Patents by Inventor Takuya Nishimoto
Takuya Nishimoto 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).
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Patent number: 9851592Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a substrate including a pixel portion and a terminal portion that are provided on a first surface of the substrate, a flexible printed circuit board that is bonded to the terminal portion, a polarizing plate that is bonded to a region facing the pixel portion in a second surface opposite to the first surface of the substrate, a support member that is bonded to a region facing the terminal portion in the second surface, and a covering member that is bonded to the polarizing plate and the support member.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Takuya Nishimoto, Yuichi Tsubaki
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Publication number: 20170168595Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for interfacing with a user based on the detection of a state, such as a stationary state, of the apparatus and providing a response based on the state of the apparatus are described herein. An example method of interfacing with a user includes: detecting a user in proximity of an apparatus; entering a first mode of the apparatus responsive to detection of the user in proximity; receiving motion data from one or more sensors of the apparatus responsive to movement of the apparatus; and detecting a stationary state of the apparatus based on the motion data; and entering a second mode responsive to detection of the stationary state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: SomniQ, Inc.Inventors: RIKKO SAKAGUCHI, HIDENORI ISHIKAWA, KEN YANO, TAKUYA NISHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20160259200Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a substrate including a pixel portion and a terminal portion that are provided on a first surface of the substrate, a flexible printed circuit board that is bonded to the terminal portion, a polarizing plate that is bonded to a region facing the pixel portion in a second surface opposite to the first surface of the substrate, a support member that is bonded to a region facing the terminal portion in the second surface, and a covering member that is bonded to the polarizing plate and the support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Takuya NISHIMOTO, Yuichi Tsubaki
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Publication number: 20160259203Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a covering member having a curved surface part; a display panel bonded to the curved surface part while being curved along the curved surface part; a front frame bonded to the curved surface part while surrounding the entire outer circumference of the display panel; a backlight that is fitted into the front frame, arranged to be opposed to the display panel, and has a gap between the backlight and part of an inner wall surface of the front frame; and a flexible printed circuit board, a first end of the flexible printed circuit board being electrically coupled to the display panel, and a second end of the flexible printed circuit board passing through the gap to be drawn to the outside of a space surrounded by the front frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Takuya NISHIMOTO, Yuichi TSUBAKI
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Publication number: 20160246373Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for empathetic computing are described. A method of interfacing with an empathetic computing system may include the steps of receiving sensor data from sensors of an empathetic computing device, wherein the sensor data is generated by user interaction with the empathetic computing device, the user interaction comprising a plurality of interaction units, receiving contextual information associated with the user interaction, classifying the sensor data as a sequence of interaction units using stored associations between exemplary sensor data and pre-determined interaction units, and providing feedback with the empathetic computing device, wherein the feedback is based, at least in part, on the sequence of interaction units and the contextual information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: SomniQ, Inc.Inventors: Rikko SAKAGUCHI, Hidenori ISHIKAWA, Takuya NISHIMOTO, Ken YANO
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Patent number: 9116374Abstract: An electro-optical device includes: an electro-optical panel; and a casing supporting and protecting the electro-optical panel, wherein the casing has a first frame body made by die casting supporting the electro-optical panel through a fixing layer, a second frame body protecting a lower surface of the electro-optical panel, a third frame body protecting end edges of the electro-optical panel, and a fixing portion fixing the second frame body and the third frame body to each other by a clamping force working in a first direction, and the fixing portion or the second frame body has an interference portion preventing falling-off of the first frame body in a state where a force is not applied to the first frame body in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Takuya Nishimoto, Yuichi Tsubaki
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Rotor position estimating device, electric motor control system and rotor position estimating method
Patent number: 9077275Abstract: A rotor position estimating device includes a voltage application unit, a current detecting unit and an estimating unit. The voltage application unit is configured to apply a d-axis voltage to an electric motor including a salient-pole rotor during a stop of the electric motor. The current detecting unit is configured to detect a q-axis current flowing through the electric motor at the time when the d-axis voltage is applied. The estimating unit is configured to estimate a rotor position during a stop of the electric motor on the basis of the q-axis current detected by the current detecting unit. The voltage application unit is configured to set a voltage application time in correspondence with peak timing at which the q-axis current reaches a peak in a transitional response characteristic of the q-axis current at the time when the d-axis voltage is applied.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hichirosai Oyobe, Takuya Nishimoto, Hiroyuki Oyanagi -
ROTOR POSITION ESTIMATING DEVICE, ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND ROTOR POSITION ESTIMATING METHOD
Publication number: 20140062353Abstract: A rotor position estimating device includes a voltage application unit, a current detecting unit and an estimating unit. The voltage application unit is configured to apply a d-axis voltage to an electric motor including a salient-pole rotor during a stop of the electric motor. The current detecting unit is configured to detect a q-axis current flowing through the electric motor at the time when the d-axis voltage is applied. The estimating unit is configured to estimate a rotor position during a stop of the electric motor on the basis of the q-axis current detected by the current detecting unit. The voltage application unit is configured to set a voltage application time in correspondence with peak timing at which the q-axis current reaches a peak in a transitional response characteristic of the q-axis current at the time when the d-axis voltage is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hichirosai OYOBE, Takuya NISHIMOTO, Hiroyuki OYANAGI -
Patent number: 8160870Abstract: A method and apparatus multiplies a past sample a time lag ? older than a current sample by a quantized multiplier ?? on a frame by frame basis, subtracts the multiplication result from the current sample, codes the subtraction result, and codes the time lag using a fixed-length coder if the multiplier ?? is smaller than 0.2 or if information about the previous frame is unavailable, or codes the time lag using a variable-length coder if ?? is not smaller than 0.2. A multiplier ? is coded by a multiplier coder and the multiplier ?? obtained by decoding the multiplier ? is outputted. The process is performed for each frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignees: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, The University of TokyoInventors: Takehiro Moriya, Noboru Harada, Yutaka Kamamoto, Takuya Nishimoto, Shigeki Sagayama
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Publication number: 20110166854Abstract: A method and apparatus multiplies a past sample a time lag ? older than a current sample by a quantized multiplier ?? on a frame by frame basis, subtracts the multiplication result from the current sample, codes the subtraction result, and codes the time lag using a fixed-length coder if the multiplier ?? is smaller than 0.2 or if information about the previous frame is unavailable, or codes the time lag using a variable-length coder if ?? is not smaller than 0.2. A multiplier ? is coded by a multiplier coder and the multiplier ?? obtained by decoding the multiplier ? is outputted. The process is performed for each frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicants: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, The University of TokyoInventors: Takehiro Moriya, Noboru Harada, Yutaka Kamamoto, Takuya Nishimoto, Shigeki Sagayama
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Patent number: 7970605Abstract: A method and apparatus multiplies a past sample a time lag ? older than a current sample by a quantized multiplier ?? on a frame by frame basis, subtracts the multiplication result from the current sample, codes the subtraction result, and codes the time lag using a fixed-length coder if the multiplier ?? is smaller than 0.2 or if information about the previous frame is unavailable, or codes the time lag using a variable-length coder if ?? is not smaller than 0.2. A multiplier ? is coded by a multiplier coder and the multiplier ?? obtained by decoding the multiplier ? is outputted. The process is performed for each frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Takehiro Moriya, Noboru Harada, Yutaka Kamamoto, Takuya Nishimoto, Shigeki Sagayama
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Patent number: 7733973Abstract: An object of the present invention is to efficiently perform weighted difference coding of two or more signals. Determination is made as to which of independent coding and weighted difference coding is to be used for each channel so that the total energy of the channel signals and weighted difference signals is minimized. A weighted difference signal is generated on the basis of the determination and a reference signal (parent) and a weight is generated as auxiliary codes, the difference signal is treated as an input channel signal, and the process of coding determination and difference signal and auxiliary code generation is repeated. The difference signal generated at the last iteration of the process and a signal to be coded by independent coding are compressive coded and the auxiliary codes generated at the iterations of the process are coded and outputted.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2005Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignees: The University of Tokyo, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Takehiro Moriya, Noboru Harada, Yutaka Kamamoto, Takuya Nishimoto, Shigeki Sagayama
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Publication number: 20090190693Abstract: An object of the present invention is to efficiently perform weighted difference coding of two or more signals. Determination is made as to which of independent coding and weighted difference coding is to be used for each channel so that the total energy of the channel signals and weighted difference signals is minimized. A weighted difference signal is generated on the basis of the determination and a reference signal (parent) and a weight is generated as auxiliary codes, the difference signal is treated as an input channel signal, and the process of coding determination and difference signal and auxiliary code generation is repeated. The difference signal generated at the last iteration of the process and a signal to be coded by independent coding are compressive coded and the auxiliary codes generated at the iterations of the process are coded and outputted.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2005Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicants: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION, The University of TokyoInventors: Takehiro Moriya, Noboru Harada, Yutaka Kamamoto, Takuya Nishimoto, Shigeki Sagayama
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Patent number: 7561225Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device that offers improved heat dissipation and that can prevent a light source from being damaged when such liquid crystal display device is vibrated or dropped. The liquid crystal display device is provided with a liquid crystal cell 2, illuminating means 3 that is located behind the liquid crystal cell 2, and a frame body 4 that supports the liquid crystal cell 2 and the illuminating means 3. The illuminating means 3 includes a light guide plate 9, light sources 13 and 14 that are located so as to face one side face of the light guide plate 9, and a holder 12 that supports the light sources 13 and 14. There is provided a reinforcing member 15 between the light guide plate 9 and the holder 12, and there is provided a shock-absorbing member 16 located on a side face of the reinforcing member 15 and that makes contact with or lies adjacent to the one side face of the light guide plate 9.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2006Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Epson Imaging Devices CorporationInventors: Taiji Nakagawa, Yuki Muraoka, Takuya Nishimoto, Kensuke Nobeoka
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Publication number: 20080126083Abstract: A method and apparatus multiplies a past sample a time lag ? older than a current sample by a quantized multiplier ?? on a frame by frame basis, subtracts the multiplication result from the current sample, codes the subtraction result, and codes the time lag using a fixed-length coder if the multiplier ?? is smaller than 0.2 or if information about the previous frame is unavailable, or codes the time lag using a variable-length coder if ?? is not smaller than 0.2. A multiplier ? is coded by a multiplier coder and the multiplier ?? obtained by decoding the multiplier ? is outputted. The process is performed for each frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Takehiro Moriya, Noboru Harada, Yutaka Kamamoto, Takuya Nishimoto, Shigeki Sagayama
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Publication number: 20070146571Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device that offers improved heat dissipation and that can prevent a light source from being damaged when such liquid crystal display device is vibrated or dropped. The liquid crystal display device is provided with a liquid crystal cell 2, illuminating means 3 that is located behind the liquid crystal cell 2, and a frame body 4 that supports the liquid crystal cell 2 and the illuminating means 3. The illuminating means 3 includes a light guide plate 9, light sources 13 and 14 that are located so as to face one side face of the light guide plate 9, and a holder 12 that supports the light sources 13 and 14. There is provided a reinforcing member 15 between the light guide plate 9 and the holder 12, and there is provided a shock-absorbing member 16 located on a side face of the reinforcing member 15 and that makes contact with or lies adjacent to the one side face of the light guide plate 9.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Taiji Nakagawa, Yuki Muraoka, Takuya Nishimoto, Kensuke Nobeoka
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Publication number: 20060055839Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising a main body case 3 having opposing side walls 31, 31 and other open portions 32, 32 and a relatively wide U-shaped bottom wall 30, a backlight unit 4 housed in the main body case 3, and an optical member 1 placed on the surfaces of both side walls 31, 31 of the main body case 3 while covering the backlight unit 4, and whose outer periphery is encased by reinforcing frames 6, 7 that are joined at the corners to form a picture frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2003Publication date: March 16, 2006Inventors: Kenji Hirao, Yuichi Tsubaki, Keiichi Kishida, Naruo Hashino, Toshiya Nishio, Takuya Nishimoto
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Patent number: 6929324Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a central support member typically consisting of wire mesh or grid and supports most of the load of the vehicle occupant via spring members, and undergoes a relatively large displacement when the occupant is seated in the seat. Thus, by detecting the displacements of various parts of the central support member, preferably peripheral parts thereof, the magnitude of the total load and distribution of the load can be evaluated both reliably and accurately. Additionally, displacement sensors for measuring such large displacements are relatively inexpensive and easy to handle. Also, such sensors would not interfere with the existing seat designs, and would not be adversely affected by the equipment of the seat such as seat heaters.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2003Date of Patent: August 16, 2005Assignees: NHK Spring Co., Ltd., The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Enomoto, Takashi Takeshita, Takuya Nishimoto, Naobumi Kuboki, Katsutoshi Sasaki, Norio Kawashima, Hiroaki Nishiguma, Atsuo Matsumoto, Shinichi Horibata, Ko Masuda, Yuji Niikura, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Yuji Tokiwa
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Publication number: 20040160110Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a central support member typically consisting of wire mesh or grid and supports most of the load of the vehicle occupant via spring members, and undergoes a relatively large displacement when the occupant is seated in the seat. Thus, by detecting the displacements of various parts of the central support member, preferably peripheral parts thereof, the magnitude of the total load and distribution of the load can be evaluated both reliably and accurately. Additionally, displacement sensors for measuring such large displacements are relatively inexpensive and easy to handle. Also, such sensors would not interfere with the existing seat designs, and would not be adversely affected by the equipment of the seat such as seat heaters.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2003Publication date: August 19, 2004Inventors: Takayuki Enomoto, Takashi Takeshita, Takuya Nishimoto, Naobumi Kuboki, Katsutoshi Sasaki, Norio Kawashima, Hiroaki Nishiguma, Atsuo Matsumoto, Shinichi Horibata, Ko Masuda, Yuji Niikura, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Yuji Tokiwa
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Patent number: 6661341Abstract: A seat-occupant sensing device for a car seat is provided, such that a heater can be installed in the seat without deterioration of sitting comfort. A load sensor is mounted to a cushion frame of a car seat. The end of a flexible cushion support is linked with the load sensor. Because the flexible cushion support flexes when a person sits on the seat, the load sensor detects the moment when the person sits on the seat.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2001Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ko Masuda, Katsutoshi Sasaki, Ken Obata, Hiroyuki Yamazaki, Takuya Nishimoto