Patents by Inventor Akitaka Morita

Akitaka Morita 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: 5376945
    Abstract: In a portable terminal device of the invention, when a menu key provided on a keyboard is depressed by an operator, a copy/move menu is displayed on a display area under the control of a CPU which detects this depression. Then, the CPU determines which is specified as data to be copied or moved, a set of data displayed on the display area or part of the set of data. The specified data is input to a transfer buffer, and a copy or move process is executed. In a case where an insert process is selected for inserting the data stored in The transfer buffer into another display position, the transfer data is transferred to an input buffer, so as to copy or move the transfer data to the other position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshihiro Takenaka, Yasuharu Tanaka, Isamu Haneda, Akitaka Morita
  • Patent number: 5150316
    Abstract: An electronic data storage device and calculator apparatus having a memory for storing numerical data including numerical information and non-decimal point symbols for separating predetermined groups of digits of a numerical value into an easily read form. The data stored also includes character information and is displayed on four lines of an LCD display. Upon selecting one of the displayed data, a reverse video display of the selected data occurs whereupon the remaining displayed data is cleared from the display so that it can be used for calculating purposes using the selected data remaining on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akitaka Morita, Eichika Matsuda, Toshiro Oba, Yoshimitsu Inamori
  • Patent number: 5021952
    Abstract: An electronic account recording device according to the present invention has number keys for effecting the input of a number, a switch key for selecting an item from a plurality of items, an amount key for recording an expense amount as inputted by the number keys, and a scan keys for calling back sequentially the expense amounts recorded by the number keys and the amount key. The device further has a display for displaying an item name and an expense amount during the input as effected by the number keys and the amount key, and also during the call back as effected by the scan key, and a memory for storing the item name and the expense amount in pairs sequentially in the input order. A controller is provided which operates in response to an actuation of the scan key, to call back the expense amounts chained by the item name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshio Nishimura, Akitaka Morita
  • Patent number: 4926368
    Abstract: Electronic currency conversion apparatus including, among other things, an input keyboard comprising a set of keys for inputting amounts of money in each of two different currencies, calculating circuitry for calculating a currency conversion exchange rate according to the amounts of money inputted via the input keyboard circuitry for subsequently calculating a currency conversion for a predetermined amount of money inputted at the input keyboard based on the calculated conversion rate, mode selection keys operable by a user for selecting an exchange rate calculating mode and a currency conversion mode, and a visual display including exchange rate symbol display, the exchange rate symbol display being energized in a flashing type of indication during the exchange rate calculating mode upon the inputting of a money amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akitaka Morita, Toshio Nishimura, Hiroshi Takada
  • Patent number: 4926388
    Abstract: In an electronic appliance capable of storing secret data to be kept secret and data other than the secret data in distinction from each other, only the secret data can be erased upon a first reset operation and the data other than the secret data can be erased upon a second reset operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisao Kunita, Akitaka Morita, Eichika Matsuda
  • Patent number: 4706288
    Abstract: Repeated announcements by a talking timepiece are selectable in two modes: predetermined intervals selected by a selector switch, or arbitrary intervals selected by a keyboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shintaro Hashimoto, Akitaka Morita, Hiroshi Tsuda
  • Patent number: 4540180
    Abstract: An electronic game apparatus independently provided or to be incorporated into an electronic calculator, timepiece, or the like comprises a game start circuit, a game setting circuit, a memory, a search circuit, an indication circuit, a comparison circuit, a bombardment circuit, and a display. The game start circuit is operated to start a game. The game setting circuit is provided for setting a matrix size and for setting at least one target therein. The memory is provided for storing the matrix size and the target position. The search circuit is provided for searching the target position by a search area. The indication circuit is provided for indicating whether the target is positioned inside the search area. The bombardment circuit is provided for inputting the target position data searched. The comparison circuit is provided for comparing the target position and the target position data searched. The display is provided for displaying the game data used for these circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1985
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akitaka Morita, Hiroshi Nittaya
  • Patent number: 4523858
    Abstract: An electronic alarm timepiece comprises an alarm generation circuit for generating a plurality of alarm tones, and an alarm selection circuit for selecting a particular alarm tone from the plurality of alarm tones and for enabling generation of the particular alarm tone in response to the agreement between current time information and alarm time information, the selection of the particular alarm tone and the enabling of the generation of the particular alarm tone being carried out by a single operation of the alarm selection means. Preferably, an electronic calculator is incorporated within the electronic alarm timepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1985
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshio Nishimura, Akitaka Morita
  • Patent number: 4421416
    Abstract: In an aspect of the present invention, a speech synthesizer timepiece is provided which is easy and convenient to handle by providing a single common switch useful for starting the timekeeping operation, outputting the results of the timekeeping and delivering an audible indication of the results of the timekeeping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1983
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shintaro Hashimoto, Akitaka Morita, Hiroshi Tsuda
  • Patent number: 4389121
    Abstract: A timepiece is disclosed which is capable of delivering an alarm sound or message when an alarm time setting is reached. The timepiece further includes an output mode selector for selecting a sound mode for deliverying the alarm sound or alarm message and a silence mode for inhibiting the delivery of the alarm sound or message. Also included is an alarm time announcement output circuit responsive to the output mode selector for delivering an audible indication of an alarm setting time in the form of synthesized human voices when the selector is switched to the sound mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1983
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shintaro Hashimoto, Akitaka Morita, Hiroshi Tsuda
  • Patent number: 4387269
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a speech synthesizer, a speech synthesis controller, and a microprocessor connected to the speech synthesis controller. The microprocessor controls transmission of sound-related data from the microprocessor to the speech synthesis controller, receives control signals from the sound synthesis controller to said microprocessor and monitors the voltage supplied to the speech synthesis controller. For this purpose the microprocessor is responsive to an output signal indicative of a variation in the voltage for controlling the sound signal delivery operation of the speech synthesis controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1983
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shintaro Hashimoto, Akitaka Morita, Hiroshi Tsuda