Patents by Inventor Atsushi Shiraishi
Atsushi Shiraishi 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).
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Patent number: 6661438Abstract: A display apparatus has a communication unit which performs at least receiving of a plurality of pieces of display data. The display apparatus also has first storage device for storing received plurality of pieces of display data. The display apparatus further has a second storage unit for storing at least one piece of first icon information corresponding to at least one of the pieces of display data and at least one piece of second icon information of a display form different from that of the first icon information. The display apparatus further has a display unit for displaying, on a menu screen, at least one of the first icon information and the second icon information. The display apparatus further has a control unit for selecting the first icon information or the second icon information based on the number of pieces of display data newly registered in the first storage unit and for controlling the displaying unit so that the selected icon information is displayed on the menu screen.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2000Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Atsushi Shiraishi, Keisuke Tsuji, Roy Nakashima
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Patent number: 6621508Abstract: The menu displays of a base-station device and its data-correlated, portable device are managed. In the base-station device, first icon information corresponding to the menu is displayed on a first display screen. In the portable device, second icon information (corresponding to the first) is displayed on a second display screen. The base-station device has a first storage unit for storing the first icon information, a first display control unit for controlling a first display unit, and a first communication unit for communicating with the portable device. The portable device has a second storage unit for storing the second icon information, a second display control unit for controlling a second display unit, and a second communication unit for communicating with the base-station device and for matching pieces of display data stored in the first and second storage units. Thus, the size of the second icon information is maintained smaller than the size of the first.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2000Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Atsushi Shiraishi, Keisuke Tsuji, Roy Nakashima
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Patent number: 6608784Abstract: When a non-volatile memory write error occurs in a card storage device containing a non-volatile memory and an error correction circuit, write data is read from the non-volatile memory and a check is made if the error can be corrected by the error correction circuit. If the error can be corrected, the write operation is ended. If the error correction circuit cannot correct the error, substitute processing is performed to write data into some other area.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2002Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motoki Kanamori, Kunihiro Katayama, Atsushi Shiraishi, Shigeo Kurakata, Atsushi Shikata
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Patent number: 6597378Abstract: A display device including a display unit for displaying, on a menu screen, a plurality of types of information including first through N-th information having different attributes; a storage unit for storing first through N-th background screen character data for presenting first through N-th background display areas that respectively display icon information corresponding to the first through N-th information, and first through N-th icon information corresponding to the first and N-th information; and a control unit for performing control to create the first through N-th background display areas on the menu screen on an area by area basis, based on the first through N-th background screen character data, and to display the icon information on an area by area basis.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2000Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Atsushi Shiraishi, Roy Nakashima
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Publication number: 20030132997Abstract: A printer includes a transporting block, a printing block, a positioning block, and an intermediate picking-up device. The positioning block is disposed between the transporting block and the printing block, and positions printing sheets transported by the transporting block at a predetermined location one at a time, so that they are positioned one at a time at a printing location of the printing block where printing is performed on the printing sheets. The intermediate picking-up means picks up the printing sheets positioned at the predetermined location in the positioning block one at a time in order to transport the printing sheets to the printing block.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2002Publication date: July 17, 2003Inventors: Tomohiro Maekawa, Teruyasu Hanagami, Shogo Fujito, Atsushi Shiraishi
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Publication number: 20030112613Abstract: A multifunction IC card (MFC) has compatibility with a multimedia card, an SD card, etc. in that connector terminals (#1 through #13) are disposed on a card substrate (1) in two rows in a zigzag fashion, and realizes multifunction facilities in that a memory card unit (3) and an SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card unit (4) are respectively exclusively connected and mounted to predetermined terminals of the connector terminals (#1 through #13). The memory card unit (3) and the SIM card unit (4) are respectively separately provided with areas for storing secrete codes for security. Thus, one IC card is capable of implementing multifunction facilities different in security level.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2003Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hirotaka Nishizawa, Haruji Ishihara, Atsushi Shiraishi, Yosuke Yukawa
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Publication number: 20030112611Abstract: A multifunction IC card (MFC) has compatibility with a multimedia card, an SD card, etc. in that connector terminals (#1 through #13) are disposed on a card substrate (1) in two rows in a zigzag fashion, and realizes multifunction facilities in that a memory card unit (3) and an SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card unit (4) are respectively exclusively connected and mounted to predetermined terminals of the connector terminals (#1 through #13). The memory card unit (3) and the SIM card unit (4) are respectively separately provided with areas for storing secrete codes for security. Thus, one IC card is capable of implementing multifunction facilities different in security level.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2003Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hirotaka Nishizawa, Haruji Ishihara, Atsushi Shiraishi, Yosuke Yukawa
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Publication number: 20030051094Abstract: A memory card is provided with a transfer control circuit, a write control circuit and a judging circuit. The transfer control circuit outputs a transfer flag signal during the data transfer. The write control circuit outputs an internal busy signal during the data write operation. The judging circuit outputs a transfer interruption signal when a card selection signal of the host is negated during the input of the transfer flat signal and also outputs a suspension signal when the card selection signal is negated during the input of the internal busy signal. A CPU invalidates the data being transfer to interrupt the transfer process upon reception of the transfer interruption signal and completes, upon reception of the suspension signal, the process being executed and stays in the waiting condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2002Publication date: March 13, 2003Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kunihiro Katayama, Motoki Kanamori, Atsushi Shikata, Hidefumi Oodate, Atsushi Shiraishi
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Publication number: 20030043647Abstract: When a non-volatile memory write error occurs in a card storage device containing a non-volatile memory and an error correction circuit, write data is read from the non-volatile memory and a check is made if the error can be corrected by the error correction circuit. If the error can be corrected, the write operation is ended. If the error correction circuit cannot correct the error, substitute processing is performed to write data into some other area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Motoki Kanamori, Kunihiro Katayama, Atsushi Shiraishi, Shigeo Kurakata, Atsushi Shikata
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Patent number: 6280166Abstract: In a compressor in which a gas passage is made to have a first and a second end portion opposite to each other and conducts a gaseous fluid from the first end portion to the second end portion, a valve seat member is press-fitted into the first end portion of the gas passage to define a valve chamber in the gas passage. A valve body is movably placed in the valve chamber for checking a back flow of the gaseous fluid only when the valve body is seated on the valve seat member. At the second end of the gas passage, a valve stopper is formed for preventing a displacement of the valve body without closing the gas passage.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2000Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: Sanden CorporationInventor: Atsushi Shiraishi
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Publication number: 20010009505Abstract: An IC card has a card substrate having semiconductor integrated circuit chips mounted thereon and a plurality of connector terminals formed thereon. The connector terminals are exposed from a casing. The connector terminals are laid out in plural sequences in staggered form between sequences adjacent to one another forward and backward as viewed in an IC card inserting direction. Owing to the adoption of the staggered layout, a structure or configuration wherein the amounts of protrusions of socket terminals of a card socket are changed and the socket terminals are laid out in tandem, can be adopted with relative ease. If a connector terminal arrangement of a downward or low-order IC card is adopted as a specific connector terminal sequence as it is, whereas a function dedicated for an upward or high-order IC card is assigned to another staggered connector terminal arrangement, then backward compatibility can also be implemented with ease.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2001Publication date: July 26, 2001Inventors: Hirotaka Nishizawa, Haruji Ishihara, Atsushi Shiraishi, Kouichi Kanemoto, Yousuke Yukawa
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Patent number: 5887212Abstract: A development processing apparatus including a pair of rollers for laminating a silver halide photosensitive material on which an image has been exposed and a processing sheet containing chemicals for forming an image on the silver halide photosensitive material; a heating plate having a curved heating surface for subjecting the silver halide photosensitive material to development processing by heating the silver halide photosensitive material and the processing sheet laminated by the pair of rollers; a transport belt for transporting the silver halide photosensitive material and the processing sheet laminated by the pair of rollers along the heating surface of the heating plate to allow the heating plate to effect the development processing; and a separation roller for separating the silver halide photosensitive material and the processing sheet after completion of the development processing by the heating plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1997Date of Patent: March 23, 1999Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takao Ozaki, Atsushi Shiraishi, Koji Wada, Nobuhiko Hirosawa, Hideaki Iijima
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Patent number: 5531185Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus which thermal design is easy, and which is small in size and light in weight is provided which is operated by a person in a micro-gravity environment. The manufacturing apparatus has a manufacturing unit having an operation side on which an operation is performed directly by the hand of an operator who faces the front of the facility, and a housing section for supporting the manufacturing unit slidably along the operation side and in such a manner as to be pulled out from the front of the apparatus to the outside. The manufacturing unit is housed with the operation side being vertical, and slides substantially horizontally. Also, an observation facility is disposed between two manufacturing unit housed in a constant-temperature tank so that the two facing sides of the member are observed simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1994Date of Patent: July 2, 1996Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Koji Asano, Atsushi Shiraishi, Hidefumi Ueda
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Patent number: 5362325Abstract: A material processing apparatus includes a plurality of syringes provided detachable on a base member and containing fluids that are used for processing a material; A processing chamber is provided detachable on the base member for causing the material processing: An actuation mechanism actuates the plurality of syringes to supply the fluids in the syringes to the processing chamber; An interconnection fixture connects the plurality of syringes to the processing chamber for transporting the fluids in the plurality of syringes to the processing chamber. The plurality of syringes are provided detachable with respect to the interconnection fixture, and the processing chamber is provided detachable with respect to the interconnection fixture.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1993Date of Patent: November 8, 1994Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Atsushi Shiraishi, Koji Asano, Makoto Gotoh, Kotaro Oka
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Patent number: 5157504Abstract: A copy cassette supplying device supplies a copy cassette which holds a copy to be read, to an image reading device. The copy cassette supplying device includes a cassette holder having a vertical array of steps for holding copy cassettes thereon, the cassette holder being movable in a direction along the array of steps. The copy cassette supplying device also includes a cassette identifying unit for identifying copy cassettes to be carried on the steps, and a cassette supply unit for supplying copy cassettes held on the steps of the cassette holder to the image reading device.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1991Date of Patent: October 20, 1992Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Shiraishi, Shinji Itoh, Hideharu Oshima
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Patent number: 5060283Abstract: An image reading method and apparatus includes detecting an optimal position of a slot of a light intercepting plate by reading an output level from a light sensor which receives light passing through the slit, moving the light intercepting plate to an optimal slit position in accordance with the read output level, and correcting any deviations in a scanning direction based on the amount the light intercepting plate is moved.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1990Date of Patent: October 22, 1991Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co. , Ltd.Inventor: Atsushi Shiraishi
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Patent number: 4694348Abstract: A method of driving a liquid crystal display panel of a TV receiver whereby of each set of six scanning lines consisting of three successive lines of one field and three corresponding lines of the succeeding field, three lines are displayed by display elements driven by one scanning electrode and the remaining three lines by display elements driven by an immediately adjacent scanning electrode. One of the three lines to be displayed by the action of each electrode may be omitted. An increase in display resolution of approximately 4/3 is attained, by comparison with a simple prior art drive method.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1986Date of Patent: September 15, 1987Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiyoshi Kamiya, Atsushi Shiraishi, Fuminori Suzuki
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Patent number: 4676710Abstract: A disc-shaped film unit positioning apparatus moves a disc-shaped film unit having a plurality of images circularly disposed thereon to each of the stations by rotating the film unit about the central axis of the apparatus, thereby allowing a predetermined operation to be carried out at each station. A support shaft for fitting thereon the disc-shaped film unit is disposed on a moving table which rotates about the central axis. The support shaft is coupled to a spindle of each station so as to transfer the disc-shaped film unit, thereby allowing the disc-shaped film unit to be automatically loaded onto the moving table and unloaded therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1984Date of Patent: June 30, 1987Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Atsushi Shiraishi
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Patent number: D326848Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1990Date of Patent: June 9, 1992Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Atsushi Shiraishi
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Patent number: D343635Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1992Date of Patent: January 25, 1994Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Atsushi Shiraishi, Mitsuru Iseki