Patents by Inventor Sanae NISHIO

Sanae NISHIO 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).

  • Electronic device, control method, and storage medium storing control program
    Patent number: 9922617
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a first face, a second face, a display unit arranged on the first surface, a notification unit arranged on the second surface, an attitude detecting unit, and a control unit. The attitude detecting unit detects whether attitude of the electronic device is a first attitude, in which the first surface faces upward in the vertical direction, or a second attitude, in which the first surface faces downward in the vertical direction. When the attitude detecting unit detects the second attitude, the control unit prevents displaying on the display unit and enables the notification unit to give a notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruyoshi Oshinome, Sanae Nishio
  • Device, method, and storage medium storing program
    Patent number: 9524091
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a first screen. The first screen is a lock screen including an object arranged thereon. The controller changes a direction of the object according to an operation to the object. The controller is configured to turn the first screen to a second screen depending on a content of the operation made to the object. The second screen being a screen other than the lock screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuaki Oonishi, Sanae Nishio
  • Electronic device, control method, and storage medium storing control program
    Patent number: 9460686
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a first face, a second face, a display unit arranged on the first surface, a notification unit arranged on the second surface, an attitude detecting unit, and a control unit. The attitude detecting unit detects whether attitude of the electronic device is a first attitude, in which the first surface faces upward in the vertical direction, or a second attitude, in which the first surface faces downward in the vertical direction. When the attitude detecting unit detects the second attitude, the control unit prevents displaying on the display unit and enables the notification unit to give a notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruyoshi Oshinome, Sanae Nishio
  • Device, method, and storage medium storing program
    Patent number: 9329779
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a home screen. The controller displays information for specifying a person in a first area of the home screen, and displays a list of information for specifying communication services used by a person specified by the information displayed in the first area in a second area of the home screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shimazu, Kazuya Takemoto, Naoyuki Tamai, Sanae Nishio, Katsuaki Oonishi
  • Device, method, and storage medium storing program
    Patent number: 9323444
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a lock screen. When a gesture to change a distance between a first touch and a second touch on the touch screen display is detected during display of the lock screen in a locked state, the controller for releases the locked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sanae Nishio
  • Electronic device, control method, and storage medium storing control program
    Patent number: 9317139
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a first face, a second face, a display unit arranged on the first surface, a notification unit arranged on the second surface, an attitude detecting unit, and a control unit. The attitude detecting unit detects whether attitude of the electronic device is a first attitude, in which the first surface faces upward in the vertical direction, or a second attitude, in which the first surface faces downward in the vertical direction. When the attitude detecting unit detects the second attitude, the control unit prevents displaying on the display unit and enables the notification unit to give a notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruyoshi Oshinome, Sanae Nishio
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20160093266
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a first face, a second face, a display unit arranged on the first surface, a notification unit arranged on the second surface, an attitude detecting unit, and a control unit. The attitude detecting unit detects whether attitude of the electronic device is a first attitude, in which the first surface faces upward in the vertical direction, or a second attitude, in which the first surface faces downward in the vertical direction. When the attitude detecting unit detects the second attitude, the control unit prevents displaying on the display unit and enables the notification unit to give a notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Haruyoshi OSHINOME, Sanae NISHIO
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20150378452
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a first face, a second face, a display unit arranged on the first surface, a notification unit arranged on the second surface, an attitude detecting unit, and a control unit. The attitude detecting unit detects whether attitude of the electronic device is a first attitude, in which the first surface faces upward in the vertical direction, or a second attitude, in which the first surface faces downward in the vertical direction. When the attitude detecting unit detects the second attitude, the control unit prevents displaying on the display unit and enables the notification unit to give a notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Haruyoshi OSHINOME, Sanae NISHIO
  • Electronic device, control method, and storage medium storing control program
    Patent number: 9159293
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a first face, a second face, a display unit arranged on the first surface, a notification unit arranged on the second surface, an attitude detecting unit, and a control unit. The attitude detecting unit detects whether attitude of the electronic device is a first attitude, in which the first surface faces upward in the vertical direction, or a second attitude, in which the first surface faces downward in the vertical direction. When the attitude detecting unit detects the second attitude, the control unit prevents displaying on the display unit and enables the notification unit to give a notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruyoshi Oshinome, Sanae Nishio
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20140292737
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a first face, a second face, a display unit arranged on the first surface, a notification unit arranged on the second surface, an attitude detecting unit, and a control unit. The attitude detecting unit detects whether attitude of the electronic device is a first attitude, in which the first surface faces upward in the vertical direction, or a second attitude, in which the first surface faces downward in the vertical direction. When the attitude detecting unit detects the second attitude, the control unit prevents displaying on the display unit and enables the notification unit to give a notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Haruyoshi OSHINOME, Sanae NISHIO
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20120235963
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a first face, a second face, a display unit arranged on the first surface, a notification unit arranged on the second surface, an attitude detecting unit, and a control unit. The attitude detecting unit detects whether attitude of the electronic device is a first attitude, in which the first surface faces upward in the vertical direction, or a second attitude, in which the first surface faces downward in the vertical direction. When the attitude detecting unit detects the second attitude, the control unit prevents displaying on the display unit and enables the notification unit to give a notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruyoshi OSHINOME, Sanae NISHIO