Patents by Inventor Masahiko Kuwahara

Masahiko Kuwahara 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).

  • System and method for transmitting a power control signal to an external device based on the presence of linkage information
    Patent number: 8185756
    Abstract: An electronic device capable of controlling a power state of an external device from a first power state (ex. “Standby”) to a second power state (ex. “ON”) includes a determination unit operable to determine whether information indicating linkage is stored in a storage unit when it is detected that communication between the electronic device and the external device is enabled, and a transmitting unit operable to transmit a control signal for controlling power state of the external device. When the information indicating linkage is not stored in the storage unit, the transmitting unit stores the information indicating linkage and transmits the control signal for controlling power state of the external device to the second power state to the external device. When the information indicating linkage is stored in the storage unit, the transmitting unit refrains from transmitting the control signal to the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru Okamoto, Koji Amemiya, Yoshiyasu Kado, Masahiko Kuwahara, Tetsuji Aibara
  • IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20110267479
    Abstract: An image capture device having an image capture function includes an interface which receives first data from an external electronic device; and a processing section including a circuit which is used for transcode processing. The processing section performs the transcode processing on the first data using the circuit to generate second data. The interface transmits the generated second data to the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru HINO, Yoichi HIRATA, Takeshi SAEKI, Masafumi NOSAKA, Masahiko KUWAHARA, Yasuhiro SASANO, Kazuyuki MURAKAMI
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POWER CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20100070783
    Abstract: An electronic device capable of controlling a power state of an external device from a first power state (ex. “Standby”) to a second power state (ex. “ON”) includes a determination unit operable to determine whether information indicating linkage is stored in a storage unit when it is detected that communication between the electronic device and the external device is enabled, and a transmitting unit operable to transmit a control signal for controlling power state of the external device. When the information indicating linkage is not stored in the storage unit, the transmitting unit stores the information indicating linkage and transmits the control signal for controlling power state of the external device to the second power state to the external device. When the information indicating linkage is stored in the storage unit, the transmitting unit refrains from transmitting the control signal to the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wataru Okamoto, Koji Amemiya, Yoshiyasu Kado, Masahiko Kuwahara, Tetsuji Aibara