Patents Assigned to Sharp
  • Patent number: 9626964
    Abstract: A voice recognition terminal is provided to be able to communicate with a server capable of voice recognition for recognizing voice, and includes a voice input acceptance portion accepting voice input from a user, a voice recognition portion carrying out voice recognition of the voice input accepted, a response processing execution portion performing processing for responding to the user based on a result of voice recognition of the voice input accepted, and a communication portion transmitting the voice input accepted by the voice input acceptance portion to the server and receiving a result of voice recognition in the server. The response processing execution portion performs the processing for responding to the user based on the result of voice recognition determined as more suitable, of the result of voice recognition by the voice recognition portion and the result of voice recognition received from the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masafumi Hirata, Akira Tojima, Yuri Iwano
  • Patent number: 9628227
    Abstract: A communication method for sounding reference signal transmission is provided. A communication method of a user equipment in a mobile communication system in which a base station apparatus schedules a physical uplink shared channel in an uplink component carrier by using a downlink control information format, the method comprising: receiving, from the base station apparatus, the downlink control information format including first information which instructs to transmit sounding reference signal and second information which indicates the uplink component carrier in which the physical uplink shared channel is scheduled by the downlink control information format, transmitting, to the base station apparatus, sounding reference signal on the uplink component carrier indicated by the second information in case that the first information is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsushi Aiba, Lei Huang, Shoichi Suzuki, Wataru Ouchi
  • Publication number: 20170102826
    Abstract: The influence of noise which changes over time in touch detection is suppressed in a timely manner. A touch panel system (1b) is provided with a touch panel (2), a driving circuit (4), a reading unit (40), a period definition unit (41) which defines a noise reading period for reading a noise signal while the driving circuit (4) does not drive capacitors, and a driving definition unit (42) which defines a driving pattern based on a noise signal read in the noise reading period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mutsumi HAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170105179
    Abstract: There is provided a terminal device that communicates with a base station apparatus. The terminal device includes means for setting a maximum output power value in uplink transmission to a first serving cell group based on a maximum output power value of the terminal device and an output power value for the first serving cell group in a case where the uplink transmission to the first serving cell group overlaps with uplink transmission to a second serving cell group in a certain timing, and means for setting a maximum output power value in the uplink transmission to the second serving cell group based on the maximum output power value of the terminal device, the output power value for the first serving cell group and a value for guaranteeing the uplink transmission to the first serving cell group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki KUSASHIMA, Toshizo NOGAMI, Wataru OUCHI, Kazuyuki SHIMEZAWA, Takashi HAYASHI, Alvaro RUIZ DELGADO, Kimihiko IMAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170105124
    Abstract: There are provided a base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and a communication method which are capable of realizing a LTE-A system with improved throughput by performing a CA technology including an unlicensed band while suppressing interference from an existing system. A base station apparatus according to the present invention, which is included in a communication system that applies a communication scheme applied to a first frequency band capable of being used as a dedicated frequency band to a second frequency band different from the first frequency band and is capable of communicating with a terminal apparatus by using the second frequency band and the second frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromichi TOMEBA, Jungo GOTO, Osamu NAKAMURA, Shiro WAKAHARA, Yasuhiro HAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170104991
    Abstract: A system for decoding a video bitstream includes receiving a reference picture set associated with a frame including a set of reference picture identifiers. The reference picture set identifies one or more reference pictures to be used for inter-prediction of the frame based upon its associated least significant bits of a picture order count based upon the reference picture identifiers. The one or more reference pictures is a second or greater previous frame to the frame having the matching reference picture identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sachin G. DESHPANDE, Christopher A. SEGALL
  • Publication number: 20170105169
    Abstract: There is provided a communication system that performs a service based on ProSe under the management of a communication provider. A ProSe application code for discovering and detecting a proximity terminal is managed and a process based on a procedure associated with a ProSe service such as an announcement request, a monitoring request, or a match report request is performed based on the authentication of a server device operated by a communication provider. Means for invalidating the ProSe application code based on the policy of the communication provider is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki ENOMOTO, Masafumi ARAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170104416
    Abstract: A high-withstand-voltage normally-on transistor and a low-withstand-voltage normally-off transistor are connected in series, and diodes are provided in reverse parallel to the transistor. A gate terminal of the transistor is connected to a source terminal of the transistor, and a gate driving circuit that outputs a control signal to a gate terminal of the transistor is provided. Forward voltage of the diode is made lower than forward voltage of the diode, and an inductance component of a path connecting nodes via the diode is made greater than an inductance component of a path connecting the nodes via the diode. Accordingly, a switching circuit which includes transistors connected in series and in which transient current at a time of turning off is reduced is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kohtaroh KATAOKA, Takeshi SHIOMI, Shuji WAKAIKI, Hiroki IGARASHI, Akihide SHIBATA, Hiroshi IWATA
  • Publication number: 20170105013
    Abstract: A device may be configured to receive video data including a sequence of frames. The sequence of video frames may have a high frame rate. A high frame rate may include frame rate of 120 Hz or higher. In one example, for every other frame included in the sequence of frames, the device may generate a modified frame. A modified frame may include a frame based on a weighted average of a current frame and a previous frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Arthur FAIRHURST, Christopher Andrew SEGALL, Sachin G. DESHPANDE
  • Patent number: 9618229
    Abstract: Provided is a heat exchange device that facilitate assembling of a plurality of heat exchangers. The heat exchange device having a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger arranged adjacent to each other so that surfaces of the heat exchangers face each other. A first mounting plate fixed to the side surface of the first heat exchanger, and a second mounting plate fixed to the side surface of the second heat exchanger are fastened and fixed to each other so as to face each other. The first mounting plate has a space of a size such that the second mounting plate can be fixed to the first mounting plate so as to face each other. Insertion holes are formed in the space so as to receive therein tube ends of refrigerant tubes in a plurality of stages, the tube ends laterally projecting from the second mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Shiborino
  • Patent number: 9615694
    Abstract: A heating cooker is provided with: a container for housing food; a housing unit for housing the container; a discharge port for discharging air in the lateral direction towards the inside of the housing unit, the discharge port being provided at the upper part of a side wall of the housing unit; outlet ports through which air in the housing unit flows out, the outlet ports being provided to the housing unit; an airflow duct communicating the outlet ports and the discharge port to each other; an airflow fan for channeling air flowing into the airflow duct towards the discharge port; and a duct heater, which is a heating unit for heating the air channeled into the airflow duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSIHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Yoshidome
  • Patent number: 9622319
    Abstract: A film formation substrate is arranged such that (i) a base end, in a y-axis direction, of a film-thickness-gradually-diminishing part of a first film overlaps a first film formation region, and (ii) a film-thickness-gradually-diminishing part of a second film is disposed on an outside, in the y-axis direction, of a second film formation region and overlaps the film-thickness-gradually-diminishing part of the first film so as to compensate for a gradually diminished thickness of the film-thickness-gradually-diminishing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tohru Sonoda, Shinichi Kawato, Satoshi Inoue, Satoshi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 9620671
    Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light emitting element is provided with: a substrate; a buffer layer that is provided on the substrate; a base layer that is provided on the buffer layer; an n-side nitride semiconductor layer that is provided on the base layer; an MQW light emitting layer that is provided on the n-side nitride semiconductor layer; and a p-side nitride semiconductor layer that is provided on the MQW light emitting layer. An x-ray rocking curve half-value width ? (004) with respect to a (004) plane, i.e., the crystal plane of the nitride semiconductor, is 40 arcsec or less, or the x-ray rocking curve half-value width ? (102) with respect to a (102) plane is 130 arcsec or less, and the rate P (80)/P (25) between light output P (25) at 25° C. and light output P (80) at 80° C. with a same operating current is 95% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakatsu, Tomoya Inoue, Kentaro Nonaka, Toshiaki Asai, Tadashi Takeoka, Yoshihiko Tani
  • Patent number: 9621532
    Abstract: A provider server (100) includes: a receiving section (21) for obtaining a redirection URL (2); an information registering section (11) for registering user information (3); an access authorizing section (12) for authorizing the consumer server (200) to make access to the user information; a sending section (22) for sending the redirection URL (2) to a smartphone (300); an authorization judging section (13) for judging whether or not the access is authorized; and a sending section (22) for sending the user information (3) to the consumer server (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Chiba, Satoshi Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 9620815
    Abstract: A method is provided for the self-repair of a transition metal cyanometallate (TMCM) battery electrode. The battery is made from a TMCM cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte including solution formed from a solvent and an alkali or alkaline earth salt. The electrolyte includes an additive represented as G-R-g: where G and g are independently include materials with nitrogen (N) sulfur (S), oxygen (O), or combinations of the above-recited elements; and where R is an alkene or alkane group. In response to charging and discharging the battery in a plurality of cycles, the method creates vacancies in a surface of the TMCM cathode. Then, the method fills the vacancies in the surface of the TMCM cathode with the electrolyte additive. An electrolyte and TMCM battery using the above-mentioned additives are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuhao Lu, Long Wang, Sean Vail
  • Patent number: 9620044
    Abstract: The image display device includes a front CF-less liquid crystal panel, a first light guide plate, a PDLC panel, and a rear CF-less liquid crystal panel that are arranged sequentially, and a light-guide plate light source unit. At an image displaying time, the PDLC panel becomes in a spreading state. At this time, light source light emitted by the light-guide plate light source unit is guided to the first light guide plate, and is applied to the PDLC panel. The light source light spread by the PDLC panel is applied to the front CF-less liquid crystal panel and the rear CF-less liquid crystal panel. At an image non-displaying time, the PDLC panel becomes in a transmittance state, and transmits background light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KASIHA
    Inventor: Masamitsu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9622100
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus includes a configuration unit that sets a first configuration, a second configuration, and a third configuration. The configuration unit starts or restarts the timer when setting the third configuration, and the configuration unit clears/discards the third configuration when the timer expires. The first configuration is used to determine correspondence between a subframe in which PDCCH is arranged and a subframe in which PUSCH corresponding to the PDCCH is arranged, the second configuration is used to determine correspondence between a subframe in which PDSCH is arranged and a subframe in which a HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH is transmitted, and the third configuration is used to specify an uplink subframe in which uplink transmission is possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shoichi Suzuki, Tatsushi Aiba, Kazunari Yokomakura, Daiichiro Nakashima, Kimihiko Imamura
  • Patent number: 9621882
    Abstract: In order to provide a calibration device and the like suitable for image stabilization, a calibration device (1) is provided with a correction lens (11), an actuator coil (13), and a control section (20) for calibrating a center (p) of a movable range (R) of the correction lens (11) to a center position (pa) between a left rated output position (?) and a right end position (b), the left rated output position (?) being a position closest to a left end position (a) in a range where the correction lens (11) is movable when a current within a rated current is caused to flow in the actuator coil (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masato Nishikawa, Hidenori Fujisawa
  • Patent number: 9617246
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to thioether-piperidinyl compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the thioether-piperidinyl compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these pharmaceutical compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Scott D. Kuduk, Jason W. Skudlarek
  • Patent number: 9618609
    Abstract: An object is sensed without a malfunction due to disturbance light. An optical sensor (101) of an aspect of the invention includes: a light-emitting element (LED) which turns off and turns on alternately for each one period; a light-receiving element (PD1) which receives reflection light and generates a photocurrent; and an integrating circuit (11) which integrates the photocurrent in a positive direction in a period during which the light-emitting element turns on and integrates the photocurrent in a negative direction in a period during which the light-emitting element turns off. A sum of lengths of integration periods in a first period and a last period is same as a length of another integration period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Shirasaka, Takayuki Shimizu