Patents by Inventor Osamu Miyakawa

Osamu Miyakawa 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: 11755519
    Abstract: A display control method for a peripheral device shared by a plurality of user terminals includes: storing a connection history of a user terminal for connecting the peripheral device; storing settings information specifying an operation of the peripheral device, the settings information being associated with identification information of the user terminal; selecting settings information stored in the storing settings information or identification information of a user terminal on the basis of the connection history stored in the storing a connection history; and displaying settings information or identification information selected in the selecting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: PFU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasutaka Maeda, Osamu Miyakawa, Hitoshi Matsuo, Nobuyuki Shichino
  • Publication number: 20210406211
    Abstract: A display control method for a peripheral device shared by a plurality of user terminals includes: storing a connection history of a user terminal for connecting the peripheral device; storing settings information specifying an operation of the peripheral device, the settings information being associated with identification information of the user terminal; selecting settings information stored in the storing settings information or identification information of a user terminal on the basis of the connection history stored in the storing a connection history; and displaying settings information or identification information selected in the selecting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Yasutaka Maeda, Osamu Miyakawa, Hitoshi Matsuo, Nobuyuki Shichino
  • Patent number: 10884877
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing device comprising a memory; a non-volatile memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the non-volatile memory, the processor configured to: store in the non-volatile memory a snapshot of the memory in a state where a part of an activation process is implemented; and implement the activation process by using the snapshot stored in the non-volatile memory. More specifically, store in the non-volatile memory a snapshot of the main memory in a state before feeding a program to the external memory in an activation process using the main memory and the external memory; and implement at least a process of feeding a program for an external memory to the external memory from the main memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: PFU LIMITED
    Inventors: Osamu Miyakawa, Hitoshi Matsuo, Souichi Yoshida, Tadayoshi Kagawa, Ryou Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20200004647
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing device comprising a memory; a non-volatile memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the non-volatile memory, the processor configured to: store in the non-volatile memory a snapshot of the memory in a state where a part of an activation process is implemented; and implement the activation process by using the snapshot stored in the non-volatile memory. More specifically, store in the non-volatile memory a snapshot of the main memory in a state before feeding a program to the external memory in an activation process using the main memory and the external memory; and implement at least a process of feeding a program for an external memory to the external memory from the main memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Osamu MIYAKAWA, Hitoshi MATSUO, Souichi YOSHIDA, Tadayoshi KAGAWA, Ryou MATSUURA
  • Publication number: 20200007700
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device comprising a memory and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: write channel specifying information for specifying a channel used for radio connection, into the memory; and attempt to establish a radio connection during activation of a radio connection function, by using channel specifying information on a channel used for a last radio connection, out of the channel specifying information written into the memory, wherein the memory is a non-volatile memory, and the processor is further configured to write only channel specifying information on the currently employed channel into the non-volatile memory when the information processing device is instructed to disconnect a power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Osamu MIYAKAWA, Hitoshi MATSUO, Yasuo UEDA
  • Patent number: 10502968
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a parallax-barrier shutter panel including a plurality of sub-pixels arranged widthwise, the sub-pixels each being changeable between a light transmittance state and a light block state by driving a liquid crystal layer held between a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate with a first transparent electrode extending lengthwise. The first transparent substrate includes in a display area, a lower-layer first transparent electrode disposed under an interlayer insulating film and an upper-layer first transparent electrode disposed on the interlayer insulating film, the lower-layer first transparent electrode and the upper-layer first transparent electrode being the first transparent electrode. The first transparent substrate includes in an area adjacent to the display area, a lower-layer metal wire disposed under the interlayer insulating film and an upper-layer metal wire disposed on the interlayer insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Kawabuchi, Osamu Miyakawa
  • Publication number: 20190227865
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing device comprising: a memory and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: store a shared module shared by a plurality of software and unique modules unique to each of the respective software; and read out a shared module and a unique module required by designated software from the program storing portion. Also, an information processing device comprising: a memory and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to: store a plurality of modules for structuring software including a self-recovery function; identify a faulty module that has a fault from among modules stored; and perform recovery processing through mutually differing recovery procedures, depending on the faulty module identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki YAMADA, Osamu MIYAKAWA, Shigeyuki YOKOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190158816
    Abstract: A first transparent substrate of a parallax barrier shutter panel includes, in a display area, lower-layer transparent electrodes disposed below an interlayer insulation film and upper-layer transparent electrodes disposed on the interlayer insulation film as vertically extending first transparent electrodes. The first transparent substrate includes, in an input-side connection area adjacent to the display area, a wire for inputting a barrier control signal that is output from a drive IC into the first transparent electrodes. The first transparent substrate includes, in a counter-input-side connection area adjacent to the display area on an opposite side to the input-side connection area with respect to the display area, a common wire for connecting first transparent electrodes that receive input of the same barrier control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Osamu MIYAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180373054
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a parallax-barrier shutter panel including a plurality of sub-pixels arranged widthwise, the sub-pixels each being changeable between a light transmittance state and a light block state by driving a liquid crystal layer held between a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate with a first transparent electrode extending lengthwise. The first transparent substrate includes in a display area, a lower-layer first transparent electrode disposed under an interlayer insulating film and an upper-layer first transparent electrode disposed on the interlayer insulating film, the lower-layer first transparent electrode and the upper-layer first transparent electrode being the first transparent electrode. The first transparent substrate includes in an area adjacent to the display area, a lower-layer metal wire disposed under the interlayer insulating film and an upper-layer metal wire disposed on the interlayer insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji KAWABUCHI, Osamu MIYAKAWA
  • Patent number: 10009331
    Abstract: An information processing device including: a connection setting retaining unit which retains a connection setting of a connection to an access point that relays communication to a network for each access point; an access permission retaining unit which retains a token for using a service provided by a server on the network; a determining unit which determines whether or not the connection setting is a connection setting having been set using a tool that enables the connection setting and a usage setting of the service to be set in a series of procedures; and a service using unit which uses the service using the token in a communication relayed by an access point related to a connection setting determined to be a connection setting having been set using the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: PFU LIMITED
    Inventors: Osamu Miyakawa, Hitoshi Matsuo, Shinsuke Hamano
  • Patent number: 9897866
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first insulation substrate and a second insulation substrate on which a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel are located. In the first pixel, no columnar spacer equivalent to a first columnar spacer or the second columnar spacer is provided. In the second pixel, a second interlayer insulation film has no contact hole below the first columnar spacer. In the third pixel, no common wire is provided and a third interlayer insulation film has no contact hole below the second columnar spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Miyakawa, Fumihiro Goto
  • Patent number: 9798206
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes: an array substrate; a seal material; and an opposite substrate, wherein the array substrate includes: a plurality of thin film transistors formed in correspondence to respective intersection parts of a plurality of gate wirings and a plurality of source wirings; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; an opposite electrode formed to face the pixel electrode; a gate extraction wiring that connects the gate wirings and a connection terminal formed in an outer area of the seal material; a conductive film that covers the gate extraction wiring with sandwiching a first insulation film therebetween; and a second insulation film that covers the conductive film in at least part of the outer area of the seal material, and wherein the conductive film is applied with an electrical potential of the opposite electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Nagano, Shigeaki Noumi, Osamu Miyakawa
  • Patent number: 9733530
    Abstract: The present invention includes a thin-film transistor, a flattened film having a flattened top surface and having a contact hole formed thereon, and a pixel electrode and a common line which are disposed on the top surface of the flattened film. The common line includes a common metal line, and the pixel electrode has a connection portion formed in the contact hole and electrically connected to the thin-film transistor. The connection portion of the pixel electrode includes a connection metal film made of the material same as the material for the common metal line of the common line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazushi Yamayoshi, Naruhito Hoka, Osamu Miyakawa, Shinsuke Ogata
  • Publication number: 20170212379
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first insulation substrate and a second insulation substrate on which a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel are located. In the first pixel, no columnar spacer equivalent to a first columnar spacer or the second columnar spacer is provided. In the second pixel, a second interlayer insulation film has no contact hole below the first columnar spacer. In the third pixel, no common wire is provided and a third interlayer insulation film has no contact hole below the second columnar spacer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu MIYAKAWA, Fumihiro GOTO
  • Patent number: 9690154
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes: a transparent insulating substrate; a signal line and a scanning line arranged in a display region on the transparent insulating substrate and crossing each other in a matrix; a protective insulating film arranged so as to cover at least the signal line and the scanning line from above; a first insulating film that covers the protective insulating film from above; and a first contact hole that penetrates at least the first insulating film and the protective insulating film to reach a surface of a common interconnect. The first contact hole has a bottom and an inner side surface covered with a first stacked film composed of a first transparent conductive film made of the same material as the lower electrode and a second transparent conductive film made of the same material as the upper electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazushi Yamayoshi, Osamu Miyakawa, Takeshi Sonoda, Shinsuke Ogata, Takeshi Shimamura, Naruhito Hoka
  • Patent number: 9646151
    Abstract: Provided is a server including: a user authenticating unit that authenticates, using an access token, a user of a user device; a token receiving unit that receives an access token from the user device; and a determination information transmitting unit which, when the access token is received, transmits determination information that enables a determination as to whether or not a remaining time until a time of expiration of the access token is less than a predetermined threshold, to the user device, wherein the user authenticating unit issues a new access token with an updated time of expiration when an issuance request for an access token which is transmitted by the user device having received the determination information is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: PFU LIMITED
    Inventor: Osamu Miyakawa
  • Patent number: 9640557
    Abstract: A TFT array substrate has an organic insulating film formed of a photosensitive organic resin material. A common electrode and a lead-out wiring are formed on the organic insulating film, and a pixel electrode is formed above the common electrode with an interlayer insulating film provided between them. The pixel electrode is connected to the lead-out wiring through a contact hole formed in the interlayer insulating film. The lead-out wiring and the common electrode are connected to a drain electrode and a common wiring, respectively, through contact holes formed in the organic insulating film. A metal cap film is provided on each of the lead-out wiring and the common electrode in the contact holes formed in the organic insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Oda, Kazunori Inoue, Nobuaki Ishiga, Osamu Miyakawa
  • Publication number: 20170085728
    Abstract: A scanner includes: a first session managing unit which establishes a session to be established for communication, related to an image data acquisition/saving process, with a server before an instruction by a user related to the image data acquisition/saving process is accepted; and a second session managing unit which establishes a session to be established for communication, related to an existence confirmation process, with the server at the same time as or after start of execution of the existence confirmation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: PFU LIMITED
    Inventors: Osamu Miyakawa, Hitoshi Matsuo, Shinsuke Hamano
  • Publication number: 20170085572
    Abstract: An information processing device including: a connection setting retaining unit which retains a connection setting of a connection to an access point that relays communication to a network for each access point; an access permission retaining unit which retains a token for using a service provided by a server on the network; a determining unit which determines whether or not the connection setting is a connection setting having been set using a tool that enables the connection setting and a usage setting of the service to be set in a series of procedures; and a service using unit which uses the service using the token in a communication relayed by an access point related to a connection setting determined to be a connection setting having been set using the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: PFU LIMITED
    Inventors: Osamu Miyakawa, Hitoshi Matsuo, Shinsuke Hamano
  • Publication number: 20160224782
    Abstract: Provided is a server including: a user authenticating unit that authenticates, using an access token, a user of a user device; a token receiving unit that receives an access token from the user device; and a determination information transmitting unit which, when the access token is received, transmits determination information that enables a determination as to whether or not a remaining time until a time of expiration of the access token is less than a predetermined threshold, to the user device, wherein the user authenticating unit issues a new access token with an updated time of expiration when an issuance request for an access token which is transmitted by the user device having received the determination information is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: PFU LIMITED
    Inventor: Osamu Miyakawa