Patents by Inventor Takuma Shimura

Takuma Shimura 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: 9837850
    Abstract: A control device connected to a non-contact charging device for non-contact charging a portable device and a wireless communication device for communicating with an electronic key to operate an electrical component mounted in a vehicle, includes a memory that stores a wireless communication cycle for communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device, a wireless communication control signal output part that outputs a wireless communication control signal for controlling operation of the wireless communication device, a non-contact charge control signal output part that outputs a non-contact charge control signal for controlling operation of the non-contact charging device, and a synchronizer that synchronizes the wireless communication control signal and the non-contact charge control signal with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma Shimura, Yuji Mizuguchi, Kazuoki Otani
  • Patent number: 9659519
    Abstract: In a video display control device, a control data generating section allocates a part of a dynamic range of a high gradation region of a video signal to a low gradation region, and a backlight controlling section controls a light emission luminance of a backlight so as to cancel an increase or decrease of a mean luminance of a video displayed on a screen in accordance with an increase or decrease of the mean luminance of a video signal after correction with respect to a mean luminance of the video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Akita, Takuma Shimura, Terumitsu Suenaga
  • Patent number: 9646491
    Abstract: An information system capable of utilizing information in which a user evaluation pertaining to the environment or conditions surrounding a traveling vehicle is highly precise (very near real time). The information system (100) comprises an onboard terminal device (110) for outputting information obtained by a user's input operation, a communication terminal device (120) for transmitting the information outputted by the onboard terminal device (110) to the exterior, and an information center (130) for classifying and delivering the information received from the onboard terminal device (110). The onboard terminal device (110) varies the level of detail of the information that the user is allowed to input in accordance with the speed of the vehicle or the presence/absence of a passenger other than the driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma Shimura, Yuji Mizuguchi, Kazuoki Otani
  • Publication number: 20160111912
    Abstract: A control device connected to a non-contact charging device for non-contact charging a portable device and a wireless communication device for communicating with an electronic key to operate an electrical component mounted in a vehicle, includes a memory that stores a wireless communication cycle for communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device, a wireless communication control signal output part that outputs a wireless communication control signal for controlling operation of the wireless communication device, a non-contact charge control signal output part that outputs a non-contact charge control signal for controlling operation of the non-contact charging device, and a synchronizer that synchronizes the wireless communication control signal and the non-contact charge control signal with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Takuma SHIMURA, Yuji MIZUGUCHI, Kazuoki OTANI
  • Patent number: 9288426
    Abstract: A video display control device includes a video signal processing section that corrects a video signal and outputs a video signal after correction to a display, and a backlight controlling section that controls a light emission amount of a backlight. A control data generating section allocates to a low gradation region of the video signal a high gradation region dynamic range of the video signal in which a video signal corresponding to a black band region is excluded. The backlight controlling section controls a light emission luminance of the backlight so as to cancel out an increase or a decrease in the mean luminance of the video displayed on a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma Shimura, Terumitsu Suenaga, Takashi Akita
  • Patent number: 9236913
    Abstract: A control device connected to a non-contact charging device for non-contact charging a portable device and a wireless communication device for communicating with an electronic key to operate an electrical component mounted in a vehicle, includes a memory that stores a wireless communication cycle for communication between the electronic key and the wireless communication device, a wireless communication control signal output part that outputs a wireless communication control signal for controlling operation of the wireless communication device, a non-contact charge control signal output part that outputs a non-contact charge control signal for controlling operation of the non-contact charging device, and a synchronizer that synchronizes the wireless communication control signal and the non-contact charge control signal with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma Shimura, Yuji Mizuguchi, Kazuoki Otani
  • Publication number: 20150364072
    Abstract: In a video display control device, a control data generating section allocates a part of a dynamic range of a high gradation region of a video signal to a low gradation region, and a backlight controlling section controls a light emission luminance of a backlight so as to cancel an increase or decrease of a mean luminance of a video displayed on a screen in accordance with an increase or decrease of the mean luminance of a video signal after correction with respect to a mean luminance of the video signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi AKITA, Takuma SHIMURA, Terumitsu SUENAGA
  • Patent number: 9124851
    Abstract: In a video display control device, a control data generating section allocates a part of a dynamic range of a high gradation region of a video signal to a low gradation region, and a backlight controlling section controls a light emission luminance of a backlight so as to cancel an increase or decrease of a mean luminance of a video displayed on a screen in accordance with an increase or decrease of the mean luminance of a video signal after correction with respect to a mean luminance of the video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Akita, Takuma Shimura, Terumitsu Suenaga
  • Publication number: 20150170431
    Abstract: An information system capable of utilizing information in which a user evaluation pertaining to the environment or conditions surrounding a traveling vehicle is highly precise (very near real time). The information system (100) comprises an onboard terminal device (110) for outputting information obtained by a user's input operation, a communication terminal device (120) for transmitting the information outputted by the onboard terminal device (110) to the exterior, and an information center (130) for classifying and delivering the information received from the onboard terminal device (110). The onboard terminal device (110) varies the level of detail of the information that the user is allowed to input in accordance with the speed of the vehicle or the presence/absence of a passenger other than the driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Takuma Shimura, Yuji Mizuguchi, Kazuoki Otani
  • Publication number: 20150042884
    Abstract: A video display control device includes a video signal processing section that corrects a video signal and outputs a video signal after correction to a display, and a backlight controlling section that controls a light emission amount of a backlight. A control data generating section allocates to a low gradation region of the video signal a high gradation region dynamic range of the video signal in which a video signal corresponding to a black band region is excluded. The backlight controlling section controls a light emission luminance of the backlight so as to cancel out an increase or a decrease in the mean luminance of the video displayed on a screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Takuma Shimura, Terumitsu Suenaga, Takashi Akita
  • Patent number: 8669483
    Abstract: A flexible cable is provided in which a transmission characteristic can be ensured in a high frequency band, and electromagnetic noises can be suppressed. A flexible cable 11 includes a sheet-like base member (dielectric substance) 1; an adhesive (dielectric substance) 2 which bonds the base member 1 to a cover member (dielectric substance) 3; a shield member 4 which covers the cover member 3 and is bonded or printed to the cover member 3 to suppress electromagnetic noises to be radiated; and a top coating member 5 which covers the shield member 4 to protect the shield member 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takuma Shimura, Takashi Akita, Osamu Shibata
  • Publication number: 20130307474
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a non-contact charging system and a control device in which the non-contact charging system and a wireless communication system are formed so that non-contact charging and wireless communication are compatible with each other. A control unit 4 is connected to a wireless communication unit 3 which wirelessly communicates with an electronic key 7 to control operation of an electrical component of a vehicle and a non-contact charging unit 2 which non-contactly feeds electric power to a portable device 6. The control unit 4 transmits control signals to the devices respectively so that a power feeding operation of the non-contact charging unit 2 to the portable device 6 is stopped at timing of communication between the wireless communication unit 3 and the electronic key 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuma Shimura, Yuji Mizuguchi, Kazuoki Otani
  • Publication number: 20130120660
    Abstract: In a video display control device, a control data generating section allocates a part of a dynamic range of a high gradation region of a video signal to a low gradation region, and a backlight controlling section controls a light emission luminance of a backlight so as to cancel an increase or decrease of a mean luminance of a video displayed on a screen in accordance with an increase or decrease of the mean luminance of a video signal after correction with respect to a mean luminance of the video signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Akita, Takuma Shimura, Terumitsu Suenaga
  • Patent number: 8325274
    Abstract: The object is to provide a video signal processing apparatus capable of minimizing overtaking of fields of a video signal and continuous display of the video signal of the same field and reducing degradation in image quality of the output video signal. The apparatus has a field signal holding section 9 which holds the value of an input field signal and outputs the held value as a held value signal and a readout determination section 10 which determines the video signal of the field to be read out, and which outputs the determined signal as a readout field signal. The field signal holding section 9 holds the value of the input field signal a plurality of times with every occurrence of the readout field signal period, and outputs a held value signal constituted of the plurality of values of the input field signal held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Kuwabara, Yuji Mizuguchi, Toshitomo Umei, Takuma Shimura
  • Publication number: 20120249873
    Abstract: The object is to provide a video signal processing apparatus capable of minimizing overtaking of fields of a video signal and continuous display of the video signal of the same field and reducing degradation in image quality of the output video signal. The apparatus has a field signal holding section 9 which holds the value of an input field signal and outputs the held value as a held value signal and a readout determination section 10 which determines the video signal of the field to be read out, and which outputs the determined signal as a readout field signal. The field signal holding section 9 holds the value of the input field signal a plurality of times with every occurrence of the readout field signal period, and outputs a held value signal constituted of the plurality of values of the input field signal held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Kuwabara, Yuji Mizuguchi, Toshitomo Umei, Takuma Shimura
  • Publication number: 20120020416
    Abstract: A flexible cable is provided in which a transmission characteristic can be ensured in a high frequency band, and electromagnetic noises can be suppressed. A flexible cable 11 includes a sheet-like base member (dielectric substance) 1; an adhesive (dielectric substance) 2 which bonds the base member 1 to a cover member (dielectric substance) 3; a shield member 4 which covers the cover member 3 and is bonded or printed to the cover member 3 to suppress electromagnetic noises to be radiated; and a top coating member 5 which covers the shield member 4 to protect the shield member 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takuma Shimura, Takashi Akita, Osamu Shibata