Patents by Inventor Keiko Watanabe

Keiko Watanabe 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: 20080114687
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this invention, in moving copyrighted content acquired from a rights server from a first terminal to a second terminal, the first terminal of the moving source re-encrypts a key encryption key contained in the rights object of the copyrighted content as the moving target by using the terminal public key of the second terminal and regenerates at least one of the signature of existing rights information and the signature of added rights consumption information on the basis of the terminal private key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keiko Watanabe, Toru Terauchi, Jun Sato
  • Patent number: 7370509
    Abstract: An endurance calculation device according to the present invention includes: an acceleration sensor measuring acceleration acting on the subject; an impulse calculation unit calculating impulse acting on the subject based on a value of the acceleration outputted from the acceleration sensor; an output unit outputting walking information, which is information prompting the subject to increase walking speed from low speed to a maximum speed; and an endurance calculation unit calculating, based on a value of the impulse calculated by the impulse calculation unit, endurance of the subject corresponding to the value of the impulse after the first walking information is outputted by the output unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Non-Profit Organization Jukunen Taiiku Daigaku Research Center
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nose, Hirokazu Genno, Keiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20080082445
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a content sharing system including: a first device configured to acquire a right object; a second device configured to acquire a content of the right object from the first device; a session key generation unit provided in the first device and the second device and configured to generate a session key based on mutual authentication; a temporary right object generation unit provided in the first device and configured to generate a temporary right object from the right object by using the session key to supply the generated temporary right to the second device; and a content play unit provided in the second device and configured to receive the temporary right object to play the content of the right object acquired from the first device by using the temporary right object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keiko Watanabe, Jun Sato, Toru Terauchi
  • Publication number: 20070277264
    Abstract: In order to provide a vector and a method for introducing one copy of a desired gene to a predetermined position of a host DNA at a high frequency without any bad influences upon the host cell and a vector and a method for deleting or inverting a host DNA at a predetermined position without a crossing step and without any bad influences upon the host cell. A vector which has an introduction cassette inserted between two site-specific recombinase recognition sequences and a site-specific recombinase gene which recognizes these site-specific recombinase recognition sequences, wherein the recombinase gene is positioned outside the introduction cassette, is used, and this is introduced into a host cell having a DNA in which one or two site-specific recombinase recognition sequences are present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.,
    Inventors: Kazuya Nanto, Keiko Watanabe, Hiroyasu Ebinuma
  • Publication number: 20070203839
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal moves and backs up a content, which was downloaded from a content server, to a personal computer. When the mobile communication terminal receives an encryption key generation request from the personal computer via a cable, the mobile communication terminal extracts information to be used for generating the encryption key and generates the encryption key by using the extracted information and own telephone number. And the generated encryption key is transmitted to the personal computer via the cable. Accordingly, the backed up and moved content can be reproduced with the personal computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toru Terauchi, Jun Sato, Keiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20070121942
    Abstract: In a first terminal serving as rights assignment source, an encoding binding state of a key encoding key included in a rights object is converted from a bind using a binding key of the first terminal and a bind using a domain key. Then, the rights object including the thus bound converted key encoding key is transferred to a second terminal serving as rights assignment destination together with encoded contents, and further, the above domain key is transferred to the second terminal via a secure session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keiko Watanabe, Jun Sato, Toru Terauchi
  • Publication number: 20070124245
    Abstract: When content owned by a source device are played back in a rendering device, a content key is transferred from the source device to the rendering device via a secure session every time playback is carried out. Then, encoded content are decoded and played back to be outputted by using the transferred content key so as to discard the content key after the end of playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Jun Sato, Keiko Watanabe, Toru Terauchi
  • Publication number: 20070099178
    Abstract: This invention provides: a method for detecting SARS pathogenic viruses with high sensitivity and rapidity for diagnosing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS); an oligonucleotide primer that can specifically hybridize with any nucleotide sequence constructed based on the nucleotide sequence of RNA polymerase of the SARS coronavirus; a method for nucleic acid amplification using such primer; a method for diagnosing infection with the SARS coronavirus via detection of nucleic acid amplification; and a kit for diagnosing SARS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: EIKEN KAGAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Harumi Minekawa, Keiko Watanabe, Shinichi Kojiya
  • Publication number: 20060236748
    Abstract: An endurance calculation device according to the present invention includes: an acceleration sensor measuring acceleration acting on the subject; an impulse calculation unit calculating impulse acting on the subject based on a value of the acceleration outputted from the acceleration sensor; an output unit outputting walking information, which is information prompting the subject to increase walking speed from low speed to a maximum speed; and an endurance calculation unit calculating, based on a value of the impulse calculated by the impulse calculation unit, endurance of the subject corresponding to the value of the impulse after the first walking information is outputted by the output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicants: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD., JUKUNEN TAIIKU DAIGAKU RESEARCH CENTER
    Inventors: Hiroshi NOSE, Hirokazu GENNO, Keiko WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20060236405
    Abstract: A portable terminal MA downloads a content from a content server and stores the content in a HDD of the portable terminal after encrypting the content key with a terminal bind information which is inherent to the portable terminal. After that, when the portable terminal backs up the downloaded content to a personal computer, the portable terminal decrypts the content key with the terminal bind information and encrypts the content with a telephone number information. On the contrary, when the portable terminal restores the backed up content from the personal computer, the portable terminal decrypts the encrypted content key with telephone number bind information and encrypts the content with the terminal bind or new terminal information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Toru Terauchi, Jun Sato, Keiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20060129514
    Abstract: An information terminal according to this invention includes a storage means having a first storage area which is accessible from an external terminal, and a second storage area which is inaccessible from the external terminal. Content which includes a content body and rights information indicating a use condition given to the content body is acquired. The acquired content is encrypted and the encrypted content is stored in the first storage area. In addition, state management information used to manage the variable state of the use condition given to the content body is generated on the basis of the rights information included in the acquired content, and the generated state management information is stored in the second storage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keiko Watanabe, Jun Sato, Toru Terauchi
  • Publication number: 20060036573
    Abstract: A download control program of a client terminal transmits a request to a download server, which stores Download Descriptors that include attribution information of contents, for a Download Descriptor, and receives the Download Descriptor from the download server. The download server, before transmitting the Download Descriptor to the client terminal, adds information indicating that there is a difference between a Download Descriptor contained in the request from the client terminal and the Download Descriptor stored in data memory of the download server if the download server detects the difference between them. The client terminal transmits a content download request to a contents server based on the received Download Descriptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Keiko Watanabe, Jun Sato, Toru Terauchi
  • Publication number: 20060028768
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention suppress head jump at the time of application of an impact to provide for an excellent impact resistance performance in a magnetic disk device. In one embodiment, a magnetic disk device comprises a disk that records information, a slider mounting thereon a magnetic head, and an actuator mounting thereon the slider on a tip end side thereof turnably so as to move radially of the disk. The actuator comprises a suspension mounting the slider on a tip end side thereof to give a predetermined load to the slider, and an arm that holds the suspension, the arm being supported to be able to turn. The arm comprises two arm portions juxtaposed in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the disk, and a spacing between the two arm portions on a side of supported portions thereof in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the disk is larger than that on a side of the slider in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Shimizu, Haruhide Takahashi, Kousaku Wakatsuki, Keiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20050113723
    Abstract: A calorie meter which is attachable to a human body measures the acceleration of its attached part, and a CPU estimates activity information of the human body based on the measured acceleration. Based on the result of estimation, a massage operation is controlled by the control circuit of a massager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Kenji Ueyama, Keiko Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6876513
    Abstract: A rotary disk type storage device has a casing comprised of a box-shaped base casing, whose one side is opened, and a cover casing closing the open side of the base casing, in which accommodated are a magnetic disk, a spindle for rotating the magnetic disk, and an actuator for moving a magnetic head slider to a desired position on the magnetic disk. A film member having an adhesive layer is bonded to an outside of an edge portion of the casing to reduce vibrations of a side wall of the cover casing and therefore vibration-induced noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiko Watanabe, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Tatsuya Ito, Yuji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 6839956
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a method of assembling a disc which can reduce an unbalance of a rotating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiko Watanabe, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Takashi Matsuki, Shizuo Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 6636385
    Abstract: Under existence of an impact and a vibration, a throughput and a reliability of a recording and reproducing operation in a magnetic disc apparatus are reduced. Accordingly, a mechanism for fixing a coarse moving actuator at an optional position is provided, at a time of following to a track, a motion of the coarse moving actuator is restricted and a positioning is performed by a fine moving actuator. Even when a vibration and an impact is applied from an external portion during the track following operation, it is possible to prevent the head position from being shifted and it is possible to perform a recording and reproducing operation. Further, it is possible to prevent adjacent data from being erroneously broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Yasuna, Takashi Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Keiko Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6597532
    Abstract: An acceleration detecting apparatus for a magnetic disk apparatus capable of detecting with high reliability the disturbances such as rotational and translational shocks and vibrations applied externally to the magnetic disk apparatus to thereby prevent destruction or the like damages of data recorded on a disk of the magnetic disk apparatus upon occurrence of off-track event under the influence of the disturbance. The apparatus includes a pair of acceleration detectors for detecting acceleration in two directions extending discretely in parallel to each other. The acceleration detectors are disposed at positions closer to the magnetic disk relative to a pivot shaft for a head supporting arm as viewed in a longitudinal direction of an oblong box-like casing of the magnetic disk apparatus in a plane which forms an angle not greater than 10 degrees relative to the plane of the magnetic disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Usui, Keiko Watanabe, Kei Yasuna, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Tsuyoshi Arai
  • Publication number: 20030081348
    Abstract: A rotary disk type storage device has a casing comprised of a box-shaped base casing, whose one side is opened, and a cover casing closing the open side of the base casing, in which accommodated are a magnetic disk, a spindle for rotating the magnetic disk, and an actuator for moving a magnetic head slider to a desired position on the magnetic disk. A film member having an adhesive layer is bonded to an outside of an edge portion of the casing to reduce vibrations of a side wall of the cover casing and therefore vibration-induced noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Keiko Watanabe, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Tatsuya Ito, Yuji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 6490116
    Abstract: A magnetic disk apparatus includes that a head positioning actuator assembly is retracted to a predetermined position for retraction at the time of stop of power supply from a power source, an electric power to be supplied to a driving circuit of the actuator assembly at the time of stop of power supply from the power source is supplied in three separate steps with time differences therebetween. First, an electric power for stopping the actuator assembly is supplied. With a second power supply using a small electric power, the actuator assembly starts a retracting operation at a sufficiently low speed so that it reaches the vicinity of a ramp. Thereafter, a third power supply is performed to accelerate the actuator assembly so that it is surely retracted to the predetermined position for retraction. Since the speed of impingement of the actuator assembly upon the ramp at this time can be set to a sufficiently low value, it is possible to reduce the damage of the ramp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiko Watanabe, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, Takashi Yoshida