Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Nobutani

Toshiyuki Nobutani 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: 6140996
    Abstract: A display control apparatus for a display device, capable of updating a display state for a display element subjected to a change in display updating, includes a display data memory for storing display data, and a display controller capable of sequentially reading out the display data stored in the memory and transferring the readout display data to the display device at a predetermined period and capable of performing a partial rewrite operation of the display data stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Nobutani, Masami Shimakura, Junichi Tanahashi, Kenichiro Ono, Hajime Morimoto, Tatsuya Sakashita, Eiichi Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 6140992
    Abstract: A disturbance of an image in the case where a display format is switched during the display operation is prevented without exerting an adverse influence on the operation of a display apparatus side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiichi Matsuzaki, Taketo Hasegawa, Toshiyuki Nobutani, Masami Shimakura, Junichi Tanahashi, Kenichiro Ono, Hajime Morimoto, Tatsuya Sakashita
  • Patent number: 6075508
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a storage unit for storing display data at each position corresponding to a display screen of a display device, a setting unit for setting a read start position of the display data from the storage unit, and a data supply unit for reading out display data in a predetermined amount from the storage unit on the basis of the read start position set by the setting unit and supplying the readout display data to the display device. The read start position set by the setting unit is set on the basis of the display data stored in the storage unit. A display control method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ono, Toshiyuki Nobutani, Masami Shimakura, Junichi Tanahashi, Hajime Morimoto, Tatsuya Sakashita, Eiichi Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 5926159
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a memory for storing information supplied from a processing apparatus, a detector for detecting a storage portion of the information, a display controller for performing display on a display device on the basis of the information stored in the portion detected by the detector, and a limiting unit for limiting the portion detected by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiichi Matsuzaki, Kenzoh Ina, Toshiyuki Nobutani, Masami Shimakura, Junichi Tanahashi, Kenichiro Ono, Hajime Morimoto, Tatsuya Sakashita
  • Patent number: 5907329
    Abstract: It can be determined without visually observing the display screen of a display device whether image conversion processing in a conversion circuit for outputting image data to the display device is being performed normally. The conversion circuit extracts data at a position designated from a host apparatus from image data output to the display device, and outputs the extracted data to the host apparatus. In the host apparatus, image data obtained upon normal conversion in the conversion circuit is prepared in advance, and this image data is collated with the data sent from the conversion circuit to determine whether the operation of the conversion circuit is normal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Nobutani, Masami Shimakura, Hajime Morimoto
  • Patent number: 5880702
    Abstract: An image is displayed in an optimum state in accordance with the state of a display. For this purpose, an FLCD interface mounted in an information processing apparatus and an FLCD for actually displaying an image are connected through a data transfer bus for transferring image data to be displayed and a serial communication line for performing communications between them. When the FLCD detects a change in its own state, this information is supplied to a CPU of the FLCD interface through the serial communication line. An instruction for changing, e.g., the operating mode is also transmitted from the FLCD interface to the FLCD through the serial communication line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Morimoto, Taketo Hasegawa, Toshiyuki Nobutani, Masami Shimakura, Junichi Tanahashi, Kenichiro Ono, Tatsuya Nakajima, Eiichi Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 5838291
    Abstract: A high quality display image is displayed on a screen by providing an; image area information generator means (203) for generating image area information for designating an area for displaying binarization image data to be obtained by image processing of image data in the multi-level frame buffer on the screen and the area for displaying binarization image data to be obtained by approximate color conversion, based on a computer software, and a processor for processing the image data based on the image area information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masamichi Ohshima, Kenzoh Ina, Toshiyuki Nobutani, Masami Shimakura, Junichi Tanahashi, Kenichiro Ono, Hajime Morimoto, Tatsuya Sakashita, Eiichi Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 5736981
    Abstract: A display control apparatus for a display device, capable of updating a display state for a display element subjected to a change in display updating, includes a display data memory for storing display data, and a display controller capable of sequentially reading out the display data stored in the memory and transferring the readout display data to the display device at a predetermined period and capable of performing a partial rewrite operation of the display data stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Nobutani, Masami Shimakura, Junichi Tanahashi, Kenichiro Ono, Hajime Morimoto, Tatsuya Sakashita, Eiichi Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 5613103
    Abstract: A display controller includes a memory for storing data to be displayed on a display, a unit for supplying data to the memory, a first flag group for indicating a line on the display screen of the display corresponding to data supplied by the data supplying unit, a second flag group for indicating a plurality of the first flag groups, a detector for detecting the status of the display, a selector for selecting the first or second flag in accordance with the status of the display detected by the detector, and a display control unit for reading data designated by the first or second flag selected by the selector from the memory, and displaying the data on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Nobutani, Kenzoh Ina, Masami Shimakura, Junichi Tanahashi, Kenichiro Ono, Hajime Morimoto, Tatsuya Sakashita, Eiichi Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 4797873
    Abstract: This invention is constructed so that when a flexible disk is cramped to a hub of a spindle, a possible miscramping of the disk is prevented. To this end, a rotating means is provided to apply torque to the spindle hub in connection with the cramping before the cramping is completed. Thus possible damage to the disk due to miscramping is prevented to prolong the service life of the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Nobutani