Patents by Inventor Koji Hirai

Koji Hirai 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: 20090274075
    Abstract: A radio communication apparatus performing time division duplex alternately switching a transmission period and a reception period by time dividing an identical frequency, includes the steps of: detecting a transmission signal to be transmitted to the antenna so as to perform radio transmission from an antenna commonly used for transmission and reception; and calculating a deviation time between the detection timing of the detected transmission signal and a preset reference timing, and for controlling switchover timing between the transmission period and the reception period based on the deviation time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shigeru Okawa, Koji Hirai
  • Patent number: 7606640
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus able to rotate cooling fans with required lowest limit speeds, and able to suppress power consumption and generated noise includes a cooling unit for cooling an object to be cooled by a cooling amount in accordance with a level of a supplied drive signal; a temperature detector for detecting the temperature of the object; a drive circuit for amplifying the drive signal and supplying an output signal to the cooling unit; a memory for storing correction data for correcting circuit error in the drive circuit; and a control unit for generating the drive signal based on the detected temperature of the object, correcting error in the output signal of the drive circuit based on the correction data stored in the memory, and outputting the generated drive signal to the drive circuit. The cooling apparatus may be used in a projection type display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hirai, Yoshitake Kondo, Akira Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20090027575
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a light source; spatial light modulation device for modulating light emitted by the light source based on a video signal; intensity distribution adjusting means for changing an angle-dependent intensity distribution of an incident light in response to luminance factor in the video signal, the intensity distribution adjusting means being arranged ahead of or behind the spatial light modulation device; and correction means for correcting the video signal in accordance with an intensity distribution adjusted by the intensity distribution adjusting means, and supplying a corrected video signal to the spatial light modulation device, in which the correction means has a plurality of correction tables each corresponding to a predetermined intensity distribution, generates a mixed correction value by mixing correction values in the plurality of correction tables at a mixing ratio determined by an individual intensity distribution, and corrects the video signal by using the mixed correcti
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Miyauchi, Koji Hirai
  • Publication number: 20080129883
    Abstract: A video receiving apparatus is provided. The video receiving apparatus may have a video input terminal to input video data, and may include a voltage detector configured to detect a voltage applied to a specific contact point in the video input terminal; and a control unit configured to determine whether a video transmission apparatus is connected to the video input terminal through a predetermined cable, based on a value of the voltage detected by the voltage detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hirai, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7374456
    Abstract: A tube-shaped electroconductive member is attached to a shielding casing from the inside of the shielding casing so as to surround an opening formed in the shielding casing, and two slits are formed in an axial direction of the tube-shaped electroconductive member so as to extend from an end position thereof far away from the opening, thereby preventing a noise component having a specific frequency emitted as radiation noise from the opening formed in the shielding casing which functions as an slot antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koji Hirai
  • Publication number: 20070249229
    Abstract: A tube-shaped electroconductive member is attached to a shielding casing from the inside of the shielding casing so as to surround an opening formed in the shielding casing, and two slits are formed in an axial direction of the tube-shaped electroconductive member so as to extend from an end position thereof far away from the opening, thereby preventing a noise component having a specific frequency emitted as radiation noise from the opening formed in the shielding casing which functions as an slot antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventor: Koji Hirai
  • Patent number: 7249973
    Abstract: A tube-shaped electroconductive member is attached to a shielding casing from the inside of the shielding casing so as to surround an opening formed in the shielding casing, and two slits are formed in an axial direction of the tube-shaped electroconductive member so as to extend from an end position thereof far away from the opening, thereby preventing a noise component having a specific frequency emitted as radiation noise from the opening formed in the shielding casing which functions as an slot antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koji Hirai
  • Patent number: 7205491
    Abstract: The present invention provides a key switch diaphragm capable of obtaining a good click feeling and capable of avoiding contact failure and having a high durability. A key switch diaphragm 30 comprises a thin plate having flexibility and conductivity, and the key switch diaphragm 30 includes a truncated pedestal 16, and a spherical domical portion 18 being raised toward an upper portion of the pedestal 16 on the side of the upper portion of the pedestal 16. The domical portion 18 is provided at its substantially central portion with an outwardly raised portion 32 being raised toward an outer surface of the domical portion 18. An edge of the outwardly raised portion 32 on the side of its inner surface forms a contact 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kaizu, Tadanori Ominato, Koji Hirai
  • Publication number: 20060258217
    Abstract: A tube-shaped electroconductive member is attached to a shielding casing from the inside of the shielding casing so as to surround an opening formed in the shielding casing, and two slits are formed in an axial direction of the tube-shaped electroconductive member so as to extend from an end position thereof far away from the opening, thereby preventing a noise component having a specific frequency emitted as radiation noise from the opening formed in the shielding casing which functions as an slot antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventor: Koji Hirai
  • Publication number: 20060145949
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus able to rotate cooling fans with required lowest limit speeds, and able to suppress power consumption and generated noise includes a cooling unit for cooling an object to be cooled by a cooling amount in accordance with a level of a supplied drive signal; a temperature detector for detecting the temperature of the object; a drive circuit for amplifying the drive signal and supplying an output signal to the cooling unit; a memory for storing correction data for correcting circuit error in the drive circuit; and a control unit for generating the drive signal based on the detected temperature of the object, correcting error in the output signal of the drive circuit based on the correction data stored in the memory, and outputting the generated drive signal to the drive circuit. The cooling apparatus may be used in a projection type display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Hirai, Yoshitake Kondo, Akira Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20060028483
    Abstract: An image display device having an image generation unit for generating an image according to an instruction, a display unit able to display in color the image generated at the image generation unit, a user interface unit including a color designation part enabling selective designation of any color from among a plurality of colors and an adjustment degree designation part able to instruct the degree of adjustment of at least attributes of the color designated by the color designation part, and a control unit for instructing the image generation unit so as to generate an image able to display at least a color designated by the color designation part of the user interface unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshitake Kondo, Hideki Onuma, Koji Hirai
  • Publication number: 20060016679
    Abstract: The present invention provides a key switch diaphragm capable of obtaining a good click feeling and capable of avoiding contact failure and having a high durability. A key switch diaphragm 30 comprises a thin plate having flexibility and conductivity, and the key switch diaphragm 30 includes a truncated pedestal 16, and a spherical domical portion 18 being raised toward an upper portion of the pedestal 16 on the side of the upper portion of the pedestal 16. The domical portion 18 is provided at its substantially central portion with an outwardly raised portion 32 being raised toward an outer surface of the domical portion 18. An edge of the outwardly raised portion 32 on the side of its inner surface forms a contact 34.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Masahiro Kaizu, Tadanori Ominato, Koji Hirai
  • Patent number: 6917007
    Abstract: In a metal dome sheet to be hermetically adhered to a plurality of metal domes disposed at electrodes on a substrate and to other portions of the substrate via an adhesive layer, the present invention provides an adhesive layer removed portion at a portion of the adhesive layer between at least two adjacent metal domes as an air escape portion. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a thin and light switch panel, which is also excellent in water resistance and dust resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Fujikura, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Hirai, Takashi Matsukawa, Kenji Ninomiya, Masatomo Koshihara
  • Patent number: 6871053
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention is composed of a first section for carrying out wireless communication with a multichannel signal and a second section having a plurality of channel units each process a predetermined frequency signal as a channel signal. The wireless communication apparatus is arranged to have a plurality of variable attenuators each provided for corresponding one of the channel signals received from each channel unit of the second section, a combiner for combining outputs from the respective variable attenuators together and outputting the resultant combined signal to the first section, and a control unit for controlling the degree of attenuation of the individual variable attenuators according to the variation of the number of the channel signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shibuya, Koji Hirai, Hiroyuki Kiyanagi
  • Publication number: 20040234072
    Abstract: In a metal dome sheet to be hermetically adhered to a plurality of metal domes disposed at electrodes on a substrate and to other portions of the substrate via an adhesive layer, the present invention provides an adhesive layer removed portion at a portion of the adhesive layer between at least two adjacent metal domes as an air escape portion. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a thin and light switch panel, which is also excellent in water resistance and dust resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Koji Hirai, Takashi Matsukawa, Kenji Ninomiya, Masatomo Koshihara
  • Patent number: 6792255
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention is composed of a first section for carrying out wireless communication with a multichannel signal and a second section having a plurality of channel units each process a predetermined frequency signal as a channel signal. The wireless communication apparatus is arranged to have a plurality of variable attenuators each provided for corresponding one of the channel signals received from each channel unit of the second section, a combiner for combining outputs from the respective variable attenuators together and outputting the resultant combined signal to the first section, and a control unit for controlling the degree of attenuation of the individual variable attenuators according to the variation of the number of the channel signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shibuya, Koji Hirai, Hiroyuki Kiyanagi
  • Patent number: 6603077
    Abstract: A cable connection structure is provided, which has circuit boards of an electronic apparatus connected to each other by a shielded cable for transmission of signals, which is capable of effectively suppressing radiated electromagnetic waves due to resonance from the shielded cable and the circuit boards in an inexpensive and simple manner. At least two connectors are provided on at least two circuit boards, respectively, and a shielded cable connects the circuit boards to each other via the connectors. The shielded cable has a shielding conductor as a covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koji Hirai
  • Publication number: 20020179313
    Abstract: A cable connection structure is provided, which has circuit boards of an electronic apparatus connected to each other by a shielded cable for transmission of signals, which is capable of effectively suppressing radiated electromagnetic waves due to resonance from the shielded cable and the circuit boards in an inexpensive and simple manner. At least two connectors are provided on at least two circuit boards, respectively, and a shielded cable connects the circuit boards to each other via the connectors. The shielded cable has a shielding conductor as a covering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: Koji Hirai
  • Publication number: 20020016158
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention is composed of a first section for carrying out wireless communication with a multichannel signal and a second section having a plurality of channel units each process a predetermined frequency signal as a channel signal. The wireless communication apparatus is arranged to have a plurality of variable attenuators each provided for corresponding one of the channel signals received from each channel unit of the second section, a combiner for combining outputs from the respective variable attenuators together and outputting the resultant combined signal to the first section, and a control unit for controlling the degree of attenuation of the individual variable attenuators according to the variation of the number of the channel signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Shibuya, Koji Hirai, Hiroyuki Kiyanagi
  • Patent number: D496337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kaizu, Koji Hirai