Patents by Inventor Shinichi Katoh

Shinichi Katoh 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: 9161097
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system is provided that can minimize the control command transmission amount by operating a plurality of sink devices in conjunction with each other with respect to each group. The wireless transmission system includes: a bridge device (1) which wireless-transmits an AV content; and a plurality of wireless sink devices (5, 6) which reproduce the wireless-transmitted AV content. The bridge device (1) has a group identification table which stores a group identifier for identifying a group formed by the wireless sink device (5, 6). The bridge device (1) adds a group identifier extracted from the group identification table to a control command for controlling the sink devices (5, 6) and wireless-transmits the control command having the group identifier. The wireless sink devices (5, 6) receive a control command wireless-transmitted from the bridge device (1) if a corresponding group identifier is added to the control command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yohichi Eguchi, Keisuke Tsuji, Ryosuke Ohmae, Masayuki Etoh, Seiji Imanishi, Shinichi Katoh, Takuya Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 9161096
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system is provided that can minimize the control command transmission amount by operating a plurality of sink devices in conjunction with each other with respect to each group. The wireless transmission system includes: a bridge device (1) which wireless-transmits an AV content; and a plurality of wireless sink devices (5, 6) which reproduce the wireless-transmitted AV content. The bridge device (1) has a group identification table which stores a group identifier for identifying a group formed by the wireless sink device (5, 6). The bridge device (1) adds a group identifier extracted from the group identification table to a control command for controlling the sink devices (5, 6) and wireless-transmits the control command having the group identifier. The wireless sink devices (5, 6) receive a control command wireless-transmitted from the bridge device (1) if a corresponding group identifier is added to the control command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yohichi Eguchi, Keisuke Tsuji, Ryosuke Ohmae, Masayuki Etoh, Seiji Imanishi, Shinichi Katoh, Takuya Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 8982760
    Abstract: When reproducing AV data transmitted from a source device by multicast wireless transmission, a sink device can check the wireless connection status of other sink device which reproduces AV data from the same source device. The sink device (2a) includes: an AV reception portion which receives AV data through multicast wireless transmission from the source device (1); a reproduction portion which extracts and reproduces AV data transmitted to the sink device (2a) from the received AV data; and a device information receiving portion that wirelessly receives a portion or whole of the sink device information managed in the source device (1). The sink device information correlates identification information for identifying a plurality of sink devices (2a, 2b, . . . ) containing the sink device (2a) with state information indicative of wireless connection status of the sink devices (2a, 2b, . . . ).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yohichi Eguchi, Keisuke Tsuji, Ryosuke Ohmae, Masayuki Etoh, Seiji Imanishi, Shinichi Katoh, Takuya Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20150046955
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system is provided that can minimize the control command transmission amount by operating a plurality of sink devices in conjunction with each other with respect to each group. The wireless transmission system includes: a bridge device (1) which wireless-transmits an AV content; and a plurality of wireless sink devices (5, 6) which reproduce the wireless-transmitted AV content. The bridge device (1) has a group identification table which stores a group identifier for identifying a group formed by the wireless sink device (5, 6). The bridge device (1) adds a group identifier extracted from the group identification table to a control command for controlling the sink devices (5, 6) and wireless-transmits the control command having the group identifier. The wireless sink devices (5, 6) receive a control command wireless-transmitted from the bridge device (1) if a corresponding group identifier is added to the control command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yohichi EGUCHI, Keisuke TSUJI, Ryosuke OHMAE, Masayuki ETOH, Seiji IMANISHI, Shinichi KATOH, Takuya KINOSHITA
  • Publication number: 20150046956
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system is provided that can minimize the control command transmission amount by operating a plurality of sink devices in conjunction with each other with respect to each group. The wireless transmission system includes: a bridge device (1) which wireless-transmits an AV content; and a plurality of wireless sink devices (5, 6) which reproduce the wireless-transmitted AV content. The bridge device (1) has a group identification table which stores a group identifier for identifying a group formed by the wireless sink device (5, 6). The bridge device (1) adds a group identifier extracted from the group identification table to a control command for controlling the sink devices (5, 6) and wireless-transmits the control command having the group identifier. The wireless sink devices (5, 6) receive a control command wireless-transmitted from the bridge device (1) if a corresponding group identifier is added to the control command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yohichi EGUCHI, Keisuke TSUJI, Ryosuke OHMAE, Masayuki ETOH, Seiji IMANISHI, Shinichi KATOH, Takuya KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 8898710
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system is provided that can minimize the control command transmission amount by operating a plurality of sink devices in conjunction with each other with respect to each group. The wireless transmission system includes: a bridge device (1) which wireless-transmits an AV content; and a plurality of wireless sink devices (5, 6) which reproduce the wireless-transmitted AV content. The bridge device (1) has a group identification table which stores a group identifier for identifying a group formed by the wireless sink device (5, 6). The bridge device (1) adds a group identifier extracted from the group identification table to a control command for controlling the sink devices (5, 6) and wireless-transmits the control command having the group identifier. The wireless sink devices (5, 6) receive a control command wireless-transmitted from the bridge device (1) if a corresponding group identifier is added to the control command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yohichi Eguchi, Keisuke Tsuji, Ryosuke Ohmae, Masayuki Etoh, Seiji Imanishi, Shinichi Katoh, Takuya Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 8848106
    Abstract: A display section (2) includes: a display-end path switching section (50) for detecting, within a LAN, a tuner section (1) with use of a pairing ID which is obtained for establishing communication via a communication path (a) and which is generated with use of a MAC address of the tuner section (1); and a display-end connection processing section (52) for establishing communication with the tuner section (1) via a communication path (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryosuke Ohmae, Shinichi Katoh, Fumiaki Suzuki, Yohichi Eguchi, Seiji Imanishi, Takaomi Fujimoto, Yoshinori Moto, Kazuma Naito, Atsushi Hanzawa
  • Publication number: 20140247396
    Abstract: A display section (2) includes: a display-end path switching section (50) for detecting, within a LAN, a tuner section (1) with use of a pairing ID which is obtained for establishing communication via a communication path (a) and which is generated with use of a MAC address of the tuner section (1); and a display-end connection processing section (52) for establishing communication with the tuner section (1) via a communication path (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryosuke Ohmae, Shinichi Katoh, Fumiaki Suzuki, Yohichi Eguchi, Seiji Imanishi, Takaomi Fujimoto, Yoshinori Moto, Kazuma Naito, Atsushi Hanzawa
  • Patent number: 8745285
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless transmission system provided with: a sink device which, when AV data transmitted by means of multicast wireless transmission from a source device is reproduced, performs reproduction control in accordance with the wireless connection state of another sink device that reproduces the AV data from the same source device; and the source device which is capable of determining the wireless connection state and the reproduction control state of the sink device. When the AV data obtained by means of multicast wireless transmission from the source device (1) is reproduced, the sink device (2a) acquires state information indicating the wireless connection state of the other sink device and adjusts reproduction control for the AV data of the actual sink device (2a) in accordance with this state information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yohichi Eguchi, Keisuke Tsuji, Ryosuke Ohmae, Masayuki Etoh, Seiji Imanishi, Shinichi Katoh, Takuya Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20140143815
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system is provided that can minimize the control command transmission amount by operating a plurality of sink devices in conjunction with each other with respect to each group. The wireless transmission system includes: a bridge device (1) which wireless-transmits an AV content; and a plurality of wireless sink devices (5, 6) which reproduce the wireless-transmitted AV content. The bridge device (1) has a group identification table which stores a group identifier for identifying a group formed by the wireless sink device (5, 6). The bridge device (1) adds a group identifier extracted from the group identification table to a control command for controlling the sink devices (5, 6) and wireless-transmits the control command having the group identifier. The wireless sink devices (5, 6) receive a control command wireless-transmitted from the bridge device (1) if a corresponding group identifier is added to the control command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yohichi EGUCHI, Keisuke TSUJI, Ryosuke OHMAE, Masayuki ETOH, Seiji IMANISHI, Shinichi KATOH, Takuya KINOSHITA
  • Patent number: 8613029
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system is provided that can minimize the control command transmission amount by operating a plurality of sink devices in conjunction with each other with respect to each group when performing a wireless AV transmission. The wireless transmission system includes: a bridge device (1) which wireless-transmits an AV content; and a plurality of wireless sink devices (5, 6) which reproduce the wireless-transmitted AV content. The bridge device (1) has a group identification table which stores a group identifier for identifying a group formed by the wireless sink device (5, 6). The bridge device (1) adds a group identifier extracted from the group identification table to a control command for controlling the sink devices (5, 6) and wireless-transmits the control command having the group identifier. The wireless sink devices (5, 6) receive a control command wireless-transmitted from the bridge device (1) if a corresponding group identifier is added to the control command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yohichi Eguchi, Keisuke Tsuji, Ryosuke Ohmae, Masayuki Etoh, Seiji Imanishi, Shinichi Katoh, Takuya Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20130021531
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless transmission system provided with: a sink device which, when AV data transmitted by means of multicast wireless transmission from a source device is reproduced, performs reproduction control in accordance with the wireless connection state of another sink device that reproduces the AV data from the same source device; and the source device which is capable of determining the wireless connection state and the reproduction control state of the sink device. When the AV data obtained by means of multicast wireless transmission from the source device (1) is reproduced, the sink device (2a) acquires state information indicating the wireless connection state of the other sink device and adjusts reproduction control for the AV data of the actual sink device (2a) in accordance with this state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yohichi Eguchi, Keisuke Tsuji, Ryosuke Ohmae, Masayuki Etoh, Seiji Imanishi, Shinichi Katoh, Takuya Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20120011535
    Abstract: A wireless transmission system is provided that can minimize the control command transmission amount by operating a plurality of sink devices in conjunction with each other with respect to each group when performing a wireless AV transmission. The wireless transmission system includes: a bridge device (1) which wireless-transmits an AV content; and a plurality of wireless sink devices (5, 6) which reproduce the wireless-transmitted AV content. The bridge device (1) has a group identification table which stores a group identifier for identifying a group formed by the wireless sink device (5, 6). The bridge device (1) adds a group identifier extracted from the group identification table to a control command for controlling the sink devices (5, 6) and wireless-transmits the control command having the group identifier. The wireless sink devices (5, 6) receive a control command wireless-transmitted from the bridge device (1) if a corresponding group identifier is added to the control command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Yohichi Eguchi, Keisuke Tsuji, Ryosuke Ohmae, Masayuki Etoh, Seiji Imanishi, Shinichi Katoh, Takuya Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20110289545
    Abstract: When reproducing AV data transmitted from a source device by multicast wireless transmission, a sink device can check the wireless connection status of other sink device which reproduces AV data from the same source device. The sink device (2a) includes: an AV reception portion which receives AV data through multicast wireless transmission from the source device (1); a reproduction portion which extracts and reproduces AV data transmitted to the sink device (2a) from the received AV data; and a device information receiving portion that wirelessly receives a portion or whole of the sink device information managed in the source device (1). The sink device information correlates identification information for identifying a plurality of sink devices (2a, 2b, . . . ) containing the sink device (2a) with state information indicative of wireless connection status of the sink devices (2a, 2b, . . . ).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yohichi Eguchi, Keisuke Tsuji, Ryosuke Ohmae, Masayuki Etoh, Seiji Imanishi, Shinichi Katoh, Takuya Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 7465248
    Abstract: A planetary gear type reduction gear with torque limiter including an input shaft (7) of an output shaft of a DC motor and an output shaft (14) are journalized on a stationary member (11). At least one stage of the planetary gear type reduction mechanism includes a central gear (8), a planetary gear (34) meshed with the central gear (8), an inner gear (22) meshed with the planetary gear (34), and a carrier (30) journalizing the planetary gear (34). The inner gear (22) is disposed with a clearance to the stationary member 11 in a radial direction, and the inner gear (22) is opposed and disposed to the stationary member (11) in the axial direction by means of friction members (26, 28), which are urged against the inner gear (22). The inner gear 22 is retained at the side of the stationary member (11) in a slip rotation condition by the friction force between the friction members (26, 28) and the inner gear (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: TOK Bearing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Katoh, Isao Enomoto, Kazuo Uzuka
  • Publication number: 20060287157
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a planetary gear type reduction gear with torque limiter that demonstrates always stably torque limiter function, and the invention is characterized in that an input shaft and an output shaft 7 consisting of an output shaft of a DC motor and an output shaft 14 are journalized on a stationary member 11, and at least one stage of the planetary gear type reduction mechanism comprising a central gear 8, a planetary gear 34 meshed with the central gear 8, an inner gear 22 meshed with the planetary gear 34, and a carrier 30 journalizing the planetary gear 34 and a torque limiter are provided between the input shaft and the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Shinichi Katoh, Isao Enomoto, Kazuo Uzuka
  • Patent number: 6557619
    Abstract: For improvement in production efficiency by elimination of a centering of an ingot supplier to an ingot supply opening upon reconnection of a melting and holding furnace to a die cast machine, there are provided an intermediate handler having a receiving case configured substantially in a channel shape open at both ends thereof, and pivoted on the furnace cover to be movable between a substantially horizontal lying position with one end thereof coincident with an ingot exit of the preheater to allow for a preheated ingot to be forward therein in a lying position with a longitudinal axis thereof set substantially horizontal and a substantially vertical standing position with the other end thereof coincident with the ingot supply opening to bring a distal end of the preheated ingot forwarded therein into abutment with the shutter to make the preheated ingot stand thereon, and an ingot supplier having a pawl chuck configured to enter inside the receiving case from an open side of the receiving case in the substa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Toshiba, Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinichi Katoh
  • Publication number: 20020062940
    Abstract: For improvement in production efficiency by elimination of a centering of an ingot supplier to an ingot supply opening upon reconnection of a melting and holding furnace to a die cast machine, there are provided an intermediate handler having a receiving case configured substantially in a channel shape open at both ends thereof, and pivoted on the furnace cover to be movable between a substantially horizontal lying position with one end thereof coincident with an ingot exit of the preheater to allow for a preheated ingot to be forward therein in a lying position with a longitudinal axis thereof set substantially horizontal and a substantially vertical standing position with the other end thereof coincident with the ingot supply opening to bring a distal end of the preheated ingot forwarded therein into abutment with the shutter to make the preheated ingot stand thereon, and an ingot supplier having a pawl chuck configured to enter inside the receiving case from an open side of the receiving case in the substa
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: TOSHIBA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinichi Katoh
  • Patent number: 6085264
    Abstract: An accounting-process-type setting program is executed and thereby an accounting-record outputting condition is set. Then, when execution of an execution unit is finished, an accounting-record outputting program is executed, and thereby, it is determined whether or not the accounting-record outputting condition set by the execution of the accounting-process-type setting program is fulfilled, and, only when this condition is fulfilled, an accounting record is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Shinichi Katoh
  • Patent number: 5793631
    Abstract: A voice route-guidance system for vehicles which terminates its route-guidance when the vehicle arrives at the destination and even if the present position of the vehicle is measured with low accuracy. An approach judging unit judges that the vehicle approaches a point spaced apart from a destination by a predetermined distance. A guidance termination judging unit further judges whether or not there is a point in which the route-guidance should be carried out between the present vehicle position and the destination. From these judgments, the system judges that the vehicle approaches the point spaced apart from the destination by the predetermined distance and also that all the route-guidance has been terminated. Thus, a termination unit terminates the route-guidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Ito, Hiroshi Kishi, Atsushi Watanabe, Mitsuhiro Nimura, Akimasa Nanba, Toyoji Hiyokawa, Shigekazu Ohara, Kazuteru Maekawa, Shinichi Katoh