Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Shibata

Hiroshi Shibata 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: 20210360398
    Abstract: A communication device may receive a specific signal from a first external device; display a first instruction screen; in a case where it is instructed that the target process is to be executed in a situation where the first instruction screen is displayed, send a public key to the first external device, wherein in a case where it is not instructed that the target process is to be executed in the situation where the first instruction screen is displayed, the public key is not sent; after the public key has been sent to the first external device, receive an authentication request from the first external device; send an authentication response to the first external device; receive connection information from the first external device; and establish, by using the connection information, a wireless connection between the communication device and a second external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Satoshi Suzuki, Hiroshi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20210305360
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has: a semiconductor substrate; a trench that extends from a first surface of the semiconductor substrate towards an interior of the semiconductor substrate, and that has a recess/protrusion structure on a side wall surface thereof; a semiconductor film that is formed so as to cover the side wall surface of the trench, be continuous with the side wall surface, and extend onto the first surface of the semiconductor substrate; an opposite electrode having a first portion that is provided at a position opposing the semiconductor substrate while sandwiching the semiconductor film therebetween, and that extends on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a second portion that is continuous with the first portion and extends so as to fill the trench; and an insulating film that insulates the semiconductor film from the opposite electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: LAPIS Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20210294544
    Abstract: A communication device may: comprise an output unit configured to output first information obtained by using a first public key in a memory in a case where a predetermined instruction is inputted to the communication device; after the first information has been outputted, receive an authentication request in which the first public key is used from a terminal device; send an authentication response to the terminal device; establish a wireless connection between the communication device and an external device; and in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied after the first information has been outputted, create a second public key different from the first public key and store the second public key in the memory. In a case where the predetermined instruction is inputted to the communication device again, the output unit may be configured to output second information obtained by using the second public key in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20210289356
    Abstract: An in-vehicle control device performs authentication using a variable authentication key when the authentication is requested upon executing a predetermined process involving communication with an external communication server, and executes the predetermined process and stores, as the variable authentication key, at least a part of information on the communication upon executing the predetermined process when the authentication using the variable authentication key is certified. As such, since the in-vehicle control device and the external communication server automatically certify each other's validity using the variable authentication keys, a user does not need to certify the validity, thereby improving the efficiency of the authentication for the communication between a vehicle and the external communication server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi OKUDA, Atsushi KAMADA, Atsushi TABATA, Hiroshi SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 11109228
    Abstract: A communication device may receive a specific signal from a first external device; display a first instruction screen; in a case where it is instructed that the target process is to be executed in a situation where the first instruction screen is displayed, send a public key to the first external device, wherein in a case where it is not instructed that the target process is to be executed in the situation where the first instruction screen is displayed, the public key is not sent; after the public key has been sent to the first external device, receive an authentication request from the first external device; send an authentication response to the first external device; receive connection information from the first external device; and establish, by using the connection information, a wireless connection between the communication device and a second external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Suzuki, Hiroshi Shibata
  • Patent number: 11029897
    Abstract: A communication device may: comprise an output unit configured to output first information obtained by using a first public key in a memory in a case where a predetermined instruction is inputted to the communication device; after the first information has been outputted, receive an authentication request in which the first public key is used from a terminal device; send an authentication response to the terminal device; establish a wireless connection between the communication device and an external device; and in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied after the first information has been outputted, create a second public key different from the first public key and store the second public key in the memory. In a case where the predetermined instruction is inputted to the communication device again, the output unit may be configured to output second information obtained by using the second public key in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroshi Shibata
  • Patent number: 11015017
    Abstract: The resin composition for encapsulating semiconductor of the present invention is a resin composition for encapsulating semiconductor including an epoxy resin, a curing agent, an inorganic filler, and carbon black fine particles, in which when the resin composition for encapsulating semiconductor is injection-molded to have a length of 80 mm, a width of 10 mm and a thickness of 4 mm under conditions of a mold temperature of 175° C., an injection pressure of 10 MPa, and a curing time of 120 seconds, and then heated at 175° C. for 4 hours to obtain a cured product, and then a surface of the obtained cured product is observed with a fluorescence microscope, a maximum particle diameter of aggregates of the carbon black fine particles is 50 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Kotani, Hiroshi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20210118916
    Abstract: A semiconductor device production system using a laser crystallization method is provided which can avoid forming grain boundaries in a channel formulation region of a TFT, thereby preventing grain boundaries rom lowering the mobility of the TFT greatly, from lowering ON current, and from increasing OFF current. Rectangular or stripe pattern depression and projection portions are formed on an insulating film. A semiconductor film is formed on the insulating film. The semiconductor film is irradiated with continuous wave laser light by running the laser light along the stripe pattern depression and projection portions of the insulating film or along the major or minor axis direction of the rectangle. Although continuous wave laser light is most preferred among laser light, it is also possible to use pulse oscillation laser light in irradiating the semiconductor film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Atsuo ISOBE, Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Koji DAIRIKI, Hiroshi SHIBATA, Chiho KOKUBO, Tatsuya ARAO, Masahiko HAYAKAWA, Hidekazu MIYAIRI, Akihisa SHIMOMURA, Koichiro TANAKA, Mai AKIBA
  • Publication number: 20210099305
    Abstract: A communication device may cause an output unit to output first specific information obtained by using a first public key in a case where a first specific signal is received from a first external device, receive a first authentication request in which the first public key is used from the first external device which has obtained the first public key, send a first authentication response to the first external device in a case where the first authentication request is received from the first external device, and establish a first wireless connection with the first external device in a case where the first authentication response is sent to the first external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Takeshi SHIBATA, Hiroshi SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20210099950
    Abstract: A communication device may execute an output control process for externally outputting output information obtained by using a public key, receive an authentication request in which the public key is used from a terminal device, send an authentication response to the terminal device, receive N pieces of wireless setting information from the terminal device, send, by using each of the N pieces of wireless setting information, a confirm signal to an access point corresponding to each of the N pieces of wireless setting information, receive a response signal in response to sending the confirm signal from each of M access points among N access points, select a target access point from among the M access points, and establish a wireless connection with the target access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20210064310
    Abstract: A first communication device may execute an output control process of externally outputting, output information, the output information obtained using a public key of the first communication device, receive an authentication request from a second communication device that has obtained the public key, send a first authentication response to the second communication device via the wireless interface in a case where it is determined that a wireless connection has been established between the first communication device and a first access point, the first authentication response including first role information indicating that the first communication device is to serve a first role which is a role of sending first wireless setting information to the second communication device, and send the first wireless setting information to the second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20210002414
    Abstract: The resin composition for encapsulating semiconductor of the present invention is a resin composition for encapsulating semiconductor including an epoxy resin, a curing agent, an inorganic filler, and carbon black fine particles, in which when the resin composition for encapsulating semiconductor is injection-molded to have a length of 80 mm, a width of 10 mm and a thickness of 4 mm under conditions of a mold temperature of 175° C., an injection pressure of 10 MPa, and a curing time of 120 seconds, and then heated at 175° C. for 4 hours to obtain a cured product, and then a surface of the obtained cured product is observed with a fluorescence microscope, a maximum particle diameter of aggregates of the carbon black fine particles is 50 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro KOTANI, Hiroshi SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20210007164
    Abstract: A communication device may output information according to a first scheme in a case where a first instruction is obtained in a first state, shift to a second state in a case where the first instruction is obtained in the first state, and shift to a third state in a case where a second instruction is obtained in the second state. In the first state, an authentication request according to the first scheme is not responded to and a search signal according to a second scheme is not responded to. In the second state, the authentication request using only a target channel can responded to and the search signal is not responded to. In the third state, the authentication request using only the target channel can be responded and the search signal using only the target channel can be responded to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventor: Hiroshi SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 10879272
    Abstract: A semiconductor device production system using a laser crystallization method is provided which can avoid forming grain boundaries in a channel formation region of a TFT, thereby preventing grain boundaries from lowering the mobility of the TFT greatly, from lowering ON current, and from increasing OFF current. Rectangular or stripe pattern depression and projection portions are formed on an insulating film. A semiconductor film is formed on the insulating film. The semiconductor film is irradiated with continuous wave laser light by running the laser light along the stripe pattern depression and projection portions of the insulating film or along the major or minor axis direction of the rectangle. Although continuous wave laser light is most preferred among laser light, it is also possible to use pulse oscillation laser light in irradiating the semiconductor film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuo Isobe, Shunpei Yamazaki, Koji Dairiki, Hiroshi Shibata, Chiho Kokubo, Tatsuya Arao, Masahiko Hayakawa, Hidekazu Miyairi, Akihisa Shimomura, Koichiro Tanaka, Mai Akiba
  • Publication number: 20200396582
    Abstract: A communication device may, in response to a wireless link via a first wireless interface being established with a terminal device while the communication device is a first parent station state, receive predetermined information from the terminal device via a second wireless interface, if the predetermined information is received, shift the communication device from the first parent station state to a second parent station state, wherein the communication device is maintained in the first parent station state if the predetermined information is not received even if the wireless link via the first wireless interface has been established with the terminal device and after the communication device has been shifted to the second parent station state, establish a first wireless connection via the second wireless interface with the terminal device so as to cause the terminal device to participate in the second wireless network as a child station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi Suzuki, Hirotaka Asakura, Yusuke Shimada, Hiroshi Shibata
  • Patent number: 10813144
    Abstract: A communication device may, in response to a wireless link via a first wireless interface being established with a terminal device while the communication device is a first parent station state, receive predetermined information from the terminal device via a second wireless interface, if the predetermined information is received, shift the communication device from the first parent station state to a second parent station state, wherein the communication device is maintained in the first parent station state if the predetermined information is not received even if the wireless link via the first wireless interface has been established with the terminal device and after the communication device has been shifted to the second parent station state, establish a first wireless connection via the second wireless interface with the terminal device so as to cause the terminal device to participate in the second wireless network as a child station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Suzuki, Hirotaka Asakura, Yusuke Shimada, Hiroshi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20200326895
    Abstract: A communication device may receive a specific signal from a first external device; after the specific signal has been received from the first external device, cause an output unit of the communication device to output specific information obtained by using a public key; after the specific information has been outputted, receive an authentication request in which the public key is used from the first external device; in a case where the authentication request is received from the first external device, send an authentication response to the first external device; after the authentication response has been sent to the first external device, receive connection information from the first external device; and in a case where the connection information is received from the first external device, establish, by using the connection information, a wireless connection between the communication device and a second external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroshi Shibata
  • Patent number: 10805504
    Abstract: A communication device may receive first specific information from a first terminal device, establish a second wireless connection with a second terminal device after the first specific information has been received from the first terminal device, receive second specific information from the second terminal device after the second wireless connection has been established with the second terminal device, determine whether the first terminal device is identical to the second terminal device by using the first specific information and the second specific information in a case where the second specific information is received from the second terminal device, disconnect the second wireless connection in a case where it is determined that the first terminal device is not identical to the second terminal device, and not disconnect the second wireless connection in a case where it is determined that the first terminal device is identical to the second terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroshi Shibata
  • Patent number: 10779335
    Abstract: A communication device may, in response to a wireless link via a first wireless interface being established with a terminal device while the communication device is a first parent station state, receive predetermined information from the terminal device via a second wireless interface, if the predetermined information is received, shift the communication device from the first parent station state to a second parent station state, wherein the communication device is maintained in the first parent station state if the predetermined information is not received even if the wireless link via the first wireless interface has been established with the terminal device and after the communication device has been shifted to the second parent station state, establish a first wireless connection via the second wireless interface with the terminal device so as to cause the terminal device to participate in the second wireless network as a child station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Suzuki, Hirotaka Asakura, Yusuke Shimada, Hiroshi Shibata
  • Patent number: 10719280
    Abstract: A communication device may receive a specific signal from a first external device; after the specific signal has been received from the first external device, cause an output unit of the communication device to output specific information obtained by using a public key; after the specific information has been outputted, receive an authentication request in which the public key is used from the first external device; in a case where the authentication request is received from the first external device, send an authentication response to the first external device; after the authentication response has been sent to the first external device, receive connection information from the first external device; and in a case where the connection information is received from the first external device, establish, by using the connection information, a wireless connection between the communication device and a second external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroshi Shibata