Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Toriumi
Hiroshi Toriumi 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: 20120050035Abstract: A position information acquisition apparatus capable of wireless communication with an imaging apparatus, the position information acquisition apparatus includes position information acquisition means configured to acquire position information that indicates a position of the position information acquisition apparatus, reception means configured to receive a request for the position information from the imaging apparatus; position information transmission means configured to transmit by the wireless communication the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means in response to a request for position information from the imaging apparatus, determination means (209) configured to determine whether the position information acquisition means transmit the position information, and signal transmission means configured to transmit a signal to the imaging apparatus by the wireless communication if the determination means determines that position information acquisition means does not traType: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Morii, Shozo Endo, Shinji Kurokawa, Keita Sonoda, Hidenori Shiba, Tadashi Koyama, Hiroshi Toriumi, Masakazu Nakadokoro
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Patent number: 7671852Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, a state detecting unit, and a setting unit. The display unit includes a display screen on which an image is displayed. The state detecting unit detects a light emission state of a pixel of the display screen. The setting unit sets the pixel to any one of a display mode and a charge mode based on a result of detection by the state detecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2006Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Takayuki Kasuya, Hiroshi Toriumi, Naoko Ito, Koji Suzuki, Fumiko Kikuchi, Akio Fukushima
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Publication number: 20090307629Abstract: In an on-vehicle audio device (10), a CPU (111) executes a music composition search process. In the music composition search process, when an icon is selected from an icon selection region (220) on a display screen (210) and arranged in an icon setting region (230), the icon is set as an icon represent ting a search condition. Here, a music composition having a music composition characteristic amount corresponding to the attribute of the icon is searched from a music composition DB (151). On the other hand, when a plurality of icons are arranged while being superposed in the icon setting region (230), a synthesized icon corresponding to the superposition is displayed in the icon setting region (230) according to a preset correspondence, so as to search a music composition having the music composition characteristic amount corresponding to the attribute of the synthesized icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2006Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Naoaki Horiuchi, Hiroshi Toriumi, Akio Fukushima, Fumiko Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20070195010Abstract: A display unit displays an image, and includes plural independent image displays. A sound output unit outputs sound corresponding to an image displayed on the display unit. A storage unit stores image data of an image to be displayed on the display unit, sound data to be output by the sound output unit, and various kinds of content data. A switch detects various instructions input by a user. An input/output unit inputs and outputs image data and sound data communicated between the image displays. A power supply unit supplies a current to each functional unit. A controller controls display of an image on the display unit, while enlarging a single image displayed on a single image display to display enlarged image on an entire display unit, and reducing a single image displayed on the entire display unit to display reduced-sized image on a single image display.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2006Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventors: Hiroshi Toriumi, Akio Fukushima, Fumiko Kikuchi, Koji Suzuki, Naoko Ito, Takayuki Kasuya
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Publication number: 20070146244Abstract: A display device that displays an image on a display screen includes plural light emitting members arranged along the display screen. The light emitting members emit light along a longitudinal direction thereof, and are coupled so that the light emitting members can be rolled around center of axis parallel to the longitudinal direction. The rolled light emitting members are stored in a storage unit such that one side of the display screen is supported by a support member provided in the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Akio Fukushima, Hiroshi Toriumi, Fumiko Kikuchi, Naoko Ito, Koji Suzuki, Takayuki Kasuya
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Publication number: 20070085844Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, a state detecting unit, and a setting unit. The display unit includes a display screen on which an image is displayed. The state detecting unit detects a light emission state of a pixel of the display screen. The setting unit sets the pixel to any one of a display mode and a charge mode based on a result of detection by the state detecting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2006Publication date: April 19, 2007Inventors: Takayuki Kasuya, Hiroshi Toriumi, Naoko Ito, Koji Suzuki, Fumiko Kikuchi, Akio Fukushima
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Publication number: 20070085845Abstract: In a display control apparatus, a detecting unit detects a bend in a flexible display having a flex sensor, a determining unit determines, based on detected bend, a command to the flexible display, and a control unit controls the flexible display to display an image of pages being sequentially turned based on the display command.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2006Publication date: April 19, 2007Inventors: Fumiko Kikuchi, Hiroshi Toriumi, Naoko Ito, Takayuki Kasuya, Koji Suzuki, Akio Fukushima
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Patent number: 7038851Abstract: An image display device includes a display portion, an image transmission panel, a stereo frame and a video signal supply portion. The display portion has an image display surface for displaying an image inclusive of a stereo image. The image transmission panel is disposed in a space on a side opposite to the display portion so as to be separated from and parallel to the image display surface. The image transmission panel forms the image displayed on the image display surface. The stereo frame is disposed on a part of an image-forming plane where the image is formed. The video signal supply portion supplies a video signal to the display portion so that the stereo image formed on the image-forming plane moves between an inside space of the stereo frame and an outside space of the stereo frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2003Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Masaru Ishikawa, Hiroshi Toriumi
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Patent number: 6972738Abstract: An image display machine includes a first planar display to present a two-dimensional image. The two-dimensional image includes an object image. The display machine also includes an image transmitting panel which has a micro lens array. The image transmitting panel is placed in parallel to the first display. The micro lens array includes a plurality of lenses, and has an effective area greater than the object image. The image transmitting panel creates an imaging plane to show a real image of the two-dimensional image on the side opposite the first display. The display machine further includes a second display to present a background image. The second display is located between the imaging plane and the micro lens array. The second display has a transparent or semitransparent area. The display machine has a simple structure, but is able to display the two-dimensional image stereoscopically.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2002Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Masaru Ishikawa, Hiroshi Toriumi
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Publication number: 20030214577Abstract: An image display device includes a display portion, an image transmission panel, a stereo frame and a video signal supply portion. The display portion has an image display surface for displaying an image inclusive of a stereo image. The image transmission panel is disposed in a space on a side opposite to the display portion so as to be separated from and parallel to the image display surface. The image transmission panel forms the image displayed on the image display surface. The stereo frame is disposed on a part of an image-forming plane where the image is formed. The video signal supply portion supplies a video signal to the display portion so that the stereo image formed on the image-forming plane moves between an inside space of the stereo frame and an outside space of the stereo frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2003Publication date: November 20, 2003Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Masaru Ishikawa, Hiroshi Toriumi
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Publication number: 20030095079Abstract: An image display machine includes a first planar display to present a two-dimensional image. The two-dimensional image includes an object image. The display machine also includes an image transmitting panel which has a micro lens array. The image transmitting panel is placed in parallel to the first display. The micro lens array includes a plurality of lenses, and has an effective area greater than the object image. The image transmitting panel creates an imaging plane to show a real image of the two-dimensional image on the side opposite the first display. The display machine further includes a second display to present a background image. The second display is located between the imaging plane and the micro lens array. The second display has a transparent or semitransparent area. The display machine has a simple structure, but is able to display the two-dimensional image stereoscopically.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Masaru Ishikawa, Hiroshi Toriumi
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Patent number: 6562244Abstract: A method and an apparatus for disinfecting drainage are provided. A bromine-based or iodine-based disinfectant is added to water to obtain disinfecting water, and the disinfecting water is added to predetermined drainage. The apparatus has a device for producing disinfecting water from a disinfectant and drainage, a sand basin, and a channel for introducing the disinfecting water into the sand basin, and the drainage is disinfected while the drainage is dwelling in the sand basin.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2001Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Ebara CorporationInventors: Yoshiharu Yasuhara, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Kazunari Tanaka, Yuichi Fuchu, Yutaka Niida, Hideyuki Yoshida, Hiromasa Kaihatsu, Hiroshi Toriumi, Hiroshi Takasu, Tadashi Nagawa, Sumio Komine
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Patent number: 6062868Abstract: A sing-along data transmitting method includes the steps of providing a sing-along data center for supplying background video data and music data, and providing a plurality of sing-along data receiving terminals for receiving the background video data and music data fed from the sing-along data center. The next step is transmitting a plurality of background video data by way of a plurality of different channels, and transmitting music data of a plurality of melodies by way of at least one channel. The method further includes the step of transmitting a channel data indicating a channel through which said background video data corresponding to a selected music is being transmitted, with the channel data being transmitted together with music data. There is also provided a sing-along data transmitting/receiving system for carrying out the above sing-along data transmitting method.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1996Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Pioneer Electronic CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Toriumi
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Patent number: 4454538Abstract: A CATV system having a central facility connected through cables to a number of terminal units to establish two-way data communication. Each terminal unit includes a PLL that oscillates at a frequency corresponding to a channel selected. A frequency divider circuit subjects an output frequency of the PLL circuit to frequency division to provide a carrier frequency for an up-stream data signal. The central facility transmits programs and down-stream data signals through a plurality of channels. Each terminal unit transmits an up-stream data signal to the central facility by using an exclusive frequency corresponding to a channel selected.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 1982Date of Patent: June 12, 1984Assignee: Pioneer Electronic CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Toriumi