Patents by Inventor Satoshi NISHIHARA

Satoshi NISHIHARA 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 timepiece and operation setting switching system
    Patent number: 9778623
    Abstract: An electronic timepiece, including: a first operation unit; a first communication unit; and a first control unit, wherein one of the plurality of the operation receiving units is a function switching operation receiving unit, i) when a first input signal is input, the first control unit assigns the operation receiving units including the function switching operation receiving unit as external device operation receiving units according to predetermined operation processing to be executed by the external device, ii) when an input operation to the operation receiving units is detected, the first control unit transmits an operation request according to the operation processing corresponding to the input operation to the external device via the first communication unit, and iii) when a second input signal is input, the first control unit ends assignment of the operation receiving units as the external device operation receiving units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Nishihara
  • ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE AND OPERATION SETTING SWITCHING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150168920
    Abstract: An electronic timepiece, including: a first operation unit; a first communication unit; and a first control unit, wherein one of the plurality of the operation receiving units is a function switching operation receiving unit, i) when a first input signal is input, the first control unit assigns the operation receiving units including the function switching operation receiving unit as external device operation receiving units according to predetermined operation processing to be executed by the external device, ii) when an input operation to the operation receiving units is detected, the first control unit transmits an operation request according to the operation processing corresponding to the input operation to the external device via the first communication unit, and iii) when a second input signal is input, the first control unit ends assignment of the operation receiving units as the external device operation receiving units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi NISHIHARA