Patents by Inventor Masami Fukuda
Masami Fukuda 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: 11961345Abstract: A vehicle (20) transmits an LF command (Wa), an electronic key (30) transmits, to the vehicle (20), an RF command responsive to the LF command (Wa), the vehicle (20) transmits, to the electronic key (30), an LF command (Wb) having a longer packet length than the LF command (Wa), and the electronic key (30) transmits, to the vehicle (20), an RF command responsive to the LF command (Wb) on the basis of the electric field strength of an LF-RSSI burst of a part of the LF command (Wb), thus turning on an interior light (501).Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michihiko Fukuda, Masami Takigawa, Hitoshi Namba
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Patent number: 9942446Abstract: The invention relates to a print data generation device (PC) that generates print data to be used in printing color materials onto a print medium on the basis of image data. The print data generation device includes a medium color obtainment portion that obtains color information on the print medium; a color material reduction information obtainment portion that obtains color material reduction information on the basis of predetermined color correction range information including the color information; a corrected color material level generation portion that generates a corrected color material level on the basis of the image data and the color material reduction information; and a print data generation portion that generates the print data on the basis of the corrected color material level.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Masami Fukuda
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Publication number: 20160309060Abstract: The invention relates to a print data generation device (PC) that generates print data to be used in printing color materials onto a print medium on the basis of image data. The print data generation device includes a medium color obtainment portion that obtains color information on the print medium; a color material reduction information obtainment portion that obtains color material reduction information on the basis of predetermined color correction range information including the color information; a corrected color material level generation portion that generates a corrected color material level on the basis of the image data and the color material reduction information; and a print data generation portion that generates the print data on the basis of the corrected color material level.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Masami FUKUDA
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Patent number: 8675255Abstract: A second chromaticity feature is corrected and approximated to a first chromaticity feature, a new limit value for an ink amount is determined based on the second chromaticity feature after the approximation, optimization is performed by designating an ink amount which is equal to or less than the newly determined limit value when an ink amount reproducing a hue value represented by a lattice point is determined by the optimization of the ink amount with the use of an object function for evaluating image quality when the designated amount of ink is made to adhere to a first print medium, the ink amount determined by the optimization is converted with a conversion relationship based on the first chromaticity feature and the second chromaticity feature, and a profile for a second print medium, for which the converted ink amount has been defined, is created.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masami Fukuda, Nao Kaneko
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Patent number: 8634117Abstract: A second chromaticity value feature is corrected and approximated to a first chromaticity value feature, a new limit value for an ink amount is determined based on the second chromaticity value feature after the approximation, optimization is performed by designating an ink amount which is equal to or less than the newly determined limit value when an ink amount reproducing a hue value represented by a lattice point is determined by the optimization of the ink amount with the use of an object function for evaluating image quality when the designated amount of ink is made to adhere to a first print medium, the ink amount determined by the optimization is converted with a conversion relationship based on the first chromaticity value feature and the second value chromaticity feature.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masami Fukuda, Nao Kaneko
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Patent number: 8610952Abstract: Provided is a printing control device capable of: a reception process of receiving designation of a printing medium; an adjustment process of adjusting a printing apparatus in accordance with a printing result of a first test pattern; a color conversion table generation process of generating a color conversion table for the designated printing medium; and a profile generation process of generating a device profile of the printing apparatus on the basis of a colorimetric value of a second test pattern by performing color conversion on data, which represents the second test pattern, through the color conversion table, and by causing the printing apparatus to print the second test pattern.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masami Fukuda, Nao Kaneko
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Publication number: 20120243011Abstract: A second chromaticity feature is corrected and approximated to a first chromaticity feature, a new limit value for an ink amount is determined based on the second chromaticity feature after the approximation, optimization is performed by designating an ink amount which is equal to or less than the newly determined limit value when an ink amount reproducing a hue value represented by a lattice point is determined by the optimization of the ink amount with the use of an object function for evaluating image quality when the designated amount of ink is made to adhere to a first print medium, the ink amount determined by the optimization is converted with a conversion relationship based on the first chromaticity feature and the second chromaticity feature, and a profile for a second print medium, for which the converted ink amount has been defined, is created.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Masami Fukuda, Nao Kaneko
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Publication number: 20120224199Abstract: A second chromaticity value feature is corrected and approximated to a first chromaticity value feature, a new limit value for an ink amount is determined based on the second chromaticity value feature after the approximation, optimization is performed by designating an ink amount which is equal to or less than the newly determined limit value when an ink amount reproducing a hue value represented by a lattice point is determined by the optimization of the ink amount with the use of an object function for evaluating image quality when the designated amount of ink is made to adhere to a first print medium, the ink amount determined by the optimization is converted with a conversion relationship based on the first chromaticity value feature and the second value chromaticity feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Masami Fukuda, Nao Kaneko
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Publication number: 20120218574Abstract: Provided is a printing control device capable of: a reception process of receiving designation of a printing medium; an adjustment process of adjusting a printing apparatus in accordance with a printing result of a first test pattern; a color conversion table generation process of generating a color conversion table for the designated printing medium; and a profile generation process of generating a device profile of the printing apparatus on the basis of a colorimetric value of a second test pattern by performing color conversion on data, which represents the second test pattern, through the color conversion table, and by causing the printing apparatus to print the second test pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Masami FUKUDA, Nao KANEKO
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Patent number: 7436737Abstract: An electric watch is characterized by including a transmitting circuit 6 for generating a plurality of transmitted signals, transmitting electrodes 1 and 2 for outputting the output signals generated by the transmitting circuit 6, a signal modulating member 3 composed of a rotor arranged adjacently to the transmitting electrodes 1 and 2 in a non-contact manner for modulating the transmitted signals, a receiving electrode 4 arranged adjacently to the signal modulating member 3 in a non-contact manner for receiving the transmitted signals modulated by the signal modulating member 3, a receiving circuit 7 for amplifying received signals received by the receiving electrode 4, and a detecting circuit 8 for detecting mechanical position information of the signal modulating member 3 based on the received signal amplified by the receiving circuit 7.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2003Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Fukuda, Kiyotaka Igarashi, Shinichi Komine, Ryoji Iwakura, Shigeru Morokawa
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Patent number: 7385876Abstract: A radio-controlled timepiece includes a regional-information storage unit that stores information on a target time region, a receiving circuit that receives a standard frequency that contains UTC time information, and that outputs a received signal, a regional-time calculating unit that calculates a current time of the target time region based on the information on the target time region and the received signal, a display unit that displays the current time calculated, a display-time correcting unit that corrects the current time to be displayed in DST or in standard time in timing determined based on the current time when information on a DST switching day is included in the received signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2004Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Ihara, Akinari Takada, Masaaki Namekawa, Masami Fukuda, Minoru Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7372779Abstract: The invention is directed to obtaining a radio controlled timepiece that, in a case when the user who uses it moves from one country or one region to another where the time difference is different, has simplified an operation of correcting the time difference between the countries or regions and an operation of correcting the time difference due to daylight saving time's being executed.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2003Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akinari Takada, Takashi Ihara, Masaaki Namekawa, Masami Fukuda, Minoru Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20050185514Abstract: A radio-controlled timepiece includes a regional-information storage unit that stores information on a target time region, a receiving circuit that receives a standard frequency that contains UTC time information, and that outputs a received signal, a regional-time calculating unit that calculates a current time of the target time region based on the information on the target time region and the received signal, a display unit that displays the current time calculated, a display-time correcting unit that corrects the current time to be displayed in DST or in standard time in timing determined based on the current time when information on a DST switching day is included in the received signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2004Publication date: August 25, 2005Inventors: Takashi Ihara, Akinari Takada, Masaaki Namekawa, Masami Fukuda, Minoru Kobayashi
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Patent number: 6894952Abstract: A time keeping device of an electric timepiece comprising one motor that can rotate in the forward direction and the reverse direction, a branch mechanism, and a plurality of wheel trains that are branched by the branch mechanism, wherein the motor is rotated in the forward direction to drive one wheel train thereby to carry out a mechanical display, and is rotated in the reverse direction to drive the other wheel train thereby to carry out another mechanical display. The time keeping device further comprises a merge mechanism in addition to the branch mechanism, and a plurality of wheel trains that are branched by the branch mechanism and are merged by the merge mechanism. The motor is rotated in the forward direction to drive one wheel train thereby to carry out a mechanical display, and is rotated in the reverse direction to drive the other wheel train thereby to carry out another mechanical display.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2001Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Morokawa, Ryoji Iwakura, Takaaki Nozaki, Takakazu Yano, Masami Fukuda, Kazuo Sakamoto
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Publication number: 20050094495Abstract: The invention is directed to obtaining a radio controlled timepiece that, in a case when the user who uses it moves from one country or one region to another where the time difference is different, has simplified an operation of correcting the time difference between the countries or regions and an operation of correcting the time difference due to daylight saving time's being executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2003Publication date: May 5, 2005Inventors: Akinari Takada, Takashi Ihara, Masaaki Namekawa, Masami Fukuda, Minoru Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20050002277Abstract: An electric watch is characterized by including a transmitting circuit 6 for generating a plurality of transmitted signals, transmitting electrodes 1 and 2 for outputting the output signals generated by the transmitting circuit 6, a signal modulating member 3 composed of a rotor arranged adjacently to the transmitting electrodes 1 and 2 in a non-contact manner for modulating the transmitted signals, a receiving electrode 4 arranged adjacently to the signal modulating member 3 in a non-contact manner for receiving the transmitted signals modulated by the signal modulating member 3, a receiving circuit 7 for amplifying received signals received by the receiving electrode 4, and a detecting circuit 8 for detecting mechanical position information of the signal modulating member 3 based on the received signal amplified by the receiving circuit 7.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2003Publication date: January 6, 2005Inventors: Masami Fukuda, Kiyotaka Igarashi, Shinichi Komine, Ryoji Iwakura, Shigeru Morokawa
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Publication number: 20040062147Abstract: A time keeping device of an electric timepiece comprising one motor that can rotate in the forward direction and the reverse direction, a branch mechanism, and a plurality of wheel trains that are branched by the branch mechanism, wherein the motor is rotated in the forward direction to drive one wheel train thereby to carry out a mechanical display, and is rotated in the reverse direction to drive the other wheel train thereby to carry out another mechanical display. The time keeping device further comprises a merge mechanism in addition to the branch mechanism, and a plurality of wheel trains that are branched by the branch mechanism and are merged by the merge mechanism. The motor is rotated in the forward direction to drive one wheel train thereby to carry out a mechanical display, and is rotated in the reverse direction to drive the other wheel train thereby to carry out another mechanical display.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventors: Shigeru Morokawa, Ryoji Iwakura, Takaaki Nozaki, Takakazu Yano, Masami Fukuda, Kazuo Sakamoto
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Patent number: 6310836Abstract: The present invention provides a timepiece having a light-receptive/emitting device such as a solar cell and an EL device in which a parting portion can be set freely and the timepiece can be adapted to various design requests. The timepiece has a dial for displaying a time, a timepiece movement incorporating driving units, a light-receptive/emitting device provided between the timepiece movement and the dial, and an armoring member for housing the timepiece movement, in which a portion or a whole of the dial is formed to have a light-transmitting property so as to supply outside light to the light-receptive/emitting device or to allow the light-receptive/emitting device to emit light to an outside, the light-receptive/emitting device is fixed to one side of the timepiece movement, and the dial is mounted to the armoring member by engaging a first portion formed at the dial with a second portion formed at the armoring member.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2000Date of Patent: October 30, 2001Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.Inventors: Teruhiko Fujii, Masami Fukuda, Junsuke Kashikie, Toshio Murata
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Patent number: 5966344Abstract: A light transmitting metallic dial 50 is disposed above a cell 2 such as an EL device, a solar battery, or the like and the light transmitting type metallic dial 50 is secured by engaging an aligning portion 50b formed on the light transmitting type metallic dial 50 with an aligning portion 4b formed on a casing frame 4. In the light transmitting type metallic dial 50, light transmitting holes 50a and 51 constituting various characters, numerals, patterns, and the like are formed. Further, when the transparent plate is laminated on the light transmitting metallic dial 50, a clearance 7 is formed between the cell 2 and the transparent plate 5 using a spacer or the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1997Date of Patent: October 12, 1999Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshio Umemoto, Masami Fukuda, Kenji Shimoda, Yasuo Kitajima, Isamu Kobayashi, Yoshio Katsuki, Yurie Udoh
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Patent number: 5703837Abstract: A light transmitting type display plate 5 is arranged above a cell 2 such as an EL element or a solar cell or the like, and the display plate 5 is fixed to the support member 4 through the engagement of a positioning section 5b formed on the light transmitting type display plate 5 with a positioning section 4b formed on a support member 4. In the case where the light transmitting type display plate is a transparent plate 5, a spacer 6 or the like forms a gap 7 between the cell 2 and the transparent plate 5.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1995Date of Patent: December 30, 1997Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshio Umemoto, Masami Fukuda, Kenji Shimoda, Yasuo Kitajima, Isamu Kobayashi, Yurie Udou