Patents Assigned to Casio Computer
  • Patent number: 5579777
    Abstract: An exercise level of difficulty data output apparatus outputs exercise level of difficulty of an exercise which a user takes, as exercise level of difficulty data, which can be used for general purposes in the exercise physiology. Using the apparatus, the user can objectively learn the exercise level of difficulty of his (or her) exercise for keeping himself healthy or for developing his physical strength. The exercise level of difficulty data output apparatus calculates exercise level of difficulty data from counted pulse number of the user and his age, and outputs the exercise level of difficulty data. Further, the exercise level of difficulty data output apparatus calculates and displays a predetermined pulse-number range indicating the most suitable exercise level of difficulty for the age of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fusao Suga
  • Patent number: 5581595
    Abstract: In a telephone system, a memory dial mode is set by operating a mode key of a radio telephone, and then a selection key is manipulated to select a public telephone number of an opposite (called) radio telephone. Thereafter, when a dialing key is operated, a dialing output process to the public telephone number selectively displayed on a LCD (liquid crystal display) unit is performed. When a telephone ending key is operated while a telephone line is not connected, a private telephone number of the radio telephone previously stored into a RAM is displayed on the LCD unit. Subsequently, when the dialing key is operated, another dialing output process to the private telephone number displayed on the LCD unit is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Iwashita, Minoru Murakami
  • Patent number: 5579034
    Abstract: A color data input apparatus is provided with plural key sheets and a key sheet selecting keys. Color data, which are stored in a memory, are assigned to each of the plural key sheets. Further, input keys are provided for selecting one of color data assigned to each of the plural key sheets. To designate a color, a key sheet, to which a pertinent color data is assigned, is selected by the key sheet selecting key, and then an input key corresponding to the pertinent color data is operated, whereby the pertinent color data is selected from among the color data of the selected key sheet and a color of the selected color data is displayed on a display unit. An advice data on a combination of colors are stored in an advice data memory is provided. When two colors are selected in the above way, an advice on a combination of the two read out colors is also displayed and is made reference for designing dresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaharu Aoyama, Jun Oshima, Emiko Morooka, Kayoko Hashimoto, Takashi Kojo
  • Patent number: 5578999
    Abstract: A remote control device including a receiver for receiving a control signal which remotely controls an external device, a RAM for storing the received control signal in correspondence to a respective one of keys, a transmitter for reading a control signal corresponding to an operated key from the RAM and transmitting the read control signal, and a display for displaying the stored data in the RAM when the control signal is received/transmitted. In a first aspect, when an external control signal is received and stored for any key, a key for which no control signal is stored is detected from the RAM and displayed on the display. When a control signal is transmitted, a key for which a control signal is stored in the RAM is detected and displayed on the display. In a second aspect, when an external control signal is received, a detector detects the contents of the received control signal, which are then displayed on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Matsuzawa, Hiroshi Morohoshi
  • Patent number: 5577774
    Abstract: A data reading apparatus reads data of dots from a recording sheet on which data is recorded in the form of a mesh pattern, and decodes the read data into binary data. The data reading apparatus has an image sensor to read black/white levels of dots of the mesh pattern using the image sensor and to binarize the read levels by a hardware component or CPU processing according to software. An image can have a high recording density by minimizing a dot size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigenori Morikawa, Takeshi Matsuoka, Hiroshi Chikakiyo
  • Patent number: 5576650
    Abstract: A processor outputs a state signal representing the process state toga reset circuit. Upon reception of a reset signal from an external reset switch, the reset circuit outputs the reset signal to the reset terminal of the processor under the condition that the state signal allows a reset operation. The reset circuit also has a counter for starting a count operation upon reception of an externally input reset signal. Even when the processor is in a runaway state and cannot output the state signal for allowing the reset operation, a forced reset signal is supplied to the processor after a predetermined time is counted by the counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirotani, Takashi Orimoto, Kouji Moriya, Katsuyoshi Kaneko, Kazuyoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5572514
    Abstract: Assuming that 4-system communication with signals A, B, C and D is executed for each frame and one period consists of four frames for the signals A, B, C and D, and signals AS, BS, CS and DS, modulated with spread codes representing the systems to which the signals belong are inserted, a terminal which is about to start communication sequentially tunes the reception frequency to frequencies 1, 2 and 3, detects the signals AS, BS, CS and DS, modulated with the common spread codes, from the received signals per frame over more than one period, acquires the signal levels then, determines from the results of those sequential processes how many spread spectrum signals occupy each frame, and selects the optimal frequency channel that has the least radio interference. It is therefore possible to detect the occupying state of a communication channel and prevent communication from being disabled by an interference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayasu Miyake
  • Patent number: 5572233
    Abstract: A data storage apparatus has a data memory for storing schedule data. The schedule data includes date data, schedule contents data and pictorial symbol data representing schedule contents. When the schedule data is searched, pictorial symbols are read out from the schedule data stored in the data memory and the read-out pictorial symbols are displayed. If one of the displayed pictorial symbols is selected, the schedule data associated with the selected pictorial symbol is read out and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoru Kakegawa
  • Patent number: 5572646
    Abstract: An image displaying apparatus stores plural image data and displays one of the image data, which image data represent a growing plant (animal) or represent a series of motions of an animal. The apparatus further stores plural element data for growing the plant (animal). When one of the element data is selected, another image data of the plant (animal) is displayed in place of the previously displayed imaged data to show how the plant (animal) grew up responsive to the selected element data. The apparatus is provided with a sensor for detecting motion of a user. Detecting the motion of the user, the apparatus displays new image data representing a motion of the animal in place of the previously displayed image data to show how the animal reacts to the user's motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Kawai, Shinichiro Sato, Yuichi Kobayashi, Jun Oshima
  • Patent number: 5568599
    Abstract: A montage image creating apparatus which selectively designates one of the patterns of each of a plurality of parts which constitutes a human face, and which combines the respective designated part patterns to form a montage image of the face of a person. The apparatus selectively designates a pattern of at least one of a plurality of parts on the basis of a personality character of the person, which personality character is designated by a character designating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yoshino, Takashi Kojo
  • Patent number: 5568637
    Abstract: An electronic device uses a pseudo-SRAM having a self-refreshing function, as a memory, and a refresh timing signal having a predetermined period is supplied to the pseudo-SRAM in the operation state of the electronic device. When no key operation is performed with a keyboard for a predetermined period of time, the electronic device switches into an idle mode to stop supply of an operation clock to a CPU and to stop supply of the timing signal to the pseudo-SRAM. When the supply of the timing signal to the pseudo-SRAM is stopped, the pseudo-SRAM operates the self-refreshing function for holding data with low power consumption. When a key operation is detected in the idle mode, a refresh timing signal having a high frequency is supplied to the pseudo-SRAM for a predetermined period of time. Thereafter, the supply of a clock to the CPU is restarted, and the state of the electronic device is returned to a normal operation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kouji Moriya
  • Patent number: 5562353
    Abstract: A plurality of types of format data items are stored in a format storage section according to the width of a label tape and the number of lines of print data. A tape width sensing section senses the width of the label tape. A control section senses the number of lines of print data. The control section reads from the format storage section a plurality of formats corresponding to the sensed label tape width and the number of lines of print data sensed, and displays them on a display section. The user selects a suitable one from the plurality of formats displayed. The control section causes a printing section to print the entered data on the label tape according to the selected format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Handa, Nobuyuki Mochinaga, Hiroki Kim
  • Patent number: 5563992
    Abstract: An object image creation device and method which combine images of the parts which compose an object into an object image. A storage stores data on a plurality of kinds of images for each of the parts which compose one half of an object. Any images are selected one from among a stored plurality of kinds of images of each of the parts. The selected images of the respective parts are combined into a first half object image. A second half object image symmetrical with the first half object image is produced on the basis of the first half object image. The first and second half object images are combined into a complete object image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Murata, Yoshito Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 5559526
    Abstract: An active-matrix liquid crystal display has a drive circuit for driving thin-film transistors. The drive circuit comprises a shift register transmitting a sequence of image data for a single scanning line, latch circuits, tristate output circuits, pixel electrodes, and switching devices each turning on and off a pixel electrode. Each tristate output circuit has an control terminal and an input terminal. When the level of a image data received by the control terminal is high, the tristate output circuit, in response to a high or low potential of a frame signal received by the input terminal, outputs a high or low potential respectively different from those of the frame signal. The switching devices enable the output potential of each tristate output circuit to be charged in the pixel electrodes. During the charge time, the shift register transmits a next sequence of image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuharu Izawa
  • Patent number: D374188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Horii
  • Patent number: D375054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akemi Tomita
  • Patent number: D375304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Takahata, Tadahisa Sawano
  • Patent number: D375327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Shigemura, Kenji Takahata
  • Patent number: D375754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akihiro Miyahara
  • Patent number: D375981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Takahata, Tadahisa Sawano