Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Taira
Kazuhiko Taira 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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Patent number: 11958301Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing unit configured to print an image on a print medium, an acquiring unit configured to acquire temperature information of the printing unit, and a control unit configured to control the printing unit so as to start relative scanning in a case where a temperature that is indicated by the temperature information has reached a print permission temperature. The print permission temperature in a first print mode whose speed at a time of a constant speed in relative scanning is a first speed is a first temperature. The print permission temperature in a second print mode whose speed at the time of the constant speed is a second speed that is faster than the first speed is a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Murase, Kazuhiko Sato, Taku Yokozawa, Noboru Kunimine, Hiroshi Taira, Hiroshi Kawafuji, Sae Mogi, Akiko Aichi
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Patent number: 11919300Abstract: An inkjet printing apparatus adopting short pulse heating is designed to output a uniform image without unevenness. To this end, in a serial inkjet printing apparatus, a print head is subjected to a short pulse heating treatment before each print scan is carried out. In a case where a print medium is a first print medium, the print head is heated to a first target temperature before carrying out each of the print scans. In a case where the print medium is a second print medium, the print head is heated to a second target temperature lower than the first target temperature before carrying out each of the print scans.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Kawafuji, Kazuhiko Sato, Kazuo Suzuki, Takeshi Murase, Hiroshi Taira, Tomoki Yamamuro, Sae Mogi, Masaki Nitta
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Patent number: 11919321Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing unit configured to print an image on a print medium, an acquiring unit configured to acquire temperature information of the printing unit, and a control unit configured to control the printing unit so as to start relative scanning in a case where a temperature that is indicated by the temperature information has reached a print permission temperature. The print permission temperature in a first print mode whose speed at a time of a constant speed in relative scanning is a first speed is a first temperature. The print permission temperature in a second print mode whose speed at the time of the constant speed is a second speed that is faster than the first speed is a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Murase, Kazuhiko Sato, Taku Yokozawa, Noboru Kunimine, Hiroshi Taira, Hiroshi Kawafuji, Sae Mogi, Akiko Aichi
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Patent number: 10496197Abstract: An electronic device that includes a rotary operator that changes a parameter value of the device itself, the rotary operator having a first contact region and a second contact region positioned on an opposite side of the first contact region with respect to a rotation axis of the rotary operator and being rotatably operated in such a manner that a finger of a user slides in a circumferential direction of the rotary operator with the finger contacting any of the first and second contact regions; and a changing direction setting unit that sets a changing direction of the parameter value with respect to a rotation direction of the rotary operator.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventor: Kazuhiko Taira
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Publication number: 20180259994Abstract: An electronic device that includes a rotary operator that changes a parameter value of the device itself, the rotary operator having a first contact region and a second contact region positioned on an opposite side of the first contact region with respect to a rotation axis of the rotary operator and being rotatably operated in such a manner that a finger of a user slides in a circumferential direction of the rotary operator with the finger contacting any of the first and second contact regions; and a changing direction setting unit that sets a changing direction of the parameter value with respect to a rotation direction of the rotary operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: Onkyo CorporationInventor: Kazuhiko TAIRA
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Patent number: 9973873Abstract: A sound field control system SY according to the present invention is provided with: a signal supply unit 210 which supplies a test signal sequence to a speaker; and an analysis unit 150 which picks up a sound including a test sound sequence emitted from a speaker based on a test signal sequence using a microphone, and which determines the sound pickup time of an initial test sound among test sounds included in the test sound sequence, wherein the analysis unit 150 detects the initial sound from the sound pickup signal picked up using the microphone, determines whether a sound is detected after the elapse of a sound emission interval, from the sound pickup time of the detected initial sound, between the initial test sound defined by the test signal sequence and an n-th (where n is an integer such that n?2) test sound emitted from the same speaker as the initial test sound, and, upon determining that the sound has been detected, determines the sound pickup time of the initial sound as the sound pickup time ofType: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Onkyo CorporationInventor: Kazuhiko Taira
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Publication number: 20170289727Abstract: A sound field control system SY according to the present invention is provided with: a signal supply unit 210 which supplies a test signal sequence to a speaker; and an analysis unit 150 which picks up a sound including a test sound sequence emitted from a speaker based on a test signal sequence using a microphone, and which determines the sound pickup time of an initial test sound among test sounds included in the test sound sequence, wherein the analysis unit 150 detects the initial sound from the sound pickup signal picked up using the microphone, determines whether a sound is detected after the elapse of a sound emission interval, from the sound pickup time of the detected initial sound, between the initial test sound defined by the test signal sequence and an n-th (where n is an integer such that n?2) test sound emitted from the same speaker as the initial test sound, and, upon determining that the sound has been detected, determines the sound pickup time of the initial sound as the sound pickup time ofType: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventor: Kazuhiko TAIRA
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Patent number: 8417093Abstract: On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuhiko Taira, Shinichi Kikuchi, Tomoaki Kurano, Hideki Mimura, Takeshi Hagio
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Patent number: 8320737Abstract: On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuhiko Taira, Shinichi Kikuchi, Tomoaki Kurano, Hideki Mimura, Takeshi Hagio
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Patent number: 8311388Abstract: On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuhiko Taira, Shinichi Kikuchi, Tomoaki Kurano, Hideki Mimura, Takeshi Hagio
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Patent number: 8306389Abstract: On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuhiko Taira, Shinichi Kikuchi, Tomoaki Kurano, Hideki Mimura, Takeshi Hagio
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Patent number: 8306388Abstract: On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuhiko Taira, Shinichi Kikuchi, Tomoaki Kurano, Hideki Mimura, Takeshi Hagio
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Patent number: 8301010Abstract: On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuhiko Taira, Shinichi Kikuchi, Tomoaki Kurano, Hideki Mimura, Takeshi Hagio
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Patent number: 8295675Abstract: On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuhiko Taira, Shinichi Kikuchi, Tomoaki Kurano, Hideki Mimura, Takeshi Hagio
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Patent number: 8285112Abstract: On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuhiko Taira, Shinichi Kikuchi, Tomoaki Kurano, Hideki Mimura, Takeshi Hagio
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Patent number: 8275239Abstract: On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuhiko Taira, Shinichi Kikuchi, Tomoaki Kurano, Hideki Mimura, Takeshi Hagio
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Patent number: 8275238Abstract: On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuhiko Taira, Shinichi Kikuchi, Tomoaki Kurano, Hideki Mimura, Takeshi Hagio
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Patent number: 8275240Abstract: On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuhiko Taira, Shinichi Kikuchi, Tomoaki Kurano, Hideki Mimura, Takeshi Hagio
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Patent number: 8265451Abstract: On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuhiko Taira, Shinichi Kikuchi, Tomoaki Kurano, Hideki Mimura, Takeshi Hagio
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Patent number: 8254751Abstract: On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST_VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST_VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS_PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS_PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2006Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kazuhiko Taira, Shinichi Kikuchi, Tomoaki Kurano, Hideki Mimura, Takeshi Hagio