Patents by Inventor Takuo Mukai

Takuo Mukai 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: 7437298
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of mobile phone using a semiconductor device includes a first converter, a second converter, a first digital processing circuit, and a second digital processing circuit. The first converter converts a first digital audio signal sampled with a predetermined audio sampling frequency into a second digital audio signal sampled with a predetermined voice sampling frequency. The second converter converts a first digital voice signal sampled with the predetermined voice sampling frequency into a second digital voice signal sampled with the predetermined audio sampling frequency. The first digital processing circuit performs a predetermined digital computation on the second digital audio signal sampled with the predetermined voice sampling frequency and a third digital voice signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuo Mukai, Yukihiro Imai
  • Patent number: 7154419
    Abstract: An audio apparatus for performing digital data processing on voice and audio signals through interrelated data sampling and processing. A predetermined mixing processing in the audio apparatus is performed by a first digital processing circuit on both (a) digital received-voice signals converted into the signals sampling processed at a frequency n×fs by a first sampling frequency conversion circuit, and (b) digital audio signals converted into the signals sampling processed at the frequency n×fs by a third sampling frequency conversion circuit. Another predetermined mixing processing is performed by a second digital processing circuit on both (i) digital audio signals converted into the signals sampling processed at a frequency N×Fs by a second sampling frequency conversion circuit, and (ii) digital voice signals converted into the signals sampling processed at the frequency N×Fs by the third sampling frequency conversion circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuo Mukai
  • Publication number: 20060049968
    Abstract: An audio apparatus for performing digital data processing on voice and audio signals through interrelated data sampling and processing. A predetermined mixing processing in the audio apparatus is performed by a first digital processing circuit on both (a) digital received-voice signals converted into the signals sampling processed at a frequency n×fs by a first sampling frequency conversion circuit, and (b) digital audio signals converted into the signals sampling processed at the frequency n×fs by a third sampling frequency conversion circuit. Another predetermined mixing processing is performed by a second digital processing circuit on both (i) digital audio signals converted into the signals sampling processed at a frequency N×Fs by a second sampling frequency conversion circuit, and (ii) digital voice signals converted into the signals sampling processed at the frequency N×Fs by the third sampling frequency conversion circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventor: Takuo Mukai
  • Patent number: 6806757
    Abstract: A level shift circuit which performs level shift on a signal output from a first logic circuit operating on a first voltage to output the level-shifted signal to a second logic circuit operating on a second voltage regardless of whether the first voltage is less or greater than the second voltage, by appropriately controlling first and second switching devices using a control circuit depending on the first and second voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuo Mukai
  • Publication number: 20040192192
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of mobile phone using a semiconductor device includes a first converter, a second converter, a first digital processor, and a second digital processor. The first converter converts a first digital audio signal sampled with a predetermined audio sampling frequency into a second digital audio signal sampled with a predetermined voice sampling frequency. The second converter converts a first digital voice signal sampled with the predetermined voice sampling frequency into a second digital voice signal sampled with the predetermined audio sampling frequency. The first digital processor performs a predetermined digital computation on the second digital audio signal sampled with the predetermined voice sampling frequency and a third digital voice signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Takuo Mukai, Yukihiro Imai
  • Publication number: 20040041615
    Abstract: A level shift circuit which performs level shift on a signal output from a first logic circuit operating on a first voltage to output the level-shifted signal to a second logic circuit operating on a second voltage regardless of whether the first voltage is less or greater than the second voltage, by appropriately controlling first and second switching devices using a control circuit depending on the first and second voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventor: Takuo Mukai
  • Patent number: 6052156
    Abstract: A digital color encoder capable of reducing the aperture distortion of D/A conversion and the waveform distortion of the video signal without resulting in the increase of the consumed electric current. At first, digital signals sampled with a sampling frequency are inputted as original color signals. The digital composite color video signals of the sampling frequency fl are created from those signals by digital signal processing with the combination of matrix circuit, color burst controlling circuit, modulation circuit, addition circuit, and synchronization signal adding circuit, etc. Next, the sampling frequency of the composite color video signal is converted by a sampling frequency converting circuit inserted immediately before the D/A converter. The converted signal is further converted to an analog signal capable of being inputted into the TV set by a D/A converter, and the signal is outputted as a video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuo Mukai, Kentarou Hara, Masaharu Adachi
  • Patent number: 5638135
    Abstract: A digital encoder includes a matrix circuit for synthesizing chrominance signals R-Y and B-Y based on RGB signals sampled at a predetermined sampling frequency which is an integral multiple of a chrominance subcarrier; low-pass filters; a delay circuit; a switch circuit for reducing a frequency of an output from the low-pass filters; a digital modulator for subjecting a chrominance subcarrier to quadrature two-phase balanced modulation using an output signal from the switch circuit so as to output a chrominance signal having a sampling frequency 1/m that of the predetermined sampling frequency; a sampling frequency conversion circuit for multiplying the sampling frequency of the chrominance signal by a factor of m so as to output a chrominance signal having the predetermined sampling frequency; and an adder for computing a sum of the luminance signal delayed by the delay circuit, the chrominance signals output by the sampling frequency conversion circuit and a composite synchronizing signal so as to synthesiz
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuo Mukai
  • Patent number: 5495266
    Abstract: A still picture display apparatus displays a still picture in which characters each composed of combination of a predetermined number of dots on a raster scan monitor in accordance with character data and program data both stored in an external storage device in advance. Offset data of at least one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction correspondingly to each character is stored in an offset table formed in the external storage device. A picture processing unit determines an address on the basis of the offset data and at least one of a horizontal position and a vertical position, and reads video data from a video data memory according to the address to apply to the raster scan monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Otake, Toyofumi Takahashi, Satoshi Nishiumi, Takuo Mukai
  • Patent number: 5400052
    Abstract: A mosaic picture display apparatus includes a picture processing unit and an external storage unit connected thereto. Mosaic size data is programmed in the external storage unit. In response to a control signal which is generated for each mosaic having a mosaic size determined by the mosaic size data at timing of the start thereof, a latch latches still picture character data outputted from a register. Therefore, each of dots in the mosaic is displayed by the same latched character data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Otake, Toyofumi Takahashi, Satoshi Nishiumi, Takuo Mukai
  • Patent number: 5337069
    Abstract: A still picture display apparatus displays a still picture in which characters each composed of combination of a predetermined number of dots on a raster scan monitor in accordance with character data and program data both stored in an external storage device in advance. Offset data of at least one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction correspondingly to each character is stored in an offset table formed in the external storage device. A picture processing unit determines an address on the basis of the offset data and at least one of a horizontal position and a vertical position, and reads video data from a video data memory according to the address to apply to the raster scan monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignees: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Otake, Toyofumi Takahashi, Satoshi Nishiumi, Takuo Mukai