Patents by Inventor Masumi Moritani

Masumi Moritani 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).

  • Patent number: 9400560
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image display device capable of recognizing a hand of a user and predefining an operating region. Image recognition means recognizes the position of a hand of the user. Operating region setup means predefines the operating region, on an imaging region plane of imaging means and around a position on which the user's hand is projected, for the purpose of enabling the user to issue instructions to the image display device. When the position on which the user's hand is projected moves and comes close to the periphery of the operating region, the operating region setup means moves the operating region in the direction of the movement of the position on which the user's hand is projected. Further, the image recognition means recognizes a hand-waving motion of the user, whereas the operating region setup means sets the size of the operating region in accordance with the magnitude of the user's hand-waving motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Matsubara, Masumi Moritani
  • Publication number: 20110080337
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image display device capable of recognizing a hand of a user and predefining an operating region. Image recognition means recognizes the position of a hand of the user. Operating region setup means predefines the operating region, on an imaging region plane of imaging means and around a position on which the user's hand is projected, for the purpose of enabling the user to issue instructions to the image display device. When the position on which the user's hand is projected moves and comes close to the periphery of the operating region, the operating region setup means moves the operating region in the direction of the movement of the position on which the user's hand is projected. Further, the image recognition means recognizes a hand-waving motion of the user, whereas the operating region setup means sets the size of the operating region in accordance with the magnitude of the user's hand-waving motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Takashi MATSUBARA, Masumi Moritani
  • Patent number: 7873767
    Abstract: A wireless IC memory, for improving the security thereof, for achieving protection of business information and privacy, comprises an RFID tag 100, wherein it is possible to setup “readout disenabling (ReadLock)” condition to the UII code bank for storing ID data of the RFID tag 100, with a predetermined protocol from an external communication apparatus, within the RFID tag 100. Setup of “readout disenabling (ReadLock)” condition is stored on a readout enabling/disenabling condition memory portion 105 within the RFID tag 100. In case where the “readout disenabling (ReadLock)” condition is set up in the UII code bank, a protocol process controller portion 103 of the RFID tag 100, not responding the UII code, normally, but answers a fake UII code or an error code, or gives no answer, to a request or command of readout of the UII data from the external communication apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masumi Moritani, Shinichiro Fukushima, Hiroyuki Higaki, Yuichi Kobayashi, Atsushi Honzawa
  • Patent number: 7737824
    Abstract: A hierarchical structure is established among a plurality of RFID tags, such that ID numbers can be read only from RFID tags which belong to a particular layer. RFID tag can control whether permission should be given to read its ID number therefrom to protect the ID number. Data held in the RFID tag can be read from the outside. RFID tag comprises a memory circuit having a function of holding data, and a logic circuit having a function of processing a control command received from outside. Memory circuit stores an own ID number for identifying the RFID tag itself, and a parent ID number for identifying a second RFID tag. When RFID tag receives an ID number read command which contains first data as a parameter from outside, the logic circuit outputs the own ID number to outside only when the first data matches the parent ID number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Aikawa, Yutaka Takami, Shinichiro Fukushima, Masumi Moritani, Hashimoto Kazunori
  • Patent number: 7710272
    Abstract: An RFID device is capable of stopping and restarting a response via a response stop command. The device is capable of initializing a part of or the whole of internal data including a response restart set data storage portion. The device is capable of using command data from an external communication equipment to look up response restart data at the restart of a response, deciding a data storage area and content that may be initialized when the restart is possible, and rewriting a data storage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Fukushima, Yutaka Takami, Masumi Moritani
  • Publication number: 20080316034
    Abstract: An RFID device is capable of stopping and restarting a response via a response stop command. The device is capable of initializing a part of or the whole of internal data including a response restart set data storage portion. The device is capable of using command data from an external communication equipment to look up response restart data at the restart of a response, deciding a data storage area and content that may be initialized when the restart is possible, and rewriting a data storage portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichiro FUKUSHIMA, Yutaka Takami, Masumi Moritani
  • Publication number: 20080224833
    Abstract: An information management system comprises information processing unit 51 which reads out self ID number data and reference ID number data from each RFID tag, and additionally writes all the self ID number data and reference ID number data into an ID table. The data in each row of the ID table is the self ID number data and reference ID number data that are stored in each RFID tag. “0” is set to all rows of a link flag setting region, and it is checked whether a value in the M-th row of the reference ID number data is equal to a value in the N-th row of the self ID number data. If both are equal, then “1” is set to the N-th row in the link flag setting region. These processing operations are repeated for all rows of the ID table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Makoto Aikawa, Shinichiro Fukushima, Masumi Moritani, Hiroyuki Higaki, Yuichi Kobayashi, Atsushi Honzawa, Akira Kishida
  • Patent number: 7425897
    Abstract: An RFID device is capable of stopping and restarting a response via a response stop command. The device is capable of initializing a part of or the whole of internal data including a response restart set data storage portion. The device is capable of using command data from an external communication equipment to look up response restart data at the restart of a response, deciding a data storage area and content that may be initialized when the restart is possible, and rewriting a data storage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Fukushima, Yutaka Takami, Masumi Moritani
  • Publication number: 20080094183
    Abstract: For making difficult to copy data of a RFID tag, while enabling to detect it when copying the data, easily, but without exerting ill influences upon the existing specification thereof, within the RFID tag 100 is provided a readout exclusive bank, other than banks provided in accordance with the existing specification. RFID identification information is stored into the readout exclusive bank of the RFID tag 100, when the RFID tag 100 is shipped out of a maker. A user who wishes to guarantee properness of UII data produces cryptograph calculation result data through encrypting the RFID identification information and the UII data, when writing the UII data into the RFID tag 100, and stores the cryptograph calculation result data into a USER bank within the RFID tag 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Shinichiro Fukushima, Masumi Moritani, Hiroyuki Higaki, Yuichi Kobayashi, Atsushi Honzawa
  • Publication number: 20080059659
    Abstract: A wireless IC memory, for improving the security thereof, for achieving protection of business information and privacy, comprises an RFID tag 100, wherein it is possible to setup “readout disenabling (ReadLock)” condition to the UII code bank for storing ID data of the RFID tag 100, with a predetermined protocol from an external communication apparatus, within the RFID tag 100. Setup of “readout disenabling (ReadLock)” condition is stored on a readout enabling/disenabling condition memory portion 105 within the RFID tag 100. In case where the “readout disenabling (ReadLock)” condition is set up in the UII code bank, a protocol process controller portion 103 of the RFID tag 100, not responding the UII code, normally, but answers a fake UII code or an error code, or gives no answer, to a request or command of readout of the UII data from the external communication apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Masumi Moritani, Shinichiro Fukushima, Hiroyuki Higaki, Yuichi Kobayashi, Atsushi Honzawa
  • Publication number: 20060226986
    Abstract: An RFID capable of stopping and restarting a response by initializing a part or the whole of internal data by setting includes a response restart set data storage portion, changes response restart set data by command data from external communication equipment to look up response restart data at the restart of a response, decides a data storage area and content that may be initialized when the restart is possible, and rewrites a data storage portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Shinichiro Fukushima, Yutaka Takami, Masumi Moritani
  • Publication number: 20060145817
    Abstract: A hierarchical structure is established among a plurality of RFID tags, such that ID numbers can be read only from RFID tags which belong to a particular layer. RFID tag can control whether permission should be given to read its ID number therefrom to protect the ID number. Data held in the RFID tag can be read from the outside. RFID tag comprises a memory circuit having a function of holding data, and a logic circuit having a function of processing a control command received from outside. Memory circuit stores an own ID nmber for identifying the RFID tag itself, and a parent ID number for identifying a second RFID tag. When RFID tag receives an ID number read command which contains first data as a parameter from outside, the logic circuit outputs the own ID number to outside only when the first data matches the parent ID number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Makoto Aikawa, Yutaka Takami, Shinichiro Fukushima, Masumi Moritani, Hashimoto Kazunori
  • Publication number: 20040027312
    Abstract: Hands-free operation is a prerequisite in wearable PCs; a problem in such PCs is that intuitive input or direct input such as pen input or touch panel input is impossible, so that a comfortable input operation cannot be performed. In order to solve this problem, the portable information device of the present invention comprises a portable main body part, and an HMD which is connected to this main body part, and which is mounted on the head. Furthermore, the abovementioned main body part comprises an input display part which displays to the outside image information consisting of a smaller amount of data than the image information displayed on the abovementioned HMD, and which inputs operating information from the outside on a displayed screen, an output part which outputs information to the abovementioned HMD, and a control part which controls the image information that is displayed on the abovementioned HMD on the basis of the operating information that is input in the abovementioned input display part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Norio Owada, Osamu Ebina, Akinori Maeda, Masumi Moritani, Ichiro Ote, Yoshinobu Ohinata, Akihiro Yoshida, Taichi Koriyama, Kimihiko Adachi
  • Patent number: 5858297
    Abstract: According to the present invention, in optical modeling method and apparatus of preparing a cubic resin model by curing ultraviolet-ray curable resin under irradiation of a laser beam thereon, for the sake of automatically correcting a dimensional difference caused by superfluous curing due to a transmitting laser beam by automatically detecting the bottom of an overhang portion or a modeling product on surface shape data, the dimensional difference is corrected automatically on the surface shape data through a method in which vertexes of polygonal patches constituting the surface shape data are replaced with nodes, nodes constituting a polygonal patch lying at the overhang portion bottom are moved by a correction amount obtained from a value conforming to an inclination of the patch plane to change the shape and position, and modeling is carried out on the basis of the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Ozawa, Norio Goto, Masumi Moritani, Masakatsu Ohkubo, Toshiroo Endoo