Patents by Inventor Tetsunari Ichimura

Tetsunari Ichimura 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: 8713222
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a first controller configured to control a first external device; a second controller configured to control a second external device; a combo connector configured to connect the first external device to the first controller or to connect the second external device to the second controller alternatively; a first power controller configured to turn OFF buffer power supply of the second controller when the first external device is connected to the combo connector and the second external device is not connected to the combo connector; and a second power controller configured to turn OFF buffer power supply of the first controller when the second external device is connected to the combo connector and the first external device is not connected to the combo connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tetsunari Ichimura, Jun Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20130262889
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a first controller configured to control a first external device; a second controller configured to control a second external device; a combo connector configured to connect the first external device to the first controller or to connect the second external device to the second controller alternatively; a first power controller configured to turn OFF buffer power supply of the second controller when the first external device is connected to the combo connector and the second external device is not connected to the combo connector; and a second power controller configured to turn OFF buffer power supply of the first controller when the second external device is connected to the combo connector and the first external device is not connected to the combo connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tetsunari ICHIMURA, Jun WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20120327546
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first terminal on a first board, a second terminal on a second board, a connection member configured to transmit signals between the first board and the second board, the connection member including a wire rod member including kinds of wire rods, a first connector capable of being connected to the first terminal and the second terminal, and a second connector capable of being connected to the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein at least one of the signals is not transmitted when the first connector is connected to the second terminal and the second connector is connected to the first terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Tetsunari Ichimura, Takayuki Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20120216060
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a noise reduction circuit includes: a controller which changes any one of a cycle of an active state and a time-period of each of the active state and an idle state to cause a CPU to intermittently operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takayuki OCHIAI, Tetsunari ICHIMURA
  • Patent number: 7940255
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a display panel, a filter arranged to face one surface of the display panel and driven by a drive signal, a drive unit configured to supply the drive signal to the filter a detecting unit which detects a start and an end of an application, and a control unit which ON/OFF-controls the filter depending on a detection result of the detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Tetsunari Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20100250799
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a first controller configured to control a first external device; a second controller configured to control a second external device; a combo connector configured to connect the first external device to the first controller or to connect the second external device to the second controller alternatively; a first power controller configured to turn OFF buffer power supply of the second controller when the first external device is connected to the combo connector and the second external device is not connected to the combo connector; and a second power controller configured to turn OFF buffer power supply of the first controller when the second external device is connected to the combo connector and the first external device is not connected to the combo connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tetsunari ICHIMURA, Jun WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20090231809
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, an electronic apparatus includes: a plurality of heat generating components; a plurality of heat sinks respectively provided for the plurality of heat generating components; a fan that simultaneously blows air to the heat sinks; a plurality of shutters that respectively block air flows blown from the fan to the heat sinks; a determining section configured to, based on temperatures of the heat generating components, determine whether one of the heat generating components needs to be cooled or not; and a controlling section configured to operate at least one of the shutters to control air volume blown over one of the heat sinks that corresponds to the one of the heat generating components that needs to be cooled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shingo Koide, Tetsunari Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20070124705
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a display panel, a filter arranged to face one surface of the display panel and driven by a drive signal, a drive unit configured to supply the drive signal to the filter a detecting unit which detects a start and an end of an application, and a control unit which ON/OFF-controls the filter depending on a detection result of the detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventor: Tetsunari Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20070121020
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes a display panel, a viewing angle control filter configured to control a viewing angle, a connector to which an external display is connectable, and an inhibit unit configured to inhibit to output a video signal via the connector when the viewing angle control filter is driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventor: Tetsunari Ichimura