Patents by Inventor Toshio Akabane

Toshio Akabane 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).

  • Patent number: 10972879
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20200100073
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Junji SUETSUGU, Tatsuya SAKAI, Toshio AKABANE
  • Patent number: 10524097
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20190028859
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Junji SUETSUGU, Tatsuya SAKAI, Toshio AKABANE
  • Patent number: 10117071
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20170374536
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Junji SUETSUGU, Tatsuya SAKAI, Toshio AKABANE
  • Patent number: 9775010
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20170013425
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Junji SUETSUGU, Tatsuya SAKAI, Toshio AKABANE
  • Patent number: 9485349
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20150212500
    Abstract: An operation section (14) receives from a user (i) a selection instruction to select a household electric appliance as an operation target from among icons included in a layout image and (ii) an operation instruction to specify an operation content for the household electric appliance selected. A control section (21) generates, on the basis of (i) household electric appliance information stored in a setting information storage section (85) and (ii) the selection instruction and the operation instruction, an operation signal for instructing the household electric appliance selected by the user to perform the operation content specified by the user. This can improve usability for a household electric appliance operation system having a function of operating a plurality of household electric appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Toshio Akabane, Masahiro Ueda, Shinji Matsuura, Kazuhiro Miki
  • Publication number: 20150080036
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji SUETSUGU, Tatsuya SAKAI, Toshio AKABANE
  • Publication number: 20150070142
    Abstract: In a case where a registration process of registering a second mode is carried out, (i) a communication terminal device (10) transmits, to an electronic device (20), according to a first communication method, an access instruction which instructs the electronic device (20) to access a server device (50), (ii) the electronic device (20) accesses the server device (50) in response to the access instruction, and (iii), upon reception of the access from the electronic device (20), the server device (50) registers the communication terminal device (10) and the electronic device (20) associated with each other. This makes it possible to improve security of a remote control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Miki, Masashi Matsumoto, Masahiro Ueda, Makio Tomita, Toshio Akabane, Hiroyuki Kishida
  • Patent number: 8909263
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20130036358
    Abstract: A first terminal (100A) receives a handwriting instruction and a pen type, and transmits the handwriting instruction and the pen type to a server (400). The server (400) refers to a memory to convert the handwriting instruction from the first terminal (100A) into drawing data used for displaying a handwriting image corresponding to the pen type from the first terminal (100A), and transmit the drawing data to the first terminal (100A). The first terminal (100A) displays the handwriting image corresponding to the pen type based on the drawing data from the server (400).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahide Takasugi, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20120246236
    Abstract: A network system includes a server and a plurality of terminals. The server stores contents and a status showing the state of the terminal for each room. The server stores the status received from the terminal and associated with the room, and transmits the contents and the status associated with the designated room to the terminal. Each of the plurality of terminals transmits the status to the server, transmits designation of the room input through an input device to the server, and causes a display to show the contents and the status received from the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Toshio Akabane, Masaki Yamamoto, Tatsuya Sakai
  • Publication number: 20120196633
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20120020238
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to/from a second terminal and a third terminal; a memory storing a part of the transmitted and received data; and a control unit for detecting, using the communication unit, whether the second terminal is in a first state in which the second terminal can exchange first data with the communication terminal and the third terminal or in a second state in which the second terminal cannot exchange the first data with the communication terminal and the third terminal, thereby storing the first data exchanged during the second state in the memory as second data, and for transmitting the second data to the second terminal when a transition from the second state to the first state is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Masayuki Kumagai, Toshio Akabane, Tatsuya Sakai
  • Publication number: 20120015675
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a communication unit; a memory; a first obtaining unit for obtaining first data; and a first control unit for detecting, using the communication unit, whether the communication terminal is in a first state in which the communication terminal can exchange the first data with another terminal or in a second state in which the communication terminal cannot exchange the first data with another terminal, thereby storing a part of the first data obtained during the second state in the memory as second data, and for transmitting the second data to another terminal when a transition from the second state to the first state occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Masayuki Kumagai, Toshio Akabane, Tatsuya Sakai
  • Publication number: 20110276634
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes an input unit, an interface for communication with another terminal and a first server, a first communication control unit receiving access information for connection with the other terminal and first information from the first server via the interface, and transmitting second information to the first server via the interface, a determination unit determining whether input of the second information satisfies a predetermined condition or not based on access information, and a second communication control unit for exchanging third information with another terminal via the interface based on the access information when input of the second information satisfies the predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Kuniyuki Maruyama, Toshio Akabane, Tatsuya Sakai
  • Publication number: 20110153850
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a memory for storing first and second identification information for identifying the communication device and another communication device; a creation unit for creating a room name based on at least one of the first and second identification information; and a communication control unit for connecting to the other communication device in accordance with the second identification information, and for transmitting a creation request to a server device to create a room having the room name for allowing the communication device and the other communication device to exchange information. The communication control unit is operative in response to a first external instruction to transmit a deletion request through a communication interface to the server device to delete the room having the room name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Toshio Akabane, Tatsuya Sakai