Patents by Inventor Shigeaki Maruyama
Shigeaki Maruyama 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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Scale measuring device, method for generating position information, and device with multi-axis stage
Patent number: 9970788Abstract: A scale device includes a scale main body having at least two incremental tracks, at least two or more incremental signal detection heads for detecting incremental signals from the incremental tracks, and an operation processing unit that generates, based upon detection outputs by the two or more incremental signal detection heads, relative positional information in a measuring direction of a measuring axis and parallel movement amount information in a direction orthogonal to the measuring direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: DMG MORI SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Kayoko Taniguchi, Shigeaki Maruyama, Masaaki Kusumi -
Patent number: 9024889Abstract: An information presenting device of present invention includes a conductive layer to which an AC voltage is applied, an insulating layer for covering the conductive layer and presenting a tactile sense when a part of a body of a user set to a ground potential is in contact with the insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ivan Poupyrev, Shigeaki Maruyama
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SCALE MEASURING DEVICE, METHOD FOR GENERATING POSITION INFORMATION, AND DEVICE WITH MULTI-AXIS STAGE
Publication number: 20140049252Abstract: A scale device includes a scale main body having at least two incremental tracks, at least two or more incremental signal detection heads for detecting incremental signals from the incremental tracks, and an operation processing unit that generates, based upon detection outputs by the two or more incremental signal detection heads, relative positional information in a measuring direction of a measuring axis and parallel movement amount information in a direction orthogonal to the measuring direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: MORI SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Kayoko Taniguchi, Shigeaki Maruyama, Masaaki Kusumi -
Patent number: 8633712Abstract: An electronic device includes an input plane member that includes a plurality of first conductive layers that is elastically deformed when a pressing operation is received from a user, a base that includes a plurality of second conductive layers that comes in contact with the first conductive layer when the input plane member is deformed, a capacitance detection unit that detects capacitance between the plurality of first conductive layers and between the plurality of second conductive layers, a resistance value detection unit that detects a resistance value between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer when the first conductive layer comes in contact with the second conductive layer, and a switch unit that controls electrical connection between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and either of the capacitance detection unit and the resistance value detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Shigeaki Maruyama
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Patent number: 8436839Abstract: A haptic function-provided input device performs a touch operation to slide on an input detection plane. The device includes an input detection unit, which has the input detection plane, that detects a touching position of an operation body and a sliding speed of the operation body. The device also includes a computation unit that computes a vibration pattern based on the sliding speed detected by the input detection unit. Further, the device includes a vibration unit that vibrates the input detection plane based on the vibration pattern computed by the computation unit. The computation unit computes the vibration pattern further based on a shift in an excitation timing between two actuators of the vibration unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2005Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kouichiro Takashima, Mikio Takenaka, Shigeaki Maruyama, Hiroto Kawaguchi, Junichi Sekine
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Patent number: 8330590Abstract: A user interface feedback apparatus includes an operable element, a sensor, a processing unit, and a tactile control module. The operable element has a two-layer structure made up of a conductor and an insulator. The sensor detects, in the form of user contact information, at least a user contact position with respect to the insulator of the operable element. The processing unit acquires the detected information from the sensor, and determines parameters for an electrical signal to be output to the conductor. The tactile control module controls the frictional force between the insulator and the user by outputting to the conductor an electrical signal regulated by the parameters determined by the processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ivan Poupyrev, Shigeaki Maruyama
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Patent number: 8310452Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel display apparatus including: a display panel; a movable panel unit including a touch panel and being flat plate-like in shape; a movable support section for supporting the movable panel unit on a support structure so as to permit the movable panel unit to be moved along a plane parallel to the panel surface of the movable panel unit; an actuator configured to drive the movable panel unit to vibrate; an actuator drive control section for outputting an actuator drive signal to drivingly control the actuator; an acoustic pressure generating member configured to generate an acoustic pressure by being driven by the actuator to vibrate; and a superposing section for superposing an acoustic signal on the actuator drive signal outputted by the actuator drive control section.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2006Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mikio Takenaka, Shigeaki Maruyama, Junichi Sekine
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Patent number: 8174511Abstract: Disclosed herein is a touch panel display including, a flat plate-shaped movable panel unit, a movable support member, an acoustic vibration unit, and a soft member, wherein the acoustic vibration unit includes, a sound generating member, an actuator, and a hard member.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2007Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mikio Takenaka, Shigeaki Maruyama
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Publication number: 20110292348Abstract: Provided is a balloon including an envelope and a projecting unit that projects an image, which switches display mode between first display mode that displays the image projected by the projecting unit on the envelope and second display mode that displays the image projected by the projecting unit on an external object through the envelope.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroaki TOBITA, Shigeaki Maruyama
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Publication number: 20110248962Abstract: An information presenting device of present invention includes a conductive layer to which an AC voltage is applied, an insulating layer for covering the conductive layer and presenting a tactile sense when a part of a body of a user set to a ground potential is in contact with the insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ivan POUPYREV, Shigeaki Maruyama
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Publication number: 20110248728Abstract: An electronic device includes an input plane member that includes a plurality of first conductive layers that is elastically deformed when a pressing operation is received from a user, a base that includes a plurality of second conductive layers that comes in contact with the first conductive layer when the input plane member is deformed, a capacitance detection unit that detects capacitance between the plurality of first conductive layers and between the plurality of second conductive layers, a resistance value detection unit that detects a resistance value between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer when the first conductive layer comes in contact with the second conductive layer, and a switch unit that controls electrical connection between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer and either of the capacitance detection unit and the resistance value detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventor: Shigeaki MARUYAMA
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Apparatus and method for touch screen interaction based on tactile feedback and pressure measurement
Patent number: 7952566Abstract: An apparatus includes a display section with a touch screen, and the touch screen is adapted to display at least one graphical user interface object and detect a touch position on the touch screen. The apparatus has a haptic feedback generating unit attached to the touch screen and is adapted to generating haptic feedback. A pressure sensing unit is attached to the touch screen and adapted to detect pressure applied to the touch screen. A controller section is adapted to control and drive the display section. The graphical user interface object displayed on the touch screen has a plurality of logical states. The controller section determines a current logical state of the graphical user interface object and a form of the haptic feedback to be generated depending on the detected touch position.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ivan Poupyrev, Shigeaki Maruyama -
Patent number: 7755607Abstract: A haptic display includes at least one haptic device that can give tactile feedback instead of visible feedback. Each of the haptic devices converts a signal from a signal producing unit into force or tactile pattern. The haptic device does not require a large mass, so that it can be provided on almost any portion or part within the body of a mobile apparatus. For example, the haptic device can be embedded under a touch panel display that constitutes both input and output device. By providing the haptic devices under respective menu/function button areas displayed on the touch panel display, it is possible to stimulate the specific button in response to the user-input-operation, thereby directly providing the tactile feedback to the user's finger touching the corresponding button.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2007Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ivan Poupyrev, Junichi Rekimoto, Shigeaki Maruyama
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Patent number: 7710402Abstract: An information display device (1A) comprises a touch panel (TP), an information display panel (LCD) located under the touch panel (TP) and four strip-like piezoelectric elements (E), which are caused to be vibrated and displaced by a pressing force generated when the touch panel (TP) is pressed, being disposed at the outer peripheral portion of the touch panel (TP), wherein both end portions of each strip-like piezoelectric element (E) are supported by surface-like holders (112A, 112B) with twist resilient deformation structures and a rotary shaft (113) so that each strip-like piezoelectric element (E) may not be disturbed from being vibrated and displaced. In this touch panel type information device, both end portions of a plurality of strip-like piezoelectric elements are supported by the supporting member having the holders with the twist resilient deformation structure which do not disturb both end portions of the strip-like piezoelectric elements from being vibrated and displaced.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2004Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mikio Takenaka, Shigeaki Maruyama
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Publication number: 20100085169Abstract: A user interface feedback apparatus includes an operable element, a sensor, a processing unit, and a tactile control module. The operable element has a two-layer structure made up of a conductor and an insulator. The sensor detects, in the form of user contact information, at least a user contact position with respect to the insulator of the operable element. The processing unit acquires the detected information from the sensor, and determines parameters for an electrical signal to be output to the conductor. The tactile control module controls the frictional force between the insulator and the user by outputting to the conductor an electrical signal regulated by the parameters determined by the processing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2009Publication date: April 8, 2010Inventors: Ivan POUPYREV, Shigeaki Maruyama
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Patent number: 7663604Abstract: An input device includes a touch panel with which a user performs an input operation of information by touching the touch panel. The input device further includes a vibration generation device for feeding back, to the user, various kinds of sense of touch in accordance with the type of the information through the touch panel. Additionally, the input device includes a vibration control circuit for allowing the vibration generation device to generate various forms of vibrations in accordance with the type of the information. The vibration generation device is a bimorph piezoelectric actuator including a first actuator unit and a second actuator unit stacked on the first actuator unit in which when one of the first and second actuator units expands, the other contracts. Further, each of the first and second actuator units has a multi-layered piezoelectric element layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2003Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeaki Maruyama, Shigeki Motoyama, Ivan Poupyrev, Keiichi Kimura
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Substrate supporting vibration structure, input device having haptic function, and electronic device
Patent number: 7579758Abstract: There is provided a substrate supporting vibration structure which is a vibration structure for supporting a substrate. The substrate supporting vibration structure includes a spacer member, fixed between a first substrate and a second substrate, having at least one form selected from a pillar form and a long strip form; and a piezoelectric element, formed at a predetermined position between the first substrate and the second substrate or at a predetermined position of the long strip-form portion of the spacer member, having a vibration supporting portion and a vibration applying portion. In the structure, the vibration supporting portion and vibration applying portion of the piezoelectric element are disposed in the thicknesswise direction of the first and second substrates stacked.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2007Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeaki Maruyama, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Mikio Takenaka -
Patent number: 7554246Abstract: A piezoelectric composite device including: a feeding electrode; a common electrode; a signal detecting electrode; a first piezoelectric element joined between the feeding electrode and the common electrode; and a second piezoelectric element joined between the common electrode and the signal detecting electrode; a predetermined voltage being supplied between the feeding electrode and the common electrode; and a force detection signal based on an external force being extracted from the detecting electrode.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeaki Maruyama, Junichi Sekine, Ivan Poupyrev
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Publication number: 20080296072Abstract: A digital camera includes an input detection section, which has an input detection plane, that detects a touching position of a finger of an operator and a sliding speed of the finger, a controller that computes a vibration pattern based on the sliding speed detected by the input detection section, and a vibration section that vibrates the input detection plane based on the vibration pattern thus computed. The controller computes a vibration pattern of the input detection plane to generate vibrations from its low frequency and small amplitude to its high frequency and large amplitude, as the finger goes away from a position where it has touched the input detection plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2005Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kouichiro Takashima, Mikio Takenaka, Shigeaki Maruyama, Hiroto Kawaguchi, Junichi Sekine
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Patent number: 7446456Abstract: A piezoelectric composite device including: a feeding electrode; a common electrode; a signal detecting electrode; a first piezoelectric element joined between the feeding electrode and the common electrode; and a second piezoelectric element joined between the common electrode and the signal detecting electrode; a predetermined voltage being supplied between the feeding electrode and the common electrode; and a force detection signal based on an external force being extracted from the detecting electrode.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeaki Maruyama, Junichi Sekine, Ivan Poupyrev