Patents Assigned to Casio Computers Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20050161587
    Abstract: An optical sensor with an upper surface having a photoelectric conversion device area and connection pads connected to the photoelectric conversion device area thereof; a semiconductor structure which has a plurality of electrodes for external connection; an insulating layer formed on the periphery of the semiconductor structure; and a first wiring formed on at least one of the semiconductor structure and the optical sensor and connecting at least one of the electrodes for external connection of the semiconductor structure to one of the connection pads of the optical sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiro Mihara, Hiroyasu Jobetto
  • Publication number: 20050161799
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a base plate, at least one first conductive layer carried by the base plate, and a semiconductor constructing body formed on or above the base plate, and having a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of external connecting electrodes formed on the semiconductor substrate. An insulating layer is formed on the base plate around the semiconductor constructing body. A plurality of second conductive layers are formed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the external connecting electrodes of the semiconductor constructing body. A vertical conducting portion is formed on side surfaces of the insulating film and base plate, and electrically connects the first conductive layer and at least one of the second conductive layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyasu Jobetto
  • Publication number: 20050157206
    Abstract: If a set shutter speed is slower than 1/60, an image is capture without emitting a light from a stroboscope by raising an ISO sensitivity (step S6). If the shutter speed is slower than 1/60 even with the ISO sensitivity maximum value, the stroboscope light emission mode is set (step S7). If the stroboscope light emission is set in the photographing condition, with the sensitivity lowered in the processes of steps S11 to S14, the process according to the flow at the time of half pressing the shutter key is finished so as to set the sensitivity at the time the determination in step S13 becomes NO, that is, a stroboscope reaching distance D-ae is not longer than an object distance D-af, in other words, the ISO-capt is not excessive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Kato
  • Publication number: 20050156844
    Abstract: The level shift circuit in the semiconductor circuit of the invention has a configuration comprising an input stage inverter circuit which inputs an input signal having a first voltage amplitude and outputs an inverted signal of this input signal, an output stage inverter circuit which inputs at least the output signal of the input stage inverter circuit and the output signal has a second voltage amplitude larger than the first voltage amplitude and a bootstrap circuit section which boosts a voltage value of input signal voltage of the output stage inverter circuit and the potential difference of the input signal and the output signal is held as a voltage component. The level shift circuit of each circuit is a Thin-Film Transistor at least using a semiconductor layer composed of amorphous silicon having single channel polarity as a switching element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Kanbara, Shinobu Sumi, Takumi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20050157183
    Abstract: An image sensing device that can photograph and play back a moving image simplifies and executes an edit operation for forming one moving image by inserting another image in the middle of a given moving image. A device includes a flash memory (38) which records moving image data, a key input unit (36) which designates an arbitrary time position in the moving image data recorded in the flash memory (38), and a control unit (32) which starts photographing of an image on the basis of designation of the time position, inserts image data obtained by photographing in the moving image data on the basis of the designated time position, and plays back the obtained moving image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Iijima
  • Publication number: 20050157581
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of selection scan lines, a plurality of current lines, a selection scan driver which sequentially selects the plurality of selection scan lines in each selection period, a data driving circuit which applies a reset voltage to the plurality of current lines in the selection period and supplies a designating current having a current value corresponding to an image signal to the plurality of current lines after applying the reset voltage, and a plurality of pixel circuits which are connected to the plurality of selection scan lines and the plurality of current lines, and supply a driving current having a current value corresponding to the current value of the designating current which flows through the plurality of current lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Shiurasaki, Kazuhito Sato
  • Publication number: 20050156862
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus to which the present invention is applied has a first data conversion circuit and a second data conversion circuit. The first data conversion circuit converts each predetermined number of display data included in prepared display data into pixel data in which the respective display data are arranged in a predetermined arranging order and in time-series. The second data conversion circuit is provided for each the predetermined number of signal lines included in the display apparatus and sequentially applies display signal voltages corresponding to the pixel data to the predetermined number of signal lines respectively. The liquid crystal display apparatus equalizes the amounts of charges to be written in respective display pixels by reversing the arranging order of the display data in the pixel data and the order of applying the display signal voltages to the signal lines per field period or per horizontal scanning period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Hirayama, Shunji Kashiyama, Naoki Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20050157178
    Abstract: In an image capture device, if the power is off when the capture mode key is depressed the power is turned on and the device enters the capture mode, if the device is in the playback mode when the capture mode key is depressed the mode is switched to the capture mode, if the device is in the capture mode when the capture mode key is depressed the power is turned off, if the power is off when the playback mode key is depressed, the device enters the playback mode and the power is turned on, if the device is in the playback mode when the playback mode key is depressed, the power is turned off, and if the device is in the capture mode when the playback mode key is depressed, the mode is switched to the playback mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Miyata
  • Publication number: 20050151859
    Abstract: A stream recording of a moving image is executed every frame period. In case a frame data of the previous frame is still being written (YES at step SA4) at the time when the latest frame data is to be written, the latest frame data is set aside and a dummy counter is incremented by “1” at step SA9. Thereafter, when the frame data of the previous frame has been written (NO at step SA4), a dummy frame corresponding to the dummy counter is written on a recording medium at step SA11. A normal moving-image recording operation is continued by temporarily reducing a superficial frame rate in a reproduction, preventing temporal failure in an image recording process, whereby a user is allowed to set the upper limit of the recorded image quality to the high side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Kuriyama, Toshiya Kiso, Kazuya Kawano
  • Publication number: 20050155074
    Abstract: A digital television broadcast receiver receives a digital television broadcast including a television broadcast program and a data broadcast that in turn includes various items of service information, and displays them on a display thereof. When desired service information are selected in compliance with a display format set command given by a remote controller, the display positions and sizes of the selected service information are adjusted. The selected desired item data of service information and a display format therefor are stored in a memory in correspondence to any particular one of a plurality of function keys of the remote controller. When the user operates any particular function key during viewing of the television, only the corresponding selected service information are displayed on the display picture of the television program in a display format based on the display format data stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeru Futawatari
  • Publication number: 20050151871
    Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus including a main and a sub display and a cover that is opened/closed in use. A “keyword” is selected on a function setting picture displayed on the main display, thereby displaying a keyword input picture. A desired keyword, for example, “Weather forecast” is then inputted. When a data broadcast including a match of the set keyword is received during reception of a digital television broadcast, a video and data broadcast are displayed on the main and sub displays, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Minami
  • Publication number: 20050151934
    Abstract: A projection apparatus has a projection system including a spatial optical modulator (SOM), which projects an image according to an input image signal, and a projection lens, two retardation sensors and a ranging section, which measure distances corresponding to plural positions in an image projection plane, a key/indicator section provided with a “One-shot AFK” key, which instructs execution of keystone correction and focusing only once, and a “Continuous AFK” key, which instructs continuous execution thereof, and a control section which performs keystone correction on a light image to be formed by the SOM in such a way that a projected image becomes a rectangle with adequate aspect ratio based on distances acquired, focuses the projection lens at an arbitrary position in an image having undergone keystone correction, and controls number of times keystone correction and focusing are to be executed in response to an instruction from one of the keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Akutsu
  • Patent number: 6916565
    Abstract: There is provided a power supply system which can cause a predetermined device to stably and excellently operate by only directly connecting an electrode terminal to the device, suppress waste of a power generation fuel, and achieve effective use of an energy resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaharu Shioya
  • Publication number: 20050149860
    Abstract: When, in response to manipulation of any one of select keys in a keyboard of an electronic device image to be displayed on a network by a communication device, electronic dictionary name data sequentially changed over and displayed on a surface of the select key is received, predetermined dictionary data corresponding to the received electronic dictionary name data is written into an electronic dictionary storage unit provided in an actual electronic dictionary corresponding to the electronic device image. The corresponding electronic dictionary name data is marked on a surface of the select key in the actual electronic dictionary corresponding to the received electronic dictionary name data. Thus, a support apparatus can manufacture an electronic device easily and automatically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Murata
  • Publication number: 20050140814
    Abstract: A pair of extending portions 13, 13 of a film plate 3 are firmly attached on side walls 2a, 2a of an image pick-up unit 2, which are formed in parallel with or on both sides of the optical axis 10 of an image pick-up element 7 held within the image pick-up element unit 2, and the plate connecting pads 14 provided on the pair of extending portions 13, 13 of the film plate 3 are stacked on top of the element connecting pads 11 provided on the side walls 2a, 2a of the image pick-up element unit 2. The film plate 3 is not staked on top of the image pick-up element unit 2 in the direction of the optical axis 10 of the image pick-up element 7. Therefore, an image pick-up unit containing the image pick-up element unit and a lens unit can be reduced in its dimension by an amount equivalent to a thickness of the film plate 3 in the optical direction of the image pick-up element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoshi Katakai
  • Publication number: 20050141600
    Abstract: A time information transmission-reception integrated circuit includes: a reception control circuit for detecting a signal obtained by receiving and amplifying an external radio wave, and generating a clock data signal, based on a carrier signal the phase of which is synchronized with the signal; and a transmission control circuit for generating an amplitude modulation signal obtained by modulating the amplitude of the carrier signal by the transmission time code, by a modulator, and transmitting a relaying radio wave from an antenna, the phase of the relaying radio wave synchronized with the phase of the external radio wave, by correcting the phase shift of the amplitude modulation signal by a phase shifter. Thereby, the phase shift between the external radio wave and the relaying radio wave is cancelled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Nomura, Kaoru Someya
  • Publication number: 20050141871
    Abstract: Contents reserved to be recorded by a user manually operating a switch unit are stored in an EPG/reservation information memory as first reservation information. A CPU having acquired EPG data by a TV unit or a communication interface stores the acquired EPG data in the memory. By referring to the stored EPG data, program information corresponding to the stored first reservation information is extracted, and an ID of the extracted program information is added to the first reservation information. Therefore, the subsequent change of a broadcast schedule is made by referring to the EPG data to be acquired later. Even if a manual reservation is made, the user can reliably view or record a program desired to be reserved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20050141729
    Abstract: An ear-attaching type electronic device includes: a body part supported in a vicinity of a lower part of an occipital part when the device is attached; a pair of arm parts extending from the body part, to which a connecting member is placed therein; and a pulse sensor section for detecting pulse by being attached to an earlobe, wherein advice is outputted according to a comparison between a detected pulse rate and a previously-set pulse rate range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kanzaki, Masazumi Niimi
  • Publication number: 20050141048
    Abstract: There is provided an image reading apparatus which reads an image pattern of a medium placed on a detection surface of a sensor array (100). In a waiting state, electrical connection between the sensor array (100) and a drive controller (110, 120) is cut off, and whether a medium is placed on the detection surface or not is detected. When a medium is placed on the detection surface, the sensor array (100) and the drive controller (110, 120) are electrically connected and an image reading operation is started. In a case where the medium is separated from the detection surface during the image reading operation, the image reading operation is suspended and the image reading apparatus is set to the waiting state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yasushi Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20050140007
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a base plate, and a semiconductor constituent body formed on the base plate. The semiconductor constituent body has a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of external connecting electrodes formed on the semiconductor substrate. An insulating layer is formed on the base plate around the semiconductor constituent body. A hard sheet is formed on the insulating layer. An interconnection is connected to the external connecting electrodes of the semiconductor constituent body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyasu Jobetto