Patents by Inventor Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura 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).

  • Publication number: 20240087433
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a plurality of lighting devices and a control device. The plurality of lighting devices are installed in a facility. The control device controls the plurality of lighting devices. The control device controls lighting light projected by at least one lighting device, belonging to the plurality of lighting devices, into colored lighting light, of which a color is different from a color white, to give, upon acquiring information about an event in question, a sign depending on the event in question.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Takanori AKETA, Kenichiro TANAKA, Jin YOSHIZAWA, Shingo NAGATOMO, Kazuki KITAMURA, Tatsuya TAKAHASHI, Tatsuo KOGA, Tomonori YAMADA, Kazuto URA
  • Patent number: 11027200
    Abstract: A distance measuring unit 331 measures a distance of a path of sound based on the number of map units between the map unit where a sound source is located and the map unit where a player character is located. An effect unit 332 attenuates the volume of a game sound based on the distance calculated by the distance measuring unit 331. Thereby, it is possible to attenuate the volume level of the sound effect depending on the distance where the sound is transmitted, even if the sound comes around an object obstructing sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: CAPCOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Kitamura, Hideki Hosoi, Yuichi Sakatani, Kazuki Sakakibara
  • Patent number: 10712602
    Abstract: Optical device includes first substrate being light transmissive, second substrate opposing first substrate and being light transmissive, and light distribution layer disposed between first substrate and second substrate and distributing incident light. Light distribution layer includes uneven structure portion having a plurality of projections repeated in the z axial direction parallel to the main face of first substrate, and optical medium portion containing a birefringent material and disposed to fill a plurality of recesses that are spaces between the plurality of projections. Light blocking component configured to block at least part of incident light is disposed in the plurality of recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Kitamura, Hiroshi Fukushima, Norihiro Ito, Hirofumi Kubota, Masuyuki Ota
  • Patent number: 10713972
    Abstract: An apparatus displaying a job screen indicating a job procedure, has a management unit that manages a job and a plurality of processes, a monitor unit that monitors an operation of an operator, a recorder unit that records an address of a job, an instructing unit that retrieves an address in response to a notification, determines whether to update the retrieved address in response to a type of a notified operation, and stores the updated address when the retrieved address has been updated, a storage unit that stores the job screen, and a control unit that reads the job screen and controls the read job screen, wherein the management unit retrieves the updated address, and instructs the display control unit to display the job screen, and wherein the display control unit reads out the instructed job screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuki Kitamura, Mitsutaka Kaneki, Yuichiro Kitagawa, Yasuo Hatanaka, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10556178
    Abstract: A control unit includes: a virtual space generating unit configured to generate the virtual space and display the virtual space on a display unit; a character control unit configured to control an action of the player character based on the operation of a operating unit by the user; a sound detecting unit configured to detect a sound generated place in a predetermined region determined based on a position of the player character in the virtual space; a map display unit configured to display a simplified map in the game screen image, the simplified map simply displaying the predetermined region of the virtual space; and a sound generated place display unit configured to display the sound generated place in the predetermined region at a corresponding position on the simplified map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: CAPCOM CO., LTD
    Inventors: Koji Wakasono, Kazuki Kitamura
  • Patent number: 10549193
    Abstract: A game system includes: a virtual camera control unit configured to control a virtual camera configured to take an image of a three-dimensional virtual game space; a game image generating unit configured to generate a game image based on the taken image; a sound reproducing unit configured to reproduce sound data in accordance with a situation of a game; and a first operation acquiring unit configured to acquire a physical and continuous displacement amount of a first operating portion operated by a user. In accordance with a continuous change in the displacement amount of the first operating portion, the virtual camera control unit continuously changes a zoom ratio of the virtual camera, and the sound reproducing unit continuously changes a method of reproducing the sound data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: CAPCOM CO., LTD
    Inventor: Kazuki Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20190304332
    Abstract: An apparatus displaying a job screen indicating a job procedure, has a management unit that manages a job and a plurality of processes, a monitor unit that monitors an operation of an operator, a recorder unit that records an address of a job, an instructing unit that retrieves an address in response to a notification, determines whether to update the retrieved address in response to a type of a notified operation, and stores the updated address when the retrieved address has been updated, a storage unit that stores the job screen, and a control unit that reads the job screen and controls the read job screen, wherein the management unit retrieves the updated address, and instructs the display control unit to display the job screen, and wherein the display control unit reads out the instructed job screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuki KITAMURA, Mitsutaka KANEKI, Yuichiro KITAGAWA, Yasuo HATANAKA, Hiroshi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10373514
    Abstract: An apparatus displaying a job screen indicating a job procedure, has a management unit that manages a job and a plurality of processes, a monitor unit that monitors an operation of an operator, a recorder unit that records an address of a job, an instructing unit that retrieves an address in response to a notification, determines whether to update the retrieved address in response to a type of a notified operation, and stores the updated address when the retrieved address has been updated, a storage unit that stores the job screen, and a control unit that reads the job screen and controls the read job screen, wherein the management unit retrieves the updated address, and instructs the display control unit to display the job screen, and wherein the display control unit reads out the instructed job screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuki Kitamura, Mitsutaka Kaneki, Yuichiro Kitagawa, Yasuo Hatanaka, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190196255
    Abstract: Optical device includes first substrate being light transmissive, second substrate opposing first substrate and being light transmissive, and light distribution layer disposed between first substrate and second substrate and distributing incident light. Light distribution layer includes uneven structure portion having a plurality of projections repeated in the z axial direction parallel to the main face of first substrate, and optical medium portion containing a birefringent material and disposed to fill a plurality of recesses that are spaces between the plurality of projections. Light blocking component configured to block at least part of incident light is disposed in the plurality of recesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki KITAMURA, Hiroshi FUKUSHIMA, Norihiro ITO, Hirofumi KUBOTA, Masuyuki OTA
  • Publication number: 20190155111
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a first substrate which is light-transmissive; a first electrode disposed above the first substrate; an uneven layer disposed above the first electrode; a refractive-index adjustment layer disposed above the uneven layer; and a second electrode disposed above the refractive-index adjustment layer. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a plurality of pattern electrodes aligned in a first direction. The plurality of pattern electrodes include pattern electrodes which are adjacent to each other and separation regions are each formed between adjacent ones of the plurality of pattern electrodes. At least one of areas of the plurality of pattern electrodes and areas of the plurality of separation regions vary successively in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji TANAKA, Kazuki KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180373082
    Abstract: An optical device includes a first substrate which is light-transmissive, a second substrate which is light-transmissive and opposes the first substrate, a light distribution layer which is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and distributes incident light, and an optical element which is disposed on one of a surface of the second substrate on a side opposite to a side facing the first substrate and a surface of the first substrate on a side opposite to a side facing the second substrate. The light distribution layer includes an optical medium containing a birefringent material and an uneven structure. The optical element has an optical property of reducing an amount of at least one of first polarized light and second polarized light that differ in a polarization direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki KITAMURA, Norihiro ITO, Hirofumi KUBOTA, Masuyuki OTA
  • Publication number: 20180328557
    Abstract: An optical device includes a first substrate having light transmission properties, a second substrate opposing the first substrate and having light transmission properties, and an optical control layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and including a first light-transmitting portion that includes an optical medium and an uneven structure and a second light-transmitting portion that includes only the optical medium out of the optical medium and the uneven structure. The optical medium and the uneven structure have different refractive indices. In a plan view, the first light-transmitting portion and the second light-transmitting portion are repeatedly arranged in one direction, and the area of repetition of at least one of the first light-transmitting portion and the second light-transmitting portion varies in the one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LT D.
    Inventors: Kazuki KITAMURA, Norihiro ITO, Hirofumi KUBOTA, Masuyuki OTA
  • Publication number: 20180264362
    Abstract: A game system includes: a virtual camera control unit configured to control a virtual camera configured to take an image of a three-dimensional virtual game space; a game image generating unit configured to generate a game image based on the taken image; a sound reproducing unit configured to reproduce sound data in accordance with a situation of a game; and a first operation acquiring unit configured to acquire a physical and continuous displacement amount of a first operating portion operated by a user. In accordance with a continuous change in the displacement amount of the first operating portion, the virtual camera control unit continuously changes a zoom ratio of the virtual camera, and the sound reproducing unit continuously changes a method of reproducing the sound data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: CAPCOM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuki KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180256977
    Abstract: A control unit includes: a virtual space generating unit configured to generate the virtual space and display the virtual space on a display unit; a character control unit configured to control an action of the player character based on the operation of a operating unit by the user; a sound detecting unit configured to detect a sound generated place in a predetermined region determined based on a position of the player character in the virtual space; a map display unit configured to display a simplified map in the game screen image, the simplified map simply displaying the predetermined region of the virtual space; and a sound generated place display unit configured to display the sound generated place in the predetermined region at a corresponding position on the simplified map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: CAPCOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji WAKASONO, Kazuki KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170151501
    Abstract: A distance measuring unit 331 measures a distance of a path of sound based on the number of map units between the map unit where a sound source is located and the map unit where a player character is located. An effect unit 332 attenuates the volume of a game sound based on the distance calculated by the distance measuring unit 331. Thereby, it is possible to attenuate the volume level of the sound effect depending on the distance where the sound is transmitted, even if the sound comes around an object obstructing sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: CAPCOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki KITAMURA, Hideki HOSOI, Yuichi SAKATANI, Kazuki SAKAKIBARA
  • Publication number: 20120231427
    Abstract: An apparatus displaying a job screen indicating a job procedure, has a management unit that manages a job and a plurality of processes, a monitor unit that monitors an operation of an operator, a recorder unit that records an address of a job, an instructing unit that retrieves an address in response to a notification, determines whether to update the retrieved address in response to a type of a notified operation, and stores the updated address when the retrieved address has been updated, a storage unit that stores the job screen, and a control unit that reads the job screen and controls the read job screen, wherein the management unit retrieves the updated address, and instructs the display control unit to display the job screen, and wherein the display control unit reads out the instructed job screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kazuki Kitamura, Mitsutaka Kaneki, Yuichiro Kitagawa, Yasuo Hatanaka, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8202756
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing an organic EL device includes providing a structure including a substrate and an electrode positioned above the substrate, and forming an organic layer including a mixture of first and second organic materials above the electrode. The first organic material has a first sublimation point. The second organic material has a second sublimation point higher than the first sublimation point. The formation of the organic layer includes heating an evaporation material including a mixture of the first and second organic materials to an evaporation temperature so as to sublimate the first and second organic materials, and delivering the sublimed first and second organic materials toward the electrode to deposit a mixture including the first and second organic materials above the electrode. The evaporation temperature is, for example, a temperature higher than the second sublimation temperature by 50° C. or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Kitamura, Tetsuo Ishida
  • Publication number: 20120100655
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing an organic EL device includes providing a structure including a substrate and an electrode positioned above the substrate, and forming an organic layer including a mixture of first and second organic materials above the electrode. The first organic material has a first sublimation point. The second organic material has a second sublimation point higher than the first sublimation point. The formation of the organic layer includes heating an evaporation material including a mixture of the first and second organic materials to an evaporation temperature so as to sublimate the first and second organic materials, and delivering the sublimed first and second organic materials toward the electrode to deposit a mixture including the first and second organic materials above the electrode. The evaporation temperature is, for example, a temperature higher than the second sublimation temperature by 50° C. or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Kazuki KITAMURA, Tetsuo Ishida
  • Patent number: 8114703
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing an organic EL device includes providing a structure including a substrate and an electrode positioned above the substrate, and forming an organic layer including a mixture of first and second organic materials above the electrode. The first organic material has a first sublimation point. The second organic material has a second sublimation point higher than the first sublimation point. The formation of the organic layer includes heating an evaporation material including a mixture of the first and second organic materials to an evaporation temperature so as to sublimate the first and second organic materials, and delivering the sublimed first and second organic materials toward the electrode to deposit a mixture including the first and second organic materials above the electrode. The evaporation temperature is, for example, a temperature higher than the second sublimation temperature by 50° C. or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Kitamura, Tetsuo Ishida
  • Publication number: 20110159625
    Abstract: An organic EL element includes a pair of electrodes and an emitting layer interposed therebetween. The emitting layer is made of a mixture containing a host material and a dopant material. In the emitting layer, a concentration profile of the dopant material along a thickness direction includes at least two relative maximums or at least two relative minimums.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuki KITAMURA, Tetsuo Ishida, Mitsugu Tamekawa