Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Nishigaki
Hiroshi Nishigaki 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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Publication number: 20220395149Abstract: A toilet device includes a toilet seat disposed on an upper side of a toilet; an image sensor provided on a back surface of the toilet seat and configured to image an inner space of a toilet bowl at time of excretion; an open-close acquiring device configured to acquire open-close information of the toilet seat; and an imaging controller configured to determine whether or not to image by the image sensor according to the open-close information of the toilet seat acquired by the open-close acquiring device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Toshiaki SHIMAZU, Emi UEDA, Kenta TANAKA, Nobuhiro TAKI, Hiroshi NISHIGAKI, Masaaki NAGATA
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Publication number: 20210017751Abstract: The toilet seat device includes a function unit arranged in a rear part of the toilet; a toilet seat rotatably attached to the function unit; and a private parts cleaning mechanism part provided in the function unit and having a private parts cleaning function. The private parts cleaning mechanism part has a cleaning water flow passage through which cleaning water flows, the cleaning water flow passage is formed with an air gap that opens the cleaning water flow passage to atmosphere, and the air gap is connectable to a tube member for injecting a descaling agent for removing scale accumulated in the cleaning water flow passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: LIXIL CorporationInventors: Yudai MORIKAWA, Koichi TAKESHITA, Yuji SAITO, Hiroshi NISHIGAKI
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Patent number: 10645333Abstract: A display device includes, a display component, a speaker, a setting component, and a controller. The speaker outputs a first signal having guidance information pertaining to an operation performed on the display device or a status of the display device and a second signal having audio information pertaining to content displayed on the display component. The setting component sets a volume setting value of the display device to performs volume setting. The controller sets output levels of the first signal and the second signal to values corresponding to the volume setting value, respectively, such that the output level of the first signal is greater than or equal to the output level of the second signal, and the output level of the first signal is greater than zero when the volume setting value is set to zero.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanori Matsumoto, Ikuo Kamikubo, Hiroshi Nishigaki, Yuji Imada
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Patent number: 10412337Abstract: A display device comprises a display component, an output component, a setting component, and a controller. The output component outputs a first signal having guidance information and a second signal having audio information pertaining to content. The setting component performs volume setting. The controller controls output levels of the first signal and the second signal. The controller sets the output level of the first signal to a value that is greater than or equal to the output level of the second signal, and sets the output level of the first signal to a value greater than zero when the output level of the second signal is zero.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanori Matsumoto, Ikuo Kamikubo, Hiroshi Nishigaki, Yuji Imada
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Publication number: 20190141278Abstract: A display device includes, a display component, a speaker, a setting component, and a controller. The speaker outputs a first signal having guidance information pertaining to an operation performed on the display device or a status of the display device and a second signal having audio information pertaining to content displayed on the display component. The setting component sets a volume setting value of the display device to performs volume setting. The controller sets output levels of the first signal and the second signal to values corresponding to the volume setting value, respectively, such that the output level of the first signal is greater than or equal to the output level of the second signal, and the output level of the first signal is greater than zero when the volume setting value is set to zero.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2019Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Masanori MATSUMOTO, Ikuo KAMIKUBO, Hiroshi NISHIGAKI, Yuji IMADA
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Publication number: 20170339367Abstract: A display device comprises a display component, an output component, a setting component, and a controller. The output component outputs a first signal having guidance information and a second signal having audio information pertaining to content. The setting component performs volume setting. The controller controls output levels of the first signal and the second signal. The controller sets the output level of the first signal to a value that is greater than or equal to the output level of the second signal, and sets the output level of the first signal to a value greater than zero when the output level of the second signal is zero.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Masanori MATSUMOTO, Ikuo Kamikubo, Hiroshi NISHIGAKI, Yuji IMADA
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Patent number: 9740337Abstract: This projector includes a laser beam generation portion emitting a laser beam on the basis of an input image signal, a projection portion scanning the laser beam, a light detection portion detecting the laser beam reflected by a detection object, and a control portion controlling the laser beam generation portion to project a detection guide beam, different from the laser beam corresponding to the input image signal, for detection by the light detection portion when determining that detection of the laser beam corresponding to the input image signal by the light detection portion is unexpectable on the basis of color information of the input image signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Nishigaki
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Publication number: 20170102828Abstract: This projector includes a laser beam generation portion emitting a laser beam on the basis of an input image signal, a projection portion scanning the laser beam, a light detection portion detecting the laser beam reflected by a detection object, and a control portion controlling the laser beam generation portion to project a detection guide beam, different from the laser beam corresponding to the input image signal, for detection by the light detection portion when determining that detection of the laser beam corresponding to the input image signal by the light detection portion is unexpectable on the basis of color information of the input image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Nishigaki
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Patent number: 9535539Abstract: This projector includes a laser beam generation portion emitting a laser beam on the basis of an input image signal, a projection portion scanning the laser beam, a light detection portion detecting the laser beam reflected by a detection object, and a control portion controlling the laser beam generation portion to project a detection guide beam, different from the laser beam corresponding to the input image signal, for detection by the light detection portion when determining that detection of the laser beam corresponding to the input image signal by the light detection portion is unexpectable on the basis of color information of the input image signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Nishigaki
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Publication number: 20160189674Abstract: A display device includes a display screen that displays an image; and a controller that: obtains a first cumulative value of a blue light output amount from the display screen during a first time period during which the display screen continuously displays the image; and decreases a blue light output from the display screen based on the first cumulative value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Nishigaki, Masahiro Suzuki, Yuji Imada, Masanori Matsumoto, Yuya Nakamura
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Patent number: 9132157Abstract: The present invention is an oral dosage composition for prevention and treatment of hepatic inflammation such as NASH. The present invention is an oral dosage composition for prevention or treatment of hepatic inflammation, contains the radical scavenging active spirulina powder effective in preventing, ameliorating, and curing NASH or the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: SPIRULINA BIO-LAB CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasumasa Kodo, Hiroshi Nishigaki
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Patent number: 8690337Abstract: A projector producing an imaginary input plane with high operability is provided. A projector according to an embodiment projects a VUI screen picture onto a desk, and projects a main projection screen picture to a wall. The projector includes a light receiving element. The light receiving element is arranged in a position where light emitted toward the desk (VUI screen picture) and reflected (or scattered) by an object near the desk enters. The projector calculates a position of the object based on light sensing timing by the light receiving element and light scan positions at various points in time. The projector changes a projected screen picture when it determines that object is simultaneously in contact with a plurality of portions of the VUI screen picture and at least one of contact positions moves.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Nishigaki, Atsuya Hirano, Atsuhiko Chikaoka, Ken Nishioka
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Publication number: 20130236421Abstract: The present invention is an oral dosage composition for prevention and treatment of hepatic inflammation such as NASH. The present invention is an oral dosage composition for prevention or treatment of hepatic inflammation, contains the radical scavenging active spirulina powder effective in preventing, ameliorating, and curing NASH or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: SPIRULINA BIO-LAB CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasumasa Kodo, Hiroshi Nishigaki
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Patent number: 8419195Abstract: This projector includes a laser beam emitting portion emitting a laser beam and a projecting portion projecting an image on an arbitrary projection region by scanning the projection region with the laser beam. This projector further includes a control portion controlling the laser beam emitting portion not to emit the laser beam by stopping supplying current to the laser beam emitting portion in a previously set partial scanning section within a scanning section for the laser beam.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Nishigaki, Atsuya Hirano, Atsuhiko Chikaoka, Ken Nishioka
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Patent number: 8416481Abstract: A laser projector is provided. A laser light source is configured to emit laser light. A scanning section is configured to scan a projection surface in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction with the laser light emitted from the laser light source, thereby forming an image on the projection surface. A generating section is configured to generate a pulse signal. A driving section is configured to reciprocate the scanning section in the horizontal direction in accordance with the pulse signal generated by the generating section. An adjusting section is configured to adjust a pulse pattern of the pulse signal generated by the generating section so as to change a scanning angle range of the scanning section in the horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsuhiko Chikaoka, Atsuya Hirano, Ken Nishioka, Hiroshi Nishigaki
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Patent number: 8408720Abstract: A projector divides and projects a single image onto two different projection surfaces and performs virtual user interface through one projection surface. The projector projects a VUI screen image on a desk and projects a main projected screen image on a wall. The projector includes a light receiving element, which is installed at a position that receives light emitted to the desk (the projection surface of the VUI screen image) and reflected (or scattered) by an object in the vicinity of the desk. The projector calculates a position of the object based on a light detection timing of the light-receiving element and a scanning position of light at each time and changes a projected image based on the calculated position. The projector displays a designated region of the VUI screen image to be brightened.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Nishigaki, Atsuya Hirano, Atsuhiko Chikaoka, Ken Nishioka
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Publication number: 20130069994Abstract: This projector includes a laser beam generation portion emitting a laser beam on the basis of an input image signal, a projection portion scanning the laser beam, a light detection portion detecting the laser beam reflected by a detection object, and a control portion controlling the laser beam generation portion to project a detection guide beam, different from the laser beam corresponding to the input image signal, for detection by the light detection portion when determining that detection of the laser beam corresponding to the input image signal by the light detection portion is unexpectable on the basis of color information of the input image signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroshi Nishigaki
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Publication number: 20130069912Abstract: This projector includes a laser beam emitting portion, a projection portion projecting an image on an arbitrary projection region by scanning laser beams, and a detecting portion detecting a laser beam reflected by the projection region and a detection object and outputting a detection signal corresponding to the detected laser beam, while the detection signal output from the detecting portion is corrected on the basis of a reference signal corresponding to the laser beam reflected by the projection region and detected by the detecting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Nishigaki, Shintaro Izukawa, Atsuya Hirano
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Patent number: 8368006Abstract: A laser projector can generate a pulse signal capable of being generated according to the resolution of the clock signal, the pulse signal having a basic period and a basic pulse width each infinitely approximated to the characteristics of the resonance frequency. Moreover, because the laser projector can generate a pulse signal capable of correcting the errors led to be included in the approximated pulse signal, the laser projector can drive the scanning section with a horizontal vibration width corresponding to the resonance frequency, and can suitably display a projected image on a projection plane.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsuhiko Chikaoka, Atsuya Hirano, Ken Nishioka, Hiroshi Nishigaki
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Patent number: 8294083Abstract: An image display device is provided, by which variations in drive sensitivity of a scan mirror is corrected. Processing executed by a CPU in a laser projector includes the steps of: driving a scanner mirror in a vertical direction; allowing at least one of a green laser and red/blue lasers to emit light; calculating stay time in a light-receiving region in a photoreceptor; comparing the calculated stay time with ideal stay time Tideal; decreasing a tilt of a drive signal for driving the scanner mirror in the vertical direction if the calculated stay time is shorter than the stay time Tideal; and increasing the tilt of the drive signal if the calculated stay time is longer than the stay time Tideal.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ken Nishioka, Atsuya Hirano, Hiroki Matsubara, Hiroshi Nishigaki