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1.

TERMINAL DEVICES AND COMMUNICATION METHODS

      
Application Number 18846842
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-17
First Publication Date 2025-06-26
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Lin, Huifa
  • Morimoto, Ryota
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Nogami, Toshizo
  • Fukui, Takahisa
  • Suzuki, Shoichi

Abstract

Terminal device receives a PDCCH, transmits one or more PUSCHs based on the PDCCH and UL PT-RS, and determines a mapping pattern of the UL PT-RS within the one or more PUSCHs based on a first DCI field in the PDCCH. If the first DCI field is set to a first value, a first mapping pattern is applied for the UL PT-RS. And if the first DCI field is set to a second value, a second mapping pattern is applied for the UL PT-RS.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling

2.

TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18850217
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-10-31
First Publication Date 2025-06-26
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Yamada, Shohei
  • Nogami, Toshizo

Abstract

A MAC layer processing unit configured to recognize a service period configured in TWT, and a transmitter configured to perform transmission of a frame in the TWT are included. A maximum value of a contention window size is changed in carrier sense performed prior to the transmission of the frame, based on a condition related to the service period.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/0816 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA] with collision avoidance
  • H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes
  • H04W 80/02 - Data link layer protocols

3.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18976546
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-11
First Publication Date 2025-06-26
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ohsugi, Jitsui

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an image former, a plurality of trays, a paper size setter, a display, and one or more controllers. The image former forms an image on paper by heating and fixing a toner onto the paper using a replaceable fixing unit detachably mounted therein. The image former includes a fixing unit detector. Upon the fixing unit detector detecting mounting of the fixing unit, the controller acquires a paper width that is manageable for printing by the fixing unit and compares the acquired paper width with paper sizes of paper contained in the plurality of trays received by the paper size setter. If at least one of the plurality of trays contains paper of a paper size that is not suitable for printing by the fixing unit, the controller causes the display to display a message or an indication indicating this issue.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
  • G03G 21/16 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements

4.

IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD

      
Application Number 18980034
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-13
First Publication Date 2025-06-26
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamada, Nobuyasu
  • Ogo, Atsushi

Abstract

An image forming device includes a toner image former forming, on a paper sheet, a toner image based on image information; a fixer including at least a pair of rollers and fixing the toner image by nipping, with a pressing member formed by the pair of rollers, the paper sheet on which the toner image is formed; an adjuster adjusting a pressure contact force applied by the pressing member to either a first pressure contact force or a second pressure contact force that is weaker than the first pressure contact force; and a controller controlling execution of a job related to image formation via the fixer, in which the controller provides a user with a notification that prompts the user to operate the adjuster for adjusting the pressure contact force to either the first pressure contact force or the second pressure contact force in accordance with the previously executed job.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/20 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern

5.

MEASURING DEVICE AND MEASURING METHOD

      
Application Number 18976420
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-11
First Publication Date 2025-06-26
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tomizawa, Ryota
  • Adachi, Yoshihisa
  • Nakano, Azusa

Abstract

A measuring device includes: a capturing unit that captures a biological subject to sequentially obtain a plurality of images; and a time point estimating unit that estimates a time point at which each of the plurality of images is obtained in accordance with a periodic variation that appears in a sequence of a plurality of pixel values each obtained from a corresponding one of the plurality of images.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 5/0255 - Recording instruments specially adapted therefor
  • A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
  • G06T 7/00 - Image analysis
  • G06T 7/90 - Determination of colour characteristics

6.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING OUT OF BOUNDARY MOTION COMPENSATION PREDICTORS IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 18844948
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-01
First Publication Date 2025-06-26
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Bossen, Frank

Abstract

A device may be configured to perform motion compensation for coded video according to one or more of the techniques described herein. In one example, a device for decoding coded data comprises a processor, and a memory associated with the processor; wherein the processor is configured to: for a predicted sample located a position (x,y), determine reference locations based on motion vectors; compute weights based on the determined reference locations; and generate a prediction sample based on the weights.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/52 - Processing of motion vectors by encoding by predictive encoding

7.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING SOURCE PICTURE TIMING INTEVAL SCALE FACTOR INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 18538004
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-13
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Deshpande, Sachin G.
  • Samuelsson-Allendes, Jonatan Alfred

Abstract

A device may be configured to decode video data based on information included in a source picture timing information message. In one example, a source picture timing information message includes a syntax element specifying a numerator of a scale factor used in determining a source picture interval and a syntax element specifying a denominator of the scale factor used in determining a source picture interval.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards

8.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MOTION COMPENSATION FOR BI-PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 18543377
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-18
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Samuelsson-Allendes, Jonatan Alfred
  • Deshpande, Sachin G.

Abstract

A device may be configured to determine motion compensation interpolation filter. The device may be configured to select a motion compensation interpolation filter based on whether a block is predicted using uni-prediction or bi-prediction. The motion compensation interpolation filter may be defined according to cos-windowed sinc function.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/577 - Motion compensation with bidirectional frame interpolation, i.e. using B-pictures
  • H04N 19/103 - Selection of coding mode or of prediction mode
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
  • H04N 19/82 - Details of filtering operations specially adapted for video compression, e.g. for pixel interpolation involving filtering within a prediction loop

9.

SWITCHING PROCESS WITH SUSPENSION AND SUBSEQUENT RESUMPTION FOLLOWING A HANDOVER PROCEDURE PERFORMED BY A UE

      
Application Number 18695443
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-02
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Park, Kenneth James
  • Ishii, Atsushi

Abstract

A method for a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes the UE maintaining a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with a first base station (BS) of a first network while receiving transmissions from a BS of a second network during at least one time specified in a switch gap configuration. The UE receives an RRC reconfiguration message from the first BS that includes a first command and a second command. The first command instructs the UE to begin a handover procedure from the first BS to a second BS of the first network. The second command controls usage of the switch gap configuration by the UE. The UE initiates the handover procedure according to the first command. The UE may suspend reception of transmissions from the BS of the second network following completion of the handover procedure based on the second command.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 36/00 - Handoff or reselecting arrangements
  • H04W 36/14 - Reselecting a network or an air interface
  • H04W 36/22 - Performing reselection for specific purposes for handling the traffic

10.

USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND METHOD FOR EXTENDED REALITY (XR) SERVICES

      
Application Number 18844921
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-08
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tsai, Hsin-Hsi
  • Chin, Heng-Li

Abstract

A method performed by a UE for a DRX operation is provided. The method receives an RRC message for configuring a set of DRX configurations including at least a first DRX configuration that indicates first parameters for an integer DRX cycle. The method determines whether the set of DRX configurations includes a second DRX configuration indicating second parameters for a non-integer DRX cycle. The method determines whether to apply the first parameters or the second parameters based on whether the set of DRX configurations includes the second DRX configuration. The method starts, based on the first parameters, a DRX timer in a case that the set of DRX configurations does not include the second DRX configuration, and starts, based on the second parameters, the DRX timer in a case that the set of DRX configurations includes the second DRX configuration.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/28 - Discontinuous transmission [DTX]Discontinuous reception [DRX]

11.

TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

      
Application Number 18849599
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-22
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Inoue, Kyosuke
  • Yamada, Shohei
  • Tsuboi, Hidekazu
  • Kawano, Takuma

Abstract

A MAC entity of a terminal apparatus provides an indication indicating a beam failure in the PSCell to an RRC entity of the terminal apparatus, in a case that a value of BFI_COUNTER of a PSCell is equal to or greater than a first parameter and an SCG is deactivated, based on a determination of whether the beam failure in the PSCell has been indicated to the RRC entity since a last reconfiguration of a BFD-RS of the PSCell by the RRC entity, and a determination that the beam failure in the PSCell has not been indicated to the RRC entity since the last reconfiguration of the BFD-RS of the PSCell by the RRC entity, and the first parameter is a threshold configured by a base station apparatus and used in beam failure detection.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/27 - Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering

12.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

      
Application Number 18975056
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-10
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Terada, Satoshi
  • Yoshimura, Akito

Abstract

An information processing device includes one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors: acquire speech information including speech data and an utterance time per utterance issued by a plurality of participants of a meeting; convert the speech data into character data; acquire operation information including operation content and an operation time per operation performed by the plurality of participants; and generate minutes data based on the speech information, the character data, and the operation information.

IPC Classes  ?

13.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD

      
Application Number 18978267
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-12
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Okigami, Masafumi

Abstract

An image forming apparatus comprises a printer that performs printing; a job receiver that receives a print job to be performed using the printer; a data storage that stores the print job when the print job is externally received in a power saving mode that is a state in which power consumption is less than a normal mode that is a state in which the printing is executable; and one or more controllers that execute the print job after entering the normal mode from the power saving mode when one or both of reach of a planned timing and storage of at least a predetermined number of the print jobs in the data storage is satisfied, as a predetermined print execution condition.

IPC Classes  ?

14.

IMAGE FORMING DEVICE

      
Application Number 18980047
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-13
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Itoyama, Motoyuki
  • Narimatsu, Masayasu
  • Fukumoto, Shohei

Abstract

An image forming device forms an image using toner contained in an attached cartridge, and includes: a development unit that forms a toner image on a photoreceptor drum; a conveyor that receives the toner from the cartridge and conveys the toner to the development unit; a toner sensor that detects the amount of toner stored in the development unit; an attachment/detachment detector that detects attachment and detachment of the cartridge; and a controller including a storage, the controller determining whether to perform a filling operation to fill the conveyor with the toner based on a filling determination variable stored in the storage when attachment of the cartridge is detected.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/08 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
  • G03G 15/01 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for producing multicoloured copies

15.

USER EQUIPMENT POWER SHARING MECHANISMS IN DUAL CONNECTIVTY

      
Application Number 18540172
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-12-14
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yoshimura, Tomoki

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) that includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more computer-executable instructions for determining the transmission power of the UE and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media is provided. The processor is configured to execute the one or more computer-executable instructions to cause the UE to determine that a subband full duplex (SBFD) resource in a downlink slot of a master cell group (MCG) overlaps, at least partially, an uplink resource in a uplink slot of a Secondary Cell Group (SCG) in time domain; and determine the transmission power of the uplink resource based on a maximum available transmission power associated with the SCG.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/36 - Transmission power control [TPC] using constraints in the total amount of available transmission power with a discrete range or set of values, e.g. step size, ramping or offsets
  • H04L 5/14 - Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
  • H04W 52/42 - TPC being performed in particular situations in systems with time, space, frequency or polarisation diversity
  • H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections

16.

PEI OCCASION DETERMINATION METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number 18695452
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-26
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ma, Xiaojun
  • Luo, Chao
  • Liu, Renmao

Abstract

The present invention provides a PEI occasion determination method performed by user equipment (UE), including: acquiring a capacity value of a paging early indication (PEI) occasion, the capacity value being the number of paging occasions corresponding to one PEI occasion; determining, according to the capacity value, a PEI frame number corresponding to a particular PEI occasion for the UE; and determining the particular PEI occasion from at least one PEI occasion associated with a PEI frame indicated by the PEI frame number, so as to detect PEI information on the particular PEI occasion.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 68/02 - Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel

17.

PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE

      
Application Number 18842561
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-24
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okamoto, Chikao
  • Takaba, Yoshiroh

Abstract

A photovoltaic module includes a plurality of photovoltaic cell connection units in each of which a plurality of photovoltaic cells adjacent to each other in a first direction is connected in series with each other. Two of the photovoltaic cell connection units, the two being adjacent in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, are connected in series with each other by bus bars to constitute a photovoltaic string. An end of an output wiring member is connected to a starting end or a terminating end of the photovoltaic cell connection unit, and another end of the output wiring member establishes electrical continuity with a terminal box. The terminal box includes bypass diodes, and each of the plurality of photovoltaic cell connection units is connected in parallel with corresponding one of the bypass diodes.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02S 40/34 - Electrical components comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes

18.

TERMINAL DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD

      
Application Number 18849783
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-09-22
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Iwatsuki, Hiroyasu
  • Akagi, Yoshitomo
  • Natsume, Masahiko
  • Ishikawa, Kazutoshi

Abstract

A terminal device that can appropriately execute non-contact vital sensing while reducing a burden on a measurer and a subject to be measured is provided. A terminal device includes a capturing device, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image of a subject to be measured, and a measurement unit configured to measure biological information of the subject to be measured. The measurement unit performs processing of measuring the biological information based on a facial image of the subject to be measured and switches, if failing in measurement of the biological information based on a facial image, from the processing of measuring the biological information based on the facial image of the subject to be measured to processing of measuring the biological information based on a hand image or a foot image of the subject to be measured.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
  • G06T 7/00 - Image analysis

19.

INTER-FREQUENCY CELL RESELECTION PROCEDURE FOR SOFT CELL IDENTITY CHANGE ON VEHICLE MOUNTED RELAY

      
Application Number 18875911
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-27
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ishii, Atsushi

Abstract

The wireless terminal which communicates with a serving cell served by a mobile base station relay comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive: via a dedicated signaling, dedicated cell reselection priority information; and from the serving cell, inter-frequency neighboring cell information comprising: a cell identity of a neighboring Scell, a radio frequency of the neighboring cell, common cell reselection priority information associated with the radio frequency of the neighboring cell, and an indication associated with the cell identity of the neighboring cell. The indication indicates whether or not the serving cell will be replaced by the neighboring cell. The processor circuitry is configured to: store the dedicated cell reselection priority information; and perform, based on the inter-frequency neighboring cell information, a cell reselection procedure. The processor circuitry is configured not to use the dedicated cell reselection priority information in the cell reselection procedure in a case that the indication indicates that the serving cell will be replaced by the neighboring cell.

IPC Classes  ?

20.

LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE

      
Application Number 19071777
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-03-06
First Publication Date 2025-06-19
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Aomori, Shigeru
  • Kamada, Tsuyoshi
  • Asaoka, Yasushi

Abstract

A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting layer that includes, in each of a plurality of pixels: a light-emitting region in which a drive current flows between a first electrode and a second electrode; and a non-light-emitting region in which no drive current flows between the first electrode and the second electrode. The light-emitting region is divided into a plurality of subregions by a non-light-emitting region in a plan view.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10K 59/35 - Devices specially adapted for multicolour light emission comprising red-green-blue [RGB] subpixels
  • H10K 50/854 - Arrangements for extracting light from the devices comprising scattering means
  • H10K 59/80 - Constructional details
  • H10K 71/00 - Manufacture or treatment specially adapted for the organic devices covered by this subclass

21.

Electronic calculator with a printer

      
Application Number 29856283
Grant Number D1079797
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-10-12
First Publication Date 2025-06-17
Grant Date 2025-06-17
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hokazono, Manabu
  • Saimen, Tadahiko

22.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18964857
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-02
First Publication Date 2025-06-12
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Kitami, Kenji

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a heat source, a fixing belt that is heated by the heat source to thermally fix a color material to each of a plurality of pieces of paper in sequence, an operation acceptor that allows a user to specify a fixation degree of the color material for the plurality of pieces of paper, and one or more controllers that cause each of the plurality of pieces of paper to pass through the fixing belt in sequence at a control paper feed amount which is a paper feed amount per unit time according to the fixation degree.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/20 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern

23.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number 18578460
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-09-14
First Publication Date 2025-06-12
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Adachi, Kota
  • Asaoka, Yasushi
  • Sakuma, Jun

Abstract

A display device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and a light-emitting layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The light-emitting layer includes a first light-emitting layer including first quantum dots and being provided on a side of the first electrode, a second light-emitting layer including second quantum dots and being provided on a side of the second electrode, and a flattened layer provided between the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10K 50/115 - OLEDs or polymer light-emitting diodes [PLED] characterised by the electroluminescent [EL] layers comprising active inorganic nanostructures, e.g. luminescent quantum dots
  • H10K 50/15 - Hole transporting layers
  • H10K 50/16 - Electron transporting layers
  • H10K 85/60 - Organic compounds having low molecular weight
  • H10K 101/30 - Highest occupied molecular orbital [HOMO], lowest unoccupied molecular orbital [LUMO] or Fermi energy values

24.

TOUCH SENSOR DEVICE AND TOUCH PANEL DEVICE

      
Application Number 18963938
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-29
First Publication Date 2025-06-12
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Itoh, Mikio
  • Sugiyama, Kohichi

Abstract

A touch sensor device includes: a touch sensor; a touch operation detector that detects a touch size by a touch operation of a user for the touch sensor; a touch operation identifier that identifies a type of the touch operation based on the touch size and at least one threshold; and an adjustment controller that adjusts the threshold in accordance with an operation by the user in an adjustment mode.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
  • G06F 3/042 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means
  • G06F 3/044 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by capacitive means

25.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALLING SETTING VALUES

      
Application Number 18964850
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-02
First Publication Date 2025-06-12
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Kamihisa, Sho

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a display, one or more storages, and one or more controllers. The display displays an execution screen on which first setting values related to execution of a job have been reflected. The one or more storages store therein second setting values related to execution of the job as a batch setting. The one or more controllers execute the job based on the batch setting. If any of the first setting values have been changed to third setting values before a calling instruction to call the batch setting is given, the one or more controllers display a confirmation screen presenting an inquiry to a user regarding whether or not to discard the third setting values and update the first setting values with the second setting values, and update the first setting values with the second setting values or the third setting values based on a result of the inquiry confirmed by the user.

IPC Classes  ?

26.

DOCUMENT FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

      
Application Number 18969575
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-05
First Publication Date 2025-06-12
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ogasawara, Hironori
  • Morimoto, Yasumasa

Abstract

A document feeding device includes a document conveyance path for conveying a document to a first document reading position and a second document reading position for reading an image. Further, the document conveyance path includes a curved conveyance path. The document feeding device includes a document feeding roller that feeds the document to the curved conveyance path and a large-diameter conveying roller disposed on an inner side of the curved conveyance path and having a diameter larger than a diameter of the document feeding roller. A document conveyance speed of the large-diameter conveying roller is higher than a document conveyance speed of the document feeding roller.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B65H 5/06 - Feeding articles separated from pilesFeeding articles to machines by rollers
  • B65H 29/20 - Delivering or advancing articles from machinesAdvancing articles to or into piles by contact with rotating friction members, e.g. rollers, brushes, or cylinders

27.

DOCUMENT TRANSPORT DEVICE

      
Application Number 18976417
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-11
First Publication Date 2025-06-12
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Hiro, Hideyuki

Abstract

A document transport device comprises: a document feed roller that supplies a document to a transport path; a document feed tray on which the document is allowed to be placed; a size sensor that detects a size of the document on the document feed tray; a lifter that causes the document on the document feed tray to come into contact with the document feed roller by raising the document feed tray; and one or more controllers that control the lifter, based on a detection signal from the size sensor, wherein the one or more controllers control the lifter in such a way as to lower the document feed tray, in a case where the size sensor detects that a size of the document is about to be changed in a state where the document on the document feed tray is made contact with the document feed roller by the lifter.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B65H 43/00 - Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable
  • B65H 1/14 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the pile to present the articles to a separating device comprising positively-acting mechanical devices
  • B65H 3/06 - Rollers or like rotary separators
  • B65H 5/06 - Feeding articles separated from pilesFeeding articles to machines by rollers

28.

SOLAR CELL MODULE

      
Application Number 18840678
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-18
First Publication Date 2025-06-05
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okamoto, Chikao
  • Yoshikawa Funakoshi, Yasushi

Abstract

A solar cell has electrodes in one surface of a semiconductor substrate. A solar cell module includes a plurality of the solar cells arranged in a first direction and in a second direction. The electrodes of the plurality of solar cells arranged in the first direction are connected by the wiring members such that the plurality of solar cells is connected in series. The electrodes of the plurality of solar cells arranged in the second direction are connected by the wiring members such that the plurality of solar cells is connected in parallel. Each of the wiring members includes a strip-shaped connection part extending in the second direction, and is disposed between the solar cells adjacent to each other in the first direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10F 19/90 - Structures for connecting between photovoltaic cells, e.g. interconnections or insulating spacers
  • H10F 77/00 - Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass

29.

FILTER MATERIAL, AIR FILTER, AIR CONDITIONER, WATER FILTER, AND WATER CLEANER

      
Application Number 18843290
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-28
First Publication Date 2025-06-05
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yui, Hideomi
  • Kamada, Tsuyoshi
  • Aomori, Shigeru
  • Utsumi, Yuka

Abstract

Provided are a filter, an air filter, an air conditioner, a water filter, and a water cleaner that have a high antimicrobial property. A filter material is provided with a fiber assembly including a plurality of fibers with protrusions. Each of the plurality of fibers with protrusions includes a fiber having a surface, and a plurality of protrusions arranged on the surface, having a plate shape, and made of aluminum oxide.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B01D 39/06 - Inorganic material, e.g. asbestos fibres, glass beads or fibres

30.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING SUBLAYER NON-REFERENCE INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 18844975
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-03-02
First Publication Date 2025-06-05
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Deshpande, Sachin G.

Abstract

A device may be configured to signal sublayer non-reference information for coded video according to one or more of the techniques described herein.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
  • H04N 19/169 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding
  • H04N 19/423 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by implementation details or hardware specially adapted for video compression or decompression, e.g. dedicated software implementation characterised by memory arrangements

31.

USER EQUIPMENT (UE)

      
Application Number 18844202
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-01-23
First Publication Date 2025-06-05
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Izumi, Masaki
  • Kuge, Yoko

Abstract

Every effort is being made to define communication between an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and a UAV controller using a 5G System (5GS). On the other hand, with respect to communication between the UAV and the UAV controller, a method for establishing a communication path and a method for authentication and/or authorization are not clear. By transmitting, to a core network, information indicating whether the direct C2 communication is supported, and receiving, from the core network, information indicating that the direct C2 communication is authenticated and/or authorized, a User Equipment (UE) can recognize that the direct C2 communication has been authenticated and/or authorized, and initiate a subsequent establishment procedure for the direct C2 communication.

IPC Classes  ?

32.

METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number 18876843
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-06-25
First Publication Date 2025-06-05
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Zhao, Yinan
  • Luo, Chao
  • Liu, Renmao

Abstract

The present invention provides a method performed by user equipment, and user equipment. The method includes: requesting or triggering, by a higher layer, the user equipment to determine a resource subset for a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH)/physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) transmission; determining, by the user equipment, a candidate resource set; and excluding, by the user equipment, one or more candidate resources from the candidate resource set.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

33.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18960156
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-26
First Publication Date 2025-06-05
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Imai, Hidemitsu

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes: one or more controllers; an operation acceptor; a displayer, and a communicator that provides a network port for connecting to a network. The one or more controllers accept an instruction to disable a first function via the operation acceptor, determine existence of a second function that uses a network port used by the first function and that is different from the first function, and decide whether or not to disable the network port, based on a result of the determination.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 1/00 - Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmissionDetails thereof

34.

USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS, AND COMMUNICATION METHODS

      
Application Number 18695040
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-22
First Publication Date 2025-05-29
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Yamada, Shohei
  • Takahashi, Hiroki

Abstract

A method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving, from a base station, system information block type1 (SIB1) including a first initial downlink (DL) BWP configuration and a second initial DL BWP configuration for a cell, wherein the first initial DL BWP configuration includes a first RRC parameter indicating a first search space set for other system information (OSI); determining to monitor PDCCH for receiving OSI in a second search space set on a DL BWP provided by the second initial DL BWP configuration, in a first case that the second initial DL BWP configuration includes a second RRC parameter wherein the second RRC parameter indicates the second search space set for OSI; and determining to monitor PDCCH for receiving OSI in the first search space set on a DL BWP provided by the first initial DL BWP configuration, in a second case that the second initial DL BWP configuration does not include the second RRC parameter.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/27 - Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
  • H04W 72/23 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

35.

DISPLAY OPERATION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING DISPLAY OPERATION DEVICE

      
Application Number 18953383
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-20
First Publication Date 2025-05-29
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Itoh, Kenji

Abstract

To provide a display operation device including an operation acceptor that receives an operation performed by a user, a display that displays, to the user, a setting screen for a job, and one or more controllers that control the operation acceptor and the display. The setting screen has a setting button that is used to receive a setting operation performed by the user and display a setting of the setting operation received, and a job start button that receives an operation performed by the user to start the job is composed of a plurality of the setting buttons.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/12 - Digital output to print unit
  • G06F 3/04847 - Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
  • G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
  • H04N 1/00 - Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmissionDetails thereof

36.

VOICE PROCESSING SYSTEM, VOICE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM

      
Application Number 18958142
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-25
First Publication Date 2025-05-29
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Nishio, Tatsuya

Abstract

A voice processing system controls voices of a plurality of voice devices arranged in a same space. The voice processing system includes: an acquisition processor that acquires a first voice input to a microphone of a first voice device; and a setting processor that enables or disables a function of outputting the first voice from speakers of one or more other second voice devices for each of the second voice devices.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04R 3/12 - Circuits for transducers for distributing signals to two or more loudspeakers
  • H04R 3/00 - Circuits for transducers

37.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING A DISPLAY THAT DISPLAYS PLURALTY OF CONTROL SCREENS

      
Application Number 19040975
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-30
First Publication Date 2025-05-29
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Saeda, Masao
  • Nakai, Yasuhiro
  • Katamoto, Kohji
  • Murakami, Kohichi
  • Hayano, Yasutomo

Abstract

The information processing apparatus includes a display. The information processing apparatus accepts user operations via a GUI (graphical user interface) displayed on the display. The operation screen is displayed on the display. On the operation screen, an operation guidance portion, including a message for providing operation guidance to the user, and a plurality of operation keys for accepting user operations are displayed. A part of the operation guidance portion is colored in a first color, the operation keys which are the first type of operation key are colored in the first color, and the operation keys which are the second type of operation key are not colored in the first color.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 1/00 - Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmissionDetails thereof
  • G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
  • G06F 3/04883 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
  • G06F 3/12 - Digital output to print unit
  • G06F 9/451 - Execution arrangements for user interfaces
  • G06F 9/54 - Interprogram communication

38.

DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING DISPLAY PROGRAM

      
Application Number 18918292
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-17
First Publication Date 2025-05-29
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sugiura, Kousuke
  • Sugiyama, Koichi

Abstract

A user terminal includes an acquisition processing unit that acquires determination information including at least any one of communication environment information related to a communication environment of each of the plurality of peripheral devices, performance information related to performance of each of the plurality of peripheral devices, and usage environment information related to a usage environment of each of the plurality of peripheral devices, a decision processing unit that decides combinations of the peripheral devices of which the functions are to be enabled based on the determination information, and a display processing unit that displays the combinations of the peripheral devices decided by the decision processing unit on an operation display.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

39.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, OUTPUT SYSTEM, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND OUTPUT METHOD

      
Application Number 19036212
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-24
First Publication Date 2025-05-29
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Nagao, Tsuyoshi

Abstract

An image processing device includes a controller, a device information generator that generates device information including identification information of the image processing device, and a job executor that executes a job at a predetermined setting based on setting information for job execution sent from a terminal device, wherein the controller displays the generated device information on the terminal device and, based on the setting information for job execution sent from the terminal device that read the displayed device information, controls the job executor to output the job at the predetermined setting.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 1/00 - Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmissionDetails thereof
  • H04N 1/32 - Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver

40.

HEATING COOKER

      
Document Number 03256647
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-09-30
Open to Public Date 2025-05-28
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yachi, Mariko
  • Asami, Shinji
  • Iwamoto, Masayuki

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a door, and a heater unit. The heating cooking compartment has an opening in a front wall. The door opens and closes the opening. The heater unit is disposed on an upper wall of the heating cooking compartment. The heater unit includes a heater configured to generate heat, a heat reflection plate covering an upper side of the heater, and a thermal shield plate covering an upper side of the heat reflection plate. An air layer is provided between the heat reflection plate and the thermal shield plate.

41.

Display device and display method

      
Application Number 18095789
Grant Number 12315468
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-01-11
First Publication Date 2025-05-27
Grant Date 2025-05-27
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Nakamura, Tatsunori

Abstract

The display device includes a first liquid crystal panel that displays a first image, a second liquid crystal panel that faces a rear surface of the first liquid crystal panel and displays a second image synchronized with the first image, and an image enlargement processing unit configured to generate the second image to be displayed on the second liquid crystal panel by enlargement from a predetermined enlargement center position toward at least one end portion of the second liquid crystal panel.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/36 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source using liquid crystals
  • G02F 1/13 - Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulatingNon-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
  • G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
  • G09G 3/34 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source

42.

HEATING COOKER

      
Document Number 03256619
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-09-30
Open to Public Date 2025-05-26
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Asami, Shinji
  • Yachi, Mariko

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, an upper wall, an irradiator, and a reflector. The heating cooking compartment allows a heating-target object to be accommodated therein. The upper wall constitutes at least a part of the heating cooking compartment. The irradiator is disposed on an outer side of the heating cooking compartment with respect to an upper wall and irradiates an inside of the heating cooking compartment with light from an outside of the heating cooking compartment. The reflector is disposed at a position on the upper wall opposite to the heating cooking compartment, and reflects light emitted from the irradiator. The upper wall has a first opening configured to allow light emitted from the irradiator to pass through, and a second opening configured to allow light reflected from the reflector to pass through.

43.

CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number 18838317
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-04-20
First Publication Date 2025-05-22
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Moriya, Masaaki
  • Furukawa, Hiroyuki
  • Kawai, Masafumi
  • Ueno, Masafumi
  • Shiobara, Naoki
  • Kazemi, Mohammad Reza

Abstract

A control device includes: a monitoring control section configured to obtain, from within a sweep range, a measured value related to a characteristic of a pixel circuit including: a light-emitting element; and a drive transistor configured to control an electric current flowing in the light-emitting element; a correction parameter determining section configured to determine a correction parameter based on the measured value; and a signal correction processing section configured to calculate a drive voltage value for the pixel circuit by correcting a gray level value based on the correction parameter, wherein the monitoring control section determines the sweep range based on a reference measured value that is a previously obtained measured value.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/3291 - Details of drivers for data electrodes in which the data driver supplies a variable data voltage for setting the current through, or the voltage across, the light-emitting elements

44.

SOLAR CELL MODULE

      
Application Number 18842540
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-07-18
First Publication Date 2025-05-22
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Okamoto, Chikao

Abstract

A solar cell module includes: a plurality of solar cells arranged in a first direction and in a second direction; and connection members electrically connecting the plurality of solar cells. The connection members include: a first wiring member that connects one solar cell and another solar cell arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction; and a second wiring member that connects one solar cell and another solar cell arranged adjacent to each other in the second direction. The second wiring member is provided on a back surface side opposite to a light-receiving surface side of the solar cell so as to intersect the first wiring member and also to be electrically connected to the first wiring member. The plurality of solar cells is connected in series by the first wiring member and is connected in parallel by the second wiring member.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10F 19/90 - Structures for connecting between photovoltaic cells, e.g. interconnections or insulating spacers

45.

OUTPUT LINE CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE

      
Application Number 18842551
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-08-24
First Publication Date 2025-05-22
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takaba, Yoshiroh
  • Yoshikawa Funakoshi, Yasushi

Abstract

A solar cell module includes a solar cell string sealed between a transparent substrate and a back surface protection member. The solar cell string includes solar cell connection units in each of which a plurality of solar cells adjacent in a first direction is connected in series with each other. Each of the solar cell connection units is provided with an output wiring member. The output wiring member extends to an outside through the back surface protection member. Outlets and a terminal box are positioned apart from each other in an in-plane direction of the back surface protection member.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02S 40/36 - Electrical components characterised by special electrical interconnection means between two or more PV modules, e.g. electrical module-to-module connection
  • H02S 40/34 - Electrical components comprising specially adapted electrical connection means to be structurally associated with the PV module, e.g. junction boxes

46.

DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD OF ADDITIONAL DISPLAY

      
Application Number 18941302
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-08
First Publication Date 2025-05-22
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ogasawara, Kenji

Abstract

This display apparatus includes: a display that displays an operation screen containing one or more objects; and one or more controllers that, based on a user operation made with respect to any of the one or more objects, control a display of an additional display corresponding to the at least one of the one or more object. The one or more controllers change a display mode of the additional display when the display of the additional display overlaps a restricted region that restricts the display of the additional display.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/14 - Digital output to display device
  • G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

47.

DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

      
Application Number 18947193
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-14
First Publication Date 2025-05-22
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kurimoto, Hideaki
  • Kimura, Satoshi

Abstract

A developing device includes: a developing device body including a vent opening that releases internal pressure, and a filter member including a filter that closes the vent opening, the filter member detachably attached to the developing device body; wherein the filter member is subjected to an attaching operation and a detaching operation, relative to the developing device body, in a state where an inner surface of the filter is in a predetermined first posture with the inner surface facing upward; and wherein the filter member is held on the developing device body in a state where the inner surface of the filter is in a predetermined second posture different from the first posture.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 21/16 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
  • G03G 15/08 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer

48.

IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECODING MEDIUM

      
Application Number 19027304
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-17
First Publication Date 2025-05-22
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yasugi, Yukinobu
  • Aono, Tomoko
  • Ikai, Tomohiro

Abstract

Complexity of coding/decoding of a video is reduced. An image decoding apparatus (31) includes a CN information decoder (10) configured to hierarchically split a coding node by at least any of binary tree split and ternary tree split. The CN information decoder refers to a method of splitting an immediately higher node, which is a node one generation higher than a target node, to restrict a method of splitting the target node.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
  • H04N 19/96 - Tree coding, e.g. quad-tree coding

49.

VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS AND VIDEO CODING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18839075
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-20
First Publication Date 2025-05-22
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hashimoto, Tomonori
  • Ikai, Tomohiro
  • Yasugi, Yukinobu
  • Aono, Tomoko

Abstract

Video coding and decoding apparatuses that can enhance coding efficiency are provided. A video decoding apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a parameter decoder configured to decode a transform coefficient and a coefficient sign prediction error from coded data, and a sign prediction unit configured to predict a sign of the transform coefficient. The sign prediction unit derives a cost with reference to a boundary pixel with a neighboring block for a candidate of a combination of signs of transform coefficients without sign information, selects the sign, based on the cost, and modifies the predicted transform coefficient sign, using the coefficient sign prediction error decoded by the parameter decoder. The sign prediction unit divides the transform coefficients without the sign information into multiple groups, and performs the prediction on a transform coefficient of the transform coefficients for each of the multiple groups.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/61 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using transform coding in combination with predictive coding
  • H04N 19/12 - Selection from among a plurality of transforms or standards, e.g. selection between discrete cosine transform [DCT] and sub-band transform or selection between H.263 and H.264
  • H04N 19/18 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being a set of transform coefficients
  • H04N 19/196 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the adaptation method, adaptation tool or adaptation type used for the adaptive coding being specially adapted for the computation of encoding parameters, e.g. by averaging previously computed encoding parameters

50.

TERMINAL DEVICES AND BASE STATION DEVICES

      
Application Number 18840997
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-17
First Publication Date 2025-05-22
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Lin, Huifa
  • Suzuki, Shoichi
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Nogami, Toshizo
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Fukui, Takahisa
  • Morimoto, Ryota

Abstract

Terminal device receives a reference signal, a first machine learning model, and a second machine learning method, and transmits a CSI report. The terminal device compresses a CSI related data obtained from the reference signal into a first compressed CSI data and a second compressed CSI data, by the first machine learning model and the second machine learning method, respectively. The terminal device includes the first compressed CSI data and the second compressed CSI data in the CSI report.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections

51.

FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18931319
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-30
First Publication Date 2025-05-22
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Maeda, Tomohiro

Abstract

A fixing device includes a fixing pad and a heater. The fixing pad is in contact with an inner surface of a fixing belt and is located opposite a pressure roller to form a nip between the fixture and the pressure applicator where the pressure is applied to the paper. The heater is attached to the fixing pad and has a positive temperature coefficient. The heater has a heating surface that faces toward the nip and generates heat. The heating surface and the inner surface of the fixing belt have an insulating layer (substrate) therebetween.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/20 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat
  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern

52.

HEATING COOKER

      
Document Number 03256582
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-09-30
Open to Public Date 2025-05-21
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Asami, Shinji

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a housing, a board, a board blower, and a division partition. The board blower has a first blow-out port accommodating a second fan and blowing out air toward the board, the board blower forming a sixth air flow with air blown out from the first blow-out port. The division partition divides a flow channel through which the sixth air flow flows from the first blow-out port toward the board. The division partition includes a second case that accommodates the board. The first blow-out port is disposed at a position spanning between a surface on one side and a surface on the other side of the board. The second case has, on a bottom wall portion, a flow restricting portion restricting a flow quantity of air flowing in the second case.

53.

HEATING COOKER

      
Document Number 03256707
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-29
Open to Public Date 2025-05-21
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Iwamoto, Masayuki
  • Asami, Shinji

Abstract

A heating cooker includes: a heating cooking compartment; a detector configured to detect a temperature inside the heating cooking compartment; a first heater unit disposed above the heating cooking compartment; a supply unit configured to supply hot air into the heating cooking compartment; and a controller configured to control the first heater unit and the supply unit, wherein the first heater unit includes a first heater, the supply unit includes a heater for hot air and a fan, and the controller controls the first heater and the heater for hot air based on a detection result of the detector in a predetermined temperature zone.

54.

HEATING COOKER

      
Document Number 03256780
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-28
Open to Public Date 2025-05-21
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Asami, Shinji

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a door, and a first damper unit. The first damper unit includes a first duct member covering the first open hole, a first damper disposed on an inward side from the first duct member and configured to open and close the first open hole, a first cam disposed on the inward side from the first duct member and configured to move the first damper, a first motor disposed on an outer surface of the first duct member and configured to drive the first cam, a first lever configured to move depending on a driven state of the first cam, and a first detector. The first detector is disposed on the outer surface of the first duct member, and is pressed by movement of the first lever.

55.

HEATING COOKER

      
Document Number 03256618
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-29
Open to Public Date 2025-05-21
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Asami, Shinji

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a housing, a cooling fan, an irradiator, and a flow channel section. The cooling fan is disposed between the heating cooking compartment and the housing. The irradiator is disposed between the heating cooking compartment and the housing, and is positioned between suction ports and the cooling fan. The flow channel section extends in a direction opposite to a second direction from the suction ports toward the cooling fan and allows air introduced from the suction ports to flow in. The flow channel section includes a first flow channel section and a second flow channel section. The first flow channel section has a first flow channel opening connected to the suction ports. The second flow channel section is continuous with an end portion of the first flow channel section in the direction opposite to the second direction, and has a second flow channel area smaller than a first flow channel area of the first flow channel opening. The irradiator is disposed in the second flow channel section.

56.

METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT

      
Application Number 18726267
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-01-05
First Publication Date 2025-05-15
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Luo, Chao
  • Zhao, Yinan
  • Liu, Renmao

Abstract

Provided in the present invention are a method performed by user equipment, and user equipment. The method performed by user equipment includes: determining, according to sidelink control information (SCI) format 2-C, the content of SCI; and transmitting the SCI, wherein a field in the SCI indicates that the SCI is used to carry inter-UE coordination information, or indicates that the SCI is used to carry a coordination request, wherein the inter-UE coordination information is triggered by the UE according to a certain condition, or is a response to a coordination request transmitted by second user equipment (UE), and the coordination request is used to request inter-UE coordination information from third user equipment (UE).

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink
  • H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink

57.

POWDER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE

      
Application Number 18897144
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-09-26
First Publication Date 2025-05-15
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Kitamura, Keizoh

Abstract

There is provided a powder container including a holder that stores powder, a stirring unit that stirs the powder, and a swing member to drop the powder remaining on an inner wall of the holder. The stirring unit includes a rotation shaft rotatably supported in the holder, and a stirring member provided to the rotation shaft in such a manner as to protrude outward in a radial direction. The inner wall includes a wall along an intersecting direction intersecting with a rotation axis direction of the rotation shaft. A base side of the swing member includes a fixed portion that is fixed to the all along the intersecting direction of the holder, and a movable side of the swing member swings about the fixed portion by being pressed by the stirring member due to the rotation of the rotation shaft.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/08 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer

58.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18940658
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-07
First Publication Date 2025-05-15
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Kaku, Yuichi

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section; and one or more controllers that control the image forming section. At the time of start-up of the image forming section, the one or more controllers perform predetermined determination processing by which both a contact state between a photoreceptor and a transfer section and a contact state between the photoreceptor and a charging section are determined, when determining that the photoreceptor is in the contact state with the transfer section and the photoreceptor is in the contact state with the charging section, the one or more controllers determine normality, and when determining that the photoreceptor is not in the contact state with the transfer section or the photoreceptor is not in the contact state with the charging section, the one or more controllers determine that abnormality has occurred and limit operation of the image forming section to a predetermined operation.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
  • G03G 15/08 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
  • G03G 21/18 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge

59.

HEATING COOKER

      
Document Number 03257182
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-31
Open to Public Date 2025-05-15
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Asami, Shinji
  • Yachi, Mariko

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a door, a heater unit, a turntable, a drive unit, a fan, and a guide unit. The heating cooking compartment has an opening. The door opens and closes the opening. The heater unit is disposed below the heating cooking compartment. The turntable is disposed inside the heating cooking compartment and allows a heating-target object to be placed on the turntable. The drive unit is disposed below the heating cooking compartment and drives the turntable. The fan generates an air flow. The guide unit guides an air flow. The drive unit is disposed closer to the door than the heater unit. The guide unit guides the air flow to the drive unit.

60.

ENHANCEMENTS OF HIGH PRIORITY SR MULTIPLEXING ON LP PUSCH

      
Application Number 18726846
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-16
First Publication Date 2025-05-15
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yin, Zhanping
  • Ying, Kai
  • Yokomakura, Kazunari

Abstract

A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes circuitry configured to, in a case that a high priority (HP) physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for more than 2 bits of HP hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) with PUCCHI format 2 or PUCCH format 3 or PUCCH format 4 overlaps with K PUCCHs for respective K HP SRs and a low priority (LP) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and if HP HARQ-ACK multiplexing on the LP PUSCH is configured and/or dynamically indicated by downlink control information (DCI), append [log2(K+1)] bits for HP SR to the HP HARQ-ACK. The circuitry is also configured to multiplex the combined HP HARQ-ACK bits and the appended HP SR bits on the LP PUSCH as HP HARQ-ACK bits.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 28/02 - Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control

61.

TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

      
Application Number 18836396
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-07
First Publication Date 2025-05-15
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Inoue, Kyosuke
  • Yamada, Shohei
  • Tsuboi, Hidekazu
  • Kawano, Takuma

Abstract

A MAC entity of a terminal apparatus determines whether a TAT associated with a TAG including a PSCell of an SCG has expired, and provides a notification to an RRC entity of the terminal apparatus, the notification indicating that a random access procedure is needed for activation of the SCG based on the determination that the TAT associated with the TAG including the PSCell has expired.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/0833 - Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access

62.

DISPLAY DEVICE

      
Application Number 18839568
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-04-22
First Publication Date 2025-05-15
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Furukawa, Hiroyuki
  • Ueno, Masafumi
  • Toridono, Chie
  • Moriya, Masaaki

Abstract

A display device includes a control unit obtaining, at time intervals, degradation information on a plurality of subpixels, and setting a data signal to be supplied to each of the subpixels in accordance with the degradation information and determining, from the degradation information, presence or absence of a short circuit between a first power supply unit and a second power supply unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G09G 3/00 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
  • G09G 3/3233 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix using controlled light sources using electroluminescent panels semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED] using an active matrix with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element

63.

TONER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER

      
Application Number 18935468
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-02
First Publication Date 2025-05-15
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Kano, Tadanori

Abstract

A toner including toner particles and an external additive adhering to a surface of the toner particles has the following configuration. The toner particles include a crystalline polyester resin and a wax and have an apparent viscosity at 90° C. in a range from 100000 Pa*s to 200000 Pa*s. The external additive includes a first external additive and a second external additive having an average primary particle size larger than that of the first external additive. A loose bulk density of the toner is in a range from 0.3 g/cm3 to 0.35 g/cm3. When the toner is compressed at 50° C. and 1.2 N/cm2, a compression degree of the toner is 50% or less, and a stress relaxation ratio of the toner is 27% or more.

IPC Classes  ?

64.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18944350
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-12
First Publication Date 2025-05-15
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Washida, Kento

Abstract

An image forming apparatus including a display; and one or more controllers, wherein the one or more controllers refer to first information associating user identification information identifying a user with print history information indicating presence or absence of print histories related to print jobs held by the image forming apparatus, and control, on a basis of whether the print history information corresponding to the user identification information of a logged-in user who is logged in to the image forming apparatus indicates the presence of a print history of some of the print jobs, whether to cause a first confirmation screen including information indicating at least one print job other the some of the print jobs to appear on the display.

IPC Classes  ?

65.

RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18837090
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-02-09
First Publication Date 2025-05-08
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Namba, Hideo
  • Yamada, Ryota

Abstract

In a case of performing communication with a base station apparatus and another radio communication apparatus, TXOP acquisition opportunities are increased to include a condition that a transmission destination is a direct-link or uplink traffic as a condition to execute a Spatial Reuse Operation. In a case that an upper layer performs setting for low-latency communication, the Spatial Reuse Operation may be executed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 48/16 - DiscoveringProcessing access restriction or access information
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04L 69/22 - Parsing or analysis of headers

66.

AUTOMATIC TRANSPORT DEVICE

      
Application Number 18913114
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-11
First Publication Date 2025-05-08
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Nakamoto, Atsushi

Abstract

An automatic transport device includes: a holder including a slide surface and slidably holding an object to be transported on the slide surface; a binder binding to a side surface of the object to be transported, the binder including a sucker that adheres to a central portion on the side surface of the object to be transported, and contact members that abut on the right and left sides of the side surface; a driving motor sliding the object to be transported on the slide surface in a state where the binder is binding to the side surface of the object to be transported; and a driver enabling the automatic transport device to travel.

IPC Classes  ?

67.

VISIBLE LIGHT RESPONSIVE PHOTOCATALYST

      
Application Number 18938520
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-11-06
First Publication Date 2025-05-08
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tanaka, Ryota
  • Okazaki, Shinya
  • Mitamura, Keigo

Abstract

The visible light responsive photo catalyst of the disclosure includes at least one tungsten oxide particle and at least one co-catalyst particle supported on a surface of the tungsten oxide particle, in which 20% or more of the co-catalyst particles of a plurality (100 or more) of the co-catalyst particles each of whose primary particle diameter is measurable by an electron microscopic image of the visible light responsive photocatalyst are non-aggregates and each have a primary particle diameter from 6 nm to 20 nm.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B01J 23/30 - Tungsten
  • B01J 23/42 - Platinum
  • B01J 23/652 - Chromium, molybdenum or tungsten
  • B01J 35/40 - Catalysts, in general, characterised by their form or physical properties characterised by dimensions, e.g. grain size

68.

LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE FOR IMPROVING INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY

      
Application Number 19015667
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-10
First Publication Date 2025-05-08
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Sakakibara, Yusuke
  • Yamamoto, Masaki
  • Ueta, Yoshihiro

Abstract

A light-emitting device includes a first sub-pixel provided with a first light emitter, and a second sub-pixel provided with a second light emitter and constituting, together with the first sub-pixel, one of a plurality of pixels. The first light emitter has a first cathode, a first anode, and a first light-emitting layer containing a first quantum dot and disposed between the first cathode and the first anode. The second light emitter has a second cathode, a second anode, and a second light-emitting layer containing a second quantum dot and disposed between the second cathode and the second anode. The second quantum dot emits light having a longer light-emission wavelength than the first quantum dot. The first light-emitting layer is thicker than the second light-emitting layer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H10K 50/115 - OLEDs or polymer light-emitting diodes [PLED] characterised by the electroluminescent [EL] layers comprising active inorganic nanostructures, e.g. luminescent quantum dots
  • H10K 50/805 - Electrodes

69.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNALING BUFFER OUTPUT INFORMATION IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 19018760
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-13
First Publication Date 2025-05-08
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Deshpande, Sachin G.

Abstract

A method of decoding video data includes receiving a first decoding unit information message corresponding to a first decoding unit of a current access unit, determining a syntax element used to compute a decoded picture buffer output time of the current access unit is not present in the first decoding unit information message, and based on the syntax element not being present in the first decoding unit information message, inferring the value of the syntax element to be equal to a value of a corresponding instance of the syntax element in a second decoding unit information message, wherein the second decoding unit information corresponds to a second decoding unit belonging to the current access unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
  • H04N 19/172 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a picture, frame or field
  • H04N 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder

70.

POWER SAVING TIMERS ADJUSTMENT IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK AND CELLULAR DEVICES SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18693778
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-22
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Sugiyama, Edward Masami

Abstract

Various apparatus and methods are disclosed for controlling operation of a wireless terminal in a non-terrestrial network (NTN). Nodes for controlling such wireless terminals are disclosed, as well the wireless terminals. Corresponding methods are disclosed for the various embodiments of nodes and wireless terminals.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/42 - TPC being performed in particular situations in systems with time, space, frequency or polarisation diversity
  • H04W 52/02 - Power saving arrangements
  • H04W 76/28 - Discontinuous transmission [DTX]Discontinuous reception [DRX]

71.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 18913058
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-11
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Iwamoto, Masayuki
  • Asami, Shinji

Abstract

A heating cooker includes: a heating cooking compartment; a detector configured to detect a temperature inside the heating cooking compartment; a first heater unit disposed above the heating cooking compartment; a supply unit configured to supply hot air into the heating cooking compartment; and a controller configured to control the first heater unit and the supply unit, wherein the first heater unit includes a first heater, the supply unit includes a heater for hot air and a fan, and the controller controls the first heater and the heater for hot air based on a detection result of the detector in a predetermined temperature zone.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F24C 7/08 - Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
  • F24C 15/32 - Arrangements of ducts for hot gases, e.g. in or around baking ovens

72.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 18925276
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-24
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Asami, Shinji

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a door, and a first damper unit. The first damper unit includes a first duct member covering the first open hole, a first damper disposed on an inward side from the first duct member and configured to open and close the first open hole, a first cam disposed on the inward side from the first duct member and configured to move the first damper, a first motor disposed on an outer surface of the first duct member and configured to drive the first cam, a first lever configured to move depending on a driven state of the first cam, and a first detector. The first detector is disposed on the outer surface of the first duct member, and is pressed by movement of the first lever.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H05B 6/64 - Heating using microwaves
  • H05B 6/76 - Prevention of microwave leakage, e.g. door sealings

73.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 18926849
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-25
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yachi, Mariko
  • Asami, Shinji
  • Iwamoto, Masayuki

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a door, and a heater unit. The heating cooking compartment has an opening in a front wall. The door opens and closes the opening. The heater unit is disposed on an upper wall of the heating cooking compartment. The heater unit includes a heater configured to generate heat, a heat reflection plate covering an upper side of the heater, and a thermal shield plate covering an upper side of the heat reflection plate. An air layer is provided between the heat reflection plate and the thermal shield plate.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F24C 15/32 - Arrangements of ducts for hot gases, e.g. in or around baking ovens
  • H05B 3/44 - Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes non-flexible heating conductor arranged within rods or tubes of insulating material

74.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 18926857
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-25
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Asami, Shinji
  • Iwamoto, Masayuki

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a door, a microwave supply unit, a first heater unit, and a first fan. The heating cooking compartment has an opening in a front wall. The door opens and closes the opening. The microwave supply unit has a magnetron disposed on an upper wall of the heating cooking compartment. The first heater unit is disposed on the upper wall of the heating cooking compartment. The first fan is disposed on the upper wall of the heating cooking compartment and generates an air flow. The magnetron is disposed closer to the front wall than the first heater unit. The first fan generates an air flow circulating through the magnetron and the first heater unit in this order.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F24C 15/32 - Arrangements of ducts for hot gases, e.g. in or around baking ovens
  • H05B 6/64 - Heating using microwaves

75.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 18926881
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-25
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Asami, Shinji

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a housing, a first heater unit, a cooling fan, and a second flow channel section. The heating cooking compartment allows a heating-target object to be accommodated therein. The housing accommodates the heating cooking compartment. The first heater unit heats the heating-target object. The cooling fan generates a first air flow circulating through a space other than the first heater unit and a second air flow circulating through the first heater unit. The second flow channel section guides only the second air flow that has passed through the first heater unit to the vicinity of a discharge unit communicating with the outside of the housing. The second air flow guided to the vicinity of the discharge unit through the second flow channel section and the first air flow are joined and discharged from the discharge unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F24C 15/32 - Arrangements of ducts for hot gases, e.g. in or around baking ovens
  • F24C 15/00 - DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGESDETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION Details
  • F24C 15/22 - Reflectors for radiation heaters

76.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 18929888
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-29
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Asami, Shinji
  • Yachi, Mariko

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a door, a heater unit, a turntable, a drive unit, a fan, and a guide unit. The heating cooking compartment has an opening. The door opens and closes the opening. The heater unit is disposed below the heating cooking compartment. The turntable is disposed inside the heating cooking compartment and allows a heating-target object to be placed on the turntable. The drive unit is disposed below the heating cooking compartment and drives the turntable. The fan generates an air flow. The guide unit guides an air flow. The drive unit is disposed closer to the door than the heater unit. The guide unit guides the air flow to the drive unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F24C 15/02 - Doors specially adapted for stoves or ranges
  • A47J 37/04 - Roasting apparatus with movably-mounted food supports or with movable heating implementsSpits
  • F24C 1/14 - Radiation heating stoves or ranges, with additional provision for convection heating

77.

STATION APPARATUS, ACCESS POINT APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18593881
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-03-02
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shirakawa, Atsushi
  • Yamada, Ryota
  • Tomeba, Hiromichi

Abstract

A wireless LAN station apparatus is provided. The wireless LAN station apparatus reports, to a wireless LAN access point apparatus, information necessary for an inter-access-point-apparatus cooperative operation in a Multi-AP wireless communication system without being solicited by the wireless LAN access point apparatus. The wireless LAN station apparatus includes at least a receiver and a transmitter.

IPC Classes  ?

78.

CONNECTION RELEASE WITH POWER SAVINGS IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK AND CELLULAR DEVICES SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18693785
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-22
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Sugiyama, Edward Masami

Abstract

Various apparatus and methods are disclosed for controlling operation of a wireless terminal in a non-terrestrial network (NTN). Nodes for controlling such wireless terminals are disclosed, as well the wireless terminals. Corresponding methods are disclosed for the various embodiments of nodes and wireless terminals.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/02 - Power saving arrangements
  • H04B 7/185 - Space-based or airborne stations
  • H04W 76/27 - Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
  • H04W 76/38 - Connection release triggered by timers
  • H04W 84/06 - Airborne or Satellite Networks

79.

USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD PERFORMED BY UE

      
Application Number 18722611
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-23
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Kuge, Yoko

Abstract

Provided are, in the 5GS, a method and a communication mechanism for procedures of initial registration of a UE and a periodic or mobility-based registration for implementing management of information about network slice or non-public network function. Furthermore, provided are a method and a communication mechanism for a deregistration procedure after completion of the registration procedure. Furthermore, provided is a method for managing information about network slice in association with each procedure and state transition. Accordingly, provided is, in the 5GS, a communication mechanism for implementing a function related to management of information about network slice or non-public network function.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 60/06 - De-registration or detaching
  • H04W 48/16 - DiscoveringProcessing access restriction or access information
  • H04W 60/04 - Affiliation to network, e.g. registrationTerminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration using triggered events

80.

USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATION DEVICES AND METHODS

      
Application Number 18836393
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-02-08
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Lin, Huifa
  • Suzuki, Shoichi
  • Nakashima, Daiichiro
  • Nogami, Toshizo
  • Ouchi, Wataru
  • Yoshimura, Tomoki
  • Fukui, Takahisa
  • Morimoto, Ryota

Abstract

Terminal device receive a SS/PBCH block, a MIB including subCarrierSpacingCommon, and a Type0-PDCCH. Monitoring occasions of the Type0-PDCCH are associated with the SS/PBCH block. If subCarrierSpacingCommon indicates ‘scs15or60’, Q=32 is assumed for quasi co-location of reception of the SS/PBCH block, and Q=16 is assumed for quasi co-location of reception of the Type0-PDCCH.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

81.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 18913044
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-11
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Asami, Shinji
  • Iwamoto, Masayuki

Abstract

A heating cooker includes: a heating compartment; an infrared heater configured to emit infrared rays directed from an outside to an inside of the heating compartment; a microwave generator configured to emit microwaves directed from the outside to the inside of the heating compartment; a first plate-shaped member positioned between the infrared heater and the heating compartment and have a plurality of through-holes; and a second plate-shaped member positioned apart from the first plate-shaped member between the first plate-shaped member and the infrared heater and have a plurality of through-holes.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H05B 6/64 - Heating using microwaves
  • H05B 3/14 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material the material being non-metallic
  • H05B 3/44 - Heating elements having the shape of rods or tubes non-flexible heating conductor arranged within rods or tubes of insulating material

82.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18921304
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-21
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Hara, Tatsuya

Abstract

An image processing device comprises a recognition unit configured to recognize a flower image included in an image, and a determination unit configured to determine to perform high-dynamic-range rendering when the flower image has been recognized by the recognition unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06V 10/70 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning
  • G06T 5/90 - Dynamic range modification of images or parts thereof

83.

RECTIFIER CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY UNIT

      
Application Number 18921313
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-21
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Shiomi, Takeshi

Abstract

A rectifier circuit is used that includes a high withstand voltage transistor, a low withstand voltage transistor, and a control transistor. The high withstand voltage transistor has a reference terminal thereof connected to a high voltage terminal of the low withstand voltage transistor, and the high withstand voltage transistor has a control terminal thereof connected to a reference terminal of the low withstand voltage transistor via a capacitor. The control transistor has a high voltage terminal thereof connected to the control terminal of the high withstand voltage transistor, a reference terminal thereof connected to the reference terminal of the low withstand voltage transistor, and a control terminal thereof connected to the high voltage terminal of the low withstand voltage transistor.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02M 1/00 - Details of apparatus for conversion
  • H02M 7/04 - Conversion of AC power input into DC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters
  • H02M 7/219 - Conversion of AC power input into DC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only in a bridge configuration

84.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FUSING CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number 18921514
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-21
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor Takatsuka, Kazuki

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes: a heating portion including a heating source; a pressing portion that presses the heating portion while in contact with it; a temperature detector that detects the temperature of the heating portion and/or the pressing portion; and a conveyer that guides a print sheet with a toner image through a nip portion where the heating portion and the pressing portion are in contact with each other; and a controller that controls the heat source and the conveyer. The controller controls the heating source to set the heating portion to target temperature during execution of a print job, determines a nip width magnitude, on the basis of the temperature variation of the heating portion and/or the pressing portion and heat generation of the heating source by rotating them when the print job is not being executed, and changes the target temperature on the basis of the determination.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/20 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat

85.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18922638
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-22
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Ogino, Kumiko

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes one or more controllers; and an image former having a detachable fixing unit, wherein the one or more controllers acquire fixing unit information on a fixing unit being attached to the image former, and execute a predetermined process, based on the acquired fixing unit information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
  • G03G 15/20 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for fixing, e.g. by using heat

86.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 18922901
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-22
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Asami, Shinji
  • Iwamoto, Masayuki

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a door, a first detector, a first fan, a controller, and a first wind direction plate. The heating cooking compartment has an opening in a front wall. The door opens and closes the opening. The first detector is disposed on a first side wall of the heating cooking compartment, detects opening and closing of the door, and outputs a first detection signal. The first fan generates an air flow. The controller receives the first detection signal as an input. The first wind direction plate guides an air flow to the first detector.

IPC Classes  ?

87.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 18925283
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-24
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Asami, Shinji
  • Yachi, Mariko

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, an upper wall, an irradiator, and a reflector. The heating cooking compartment allows a heating-target object to be accommodated therein. The upper wall constitutes at least a part of the heating cooking compartment. The irradiator is disposed on an outer side of the heating cooking compartment with respect to an upper wall and irradiates an inside of the heating cooking compartment with light from an outside of the heating cooking compartment. The reflector is disposed at a position on the upper wall opposite to the heating cooking compartment, and reflects light emitted from the irradiator. The upper wall has a first opening configured to allow light emitted from the irradiator to pass through, and a second opening configured to allow light reflected from the reflector to pass through.

IPC Classes  ?

88.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OPERATIONAL OBJECT DISPLAY METHOD

      
Application Number 18925532
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-24
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Okada, Mikiya

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes: a displayer that displays an operational screen of an image forming apparatus; and controllers that control execution of an input job, in which when a printing job is input, the controllers determine a display form of an operational object for receiving a stop instruction for that printing job, and display, on the operational screen, the operational object that is based on determined the display form.

IPC Classes  ?

89.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 18926871
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-25
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Asami, Shinji

Abstract

A heating cooker includes: a heating cooking compartment configured to accommodate a heating-target object; a housing having a suction port through which air is introduced, the housing being configured to accommodate the heating cooking compartment; a cooling fan configured to suction air from the suction port into a space between the heating cooking compartment and the housing; a heat generating unit configured to generate heat; and a flow channel section configured to allow air introduced from the suction port to flow in. The flow channel section includes a first flow channel section having a first flow channel opening facing the suction port, and a second flow channel section having a second flow channel area smaller than a first flow channel area of the first flow channel opening. The heat generating unit is disposed in the second flow channel section.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F24C 15/32 - Arrangements of ducts for hot gases, e.g. in or around baking ovens
  • F24C 15/00 - DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGESDETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION Details

90.

HEATING COOKER

      
Application Number 18928436
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-28
First Publication Date 2025-05-01
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Asami, Shinji

Abstract

A heating cooker includes a heating cooking compartment, a housing, a circuit board, an air blower, and a division partition. The division partition includes a board case configured to accommodate the circuit board. The board case includes a bottom wall portion functioning as a partition between the heating cooking compartment and the circuit board. The circuit board is disposed apart from the bottom wall portion. A first blow-out port is disposed at a position spanning between a surface on one side and a surface on another side of the circuit board. The board case includes, on the bottom wall portion, a flow restricting portion restricting a flow quantity of air flowing in the board case.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F24C 15/00 - DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGESDETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION Details
  • F24C 7/08 - Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices

91.

USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18572601
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-06-24
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Liu, Liqing
  • Yamada, Shohei
  • Takahashi, Hiroki

Abstract

A communication method by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving, from a base station, system information including a first radio resource control (RRC) parameter, wherein the first RRC parameter provides a cell-specific physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource set and the cell-specific PUCCH resource set includes one or more PUCCH resources; and receiving a PDCCH with a DCI format scheduling a PDSCH; and transmitting, on a PUCCH resource included in the cell-specific PUCCH resource set, a PUCCH with HARQ-ACK information in response to the PDSCH received, wherein whether or not to transmit the PUCCH using frequency hopping is determined based on one, more or all of a first DCI field of the DCI format, RRC parameter(s) and a predefined rule.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/20 - Control channels or signalling for resource management
  • H04W 72/044 - Wireless resource allocation based on the type of the allocated resource

92.

ACCESS POINT APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18684870
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-22
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Tomeba, Hiromichi
  • Shirakawa, Atsushi
  • Namba, Hideo

Abstract

An access point apparatus for communicating with multiple station apparatuses includes a transmitter that transmits a trigger frame triggering frame transmission performed by each of the multiple station apparatuses, and a receiver that performs carrier sense to reserve multiple radio resources in time periods with different lengths. The trigger frame includes information indicating the time periods for the multiple radio resources reserved by the receiver.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/0808 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA using carrier sensing, e.g. carrier sense multiple access [CSMA]
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames

93.

TERMINAL APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD

      
Application Number 18691916
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-08
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kawano, Takuma
  • Yamada, Shohei
  • Tsuboi, Hidekazu
  • Inoue, Kyosuke

Abstract

A processing unit of a terminal apparatus communicates with a base station apparatus using an MCG and an SCG, and determines whether to perform radio link monitoring and/or beam failure detection in the terminal apparatus based on whether information indicating whether to perform radio link monitoring and/or beam failure detection is included in an SCG deactivation command transmitted from the previous base station apparatus, and the terminal apparatus determines whether to perform radio link monitoring and/or beam failure detection based on a determination of whether to perform radio link monitoring and/or beam failure detection.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 28/08 - Load balancing or load distribution
  • H04W 28/086 - Load balancing or load distribution among access entities

94.

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CODING VIDEO DATA

      
Application Number 18718985
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-12-15
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yang, Yu-Chiao

Abstract

A method of decoding video data by an electronic device is provided. The method receives the video data and determines a block unit from an image frame according to the video data. In addition, the method determines a plurality of candidate positions including at least one non-adjacent position which is non-adjacent to the block unit, and determine a plurality of motion candidates from the candidate positions. The method further selects, based on the motion candidates, a plurality of collocated blocks each included in one of one or more collocated frames included in the video data, and determine a plurality of first cost values, each corresponding to one of the collocated blocks. Then, the method determines at least one subblock-based temporal motion vector prediction (SbTMVP) candidate based on the motion candidates and the first cost values and reconstructs the block unit based on the at least one SbTMVP candidate.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder
  • H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock

95.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18920073
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-18
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Yoshida, Akihito

Abstract

An image processing apparatus and the like are provided. The image processing apparatus obtains an image that is obtained by reading a document, extracts a feature point from the image, identifies a plurality of feature points arranged in a predetermined direction in the image as feature points that correspond to an edge defining a range of the document, sets an area outside the range of the document on the basis of the identified feature points, and removes the feature points in the set area. In this way, a document area can be identified with a high degree of accuracy.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06T 7/13 - Edge detection
  • G06T 7/194 - SegmentationEdge detection involving foreground-background segmentation
  • G06V 10/44 - Local feature extraction by analysis of parts of the pattern, e.g. by detecting edges, contours, loops, corners, strokes or intersectionsConnectivity analysis, e.g. of connected components

96.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING OBJECT DETECTION IN COMPRESSED FEATURE DATA IN CODING OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATA

      
Application Number 18835135
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-01-27
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ji, Tianying
  • Misra, Kiran Mukesh

Abstract

A device may be configured to improve object detection in reconstructed feature data according to one or more of the techniques described herein.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06V 10/77 - Processing image or video features in feature spacesArrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using data integration or data reduction, e.g. principal component analysis [PCA] or independent component analysis [ICA] or self-organising maps [SOM]Blind source separation
  • G06V 10/62 - Extraction of image or video features relating to a temporal dimension, e.g. time-based feature extractionPattern tracking
  • G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
  • G06V 20/40 - ScenesScene-specific elements in video content

97.

COUPLING DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC TRAVELING DEVICE

      
Application Number 18909300
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-08
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor Nakaura, Masaki

Abstract

A coupling device includes a coupling motor, a gear mechanism connected to the coupling motor, a coupling arm connected to the gear mechanism, and a coupling controller that drives the coupling motor. When an automatic traveling device reaches a predetermined coupling operation position, the coupling controller drives the coupling motor to rotate the gear mechanism, thereby moving the coupling arm from a non-coupling position to a coupling position for coupling a cart.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B62B 5/00 - Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
  • B60D 1/00 - Traction couplingsHitchesDraw-gearTowing devices
  • B60D 1/24 - Traction couplingsHitchesDraw-gearTowing devices characterised by arrangements for particular functions

98.

IMAGE READING DEVICE

      
Application Number 18919876
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-18
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suzuki, Risa
  • Yamanaka, Takashi
  • Katamoto, Kohji
  • Ishikawa, Katsutoshi
  • Yamamura, Miho
  • Bun, Shizuka
  • Ido, Megumi
  • Saeda, Masao

Abstract

An image reading device comprises a controller, wherein in a case where an operation of instructing maintenance of a state in which a setting content of at least one setting item is set as a manually changed setting content is performed on an operation acceptor, the controller maintains the state in which the setting content of at least the one setting item is set as the manually changed setting content, and automatically sets setting contents of remaining setting items other than the setting content of at least the one setting item, included in the setting contents of the plurality of setting items.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 3/12 - Digital output to print unit
  • H04N 1/00 - Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmissionDetails thereof

99.

ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

      
Application Number 18920045
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-18
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kihara, Akiko
  • Toriyama, Kohichi

Abstract

An electrophotographic photoreceptor having at least a photoreceptive layer, which comprises one or more layers, on a conductive base, wherein a surface layer of the photoreceptive layer contains a binder resin and silica particles, wherein the silica particles have a specific number average primary particle diameter and are contained at a specific ratio with respect to a total solid content in the surface layer, wherein the binder resin is made of a specific polycarbonate resin, wherein an area at a center part of a charged area in an axial direction of the electrophotographic photoreceptor on a surface of the surface layer of the photoreceptive layer has a specific average spacing Sm of irregularities, wherein the surface of the surface layer of the photoreceptive layer has a specific contact angle to pure water.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G03G 5/087 - Photoconductive layersCharge-generation layers or charge-transporting layersAdditives thereforBinders therefor characterised by the photoconductive material being inorganic and being incorporated in an organic bonding material
  • G03G 5/05 - Organic bonding materialsMethods for coating a substrate with a photoconductive layerInert supplements for use in photoconductive layers

100.

METHODS FOR DERIVING A MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION IN VIDEO CODING

      
Application Number 18987387
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-19
First Publication Date 2025-04-24
Owner SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Japan)
Inventor
  • Misra, Kiran Mukesh
  • Bossen, Frank
  • Segall, Christopher Andrew

Abstract

A method of performing motion vector prediction for coding video data is disclosed. A full precision motion vector mv is determined for generating a prediction for video block in a first picture. A rounded motion vector rmv having a less precision than the full precision motion vector mv is stored. A motion vector predictor candidate is generated for a video block in a second picture from the stored motion vector.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04N 19/52 - Processing of motion vectors by encoding by predictive encoding
  • H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
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