to the acquired device IDs, in association with the group ID to a server, and receiving an integrated data item being obtained based on the names data items and the acquired calculation data items associated with the group ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoki AKAE
  • Printing plate manufacturing apparatus and computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a data generating program and a control program for a printing plate manufacturing apparatus
    Patent number: 9884477
    Abstract: a manufacturing of a printing plate from a thermoplastic porous material comprises a thermal head with a plurality of heater elements, acquire print data of a print pattern including pixel data, with each item of pixel data corresponding to each area of the surface of the porous material partitioned into a lattice shape; identify, print pixel data that is part of the print pattern, and non-print pixel data that is not comprising the print pattern; apply a first heat quantity to a first area corresponding to the non-print pixel data by at least one first heater element, that makes contact with the first area; apply a second heat quantity that is smaller than the first heat quantity to a second area by the second heater element that makes contact with the second area identified by the print pixel data, the second area being where ink readily runs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirotaka Yuno
  • Content output device for outputting content
    Patent number: 9886403
    Abstract: In order to perform processing corresponding to an instruction or a reaction at appropriate timing when a predetermined instruction is given or a reaction by a user is made while content is being outputted, a CPU detects instruction timing when a predetermined user instruction is given for data outputted while pieces of data constituting content are being sequentially outputted; stores the detected instruction timing in an instruction information memory; specifies predetermined timing that comes later than the instruction timing stored in the instruction information memory as timing for performing processing in accordance with the user's instruction; and performs the processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bungo Murakami, Hideo Suzuki
  • DISPLAY DEVICE, INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-VOLATILE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION DISPLAY PROGRAM STORED THEREON
    Publication number: 20180033118
    Abstract: A display device equipped with a display section which has a display area extending in a direction and has a shape curved in the direction of the display area, and a control section which functions as a viewing direction setting section which sets a viewing direction of a user with respect to the display section, and an information correcting section which makes correction such that at least part of an image to be displayed in the display area is enlarged in the direction in the display area, in accordance with the set viewing direction and a curved status of the display section in the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenzo ICHIKAWA