Patents by Inventor Masatoshi Otani
Masatoshi Otani 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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Publication number: 20240134175Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable optical filtering device used as a spatial filter for an optical inspection apparatus and configured to prevent a shutter from sticking to a wall surface of a shutter opening. The optical filtering device includes the shutter openable and closeable by voltage control and a substrate having the shutter opening serving as a movable range of the shutter, in which the substrate includes a sticking prevention part configured to prevent the shutter from sticking to the wall surface of the shutter opening when the shutter is opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Yasuhiro YOSHIMURA, Masatoshi KANAMARU, Takanori AONO, Hitoyuki TOMOTSUNE, Yuko OTANI, Nobuhiko KANZAKI
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Publication number: 20080106859Abstract: There are provided a display panel mounted in a tiltable manner on the front face portion of a main body portion, an operation panel to be mounted in a tiltable manner on the display panel, a tilt control part for controlling to tilt the display panel in response to a first tilt command and to tilt the operation panel in response to a second tilt command, and a memory part for storing inclination angle information of the operation panel corresponding to the inclination angle of the display panel. The tilt control part tilts the display panel in response to the first tilt command, and also tilts the operation panel based on the inclination angle information of the operation panel stored in the memory part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Takashi Eguchi, Masatoshi Otani, Yukio Shimizu, Kaede Motoyama, Noriyuki Kamikawa, Osamu Kukimoto, Masahiko Nakano, Humitake Nakamura
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Patent number: 6400693Abstract: A communication unit stores information including audio and image information in order to respond to a multiplexed multimedia information signal from another communication unit. In response to the received multiplexed multimedia information signal, the stored image information is transmitted after transmission of the stored audio information.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1997Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masatoshi Otani
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Publication number: 20010010683Abstract: In a television telephone and other communications apparatus for multimedia information, only voice messages are provided as response messages in an answer recording mode in order to implement the curtailment of accumulation media, and at the same time, means is materialized to be able to execute transmission while confirming whether or not the image information is transferred to the accumulation media as intended by the transmission side without requiring any provision of special functions and operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 1997Publication date: August 2, 2001Inventor: MASATOSHI OTANI
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Patent number: 6202780Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided with an automatic transmission including a shift manipulating device having an automatic shift position and a manual shift position, and a shift control device which places the automatic transmission in an optimum gear position when the shift manipulating device is operated to the automatic shift position, and places the transmission in a desired gear position according to a shift command operation by a driver when the shift manipulating device is operated to the manual shift position.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1998Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Toshiaki Tateno, Masatoshi Otani
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Patent number: 6182225Abstract: A network device control unit and method are provided in which the same password is used for both starting up the network management software, and for acquiring information and making settings in the target network device, so that password entry for access to a network device can be omitted and the operability of network management software can be greatly improved. To implement the unit and method, the password entered by the user at start-up of NetSpot is detected, and when the network device to be controlled is selected, the password previously set to control access to this selected network device is acquired. Then this network device password is compared with the NetSpot password, and when the passwords match each other, the password entry for that network device is omitted and the detailed information for that network device is acquired and displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 1998Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tadashi Hagiuda, Masatoshi Otani, Yoshito Maekawa, Yoshinori Takahashi, Noboru Hamada, Masahito Hirai
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Patent number: 6144403Abstract: An image processing apparatus that eliminates a complicated operation when a document image is input. The apparatus has an image input device for inputting a document image. A detection device detects displacement of the document image input by the input device. A determination device determines the input conditions of the image input device when the displacement detected by the detection device is not greater than a predetermined value. A control device controls the input device based on the input conditions determined by the determination device so as to cause the input device to input the document image.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1996Date of Patent: November 7, 2000Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masatoshi Otani
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Patent number: 5510829Abstract: A communication apparatus comprising a voice data communication apparatus for communicating voice data, a video data communication apparatus for communicating video data, a determination unit for determining whether the attribute of communication data to be notified at the reception call is voice data or voice and video data, and an informing unit for giving information for a reception call by discriminating between the reception call of voice data and that of voice and video data, based on a determination result of said determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 1994Date of Patent: April 23, 1996Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akira Sugiyama, Masatoshi Otani
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Patent number: 5381412Abstract: A multimedia communication apparatus can perform communication while multiplexing multimedia information comprising voice information, video information, data and the like. If the transmission rate of video information in a first channel is greater than a predetermined value, a new additional channel is not connected even if a plurality of channels are connectable. It is thereby possible to automatically set the minimum number of channels necessary for the communication of video information, and to prevent setting of an unnecessary additional channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1992Date of Patent: January 10, 1995Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masatoshi Otani
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Patent number: 5367522Abstract: Multimedia communication apparatus includes a communication unit that transmits and receives plural types of media information in multiplexed form. When the communication unit is to transmit a first type of media information, a large-capacity transfer speed is allocated to transmission of the first type of media information by first transmission speed selection, but when the communication unit is to receive the first type of media information, a small-capacity transfer speed is allocated to the transmission of the first type of media information, so as to receive the first type of media information and transmit necessary control data. The data transmission speed is flexibly changed dependent on the multiplexed condition of other than data type media information to enable smoother multimedia communication.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1992Date of Patent: November 22, 1994Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masatoshi Otani
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Patent number: 5301191Abstract: A multimedia communication apparatus so adapted that when the transmission speed of video information on a communication line is inadequate, transmission of the video information is suspended and notification is given of the fact that suspension of transmission is in effect. When communication is on hold, only prescribed media information is transmitted and needless connections are cancelled. In response to a designation releasing the apparatus from the holding state, the connection state which prevailed prior to hold is promptly restored and communication is resumed.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1992Date of Patent: April 5, 1994Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masatoshi Otani
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Patent number: 5155647Abstract: In a disk cartridge comprising a case in which a disk-like recording medium is rotatably accommodated, and a shutter slidably secured to one end of the case so as to open and close a head insertion opening which is provided in the case, a resilient body for urging the shutter toward a position where the head insertion opening is closed is formed integrally with the shutter, so that the number of parts and the steps required for assembly of the disk cartridge can be decreased.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 1991Date of Patent: October 13, 1992Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Masatoshi Otani
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Patent number: 4727435Abstract: An image information processing system has a reader for reading an original image and generating image data, a recorder for recording an image in accordance with image data; a receiving unit for receiving image data from an external apparatus, and a storage unit for storing image data. In the system, during recording of the image by the recorder based on the image data generated by the reader, the image data received by the receiving unit is transferred via a bus line to be stored in the storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1985Date of Patent: February 23, 1988Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masatoshi Otani, Kenzoh Ina, Kenichi Mishima
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Patent number: 4694352Abstract: An image information processing system has reader for photoelectrically reading an image of an original and producing an image data. The image data produced by said reader is selectively encoded in accordance with the area designation.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1985Date of Patent: September 15, 1987Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenzoh Ina, Masatoshi Otani, Kenichi Mishima