Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Shihara

Tetsuya Shihara 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: 12136822
    Abstract: Aspects are described for a device comprising a wireless transceiver configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) emission from a source device, an energy-harvesting unit configured to charge the first device wirelessly, using a first part of the RF emission, and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to modulate the first part of the RF emission based on information detected by the device and determine that an energy level of the device is above a threshold. The processor is further configured to transmit, in response to determining that the energy level is above the threshold, using the wireless transceiver, the modulated first part of the RF emission to the source device. The processor is further configured to transmit, in response to determining that the energy level is above the threshold, using the wireless transceiver, a second part of the RF emission wirelessly to another device to charge the other device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Tanaka, Shinichi Kodama, Tetsuya Shihara
  • Publication number: 20230068701
    Abstract: Aspects are described for a device comprising a wireless transceiver configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) emission from a source device, an energy-harvesting unit configured to charge the first device wirelessly, using a first part of the RF emission, and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to modulate the first part of the RF emission based on information detected by the device and determine that an energy level of the device is above a threshold. The processor is further configured to transmit, in response to determining that the energy level is above the threshold, using the wireless transceiver, the modulated first part of the RF emission to the source device. The processor is further configured to transmit, in response to determining that the energy level is above the threshold, using the wireless transceiver, a second part of the RF emission wirelessly to another device to charge the other device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki TANAKA, Shinichi KODAMA, Tetsuya SHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20220296829
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical drug delivery device. The drug delivery device includes a device body, a fluid outlet nose cone attached to the drug delivery device body, and a fluid jet ejection cartridge containing a liquid pharmaceutical drug is disposed in the drug delivery device body. A fluid ejection head is attached to the fluid jet ejection cartridge and the fluid ejection head is in fluid flow communication with the fluid outlet nose cone. The fluid outlet nose cone has a plurality of air flow channels open to an ambient atmosphere for providing a pressure differential between an inner area of the fluid outlet nose cone adjacent to the fluid ejection head and the ambient atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: James D. ANDERSON, JR., Bruce D. GIBSON, Brian T. JONES, Robert W. MILGATE, III, Tetsuya SHIHARA
  • Patent number: 11381110
    Abstract: Aspects are described for a device comprising a wireless transceiver configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) emission from a source device, an energy-harvesting unit configured to charge the first device wirelessly, using a first part of the RF emission, and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to modulate the first part of the RF emission based on information detected by the device and determine that an energy level of the device is above a threshold. The processor is further configured to transmit, in response to determining that the energy level is above the threshold, using the wireless transceiver, the modulated first part of the RF emission to the source device. The processor is further configured to transmit, in response to determining that the energy level is above the threshold, using the wireless transceiver, a second part of the RF emission wirelessly to another device to charge the other device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Tanaka, Shinichi Kodama, Tetsuya Shihara
  • Patent number: 8064698
    Abstract: An fixed form image reading apparatus includes an imaging portion for taking an image of a fixed form image formed in accordance with a predetermined rule so as to deliver image data, a luminance detecting portion that detects an accumulated value of luminance of a plurality of predetermined areas in the fixed form image as reference luminance data, an interpolation coefficient generating portion that generates an interpolation coefficient for performing interpolation so that luminance of the image data of the fixed form image becomes a predetermined level by using the reference luminance data, and a luminance correcting portion that corrects luminance of the image data of the fixed form image based on the interpolation coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Chikaoka, Tetsuya Shihara
  • Patent number: 7898590
    Abstract: A device having an imaging function includes: a camera portion to capture optically an image of an object and to output the image as an image data; a display portion to perform an image displaying using the image data from the camera portion; and a control portion to decide a representative figure by extracting features of the image from the image data of a whole photographed screen and to control the display portion so that if a position of the representative figure is changed, the display portion performs an image displaying to which a process corresponding to the change is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Iwamoto, Tetsuya Shihara
  • Publication number: 20100313171
    Abstract: This information display system includes an input device, a computer, a receiving apparatus including a receiving portion and a control portion and a display portion, and a user can set whether to transmit operating information from the computer to the receiving apparatus in at least either the computer or the receiving apparatus in the information display system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu YANAGI, Shusuke Narita, Tetsuya Shihara, Kazuteru Adachi
  • Patent number: 7848187
    Abstract: The present invention provides an information reproducing/recording apparatus capable of executing tracking servo normally in short time at the time of loading an information recording medium. At the time of executing a tracking servo process on a BD (Blu-ray Disc)-R capable of recording information selectively on a land track or a groove track during loading of the BD-R, the polarity of a tracking error signal adapted to trace of the land or the groove is temporarily determined on the basis of statistical information indicative of a result of a statistic taken to see which one of the BD-R that records information on the land track and the BD-R that records information on the groove track is more frequently used. On the basis of the tracking error signal of the polarity, an optical pickup is driven to execute tracking servo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryusuke Noda, Tetsuya Shihara
  • Patent number: 7848193
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disc device capable of normally reproducing recorded information on a disc type recording medium while complementing the recorded information in a damaged portion of the recording medium with complementary information, and capable of constantly holding useful complementary information. The complementary information for complementing the recorded information in the damaged portion of the optical disc is acquired from a server and saved in a storage area of a storing unit, and the recorded information on the optical disc is reproduced while complementing the recorded information in the damaged portion with the complementary information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Chikaoka, Tetsuya Shihara
  • Patent number: 7792004
    Abstract: An optical pickup device includes: a light source; an objective lens which condenses a light beam that is emitted from the light source on a recording layer of an optical recording medium; and a photo detector which receives reflected light that is reflected by the optical recording medium. Further on an optical path between the light source and the objective lens, a liquid lens which performs correction of spherical aberration by changing state of convergence or divergence of the input light beam and a liquid crystal element on which a plurality of phase shift regions are formed to adjust phase of the input light beam, and which performs correction of the spherical aberration by phase adjustment of the phase shift regions are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mika Hamaoka, Tetsuya Shihara
  • Patent number: 7783916
    Abstract: A data complementation method including a defective-data confirmation step of confirming if there is address information of defective data, a complementation-data confirmation step of confirming if complementation data is recorded, a complementation-data transmission request step of requesting a recovery server to transmit the complementation data, a complementation-data acquisition step of acquiring the complementation data through a communication network, and a complementation-data record step of recording the complementation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Chikaoka, Tetsuya Shihara
  • Patent number: 7616544
    Abstract: An access unit, an access method, an access program and a control unit are provided. A record medium includes a user area for recording user data which can be recorded and regenerated based on an instruction given by a user. A recording-system circuit section included in the access unit records test data based on a predetermined test condition in the user area. A regeneration-system circuit section included in the access unit reads the test data recorded in the user area by the recording-system circuit section, and a system control circuit included in the access unit refers to the test data read by the regeneration-system circuit section and adjusts an access parameter for accessing the record medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Harumitsu Miyashita, Yasumori Hino, Tetsuya Shihara
  • Patent number: 7499381
    Abstract: An optical disk apparatus having an aberration correcting unit for correcting aberrations generated on the recording surface of an optical disk based on received correcting signals, a servo signal generating unit for generating servo signals based on the reflection lights from the optical disk and predefined parameters, and a birefringence detecting unit that detects the degrees of birefringent portions on the recording surface based on received the servo signals and generates the correcting signals for correcting aberrations according to the detected degrees of the birefringent portions and outputs the correcting signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Shimizu, Tetsuya Shihara, Tsuyoshi Eiza
  • Publication number: 20080291808
    Abstract: An optical pickup device includes: a light source; an objective lens which condenses a light beam that is emitted from the light source on a recording layer of an optical recording medium; and a photo detector which receives reflected light that is reflected by the optical recording medium. Further on an optical path between the light source and the objective lens, a liquid lens which performs correction of spherical aberration by changing state of convergence or divergence of the input light beam and a liquid crystal element on which a plurality of phase shift regions are formed to adjust phase of the input light beam, and which performs correction of the spherical aberration by phase adjustment of the phase shift regions are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Mika Hamaoka, Tetsuya Shihara
  • Publication number: 20080212417
    Abstract: A multivalued information reproducing apparatus includes: a light source which emits linear polarized light having a prescribed polarization direction; a first optical system which generates first linear polarized light and second linear polarized light that have different polarization directions using the linear polarized light which is emitted from the light source and makes the two polarized lights input to an optical recording medium in which the polarization directions of recording light are recorded as multivalued information; a second optical system which has a transmission light selecting element that selectively transmits emission light generated when the light passes the first optical system is input to the optical recording medium and by which the emission light that passes the transmission light selecting element is directed to a photo detecting portion in a state where first emission light that has a same polarization direction as the first linear polarized light and second emission light that ha
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Toru TAKEDA, Tetsuya SHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20080205231
    Abstract: There are problems that recording degradation happens, and an error occurs in reproduction unless appropriate recording pulse conditions are determined. A recording pulse controlling method according to the present invention is a recording pulse controlling method for adjusting recording pulses for recording information on a writable optical disc, which includes a mark length adjustment step and a mark position adjustment step. The mark length adjustment step is a step for adjusting a recording mark length adjustment parameter, and the recording mark length adjustment parameter is adjusted to have a value for forming a recording mark having a length closest to a predetermined recording mark length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Harumitsu Miyashita, Tetsuya Shihara, Yasumori Hino
  • Publication number: 20080165643
    Abstract: A multivalued information reproducing apparatus includes: a light source which emits a linear polarized light having a prescribed polarization direction; a first optical system which generates a first linear polarized light and a second linear polarized light that have different polarization directions using the linear polarized light which is emitted from the light source and makes the two polarized lights input to an optical recording medium in which the polarization directions of recording lights are recorded as multivalued information; a second optical system by which light that passes the optical recording medium or light that is reflected by the optical recording medium is directed to a photo detecting portion in a state where the first linear polarized light and the second linear polarized light are separated; and a polarization direction judging portion which judges the polarization direction that is recorded in the optical recording medium based on amount of light of the first linear polarized light
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Toru Takeda, Tetsuya Shihara
  • Publication number: 20080144461
    Abstract: An optical disk apparatus having an aberration correcting unit for correcting aberrations generated on the recording surface of an optical disk based on received correcting signals, a servo signal generating unit for generating servo signals based on the reflection lights from the optical disk and predefined parameters, and a birefringence detecting unit that detects the degrees of birefringent portions on the recording surface based on received the servo signals and generates the correcting signals for correcting aberrations according to the detected degrees of the birefringent portions and outputs the correcting signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Shimizu, Tetsuya Shihara, Tsuyoshi Eiza
  • Publication number: 20080107359
    Abstract: An fixed form image reading apparatus includes an imaging portion for taking an image of a fixed form image formed in accordance with a predetermined rule so as to deliver image data, a luminance detecting portion that detects an accumulated value of luminance of a plurality of predetermined areas in the fixed form image as reference luminance data, an interpolation coefficient generating portion that generates an interpolation coefficient for performing interpolation so that luminance of the image data of the fixed form image becomes a predetermined level by using the reference luminance data, and a luminance correcting portion that corrects luminance of the image data of the fixed form image based on the interpolation coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Chikaoka, Tetsuya Shihara
  • Publication number: 20080101182
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disc device capable of normally reproducing recorded information on a disc type recording medium while complementing the recorded information in a damaged portion of the recording medium with complementary information, and capable of constantly holding useful complementary information. The complementary information for complementing the recorded information in the damaged portion of the optical disc is acquired from a server and saved in a storage area of a storing unit, and the recorded information on the optical disc is reproduced while complementing the recorded information in the damaged portion with the complementary information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Chikaoka, Tetsuya Shihara