Patents Assigned to Sharp
  • Publication number: 20150095426
    Abstract: A server includes a transmitting unit, a receiving unit, and a terminal managing unit, wherein the transmitting unit transmits, to the subject terminal, information for causing the subject terminal to display thereon a first use condition and information for causing the subject terminal to display thereon an acceptance object for accepting a first input indicating a user's consent to the first use condition, and in a case where the receiving unit receives, from the subject terminal, information indicating acceptance of the first input, the terminal managing unit performs a first registration of the subject terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Motoki SONE
  • Publication number: 20150092722
    Abstract: A user equipment receives, from the base station apparatus, bit information. The bit information indicates first information indicating one or more antenna ports and second information indicating a number of layers for downlink data symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yingyu ZHANG, Renmao LIU, Ming DING, Yongming LIANG, Zeng YANG
  • Publication number: 20150093031
    Abstract: An image determining apparatus of the present invention includes an image type determining section (81) which determines whether an image is a scanned image or a captured image; and a compact PDF file generation determining section (82) which (a) extracts (i) a feature regarding a resolution from the scanned image or (ii) a feature regarding a blur from the captured image and (b) determines, on the basis of the extracted feature, whether or not the image is suitable for the conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yohsuke KONISHI, Atsuhisa MORIMOTO, Teruhiko MATSUOKA, Daisaku IMAIZUMI
  • Publication number: 20150093135
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus of the present invention includes a fixing rotation member, a rotation drive portion that rotates the fixing rotation member, a cleaning web sheet that cleans a circumferential surface of the fixing rotation member, a cleaning web sheet roller that takes up or feeds out the cleaning web sheet, a swing cam rotationally driven by the rotation drive portion, a rotation transmission portion that transmits a rotation drive force to the cleaning web sheet roller, a one way clutch provided on an input shaft of the rotation transmission portion, and a swing lever connected to the one way clutch and biased so as to be brought into slide contact with the swing cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirokazu NAKAMURA, Masatsugu OHISHI, Noriko INOUE, Masaki AMEMIYA, Masaya ASAKAWA, Takashi YAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20150094825
    Abstract: A controlling device includes: controlling sections configured to control respective of a plurality of devices; and a master controlling section configured to determine, by referring to information obtained from one of the plurality of devices, a control matter concerning another one of the plurality of devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinichiro KINOSHITA, Junichi SHIRAKAWA, Tetsuji KIMURA, Shunsuke YAJIMA
  • Patent number: 8993535
    Abstract: The compounds are of the class of pyrimidine analogs useful for treating cancer, for example:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Janeta Popovici-Muller, Timothy J. Guzi, Kristin E. Rosner
  • Patent number: 8993756
    Abstract: The instant invention provides compounds of formula I which are JAK3 inhibitors. Specifically, the compounds of formula I are pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivative compounds. The instant invention also provides methods of treating JAK-mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, COPD and cancer, by administering the pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-derivative compounds of formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Sean P. Ahearn, Matthew Christopher, Christopher Dinsmore, Joon Jung, Qinglin Pu, Alexey Rivkin, Mark E. Scott, David J. Witter, Hyun Chong Woo, Brandon Cash
  • Patent number: 8995578
    Abstract: A receiver apparatus includes a propagation channel estimating unit that estimates a propagation channel. The propagation channel estimating unit includes a path detector unit that repeatedly performs a process of detecting paths in the order of increase in a propagation channel goodness of fit. The receiver apparatus that estimates a propagation channel at a high accuracy level with a small amount of calculation operation involved is thus provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuya Kato, Takashi Yoshimoto, Ryota Yamada
  • Patent number: 8995864
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, guidance information is stored in advance for guiding an optimal operation procedure for execution of a job, and the guidance information is displayed on a display portion based on operation input that is input to an input portion in order to execute a job of image formation. For example, a device control portion compares operation input that is input to the input portion in order to execute the job of image formation to the guidance information corresponding to the job executed by the operation input, and causes the display portion to display the guidance information in a case where an actual frequency of operation input is greater than a frequency of operation input that is specified in an operation procedure of the guidance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Michiaki Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8995386
    Abstract: In a communication system for performing transmission using non-contiguous frequency bands, transmit power control is performed in which minimum MPR is applied. A wireless transmission apparatus allocates at least one spectrum within a system band and performs transmit power control. The wireless transmission apparatus includes a dividing unit that divides a spectrum into non-contiguous clusters on the basis of band allocation information, a power control amount determining unit that determines transmission power for the spectrum or each of the clusters in accordance with a frequency band to which the spectrum or the cluster is allocated, a power control unit that performs transmit power control on the spectrum or each of the clusters by using the determined transmission power, and an allocating unit that allocates the spectrum or each of the clusters on which transmit power control has been performed to a frequency band on the basis of the band allocation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jungo Goto, Hiroki Takahashi, Osamu Nakamura, Kazunari Yokomakura, Yasuhiro Hamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8995540
    Abstract: To provide a system that can accommodate a greater number of terminals within a limited band and can obtain a higher transmission rate. While the number of frequency signals (spectrums) output in parallel by performing a spread spectrum from the DFT unit of each terminal is 12, the number of sub-carriers constituting one sub-channel is set at 10 or 11. In this case, the users (users A and G) allocated to the sub-channels at both ends of the band will not perform transmission of one frequency signal at the end (one sub-carrier) of all the frequency signals output from the DFT unit, whereas the users (users B to F) allocated to the other sub-channels will not perform transmission of the frequency signals at the ends (two sub-carriers). This transmission can be realized by deleting (clipping) the associated number of signals from both ends or from one end of the frequency signals output from the DFT unit of each terminal and allocating the frequency signals after clipping, to individual sub-channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shimpei To, Minoru Kubota, Yasuhiro Hamaguchi, Osamu Nakamura, Kazunari Yokomakura, Seiichi Sampei, Shinichi Miyamoto, Shinsuke Ibi
  • Patent number: 8995550
    Abstract: High transmission efficiency is realized by allowing extension to a number of ports greater than the conventional number of ports through efficient signaling. In a communication system, the highest number of ranks that is the number of spatial multiplex of transmission data transmitted to a terminal device from a base station is 8. The base station generates control information including 3-bit rank information indicating the rank of transmission data, and transmits the transmission data, a reference signal used for demodulating a physical downlink shared channel having the transmission data mapped, and the control information. The terminal device receives the transmission data, the reference signal, and the control information to identify the reference signal using the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshizo Nogami, Kazuyuki Shimezawa
  • Patent number: 8995776
    Abstract: An adaptive filter includes: an edge direction detection section which discriminates directionality of an input image in each of a plurality of unit regions constituting the input image; a region classification section which classifies the each of the plurality of unit regions into one of a plurality of unit region groups in accordance with to which of a plurality of predetermined groups the directionality of the input image in the each of the plurality of unit regions belongs, the directionality having been discriminated by the edge direction detection section; and a filter process section which calculates a pixel value of the each pixel of an output image by use of a filter coefficient group optimized for a unit region group to which a unit region including the each pixel belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikai, Tomoyuki Yamamoto, Takanori Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8993779
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzimidazolone derivatives which are positive allosteric modulators of the mGluR2 receptor, useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 receptor is involved. 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 metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved, such as schizophrenia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Vadim Y. Dudkin, Mark E. Fraley, Kenneth L. Arrington, Mark E. Layton, Alexander J. Reif, Kevin J. Rodzinak, Joseph E. Pero
  • Patent number: 8995363
    Abstract: Transmission power of a plurality of uplink carrier components used for communication by a mobile station apparatus and a base station apparatus is effectively controlled. The mobile station apparatus communicates with the base station apparatus using plurality of downlink component carriers and a plurality of uplink component carriers. The mobile station apparatus sets a plurality of groups, and each of the groups is composed of at least one uplink component carrier. The mobile station apparatus receives multiple pieces of control information regarding each of the groups to the mobile station apparatus from the base station apparatus in a single downlink component carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shoichi Suzuki, Shohei Yamada, Katsunari Uemura, Daiichiro Nakashima
  • Patent number: 8994760
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that appropriately compensates for a feed-through voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kentaroh Irie, Masae Kawabata, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
  • Patent number: 8994642
    Abstract: A display element (10) includes an upper substrate (first substrate) (2), a lower substrate (second substrate) (3), and a polar liquid (16) that is sealed in a display space (S) formed between the upper substrate (2) and the lower substrate (3) so as to be moved toward an effective display region (P1) or a non-effective display region (P2). A display control (DC) supplies predetermined reset signals to signal electrodes (4), reference electrodes (5), and scanning electrodes (6) so that the polar liquid (16) in each of all pixel regions (P) is moved to an initial position that is set on the effective display region (P1) side or the non-effective display region (P2) side opposite the scanning direction before the scanning operation is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiki Matsuoka, Kohzoh Nakamura, Shun Ueki, Takuma Tomotoshi
  • Patent number: 8992112
    Abstract: The mounting structure includes a pair of first shape portions, a pair of second shape portions, and a pair of third shape portions. The pair of first shape portions are opposed to each other to define therebetween a passage which allows the component to be inserted into and withdrawn from the mounting structure therethrough. The pair of second shape portions are opposed to each other to define therebetween a space which allows the component inserted through the passage between the pair of first shape portions to rotate therein. The pair of third shape portions come into engagement with the engagement arms when the component positioned between the pair of second shape portions is rotated through a predetermined angle. The pair of third shape portions are opposed to each other and incorporated in the pair of second shape portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masao Matsui
  • Patent number: 8995606
    Abstract: A stage constituent circuit of a display device drive circuit includes a first-node to a third-node, a thin-film transistor that changes a potential of a scanning signal toward a VDD potential when a potential of the first-node is in a HIGH level, a thin-film transistor that changes a potential of a different stage control signal toward a potential of a clock when a potential of the second-node is in the HIGH level, a capacitor between the first-node and the second-node, and a capacitor between the second-node and the third-node. The potential of the first-node is raised on the basis of a different stage control signal output from the stage constituent circuit in the different stage, and then the potential of the second-node and a potential of the third-node are sequentially raised. Herein, an amplitude of the clock is set to be smaller than an amplitude of the scanning signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Takahashi, Yasuaki Iwase
  • Patent number: D726313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelius P. M. Govers, Owen Callaghan, Mario A. A. de Zeeuw, Joris M. Swaak, Marco A. Voogsgerd