Patents by Inventor Toshiya Usuda

Toshiya Usuda 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: 12316300
    Abstract: A real-time clock device includes a package that houses a resonator, an oscillation circuit, a clocking circuit, and a functional circuit, and on which external terminals are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiya Usuda
  • Patent number: 12273071
    Abstract: A circuit device includes: a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to a resonator; an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a signal from the first terminal and output the amplified signal to the second terminal; a variable resistance circuit that is provided on a signal path between the amplifier circuit and the second terminal and includes a variable resistor, a first switch provided at one end of the variable resistor, and a second switch provided at the other end of the variable resistor; a third switch coupled in parallel to the variable resistance circuit; and a control circuit configured to control a resistance value of the variable resistor and control the first switch, the second switch, and the third switch to be turned on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Teppei Higuchi, Sho Matsuzaki, Yuichi Toriumi, Toshiya Usuda
  • Publication number: 20240333215
    Abstract: A circuit device includes: a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to a resonator; an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a signal from the first terminal and output the amplified signal to the second terminal; a variable resistance circuit that is provided on a signal path between the amplifier circuit and the second terminal and includes a variable resistor, a first switch provided at one end of the variable resistor, and a second switch provided at the other end of the variable resistor; a third switch coupled in parallel to the variable resistance circuit; and a control circuit configured to control a resistance value of the variable resistor and control the first switch, the second switch, and the third switch to be turned on or off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Teppei HIGUCHI, Sho MATSUZAKI, Yuichi TORIUMI, Toshiya USUDA
  • Publication number: 20240333216
    Abstract: A circuit device includes: a first terminal and a second terminal coupled to a resonator; a third terminal; a fourth terminal; a first switch provided on a signal path between the first terminal and the third terminal; a second switch provided on a signal path between the second terminal and the fourth terminal; and a register configured to output a signal for controlling the first switch and the second switch to be turned on or off. In a first mode, the first switch and the second switch are turned off, a control signal is input to the third terminal, and a clock signal is output from the fourth terminal. In a second mode, the first switch and the second switch are turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Teppei HIGUCHI, Sho MATSUZAKI, Yuichi TORIUMI, Toshiya USUDA
  • Patent number: 11921467
    Abstract: A watch includes a crystal oscillator, a controller including an oscillation circuit configured to cause the crystal oscillator to oscillate, wiring that couples the crystal oscillator with the controller, and the crystal oscillator, a storage container that stores the crystal oscillator, the wiring, and the controller, and an outer case that stores the storage container, in which the crystal oscillator and the controller are placed side by side inside the storage container in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeaki Seki, Yutaka Yamazaki, Atsushi Miyazaki, Toshiya Usuda
  • Publication number: 20240007080
    Abstract: A real-time clock device includes a package that houses a resonator, an oscillation circuit, a clocking circuit, and a functional circuit, and on which external terminals are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Toshiya USUDA
  • Patent number: 11811389
    Abstract: A real-time clock device includes a package that houses a resonator, an oscillation circuit, a clocking circuit, and a functional circuit, and on which external terminals are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: Toshiya Usuda
  • Publication number: 20210288629
    Abstract: A real-time clock device includes a package that houses a resonator, an oscillation circuit, a clocking circuit, and a functional circuit, and on which external terminals are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Toshiya USUDA
  • Publication number: 20210240139
    Abstract: A watch includes a crystal oscillator, a controller including an oscillation circuit configured to cause the crystal oscillator to oscillate, wiring that couples the crystal oscillator with the controller, and the crystal oscillator, a storage container that stores the crystal oscillator, the wiring, and the controller, and an outer case that stores the storage container, in which the crystal oscillator and the controller are placed side by side inside the storage container in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Shigeaki SEKI, Yutaka YAMAZAKI, Atsushi MIYAZAKI, Toshiya USUDA
  • Patent number: 10985928
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit that generates an oscillation signal by using an oscillator, a processing unit that controls the oscillation circuit, and an interface unit that outputs authentication information to an external device. The authentication information being information based on specific information of the circuit device and is used to authenticate the circuit device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventors: Masayuki Kamiyama, Toshiya Usuda, Hiroshi Kiya
  • Patent number: 10742221
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit that generates an oscillation signal by using an resonator, a processing circuit that controls the oscillation circuit, and a storage circuit that stores temperature compensation data of an oscillation frequency of the oscillation signal. The processing circuit generates specific PUF information of the circuit device on the basis of the temperature compensation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiya Usuda, Masayuki Kamiyama
  • Patent number: 10732670
    Abstract: A real-time clock module includes a clocking circuit configured to generate clocking data based on a clock signal, an output terminal, a memory circuit configured to store output control information for controlling an output of a signal from the output terminal and output value information in which a value of the signal output from the output terminal is set, and an interface circuit configured to receive a setting value of the output control information and a setting value of the output value information. When the setting value of the output control information is a first setting value, the real-time clock module outputs a first signal based on the setting value of the output value information from the output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiya Usuda
  • Patent number: 10725497
    Abstract: A clocking device includes a first clocking circuit that generates first clocking data in synchronization with a clock signal, a second clocking circuit that generates second clocking data which is updated in a cycle longer than a cycle in which the first clocking data is updated, an interface circuit that transmits the first clocking data to an external device, and receives a first correction value from the external device, and a storage circuit that stores the first correction value, in which the first clocking circuit sets the first correction value in the first clocking data so as to correct an update timing of the second clocking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Kamiyama, Toshiya Usuda
  • Patent number: 10432177
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit that generates an oscillation signal by using an resonator, a clocking circuit that generates clocking data which is real-time clock information based on the oscillation signal, a verification data generation circuit that generates verification data for verifying the clocking data based on the oscillation signal, and an interface circuit that outputs the clocking data and the verification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiya Usuda
  • Publication number: 20180364753
    Abstract: A real-time clock module includes a clocking circuit configured to generate clocking data based on a clock signal, an output terminal, a memory circuit configured to store output control information for controlling an output of a signal from the output terminal and output value information in which a value of the signal output from the output terminal is set, and an interface circuit configured to receive a setting value of the output control information and a setting value of the output value information. When the setting value of the output control information is a first setting value, the real-time clock module outputs a first signal based on the setting value of the output value information from the output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventor: Toshiya USUDA
  • Publication number: 20180356855
    Abstract: A clocking device includes a first clocking circuit that generates first clocking data in synchronization with a clock signal, a second clocking circuit that generates second clocking data which is updated in a cycle longer than a cycle in which the first clocking data is updated, an interface circuit that transmits the first clocking data to an external device, and receives a first correction value from the external device, and a storage circuit that stores the first correction value, in which the first clocking circuit sets the first correction value in the first clocking data so as to correct an update timing of the second clocking data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Masayuki KAMIYAMA, Toshiya USUDA
  • Patent number: 10135391
    Abstract: An oscillation circuit includes an oscillating circuit adapted to oscillate a resonator element, a capacitance circuit connected to the oscillating circuit, and capable of correcting an oscillation frequency of the oscillating circuit, a logic circuit to which a signal output from the oscillating circuit is input, and which is capable of correcting a frequency of the signal, and a control circuit adapted to control an operation of the capacitance circuit and an operation of the logic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Shirotori, Hisashi Yamaguchi, Masaki Wakamori, Toshiya Usuda, Masayuki Kamiyama, Sho Matsuzaki, Hiroshi Kiya, Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
  • Patent number: 10128854
    Abstract: An oscillation circuit includes an oscillating circuit adapted to oscillate a resonator element having a frequency-temperature characteristic, and a frequency adjustment circuit having a capacitance circuit connected to the oscillating circuit and adapted to adjust an oscillation frequency of the oscillating circuit, and a logic circuit, to which a signal having been output from the oscillating circuit is input, and which adjusts a frequency of the signal, and the frequency adjustment circuit compensates the frequency-temperature characteristic using at least the capacitance circuit in a predetermined temperature range, and compensates the frequency-temperature characteristic using the logic circuit alone outside the predetermined temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Shirotori, Hisashi Yamaguchi, Masaki Wakamori, Toshiya Usuda, Sho Matsuzaki, Tsuyoshi Yoneyama, Masayuki Kamiyama, Hiroshi Kiya
  • Publication number: 20180212609
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit that generates an oscillation signal by using an resonator, a processing circuit that controls the oscillation circuit, and a storage circuit that stores temperature compensation data of an oscillation frequency of the oscillation signal. The processing circuit generates specific PUF information of the circuit device on the basis of the temperature compensation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Toshiya USUDA, Masayuki KAMIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180212593
    Abstract: A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit that generates an oscillation signal by using an resonator, a clocking circuit that generates clocking data which is real-time clock information based on the oscillation signal, a verification data generation circuit that generates verification data for verifying the clocking data based on the oscillation signal, and an interface circuit that outputs the clocking data and the verification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventor: Toshiya USUDA