Patents by Inventor Naoko Ito

Naoko Ito 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).

  • Publication number: 20080290793
    Abstract: A polymer light emitting material, wherein the material has a light emitting mechanism based on transition from an excited triplet state to a ground state or transition through an excited triplet state to a ground state of an electron energy level, and the material comprises a nonionic light emitting part which constitutes a part of the polymer or is bound to the polymer. The polymer light emitting material exhibits high light emission efficiency above 5%, which is the limit of external quantum efficiency of fluorescence and can be designed so as to have a large area and hence are suitable for mass production of organic light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Masataka Takeuchi, Shuichi Naijo, Naoko Ito, Koro Shirane, Takeshi Igarashi, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Motoaki Kamachi
  • Patent number: 7396598
    Abstract: A polymer light emitting material, wherein the material has a light emitting mechanism based on transition from an excited triplet state to a ground state or transition through an excited triplet state to a ground state of an electron energy level, and the material comprises a nonionic light emitting part which constitutes a part of the polymer or is bound to the polymer. The polymer light emitting material exhibits high light emission efficiency above 5%, which is the limit of external quantum efficiency of fluorescence and can be designed so as to have a large area and hence are suitable for mass production of organic light emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Masataka Takeuchi, Shuichi Naijo, Naoko Ito, Koro Shirane, Takeshi Igarashi, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Motoaki Kamachi
  • Publication number: 20080152947
    Abstract: A polymer light emitting material, wherein the material has a light emitting mechanism based on transition from an excited triplet state to a ground state or transition through an excited triplet state to a ground state of an electron energy level, and the material comprises a nonionic light emitting part which constitutes a part of the polymer or is bound to the polymer. The polymer light emitting material exhibits high light emission efficiency above 5%, which is the limit of external quantum efficiency of fluorescence and can be designed so as to have a large area and hence are suitable for mass production of organic light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Masataka Takeuchi, Shuichi Naijo, Naoko Ito, Koro Shirane, Takeshi Igarashi, Yoshiaki Takahashi, Motoaki Kamachi
  • Publication number: 20080124245
    Abstract: By situating a mixing pot in a junction of a first solution and a second solution or after the junction in a channel to temporarily retain these solutions, and situating an analysis sensor downstream from the mixing pot to detect the result of reaction of the first solution and second solution, heterogeneous solutions are mixed so as to react within the channel, and chemical analysis of one of the solutions is performed. According to this system, before the solutions have fully flowed through the remainder of the channel following the junction, the solutions are mixed uniformly at once by the turbulent and vortex flow generated within the mixing pot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoko Ito, Shoichi Kanayama
  • Publication number: 20070233697
    Abstract: A system for avoiding notification of unwanted information, which can reduce the chance of information becoming a subject of conversation that a communication partner does not want to know, during the communication with the partner. The system comprises an unwanted-information storage unit, a known information storage unit, a matching decision unit, and a warning output unit. The unwanted-information storage unit stores unwanted information items that a user does not want to know, in association with the users. The known information storage unit stores known information items that a user has already known, in association with the user. The matching decision unit finds a communication partner who knows an information item that a user does not want to know, on the basis of the known information items stored in the known information storage unit and the unwanted information items stored in the unwanted-information storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Takenouchi, Naoko Ito
  • Publication number: 20070195010
    Abstract: A display unit displays an image, and includes plural independent image displays. A sound output unit outputs sound corresponding to an image displayed on the display unit. A storage unit stores image data of an image to be displayed on the display unit, sound data to be output by the sound output unit, and various kinds of content data. A switch detects various instructions input by a user. An input/output unit inputs and outputs image data and sound data communicated between the image displays. A power supply unit supplies a current to each functional unit. A controller controls display of an image on the display unit, while enlarging a single image displayed on a single image display to display enlarged image on an entire display unit, and reducing a single image displayed on the entire display unit to display reduced-sized image on a single image display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroshi Toriumi, Akio Fukushima, Fumiko Kikuchi, Koji Suzuki, Naoko Ito, Takayuki Kasuya
  • Patent number: 7250226
    Abstract: An organic polymeric phosphorescent compound and an organic light-emitting device employing the organic polymeric phosphorescent compound. The phosphorescent compound is a neutral organic polymeric phosphorescent compound emitting phosphorescence and used in an organic light-emitting device, and includes a phosphorescent unit and a carrier transporting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignees: Nippon Hoso Kyokai, Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Shizuo Tokito, Mitsunori Suzuki, Isao Tanaka, Youji Inoue, Koro Shirane, Masataka Takeuchi, Naoko Ito
  • Publication number: 20070146244
    Abstract: A display device that displays an image on a display screen includes plural light emitting members arranged along the display screen. The light emitting members emit light along a longitudinal direction thereof, and are coupled so that the light emitting members can be rolled around center of axis parallel to the longitudinal direction. The rolled light emitting members are stored in a storage unit such that one side of the display screen is supported by a support member provided in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Akio Fukushima, Hiroshi Toriumi, Fumiko Kikuchi, Naoko Ito, Koji Suzuki, Takayuki Kasuya
  • Patent number: 7223483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light-emitting material having high emitting efficiency, high luminance and durability for use in an organic light-emitting device and to an organic electroluminescent (EL) device, in which the light-emitting material is used. The light-emitting material contains a light-emitting substance which is spatially constricted and confined in an order of two dimensions or more, thus providing a high efficient organic light-emitting device based on emission of phosphorescence from an excited triplet state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Koro Shirane, Motoaki Kamachi, Naoko Ito, Tamami Koyama
  • Patent number: 7224973
    Abstract: A communication agent apparatus includes at least one mobile unit, a presence information inquiring unit, a handling method determination unit, and a handling method execution unit. The mobile unit transports a communication device. The presence information inquiring unit acquires presence information indicating the current situation of a called user. The handling method determination unit determines a handling method for communication made from a calling user to the called user on the basis of the acquired presence information. The handling method execution unit executes the determined handling method. When the handling method determination unit determines a handling method of delivering a communication device used for communication to the called user, the mobile unit delivers the communication device to the called user in accordance with a move command from the handling method execution unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Natsuko Tsutazawa, Naoko Ito, Masafumi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20070085844
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, a state detecting unit, and a setting unit. The display unit includes a display screen on which an image is displayed. The state detecting unit detects a light emission state of a pixel of the display screen. The setting unit sets the pixel to any one of a display mode and a charge mode based on a result of detection by the state detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Takayuki Kasuya, Hiroshi Toriumi, Naoko Ito, Koji Suzuki, Fumiko Kikuchi, Akio Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20070085845
    Abstract: In a display control apparatus, a detecting unit detects a bend in a flexible display having a flex sensor, a determining unit determines, based on detected bend, a command to the flexible display, and a control unit controls the flexible display to display an image of pages being sequentially turned based on the display command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Fumiko Kikuchi, Hiroshi Toriumi, Naoko Ito, Takayuki Kasuya, Koji Suzuki, Akio Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20070016673
    Abstract: A resource list server issues SUBSCRIBE requests for individual resources in a list upon receiving a SUBSCRIBE request for the list. Then, when the resource list server has received first NOTIFY messages that indicate the status of the individual resources from a notifier for the resources, the resource list server sends second NOTIFY messages to a subscriber that has a subscription for the list, which includes the resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Noriko Shinohara, Naoko Ito, Atsushi Hashiguchi, Noriko Hataya, Yasuyuki Ueda
  • Publication number: 20070016674
    Abstract: A resource list server issues SUBSCRIBE requests for individual resources in a list upon receiving a SUBSCRIBE request for the list. Then, when the resource list server has received NOTIFY messages that indicate the status of the individual resources from a notifier for the resources, the resource list server sends NOTIFY messages to a subscriber that has a subscription for the list, which includes the resources. When the notifier has received a request for updating an existing subscription, the resource list server sends a NOTIFY message that includes no content to the subscriber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Noriko Shinohara, Naoko Ito, Atsushi Hashiguchi, Noriko Hataya, Yasuyuki Ueda
  • Publication number: 20060224362
    Abstract: A trendy information notifying system and a trendy information notifying method are provided, the system and method being capable of providing a trend for a state in a group composed of selected members to a person (entity) who enjoys service and promoting active communication. When a medium state monitoring unit detects a change in state of a medium, a state issuing unit produces presence information and outputs the produced information to a presence service unit. A presence information managing unit receives and stores presence information, and a presence list managing unit manages a presence list including presence information. In the case where a presence list has been updated, a judging unit judges whether or not the presence information is trendy information based on a judgment rule stored in a rule holding unit. A notifying unit outputs information indicating trendy information to a receiver's terminal in the case where the judging unit has made an affirmative judgment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Naoko Ito
  • Publication number: 20060195593
    Abstract: A session processing system, a server, a communication terminal, a session processing method, and a program for selecting an effective session or switching to an effective session based on a policy set by a user. A session processing system comprises a plurality of communication terminals, and a server for providing electronic conversation sessions in which a plurality of users or speakers participate through the communication terminals. At least either one of the communication terminal or the server includes a plurality of session processing sections each processing a session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Takashi Shiraki, Yoshihiro Ono, Naoko Ito, Anett Schulke
  • Publication number: 20060149740
    Abstract: A buddy list manager stores a buddy list sent from a receiver terminal and manages the buddy list. A controller accepts an updating request and identifying information of a third party terminal from the third party terminal. When the controller accepts the updating request and the identifying information from the third party terminal, the controller determines whether the third party has an updating authority for updating the buddy list or not, using the identifying information. If the controller judges that the third party has an updating authority for updating the buddy list, then the controller permits the third party terminal to update the buddy list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Natsuko Tsutazawa, Naoko Ito, Masafumi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20060002413
    Abstract: In a queue object control system in which store terminals, user terminals, and a queue control server are connected by way of a network so as to allow communication, the queue control server includes: store groups in which a plurality of stores are controlled as group turn-waiting queues; a store group control unit that receives usability states of the stores from store terminals and then determines whether any of the stores are available for use; a queue manipulation unit that receives requests from user terminals to register in the queues of store groups, registers the user terminals in the group turn-waiting queues, and, when any store of the store groups becomes available for use, selects user terminals that are registered in the group turn-waiting queues; and a usability notification unit that transmits notification of usability of stores that have become available for use to user terminals that have been selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Natsuko Tsutazawa, Naoko Ito, Masafumi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20050262195
    Abstract: The invention provides a presence information providing system providing suitable presence information for each application using a presence service without providing a special apparatus on the existing presence service side, and a method and a server thereof. A presence processing server 30 connected between a presence server 10A and a presence server 10B processes presence information of a client A received from the presence server 10A and presence information of a client B received from the presence server 10B into suitable presence information for each application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Ono, Naoko Ito, Anett Schuelke
  • Publication number: 20050228882
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system in which the status of a user is automatically inferred without relying on the user's manual input, and the so inferred status is displayed. The status of the user, making use of or holding a device, such as a mobile phone, is inferred from the use pattern of the device or from the information derived from sensors mounted to the device and the so inferred status of the user is issued as the presence information. On receipt of the information derived from the use pattern of the device or from sensors mounted to the device, the status calculation unit calculates the user's presence information based on calculating rules as held on a computation rule holding unit to issue the results as the presence information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Masafumi Watanabe, Naoko Ito, Natsuko Tsutazawa