Patents by Inventor Kenichi Sawada
Kenichi Sawada 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: 20060245019Abstract: An audio data storing unit stores therein audio data, and an image data storing unit stores therein image data. A control information storing unit stores a playback method used for playing back the audio data and a print method used for printing out the image data. The playback method indicates whether the audio data should be played back when a receiving unit receives the composite data, or should be played back after an instruction is input by a user. The print method indicates whether the image data should be printed out when the receiving unit receives the composite data, or should be printed out after an instruction is input by the user. A speaker unit plays back the audio data in accordance with the playback method. A printer unit prints out the image data in accordance with the print method.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2005Publication date: November 2, 2006Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kenichi Sawada, Kazuyuki Kawabata, Hideyuki Hashimoto, Takeshi Hibino
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Patent number: 7069119Abstract: A request signal transmitted from LF antennas of a vehicle-mounted unit is received by a radio terminal through an LF antenna. In response to the request signal, the radio terminal transmits a response signal from an antenna. The response signal is received by an RF unit of the vehicle-mounted unit. The vehicular remote control device controls an operating state of a vehicle-mounted device depending on the judgment of a match between the response signal and identification information inherent in the vehicle. The radio terminal has a light-emitting diode. When the radio terminal receives a failure diagnosis signal that is transmitted instead of the request signal, the radio terminal does not transmit a response signal, but energizes the light-emitting diode.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2003Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichi Ueda, Shinichi Arie, Kentaro Yoshimura, Suguru Asakura, Akira Kamikura, Kenichi Sawada
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Publication number: 20060112164Abstract: By using a support program for a web application server according to the present invention, it is possible to completely control an order of executing processes of a processing flow including a transition of a plurality of screens in a web application by a side of the server, and to describe the processing flow as “one unit of executable program code”. Also, it is possible to record, point by point, respective items or the like of an entry form included in an HTML document to be sent to a client in the server as a form ledger, compare and verify the respective items with the items in the form ledger at the time of receiving input data corresponding to the entry form from the client, and thereby to automatically discard an unauthorized input or the like without depending upon the application program, by using the support program for the web application server.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2003Publication date: May 25, 2006Inventor: Kenichi Sawada
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Patent number: 7034657Abstract: When a door sensor is touched, a vehicle-mounted unit and a portable unit performs mutual communications for authentication, and the doors are unlocked. When the door sensor is touched without intending to unlock the doors, wasteful consumption of electric energy is avoided which would otherwise result from mutual communications for authentication triggered by a request signal. When the door sensor may possibly be operated not for the purpose of unlocking the doors, e.g., when a CPU detects the doors as being already unlocked from a signal outputted from a door lock knob switch, a request signal is inhibited from being transmitted from the vehicle-mounted unit to the portable unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2003Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichi Ueda, Shinichi Arie, Kentaro Yoshimura, Suguru Asakura, Akira Kamikura, Kenichi Sawada
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Patent number: 7003152Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an edge detecting portion for detecting an edge area of an input image signal and a lightness and chroma detecting portion for detecting a low lightness and low chroma area of the input image signal. An image processing such as edge emphasizing is performed for the edge area of black letters or lines decided by the detection signals of the edge detecting portion and the chroma detecting portion. The image processing apparatus further includes an edge enlarging portion 6 for enlarging the edge area detected by the edge detecting portion 4 and circuits 12 and 19 for converting color image data C, M and Y and black image data K so that C, M and Y color densities in the enlarged edge area is decreased and a black densities is increased. Thus, supporting a high definition, color drift in the edge portions of the black letters or lines of the color image becomes inconspicuous, so that the reproducing quality is improved.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2000Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Kenichi Sawada
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Patent number: 6980082Abstract: In a vehicular remote locking/unlocking system, when a locking or unlocking switch outputs a trigger signal, a second transmission device transmits identification information transmission disable signal, before a first transmission device transmits identification information request signal. When a portable device of the vehicular remote system receives the transmission disable signal, even if the portable device receives a subsequent request signal, transmission of identification information from the portable device is disabled for a predetermined period of time, thereby disabling operation of a door lock actuator. Since the second transmission device transmits a transmission disable signal a plurality of times in succession, the influence of noise is eliminated, thereby reliably preventing the portable transceiver within the vehicle from outputting an ID signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2003Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Ueda, Suguru Asakura, Shinichi Arie, Akira Kamikura, Kenichi Sawada, Kentaro Yoshimura, Kazuhiko Sueoka, Naoki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20050235094Abstract: An information processor uses the past processing space to shorten the time spent for starting up programs, thereby increasing convenience for the user. A memory unit provides memory space that can be used as processing space. A control unit retains, in the memory space of the memory unit, the processing space of programs that have been executed in the past even after the programs have been shut down, and further, manages the priority of each program. When a program is to be started up, and if the processing space of that program has not been retained, and moreover, if a sufficient vacant region does not exist in the memory space, the control unit discards the processing space of the program having the lowest priority among programs that are not being executed to create a vacant region in the memory space and newly secures processing space in that vacant region. The control unit then reads the program to the processing space that has been newly secured.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2005Publication date: October 20, 2005Applicant: NEC CorporationInventor: Kenichi Sawada
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Publication number: 20050219036Abstract: A vehicular remote locking and unlocking control apparatus includes a door locking instruction switch for outputting a door locking instruction signal, and a door unlocking instruction touch sensor for inputting a door unlocking instruction signal. The door locking instruction switch and the door unlocking instruction touch sensor are mounted on a door handle of the vehicle. After the door locking instruction signal has been output from the door locking instruction switch and until a response signal from a portable radio terminal matches an identification signal for the vehicle based on communication between the vehicle and the portable radio terminal, a monitoring unit monitors whether a door unlocking instruction signal has been input from the door unlocking instruction touch sensor. If the response signal matches the identification signal, and the door unlocking instruction signal has been input, then a door unlocking signal is output.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2005Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Shinichi Ueda, Kenichi Sawada, Katsuyasu Yamane
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Patent number: 6924735Abstract: An apparatus automatically locks the doors of a vehicle based on mutual communications between a portable unit and a vehicle-side control unit. After the doors are closed and locked after all the passengers get off the vehicle, the user of a portable unit unlocks the doors in order to allow a person without the portable unit to fetch something left in the vehicle. After the person opens a door, takes whatever he or she needs, and closes the door, the doors are automatically locked. When a door sensor is operated to unlock the doors, and one of the doors is opened, a memory means stores information indicating that the portable unit is present in a predetermined range outside of the vehicle. If the memory means stores information that the doors are unlocked, then the doors are automatically locked.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2003Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichi Ueda, Shinichi Arie, Kentaro Yoshimura, Suguru Asakura, Akira Kamikura, Kenichi Sawada
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Patent number: 6873428Abstract: The data communication apparatus of the present invention includes a CPU, operation panel, reading unit, image memory for storing read image data, resolution converter for converting stored image data to an optional resolution, telephone communication unit for transmitting data over a telephone line, network communication unit for transmitting data over an internet line, and a printing unit. The resolution converter converts fine detail data to low detail data and sends the low detail data to the telephone communication unit when transmitting data over the telephone line. In this way data reception reliably occurs simultaneously with data transmission. Thereafter, when fine detail request data including resolution data are received over the telephone line, the data are converted to the desired resolution, and sent to the network communication unit. In this way the apparatus attains excellent operationality since fine detail data are transmitted only as necessary.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2000Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Yamauchi, Kenichi Takahashi, Kenichi Morita, Keisuke Hashimoto, Kenichi Sawada
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Publication number: 20050057408Abstract: LF antennas are mounted respectively on the corners of a rear bumper of a vehicle. Radio waves radiated from the LF antennas mounted respectively on the corners of the rear bumper are propagated to the both surfaces of the vehicle on the opposite sides of the corner, providing effective transmission ranges. The remaining LF antennas are mounted respectively on the side surfaces of the vehicle such that their effective transmission ranges overlap the effective transmission ranges of the LF antennas mounted respectively on the corners of the rear bumper.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2004Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventors: Suguru Asakura, Shinichi Arie, Kenichi Sawada, Katsuyasu Yamane, Kentaro Yoshimura, Masaaki Ochi
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Publication number: 20040150857Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an edge detecting portion for detecting an edge area of an input image signal and a lightness and chroma detecting portion for detecting a low lightness and low chroma area of the input image signal. An image processing such as edge emphasizing is performed for the edge area of black letters or lines decided by the detection signals of the edge detecting portion and the chroma detecting portion. The image processing apparatus further includes an edge enlarging portion 6 for enlarging the edge area detected by the edge detecting portion 4 and circuits 12 and 19 for converting color image data C, M and Y and black image data K so that C, M and Y color densities in the enlarged edge area is decreased and a black densities is increased. Thus, supporting a high definition, color drift in the edge portions of the black letters or lines of the color image becomes inconspicuous, so that the reproducing quality is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2004Publication date: August 5, 2004Applicant: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kenichi Sawada
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Publication number: 20040142732Abstract: The present invention provides an automatic locking/unlocking device which locks an opening/closing body when a normal response signal is received in response to a request signal sent to a predetermined zone around a vehicle body, comprising detector for detecting that the opening/closing body is closed, wherein the request signal is sent within the vehicle compartment in response to closing of the opening/closing body before the request signal is sent to the predetermined zone around the vehicle body and if the normal response signal is received in response to this request signal, transmission of the request signal to the predetermined zone around the vehicle body is prohibited, thereby suppressing consumption of power in the portable unit and ensuring a secure automatic locking.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventors: Shinichi Ueda, Kentaro Yoshimura, Suguru Asakura, Shinichi Arie, Kenichi Sawada, Sadanori Watarai
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Publication number: 20040130457Abstract: A vehicular remote control system includes, on a portable device side, a portable device side first receiver, a portable device side transmitter, and a portable device side second receiver and, on a vehicle side, a vehicle side first transmitter, a vehicle side second transmitter, and a vehicle side receiver. Transmitting and receiving a request signal requesting an identification signal, the identification signal, an interrogation signal, and a response signal between the portable device and the vehicle allows a door lock actuator to be operated if the portable device is legitimate. When the vehicle side second transmitter or the portable device side second receiver breaks down, transmission and reception of a second request signal and the interrogation signal is carried out using the vehicle side first transmitter and the portable device side first receiver, thereby making the door lock actuator operate unhindered without the need for providing special alternative means.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Shinichi Ueda, Suguru Asakura, Shinichi Arie, Akira Kamikura, Kenichi Sawada, Kentaro Yoshimura, Kazuhiko Sueoka, Naoki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20040130462Abstract: In a vehicular remote locking/unlocking system, when a locking or unlocking switch outputs a trigger signal, a second transmission device transmits identification information transmission disable signal, before a first transmission device transmits identification information request signal. When a portable device of the vehicular remote system receives the transmission disable signal, even if the portable device receives a subsequent request signal, transmission of identification information from the portable device is disabled for a predetermined period of time, thereby disabling operation of a door lock actuator. Since the second transmission device transmits a transmission disable signal a plurality of times in succession, the influence of noise is eliminated, thereby reliably preventing the portable transceiver within the vehicle from outputting an ID signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Shinichi Ueda, Suguru Asakura, Shinichi Arie, Akira Kamikura, Kenichi Sawada, Kentaro Yoshimura, Kazuhiko Sueoka, Naoki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20040075532Abstract: An apparatus automatically locks the doors of a vehicle based on mutual communications between a portable unit and a vehicle-side control unit. After the doors are closed and locked after all the passengers get off the vehicle, the user of a portable unit unlocks the doors in order to allow a person without the portable unit to fetch something left in the vehicle. After the person opens a door, takes whatever he or she needs, and closes the door, the doors are automatically locked. When a door sensor is operated to unlock the doors, and one of the doors is opened, a memory means stores information indicating that the portable unit is present in a predetermined range outside of the vehicle. If the memory means stores information that the doors are unlocked, then the doors are automatically locked.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichi Ueda, Shinichi Arie, Kentaro Yoshimura, Suguru Asakura, Akira Kamikura, Kenichi Sawada
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Publication number: 20040073340Abstract: A request signal transmitted from LF antennas of a vehicle-mounted unit is received by a radio terminal through an LF antenna. In response to the request signal, the radio terminal transmits a response signal from an antenna. The response signal is received by an RF unit of the vehicle-mounted unit. The vehicular remote control device controls an operating state of a vehicle-mounted device depending on the judgment of a match between the response signal and identification information inherent in the vehicle. The radio terminal has a light-emitting diode. When the radio terminal receives a failure diagnosis signal that is transmitted instead of the request signal, the radio terminal does not transmit a response signal, but energizes the light-emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichi Ueda, Shinichi Arie, Kentaro Yoshimura, Suguru Asakura, Akira Kamikura, Kenichi Sawada
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Publication number: 20040070489Abstract: When a door sensor is touched, a vehicle-mounted unit and a portable unit performs mutual communications for authentication, and the doors are unlocked. When the door sensor is touched without intending to unlock the doors, wasteful consumption of electric energy is avoided which would otherwise result from mutual communications for authentication triggered by a request signal. When the door sensor may possibly be operated not for the purpose of unlocking the doors, e.g., when a CPU detects the doors as being already unlocked from a signal outputted from a door lock knob switch, a request signal is inhibited from being transmitted from the vehicle-mounted unit to the portable unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichi Ueda, Shinichi Arie, Kentaro Yoshimura, Suguru Asakura, Akira Kamikura, Kenichi Sawada
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Patent number: 6707951Abstract: A device and a method for detecting isolated points in image data by the application of an isolated point detection filter, and discriminating whether or not the image data are a halftone dot image by the number of isolated point detected within a predetermined area. The size of the isolated points is reduced so as to be smaller than the isolated point detection filter by culling the image. In this way isolated points can be detected using the same isolated point detection filter regardless of the resolution of the image data.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 1999Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Suzuki, Kenichi Sawada, Atsushi Ishikawa
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Patent number: 6633975Abstract: A data processing system has the following construction in order to achieve high speed data processing with reduced memory capacity. There are provided a memory to store a plurality of pieces of sequentially input data to be processed, a plurality of processors to execute a series of processings, e.g., Log conversion, MTF correction, gamma correction and binarization in this order to the data to be processed stored in the memory in the order of input, and a state control portion to determine which processing is stagnant by monitoring the progress of a processing by each of said plurality of processors and prohibit a processor executing a processing succeeding to a processing determined as being stagnant from accessing the memory. Processings by the plurality of processors are executed asynchronously and the plurality of processors share the memory.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1999Date of Patent: October 14, 2003Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Sawada, Atsushi Ishikawa, Mitsuru Obara, Toshiya Shirasawa