Patents by Inventor Norimitsu Baba

Norimitsu Baba 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: 20020118290
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit comprises a storage device that receives an input of data representative of an image to be displayed on a display apparatus and stores the data in a manner corresponding to a plurality of signal electrodes of the display apparatus, and outputs the stored data from a plurality of output terminals, a signal generation device that generates a plurality of signals to be supplied to the plurality of signal electrodes of the display apparatus based on data input through a plurality of input terminals, and outputs the same from a plurality of output terminals, and a selection device that selects data input from the plurality of output terminals of the storage device according to a selection signal that is externally input, and supplies the same to the plurality of input terminals of the signal generation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Takashi Fujise, Norimitsu Baba
  • Patent number: 6198951
    Abstract: When emitted light from LED 31 is incident on photodiodes 32 and 33 with luminance Pa and Pb, currents ia and ib are generated according to luminance Pa and Pb. When outside light is incident through the finger tissues on photodiodes 32 and 33 with luminance Pc, current ic is produced. The current i1 (=ia+ic) generated by photodiode 32, and the current i2 (=−ib−ic) generated by photodiode 33, are added at node X, and the current ic corresponding to outside light is thus cancelled. In addition, photodiodes 32 and 33 are disposed at different distances from LED 31. As a result, the current flowing to opamp 34 is current ia corresponding to luminance Pa because luminance Pb is extremely low. The opamp 34 then applies a current voltage conversion to generate pulse wave signal Vm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tsukasa Kosuda, Yutaka Kondo, Hajime Kurihara, Norimitsu Baba
  • Patent number: 6036653
    Abstract: A pulsimeter analyzes a pulse wave signal output by a pulse wave sensor worn on a part of the body while exercising, enables extraction of only the pulse wave component without being affected by movement of the body, and evaluates a detection state indicative of whether the pulse wave sensor is detecting the pulse. A pulse wave component extractor extracts a pulse wave component from the result of a time-frequency analysis of a pulse wave signal. A pulse rate calculator calculates the pulse rate per minute based on the pulse wave component extracted by the pulse wave component extractor. The pulse rate is then displayed. A detection state of the pulse wave sensor is also displayed by providing a detection state evaluator for determining the presence of a pulse wave component based on the result output by the pulse wave component extractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Norimitsu Baba, Michio Kobayashi, Tsukasa Kosuda
  • Patent number: 5735799
    Abstract: A device includes a pulse wave detection device that detects pulse waves; a pressure detection device that detects a pressure; a pulse wave processing device; and a display of displaying pulse wave processing data and pressures. It is provided with a pulse wave detectability test device that determines the pulse wave detectability from a pressure; a pulse wave detection state notification device that notifies the operator of the pulse wave detectability status; a pulse wave/pressure storage device that temporarily stores pulse wave and pressure data; and a pulse wave/pressure comparison device that compares pulse wave and pressure data by comparing temporarily stored past data and the current data. These devices enable the operator to easily determine the pressure to be applied when measuring pulse waves, and provide improvements in the efficiency of pulse wave measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Norimitsu Baba, Kazuhiko Amano