Patents by Inventor Shiro Horii

Shiro Horii 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).

  • Remote keyless entry system
    Patent number: 7352274
    Abstract: An easy-to-use remote keyless entry system is provided. To execute 2-way long distance communication at a low output and within a short time, transmission is effected while a data rate of a terminal board is changed. To reduce battery consumption in a system capable of setting an automatic output mode, the operation mode is shifted to the automatic output mode when an automatic output mode button is pushed or when a door lock release button of an operation button, etc, is kept pushed for a predetermined time. To execute a reserved operation at a reserved time, a storage circuit for storing reservation is provided to the terminal board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Omata, Noriharu Sato, Shiro Horii, Toshio Nagashima
  • Remote keyless entry system
    Publication number: 20040036625
    Abstract: An easy-to-use remote keyless entry system is provided. To execute 2-way long distance communication at a low output and within a short time, transmission is effected while a data rate of a terminal board is changed. To reduce battery consumption in a system capable of setting an automatic output mode, the operation mode is shifted to the automatic output mode when an automatic output mode button is pushed or when a door lock release button of an operation button, etc, is kept pushed for a predetermined time. To execute a reserved operation at a reserved time, a storage circuit for storing reservation is provided to the terminal board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: HITACHI LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Omata, Noriharu Sato, Shiro Horii, Toshio Nagashima
  • Remote keyless entry system
    Patent number: 6624758
    Abstract: An easy-to-use remote keyless entry system is provided. To execute 2-way long distance communication at a low output and within a short time, transmission is effected while a data rate of a terminal board is changed. To reduce battery consumption in a system capable of setting an automatic output mode, the operation mode is shifted to the automatic output mode when an automatic output mode button is pushed or when a door lock release button of an operation button, etc, is kept pushed for a predetermined time. To execute a reserved operation at a reserved time, a storage circuit for storing reservation is provided to the terminal board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Inventors: Takashi Omata, Noriharu Sato, Shiro Horii, Toshio Nagashima
  • Audio apparatus having electronic graphic equalizer
    Patent number: 4903307
    Abstract: An audio apparatus includes an electronic graphic equalizer, in which a plurality of frequency characteristics corresponding to various space configurations are stored preliminarily and a plurality of frequency characteristics corresponding to various types of music are also stored preliminarily. Suitable frequency characteristics are selected from these two groups of frequency characteristics according to a specific spatial configuration and a specific music to be reproduced and combined to obtain a frequency characteristics suitable for the configuration and the music.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Automotive Engineering Company
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ozawa, Shiro Horii, Ichiro Hondo