Patents Assigned to Sharp
  • Patent number: 9397628
    Abstract: An electronic device includes (i) an input-volume measuring section (23) for measuring input volume, which is volume of a sound inputted into the sound input section (17) while the sound output section (16) is performing sound output, (ii) a feedback-volume estimating section (24) for estimating estimated volume, estimated volume is volume of a sound which is to be inputted into the sound input section (17) in a state in which there is no object which blocks the sound in a predetermined range, (iii) volume determination section (26) for determining whether or not the input volume is lower than the estimated volume, and (iv) a function control section (21) for carrying out a predetermined process if the input volume is lower than the estimated volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Juri Sugiyama, Taku Ueno
  • Patent number: 9398245
    Abstract: In order to enable cables to be easily and correctly connected in a display device requiring a plurality of cables to be connected to source device, even if cables having the same appearance are used, the display device (100) is provided with one display panel (10) and a plurality of input terminals, and is able to be connected via a plurality of cables to source device (101), which outputs a video signal for a video to be displayed on the display panel (10). The display device (100) includes an on-screen display (OSD) processing portion. When a plurality of video signals, which show a test image having different colors in split display areas formed by splitting a display area of the display panel (10) so as to have the same number as the number of cables, are received from the source device (101) via the plurality of cables, an OSD image that prompts a user to switch the cables is displayed on the display panel (10) according to the received test image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroto Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9398179
    Abstract: When displaying a N-up image view in which a plurality of thumbnail images displayed in given windows are grouped and displayed in a single window by using a detecting section for detecting a contact position on a display screen of a display section, position specifications for the N-up image view of thumbnail images in the windows are received based on a contact position in the window in selecting thumbnail images to be displayed in the N-up image view by making contact with the thumbnail images, and the thumbnails images are displayed in the N-up image view based on the received position specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi Hirohata, Kazuhisa Kubota
  • Patent number: 9397649
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided with an oxide semiconductor thin-film transistor (TFT); a calibration electrode that is positioned so as to face an oxide semiconductor layer with an insulating layer therebetween, and, when viewed from the direction of the substrate normal line, overlaps at least part of a gate electrode with the oxide semiconductor layer interposed therebetween; and a calibration voltage setting circuit that determines the voltage to be applied to the calibration electrode. The calibration voltage setting circuit is provided with: a monitor TFT that is configured using a second oxide semiconductor layer, which is substantially the same as the oxide semiconductor layer of the oxide semiconductor TFT; a detection circuit that is configured so as to be able to measure the device characteristics of the monitor TFT; and a voltage determination circuit that determines the voltage to be applied to the calibration electrode on the basis of the measured device characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukimine Shimada, Hirohiko Nishiki, Kenichi Kitoh
  • Patent number: 9398580
    Abstract: There are provided a base station, a terminal, a communications system, and a communications method which enable efficient transmission and reception of transmission data even in the case where the base station notifies the terminal of control information via an enhanced physical downlink control channel. A terminal configured to perform communication with a base station monitors a physical downlink control channel mapped to a physical downlink control channel region, and acquires higher-layer control information indicating a plurality of enhanced physical downlink control channel regions different from the physical downlink control channel region. In the case where the terminal has acquired the higher-layer control information, the terminal monitors an enhanced physical downlink control channel mapped to at least one region from among the plurality of enhanced physical downlink control channel regions, in place of the physical downlink control channel mapped to the physical downlink control channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshizo Nogami, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Kimihiko Imamura, Daiichiro Nakashima
  • Patent number: 9397798
    Abstract: A UE receives information indicating a specific downlink component carrier (DCC), a first PUCCH (PUCCH1), and a second PUCCH (PUCCH2). The UE transmits HARQ-CI (HARQ control information) in a subframe using i) the PUCCH1 and a PUCCH1 format, the PUCCH1 and the PUCCH1 format being used for the transmission of the HARQ-CI for a PDSCH transmission on a DCC different from the specific DCC, the PDSCH transmission being indicated by a detection of a PDCCH in a UE-specific search space and ii) the PUCCH2 and a PUCCH2 format, the PUCCH2 and the PUCCH2 format being used for the transmission of the HARQ-CI for a PDSCH transmission only on the specific DCC, the PDSCH transmission being indicated by a detection of a PDCCH in a common search space. The PUCCH1 format is used for transmitting HARQ-CI together with a scheduling request using the PUCCH1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsushi Aiba, Shohei Yamada, Shoichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160200722
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to azaindazole compounds which are potent inhibitors of LRRK2 kinase and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the LRRK2 kinase is involved, such as Parkinson's Disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which LRRK-2 kinase is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Duane DeMong, Thomas J. Greshock, Ronald K. Chang, Xing Dai, Hong Liu, John A. McCauley, Wei Li, Kallol Basu, Jack D. Scott, Michael Miller
  • Publication number: 20160202541
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a substrate that has light transmissivity, a plurality of light shielding layers that is formed at a recurring period on one face of the substrate, and a light-diffusing unit that is formed in an area of the one face of the substrate except for the area where the light shielding layers are formed, in which the light-diffusing unit includes a light emitting end face on the substrate side and includes a light incident end face having an area larger than the area of the light emitting end face on the side opposite to the substrate side, the height of the light-diffusing unit from the light incident end face to the light emitting end face is greater than the thickness of the light shielding layer, and the periodic direction at which the light shielding layers are recurrently formed is non-parallel to the direction of a pixel pitch of a display body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasushi ASAOKA, Shohei KATSUTA, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Tsuyoshi KAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160205687
    Abstract: It is realized to transmit a reference signal for channel estimation a predetermined number of times with one signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wataru OUCHI, Tatsushi AIBA, Shoichi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20160199487
    Abstract: Methods of treating proliferative disorders are described. In particular, combination treatment with a GITR agonist and a PD-1 antagonist are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Danling Gu, Amy M. Beebe
  • Publication number: 20160202798
    Abstract: Influence of noise is reduced and accuracy of a capacitance value to be detected is improved. A drive wire layer 51 and a drive wire layer 52 which are obtained by dividing a drive wire group (for example, a plurality of drive wires DL) into two, and a sense wire layer 54 and a sense wire layer 55 which are obtained by dividing a sense wire group (for example, a plurality of sense wires SL) into two are vertically divided, and a ground plane layer 53 is disposed between the drive wire layers and the sense wire layers, and in order to take a difference between adjacent sense wires SL for removing noise, any of ends at a break of an arrangement number, at which continuity of the plurality of sense wires SL is lost (here, the fifty-first sense wire SL), is arranged in both of the upper and lower layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160205698
    Abstract: A mobile station device comprising circuitry that is configured and/or programmed to derive channel quality information which includes at least one of a channel quality indicator, a rank indication, and a precoding matrix indicator and to transmit the channel quality information using a physical uplink channel resource between a first physical uplink channel resource and a second physical uplink channel resource. The physical uplink channel resource is given by comparing a first bandwidth for the first physical uplink channel resource and a second bandwidth for the second physical uplink channel resource. The first bandwidth and the second bandwidth are expressed as a number of resource blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shoichi SUZUKI, Tatsushi AIBA, Shohei YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20160202555
    Abstract: A spectrum of light which is emitted from an illuminator (2) of a liquid crystal display device (100) has a peak in each of the wavelength ranges of 447 to 453 nm, 538 to 542 nm, 613 to 617 nm, 628 to 632 nm, and 648 to 652 nm. The peak wavelength and rising wavelength of the transmission spectrum of the red color filters are, respectively, not less than 600 nm; and not less than 568 nm and not more than 572 nm. At wavelengths of 400 nm, 420 nm and 580 nm, the transmission spectrum of the red color filters has transmittances of, respectively, 10 to 15%; 3 to 6%; and 25 to 30%. The wavelengths at which the transmission spectrum of the red color filters exhibits a transmittance of 50% are contained within a range of 583 to 587 nm. The peak wavelength of the transmission spectrum of the green color filters is not less than 500 nm and not more than 560 nm. At wavelengths of 480 nm and 580 nm, the transmission spectrum of the green color filters exhibits transmittances of, respectively, 45 to 55%; and 65 to 70%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshiyuki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20160202515
    Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate and a display medium layer held on the substrate and has a display region and a frame region outside the display region and a hole on an inner side of the frame region penetrating the substrate and the display medium layer. The display panel further includes a hole-periphery sealing part disposed on the substrate at a side facing the display medium layer so as to surround the hole, in which the hole-periphery sealing part is made of: a first sealing member having a broken loop shape, surrounding the hole, having at least one open section; and at least one second sealing member provided at a location corresponding to the one open section so as to seal said at least one open section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisashi WATANABE, Masayuki KANEHIRO, Youhei NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20160200713
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic himbacine derivatives of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein: R1 is halo; —CN; alkyl; cycloalkyl; alkoxy; phenyl, which is optionally substituted one or twice independently by alkyl, halo, or —CN; or a thiophene ring, which is optionally substituted once or twice independently by alkyl. The compounds of the invention are effective inhibitors of the PAR-1 receptor. The inventive compounds may be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of disease states such as ASC, secondary prevention of myocardial infarction or stroke, or PAD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: James Francis Dropinski, Milana Maletic, Jae-hun Kim, Deyou Sha
  • Publication number: 20160202516
    Abstract: A display panel (10) includes a pair of substrates (11, 12) a display medium layer (14) held between the pair of substrates and has a display region (RA) and a frame region (RF) outside the display region and a hole (10A) on an inner side of the frame region penetrating the pair of substrates and the display medium layer. The display panel further includes a hole-periphery sealing part (13A) disposed between the pair of substrates so as to surround the hole, in which the hole-periphery sealing part includes an angled portion or a protrusion (13P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisashi WATANABE, Masayuki KANEHIRO, Youhei NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20160205649
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication system in which a first base station apparatus and a second base station apparatus communicate with a terminal apparatus through a plurality of cells, in which the plurality of cells is grouped into a first group which includes one or more cells having a first uplink transmission timing and includes a first cell belonging to the first base station apparatus, a second group which includes one or more cells having a second uplink transmission timing and includes a second cell belonging to the second base station apparatus, and a third group which includes one or more third cells having a third uplink transmission timing and belong to the first base station apparatus or the second base station apparatus, and in which the first base station apparatus notifies the terminal apparatus of information related to the groups and information of the transmission timing timers and the terminal apparatus manages the groups based on the information related to the groups, and control
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki KATO, Katsunari UEMURA
  • Publication number: 20160200715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic himbacine derivatives of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein: R1 is W is and the remaining variables are described herein. The compounds of the invention are effective inhibitors of the PAR-1 receptor. The inventive compounds may be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of disease states such as ASC, secondary prevention of myocardial infarction or stroke, or PAD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Yang, Guizhen Dong, Milana Maletic
  • Patent number: 9390951
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for nanowire deposition are provided. A deposition system includes an enclosed flow channel, an inlet port, and an electrical signal source. The inlet port provides a suspension that includes nanowires into the channel. The electrical signal source is coupled to an electrode pair in the channel to generate an electric field to associate at least one nanowire from the suspension with the electrode pair. The deposition system may include various further features, including being configured to receive multiple solution types, having various electrode geometries, having a rotatable flow channel, having additional electrical conductors, and further aspects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Erik Freer, James M. Hamilton, David P. Stumbo, Kenji Komiya, Akihide Shibata
  • Patent number: 9389542
    Abstract: A unit assembly (10) includes an image forming unit (20) and an intermediate transfer unit (40), and is configured insertably/removably with respect to an apparatus main body. The image forming unit (20) includes a plurality of process units (200A to 200D) and a joint member (80) that joints the plurality of process units (200A to 200D). The intermediate transfer unit (40) is held by the image forming unit (20). The intermediate transfer unit (40) and the joint member (80) have a first positioning section (611, 612) for mutually relative positioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kuniaki Nakano, Naoaki Kurimoto