Patents by Inventor Hajime Ikebe

Hajime Ikebe 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).

  • System and method for determining peripheral's communication mode over row of pins disposed in a socket connector
    Patent number: 5630170
    Abstract: A peripheral device for use with a data processing apparatus. The apparatus has a peripheral port with a set of terminal pins consisting of first to ninth pins disposed in a row. The first pin is assigned for one of a power source and the ground potential, the ninth pin for the other of the power source and the ground potential, the second, third, seventh and eighth pins for transmitting data signals, and the fourth to sixth pins for transmitting control signals. The apparatus has an element for selecting the communication mode of the peripheral device connected to the peripheral port, based on the data signals transmitted from the second, third, seventh and eighth pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha SEGA Enterprises
    Inventors: Masahiro Koizumi, Naoki Niizuma, Yasuhisa Kawase, Hajime Ikebe