Patents by Inventor Marie Tateno

Marie Tateno 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).

  • Power supply apparatus, power supply method, and recording medium
    Patent number: 11329695
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit configured to communicate with the electronic apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform control whether to supply power to the electronic apparatus according to whether the electronic apparatus is capable of updating information about the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Katsuya Nakano, Marie Tateno
  • POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20200021335
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit configured to communicate with the electronic apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform control whether to supply power to the electronic apparatus according to whether the electronic apparatus is capable of updating information about the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Katsuya Nakano, Marie Tateno
  • Power supply apparatus, control method, and recording medium
    Patent number: 10033438
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit that performs wireless communication for acquiring status information from the electronic apparatus, a detection unit that detects an external apparatus different from the electronic apparatus, and a control unit that causes the communication unit to disconnect wireless communication with the electronic apparatus in response to a detection of the external apparatus by the detection unit if the power supply unit is wirelessly supplying power to the electronic apparatus based on the status information acquired from the electronic apparatus, and causes the communication unit to perform wireless communication with the external apparatus to determine whether the external apparatus is able to wirelessly receive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Marie Tateno
  • Power supply apparatus, power supply method, and storage medium
    Patent number: 10027186
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes an output unit that wirelessly outputs electric power to an electronic device, a communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the electronic device, a detecting unit that detect a current flowing to the output unit, and a control unit that performs a process to limit the current flowing to the output unit in a case where the current detected by the detecting unit is greater than or equal to a predetermined value set according to a predetermined magnetic field strength while the output unit outputs the electric power to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Iori Aikawa, Marie Tateno
  • Power supply apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9985475
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that outputs first power used for wireless communication or second power used for wireless power supply, a communication unit that performs a wireless communication by modulating the first power output from the power supply unit, and a control unit that controls the second power output from the power supply unit in a manner that a predetermined condition corresponding to a test mode is satisfied, in a case where the power supply apparatus is in the test mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Katsuya Nakano, Marie Tateno
  • Power supply apparatus, power supply method, and storage medium
    Patent number: 9893569
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes an output unit that wirelessly outputs electric power to an electronic device, a communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the electronic device, a detecting unit that detect a current flowing to the output unit, and a control unit that performs a process to limit the current flowing to the output unit in a case where the current detected by the detecting unit is greater than or equal to a predetermined value set according to a predetermined magnetic field strength while the output unit outputs the electric power to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Iori Aikawa, Marie Tateno
  • POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20180041255
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit that performs wireless communication for acquiring status information from the electronic apparatus, a detection unit that detects an external apparatus different from the electronic apparatus, and a control unit that causes the communication unit to disconnect wireless communication with the electronic apparatus in response to a detection of the external apparatus by the detection unit if the power supply unit is wirelessly supplying power to the electronic apparatus based on the status information acquired from the electronic apparatus, and causes the communication unit to perform wireless communication with the external apparatus to determine whether the external apparatus is able to wirelessly receive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Marie Tateno
  • Power supply apparatus, control method, and recording medium
    Patent number: 9819398
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit that performs wireless communication for acquiring status information from the electronic apparatus, a detection unit that detects an external apparatus different from the electronic apparatus, and a control unit that causes the communication unit to disconnect wireless communication with the electronic apparatus in response to a detection of the external apparatus by the detection unit if the power supply unit is wirelessly supplying power to the electronic apparatus based on the status information acquired from the electronic apparatus, and causes the communication unit to perform wireless communication with the external apparatus to determine whether the external apparatus is able to wirelessly receive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Marie Tateno
  • POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160156199
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that outputs first power used for wireless communication or second power used for wireless power supply, a communication unit that performs a wireless communication by modulating the first power output from the power supply unit, and a control unit that controls the second power output from the power supply unit in a manner that a predetermined condition corresponding to a test mode is satisfied, in a case where the power supply apparatus is in the test mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Katsuya Nakano, Marie Tateno
  • POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20150244180
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes an output unit that wirelessly outputs electric power to an electronic device, a communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the electronic device, a detecting unit that detect a current flowing to the output unit, and a control unit that performs a process to limit the current flowing to the output unit in a case where the current detected by the detecting unit is greater than or equal to a predetermined value set according to a predetermined magnetic field strength while the output unit outputs the electric power to the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Iori Aikawa, Marie Tateno
  • POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20150097445
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit that performs wireless communication for acquiring status information from the electronic apparatus, a detection unit that detects an external apparatus different from the electronic apparatus, and a control unit that causes the communication unit to disconnect wireless communication with the electronic apparatus in response to a detection of the external apparatus by the detection unit if the power supply unit is wirelessly supplying power to the electronic apparatus based on the status information acquired from the electronic apparatus, and causes the communication unit to perform wireless communication with the external apparatus to determine whether the external apparatus is able to wirelessly receive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Marie Tateno