Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Baba
Tsutomu Baba 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).
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Publication number: 20230367136Abstract: A non-contact-type information processing device includes a display mechanism having a display surface which displays an image, an aerial-image forming mechanism which forms an image as an aerial image by projecting the image displayed on display surface to a space, and an annularly formed antenna for communication. The antenna is disposed on an outer peripheral side of an aerial-image display region so as to surround the aerial-image display region, which is the region in which an aerial image is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Shinya MIYAZAWA, Yosuke OGUCHI, Junro TAKEUCHI, Masaya FUJIMOTO, Tsutomu BABA
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Publication number: 20230290284Abstract: An aerial image display device includes a display mechanism having a display surface for displaying images, an aerial-image forming mechanism which projects the image displayed on the display surface into a space to form an image as an aerial image, and an enclosure in which the display mechanism and the aerial-image forming mechanism are accommodated. To the enclosure, wall portions rising from at least a part of a periphery of the aerial-image display region, which is a region where an aerial image is formed, are fixed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Shinya MIYAZAWA, Yosuke OGUCHI, Junro TAKEUCHI, Masaya FUJIMOTO, Tsutomu BABA
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Publication number: 20200097649Abstract: An information processing device may include a data memory configured to store a security datum; a program memory configured to store a processing program; and a processor configured to execute the processing program. The processing program requires the security datum to execute the processing program. The security datum is stored at a memory address in the data memory. The program memory is configured to store a reference address table linking the security datum with the memory address in the data memory at which the security datum is stored. The processor is configured to, when executing the processing program, access the reference address table to identify the memory address of the security datum corresponding to the processing program, access the required security datum at the memory address, and execute the processing program. The reference address table is different from a second reference address table in a second information processing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventor: Tsutomu BABA
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Patent number: 10586568Abstract: A magnetic data processing device may include an encryption magnetic head structured to read the magnetic data recorded on the medium. The encryption magnetic head may include a magnetic data reading part structured to read the magnetic data of the medium to output an analog output signal; a demodulation electronic component structured to demodulate the analog output signal outputted from the magnetic data reading part to generate a digital demodulated signal; and an encryption electronic component structured to generate an encrypted signal obtained by encrypting the demodulated signal demodulated by the demodulation electronic component. The encryption electronic component may include at least a first buffer, a second buffer and a third buffer structured to store data having been read at an insertion time and an ejection time of the medium.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro Negishi, Tsutomu Baba
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Publication number: 20200004608Abstract: An information processing device may include a master device, a slave device, a state notification line for notifying a state of the slave device to the master device, and a communication line connected between the master device and the slave device. The master device may include a state notification detection part for detecting the state of the slave device, a state request part for transmitting a state request command to the slave device, and a state processing execution part for performing processing corresponding to the state. The slave device may include a state notification part for notifying a change of the state to the master device through the state notification line, and a state reply part which replies the data indicating the state in a case that the state reply part receives the state request command from the master device through the communication line.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventor: Tsutomu BABA
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Publication number: 20200004706Abstract: An information processing device may include a master device and a slave device capable of communicating with each other. The master device may include a state notification part performing a state notification to the slave device corresponding to a state change, and a command transmission part which waits restoration of the state change and, when restored, transmits the command to the slave device for making execute processing corresponding to the state change. The slave device may include a state notification detection part which sets a notification detection flag when the state notification from the master device is detected, and a state processing execution part which waits the command from the master device and, when the command is received, in a case that the notification detection flag has been set, the state processing execution part performs the processing corresponding to the state change.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventor: Tsutomu BABA
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Publication number: 20190251994Abstract: A magnetic data processing device may include an encryption magnetic head structured to read the magnetic data recorded on the medium. The encryption magnetic head may include a magnetic data reading part structured to read the magnetic data of the medium to output an analog output signal; a demodulation electronic component structured to demodulate the analog output signal outputted from the magnetic data reading part to generate a digital demodulated signal; and an encryption electronic component structured to generate an encrypted signal obtained by encrypting the demodulated signal demodulated by the demodulation electronic component. The encryption electronic component may include at least a first buffer, a second buffer and a third buffer structured to store data having been read at an insertion time and an ejection time of the medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Akihiro NEGISHI, Tsutomu BABA
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Patent number: 9495315Abstract: An information processing device may include a master device and at least one slave device, which may be connected each other by using two types of signal lines comprising a serial clock line and a serial data line. A datum may be transmitted between the master device and the slave device according to a predetermined communication method by using the two types of signal lines. If either the master device resets the slave device, or a power supply to the master device and the slave device is turned on, the slave device may commence a starting operation. A notification of a starting condition may be provided to the master device by way of at least one of the serial clock line and the serial data line.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATIONInventor: Tsutomu Baba
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Publication number: 20160283718Abstract: An information processing device may include a master circuit; and a security circuit. The master circuit may include a status checking circuit configured to repeatedly send a status check command to the security circuit; and a status check information receiving circuit configured to receive status check information from the security circuit, the status check information being in response to the status check command sent by the status checking circuit. The security circuit may include a security inspection circuit configured to periodically execute a security inspection; and a status check information sending circuit configured to send status check information indicating an advance notice of executing the security inspection, to the master circuit, as a response to the status check command, at a time just before a specific timing for executing the security inspection by the security inspection circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventor: Tsutomu BABA
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Patent number: 9323704Abstract: An electronic device and its pairing process and pairing monitoring process is provided, which, though relatively simple, can correctly judge if the electronic device connected to a host device and multiple sub-devices is a certified pair so that the replacement by an illegal sub-device can be detected. An electronic device that implements the process according to the command from the host device has a control unit. The control unit controls the electronic device and multiple sub-devices. The sub-devices have reference data memory sections that store reference data specific to the sub-devices. The control unit has a comparing section that refers to the reference data of each of the multiple sub-devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATIONInventor: Tsutomu Baba
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Patent number: 9231513Abstract: An electric motor system including: a rotor (9); a stator (8); the rotor and the stator being mounted for movement relative to one another; the rotor having multiple magnetic poles (11); the stator having multiple salient poles (12) facing the magnetic poles; a first coil set (1A) and a second coil set (1B); the first coil set having three phases, each of the phases comprising a first coil (u1, v1, w1) and a second coil (u1 v1?, w1?) connected in series and wrapped around different of the salient poles in different directions relative to the rotor; the second coil set having three phases, each of the phases comprising a first coil (u2, v2, w2) and a second coil (u2?, v2?, w2?) connected in series and wrapped around different of the salient poles in different directions relative to the rotor; a driver (2) configured to drive the first coil set with a first three-phase voltage (U1, V1, W1) and to drive the second coil set with a second three-phase voltage (U2, V2, W2); the driver configured to drive the first pType: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Moog Japan Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Baba, Kenji Fujiwara
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Patent number: 9026246Abstract: A media processing device, controls such that when a medium is transported in the inserting direction by means of transporting means, the media information recorded on the medium is read by a media information read means and stored by recording to memory. Whether or not the medium is ejectable is determined by transporting the medium in the ejecting direction by means of the transporting means. The media information stored in memory is controlled so as to be deleted when it is determined that the medium is not ejectable. In this way, as long as it is not confirmed that the medium is ejectable, the media information recorded in the medium is not output to the host device.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2010Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Nidec Sankyo CorporationInventors: Toshirou Shiomi, Tsutomu Baba, Keiji Hoson
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Patent number: 8972591Abstract: A method for downloading software from a host device to an electronic device through a communication line, which, even when the download is interrupted, can simplify the procedure to restart the download while maintaining security. In the method, a certificate of authenticity data, which the card reader has obtained from the HOST computer, is stored in the non volatile memory. The download of the software from the HOST computer to the card reader is executed. The verification of authenticity data is obtained by calculation with respect to the downloaded software. This verification of authenticity data is then compared with the certificate of authenticity data obtained from the HOST computer, and the downloaded software is run when the certificate of authenticity data matches the verification of authenticity data.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Nidec Sankyo CorporationInventor: Tsutomu Baba
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Patent number: 8863238Abstract: A control unit for controlling a card reader. The control unit includes an authentication management unit for transmitting/receiving information to/from a host and each of a first encryption magnetic head device and a second encryption magnetic head device to mutually authenticate each other. The authentication management unit includes (1) a commanding means for commanding one of the first encryption magnetic head device and the second encryption magnetic head device to create lower-level information for authentication, according to a request on authentication from the host, (2) a sharing means for transmitting the lower-level information for authentication received from the above-mentioned one device to the other device for the purpose of sharing it and (3) a transmission means for transmitting the lower-level information for authentication, having been shared in all of the first encryption magnetic head device and the second encryption magnetic head device, to the host.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Nidec Sankyo CorporationInventor: Tsutomu Baba
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Patent number: 8745752Abstract: A detection method for detecting fraud with respect to a card reader. The card reader includes a removal detection switch for detecting a removal from a housing of a user operation terminal, a first RAM that can erase removal detection recognition data being stored therein, according to an output signal from the detection switch, a second RAM being independent of the first RAM and storing authentication key data. The method includes erasing the removal detection recognition data is erased when the card reader is removed from the housing of the user operation terminal. Afterwards, the authentication key data is changed after completion of predetermined authentication procedures when the card reader is mounted into the housing of the user operation terminal. Then, the changed authentication key data is stored in the second RAM, while the removal detection recognition data is stored in the first RAM.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Nidec Sankyo CorporationInventor: Tsutomu Baba
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Publication number: 20140089544Abstract: An information processing device may include a master device and at least one slave device, which may be connected each other by using two types of signal lines comprising a serial clock line and a serial data line. A datum may be transmitted between the master device and the slave device according to a predetermined communication method by using the two types of signal lines. If either the master device resets the slave device, or a power supply to the master device and the slave device is turned on, the slave device may commence a starting operation. A notification of a starting condition may be provided to the master device by way of at least one of the serial clock line and the serial data line.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATIONInventor: Tsutomu BABA
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Patent number: 8397103Abstract: A method for detecting an improper removal of the electronic equipment. In the method, having received a command from a higher-level device, the electronic equipment (card reader) executes processing operations in accordance with the command. The electronic equipment includes a first RAM for saving electronic information including the confidential data, a detection means (such as a switching circuit) for detecting the improper removal of the electronic equipment, a power supply control IC for shutting off a power supply to the RAM in accordance with a signal coming from the detection means, and a second RAM being separate from and independent of the first RAM. Data saved in the RAM is not deleted even if the power supply is shut off by the power supply control IC. Then, the detection means is activated after the confidential data saved in the first RAM is copied to the second RAM.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Nidec Sankyo CorporationInventor: Tsutomu Baba
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Publication number: 20120187893Abstract: An electric motor system including: a rotor (9); a stator (8); the rotor and the stator being mounted for movement relative to one another; the rotor having multiple magnetic poles (11); the stator having multiple salient poles (12) facing the magnetic poles; a first coil set (1A) and a second coil set (1B); the first coil set having three phases, each of the phases comprising a first coil (u1, v1, w1) and a second coil (u1 v1?, w1?) connected in series and wrapped around different of the salient poles in different directions relative to the rotor; the second coil set having three phases, each of the phases comprising a first coil (u2, v2, w2) and a second coil (u2?, v2?, w2?) connected in series and wrapped around different of the salient poles in different directions relative to the rotor; a driver (2) configured to drive the first coil set with a first three-phase voltage (U1, V1, W1) and to drive the second coil set with a second three-phase voltage (U2, V2, W2); the driver configured to drive the first pType: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: MOOG JAPAN LTD.Inventors: Tsutomu Baba, Kenji Fujiwara
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Publication number: 20120131680Abstract: A detection method for detecting fraud with respect to a card reader. The card reader includes a removal detection switch for detecting a removal from a housing of a user operation terminal, a first RAM that can erase removal detection recognition data being stored therein, according to an output signal from the detection switch, a second RAM being independent of the first RAM and storing authentication key data. The method includes erasing the removal detection recognition data is erased when the card reader is removed from the housing of the user operation terminal. Afterwards, the authentication key data is changed after completion of predetermined authentication procedures when the card reader is mounted into the housing of the user operation terminal. Then, the changed authentication key data is stored in the second RAM, while the removal detection recognition data is stored in the first RAM.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventor: Tsutomu Baba
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Publication number: 20120109373Abstract: A media processing device, controls such that when a medium is transported in the inserting direction by means of transporting means, the media information recorded on the medium is read by a media information read means and stored by recording to memory. Whether or not the medium is ejectable is determined by transporting the medium in the ejecting direction by means of the transporting means. The media information stored in memory is controlled so as to be deleted when it is determined that the medium is not ejectable. In this way, as long as it is not confirmed that the medium is ejectable, the media information recorded in the medium is not output to the host device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATIONInventors: Toshirou Shiomi, Tsutomu Baba, Keiji Hoson