Patents by Inventor Kazuhide Nagamine

Kazuhide Nagamine 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: 11201507
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless power transmission methods, acquires information about at least one wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus from the power receiving apparatus, decides, based on the acquired information, a wireless power transmission method to be used for power transmission to the power receiving apparatus, and transmits power to the power receiving apparatus by the decided wireless power transmission method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Patent number: 10700552
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus transmits power by a first wireless power transmission method, transmits power by a second wireless power transmission method, detects a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus, and determines whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmission method or the second power transmission method, based on a detected wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and a detected wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Publication number: 20190260231
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus transmits power by a first wireless power transmission method, transmits power by a second wireless power transmission method, detects a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus, and determines whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmission method or the second power transmission method, based on a detected wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and a detected wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Publication number: 20190199141
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless power transmission methods, acquires information about at least one wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus from the power receiving apparatus, decides, based on the acquired information, a wireless power transmission method to be used for power transmission to the power receiving apparatus, and transmits power to the power receiving apparatus by the decided wireless power transmission method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Patent number: 10326308
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus transmits power by a first wireless power transmission method, transmits power by a second wireless power transmission method, detects a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus, and determines whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmission method or the second power transmission method, based on a detected wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and a detected wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Patent number: 10263477
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless power transmission methods, acquires information about at least one wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus from the power receiving apparatus, decides, based on the acquired information, a wireless power transmission method to be used for power transmission to the power receiving apparatus, and transmits power to the power receiving apparatus by the decided wireless power transmission method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Patent number: 10211684
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus, which has a capability of wirelessly transmitting power to a power receiving apparatus, obtains time information indicating a time for starting of the power transmission to the power receiving apparatus and controls a timing of power transmission based on the time information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuhide Nagamine
  • Patent number: 10014708
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique to control a distribution of electric power depending on electric power consumption of each of a plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses. An electric power supply apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with electric power consumption of each of the plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses, a determination unit configured to determine the distribution of electric power to the plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit such that a greater amount of distribution of electric power is assigned to an electric power receiving apparatus having greater electric power consumption, and an electric power supply unit configured to supply electric power to each of the plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses according to the distribution of electric power determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Tomoaki Hokyo, Kazuhide Nagamine
  • Patent number: 9985477
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus transmits power by a first wireless power transmission method, transmits power by a second wireless power transmission method, detects a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus, and determines whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmission method or the second power transmission method, based on a detected wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and a detected wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Publication number: 20180097399
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus transmits power by a first wireless power transmission method, transmits power by a second wireless power transmission method, detects a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus, and determines whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmission method or the second power transmission method, based on a detected wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and a detected wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Publication number: 20170093212
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus performs wireless power transfer to a power receiving apparatus. The apparatus includes a power transmitting unit adapted to wirelessly transmit power; a first detection unit adapted to detect a foreign substance as an object different from a power receiving apparatus in a power transmission range of a power transmitting unit; a second detection unit adapted to detect a power receiving apparatus in the power transmission range; and a control unit adapted to output a predetermined notification concerning an error when the first detection unit detects the foreign substance and the second detection unit detects a power receiving apparatus and to limit output of the predetermined notification when the first detection unit detects the foreign substance and the second detection unit does not detect a power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: Kazuhide NAGAMINE
  • Publication number: 20160190870
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus transmits power by a first wireless power transmission method, transmits power by a second wireless power transmission method, detects a wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus, and determines whether power is transmitted to a first power receiving apparatus by the first power transmission method or the second power transmission method, based on a detected wireless power transmission method supported by the first power receiving apparatus and a detected wireless power transmission method supported by a second power receiving apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Publication number: 20150364926
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus, which has a capability of wirelessly transmitting power to a power receiving apparatus, obtains time information indicating a time for starting of the power transmission to the power receiving apparatus and controls a timing of power transmission based on the time information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Kazuhide Nagamine
  • Publication number: 20150162778
    Abstract: The present invention provides a technique to control a distribution of electric power depending on electric power consumption of each of a plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses. An electric power supply apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information associated with electric power consumption of each of the plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses, a determination unit configured to determine the distribution of electric power to the plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit such that a greater amount of distribution of electric power is assigned to an electric power receiving apparatus having greater electric power consumption, and an electric power supply unit configured to supply electric power to each of the plurality of electric power receiving apparatuses according to the distribution of electric power determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Tomoaki Hokyo, Kazuhide Nagamine
  • Publication number: 20150091386
    Abstract: A power transmitting apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless power transmission methods, acquires information about at least one wireless power transmission method supported by a power receiving apparatus from the power receiving apparatus, decides, based on the acquired information, a wireless power transmission method to be used for power transmission to the power receiving apparatus, and transmits power to the power receiving apparatus by the decided wireless power transmission method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Tomoaki Hokyo
  • Patent number: 6980794
    Abstract: A radio network transmits network information to a radio terminal when the position of the radio terminal is registered. If the network information has changed when the radio terminal places an outgoing call or receives an incoming call, the radio network transmits network information after the change. The network information includes information identifying a network used to make a connection to another network, and information relating to communication charges. The radio terminal calculates communication charges using the network information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Hamada, Kazuhide Nagamine
  • Patent number: 6564070
    Abstract: The identification information of a base station used to identify this station is stored in relation to position information. If received identification information is stored when an image is photographed, position information corresponding to the stored identification information is added to the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhide Nagamine, Hiraku Sonobe