Patents by Inventor Takahiro Shoji

Takahiro Shoji 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).

  • Publication number: 20240148251
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a substrate; a photodiode in which a lower electrode, a semiconductor layer, and an upper electrode are stacked on the substrate in the order as listed; a transistor provided in the photodiode; an insulating layer provided between layers of the substrate and the photodiode; and a planarizing layer covering the insulating layer. The insulating layer comprises a projecting portion that projects toward the photodiode in a direction orthogonal to the substrate. The planarizing layer has a contact hole provided in a position that is below the photodiode and overlaps the projecting portion of the insulating layer. The photodiode is provided on an upper side of the planarizing layer and is also provided so as to cover the contact hole. The lower electrode of the photodiode is electrically coupled to the transistor at a bottom of the contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroki SUGIYAMA, Takahiro SHOJI, Yoshihide OHUE, Kaoru TAKETA
  • Patent number: 11874165
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a substrate; a photodiode in which a lower electrode, a semiconductor layer, and an upper electrode are stacked on the substrate in the order as listed; a transistor provided in the photodiode; and an insulating layer provided between layers of the transistor and the photodiode. The insulating layer has a contact hole provided in a central portion of the photodiode in plan view. The lower electrode of the photodiode is provided on the insulating layer, is provided continuously in an area overlapping the contact hole, and is electrically coupled to the transistor at a bottom of the contact hole. A first opening is provided in an area of the upper electrode that overlaps the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroki Sugiyama, Takahiro Shoji, Kaoru Taketa
  • Publication number: 20230366733
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a substrate; a photodiode in which a lower electrode, a semiconductor layer, and an upper electrode are stacked on the substrate in the order as listed; a transistor provided in the photodiode; and an insulating layer provided between layers of the transistor and the photodiode. The insulating layer has a contact hole provided in a central portion of the photodiode in plan view. The lower electrode of the photodiode is provided on the insulating layer, is provided continuously in an area overlapping the contact hole, and is electrically coupled to the transistor at a bottom of the contact hole. A first opening is provided in an area of the upper electrode that overlaps the contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroki SUGIYAMA, Takahiro SHOJI, Kaoru TAKETA
  • Patent number: 9607406
    Abstract: A size measurement device for measuring a size of an object from a captured image of the object includes: an imaging unit that captures an image of an object; a display unit that displays image data captured by the imaging unit; an input unit for inputting instructions of a user; a region setting unit that, when positions are designated with the input unit in the image data displayed on the display unit, sets surrounding regions including therein respective designated positions; and a feature point determination unit that determines, in the surrounding regions set by the region setting unit, feature points providing coordinates of the object to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryouta Hata, Takahiro Shoji, Yuuji Toyomura
  • Publication number: 20150187091
    Abstract: A size measurement device for measuring a size of an object from a captured image of the object includes: an imaging unit that captures an image of an object; a display unit that displays image data captured by the imaging unit; an input unit for inputting instructions of a user; a region setting unit that, when positions are designated with the input unit in the image data displayed on the display unit, sets surrounding regions including therein respective designated positions; and a feature point determination unit that determines, in the surrounding regions set by the region setting unit, feature points providing coordinates of the object to be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryouta HATA, Takahiro SHOJI, Yuuji TOYOMURA
  • Patent number: 8472880
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes: a first unit which is connected in wireless to a base station by radio wave, and which includes: a measuring unit which measures a reception electric field strength of the radio wave in the first unit transmitted from the base station to the first unit; and a transmitter which transmits information of the reception electric field strength measured by the measuring unit; and a second unit which is connected to the first unit, and which includes: a receiver which receives the information of the reception electric field strength transmitted by the transmitter; and a first indicator which indicates on the second unit the information of the reception electric field strength received by the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Shoji
  • Publication number: 20100009637
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes: a first unit which is connected in wireless to a base station by radio wave, and which includes: a measuring unit which measures a reception electric field strength of the radio wave in the first unit transmitted from the base station to the first unit; and a transmitter which transmits information of the reception electric field strength measured by the measuring unit; and a second unit which is connected to the first unit, and which includes: a receiver which receives the information of the reception electric field strength transmitted by the transmitter; and a first indicator which indicates on the second unit the information of the reception electric field strength received by the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro Shoji
  • Patent number: 7149204
    Abstract: Priority order storage section 113 stores the order of priority for an uplink and the reverse order of priority for a downlink. Channel allocation section 114 performs channel allocation for a downlink in the order of priority of the downlink stored in priority order storage section 113, based on the CIR of the downlink. In addition, channel allocation section 114 performs channel allocation for an uplink in the order of priority of the uplink stored in priority order storage section 113, based on the CIR of the uplink. It is thereby possible to perform reuse partitioning in asymmetrical data communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Shoji, Katsuhiko Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20040242219
    Abstract: In a wireless communication system where a fixed radio bandwidth is used, a wireless communication apparatus and a usage bandwidth determination method that guarantee the QoS of real time application data without changing the configurations of the existing base station apparatus and IP network. A wireless resource control section (170) negotiates with a base station apparatus (20) when a wireless communication terminal apparatus (10) changes over from an idle mode to a communication mode, to determine a usable radio bandwidth. A bandwidth estimation section (180) estimates the available bandwidth for the non-real time application from the usable radio bandwidth and the required bandwidth for the real time application. An awnd estimation section (190) estimates the maximum awnd that shows the maximum amount of the packet that can be received in the wireless communication terminal apparatus (10) from the available bandwidth for the non-real time application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Yuji Oie, Hiroyuki Koga, Takahiro Shoji, Osamu Kato
  • Publication number: 20030130011
    Abstract: A timing deviation measuring section 313 measures a reception timing deviation, which is a delay time in arrival time of an direct wave relative to a slot-front time, based on internal clock. A timetable 314 stores a table that indicates a range of reception timing deviation assigned to each slot. A channel assigning section 315 refers to the timetable 314 and decides an order of the slots to be subjected to channel retrieval based on the reception timing deviation measured by the timing deviation measuring section 313. Further, the channel assigning section 315 carries out a channel assignment of the downlink based on a CIR of the downlink and carries out a channel assignment of the uplink based on a CIR of the uplink. Owing to this, it is enabled to achieve a reuse partitioning even when an open loop transmitting power control is applied to the uplink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Hiramatsu, Takahiro Shoji
  • Publication number: 20030013415
    Abstract: The SIR of the pilot symbol is calculated in channel quality estimating section 105, then, it is compared to a predetermined set threshold value. When SIR is smaller than the threshold value, the receiving data processing is stopped in receiving data processing section 107 under the control of reception processing controlling section 106. Moreover, only the pilot symbol from transmitting data processing section 110 is transmitted under the control of transmission processing controlling section 108. Therefore, it is possible to determine precisely the reliability of the communication data in packet data communication and to save the power in the data retransmission processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Takahiro Shoji, Osamu Kato
  • Publication number: 20030013455
    Abstract: Session monitoring section 104 notifies threshold control section 106 of the session time and interference time together with information that a call has been terminated and notifies threshold control section 106 of information that a forced disconnection has occurred. Channel assignment section 105 notifies threshold control section 106 of information that a call loss has occurred. Threshold control section 106 adaptively changes a decision threshold according to an interference rate, occurrence of a forced disconnection or occurrence of a call loss. Channel assignment section 105 then assigns channels based on a result of a comparison between the decision threshold controlled by threshold control section 106 and the CIR value of the uplink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Takahiro Shoji, Katsuhiko Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20030003960
    Abstract: When there is a call access request, channel status deciding section 105 decides as to whether the channel is saturated based on the number of users registered in user code storing section 106. If there is a call access request from a user that desires good-quality service when a channel is saturated, user code registration section 107 searches user code storing section 106 to see whether there is any low-rate user registered that holds a low-rate contract. When a low-rate user is registered, this user's channel is cut off, and a channel for the user that has made a call access request is accessed. By this means, it is possible to satisfy every user's need in wireless communication and make effective use of frequency resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Takahiro Shoji, Osamu Kato
  • Publication number: 20020196758
    Abstract: Priority order storage section 113 stores the order of priority for an uplink and the reverse order of priority for a downlink. Channel allocation section 114 performs channel allocation for a downlink in the order of priority of the downlink stored in priority order storage section 113, based on the CIR of the downlink. In addition, channel allocation section 114 performs channel allocation for an uplink in the order of priority of the uplink stored in priority order storage section 113, based on the CIR of the uplink. It is thereby possible to perform reuse partitioning in asymmetrical data communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Takahiro Shoji, Katsuhiko Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20020160798
    Abstract: In a mobile communication system according to a TDD method, a base station apparatus acquires a propagation loss value, which is multiplexed over dedicated channel data transmitted from a mobile station apparatus, of a downlink in a propagation loss value acquisition section 113; and performs channel assignment in a channel assignment section 114, substituting the propagation loss value of the downlink for that of the uplink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Takahiro Shoji, Katsuhiko Hiramatsu