Patents by Inventor Naofumi Tateishi
Naofumi Tateishi 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: 8204309Abstract: After pre-printed cards are manufactured at least a corner of each card is imaged. It is then determined whether the position and orientation of markings in the image with respect to the corner are within tolerance. If not, the card is rejected. If the markings are, or include, indicia, these indicia may be identified to allow identification of the card. This allows a determination of whether the card is in an intended order, or it allows selection of the batch into which the card is placed. It also means that cards in a given set of cards arranged in a first order can be randomized by first buffering cards in buffers and then outputting the cards to an output conveyor.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2007Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Longford International Ltd.Inventors: Edward J. Cook, Brian C. Greiner, Naofumi Tateishi
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Publication number: 20080272032Abstract: After pre-printed cards are manufactured at least a corner of each card is imaged. It is then determined whether the position and orientation of markings in the image with respect to the corner are within tolerance. If not, the card is rejected. If the markings are, or include, indicia, these indicia may be identified to allow identification of the card. This allows a determination of whether the card is in an intended order, or it allows selection of the batch into which the card is placed. It also means that cards in a given set of cards arranged in a first order can be randomized by first buffering cards in buffers and then outputting the cards to an output conveyor. In one approach, each unique card in the set is sent to a different buffer such that like cards are buffered in the same buffer. Cards are then randomly fed from the buffers to form a re-ordered set of cards such that cards in the re-ordered set of cards have an order that is random with respect to the first order.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2007Publication date: November 6, 2008Inventors: Edward J. Cook, Brian C. Greiner, Naofumi Tateishi
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Publication number: 20030059099Abstract: To recognise characters in a character set developed for magnetic ink character recognition (MICR), the characters are optically imaged as a matrix of pixels. Pixel values in each of a plurality of adjacent parallel lines of pixels in the matrix are then summed to obtain a line total for each line. The lines of pixels may be chosen to parallel a height dimension of the characters in order to eliminate skew. Thus, in the absence of skew, the lines will simply be columns of the matrix of pixels. Line totals may be compared with line total templates. Each line total template is characteristic of a character in the character set.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2001Publication date: March 27, 2003Applicant: Longford Equipment International LimitedInventor: Naofumi Tateishi
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Patent number: 6519503Abstract: A system for collating cheques (or other sheets bearing an account number), feeds cheques in a batch of cheques. The system reads the account number of each cheque in the batch and counts the number in the batch. This is compared with corresponding information on an associated account statement. On a mis-match, action is taken (e.g., an alarm is raised).Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2001Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Assignee: Longford Equipment International LimitedInventors: Edward Paterson, Edward J. Cook, Naofumi Tateishi
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Publication number: 20020165640Abstract: A system for collating cheques (or other sheets bearing an account number), feeds cheques in a batch of cheques. The system reads the account number of each cheque in the batch and counts the number in the batch. This is compared with corresponding information on an associated account statement. On a mis-match, action is taken (e.g., an alarm is raised).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2001Publication date: November 7, 2002Applicant: Longford Equipment International LimitedInventors: Edward Paterson, Edward J. Cook, Naofumi Tateishi
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Patent number: 5040448Abstract: An electronic material instrument includes a tone generator for synthesizing tones by using a number of time-division multiplexed (TDM) modules, an input unit for programming a connection configuration (tone synthesis algorithm) for the modules of each module pair, and a processing unit for converting the input program into control data for each module and transferring the control data to the tone generator. In one embodiment, each module pair is selectively operative in an addition mode, a phase mode or a ring modulation mode, independently of the modes selected for the other module pairs. It is thus possible to attain a tone synthesis desired by the user, and to make the best use of the capacity of the tone generator.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 1989Date of Patent: August 20, 1991Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akinori Matsubara, Kenichi Tsutsumi, Youji Kaneko, Takashi Akutsu, Naofumi Tateishi
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Patent number: 4854209Abstract: A key scaling apparatus includes a reference data input device which is operated by a user of an electronic musical instrument to designate at least three different key numbers together with respective key scaling data for those key numbers. When a key number is supplied from a play input device such as a keyboard in the electronic musical instrument, an interpolator computes key scaling data for that key number from the data designated by the reference data input device. The computed key scaling data serve to control a tone parameter such as an envelope level which is then used in a tone generator to develop a tone for that key number. Accordingly, a satisfactory key scaling response is obtained over the entire pitch range of keyboard.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1988Date of Patent: August 8, 1989Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akinori Matsubara, Kenichi Tsutsumi, Youji Kaneko, Takashi Akutsu, Naofumi Tateishi
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Patent number: 4742748Abstract: An electronic musical instrument comprises devices for inputting rhythm and melody play patterns. The rhythm and melody play patterns are stored in a pattern memory such that the rhythm and melody play patterns are in a timed relation to each other. The rhythm and melody play patterns are simultaneously read out from said pattern memory so that rhythm tones and melody tones are sounded according to the rhythm and melody play patterns.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1986Date of Patent: May 10, 1988Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Naofumi Tateishi
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Patent number: 4624171Abstract: Data for a plurality of musical pieces is preset in a ROM pack and also on a tape recorder. Musical piece data read out from the ROM pack or tape recorder is supplied from a control section to melody generators, a chord generator, a bass generator and a rhythm generator. Melody data, chord data, and rhythm data obtained from these generators are coupled through an amplifier to a loudspeaker.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1986Date of Patent: November 25, 1986Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Yuzawa, Naoaki Matsumoto, Takehiko Kayahara, Naofumi Tateishi, Makoto Fukuda
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Patent number: RE33607Abstract: Data for a plurality of musical pieces is preset in a ROM pack and also on a tape recorder. Musical piece data read out from the ROM pack or tape recorder is supplied from a control section to melody generators, a chord generator, a bass generator and a rhythm generator. Melody data, chord data, and rhythm data obtained from these generators are coupled through an amplifier to a loudspeaker.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 1990Date of Patent: June 11, 1991Assignee: Casio Computer Co. Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Yuzawa, Naoaki Matsumoto, Takehiko Kayahara, Naofumi Tateishi, Makoto Fukuda
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Patent number: RE46783Abstract: After pre-printed cards are manufactured at least a corner of each card is imaged. It is then determined whether the position and orientation of markings in the image with respect to the corner are within tolerance. If not, the card is rejected. If the markings are, or include, indicia, these indicia may be identified to allow identification of the card. This allows a determination of whether the card is in an intended order, or it allows selection of the batch into which the card is placed. It also means that cards in a given set of cards arranged in a first order can be randomized by first buffering cards in buffers and then outputting the cards to an output conveyor.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: LONGFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD.Inventors: Edward J. Cook, Brian C. Greiner, Naofumi Tateishi