Patents by Inventor Rinzo Iwamoto

Rinzo Iwamoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11435978
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control system includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device connectable to the first electronic device via an audio cable. The first electronic device generates first sound data encoded with status information indicative of a state of the first electronic device, and transmits the first sound data to the second electronic device via the audio cable. The second electronic device receives the first sound data from the first electronic device via the audio cable, acquires the status information by decoding the first sound data, and displays the status information on a screen of the second electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Toshiba Client Solutions CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Rinzo Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 11068229
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control system includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device connectable to the first electronic device via an audio cable. The first electronic device generates first sound data encoded with status information indicative of a state of the first electronic device, and transmits the first sound data to the second electronic device via the audio cable. The second electronic device receives the first sound data from the first electronic device via the audio cable, acquires the status information by decoding the first sound data, and displays the status information on a screen of the second electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Client Solutions, CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Rinzo Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20210042084
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control system includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device connectable to the first electronic device via an audio cable. The first electronic device generates first sound data encoded with status information indicative of a state of the first electronic device, and transmits the first sound data to the second electronic device via the audio cable. The second electronic device receives the first sound data from the first electronic device via the audio cable, acquires the status information by decoding the first sound data, and displays the status information on a screen of the second electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Rinzo Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 10628104
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device is connectable to a wearable device including a display device, an attachment sensor, and a posture sensor. The electronic device includes a screen direction controller configured to control a direction of a screen of the display device according to a posture of the wearable device detected by the posture sensor for a period of time beginning at a time when the attachment sensor has detected that a user has put on the wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Client Solutions CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Rinzo Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 10552360
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, when an external device is connected, the electronic device detects devices in the external device, and setup of detected devices. When the electronic device is powered, when a power state is restored from a hibernation or a sleep state to a normal state, or when the external device is connected, it is determined whether a first device is included in the detected devices. When the first device is included and when setup of a second device is failed, detection of devices and setup of detected devices are repeated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Client Solutions CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Rinzo Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20190317913
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, when an external device is connected, the electronic device detects devices in the external device, and setup of detected devices. When the electronic device is powered, when a power state is restored from a hibernation or a sleep state to a normal state, or when the external device is connected, it is determined whether a first device is included in the detected devices. When the first device is included and when setup of a second device is failed, detection of devices and setup of detected devices are repeated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventor: Rinzo Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20190235827
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control system includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device connectable to the first electronic device via an audio cable. The first electronic device generates first sound data encoded with status information indicative of a state of the first electronic device, and transmits the first sound data to the second electronic device via the audio cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Rinzo Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20190236260
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus carried by a user includes a transceiver and a hardware processor. The transceiver establishes a wired connection or a wireless connection between the electronic apparatus and a wearable device that is worn by the user. While a barcode encoded with information is displayed on a screen of an external electronic device, the hardware processor acquires an image depicting the barcode using a camera provided in the wearable device, determines the information encoded in the barcode from the image of the barcode, and executes processing based on the information determined from the barcode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Rinzo Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20190236924
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device wearable by a worker includes at least one of a proximity sensor or a contact sensor, a motion sensor, a display, a wearing detector, an abnormality detector, a display controller, and a notification controller. The wearing detector determines whether the electronic device is worn by the worker, based on first data obtained by at least one of the proximity sensor or the contact sensor. The abnormality detector detects an abnormal action of the worker by analyzing second data obtained by the motion sensor when the electronic device is determined to be worn by the worker. The display controller causes the display to display the abnormal action. The notification controller notifies another device of the abnormal action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Rinzo Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20190196769
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device is connectable to a wearable device including a display device, an attachment sensor, and a posture sensor. The electronic device includes a screen direction controller configured to control a direction of a screen of the display device according to a posture of the wearable device detected by the posture sensor for a period of time beginning at a time when the attachment sensor has detected that a user has put on the wearable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: Rinzo Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 8363145
    Abstract: A mobile apparatus is provided with: a display module configured to display an image; a camera disposed on a same side as a side on which the display module is provided and configured to capture a camera image including a user's face; a motion detecting module configured to detect a motion state and a stop state of the mobile apparatus; an image controller configured to determine a face orientation of the user's face from the camera image and control a display orientation of the image to be displayed in the display module; and a camera activating module configured to activate the camera when the motion detecting module detects a change from the motion state to the stop state, and to turn off the camera when the image controller completes a determination on the face orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications Limited
    Inventor: Rinzo Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20110037866
    Abstract: A mobile apparatus is provided with: a display module configured to display an image; a camera disposed on a same side as a side on which the display module is provided and configured to capture a camera image including a user's face; a motion detecting module configured to detect a motion state and a stop state of the mobile apparatus; an image controller configured to determine a face orientation of the user's face from the camera image and control a display orientation of the image to be displayed in the display module; and a camera activating module configured to activate the camera when the motion detecting module detects a change from the motion state to the stop state, and to turn off the camera when the image controller completes a determination on the face orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Rinzo IWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20070057973
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, an information processing apparatus comprising: a display unit capable of displaying at least one of a first video and a second video in which the first video is enlarged; an operation unit operating a pointer displayed on the display unit; and a control unit moving the pointer displayed on the first video by a first movement amount in accordance with an operation amount of the operation unit, when the first video is displayed on the display unit, or moving the pointer displayed on the second video by a second movement amount smaller than the first movement amount in accordance with the operation amount, when the second video is displayed on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Rinzo Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20060095800
    Abstract: A PDA can perform a wide variety of electric power consumption control performances of turning off a display unit, dimming a light source, lowering definition of image in video reproduction processing by a decoding calculation processing unit, and an electric power consumption control unit includes an electric power consumption setup unit for setting up the manner of operating the performances for each kind of programs. Furthermore, the electric power consumption control unit includes a content kind detection unit for determining the kind of an on-air program received through a tuner, and controls respective units such that the electric power consumption setup unit can perform power saving function set up for each kind of programs based on the determination result of the content kind detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Rinzo Iwamoto