Patents Assigned to Casio Computers Co., Ltd.
  • Heating apparatus, heating method, three-dimensional object forming system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
    Patent number: 11123904
    Abstract: A heating apparatus includes an emitter that emits light to a thermal expansion sheet that expands according to a heating amount absorbed, the light being converted into heat by the thermal expansion sheet; a relative mover that causes the thermal expansion sheet to move relative to the emitter in a predetermined direction or that causes the emitter to move relative to the thermal expansion sheet in the predetermined direction; and a controller that gradually changes an amount of the light emitted by the emitter according to a rise in temperature in the emitter, the rise in temperature being caused by the emission of light by the emitter, when the relative mover causes the thermal expansion sheet to move relative to the emitter in the predetermined direction or causes the emitter to move relative to the thermal expansion sheet in the predetermined direction while the light is being emitted by the emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshimune Motoyanagi
  • PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING PROGRAMS
    Publication number: 20210282528
    Abstract: A printing apparatus includes at least one processor which detects color information on a region which is not coated with base and a base coated region which is coated with the base from an image of a nail, sets, in a relation between the base coated region and a desired design, a region which overlaps with the design in the base coated region as a design printing region in which the design is to be printed, sets a region which does not overlap with the design printing region in the base coated region as a nail color coating region which is to be coated with a nail color which is based on color information on the nail and thereby generates print data and a print head which performs printing on the nail in accordance with the print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoyuki NAGAO
  • TRAVELING AMOUNT ESTIMATION APPARATUS, MODEL GENERATION APPARATUS, TRAVELING AMOUNT ESTIMATION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20210285982
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a traveling amount estimation apparatus, comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory that stores a program executed by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: extract a feature amount from sensor data obtained from a traveling user and relating to traveling of the user; determine to which cluster the feature amount belongs; and estimate a traveling amount of the user from the feature amount in accordance with a regression function for the determined cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junichiro SOEJIMA
  • Watch part
    Patent number: 11118246
    Abstract: A watch part containing a titanium alloy, the titanium alloy, in mass %, includes: Al: 1.0 to 3.5%; Fe: 0.1 to 0.4%; O: 0.00 to 0.15%; C: 0.00 to 0.10%; Sn: 0.00 to 0.20%; Si: 0.00 to 0.15%; and the balance: Ti and impurities, an average grain diameter of ? phase crystal grains is 15.0 ?m or less, an average aspect ratio of the ? phase crystal grains is 1.0 or more and 3.0 or less, and a coefficient of variation of a number density of ?-phase crystal grains distributed in the ? phase is 0.30 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Genki Tsukamoto, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Hideto Seto, Naoki Okamura, Junichi Sato
  • CASE AND TIMEPIECE
    Publication number: 20210278805
    Abstract: A case including a first case which has a retaining portion provided on an outer circumference thereof, an exterior member which has an engaging portion with which the retaining portion is engaged, and covers the outer circumference of the first case, a second case which is arranged on upper parts of the first case and the exterior member, and a fastening member which attaches the second case to the first case by fastening the second case to the exterior member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki NAKATSUKA, Takao MATSUDA
  • COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CONNECTION CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20210282208
    Abstract: A communication device includes a communicator and a processor. The communicator communicates with external devices. The processor controls connection. While at least one of the external devices is assigned to a main external device which is a main connection target, the processor switches between a first period and a second period. The first period is a period to allow communication with an auxiliary external device which is not the main external device. The second period is a period not to allow communication with the auxiliary external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi HANADA, Haruo KAJITANI
  • BAND PIECE, BAND AND TIMEPIECE
    Publication number: 20210274893
    Abstract: A band piece including a first piece, a second piece which covers one of front and back surface sides of the first piece, a pin which connects the first piece and the second piece and connects the band piece and another band piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiki NAKATSUKA
  • Light source unit and projector
    Patent number: 11112686
    Abstract: A light source unit of the invention includes a first light source configured to emit light in a first wavelength range and a wheel in which a first transmitting area is formed, the first transmitting area being configured to transmit light in the first wavelength range incident from a side facing a first surface of the wheel, and the first transmitting area contains a first luminescent material configured to emit first luminescent light including at least a wavelength range of light in the first wavelength range by light in a second wavelength range whose wavelength range differs from that of light in the first wavelength range being shined from a side facing a second surface of the wheel, the second surface being opposite to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD
    Inventor: Osamu Umamine
  • Programming device and recording medium, and programming method
    Patent number: 11113036
    Abstract: A programming device including a planar shape indication section which receives at least one first user operation for indicating a planar shape by specifying two or more portions among a plurality of portions arranged at different positions in a planar direction; a height reception section which receives at least one second user operation for indicating a height that is a position in a direction intersecting with the plane or a displacement amount of the height in association with a portion of any of the two or more portions; and a control section which generates a command list for moving a control target section along a three-dimensional shape indicated by the planar shape indication section and the height reception section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Nagasaka, Shogo Hashimoto, Tomoharu Yamaguchi
  • Projector, projection control method, and storage medium
    Patent number: 11112687
    Abstract: A projector is provided which includes a first light source device configured to emit light in a first wavelength range, a first wheel having formed thereon a plurality of light source segments configured to emit lights in different wavelength ranges upon receiving light in the first wavelength range, a second wheel having formed thereon a plurality of areas configured to dim light emitted from the first wheel, a display device onto which light emitted from the second wheel is shined to thereby form image light, and a processor configured to control the first light source device, the first wheel and the second wheel in a synchronized fashion, wherein the processor performs a masking process on the image light when either or both of a rotation frequency difference and a phase shift between the first and the second wheels are predetermined thresholds or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Narikawa, Yubi Takashimada, Kiyoshi Oda
  • COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20210274335
    Abstract: An electronic clock which is a communication device includes: a transceiver configured to communicate with another communication device including first software and second software; and at least one processor. The processor: controls the transceiver to perform a certain communication with the first software; and causes, after the certain communication ends, the transceiver to transmit a notification for notifying the second software of the end of the certain communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuho KYOU
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20210267473
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device that makes it possible to accurately acquire information in relation to a change in a blood flow before and after an event, a control method for the electronic device, and a storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro TOMIDA, Toshihiko OTSUKA
  • IMAGING APPARATUS, PHOTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20210274088
    Abstract: A low-resolution/high-framerate camera performs steady-basis imaging, and a server detects an area of a person, based on frame data from the low-resolution/high-framerate camera, and generates and outputs to a high-resolution/low-framerate camera imaging condition data. The high-resolution/low-framerate camera starts imaging based on the imaging condition data and outputs frame data to the server. The server performs trimming processing to extract from the frame data output from the high-resolution/low-framerate camera an area of a face of the person, recording of image data of the facial area, and sending of the image data to an external recognition device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao NAKAI, Takehito MORIMATSU
  • Electronic apparatus, power feeding control method, and non-transitory recording medium
    Patent number: 11108258
    Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes a secondary battery, a first power feeder, a second power feeder, and a processor. The first power feeder feeds power to the secondary battery. The second power feeder feeds power to the secondary battery at a current larger than a current fed by the first power feeder. The processor determines remaining power of the secondary battery based on different references that are a reference of when the first power feeder is feeding the power to the secondary battery and a reference of when the second power feeder is feeding the power to the secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumiaki Ochiai, Yoshinori Asami, Yohei Kawaguchi, Katsuhiko Obata
  • Information management device, method of managing arrival/departure, and recording medium
    Patent number: 11107043
    Abstract: An arrival/departure management device performs near-field communication with a wireless communication terminal and identifies a user of the wireless communication terminal, registers a time of arrival or departure for the user of the wireless communication terminal that was identified, and sends or receives information corresponding to the identified user on the basis of the registered content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Ohsumi
  • Keyboard instrument
    Patent number: 11107449
    Abstract: A electronic portable keyboard instrument includes a plurality of keys arranged in a first direction; a plurality of hammers respectively corresponding to the plurality of keys, each of the plurality of hammers including a force application point that is formed on one end side and that is pressed down when the corresponding key is pressed, a weight that is formed on another end side and imparts action weight to a pressed key, and a fulcrum formed between the force application point and the weight so that the hammer rocks in vertical directions about the fulcrum when the corresponding key is pressed; and a casing including at least one reinforcing member that is formed in a gap between the plurality of hammers so as to not be contacted by the weights of the hammers when the hammers rock about the respective fulcrums with a lateral positional shift in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: So Sato, Naoya Ishibashi, Kouji Oshima, Naoto Imamura
  • DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC WATCH, DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20210263882
    Abstract: A display device includes at least one processor and a display. The processor acquires one or a plurality of pieces of schedule information each including information of a starting time and information of an ending time and causes the display to display a time remaining between a present time and the starting time or a time remaining between the present time and the ending time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Asahi KUROTAKI, Takaharu ASHIKAGA, Takeshi HANADA
  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, DETERMINATION SYSTEM, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20210263106
    Abstract: A smartphone includes at least one processor. The processor acquires, from a time display device, log data of the time display device, and determines, based on the acquired log data and with an input command from a user received by the smartphone as a trigger, a status of whether the time display device is abnormal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Hanada, Akihiro Kuroha, Asahi Kurotaki, Shuto Oikawa, Makoto Sawada
  • POINTER CONTROLLER AND POINTER CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20210263478
    Abstract: A pointer controller includes at least one processor; and a display that includes a pointer. The at least one processor is configured to control the display so as to display an elapsed time, switching between (i) a first display mode for display of the elapsed time cumulatively by causing, upon resumption of display, movement of the pointer that inherits a previous display time and (ii) a second display mode for display of the elapsed time non-cumulatively by causing, upon resumption of display, movement of the pointer that does not inherit the previous display time. The movement of the pointer controlled by the at least one processor is such that the first display mode and the second display mode differ from each other in a way of movement that indicates how the pointer moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki ISHIKAWA, Shuto OIKAWA, Hitoshi TANAKA, Chiharu SHIRATORI
  • POINTER DISPLAY APPARATUS AND POINTER OPERATION CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20210263476
    Abstract: A pointer display apparatus includes a pointer which operates in an operation range; and at least one processor which controls an operation of the pointer. In a first display mode in which the processor displays display contents with the pointer, the processor sets an evacuation state of the pointer in an evacuation operation in which the pointer is temporarily evacuated from a pointing range to be different from an evacuation state of the pointer in a mode other than the first display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chiharu SHIRATORI, Shuto OIKAWA, Tomoki ISHIKAWA, Hitoshi TANAKA