Patents by Inventor Tetsushi Wakasa
Tetsushi Wakasa 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).
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Publication number: 20160049145Abstract: A mobile terminal device able to automatically set suitable field break positions in accordance with the situation, able to realize a skip operation and back skip operation by specific operations, able to efficiently utilize a readout function, and able to improve convenience to a user is provided. It has an operation unit 19 for instructing a readout function, a memory 12 storing text, a text-to-speech unit 20 for converting text data stored in the memory 12 to speech data at the time of readout, an audio output unit 21 for outputting the speech data, and a control unit 26 for recognizing predetermined breaks from the text to be read out when outputting the speech data at the audio output unit 21 and performing control so as to output the words from either a break position before or after the readout target text at the point of time of the input of instruction as the speech data by the audio output unit when there is a predetermined instruction by the operation unit 19.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsushi WAKASA, Takashi KOBIKI, Kiyofumi MIYAKE
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Patent number: 9131062Abstract: A mobile terminal device able to automatically set suitable field break positions in accordance with the situation, able to realize a skip operation and back skip operation by specific operations, able to efficiently utilize a readout function, and able to improve convenience to a user is provided. It has an operation unit 19 for instructing a readout function, a memory 12 storing text, a text-to-speech unit 20 for converting text data stored in the memory 12 to speech data at the time of readout, an audio output unit 21 for outputting the speech data, and a control unit 26 for recognizing predetermined breaks from the text to be read out when outputting the speech data at the audio output unit 21 and performing control so as to output the words from either a break position before or after the readout target text at the point of time of the input of instruction as the speech data by the audio output unit when there is a predetermined instruction by the operation unit 19.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2005Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tetsushi Wakasa, Takashi Kobiki, Kiyofumi Miyake
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Publication number: 20150113392Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device and an electronic device control method that can use address information on the basis of an inputted string. The disclosed electronic device is provided with: a memory (44) that stores an address book that has names and address information; input keys (14) for inputting strings; a display unit (21) that displays both an input string inputted via the input keys (14) and a conversion candidate string which is a conversion candidate for the input string; a search execution unit (46) that searches the address book on the basis of an input string inputted via the input keys (14); and a control unit (45) that has the display unit (21) display, as a conversion candidate string, a name or address information that corresponds to the input string and was searched for by the search execution unit (46).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2015Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Tetsushi Wakasa
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Patent number: 8954039Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device and an electronic device control method that can use address information on the basis of an inputted string. The disclosed electronic device is provided with: a memory (44) that stores an address book that has names and address information; input keys (14) for inputting strings; a display unit (21) that displays both an input string inputted via the input keys (14) and a conversion candidate string which is a conversion candidate for the input string; a search execution unit (46) that searches the address book on the basis of an input string inputted via the input keys (14); and a control unit (45) that has the display unit (21) display, as a conversion candidate string, a name or address information that corresponds to the input string and was searched for by the search execution unit (46).Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Tetsushi Wakasa
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Patent number: 8896540Abstract: According to an aspect, a character input device includes a display unit, an input detecting unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a screen having a character entry area and a virtual keyboard. The virtual keyboard includes a plurality of keys each of which corresponds to a character. The input detecting unit detects a touch by an operator. The control unit detects a key selection operation and an input determination operation through the input detecting unit. Upon detecting the key selection operation for the first key, the control unit displays the first key in the character entry area as a character to be input. Upon detecting the input determination operation, the control unit displays the first character in the character entry area as an input character.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Tetsushi Wakasa
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Publication number: 20130002561Abstract: According to an aspect, a character input device includes a display unit, an input detecting unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays a screen having a character entry area and a virtual keyboard. The virtual keyboard includes a plurality of keys each of which corresponds to a character. The input detecting unit detects a touch by an operator. The control unit detects a key selection operation and an input determination operation through the input detecting unit. Upon detecting the key selection operation for the first key, the control unit displays the first key in the character entry area as a character to be input. Upon detecting the input determination operation, the control unit displays the first character in the character entry area as an input character.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Tetsushi Wakasa
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Publication number: 20120220275Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device and an electronic device control method that can use address information on the basis of an inputted string. The disclosed electronic device is provided with: a memory (44) that stores an address book that has names and address information; input keys (14) for inputting strings; a display unit (21) that displays both an input string inputted via the input keys (14) and a conversion candidate string which is a conversion candidate for the input string; a search execution unit (46) that searches the address book on the basis of an input string inputted via the input keys (14); and a control unit (45) that has the display unit (21) display, as a conversion candidate string, a name or address information that corresponds to the input string and was searched for by the search execution unit (46).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Tetsushi Wakasa
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Publication number: 20110124362Abstract: A mobile terminal device able to automatically set suitable field break positions in accordance with the situation, able to realize a skip operation and back skip operation by specific operations, able to efficiently utilize a readout function, and able to improve convenience to a user is provided. It has an operation unit 19 for instructing a readout function, a memory 12 storing text, a text-to-speech unit 20 for converting text data stored in the memory 12 to speech data at the time of readout, an audio output unit 21 for outputting the speech data, and a control unit 26 for recognizing predetermined breaks from the text to be read out when outputting the speech data at the audio output unit 21 and performing control so as to output the words from either a break position before or after the readout target text at the point of time of the input of instruction as the speech data by the audio output unit when there is a predetermined instruction by the operation unit 19.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2005Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsushi Wakasa, Takashi Kobiki, Kiyofumi Miyake
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Patent number: 7606599Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a communication portion, a display plane, a first storage portion, and a control portion which controls to display a standby screen on the display plane during a standby operation of the communication portion. When the communication portion receives a communication message, the control portion controls to store the communication message in the first storage portion, then extracts at least a part of any of sender information, subject information, or text information in the communication message, forms an electronic tag in which a character string based on the extracted information is indicated, and controls the display portion to display the electronic tag on the standby screen.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2005Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Tetsushi Wakasa, Junichi Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20060084416Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a communication portion, a display plane, a first storage portion, and a control portion which controls to display a standby screen on the display plane during a standby operation of the communication portion. When the communication portion receives a communication message, the control portion controls to store the communication message in the first storage portion, then extracts at least a part of any of sender information, subject information, or text information in the communication message, forms an electronic tag in which a character string based on the extracted information is indicated, and controls the display portion to display the electronic tag on the standby screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2005Publication date: April 20, 2006Inventors: Tetsushi Wakasa, Junichi Hasegawa