Patents by Inventor Koichi Ishimoto
Koichi Ishimoto 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: 8952468Abstract: In an acoustic sensor, a conductive vibrating membrane and a fixed electrode plate are disposed above a silicon substrate with an air gap provided therebetween, and the substrate has an impurity added to a surface thereof. A microphone includes an acoustic transducer; and an acquiring section that acquires a change in pressure as detected by the acoustic transducer. A method for manufacturing an acoustic transducer including a semiconductor substrate, a vibrating membrane, which is conductive, and a fixed electrode plate and detecting a pressure according to a change in capacitance between the vibrating membrane and the fixed electrode plate, the method includes an impurity adding step of adding an impurity to a surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a forming step of forming the vibrating membrane and the fixed electrode plate above the semiconductor substrate to which the impurity has been added.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignees: OMRON Corporation, STMicroelectronics SrlInventors: Koichi Ishimoto, Yoshitaka Tatara, Shin Inuzuka, Sebastiano Conti
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Publication number: 20140293431Abstract: A projector includes a light emitting element that emits a projection light, a first temperature detector that detects a temperature around the light emitting element, a heating and cooling unit that heats or cools the light emitting element based on the detected temperature, and an abnormality processor that determines whether or not the first temperature detector is detecting the temperature normally based on a detection result of the first temperature detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koichi Ishimoto
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Publication number: 20140225204Abstract: A cavity is provided in a substrate so as to penetrate from a front surface to a back surface of the substrate. A thin-film diaphragm for sensing acoustic vibrations above the substrate is provided over the cavity. At least one wall surface of the cavity is configured of a first inclined surface between the front surface of the substrate and a middle portion in the thickness direction, the first inclined surface gradually widening toward the outside of the substrate as the first inclined surface goes from the front surface of the substrate toward the middle portion, and a second inclined surface between the middle portion and the back surface of the substrate, the second inclined surface gradually narrowing toward the inside of the substrate as the second inclined surface goes from the middle portion toward the back surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Nakagawa, Yoshitaka Tatara, Nobuyuki Iida, Koichi Ishimoto, Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi, Hajime Kano
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Publication number: 20130069179Abstract: In an acoustic sensor, a conductive vibrating membrane and a fixed electrode plate are disposed above a silicon substrate with an air gap provided therebetween, and the substrate has an impurity added to a surface thereof. A microphone includes an acoustic transducer; and an acquiring section that acquires a change in pressure as detected by the acoustic transducer. A method for manufacturing an acoustic transducer including a semiconductor substrate, a vibrating membrane, which is conductive, and a fixed electrode plate and detecting a pressure according to a change in capacitance between the vibrating membrane and the fixed electrode plate, the method includes an impurity adding step of adding an impurity to a surface of the semiconductor substrate; and a forming step of forming the vibrating membrane and the fixed electrode plate above the semiconductor substrate to which the impurity has been added.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicants: STMICROELECTRONICS SRL, OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi Ishimoto, Yoshitaka Tatara, Shin Inuzuka, Sebastiano Conti
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Patent number: 8355178Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce influences of showthrough where a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is visualized after printing. In order to attain the above object, the apparatus of the present invention is provided with determination means for determining whether a setting for printing a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image in which a character portion is rendered to a minor dot portion on both sides of a sheet is made and control means for controlling so that a warning screen is displayed where the determination means determines that the above setting has been made.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2009Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Koichi Ishimoto
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Patent number: 8170353Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus and control method thereof and a storage medium that stores its control program capable of generating a code image with the optimum device in accordance with the amount and/or contents of the information to be encoded, and/or considering the load of the equipment. The information processing apparatus is electrically connected to an image processing apparatus, and includes: a deciding section for deciding on whether to generate a code image by encoding information or to issue a command for causing to generate the code image by encoding the information; and a processing section for generating, when the deciding section decides to generate, the code image by encoding the information and transmitting it to the image processing apparatus, and for transmitting, when the deciding section decides to issue, the command to the image processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2010Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Koichi Ishimoto
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Patent number: 7991292Abstract: A terminal and an information relay apparatus allowing automatic setup for wireless connection without requiring setup operation by the user and capable of preventing information leakage when used at home are provided. A wireless LAN terminal communicates with a wireless access point relaying information to and from a communication apparatus constituting a communication network. Wireless LAN terminal includes an ROM, an optical communication block, a communication unit, and a CPU. The optical communication block is for optical communication. Communication unit is for communication by radio signal. CPU causes the optical communication unit to transmit a start request signal. After transmission of the start request signal, when the optical communication block receives an information request signal, CPU causes the optical communication block to transmit identification information stored in ROM.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2008Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masahiro Takeshita, Yasunari Miyake, Koichi Ishimoto
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Patent number: 7738143Abstract: The image data with the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image added and an image area flag signal stored in the hard disk drive are inputted into a thinning filter. A thinning circuit does not perform thinning processing on these pieces of data and outputs the inputted image, as it is. The filter performs processing so that an image of a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern background part may be deleted. A selector selects an image signal not passing through the filter for a latent mark of the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern whose image area flag is set as “Character,” and select an image signal subjected to the processing by the filter for a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern background part whose image area flag is set as “Photograph.” By doing so, it is possible to perform low pass processing on only the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern background part and perform processing of making a latent-mark part emerge.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2006Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichi Ishimoto, Masaki Kashiwagi, Nobuaki Miyahara, Takayuki Hirata, Yousuke Aoki, Asami Horiuchi, Kenji Nagai, Shuuko Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20100123936Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus and control method thereof and a storage medium that stores its control program capable of generating a code image with the optimum device in accordance with the amount and/or contents of the information to be encoded, and/or considering the load of the equipment. The information processing apparatus is electrically connected to an image processing apparatus, and includes: a deciding section for deciding on whether to generate a code image by encoding information or to issue a command for causing to generate the code image by encoding the information; and a processing section for generating, when the deciding section decides to generate, the code image by encoding the information and transmitting it to the image processing apparatus, and for transmitting, when the deciding section decides to issue, the command to the image processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2010Publication date: May 20, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Koichi Ishimoto
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Patent number: 7706620Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus and control method thereof and a storage medium that stores its control program capable of generating a code image with the optimum device in accordance with the amount and/or contents of the information to be encoded, and/or considering the load of the equipment. The information processing apparatus is electrically connected to an image processing apparatus, and includes: a deciding section for deciding on whether to generate a code image by encoding information or to issue a command for causing to generate the code image by encoding the information; and a processing section for generating, when the deciding section decides to generate, the code image by encoding the information and transmitting it to the image processing apparatus, and for transmitting, when the deciding section decides to issue, the command to the image processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2007Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Koichi Ishimoto
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Publication number: 20090244589Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce influences of showthrough where a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern is visualized after printing. In order to attain the above object, the apparatus of the present invention is provided with determination means for determining whether a setting for printing a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image in which a character portion is rendered to a minor dot portion on both sides of a sheet is made and control means for controlling so that a warning screen is displayed where the determination means determines that the above setting has been made.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Koichi Ishimoto
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Publication number: 20080199184Abstract: A terminal and an information relay apparatus allowing automatic setup for wireless connection without requiring setup operation by the user and capable of preventing information leakage when used at home are provided. A wireless LAN terminal communicates with a wireless access point relaying information to and from a communication apparatus constituting a communication network. Wireless LAN terminal includes an ROM, an optical communication block, a communication unit, and a CPU. The optical communication block is for optical communication. Communication unit is for communication by radio signal. CPU causes the optical communication unit to transmit a start request signal. After transmission of the start request signal, when the optical communication block receives an information request signal, CPU causes the optical communication block to transmit identification information stored in ROM.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2008Publication date: August 21, 2008Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Takeshita, Yasunari Miyake, Koichi Ishimoto
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Publication number: 20080123978Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing apparatus and control method thereof and a storage medium that stores its control program capable of generating a code image with the optimum device in accordance with the amount and/or contents of the information to be encoded, and/or considering the load of the equipment. The information processing apparatus is electrically connected to an image processing apparatus, and includes: a deciding section for deciding on whether to generate a code image by encoding information or to issue a command for causing to generate the code image by encoding the information; and a processing section for generating, when the deciding section decides to generate, the code image by encoding the information and transmitting it to the image processing apparatus, and for transmitting, when the deciding section decides to issue, the command to the image processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Koichi Ishimoto
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Patent number: 7242501Abstract: In a printing process, an image quality identifier is referred to in a packet header of image data. It is determined whether the image quality identifier is ‘1’ or ‘0’, and when the image quality identifier is ‘1’ indicating a high-quality image, six color printing is set. When the image quality identifier is ‘0’ indicating a low-quality image, four color printing is set. Thus, six color printing is executed for an image read out by a scanner in the CCD technique while four color printing is executed for an image read out by a scanner in the CIS technique. Accordingly, it can be determined according to a simple standard such as kind of scanner.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2005Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Koichi Ishimoto
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Publication number: 20070147929Abstract: The image data with the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image added and an image area flag signal stored in the hard disk drive are inputted into a thinning filter. A thinning circuit does not perform thinning processing on these pieces of data and outputs the inputted image, as it is. The filter performs processing so that an image of a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern background part may be deleted. A selector selects an image signal not passing through the filter for a latent mark of the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern whose image area flag is set as “Character,” and select an image signal subjected to the processing by the filter for a copy-forgery-inhibited pattern background part whose image area flag is set as “Photograph.” By doing so, it is possible to perform low pass processing on only the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern background part and perform processing of making a latent-mark part emerge.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichi ISHIMOTO, Masaki KASHIWAGI, Nobuaki MIYAHARA, Takayuki HIRATA, Yousuke AOKI, Asami HORIUCHI, Kenji NAGAI, Shuuko KIKUCHI
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Patent number: 7072083Abstract: In an image reading apparatus for reading an original image using a light source containing a plurality of color components, a control pulse for dimming the light source is generated by pulse-width modulation symmetrically with respect to a reference timing (for example, the central position in one storage time or the storage start timing) in one predetermined storage time of a line sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2003Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Sato, Hiroyoshi Maruyama, Ken Tanabe, Masashi Minami, Shigeo Yamagata, Mitsuru Kurita, Koji Arai, Tsutomu Utagawa, Koichi Ishimoto
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Patent number: 7061652Abstract: Predetermined additional information is superposed as a dot pattern on image information read by an image scanner, and the image information superposed with the additional information is modulated. The modulated information is demodulated and recorded on a recording medium to perform a series of operations, i.e., to simultaneously satisfy both pattern addition and modulation/demodulation.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2001Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsuru Kurita, Katsuyoshi Maeshima, Masahiro Funada, Yasumichi Suzuki, Yoichi Takaragi, Akiko Kanno, Koichi Ishimoto
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Patent number: 7057775Abstract: Predetermined additional information is superposed as a dot pattern on image information read by an image scanner, and the image information superposed with the additional information is modulated. The modulated information is demodulated and recorded on a recording medium to perform a series of operations, i.e., to simultaneously satisfy both pattern addition and modulation/demodulation.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2002Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsuru Kurita, Katsuyoshi Maeshima, Masahiro Funada, Yasumichi Suzuki, Yoichi Takaragi, Akiko Kanno, Koichi Ishimoto
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Publication number: 20050190236Abstract: In a printing process, an image quality identifier is referred to in a packet header of image data. It is determined whether the image quality identifier is ‘1’ or ‘0’, and when the image quality identifier is ‘1’ indicating a high-quality image, six color printing is set. When the image quality identifier is ‘0’ indicating a low-quality image, four color printing is set. Thus, six color printing is executed for an image read out by a scanner in the CCD technique while four color printing is executed for an image read out by a scanner in the CIS technique. Accordingly, it can be determined according to a simple standard such as kind of scanner.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Applicant: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Koichi Ishimoto
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Patent number: 6757084Abstract: To control a light emitted from a fluorescent lamp having phosphors with different afterglow properties for different colors, a center of a lighting control signal for controlling the lighting of the fluorescent lamp is controlled to constantly align with the center of a Hsync period so that despite the variation of the lighting time of the fluorescent lamp, a barycenter of the quantity of light from the fluorescent lamp in the Hsync period almost aligns with the center of the Hsync period to reduce the offset of the barycenter.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1999Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Mitsuru Kurita, Hiroshi Sato, Koji Arai, Koichi Ishimoto, Taro Ikeda, Takashi Sugiura