Patents Assigned to Sharp
  • Patent number: 8730197
    Abstract: A touch panel controller (1), which can accurately detect changes in capacitance values of respective first and second electrostatic capacitors which are touched, includes: a driving section (4) for driving drive lines (DL1 through DL4) on the basis of a code sequence so as to drive (i) electrostatic capacitors (C31 through C34) provided between the respective drive lines (DL1 through DL4) and a sense line (SL3) and (ii) electrostatic capacitors (C41 through C44) provided between the respective drive lines (DL1 through DL4) and a sense line (SL4) so that (i) a first linear sum of first capacitance values of the respective electrostatic capacitors (C31 through C34) is outputted from the sense line (SL3) and (ii) a second linear sum of second capacitance values of the respective electrostatic capacitors (C41 through C44) is outputted from the sense line (SL4); a differential amplifier (5) for amplifying a difference between the first linear sum and the second linear sum; and a saturation prevention control sect
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mutsumi Hamaguchi, Masayuki Miyamoto, Kunihiko Iizuka
  • Patent number: 8731606
    Abstract: A priority storing unit (b117) stores, for each of frequency bands predetermined, a priority for accessing a base station device using associated one of the frequency bands. A service type determining unit (b114) chooses, based on identification information received from the at least one first base station device, which of the first and second services to receive from each of the at least one first base station device. A priority determining unit (b116) determines, based on a type of a connection service chosen by the service type determining unit (b114), a priority for each of the frequency bands which is used by the at least one first base station device, and to update the priority stored by the priority storing unit (b117) based on the priority determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akio Yoshihara, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Shinichi Sawada, Shigeto Suzuki, Kohki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8731103
    Abstract: A multicarrier-signal transmitting apparatus comprising a rotation-amount setting unit configured to set a phase rotation amount for each subcarrier of a plurality of subcarrier groups, the phase rotation amount being set with a setting selected from a first setting and a second setting, the first setting being such that the phase rotation amount is different between a subcarrier group and an adjacent subcarrier group within a plurality of adjacent subcarrier groups, and the second setting being such that the phase rotation amount is identical between a subcarrier group and an adjacent subcarrier group within a plurality of adjacent subcarrier groups; and a phase rotator configured to add a phase rotation to reference signals and a data signal of said each subcarrier of said plurality of subcarrier groups based on the phase rotation amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kimihiko Imamura, Yasuhiro Hamaguchi, Yasuyuki Kato, Daiichiro Nakashima
  • Patent number: 8731135
    Abstract: Each stage of a shift register includes: a shift pulse input terminal; a shift pulse output terminal; first to fifth terminals; an input gate, first to fourth switching elements; a first output transistor, and a first circuit, connected between a first output terminal and the second input terminal, which forms a current path between the first output terminal and the second input terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Yonemaru, Masahiko Nakamizo, Yasuaki Iwase
  • Patent number: 8729274
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tricyclic heterocyclic derivative according to Formula (I), wherein the variables are defined as in the specification, or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said tricyclic heterocyclic derivatives and to their use in therapy, for instance in the treatment or prevention of serotonin mediated disorders, such as obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.
    Inventors: Keneth Davies, Takao Kiyoi, Ashvinkumar Dhirubhai Mistry, Peter Christopher Ray, Mark Reid, Grant Wishart
  • Patent number: 8730408
    Abstract: This backlight device 12 of the present invention includes: a cold cathode fluorescent tube; a chassis 14 that houses at least the cold cathode fluorescent tube on a front surface 14a1 side of a bottom plate 14a of the chassis; and a circuit substrate 32 having a front surface 32a on which electronic components 38a and 38b are disposed, the front surface 32a facing a rear surface 14a2 of the bottom plate 14a of the chassis 14. The heat generated from the electronic components 38a and 38b circulates towards the chassis 14 with ease, and therefore the heat generated from the electronic components 38a and 38b on the circuit substrate 32 can be effectively dissipated by the bottom plate 14a of the chassis 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Ozeki
  • Patent number: 8730494
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus including an operation panel has, as a configuration of the operation panel, a display portion including a function to display environmental label information of the image forming apparatus. The environmental label information includes information on a type of greenhouse effect gases (CO2) and a total emission amount of the greenhouse effect gases in a life cycle of the image forming apparatus. On the display portion, there is provided a selective display portion for displaying an environmental label as list display or thumbnail display, as well as selectively displaying detailed information of the environmental label according to the environmental label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Ishiguro, Hisashi Kunihiro, Hitoshi Nagahama
  • Publication number: 20140137168
    Abstract: A server (2) includes an index information generator (24) and an encoder (23). When a plurality of items of segment data (27) have been encoded up to predetermined sub segment data, the index information generator (24) generates index information (28) used for switching content, which serves as a playback subject, at this sub segment data. The encoder (23) causes a client (1) to obtain the index information (28) generated by the index information generator (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Maki Takahashi, Shuhichi Watanabe, Yasuaki Tokumo, Yoshiaki Ogisawa
  • Publication number: 20140132888
    Abstract: In order to prevent unevenness in planar light and reduce power consumption, a backlight unit A that emits planar light towards a front side thereof has a light-shielding part 500 provided on a package 50 at least on a front side of the backlight unit. The package 50 has an LED module 5 that surrounds an LED chip 51 that is a light source, and the light-shielding part 500 protrudes towards a light receiving face 22 of a light guide plate 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kentaro Kamada
  • Publication number: 20140132561
    Abstract: The touch sensor system (1p) includes: a touch panel (202) having a two-dimensional region (212) made up of a hand placing region (213) and a remainder region (214); a hand placing region processing section (203) for carrying out a process related to the hand placing region in accordance with a hand placing region touch signal corresponding to a touch to the hand placing region (213); and a drawing input processing section (214) for carrying out a drawing input process in accordance with a remainder region touch signal corresponding to a touch to the remainder region (214).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Miyamoto, Shinichi Yoshida, Manabu Yumoto, Kengo Takahama
  • Publication number: 20140135049
    Abstract: A control station device performs communications controlled by a central control station device. The control station device acquires information related to a control station device that becomes an interference source to a coverage area controlled by the control station device. The control station device notifies the central control station device of the information related to the control station device that becomes the interference source. The control station device acquires, from the central control station device, information related to a possibility of communications thereof. In this way, the control station device is provided that forms the communication system excellent in frequency usage efficiency based on interference source information and the like indicating an inter-cell interference status measured at each cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kozue Hirata, Shinpei Toh
  • Publication number: 20140133827
    Abstract: Provided is technology avoiding situation where content cannot be viewed in the middle, due to insufficient amount of power remaining in a battery, in a television having a monitor unit separated from a tuner unit. A location free TV 1 includes an STB 10 and a monitor unit 30 separately, as independent configurations. Broadcasting received by the STB 10 is wirelessly transmitted to the monitor unit 30, and displayed on the monitor unit 30. The STB 10 is connected to an external recorder 94 and an external storage 96 in a recordable, playable state. Connection to a network storage 92 is performed via a network 90 in a recordable, playable state. The location free TV 1 has general TV functions, and, when insufficient amount of power remains in a battery of the monitor unit 30, a viewed program is recorded in the external recorder 94 etc., via the STB 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masayuki Etoh
  • Publication number: 20140130845
    Abstract: A concentrator photovoltaic device includes a concentrating lens that concentrates sunlight, a solar cell element that photoelectrically converts the sunlight concentrated by the concentrating lens, a mounting substrate on which the solar cell element is mounted, a concentrating lens array formed by the concentrating lenses respectively in a row direction (Dx) and a column direction (Dy), and a heat diffusion plate on which the mounting substrates are mounted to diffuse heat from the mounting substrates. The heat diffusion plate is disposed facing the concentrating lens disposed in the row direction (Dx).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuki Ohki
  • Publication number: 20140133181
    Abstract: This illumination device (20) is provided with: a light guide plate (30) that guides the light entering from an entrance surface (30a), and radiates it from an exit surface (30b); and a frame-shaped frame (25) that supports the outer periphery of the light guide plate (30). The light guide plate (30) has: a light guide portion (35) that, in parallel along the optical axis direction (X), is provided with prisms (33) containing an inclined surface (33b) that faces and is inclined with respect to the entrance surface (30a); a low-refractive-index-layer (36) having a lower refractive index than the light guide portion (35); and a light-collecting portion (37) that is provided in parallel along the optical axis direction (X) with prisms (38) that contain an inclined surface (38b) that faces and is inclined with respect to the entrance surface (30a). The frame (25) is formed from a light absorbing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Ishida, Ryuzo Yuki, Yoshitsugu Kawahigashi, Ichiro Umekawa, Shugo Yagi
  • Publication number: 20140134509
    Abstract: A direct alcohol fuel cell system including a fuel cell unit having a direct alcohol fuel cell including an anode electrode, an electrolyte membrane, and a cathode electrode in this order, a fuel supply unit for supplying alcohol fuel to the anode electrode, a detecting unit for detecting a current value I of a current flowing between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode of the direct alcohol fuel cell or an output voltage value V of the direct alcohol fuel cell, and a temperature T of the direct alcohol fuel cell, and a control unit for determining a supply quantity Q of alcohol fuel to the anode electrode based on detection results of the current value I or the output voltage value V, and the temperature T and controlling the fuel supply unit so that the supply quantity of the alcohol fuel is adjusted to the supply quantity Q.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirotaka Mizuhata, Tomohisa Yoshie, Mutsuko Yamamoto, Shinobu Takenaka, Takenori Onishi, Masashi Muraoka
  • Publication number: 20140132848
    Abstract: A backlight device 24 of the present invention includes: a chassis 22 that has a bottom plate 22a, and a side wall 22b that rises on the front side of the bottom plate 22a from an edge of the bottom plate 22a; a light guide plate 20 that has a light-receiving face 20a, a light-exiting surface 20b, and an opposite surface 20c, and that is arranged such that the opposite surface 20c faces the surface of the bottom plate 22a; an LED substrate 30 that is arranged on the surface the bottom plate 22a and that abuts the side wall 22b; an LED light source 28 arranged on a front face of the LED substrate 30; a frame 14 arranged above the light-exiting surface 20b of the light guide plate 20; a first inclined portion 31 that is provided on the frame 14 and that inclines from the light guide plate 20 side towards the side wall 22b and from the bottom plate 22a side towards the light-exiting surface 20b; and a first abutting portion 41 that is arranged on the LED substrate 30 and that has a least a portion thereof abutti
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu Mouri
  • Publication number: 20140132906
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel which is capable of providing a sufficiently high response speed and an excellent transmittance, and a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display panel of the present invention includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the substrates. The first substrate and the second substrate have electrodes. The electrodes of the second substrate include a pair of comb-shaped electrodes and a slit-formed electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takatomo Yoshioka, Iori Aoyama, Takao Imaoku, Yuichi Iyama, Kazuhiko Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20140132541
    Abstract: A touch panel system (71a) includes a capacitance value distribution detection circuit (72). The capacitance value distribution detection circuit (72) switches a connection state between a first connection state and a second connection state, which first connection state makes first signal lines (HL1 to HLM) serve as drive lines (DL1 to DLM) and second signal lines (VL1 to VLM) serve as sense lines (SL1 to SLM), and which second connection state makes the second signal lines (VL1 to VLM) serve as the drive lines (DL1 to DLM) and the first signal lines (HL1 to HLM) serve as the sense lines (SL1 to SLM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayuki Miyamoto, Kunihiko Iizuka, Manabu Yumoto, Shinichi Yoshida, Kengo Takahama
  • Publication number: 20140132842
    Abstract: Provided is a data processing apparatus including a correction circuit. In at least one embodiment, the data correction circuit acquires pixel data of a first pixel for display of a first color component and pixel data of a second pixel for display of a second color component, the second pixel being driven by a scanning signal line which drives the first pixel and being driven by a data signal line which is adjacent to the first pixel, and corrects the pixel data of the second pixel in accordance with a relationship between a value of the pixel data of the first pixel and a value of the pixel data of the second pixel. Thus, it is possible to cause a liquid crystal driving panel to perform uniform display without causing display unevenness even in a case where a halftone of a specific color component is uniformly displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshikazu TSUCHIYA, Masae Kawabata, Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
  • Publication number: 20140132873
    Abstract: An active matrix display device has: a first auxiliary wiring line (700); a second auxiliary wiring line (710) positioned outside of a plurality of second lead-out wiring lines (250) and a first driver circuit in a plan view; and an external auxiliary wiring line (790). Along each of a plurality of connecting wirings (900) are disconnected portions (91) inhibiting electrical connections between a plurality of transmission terminals and first common wiring lines (130). A plurality of intersections (901), where the first auxiliary wiring line (700) and the plurality of connecting wirings (900) intersect, are positioned more to the side of the plurality of transmission terminals than to the disconnected portions (91) in each of the plurality of connecting wiring lines (900).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isao Ogasawara, Masahiro Yoshida