Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Miwa
Tomoaki Miwa 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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Patent number: 11469623Abstract: A power receiver includes a power reception interface that receives wireless power and a controller that transmits an emergency power transmission request for the wireless power during an emergency.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tomoaki Miwa, Atsuhiko Kanda
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Publication number: 20210376665Abstract: A power receiver includes a power reception interface that receives wireless power and a controller that transmits an emergency power transmission request for the wireless power during an emergency.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tomoaki MIWA, Atsuhiko KANDA
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Patent number: 11121584Abstract: A power receiver includes a power reception interface that receives wireless power and a controller that transmits an emergency power transmission request for the wireless power during an emergency.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tomoaki Miwa, Atsuhiko Kanda
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Patent number: 10770930Abstract: A power receiver includes: a power generator configured to generate power by external electromagnetic waves; a positive electrode terminal; and a negative electrode terminal. The positive electrode terminal is configured to function as a positive electrode when the power generated by the power generator is output to an external electronic device. The negative electrode terminal is configured to function as a negative electrode when the power generated by the power generator is output to the external electronic device. The positive electrode terminal includes a first contact portion configured to be electrically connected to the external electronic device. The negative electrode terminal includes a second contact portion configured to be electrically connected to the external electronic device. A distance between the first contact portion and the second contact portion corresponds to a height defined in IEC 60086 or JIS C 8500.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoaki Miwa, Atsuhiko Kanda
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Publication number: 20190348870Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a power receiving unit for receiving wireless power, a control unit for determining an amount of power received by the power receiving unit, and a notification unit for providing a notification to facilitate the movement of the electronic device according to the amount of power received.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicants: KYOCERA Corporation, KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tomoaki MIWA, Tetsushi WAKASA
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Publication number: 20190244284Abstract: A management system used in a bicycle rental service includes a power transmission interface that transmits power to a battery included in the bicycle, and an acquisition interface that acquires remaining battery level information related to the remaining level of the battery that receives power transmission from the power transmission interface. The management system further includes an input interface that receives input of destination information, a controller that identifies a bicycle based on the destination information and the remaining battery level information, and a presentation interface that presents information of the bicycle identified by the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tomoaki MIWA, Atsuhiko KANDA
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Publication number: 20190237992Abstract: A power receiver includes a power reception interface that receives wireless power and a controller that transmits an emergency power transmission request for the wireless power during an emergency.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tomoaki MIWA, Atsuhiko KANDA
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Publication number: 20190229562Abstract: A power receiver includes: a power generator configured to generate power by external electromagnetic waves; a positive electrode terminal; and a negative electrode terminal. The positive electrode terminal is configured to function as a positive electrode when the power generated by the power generator is output to an external electronic device. The negative electrode terminal is configured to function as a negative electrode when the power generated by the power generator is output to the external electronic device. The positive electrode terminal includes a first contact portion configured to be electrically connected to the external electronic device. The negative electrode terminal includes a second contact portion configured to be electrically connected to the external electronic device. A distance between the first contact portion and the second contact portion corresponds to a height defined in IEC 60086 or JIS C 8500.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Tomoaki MIWA, Atsuhiko KANDA
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Publication number: 20170337833Abstract: An education support system includes a mobile device that is attached to an object and is configured to detect an action of the object, and an analyzer that has information on an activity schedule including a learning schedule of the object. The analyzer is configured to calculate an activity amount for each activity schedule based on an action of the object detected by the mobile device and determine a state of the object based on the activity amount for each activity schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Atsuhiko KANDA, Takayuki YAJIMA, Tomoaki MIWA, Katsuaki OONISHI
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Patent number: 9467555Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes: a microphone; a switch control unit, which switches between a normal mode, in which a voice uttered toward the microphone is transmitted to an intended party, and a mute mode, in which the voice is not transmitted to the intended party; and a proximity sensor, which detects whether a detection object is in proximity to the proximity sensor, wherein, while the mute mode is being executed, if the detection object is detected by the proximity sensor, the switch control unit switches to the normal mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Tomoaki Miwa
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Publication number: 20160112559Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes: a microphone; a switch control unit, which switches between a normal mode, in which a voice uttered toward the microphone is transmitted to an intended party, and a mute mode, in which the voice is not transmitted to the intended party; and a proximity sensor, which detects whether a detection object is in proximity to the proximity sensor, wherein, while the mute mode is being executed, if the detection object is detected by the proximity sensor, the switch control unit switches to the normal mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Tomoaki MIWA
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Patent number: 9231645Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes: a microphone; a switch control unit, which switches between a normal mode, in which a voice uttered toward the microphone is transmitted to an intended party, and a mute mode, in which the voice is not transmitted to the intended party; and a proximity sensor, which detects whether a detection object is in proximity to the proximity sensor, wherein, while the mute mode is being executed, if the detection object is detected by the proximity sensor, the switch control unit switches to the normal mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoaki Miwa
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Patent number: 8884967Abstract: A mobile phone including upper and lower portions, a flash memory to store images, a selecting portion to select a target image from the stored images, a closed state detection portion to detect a closed state, and a display control portion to control display of an image to display an image of an idle screen including in a background image the target image selected by the selecting portion when standing by, and the display control portion displays, in response to the change from a state in which the closed state is detected by the closed state detection portion to a state in which the closed state is not detected while the image of the idle screen is being displayed, a new idle screen that includes in the background image a new target image selected by the selecting portion subsequent to the background image included in the idle screen.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tomoaki Miwa, Shunsuke Nagata
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Publication number: 20140248926Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes: a microphone; a switch control unit, which switches between a normal mode, in which a voice uttered toward the microphone is transmitted to an intended party, and a mute mode, in which the voice is not transmitted to the intended party; and a proximity sensor, which detects whether a detection object is in proximity to the proximity sensor, wherein, while the mute mode is being executed, if the detection object is detected by the proximity sensor, the switch control unit switches to the normal mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoaki MIWA
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Patent number: 8744425Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes: a microphone; a switch control unit, which switches between a normal mode, in which a voice uttered toward the microphone is transmitted to an intended party, and a mute mode, in which the voice is not transmitted to the intended party; and a proximity sensor, which detects whether a detection object is in proximity to the proximity sensor, wherein, while the mute mode is being executed, if the detection object is detected by the proximity sensor, the switch control unit switches to the normal mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Tomoaki Miwa
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Patent number: 8744533Abstract: A mobile communication terminal apparatus having a communication function, the mobile communication terminal apparatus includes: a light emitting unit configured to indicate call incoming information or mail receiving information by light emission; a notification setting unit configured to set whether to indicate at least one of the call incoming information and the mail receiving information by using at least one of a sound and a vibration; a brightness detecting unit, which detects a brightness when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by using both of the sound and the vibration; and a light-emission control unit, which controls the light emitting unit to not emit light, when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by both the sound and the vibration by the notification setting unit and when the brightness detected by the brightness detecting unit is a predetermined brightness or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Tomoaki Miwa
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Patent number: 8718235Abstract: To carry out processing to be executed upon occurrence of an emergency, a mobile phone includes a power control portion for supplying driving power, a RAM capable of storing data in the state where the driving power is not supplied from the power control portion, a crime prevention switch for detecting occurrence of an emergency, and a control portion which is driven by the driving power supplied from the power control portion. The control portion stores an emergency flag in an ON state indicating an emergency mode in the RAM in response to detection of the emergency by the crime prevention switch, and carries out emergency processing. When the control portion is activated as the supply of the driving power from the power control portion is started, it carries out the emergency processing if the emergency flag in the ON state is stored in the RAM.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2007Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Tomoaki Miwa, Tomoaki Tsukiyama, Kazuaki Nakae
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Publication number: 20130267281Abstract: A mobile communication terminal apparatus having a communication function, the mobile communication terminal apparatus includes: a light emitting unit configured to indicate call incoming information or mail receiving information by light emission; a notification setting unit configured to set whether to indicate at least one of the call incoming information and the mail receiving information by using at least one of a sound and a vibration; a brightness detecting unit, which detects a brightness when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by using both of the sound and the vibration; and a light-emission control unit, which controls the light emitting unit to not emit light, when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by both the sound and the vibration by the notification setting unit and when the brightness detected by the brightness detecting unit is a predetermined brightness or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventor: Tomoaki MIWA
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Patent number: 8478354Abstract: A mobile communication terminal apparatus having a communication function, the mobile communication terminal apparatus includes: a light emitting unit configured to indicate call incoming information or mail receiving information by light emission; a notification setting unit configured to set whether to indicate at least one of the call incoming information and the mail receiving information by using at least one of a sound and a vibration; a brightness detecting unit, which detects a brightness when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by using both of the sound and the vibration; and a light-emission control unit, which controls the light emitting unit to not emit light, when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by both the sound and the vibration by the notification setting unit and when the brightness detected by the brightness detecting unit is a predetermined brightness or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Tomoaki Miwa
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Publication number: 20120184246Abstract: A mobile phone including upper and lower portions, a flash memory to store images, a selecting portion to select a target image from the stored images, a closed state detection portion to detect a closed state, and a display control portion to control display of an image to display an image of an idle screen including in a background image the target image selected by the selecting portion when standing by, and the display control portion displays, in response to the change from a state in which the closed state is detected by the closed state detection portion to a state in which the closed state is not detected while the image of the idle screen is being displayed, a new idle screen that includes in the background image a new target image selected by the selecting portion subsequent to the background image included in the idle screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoaki Miwa, Shunsuke Nagata