Patents by Inventor Katsutoyo Inoue
Katsutoyo Inoue 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: 20230241780Abstract: The robotic system includes a robotic arm; a shape information acquisition section acquiring shape information of an object, based on a time difference between time when laser beam is emitted by an light emitting section and time when reflected light is received by a light receiving section; an inertial sensor acquiring position information of the robotic arm during damped vibration when the moving robotic arm becomes stationary; and a control section identifying the position and posture of an object, based on shape information and position information, wherein the control section performs first control to identify a position and an posture of the object based on shape information and position information at a first time and shape information and position information at a second time after the first time during damped vibration of the robotic arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventor: Katsutoyo INOUE
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Publication number: 20230229544Abstract: A presentation system of trouble recovery means, including: an acquisition section that acquires, generated based on error time-series information, in which operation information on a robot and information on errors of the robot are linked with time, and error solution method information in which past occurrences of the errors and solution methods of the errors are linked, first information displayed as dots along time for each error number, wherein time is a first axis of a graph and error number is a second axis of the graph, second information, in which contents of errors corresponding to error numbers are displayed in language or numbers, and occurrence frequency of each error is displayed in degrees, and the third information regarding resolution means for resolving errors, the third information being generated based on the first information and the second information; and a notification section that notifies the information acquired by the acquisition section.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventor: Katsutoyo INOUE
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Patent number: 11243500Abstract: An electronic device and a time correction system acquire time zone-related information through a network and correct the current time at the current location, and reduce power consumption. An electronic timepiece has a time display unit; a communicator that connects to abase station; and a controller. The controller executes a base station information acquisition process of acquiring from the base station base station information unique to the base station, an acquired information evaluation process determining whether or not to acquire time zone-related information based on the base station information, a time zone information acquisition process of acquiring time zone-related information based on the base station information when acquiring time zone-related information is determined in the acquired information evaluation process, and a time correction process of correcting the displayed time based on the acquired time zone-related information.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Inventor: Katsutoyo Inoue
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Patent number: 11134490Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a communication interface configured to selectively receive a first signal having a first carrier frequency transmitted for a first period by a first transmitter, and a second signal having a second carrier frequency different from the first carrier frequency and transmitted for a second period not continuous with the first period by a second transmitter different from the first transmitter, and a control circuit configured to cause the communication interface to execute the first signal for a third period including the first period and to, when the communication interface does not receive the first signal during the third period, cause the communication interface to execute reception processing of the second signal for a fourth period including the second period and being not continuous with the third period.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Inventor: Katsutoyo Inoue
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Patent number: 11129121Abstract: In an information delivery system, the terminal transmits a first request requesting time information to a network server, the network server transmits a second request requesting time information to a time server connected to a network in response to the first request, the network server receives first time information as a response to the second request from the time server, and after a lapse of a predetermined time from reception of the first request, the network server transmits second time information measured based on the first time information to the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Inventor: Katsutoyo Inoue
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Publication number: 20200314783Abstract: In an information delivery system, the terminal transmits a first request requesting time information to a network server, the network server transmits a second request requesting time information to a time server connected to a network in response to the first request, the network server receives first time information as a response to the second request from the time server, and after a lapse of a predetermined time from reception of the first request, the network server transmits second time information measured based on the first time information to the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventor: Katsutoyo INOUE
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Publication number: 20200170015Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a communication interface configured to selectively receive a first signal having a first carrier frequency transmitted for a first period by a first transmitter, and a second signal having a second carrier frequency different from the first carrier frequency and transmitted for a second period not continuous with the first period by a second transmitter different from the first transmitter, and a control circuit configured to cause the communication interface to execute the first signal for a third period including the first period and to, when the communication interface does not receive the first signal during the third period, cause the communication interface to execute reception processing of the second signal for a fourth period including the second period and being not continuous with the third period.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventor: Katsutoyo INOUE
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Patent number: 10638542Abstract: A gateway device includes: a first communication unit that communicates with an electronic device; a second communication unit that communicates with a computer communication network; a third communication unit that communicates with a gateway device different from the gateway device and has a different communication scheme from the second communication unit; and a processing unit that controls communication. The processing unit performs control such that the electronic device and the computer communication network are able to communicate with each other via the second communication unit when the second communication unit is able to communicate with the computer communication network, and performs control such that the third communication unit enables the electronic device and the computer communication network to communicate with each other via the gateway device when the second communication unit is not able to communicate with the computer communication network.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Katsutoyo Inoue, Yasumasa Nakajima
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Publication number: 20190137949Abstract: An electronic device and a time correction system acquire time zone-related information through a network and correct the current time at the current location, and reduce power consumption. An electronic timepiece has a time display unit; a communicator that connects to abase station; and a controller. The controller executes a base station information acquisition process of acquiring from the base station base station information unique to the base station, an acquired information evaluation process determining whether or not to acquire time zone-related information based on the base station information, a time zone information acquisition process of acquiring time zone-related information based on the base station information when acquiring time zone-related information is determined in the acquired information evaluation process, and a time correction process of correcting the displayed time based on the acquired time zone-related information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventor: Katsutoyo INOUE
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Publication number: 20190053739Abstract: A wearable apparatus which rapidly outputs a result of personal authentication without performing a personal authentication process on a user every time. A wearable apparatus includes an authentication processing unit that performs personal authentication for a user wearing the wearable apparatus, a detection unit that detects a mounting state of the wearable apparatus, a determination processing unit that determines whether a result of the personal authentication is valid or invalid on the basis of the mounting state detected by the detection unit, and a control unit that omits the personal authentication in the authentication processing unit, and outputs a result of the personal authentication in a case where the user is personally authenticated by the authentication processing unit, and then the result of the personal authentication is determined as being valid by the determination processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Katsutoyo INOUE, Tatsuya KITAZAWA, Hiroaki HOSOMI
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Publication number: 20190029074Abstract: A gateway device includes: a first communication unit that communicates with an electronic device; a second communication unit that communicates with a computer communication network; a third communication unit that communicates with a gateway device different from the gateway device and has a different communication scheme from the second communication unit; and a processing unit that controls communication. The processing unit performs control such that the electronic device and the computer communication network are able to communicate with each other via the second communication unit when the second communication unit is able to communicate with the computer communication network, and performs control such that the third communication unit enables the electronic device and the computer communication network to communicate with each other via the gateway device when the second communication unit is not able to communicate with the computer communication network.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Katsutoyo INOUE, Yasumasa NAKAJIMA
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Publication number: 20190028997Abstract: A wearable device, a communication system, and the like that can improve constant connectivity of the wearable device to a computer communication network and enable realization of notification processing suitable for the wearable device. A wearable device WD includes a processing section configured to process information and a communication section configured to perform loosely coupled short-range wireless communication between the communication section and an external device. The communication section is communicatively connected to a gateway device GW, to which an unspecified large number of devices are connectable, by the loosely coupled short-range wireless communication and communicatively connected to a computer communication network via the gateway device GW. The processing section performs notification processing of notification information acquired on the basis of transmission of information concerning the wearable device by the loosely coupled short-range wireless communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Katsutoyo INOUE, Hiroaki HOSOMI
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Patent number: 10008079Abstract: A wristwatch-type notification apparatus that displays information by using indicating hands includes a display section that drives and rotates one or more of the plurality of indicating hands to notify a user of time information and a notification section that notifies the user of event information representing that a pre-specified condition is satisfied by moving, on the basis of a trigger produced in accordance with the event information, an indicating hand to a display position specified in accordance with the type of the event information associated with the trigger and causing the indicating hand to make reciprocating motion in the forward and reverse directions over a range including the display position.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Katsutoyo Inoue
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Publication number: 20170221321Abstract: A wristwatch-type notification apparatus that displays information by using indicating hands includes a display section that drives and rotates one or more of the plurality of indicating hands to notify a user of time information and a notification section that notifies the user of event information representing that a pre-specified condition is satisfied by moving, on the basis of a trigger produced in accordance with the event information, an indicating hand to a display position specified in accordance with the type of the event information associated with the trigger and causing the indicating hand to make reciprocating motion in the forward and reverse directions over a range including the display position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventor: Katsutoyo INOUE
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Publication number: 20160252883Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes a secondary battery, a solar cell, a noncontact charging circuit, a control circuit, a time measurement section that measures time, a time display section that displays the time measured by the time measurement section, a biological information measurement circuit that measures information on a biological body to which the electronic timepiece is attached, and a power supply voltage detection circuit that detects voltage across the secondary battery, and the control circuit enables the biological information measurement circuit only when the voltage across the secondary battery is higher than or equal to first voltage whereas enabling the time measurement section and the time display section irrespective of the voltage across the secondary battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventor: Katsutoyo INOUE
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Patent number: 9336730Abstract: A drive method for an electrophoretic display device that has an electrophoretic device composed of a suspension fluid containing electrophoretic particles disposed between a common electrode and pixel electrodes is provided. No holding electrode is necessary. A driver drives the electrophoretic device by applying voltage between the common electrode and the pixel electrodes, and a controller controls the driver. The method involves redrawing the display to change the displayed image by applying to the common electrode pulse trains of different widths, each composed of a first potential and a second potential, at different times, based on certain conditions.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Katsutoyo Inoue
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Publication number: 20140085358Abstract: A drive method for an electrophoretic display device that has an electrophoretic device composed of a suspension fluid containing electrophoretic particles disposed between a common electrode and pixel electrodes is provided. No holding electrode is necessary. A driver drives the electrophoretic device by applying voltage between the common electrode and the pixel electrodes, and a controller controls the driver. The method involves redrawing the display to change the displayed image by applying to the common electrode pulse trains of different widths, each composed of a first potential and a second potential, at different times, based on certain conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Katsutoyo Inoue
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Patent number: 8624832Abstract: A drive method for an electrophoretic display device that has an electrophoretic device composed of a suspension fluid containing electrophoretic particles disposed between a common electrode and a plurality of pixel electrodes, a driver that drives the electrophoretic device by applying voltage between the common electrode and the plural pixel electrodes, and a controller that controls the driver. The control method has a display redrawing process that changes the displayed image by applying a common electrode drive pulse that repeats two different potentials to the common electrode, and applying either of the two different potentials to the pixel electrodes according to the updated display content.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2008Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Katsutoyo Inoue
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Patent number: 8310440Abstract: There is provided a method of driving an electrophoretic display device including a display unit that has a plurality of pixels and an electrophoretic element disposed between substrates forming one pair. The method includes setting an area that at least includes a pixel forming an image component that is formed to have a first gray scale and a pixel that is disposed to be adjacent to the pixel forming the contour of the image component and represents a second gray scale as an image removing area and selectively changing the pixels that constitute the image removing area to have the second gray scale.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Eiji Miyasaka, Katsutoyo Inoue, Yuko Komatsu
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Patent number: 8044927Abstract: A drive method for a display device that displays by causing charged particles to migrate by applying an electric field, including a gray level drive step of causing the particles to migrate to a gray level that is not a saturation state in which migration of the particles is saturated. The gray level drive step changes the display by causing the particles to migrate to produce a display color difference.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Katsutoyo Inoue