Patents by Inventor Norihiro Nakamura

Norihiro Nakamura 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: 20100058213
    Abstract: A display controlling apparatus stores therein first position information of pieces of data in a predetermined n-dimensional virtual space displayed on a display device, specifies second position information in the virtual space indicating positions of the pieces of data obtained after performing a rearranging process thereon, specifies intermediate position information indicating positions in a m-dimensional virtual space corresponding to a period during which the data is rearranged from the first-position-information positions into the second-position-information positions, the m being smaller than the n by 1 or more, calculates first transition paths in transitions from the first-position-information positions to the intermediate-position-information positions, calculates second transition paths in transitions from the intermediate-position-information positions to the second-position-information positions, and outputs display screen information containing the pieces of data that go through the transitions
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yasukazu Higuchi, Isao Mihara, Masahiro Sekine, Norihiro Nakamura, Yasunobu Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20100058388
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an display processing apparatus includes a display module, an operation receiver, a relation calculator, a display information generator, and a display controller. The display module displays a content list indicating contents of an identical type. The operation receiver receives operation to select a key content from the content list. The relation calculator calculates relation between the key content and second contents of a plurality of types including the identical type. The display information generator generates first display information of the key content and second display information of the second contents. The display controller displays list information including the first display information and pieces of the second display information around the first display information. The pieces of the second display information are arranged such that second display information of second content with higher relation is closer to the first display information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kunio BABA, Hiroto YOSHIHARA, Nobuhiro YAMANE, Yasunobu YAMAUCHI, Isao MIHARA, Masahiro SEKINE, Yasukazu HIGUCHI, Norihiro NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20100053042
    Abstract: A plurality of data signal lines each of which is connected to at least one pixel circuit in one pixel circuit column and is not connected to the pixel circuits of other pixel circuit columns are provided to one pixel circuit column, and the pixel circuits in the pixel circuit column are connected to any one of the plurality of data signal lines. An image display device having such a constitution can alleviate lowering of display quality attributed to transmission delay or voltage drop of a scanning signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Kenta KAJIYAMA, Takeshi IZUMIDA, Norihiro NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20100039454
    Abstract: In an image display device, each pixel includes a drive transistor for driving a light emitting element, a capacitive element which is connected between a signal line and a control electrode of the drive transistor, and a reset switching element. The reset switching elements of all pixels are turned off within a light emission period, and a PWM signal is supplied to a signal line from a drive circuit. A cycle of the PWM signal in a low brightness display mode is shorter than a cycle of the PWM signal in a standard brightness display mode. Due to such a constitution, the constitution of a drive circuit can be simplified, and it is possible to control light emission brightnesses of respective pixels of red, green and blue over a wide range from high brightness to low brightness while taking a balance among the light emission brightnesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Norihiro NAKAMURA, Yasuharu YATSU, Hajime AKIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20100042651
    Abstract: Map updating systems, methods, and programs that store map information, including one or more pieces of difference update information, obtain the one or more pieces of difference update information used for updating a part of the map information, and update the map information based on the one or more pieces of difference update information. The systems, methods, and programs obtain total update information used for updating an entirety of the memory to a new piece of map information, update the map information based on the total update information, compare a version of the total update information used in the total update with each of versions of the one or more pieces of difference update information stored in the memory, extract any of the one or more pieces of difference update information judged to be newer and update the map information based on the difference update information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicants: AISIN AW CO. LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro Nakamura, Kimiyoshi Sawai, Tomoki Kodan, Hironobu Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20100017108
    Abstract: Map information distribution systems and methods store map information and version information for each road category of the map information stored in a navigation device, the version information correlated with identification information identifying the navigation device. The systems and methods receive the identification information from the navigation device and obtain, based on the received identification information, the version information for each road category of the map information stored in the navigation device corresponding to the stored identification information. The systems and methods extract, based on the obtained version information for each road category, differential data for each road category with stored map information of a latest version, and transmit the extracted differential data for each road category to the navigation device corresponding to the received identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Norihiro Nakamura, Yoriyuki Nagata, Hironobu Sugimoto, Tomoki Kodan
  • Publication number: 20090309898
    Abstract: The rendering parameters including the position coordinate, the color information and the transparency in a vector definition space are calculated for each pixel occupied by a curved surface model projected on a screen. Plural primitive data are generated and stored from the vector data. By judging whether the plural primitive data include the position coordinate or not, a rendering judgment variable is determined, and in the case where the rendering judgment variable is added an odd number of times, the raster data of the pixel corresponding to the position coordinate is generated based on the rendering parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Norihiro NAKAMURA, Yoshiyuki Kokojima, Isao Mihara, Yasunobu Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20090303164
    Abstract: The invention provides an image display device capable of reducing the transmission delay of a scanning signal. A plurality of scanning signal lines are wired in one pixel circuit row. Pixel circuits of the pixel circuit row are connected to any of the plurality of scanning signal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Kenta KAJIYAMA, Takeshi Izumida, Norihiro Nakamura, Naoki Tokuda
  • Publication number: 20090292458
    Abstract: Map information distribution systems, methods, and programs that update map information based and distribute the update information, send update request information for requesting the update information of the map information, receive the update request information, and obtain the update information corresponding to the received update request information. The systems, methods, and programs obtain updated content corresponding to the obtained update information, assign a score to the updated content based on factor information corresponding to the obtained updated content, assign an order of priority to the respective updated content based on the scores assigned to the respective updated content, distribute the update information and the prioritized updated content, update the map information based on the received update information, and notify a user of the received updated content based on the order of priority assigned to the updated content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicants: Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norihiro Nakamura, Yoriyuki Nagata, Hironobu Sugimoto, Tomoki Kodan
  • Publication number: 20090216771
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and programs store navigation map data divided into a plurality of partitions, each partition having a corresponding partition file. The systems, methods, and programs identify a partition file corresponding to a partition that is to be updated. The partition file has an update-targeted road class The systems, methods, and programs select an update file, the update file being selected from a server file corresponding to the partition file to be updated. The server file is managed by version and road class. The selected update file is selected based on the update-targeted road class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicants: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro Nakamura, Kimiyoshi Sawai, Kazuteru Maekawa, Sadahiro Koshiba, Hironobu Sugimoto, Motohiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20090150457
    Abstract: When the navigation apparatus 5 performs a difference update on navigation map data 39 based on difference update data 17 distributed from a map distribution center 2, the difference update data 17 used in the difference update is stored into a navigation HDD 32, when the navigation apparatus 5 performs a total update on the navigation map data 39 thereafter, the navigation apparatus 5 performs a difference update again (S17) by using any piece of the difference update data stored in the navigation HDD 32 of which the version is newer than that of total update data. After performing the update, the navigation apparatus 5 deletes the pieces of difference update data 17 from the navigation HDD 32 that have been stored up to that point in time (S18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicants: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihiro Nakamura, Kimiyoshi Sawai, Hironobu Sugimoto, Tomoki Kodan
  • Publication number: 20090109149
    Abstract: An image display device having a plurality of pixel, a plurality of signal lines for inputting an image voltage to each of the plurality of pixels, and a pixel selecting unit for selecting from the plurality of pixels a pixel into which the image voltage is to be written, in which each of the pixels has a light emitting device of a current driving-type, a driving transistor connected between a power line and the light emitting device, and a capacitance device having one end connected to a gate electrode of the driving transistor, the image voltage is input to the other end of the capacitance device during the writing period, an inclined wave voltage which changes a voltage level thereof according to time is input to the other end of the capacitance device during a light emission period following the writing period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Hajime Akimoto, Norihiro Nakamura, Yasuharu Yatsu, Hiroshi Kageyama, Tohru Kohno
  • Patent number: 7482934
    Abstract: A communication device includes a radio frequency identification tag that performs a radio communication with a predetermined device. A first metal body has an electrical conductivity. A space adjustment unit is configured to adjust a space between the first metal body and the radio frequency identification tag. The first metal body is configured to be replaced with a second metal body, and when the first metal body is replaced with the second metal body, the space adjustment unit is configured to adjust a space between the second metal body and the radio frequency identification tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Norihiro Nakamura, Hirotaka Nishida, Naohiro Hirota, Haruo Obana, Ichirou Ono, Takeshi Miki, Takao Nakamura, Hideshi Numata
  • Publication number: 20080303798
    Abstract: Suggested is a display device with a touch panel which adopts a novel detection structure. The display device with the touch panel includes: a touch panel including a pair of substrates provided with electrodes on opposing surfaces thereof, and a spacer for retaining a gap between the pair of substrates; and a display panel located on a back surface of the touch panel, in which one of the pair of substrates is provided with a metal wiring formed on a resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Noriharu Matsudate, Takeshi Ookawara, Norihiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20080162041
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and programs store map information including a road network. The systems, methods, and programs gather traveling information including a plurality of loci, each locus representing a vehicle traveling along a road that is not included in the stored road network. The systems, methods, and programs separate the loci within the gathered traveling information into groups, each group related to a same road and generate new road information relating to a single new road for each group of loci.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Norihiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20080033639
    Abstract: A map information delivery system, including a navigation apparatus, is capable of preferentially receiving map updating information based on a host vehicle's state. The updating information may be preferentially received based on whether a destination has been set, a location of the updating information relative to an updating position or a destination, and/or the size of the updating information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihiro Nakamura, Hironobu Sugimoto, Tomoki Kodan
  • Publication number: 20080030335
    Abstract: A plurality of RFID tags that store therein position information and other information are arranged at different locations, and a tag extracting device extracts at least one RFID tag among the RFID tags. The tag extracting device includes a reading unit that reads position information from a plurality of information-read RFID tags from among the plurality of RFID tags; a determining unit that determines, based on read position information, an area where the information-read RFID tags are concentrated; and an extracting unit that extracts at least one RFID tag from among the information-read RFID tags as a target RFID tag whose the other information is to be used in subsequent processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicants: FUJITSU LIMITED, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotake Nishida, Norihiro Nakamura, Haruo Obana, Takeshi Miki, Ichirou Ono, Takao Nakamura, Hideshi Numata
  • Publication number: 20080018428
    Abstract: A communication device includes a radio frequency identification tag that performs a radio communication with a predetermined device. A first metal body has an electrical conductivity. A space adjustment unit is configured to adjust a space between the first metal body and the radio frequency identification tag. The first metal body is configured to be replaced with a second metal body, and when the first metal body is replaced with the second metal body, the space adjustment unit is configured to adjust a space between the second metal body and the radio frequency identification tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Norihiro NAKAMURA, Hirotaka NISHIDA, Naohiro HIROTA, Haruo OBANA, Ichirou ONO, Takeshi MIKI, Takao NAKAMURA, Hideshi NUMATA
  • Publication number: 20060195256
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and programs for updating map data create differential data in a server by comparing an old version of map data stored in the server with a new version of map data and transmit the differential data from the server to a relay device. The systems, methods and programs create updated map data by combining the differential data received from the server with map data previously stored in the relay device. The relay device may then be connected to an updated data storing device that disconnectably connects to both the relay device and the navigation system. The systems, methods, and programs, may then transfer the updated map data from the relay device to the updated data storing device and from the updated data storing device to the navigation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihiro Nakamura, Naoki Tsuchiya, Seiji Takahata
  • Patent number: 6776191
    Abstract: A spool valve includes a sleeve and a spool. The sleeve has a first communicating hole opening into the cylinder bore and a second communicating hole opening into the cylinder bore and separated from the first communicating hole in the axial direction of the cylinder bore. The spool is fluidtightly accommodated in the cylinder bore to slide and has one end portion which opens and closes the first communicating hole upon sliding operation thereof and the another end portion which opens and closes the second communicating hole upon sliding operation thereof. At least one of the end portions has an end surface extending from the outer circumference approximately at a right angle to the spool axis and an inclined surface which progressively decreases a diameter of the spool from the end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norihiro Nakamura, Yasuo Konishi, Hitoshi Ikeuchi