Patents by Inventor Akihiro Furukawa

Akihiro Furukawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20110235535
    Abstract: A communication apparatus including: a processing unit configured to transition between a first state and a second state and configured to perform a response process on a packet received via the network, wherein the processing unit includes: a determination unit configured to perform a first determination process; a verification unit configured to perform a first verification process for verifying the validity of the first packet, if it is determined as a first case; and a first responding unit configured to perform the response process on the first packet, if the first packet is verified as valid, wherein if it is determined as a second case that the first packet is not the packet of which the response process is to be performed by the processing unit, the verification unit dose not perform the first verification process and the first responding unit does not perform the response process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro FURUKAWA
  • Patent number: 8017610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof having superior glucokinase activating activity, and is a compound represented by general formula (I), or pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: [wherein, A represents, for example, an oxygen atom or sulfur atom, R1 represents, for example, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group or a C1-C6 halogenated alkyl group, A and R1 together with the carbon atom bonded thereto form a heterocyclic group that may be substituted with 1 to 3 group(s) independently selected from Substituent Group ?, R2 represents a phenyl group that may be substituted with 1 to 5 group(s) independently selected from Substituent Group ? or a heterocyclic group that may be substituted with 1 to 3 group(s) independently selected from Substituent Group ?, R3 represents a hydroxy group or a C1-C6 alkoxy group, and Substituent Group ? consists of, for example, a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkyl group substituted with 1 or 2 hyd
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Akihiro Furukawa, Takehiro Fukuzaki, Yukari Onishi, Hideki Kobayashi, Takeshi Honda, Yumi Matsui, Masahiro Konishi, Kenjiro Ueda, Tetsuyoshi Matsufuji
  • Publication number: 20110003787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof having superior glucokinase activating activity, and is a compound represented by general formula (I), or pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: [wherein, A represents, for example, an oxygen atom or sulfur atom, R1 represents, for example, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group or a C1-C6 halogenated alkyl group, A and R1 together with the carbon atom bonded thereto form a heterocyclic group that may be substituted with 1 to 3 group(s) independently selected from Substituent Group ?, R2 represents a phenyl group that may be substituted with 1 to 5 group(s) independently selected from Substituent Group ? or a heterocyclic group that may be substituted with 1 to 3 group(s) independently selected from Substituent Group ?, R3 represents a hydroxy group or a C1-C6 alkoxy group, and Substituent Group ? consists of, for example, a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkyl group substituted with 1 or 2 hyd
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Akihiro Furukawa, Takehiro Fukuzaki, Yukari Onishi, Hideki Kobayashi, Takeshi Honda, Yumi Matsui, Masahiro Konishi, Kenjiro Ueda, Tetsuyoshi Matsufuji
  • Publication number: 20100250987
    Abstract: A processing device may comprise a first controlling unit, a second controlling unit, a first memory and a second memory. The second memory may be set to a normal operation mode in a case where the first controlling unit is in the non-sleeping state, and may be set to a low power consumption mode in a case where the first controlling unit is in the sleeping state. In the case where the first controlling unit is in the sleeping state, the second controlling unit may be configured to perform one of the below processes depending on its condition. If the second controlling unit is to perform a specific process by using a first program, the second controlling unit may perform the specific process on behalf of the first controlling unit by using the first program stored in the first memory while the first controlling unit is maintained in the sleeping state and the second memory is maintained in the low power consumption mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20100214055
    Abstract: In an electric vehicle inverter apparatus 100, a vehicle control controller 15 detects a switch open signal output from a collision detector 16 when the collision detector 16 is caused by a collision between electric vehicles to operate. Then, an inverter main circuit connection switch 10 of a high-voltage battery unit 8 is put into an open state. Thus, the direct-current power supply from a high-voltage battery 12 to a DC bus portion is interrupted. In addition, electric charges charged into a main circuit capacitor 7 are discharged by a forced discharge circuit portion 22b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyotaka FUJI, Hidenori HARA, Kenji YAMADA, Yoshinori TANAKA, Akihiro FURUKAWA, Hirofumi EBISUMOTO, Kei YONEMORI, Nobuhide SEO, Ryuichiro AMANO
  • Patent number: 7778239
    Abstract: A communication apparatus operates to realize multiple communication functions in accordance with multiple client applications. The multiple functions include a step of causing the communication apparatus to function as a client that obtains data from an external server device through the networks and processes the obtained data or to process other data the communication apparatus stores and to transmit the processed data to the external server device, multiple communication interfaces respectively connected to the networks, an interface priority storage storing priority information representing priorities, in usage, of the multiple communication interfaces when each of the multiple client applications is executed for each of the multiple client applications, a communication interface determining system determines a communication interface to be used in accordance with the priority information retrieved from the interface priority storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20100188685
    Abstract: A communication device may be provided with a main control unit, a condition storage unit, and a sub control unit. The sub control unit may judge, in a case where data is received while the main control unit is being in the sleeping state, whether the sleeping state is to be maintained by referring to a condition stored in the condition storage unit. The sub control unit may release the sleeping state in a case where a negative judgment is made. When object data is received, at least one of the main and sub control units may register a new condition in the condition storage unit. The registration of the new condition is executed in a case where the sleeping state of the main control unit would be released although the sleeping state of the main control unit should not be released under a presumption of the object data being received while the main control unit is being in the sleeping state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro FURUKAWA
  • Patent number: 7610336
    Abstract: A data analysis provider system includes a client device and a data analysis provider both capable of two-way transmission. The client device transmits either target-of-analysis data or information relating to the target-of-analysis data to the data analysis provider. Additionally, the client device notifies the data analysis provider of a desired process to be performed on the target-of-analysis data. The data analysis provider receives the target-of-analysis data or information relating to the target-of-analysis data transmitted from the client device and confirms the desired process. Then, the data analysis provider prepares response data that enables the client device to perform the desired process and transmits the response data to the client device. The client device receives the response data from the data analysis provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koshi Fukazawa, Hideki Nogawa, Kiyotaka Ohara, Hideto Matsumoto, Akihiro Furukawa, Atsushi Kojima, Masaaki Hibino
  • Publication number: 20090238364
    Abstract: A scanner includes a scanning unit which scans an object to generate scan data, a scan data storage, a location information transmitting unit configured to transmit location information indicative of a location where the scan data is stored to an external device, a device-location storage stores device-location information including device identifying information used for identifying a device to which the scan data generated by the scanning unit is transmitted and the location identifying information in a associated manner, a reception unit receives combination information representing a combination of the device identifying information and the location identifying information, and a scan data transmitting unit configured to transmit the scan data stored at a location identified by the location identifying information to the device identified by the device identifying information on condition that the combination represented by the combination information received by the reception unit is stored in the device
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Akihiro Furukawa, Satoko Ando
  • Publication number: 20090216888
    Abstract: A data transmission device to transmit a data file to an external device is provided. The data transmission device includes a data file storing unit to store a data file to be transmitted, a communication session establishing unit, which is capable of establishing a plurality of communication sessions between the data transmission device and the external device, a data transmitting unit to transmit data included in the data file and divided in portions concurrently through the plurality of communication sessions to the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akihiro Furukawa, Takanobu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090036492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel cercosporamide derivative, a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or an ester thereof which has an excellent hypoglycemic effect and is useful as a therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent for diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Akihiro Furukawa, Jun Ohsumi, Tsuyoshi Arita, Takehiro Fukuzaki, Kazushi Araki, Makoto Mori, Takayuki Momose, Takeshi Honda, Masanori Kuroha, Ryo Okuyama, Susumu Satoh
  • Patent number: 7406513
    Abstract: An IP address setting device includes a request packet transmitting unit, a response reception unit, an address information designation unit, and a setting packet transmission unit. The request packet transmitting unit transmits a request packet to a particular multicast address. The request packet requests transmission of an MAC address from each node of the network. The response reception unit receives responses from the nodes to the request packet. Each response includes the MAC address of a corresponding node. Based on the responses received, the address information designation unit designates a node to be set with address information including an IP address and designates the address information. The setting packet transmission unit transmits a setting packet to the particular multicast address. The setting packet includes the address information set by the address information designation unit and the MAC address included in the response from the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Furukawa, Koshi Fukazawa, Kiyotaka Ohara, Masaaki Hibino, Hideki Nogawa
  • Publication number: 20080016154
    Abstract: A data analysis provider system includes a client device and a data analysis provider both capable of two-way transmission. The client device transmits either target-of-analysis data or information relating to the target-of-analysis data to the data analysis provider. Additionally, the client device notifies the data analysis provider of a desired process to be performed on the target-of-analysis data. The data analysis provider receives the target-of-analysis data or information relating to the target-of-analysis data transmitted from the client device and confirms the desired process. Then, the data analysis provider prepares response data that enables the client device to perform the desired process and transmits the response data to the client device. The client device receives the response data from the data analysis provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koshi Fukazawa, Hideki Nogawa, Kiyotaka Ohara, Hideto Matsumoto, Akihiro Furukawa, Atsushi Kojima, Masaaki Hibino
  • Patent number: 7298508
    Abstract: A printer control device includes a joining unit, a transmission unit, and a control unit. The joining unit causes at least one network printer to join a predetermined multicast address. The transmission unit converts print data into packets and multicast transmits the packets to the predetermined multicast address. The control unit monitors transmission/reception status of the packets at the at least one network printer that has joined the multicast address. Based on monitoring results the control unit controls transmission of packets to, waiting for packets from, and retransmission of packets to the predetermined multicast address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Furukawa, Koshi Fukazawa, Kiyotaka Ohara, Masaaki Hibino, Hideki Nogawa
  • Patent number: 7269619
    Abstract: A data analysis provider system includes a client device and a data analysis provider both capable of two-way transmission. The client device transmits either target-of-analysis data or information relating to the target-of-analysis data to the data analysis provider. Additionally, the client device notifies the data analysis provider of a desired process to be performed on the target-of-analysis data. The data analysis provider receives the target-of-analysis data or information relating to the target-of-analysis data transmitted from the client device and confirms the desired process. Then, the data analysis provider prepares response data that enables the client device to perform the desired process and transmits the response data to the client device. The client device receives the response data from the data analysis provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koshi Fukazawa, Hideki Nogawa, Kiyotaka Ohara, Hideto Matsumoto, Akihiro Furukawa, Atsushi Kojima, Masaaki Hibino
  • Patent number: 7239868
    Abstract: An electric device includes a read only memory (ROM) storing a condition setting program which sets operation conditions and the like of the electric device in accordance with data. When a user changes the operation conditions and the like of the electric device, the user access a homepage of the electric device from his or her own cellular phone, inputs necessary information and command through the cellular phone. When the electric device receives the command, the condition setting program sets the operation conditions in accordance with the received command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihiro Furukawa, Koshi Fukazawa, Kiyotaka Ohara, Masaaki Hibino, Hideki Nogawa
  • Publication number: 20070064683
    Abstract: A communication apparatus operates to realize multiple communication functions in accordance with multiple client applications. The multiple functions include a step of causing the communication apparatus to function as a client that obtains data from an external server device through the networks and processes the obtained data or to process other data the communication apparatus stores and to transmit the processed data to the external server device, multiple communication interfaces respectively connected to the networks, an interface priority storage storing priority information representing priorities, in usage, of the multiple communication interfaces when each of the multiple client applications is executed for each of the multiple client applications, a communication interface determining system determines a communication interface to be used in accordance with the priority information retrieved from the interface priority storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Akihiro Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20060242272
    Abstract: A method of transmitting setting data from a terminal device to target devices on a network is provided. The method includes the steps of preparing new setting data for the target devices, obtaining current setting data to which the target devices are currently set, comparing the new setting data with current setting data, and notifying a user of a result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiro Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20020198987
    Abstract: A data analysis provider system includes a client device and a data analysis provider both capable of two-way transmission. The client device transmits either target-of-analysis data or information relating to the target-of-analysis data to the data analysis provider. Additionally, the client device notifies the data analysis provider of a desired process to be performed on the target-of-analysis data. The data analysis provider receives the target-of-analysis data or information relating to the target-of-analysis data transmitted from the client device and confirms the desired process. Then, the data analysis provider prepares response data that enables the client device to perform the desired process and transmits the response data to the client device. The client device receives the response data from the data analysis provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koshi Fukazawa, Hideki Nogawa, Kiyotaka Ohara, Hideto Matsumoto, Akihiro Furukawa, Atsushi Kojima, Masaaki Hibino
  • Publication number: 20010046065
    Abstract: A printer control device includes a joining unit, a transmission unit, and a control unit. The joining unit causes at least one network printer to join a predetermined multicast address. The transmission unit converts print data into packets and multicast transmits the packets to the predetermined multicast address. The control unit monitors transmission/reception status of the packets at the at least one network printer that has joined the multicast address. Based on monitoring results the control unit controls transmission of packets to, waiting for packets from, and retransmission of packets to the predetermined multicast address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Akihiro Furukawa, Koshi Fukazawa, Kiyotaka Ohara, Masaaki Hibino, Hideki Nogawa