Patents Assigned to Casio Computers Co., Ltd.
  • EXTERIOR MEMBER, CASE AND TIMEPIECE
    Publication number: 20240134318
    Abstract: An exterior member including an exterior main body which covers a whole periphery of a portion of an outer surface of a case main body in a peripheral direction; and fixing projection sections which are formed on predetermined lower edge portions of the exterior main body while projecting toward outer peripheral sides and fix the exterior main body to the case main body by a fixing member attached covering an outer peripheral surface of the case main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shouta NAGASAWA, Hajime IGUCHI, Shin HITSUMOTO
  • Electronic apparatus configured to determine a current worn position among plural wearable positions, and storage medium
    Patent number: 11960649
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus to be worn on a wrist of a user includes a first pulse sensor, a second pulse sensor, and a processor. The second pulse sensor is provided at a different position from the first pulse sensor in a direction from an arm to a fingertip when the user wears the electronic apparatus. The processor determines whether the electronic apparatus is worn on a right wrist or on a left wrist based on a difference between a timing at which the first pulse sensor detects a predetermined pulse and a timing at which the second pulse sensor detects the pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuji Imai
  • Wearable device, electronic watch, magnetic sensor calibration method, and recording medium
    Patent number: 11959980
    Abstract: Power consumption due to failed automatic calibration is suppressed. An electronic watch is provided with a magnetic sensor, a processor for performing calibration of the magnetic sensor and controlling two or more function modes, and an acceleration sensor for sensing movement of a user. The processor determines whether a state of movement sensed by the acceleration sensor is a calibratable state in which calibration of the magnetic sensor can be performed, performs discrimination of a function mode being executed among the two or more function modes, and performs the calibration of the magnetic sensor when (i) the state of movement sensed by the acceleration sensor is the calibratable state and (ii) the function mode is not a non-default mode, the non-default mode being a function mode executed in accordance with an operation by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuyoshi Omura, Susumu Yamazaki, Mitsuaki Matsuo
  • Bioinformation acquiring apparatus, bioinformation acquiring method, and non-transitory recording medium
    Patent number: 11957455
    Abstract: A bioinformation acquiring apparatus includes at least one processor and a memory configured to store a program to be executed in the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuyasu Nakajima, Kouichi Nakagome, Takashi Yamaya, Yasushi Maeno, Akira Hamada, Shinichi Matsui
  • Location positioning device for moving body and location positioning method for moving body
    Patent number: 11956537
    Abstract: A location positioning device for a moving body acquires, via a communication device, a captured image from a camera in which an imaging direction has changed from a first direction to a second direction, the captured image including at least one marker disposed in space and at least one moving body that moves in the space, detects, based on the captured image and initial data, a change of the imaging direction from the first direction to the second direction, and acquires, based on the captured image, location data of the at least one moving body without returning the imaging direction of the camera in a real world to the first direction from the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Taichi Murakami
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM, REPRODUCTION CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20240112653
    Abstract: An electronic device including at least one processor that controls reproduction of a piece of music based on music data. The processor determines a performance section falling under a condition defined in advance in the piece of music as a first section and determines a section not falling under the condition as a second section, and in reproducing of the piece of music based on the music data, controls to output music sound of the first section and not to output at least a part of music sound of the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki TACHIBANA, Jun YOSHINO
  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20240111206
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first case, a second case provided in such a manner that an internal part is disposed between the first case and the second case, and a cover configured to cover an opposite side of the second case to a side facing the internal part, and a heat conductivity of the second case is higher than a heat conductivity of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirofumi FUJIKURA, Yuta FUKAMI
  • OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20240105153
    Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one processor that outputs an output signal in response to acquisition of information data with which information on output timing is associated with respect to each unit data. The at least one processor is configured to perform control of outputting the output signal in accordance with the unit data, at delayed timing after a lapse of a certain delay setting time period from the output timing, and if output of the output signal is further delayed from the delayed timing, extend the delay setting time period in accordance with a duration of the further delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun SATO
  • ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20240103453
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic timepiece including: a first processor that controls a clocking operation; a second processor that has an arithmetic processing capacity higher than an arithmetic processing capacity of the first processor; and an information acquisition circuit that is controlled by the second processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuki OSHITA
  • ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20240100707
    Abstract: A robot imitating a living thing, includes a body, a head connected to a front end of the body, a movable portion for moving the head relative to the body, and a controller. In a state in which the body is placed on a mounting surface, the controller executes a first control that controls the movable portion to change a distance between the front end of the body and the mounting surface alternately between a first distance and a second distance by moving the head so that a state of the head pressing the mounting surface changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu HASEGAWA, Miyuki URANO, Erina ICHIKAWA
  • ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE
    Publication number: 20240103452
    Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes a bezel that has a first region. In the first region, a metal material is discontinuously deposited on a base including a resin material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu KUROKAWA, Takayuki SATOU
  • APPARATUS, APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20240100706
    Abstract: An apparatus control device includes an emotion setter that sets, in accordance with an external stimulus acting on the apparatus, an emotion parameter expressing a pseudo-emotion; and an emotion changer that changes the set emotion parameter when the pseudo-emotion is close to a predetermined state and, also, the external stimulus is not detected in a predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu HASEGAWA, Wataru NIMURA, Erina ICHIKAWA
  • TIMEPIECE COMPONENT, CASE, TIMEPIECE AND TIMEPIECE COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD
    Publication number: 20240103444
    Abstract: A timepiece component of the present disclosure includes a back cover which is a circumferential rim base that is provided with an attachment hole and attached to a wristwatch case, a terminal attachment member which is arranged in and attached to the attachment hole of the back cover, and charging terminals which are provided in the terminal attachment member and exposed therefrom. The terminal attachment member is made of insulative first resin, the back cover is made of conductive second resin, and a welding layer lies between the terminal attachment member and the back cover. As a result, the circumferential rim base and each terminal are prevented from being electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu KUROKAWA, Takayuki SATOU, Hiroki NISHIYAMA
  • ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20240100708
    Abstract: A robot imitating a living thing and driven by a battery that is rechargeable, includes: an operator to perform an operation simulating a living thing; and a controller. The controller performs processing of causing the robot to perform a breathing operation that is an operation simulating breathing of a living thing at a predetermined cycle and processing of differentiating a control content of the operator between a charging breathing operation that is the breathing operation during charging of the battery and a non-charging breathing operation that is the breathing operation during non-charging of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu HASEGAWA, Miyuki URANO, Erina ICHIKAWA
  • CLIP DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE
    Publication number: 20240103451
    Abstract: A clip device including a first lever having a connection terminal which comes in contact with and is connected to a terminal provided in an electronic device, and a second lever which is rotatably attached to the first lever and holds down a portion of the electronic device located on a side opposite to the terminal, in which the second lever is provided with a cutout portion, and the cutout portion is arranged at a position closer to a display area of a display of the electronic device than a position corresponding to the connection terminal of the first lever when the connection terminal of the first lever is connected to the terminal of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoyasu KUROKAWA
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND WATCH
    Publication number: 20240103445
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a cylindrical device casing that houses a module; and a resin member provided on an outside of the device casing. The resin member prevents at least a circumferential surface and a bottom surface side of the device casing from being exposed outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu KUROKAWA, Takayuki SATOU
  • SENSOR DEVICE AND TIMEPIECE
    Publication number: 20240103446
    Abstract: A sensor device including a case main body, a sensor portion provided in the case main body, and an exterior member which is provided on a circumferential portion of the case main body, and has at least one first opening at a positioned shifted in a predetermined direction from an opposing direction of the sensor portion, in which a flow route where fluid is flowable into the sensor portion through at least the first opening is formed between the case main body and the exterior member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu KUROKAWA, Takayuki SATOU
  • ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20240100709
    Abstract: A robot that imitates a living thing and is driven by a battery that is rechargeable, includes an operator for causing the robot to perform an operation imitating a living thing, and a controller. In a case where the battery changes from a powered state in which a power supply operation for charging is in progress to a non-powered state that is a state in which the power supply operation is stopped, the controller controls the operator with a control content that is determined in accordance with the remaining level of the battery at timing corresponding to the change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu HASEGAWA, Miyuki URANO, Erina ICHIKAWA
  • WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DETERMINATION STANDARD SETTING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20240099598
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes, a light emitter that emits light with a certain wavelength toward a body while the device is worn on the body; a light receiver that measures an incident light amount of the light with the certain wavelength; a posture measurer that measures a posture of a part of the body where the device is worn; and one or more processors. The processor is configured to, determine a posture of the part of the body where the device is worn based on a measured result measured by the posture measurer, and set a first standard value for determining whether the device is worn on the body or not based on the incident light amount in a case that the part of the body where the device is worn is in a standard posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoo KASUO, Takeshi MIYAKE, Keiichi NOMURA
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CALIBRATION METHOD AND PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20240102802
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides as electronic device, a calibration method, and a program, which can suppress the power consumed by calibration of a geomagnetic sensor while maintaining high convenience. The electronic device operable in a plurality of types of usage modes including an activity mode associated with a predetermined activity, includes: a geomagnetic sensor that detects geomagnetic data; one or more processors; and one or more memories storing a program to be executed by the one or more processors. The program causes the one or more processors to perform the following: starting calibration of the geomagnetic sensor when it is determined. that the electronic device is operating in the usage mode of the activity mode associated with the predetermined activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuyoshi OMURA