Patents by Inventor Sotaro Sumitomo

Sotaro Sumitomo 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).

  • Publication number: 20160124522
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a circuitry. The circuitry is configured to detect an inclination of the electronic device. The circuitry is configured to detect, as a basic position, a position of the electronic device assumed when a user performs a first operation. The circuitry is configured to release a lock on the electronic device when the inclination of the electronic device is a first inclination with respect to the basic position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: Sotaro Sumitomo
  • Patent number: 9071804
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes: a display device comprising a display screen and a rear surface at a side opposite to the display screen; a housing accommodating the display device; a support supporting the housing at a side of the rear surface of the display device; a first member in the housing at the side of the rear surface of the display device; a joint joining the support and the first member; and a second member in the housing, the second member being configured to cover the side of the rear surface of the display device, the second member comprising an opening from which at least a part of the first member is exposed and an extending portion located between the support and the first member and extending between edges of the opening, the opening being configured to accommodate at least a part of the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Sotaro Sumitomo, Minoru Enomoto, Hidehiko Sudo
  • Publication number: 20130070160
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes: a display device comprising a display screen and a rear surface at a side opposite to the display screen; a housing accommodating the display device; a support supporting the housing at a side of the rear surface of the display device; a first member in the housing at the side of the rear surface of the display device; a joint joining the support and the first member; and a second member in the housing, the second member being configured to cover the side of the rear surface of the display device, the second member comprising an opening from which at least a part of the first member is exposed and an extending portion located between the support and the first member and extending between edges of the opening, the opening being configured to accommodate at least a part of the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Sotaro Sumitomo, Minoru Enomoto, Hidehiko Sudo
  • Publication number: 20090239392
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, An electronic apparatus includes: a receptacle that is not compatible with a plug having a support magnet around a plug terminal; a magnet that is disposed so that one pole of the magnet is opposed to a certain pole of the support magnet when the plug is inserted in the receptacle, the certain pole having the same polarity as the one pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Sotaro Sumitomo, Jun Watanabe, Shigeharu Imamura
  • Publication number: 20070226609
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a main body, a display unit being connected to the main body so as to freely pivot and comprising a sensor, and a controller executing any one operation of turning on and turning off a power supply of the main body if the sensor detects a predetermined operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Sotaro Sumitomo, Hironori Motoe