Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Tsukamoto

Nobuyuki Tsukamoto 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: 9819398
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit that performs wireless communication for acquiring status information from the electronic apparatus, a detection unit that detects an external apparatus different from the electronic apparatus, and a control unit that causes the communication unit to disconnect wireless communication with the electronic apparatus in response to a detection of the external apparatus by the detection unit if the power supply unit is wirelessly supplying power to the electronic apparatus based on the status information acquired from the electronic apparatus, and causes the communication unit to perform wireless communication with the external apparatus to determine whether the external apparatus is able to wirelessly receive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Marie Tateno
  • Patent number: 9717056
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first communication unit that performs wireless communication; a connection unit that connects a communication device including a second communication unit which performs wireless communication; and a control unit that (a) determines whether the communication device is capable of receiving predetermined power if the communication device and the connection unit are connected, and (b) performs a process of restricting wireless communication of the second communication unit if the communication device is not capable of receiving the predetermined power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 9654182
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the electronic apparatus, a setting unit configured to set the power to be supplied to the electronic apparatus, based on data indicating a category of power receivable by the electronic apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform processing for supplying the power set by the setting unit to the electronic apparatus via the power supply unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20170118713
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a communication unit that executes communication with an electronic apparatus, a power transmission unit that wirelessly supplies power to the electronic apparatus, and a control unit that controls communication and power supply to be executed alternately, wherein the control unit adjusts communication power of the communication unit and transmission power of the power transmission unit and/or a length of a communication period and a length of a power transmission period, so that an average magnetic field intensity does not exceed a first magnetic field intensity in a predetermined region throughout the communication period of communication executed by the communication unit and the power transmission period of power transmission executed by the power transmission unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20170117750
    Abstract: A power-transmitting apparatus that wirelessly transmits power to a power-receiving apparatus includes an antenna that wirelessly outputs power, a transmitted power adjusting unit that adjusts power to be transmitted to the power-receiving apparatus, a foreign substance detection unit that detects the presence of a foreign substance between the power-receiving apparatus and the power-transmitting apparatus, and a control unit that controls the transmitted power adjusting unit based on a detection result of the foreign substance detection unit, where the foreign substance detection unit determines, based on a detection threshold determined according to maximum power transmittable to the power-receiving apparatus, whether the foreign substance necessitates control of power to be transmitted to the power-receiving apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 9627895
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a first power supply unit used for a first power supply method, a second power supply unit used for a second power supply method different from the first power supply method, a first communication unit used for a first control method for controlling power supplying, a second communication unit used for a second control method different from the first control method, and a control unit that sets the power supply apparatus in any one of a first, second, and third mode based on authentication with an electronic apparatus. The control unit operates so that the power supply apparatus performs power supply to the electronic apparatus based on a set mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 9525768
    Abstract: A communication apparatus comprises a holding unit, a reception unit, and a transmission unit. The transmission unit can transmit both first application activation information and second application activation information that are the activation information held in the holding unit to an external apparatus which has transmitted the request, regardless of whether the request received by the reception unit is a request from the first external apparatus or from the second external apparatus, and the first application activation information is defined by a format compatible with a first control program, and the second application activation information is defined by a format compatible with a second control program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Akihiro Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20160218568
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to an electronic device, a communication unit that transmits information related to the power supply apparatus to the electronic device, transmits information for requesting the electronic device for transmitting information related to the electronic device, when a predetermined time has elapsed after the information related to the power supply apparatus is transmitted to the electronic device, and receives the information related to the electronic device from the electronic device; and a control unit that uses the information related to the electronic device to control power to be wirelessly supply to the electronic device, after the information related to the electronic device is received from the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Akihiro Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20160156199
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that outputs first power used for wireless communication or second power used for wireless power supply, a communication unit that performs a wireless communication by modulating the first power output from the power supply unit, and a control unit that controls the second power output from the power supply unit in a manner that a predetermined condition corresponding to a test mode is satisfied, in a case where the power supply apparatus is in the test mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Katsuya Nakano, Marie Tateno
  • Publication number: 20160085281
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit configured to receive information regarding the electronic apparatus from the electronic apparatus, and a control unit configured to control whether to perform a process for detecting a foreign object according to whether the information is updated by the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Akihiro Tanabe, Nobuyuki Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20160087690
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit configured to transmit, to the electronic apparatus, information indicating whether to perform a foreign object detection process for detecting a foreign object, and a control unit configured to cause the communication unit to transmit the information to the electronic apparatus before outputting of predetermined power to the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20150358912
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first communication unit that performs wireless communication; a connection unit that connects a communication device including a second communication unit which performs wireless communication; and a control unit that (a) determines whether the communication device is capable of receiving predetermined power if the communication device and the connection unit are connected, and (b) performs a process of restricting wireless communication of the second communication unit if the communication device is not capable of receiving the predetermined power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20150358908
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a power receiving unit that wirelessly receives power from a power supply apparatus; a first communication unit that performs wireless communication; a connection unit that connects a communication device including a second communication unit that performs wireless communication; and a control unit that (a) determines whether the communication device is capable of receiving predetermined power if the communication device is connected with the connection unit, and (b) controls the first communication unit to transmit data for notifying the power supply apparatus about a presence of a device which is not capable of using wireless power supply if the communication device is not capable of receiving the predetermined power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20150163337
    Abstract: A communication apparatus comprises a holding unit, a reception unit, and a transmission unit. The transmission unit can transmit both first application activation information and second application activation information that are the activation information held in the holding unit to an external apparatus which has transmitted the request, regardless of whether the request received by the reception unit is a request from the first external apparatus or from the second external apparatus, and the first application activation information is defined by a format compatible with a first control program, and the second application activation information is defined by a format compatible with a second control program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Akihiro Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20150097445
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit that wirelessly supplies power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit that performs wireless communication for acquiring status information from the electronic apparatus, a detection unit that detects an external apparatus different from the electronic apparatus, and a control unit that causes the communication unit to disconnect wireless communication with the electronic apparatus in response to a detection of the external apparatus by the detection unit if the power supply unit is wirelessly supplying power to the electronic apparatus based on the status information acquired from the electronic apparatus, and causes the communication unit to perform wireless communication with the external apparatus to determine whether the external apparatus is able to wirelessly receive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Marie Tateno
  • Publication number: 20140375139
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a first power supply unit used for a first power supply method, a second power supply unit used for a second power supply method different from the first power supply method, a first communication unit used for a first control method for controlling power supplying, a second communication unit used for a second control method different from the first control method, and a control unit that sets the power supply apparatus in any one of a first, second, and third mode based on authentication with an electronic apparatus. The control unit operates so that the power supply apparatus performs power supply to the electronic apparatus based on a set mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20140337643
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the electronic apparatus, a setting unit configured to set the power to be supplied to the electronic apparatus, based on data indicating a category of power receivable by the electronic apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform processing for supplying the power set by the setting unit to the electronic apparatus via the power supply unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20140292094
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit configured to communicate with the electronic apparatus, a detection unit configured to detect a state related to a wireless power supply to the electronic apparatus, and a control unit configured to, when a change in the state related to the wireless power supply to the electronic apparatus is detected while power is being supplied to the electronic apparatus by the power supply unit, start process for causing the communication unit to acquire data related to the electronic apparatus from the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Katsuya Nakano, Marie Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20140292095
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit configured to wirelessly supply power to an electronic apparatus, a communication unit configured to communicate with the electronic apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform control whether to supply power to the electronic apparatus according to whether the electronic apparatus is capable of updating information about the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto, Katsuya Nakano, Marie Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8630459
    Abstract: A signal processing apparatus for displaying an input image in the sate in which a part of the image is enlarged, displays an enlarged image obtained by enlarging a part of a designated object in the input image so that the enlarged image is superimposed at a position in accordance with the position of the designated object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Tsukamoto