Patents by Inventor Etsumi Kanaya

Etsumi Kanaya 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: 8160562
    Abstract: A portable terminal apparatus which can select terminal operations such as the activation of programs, the switching of the programs and the ending of the programs with a reduced number of times of operation of the operation buttons is provided. The portable terminal apparatus includes link information storage means 14 for storing therein a linkage table containing information about the linkage between operation buttons to be selected by a user and programs to be activated by the selection of the operation buttons, and an activation program monitor part 14 for dynamically monitoring the operation states of two or more programs activated at a terminal end, wherein the operation button having emitted its backlight according to the monitoring result obtained by the activation program monitor part 14 can be selected by the user, so that the programs linked to the respective operation buttons can be easily activated, switched and ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yuki, Kazunori Yamada, Etsumi Kanaya
  • Publication number: 20110252379
    Abstract: A portable terminal apparatus which can select terminal operations such as the activation of programs, the switching of the programs and the ending of the programs with a reduced number of times of operation of the operation buttons is provided. The portable terminal apparatus includes link information storage means 14 for storing therein a linkage table containing information about the linkage between operation buttons to be selected by a user and programs to be activated by the selection of the operation buttons, and an activation program monitor part 14 for dynamically monitoring the operation states of two or more programs activated at a terminal end, wherein the operation button having emitted its backlight according to the monitoring result obtained by the activation program monitor part 14 can be selected by the user, so that the programs linked to the respective operation buttons can be easily activated, switched and ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yuki, Kazunori Yamada, Etsumi Kanaya
  • Patent number: 7986945
    Abstract: A portable terminal apparatus which can select terminal operations such as the activation of programs, the switching of the programs and the ending of the programs with a reduced number of times of operation of the operation buttons is provided. The portable terminal apparatus includes link information storage means 14 for storing therein a linkage table containing information about the linkage between operation buttons to be selected by a user and programs to be activated by the selection of the operation buttons, and an activation program monitor part 14 for dynamically monitoring the operation states of two or more programs activated at a terminal end, wherein the operation button having emitted its backlight according to the monitoring result obtained by the activation program monitor part 14 can be selected by the user, so that the programs linked to the respective operation buttons can be easily activated, switched and ended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yuki, Kazunori Yamada, Etsumi Kanaya
  • Publication number: 20090227279
    Abstract: A portable terminal apparatus which can select terminal operations such as the activation of programs, the switching of the programs and the ending of the programs with a reduced number of times of operation of the operation buttons is provided. The portable terminal apparatus includes link information storage means 14 for storing therein a linkage table containing information about the linkage between operation buttons to be selected by a user and programs to be activated by the selection of the operation buttons, and an activation program monitor part 14 for dynamically monitoring the operation states of two or more programs activated at a terminal end, wherein the operation button having emitted its backlight according to the monitoring result obtained by the activation program monitor part 14 can be selected by the user, so that the programs linked to the respective operation buttons can be easily activated, switched and ended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yuki, Kazunori Yamada, Etsumi Kanaya
  • Publication number: 20080125156
    Abstract: The present invention aims at extending a talkable time allocated by a server at the user's will of the equipment. In a PoC service that implements a half duplex talk session using a packet communication among a plurality of equipments via a PoC server, the PoC server receives a talking time extend request from a user equipment 21 to which a floor is granted (step S801). Then, the PoC server grants the talking time extend request by determining that no floor take request is made by equipments except the user equipment 21 to which the floor is granted. Then, the PoC server transmits a talking time extend notification to the equipment to which the talking time extend request is granted (step S802).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takefumi Matsui, Etsumi Kanaya
  • Patent number: 6362783
    Abstract: A method of detecting a position of a radio mobile station in radiocommunications, which is capable of accurately and simply finding the position of the mobile station. At a measuring point the mobile station measures the reception radio strength levels from a plurality of base stations and conveys the measurement results through the base station to a control station. The control station learns, through a neural network, the correlation between the reception radio strength levels and the position of the mobile station on the basis of the measurement results at a plurality of measuring points and the positions of the measuring points. Subsequently, when the mobile station communicates to the control station the reception radio strength levels measured at an arbitrary point, the control station estimates the position of the mobile station, causing those measurement results, on the basis of the correlation obtained through the learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Sugiura, Hiroyoshi Ishibashi, Etsumi Kanaya, Toru Kubo, Kazuaki Yamaguchi, Natsuki Oka
  • Patent number: 6359587
    Abstract: A method of detecting a position of a radio mobile station in radiocommiunications, which is capable of accurately and simply finding the position of the mobile station. At a measuring point the mobile station measures the reception radio strength levels from a plurality of base stations and conveys the measurement results through the base station to a control station. The control station learns, through a neural network, the correlation between the reception radio strength levels and the position of the mobile station on the basis of the measurement results at a plurality of measuring points and the positions of the measuring points. Subsequently, when the mobile station communicates to the control station the reception radio strength levels measured at an arbitrary point, the control station estimates the position of the mobile station, causing those measurement results, on the basis of the correlation obtained through the learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Sugiura, Hiroyoshi Ishibashi, Etsumi Kanaya, Toru Kubo, Kazuaki Yamaguchi, Natsuki Oka
  • Patent number: 6304218
    Abstract: A method of detecting a position of a radio mobile station in radiocommunications, which is capable of accurately and simply finding the position of the mobile station. At a measuring point the mobile station measures the reception radio strength levels from a plurality of base stations and conveys the measurement results through the base station to a control station. The control station learns, through a neural network, the correlation between the reception radio strength levels and the position of the mobile station on the basis of the measurement results at a plurality of measuring points and the positions of the measuring points. Subsequently, when the mobile station communicates to the control station the reception radio strength levels measured at an arbitrary point, the control station estimates the position of the mobile station, causing those measurement results, on the basis of the correlation obtained through the learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Sugiura, Hiroyoshi Ishibashi, Etsumi Kanaya, Toru Kubo, Kazuaki Yamaguchi, Natsuki Oka
  • Patent number: 6275190
    Abstract: A method of detecting a position of a radio mobile station in radiocommunications, which is capable of accurately and simply finding the position of the mobile station. At a measuring point the mobile station measures the reception radio strength levels from a plurality of base stations and conveys the measurement results through the base station to a control station. The control station learns, through a neural network, the correlation between the reception radio strength levels and the position of the mobile station on the basis of the measurement results at a plurality of measuring points and the positions of the measuring points. Subsequently, when the mobile station communicates to the control station the reception radio strength levels measured at an arbitrary point, the control station estimates the position of the mobile station, causing those measurement results, on the basis of the correlation obtained through the learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Sugiura, Hiroyoshi Ishibashi, Etsumi Kanaya, Toru Kubo, Kazuaki Yamaguchi, Natsuki Oka
  • Patent number: 6259406
    Abstract: A method of detecting a position of a radio mobile station in radiocommunications, which is capable of accurately and simply finding the position of the mobile station. At a measuring point the mobile station measures the reception radio strength levels from a plurality of base stations and conveys the measurement results through the base station to a control station. The control station learns, through a neural network, the correlation between the reception radio strength levels and the position of the mobile station on the basis of the measurement results at a plurality of measuring points and the positions of the measuring points. Subsequently, when the mobile station communicates to the control station the reception radio strength levels measured at an arbitrary point, the control station estimates the position of the mobile station, causing those measurement results, on the basis of the correlation obtained through the learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Sugiura, Hiroyoshi Ishibashi, Etsumi Kanaya, Toru Kubo, Kazuaki Yamaguchi, Natsuki Oka
  • Patent number: 6140964
    Abstract: A method of detecting a position of a radio mobile station in radiocommunications, which is capable of accurately and simply finding the position of the mobile station. At a measuring point the mobile station measures the reception radio strength levels from a plurality of base stations and conveys the measurement results through the base station to a control station. The control station learns, through a neural network, the correlation between the reception radio strength levels and the position of the mobile station on the basis of the measurement results at a plurality of measuring points and the positions of the measuring points. Subsequently, when the mobile station communicates to the control station the reception radio strength levels measured at an arbitrary point, the control station estimates the position of the mobile station, causing those measurement results, on the basis of the correlation obtained through the learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masataka Sugiura, Hiroyoshi Ishibashi, Etsumi Kanaya, Toru Kubo, Kazuaki Yamaguchi, Natsuki Oka
  • Patent number: 5365264
    Abstract: A bi-directional video signal transmission system is equipped with transmission lines having coupled upsteam and downstream segments. With the entire band of a RF signal being taken as a modulation frequency band, an image signal modulated to a frequency band and RF-multiplexed in the upstream segment is introduced into the downstream segment at the modulated frequency and is then branched to demodulate the same frequency band, thereby obtain one video signal transmission channel. In response to a request by a subscriber, a channel management section assigns and releases the transmission channels and further outputs a control command whereby a transceiver control section performs switching-control of the transmission frequencies to transceiver units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akino Inoue, Motohiro Misawa, Kazuaki Yamaguchi, Etsumi Kanaya