Patents by Inventor Yasuhito Shimazaki

Yasuhito Shimazaki 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: 8255725
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power management module in an information processing apparatus is configured to execute a process of setting a power-down signal to a peripheral device in an active state in response to a power-down signal generation command, a process of setting the information processing apparatus in a sleep state in response to a sleep state transition request signal, a process of restoring the information processing apparatus to a working state in response to generation of a predetermined wakeup event, and a process of setting the power-down signal in an inactive state before a predetermined time has passed since the restoration of the information processing apparatus to the working state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuhito Shimazaki, Naoki Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20110131437
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a controller, a wakeup controller, a power source, an input controller, and a switch. The controller configured to perform communications with an external device. The wakeup controller configured to wake up a system in accordance with a request from the external device. The power source configured to generate a driving power to drive the controller and to supply the driving power to the controller. An input controller configured to output a signal according to an operation of an input device. The switch configured to instruct the power source to switch between supply and non-supply of the driving power when a predetermined signal is output from the input controller in a state in which the system is not woken up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Yasuhito Shimazaki
  • Publication number: 20100275046
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a power management module in an information processing apparatus is configured to execute a process of setting a power-down signal to a peripheral device in an active state in response to a power-down signal generation command, a process of setting the information processing apparatus in a sleep state in response to a sleep state transition request signal, a process of restoring the information processing apparatus to a working state in response to generation of a predetermined wakeup event, and a process of setting the power-down signal in an inactive state before a predetermined time has passed since the restoration of the information processing apparatus to the working state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yasuhito SHIMAZAKI, Naoki FUJIWARA