Patents by Inventor Toshifumi Hoshii

Toshifumi Hoshii 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: 6655284
    Abstract: Each image print apparatus is connected to a nearest base station by radio, and a plurality of base stations are connected to a public communication network. A server apparatus is connected to the public communication network. The server apparatus sends an image of advertisement information to a plurality of image print apparatuses via the public communication network and base stations, and each image print apparatus additionally prints the image of advertisement information received from the server apparatus on a photo image to be printed, which is designated by the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Hoshii, Takeshi Kasahara, Kimiyasu Mizuno, Hiroki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 4633751
    Abstract: An automatic performance apparatus includes input circuitry for serially inputting musical sound information of a predetermined melody and musical sound information to be imparted to the melody, in accordance with progressions of the melody and a chord. A storage device serially stores the musical sound information inputted, and readout circuitry successively reads out the musical sound information stored in the storage device. Accordingly, the musical sounds based on the read out musical sound information are reproduced, and a melody and a chord are played simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideshi Fukaya, Toshifumi Hoshii, Keiji Yuzawa
  • Patent number: 4478123
    Abstract: Electronic equipment having a tone generating function has a memory which stores rhythm patterns. Rhythm pattern data which is stored in the memory is sequentially read out by key-in operation at a key input section which selects a desired rhythm pattern. The number of depressing operations by a tempo setting key at the key input section is counted at a counter. The rhythm pattern data which is read out from the memory is set in a predetermined pattern. A control circuit controls the readout speed of the rhythm pattern data in accordance with the counting value of the counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshifumi Hoshii
  • Patent number: 4448104
    Abstract: When a key among ten keys or function keys in a keyboard section is operated with a mode selection switch in a key input section set in a recording position, the note data corresponding to the operated key, flag data and tone duration data corresponding to that note data are stored as one-key play note data in a note memory. When a one-key play key is operated in a timed relation to a given rhythm after clearing an address counter in the aforementioned state, musical sound is generated according to the note data stored in the note memory, and at the same time note data is stored again together with flag data for auto play and tone duration data in the note memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshifumi Hoshii
  • Patent number: 4293927
    Abstract: A power consumption control system for electronic digital data processing devices is provided with a counter circuit to update a time count operation and to count a given time every time any one of the keys in the key input section is depressed. When none of the keys in the key input section is depressed before the counter circuit finishes the count of the given time, the oscillation operation of the oscillator circuit which supplies the clock pulse to the data processing device is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1981
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshifumi Hoshii