Patents by Inventor Satoru Koyama
Satoru Koyama 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).
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Patent number: 10868382Abstract: The present disclosure is a printed circuit board on which a connector to connect with a flexible flat cable or a flexible printed circuit board is mounted. The printed circuit board including a receiving port at which the connector receives the flexible flat cable or the flexible printed circuit board; and an opening that is disposed between an end of the printed circuit board facing the receiving port of the connector and a position corresponding to at least one of end portions of the receiving port.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keisuke Nakano, Satoru Koyama
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Publication number: 20190334268Abstract: The present disclosure is a printed circuit board on which a connector to connect with a flexible flat cable or a flexible printed circuit board is mounted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Keisuke Nakano, Satoru Koyama
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Publication number: 20170315355Abstract: In order to enrich the time taken in transition between deactivated state and activated state, a head-up display device according to the present invention is provided with: a projected member; a display means that emits display light; a reflecting mirror for reflecting the display light; a drive means for changing the angle of reflection of the display light by rotating the reflecting mirror; and a control means for, by controlling the drive means and the display means, causing the display light reflected by the reflecting mirror to irradiate the projected member so as to cause a vehicle passenger to visually recognize a virtual image via the projected member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Genichiro SATO, Mamoru TAKENOUCHI, Satoru KOYAMA, Hiroyuki FURUSAWA
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Patent number: 9244415Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an image forming unit for forming a patch image on the image carrier, a light emitting unit, a plurality of light receiving units adjacently arranged so as to receive light reflected from the patch image when light is irradiated by the light emitting unit onto the patch image which moves with movement of the image carrier and each including one or more light receiving elements, and an output unit for outputting an output signal that depends on a difference between a received light quantity of a first light receiving unit and a received light quantity of a second light receiving unit that are respectively odd-numbered and even-numbered in the arrangement order of the light receiving units.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Atsuhiko Yamaguchi, Satoru Koyama, Shuhei Watanabe, Takuya Mukaibara
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Patent number: 9242172Abstract: A game device includes: an image processing unit operative to display a screen image of a game field including vertical land features; a passage forming unit operative to form a passage in the game field through which fluid can move, in accordance with an instruction by a user; fluid control unit operative to control fluid supplied to the passage; and a terrestrial character control unit and an aquatic character control unit operative to control an action of a character disposed in the game field. The aquatic character control unit moves the character, which exists in the passage in which the fluid exists, together with the fluid when the fluid is moved along the passage to a lower position by the fluid control unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Masami Yamamoto, Haruyuki Ohashi, Satoru Koyama
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Patent number: 9213290Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an image forming unit configured to form a patch image on the image carrier, and a light emitting unit. In addition, a light receiving unit receives light reflected by the patch image when the patch image that moves with movement of the image carrier is irradiated with light by the light emitting unit, and includes one or more light receiving elements. A setting unit sets a first subset of light receiving elements for receiving reflected light from a first patch image and sets a second subset of light receiving elements for receiving reflected light from a second patch image, with the number of light receiving elements in the first subset differing from that in the second subset.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoru Koyama, Atsuhiko Yamaguchi, Shuhei Watanabe, Takuya Mukaibara
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Patent number: 8992295Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. The video game processing apparatus determines whether a predetermined command is received at least a predetermined number of times when a predetermined period of time is measured from a time when a time measuring start condition is satisfied. A specific process corresponding to the fact that the predetermined command is received for the predetermined number of times is carried out when the predetermined command is received the predetermined number of times. In this case, it is confirmed whether a reception number reaches the reception upper limit number when the predetermined command is received, and it is determined that the predetermined command is received when the reception number does not reach the reception upper limit number.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Square EnixInventors: Yusuke Matsui, Satoru Koyama
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Publication number: 20140308049Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an image forming means for forming a patch image on the image carrier, a light emitting means, a plurality of light receiving means adjacently arranged so as to receive light reflected from the patch image when light is irradiated by the light emitting means onto the patch image which moves with movement of the image carrier and each including one or more light receiving elements, and an output means for outputting an output signal that depends on a difference between a received light quantity of a first light receiving means and a received light quantity of a second light receiving means that are respectively odd-numbered and even-numbered in the arrangement order of the light receiving means.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsuhiko Yamaguchi, Satoru Koyama, Shuhei Watanabe, Takuya Mukaibara
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Publication number: 20140256433Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. The video game processing apparatus determines whether a predetermined command is received at least a predetermined number of times when a predetermined period of time is measured from a time when a time measuring start condition is satisfied. A specific process corresponding to the fact that the predetermined command is received for the predetermined number of times is carried out when the predetermined command is received the predetermined number of times. In this case, it is confirmed whether a reception number reaches the reception upper limit number when the predetermined command is received, and it is determined that the predetermined command is received when the reception number does not reach the reception upper limit number.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (also trading as SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)Inventors: Yusuke MATSUI, Satoru KOYAMA
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Publication number: 20140226997Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form a patch image on an image carrier; a light receiving unit configured to receive light reflected by the patch image irradiated with light by a light emitting unit, and including one or more light receiving elements; and a setting unit configured to set the number of the light receiving elements in the light receiving unit. The setting unit is further configured to set the number of light receiving elements for when receiving reflected light from a first patch image formed by the image forming unit and the number of light receiving elements for when receiving reflected light from a second patch image formed by the image forming unit that differs from the first patch image to different numbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoru Koyama, Atsuhiko Yamaguchi, Shuhei Watanabe, Takuya Mukaibara
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Patent number: 8764530Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. It is determined whether a predetermined command is effectively received for a predetermined number of times or more or not when a predetermined period of time is measured from a time when a time measuring start condition is satisfied. A specific process corresponding to the fact that the predetermined command is effectively received for the predetermined number of times is carried out in a case where the predetermined command is effectively received for the predetermined number of times. In this case, it is confirmed whether an effective reception number reaches the effective reception upper limit number or more when the predetermined command is received, and it is determined that the predetermined command is effectively received in a case where the effective reception number does not reach the effective reception upper limit number.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Square EnixInventors: Yusuke Matsui, Satoru Koyama
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Patent number: 8744296Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes a fixing portion, a temperature detection element, and a power control portion. The power control portion is capable of setting a first power supply control mode for supplying power according to the detected temperature for each one control cycle, a second power supply control mode for supplying power according to the detected temperature for each one control cycle and a third power supply control mode for supplying predetermined power, and switches, immediately before a leading edge of the recording material enters the fixing portion, a state of supplying the power in the first power supply control mode to a state of supplying the power in the second power supply control mode, and then switches the state of supplying the power in the second power supply control mode to a state of supplying the power in the third power supply control mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Daizo Fukuzawa, Toru Imaizumi, Mahito Yoshioka, Noriaki Sato, Munehito Kurata, Kuniaki Kasuga, Yoshimichi Ikeda, Hiromitsu Kumada, Satoru Koyama, Toshifumi Kitamura, Atsunobu Mori
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Publication number: 20130065654Abstract: A video game processing apparatus for controlling progress of a video game is provided. It is determined whether a predetermined command is effectively received for a predetermined number of times or more or not when a predetermined period of time is measured from a time when a time measuring start condition is satisfied. A specific process corresponding to the fact that the predetermined command is effectively received for the predetermined number of times is carried out in a case where the predetermined command is effectively received for the predetermined number of times. In this case, it is confirmed whether an effective reception number reaches the effective reception upper limit number or more when the predetermined command is received, and it is determined that the predetermined command is effectively received in a case where the effective reception number does not reach the effective reception upper limit number.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (ALSO TRADING AS SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)Inventors: Yusuke MATSUI, Satoru KOYAMA
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Patent number: 8331819Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes a fixing portion, a temperature detection element, and a power control portion. The power control portion is capable of setting a first power supply control mode for supplying power according to the detected temperature for each one control cycle, a second power supply control mode for supplying power according to the detected temperature for each one control cycle and a third power supply control mode for supplying predetermined power, and switches, immediately before a leading edge of the recording material enters the fixing portion, a state of supplying the power in the first power supply control mode to a state of supplying the power in the second power supply control mode, and then switches the state of supplying the power in the second power supply control mode to a state of supplying the power in the third power supply control mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2010Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Daizo Fukuzawa, Tooru Imaizumi, Mahito Yoshioka, Noriaki Sato, Munehito Kurata, Kuniaki Kasuga, Yoshimichi Ikeda, Hiromitsu Kumada, Satoru Koyama, Toshifumi Kitamura, Atsunobu Mori
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Publication number: 20120238357Abstract: A game device includes: an image processing unit operative to display a screen image of a game field including vertical land features; a passage forming unit operative to form a passage in the game field through which fluid can move, in accordance with an instruction by a user; fluid control unit operative to control fluid supplied to the passage; and a terrestrial character control unit and an aquatic character control unit operative to control an action of a character disposed in the game field. The aquatic character control unit moves the character, which exists in the passage in which the fluid exists, together with the fluid when the fluid is moved along the passage to a lower position by the fluid control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Masami Yamamoto, Haruyuki Ohashi, Satoru Koyama
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Publication number: 20100316404Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes a fixing portion, a temperature detection element, and a power control portion, wherein the power control portion is capable of setting a first power supply control mode for supplying power according to the detected temperature for each one control cycle, a second power supply control mode for supplying power according to the detected temperature for each one control cycle and a third power supply control mode for supplying predetermined power, and switches, immediately before a leading edge of the recording material enters the fixing portion, a state of supplying the power in the first power supply control mode to a state of supplying the power in the second power supply control mode, and then switches the state of supplying the power in the second power supply control mode to a state of supplying the power in the third power supply control mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daizo Fukuzawa, Tooru Imaizumi, Mahito Yoshioka, Noriaki Sato, Munehito Kurata, Kuniaki Kasuga, Yoshimichi Ikeda, Hiromitsu Kumada, Satoru Koyama, Toshifumi Kitamura, Atsunobu Mori
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Patent number: 7277651Abstract: There are provided an image forming apparatus which can implement on-demand fusing with quick rise in temperature by using the upper current (power) limit of a commercial power supply more effectively and a control method for the apparatus. This image forming apparatus includes a rechargeable battery device capable of charging and discharging, and is designed such that a load other than heating element of a fusing device can receive power from the commercial power supply and/or the rechargeable battery device. When printing is to be executed, the temperature of the fusing device is detected by a temperature detection element provided for the fusing device, and the supply of power from the commercial power supply or rechargeable battery device to the load is controlled in accordance with the detected temperature. The power supplied from the commercial power supply to the fusing device is then limited to a limit level corresponding to the control result.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Hanamoto, Satoru Koyama
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Patent number: 7260337Abstract: There are provided an image forming apparatus which can implement on-demand fusing with quick rise in temperature by using the upper current (power) limit of a commercial power supply more effectively and a control method for the apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a rechargeable battery device capable of charging and discharging. A load other than a heating element of a fusing device is designed to be capable of receiving power from the commercial power supply and/or the rechargeable battery device. At turn-on or upon returning from the energy saving mode, the supply of power from the commercial power supply and rechargeable battery device to the load is controlled. The power supplied from the commercial power supply to the fusing device is limited to a limit level corresponding to the above control result.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2005Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoru Koyama, Akihiko Takeuchi
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Patent number: 7257341Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus which can implement on-demand fusing with quick rise in temperature by using the upper current (power) limit of a commercial power supply more effectively. This image forming apparatus includes a rechargeable battery device capable of charging and discharging, and is designed such that a driven load other than a heating element of a fusing device can receive power a commercial power supply and/or the rechargeable battery device. When printing is to be executed, the commercial power supply and rechargeable battery device are controlled as power supply sources for the driven load. The power supplied from the commercial power supply to the fusing device is then limited to a limit level corresponding to the control result.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2005Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Hanamoto, Satoru Koyama
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Patent number: 7254353Abstract: There are provided an image forming apparatus which can implement on-demand fusing with quick rise in temperature by using the upper current (power) limit of a commercial power supply more effectively and a control method for the apparatus. This image forming apparatus includes a rechargeable battery device capable of charging and discharging, and is designed such that a load other than heating element of a fusing device can receive power from the commercial power supply and/or the rechargeable battery device. When printing is to be executed, the temperature of the fusing device is detected by a temperature detection element provided for the fusing device, and the supply of power from the commercial power supply or rechargeable battery device to the load is controlled in accordance with the detected temperature. The power supplied from the commercial power supply to the fusing device is then limited to a limit level corresponding to the control result.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2005Date of Patent: August 7, 2007Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Satoru Koyama, Hidetoshi Hanamoto, Akihiko Takeuchi