Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Kawasaki

Katsuhiko Kawasaki 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).

  • Patent number: 8983149
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus for selecting images used in an album indicating a group of a plurality of images includes a person setting unit configured to set a person appearing in an image included in the album, an image evaluation unit configured to evaluate an image based on a composition of the image, a count unit configured to count a number of times in which the person set by the person setting unit appears in a plurality of images, and a selection unit configured to select images used in the album based on evaluation made by the image evaluation unit, and a count value obtained by the count unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Shigeki Mori
  • Publication number: 20140118068
    Abstract: An amplification output control device includes: a determination unit that determines whether or not a gain of a power amplifier varies based on a monitor value of input power from a driver amplifier to the power amplifier, and, when determining that the gain varies, outputs a monitor value of output power of the power amplifier to a driver control unit to cause the driver control unit to execute control of a bias voltage of the driver amplifier; and a control unit that determines whether or not the gain varies based on the monitor value of the output power of the power amplifier when determining that the gain does not vary based on the monitor value of the input power to the power amplifier, and, when determining that the gain varies, controls the bias voltage of the power amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsuhiko KAWASAKI, Mitsuhiko MANPO, Shigeki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 7812819
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first display control unit configured to display information on a display screen, a detection unit configured to detect the operation direction and an operation amount of a direction inputting operation, a scroll control unit configured to scroll the information displayed on the display screen in the operation direction detected by the detection unit, and a second display control unit configured to control the display of information so that the higher the operation amount detected by the detection unit, the wider a display area becomes in the operation direction detected by the detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Kenichiro Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 7702546
    Abstract: An article storage apparatus which enables categories to be subsequently assigned to storage sections or categories given to storage sections to be changed according to the progress of the user's storing operation or the user's desire. A plurality of storage shelves are provided to store articles. A RFID reader reads out a category assigned to an article to be stored in each of the storage shelves. A controller sets a category to be assigned to each storage shelf according to the category assigned to the article stored in the storage shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Yasuhiro Komori, Tsuyoshi Yagisawa
  • Publication number: 20080079691
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a switch configured to detect a first operation and a second operation and a display screen includes a first display control unit configured to display information on the display screen according to a first setting, a second display control unit configured to, when the first operation is detected by the switch, display information on the display screen according to a second setting that is set when the second operation is detected by the switch, and a third display control unit configured to shift from the first setting to the second setting when the second operation is detected after the first operation is detected and before the detected first operation is canceled, and to display information on the display screen according to the first setting when it is detected that the first operation is canceled while the second operation is not detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideo Kuboyama, Katsuhiko Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 7330868
    Abstract: A command for incrementing a numeric value is inputted by pressing a “2” key. A command for decrementing the numeric value is inputted by depressing an “8” key. At least one of a process for incrementing the numeric value by the amount of increment according to the length of time during which the “2” key is held down and a process for decrementing the numeric value by the amount of decrement according to the length of time during which the “8” key is held down is performed to determine a value to be input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Tsuyoshi Yagisawa, Makoto Hirota
  • Publication number: 20070290994
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first display control unit configured to display information on a display screen, a detection unit configured to detect the operation direction and an operation amount of a direction inputting operation, a scroll control unit configured to scroll the information displayed on the display screen in the operation direction detected by the detection unit, and a second display control unit configured to control the display of information so that the higher the operation amount detected by the detection unit, the wider a display area becomes in the operation direction detected by the detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Kenichiro Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 7147901
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to obtain a double-side ink jet recording sheet at least one side of which has gloss surface and in which scratches caused by rubbing of sheets hardly occur. According to the present invention, there is obtained a double-side ink jet recording sheet comprising a support provided with at least one ink-receiving layer on each of both sides, wherein at least one side has a gloss surface having a 75° specular glossiness of not less than 40% and the ink-receiving layer on the side opposite to the side having gloss surface contains organic particles having an average particle diameter of 2–40 ?m. The outermost layer of the side having the gloss surface is preferably formed by subjecting to pressure-contact specular finishing by cast-coating method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited
    Inventors: Kunio Kasamatsu, Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Suguru Kashima
  • Publication number: 20060095263
    Abstract: A character string input apparatus having specifying means for specifying a category of a character, and speech receiving means for receiving speech, wherein a character string is input based upon a specifying input from the specifying means and speech that has been received by the speech receiving means, is provided. Obtaining means obtains a plurality of character strings based-upon a series of specifying inputs by the specifying means. Generating means which, on the basis of the plurality of character strings obtained by the obtaining means, generates speech recognition grammar with respect to speech received by the speech receiving means following the series of specifying inputs. Speech recognition means performs speech recognition, using the speech recognition grammar generated by the generating means, with respect to the speech received by the speech receiving means following the series of specifying inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Makoto Hirota
  • Publication number: 20050182622
    Abstract: A state of a system, such as a printer or wireless device set, is monitored and sound information corresponding to the state of the system is output. An output mode for output sound information can be set by a user to a mode (e.g., silent mode) in which the sound information output manner is controlled by the user. When the sound information corresponding to the operation state of the system is acquired, if the output mode for the sound information is set to the silent mode, the acquired sound information is silenced, and the silenced sound information is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Hiroki Yamamoto, Kenichiro Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi Yagisawa
  • Publication number: 20050158151
    Abstract: An article storage apparatus which enables categories to be subsequently assigned to storage sections or categories given to storage sections to be changed according to the progress of the user's storing operation or the user's desire. A plurality of storage shelves are provided to store articles. A RFID reader reads out a category assigned to an article to be stored in each of the storage shelves. A controller sets a category to be assigned to each storage shelf according to the category assigned to the article stored in the storage shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Yasuhiro Komori, Tsuyoshi Yagisawa
  • Patent number: 6728224
    Abstract: A portable mobile terminal or a transmission unit, applicable to multiplex radiocommunication systems including a CDMA, comprises a modulating section for modulating a transmission signal by using a spectrum spread system, an amplifying section for amplifying the modulated transmission signal to a needed transmission power, a plurality of variable gain units provided between the modulating section and the amplifying section to be connected in series to each other to provide an ability of changing a gain of the transmission signal modulated by the modulating section, and respectively having gain-to-phase characteristics set to cancel a phase variation of the transmission signal to the entire gain variation, and a control section for controlling a gain of each of the variable gain units. The portable mobile terminal and the transmission unit can control the transmission power in multistage throughout a wide range, and can minimize the phase variation of the transmission signal at that time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Shinji Kakizaki, Kunitoshi Yonekura, Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Youji Nakata
  • Publication number: 20040078416
    Abstract: A command for incrementing a numeric value is inputted by pressing a “2” key. A command for decrementing the numeric value is inputted by depressing an “8” key. At least one of a process for incrementing the numeric value by the amount of increment according to the length of time during which the “2” key is held down and a process for decrementing the numeric value by the amount of decrement according to the length of time during which the “8” key is held down is performed to determine a value to be input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Tsuyoshi Yagisawa, Makoto Hirota
  • Publication number: 20040058145
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to obtain a double-side ink jet recording sheet at least one side of which has gloss surface and in which scratches caused by rubbing of sheets hardly occur. According to the present invention, there is obtained a double-side ink jet recording sheet comprising a support provided with at least one ink-receiving layer on each of both sides, wherein at least one side has a gloss surface having a 75° specular glossiness of not less than 40% and the ink-receiving layer on the side opposite to the side having gloss surface contains organic particles having an average particle diameter of 2-40 &mgr;m. The outermost layer of the side having the gloss surface is preferably formed by subjecting to pressure-contact specular finishing by cast-coating method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Kunio Kasamatsu, Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Suguru Kashima
  • Publication number: 20030158735
    Abstract: With this invention, an information processing apparatus which has an audio data playback function and text-to-speech synthesis function allows the user to input an instruction by a fewer operations and provides a fast-forward/fast-reverse function optimal to speech synthesis. During speech synthesis, an instruction input by a button operation is supplied to a speech synthesis unit. When playback of audio data is underway, but speech synthesis is inactive, an instruction input by a button operation is supplied to an audio data playback unit. In a fast-forward mode, an abstract is read aloud or head parts of sentences are read aloud. In a fast-reverse mode, head parts of sentences are read aloud. Also, given tones are generated in correspondence with skipped parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Yamada, Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Toshiaki Fukada, Yasuo Okutani
  • Patent number: 6338891
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ink jet recording sheet excellent in ink absorption properties, surface gloss, transparency and color of recorded images. The ink jet recording sheet has a gloss like photographic papers and has a high transparency, and can be used as OHP films. In this ink jet recording sheet, an ink receiving layer containing a pseudo-boehmite alumina hydrate and a binder is provided on a support, the ratio of a pore volume of the pores having a radius of 13 nm or more and less than 50 nm to a pore volume of the pores having a radius of 3 nm or more and less than 13 nm is 0.3-0.9 or the pore volume of the pores having a radius of 13 nm or more and less than 50 nm is 0.1-0.5 ml/g. Furthermore, the ink receiving layer has a surface pH of 4.0-5.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Tetsuya Uto, Mitsuhiro Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20010051511
    Abstract: The invention relates to transmitting power control equipment for controlling the level of a transmission wave at the transmitting end of a radio transmission system and transmitting equipment incorporating this transmitting power control equipment. In the radio transmission system to which the invention is applied, the gains of amplifiers disposed individually in a pre-stage and a subsequent stage of means for executing frequency conversion in a transmission wave generation process are kept at suitable values with respect to a level at which the transmission wave is to be transmitted, and are properly updated. Therefore, transmission quality can be highly maintained over a broad dynamic range of transmitting power to be set, in comparison with prior art equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinji Kakizaki, Shigeki Takahashi, Katsuhiko Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 6076061
    Abstract: A viewpoint of a user is detected in a viewpoint detecting process, and how long the detected viewpoint has stayed in an area is determined. The obtained viewpoint and its trace is displayed on a display unit. In a recognition information controlling process, the relationship between the viewpoint (in an area) and/or its movement, and recognition information (words, sentences, grammar, etc.) is obtained as weight P(). When the user pronounces a word (or sentence), the speech is inputted and A/D converted via a speech input unit. Next, in a speech recognition process, a speech recognition probability PS() is obtained. Finally, speech recognition is performed on the basis of a product of the weight P() and the speech recognition probability PS(). Accordingly, classes of the recognition information are controlled in accordance with the movement of the user's viewpoint, thereby improving the speech recognition probability and the speed of recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Yasunori Ohora, Yasuhiro Komori
  • Patent number: 6023481
    Abstract: A module includes an element having a temperature response, a Peltier element thermally coupled to the element having the temperature response, and a capacitance component electrically coupled to the Peltier element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Masaki Kuribayashi, Tetsuo Ishizuka, Katsuhiko Kawasaki, Shuuichi Matsuura
  • Patent number: 5220629
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reading out a feature parameter and a driver sound source stored in a VCV (vowel-consonant-vowel) speech segment file, sequentially connecting the readout parameter and the readout sound source information in accordance with a predetermined rule, and supplying connected data to a speech synthesizer, thereby generating a speech output, includes a memory for storing the average power of each vowel, and a power controller for controlling the apparatus to normalize a VCV speech segment so that powers at both ends of each VCV segment coincide with the average power of each vowel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Kosaka, Atsushi Sakurai, Junichi Tamura, Yasunori Ohora, Takeshi Fujita, Takashi Aso, Katsuhiko Kawasaki