Patents by Inventor Hajime Ohsawa

Hajime Ohsawa 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).

  • Electronic apparatus
    Publication number: 20070041578
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an operation button that allows to input remote operation for remotely controlling another apparatus; and a switching unit that switches a function of the remote operation allocated to the operation button in accordance with a change of a state of the another apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventor: Hajime Ohsawa
  • Scheme for managing nodes connected to a home network according to their physical locations
    Patent number: 7020694
    Abstract: A scheme for managing nodes connected to a home network according to their physical location is disclosed. A communication device constituting each node is formed by at least one communication unit for carrying out communications through a connected network, having communication ports for connecting nodes through which data are to be exchanged by the nodes, and a configuration information memory unit for storing a configuration information regarding a configuration of the communication device, having a region for dynamically describing a location information regarding a physical location of the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi Saito, Hajime Ohsawa, Shigeru Maeda, Tatsunori Kanai, Shigeyasu Natsubori, Toshio Okamoto, Yoshiaki Takabatake
  • Scheme for managing nodes connected to a home network according to their physical locations
    Patent number: 6807573
    Abstract: A scheme for managing nodes connected to a home network according to their physical location is disclosed. A communication device constituting each node is formed by at least one communication unit for carrying out communications through a connected network, having communication ports for connecting nodes through which data are to be exchanged by the nodes, and a configuration information memory unit for storing a configuration information regarding a configuration of the communication device, having a region for dynamically describing a location information regarding a physical location of the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi Saito, Hajime Ohsawa, Shigeru Maeda, Tatsunori Kanai, Shigeyasu Natsubori, Toshio Okamoto, Yoshiaki Takabatake
  • Scheme for managing nodes connected to a home network according to their physical locations
    Publication number: 20030033470
    Abstract: A scheme for managing nodes connected to a home network according to their physical location is disclosed. A communication device constituting each node is formed by at least one communication unit for carrying out communications through a connected network, having communication ports for connecting nodes through which data are to be exchanged by the nodes, and a configuration information memory unit for storing a configuration information regarding a configuration of the communication device, having a region for dynamically describing a location information regarding a physical location of the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takeshi Saito, Hajime Ohsawa, Shigeru Maeda, Tatsunori Kanai, Shigeyasu Natsubori, Toshio Okamoto, Yoshiaki Takabatake
  • Scheme for managing nodes connected to a home network according to their physical locations
    Publication number: 20030018757
    Abstract: A scheme for managing nodes connected to a home network according to their physical location is disclosed. A communication device constituting each node is formed by at least one communication unit for carrying out communications through a connected network, having communication ports for connecting nodes through which data are to be exchanged by the nodes, and a configuration information memory unit for storing a configuration information regarding a configuration of the communication device, having a region for dynamically describing a location information regarding a physical location of the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takeshi Saito, Hajime Ohsawa, Shigeru Maeda, Tatsunori Kanai, Shigeyasu Natsubori, Toshio Okamoto, Yoshiaki Takabatake
  • Scheme for managing nodes connected to a home network according to their physical locations
    Publication number: 20030014514
    Abstract: A scheme for managing nodes connected to a home network according to their physical location is disclosed. A communication device constituting each node is formed by at least one communication unit for carrying out communications through a connected network, having communication ports for connecting nodes through which data are to be exchanged by the nodes, and a configuration information memory unit for storing a configuration information regarding a configuration of the communication device, having a region for dynamically describing a location information regarding a physical location of the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Takeshi Saito, Hajime Ohsawa, Shigeru Maeda, Tatsunori Kanai, Shigeyasu Natsubori, Toshio Okamoto, Yoshiaki Takabatake
  • Scheme for managing nodes connected to a home network according to their physical locations
    Patent number: 6480889
    Abstract: A scheme for managing nodes connected to a home network according to their physical location is disclosed. A communication device constituting each node is formed by at least one communication unit for carrying out communications through a connected network, having communication ports for connecting nodes through which data are to be exchanged by the nodes, and a configuration information memory unit for storing a configuration information regarding a configuration of the communication device, having a region for dynamically describing a location information regarding a physical location of the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takeshi Saito, Hajime Ohsawa, Shigeru Maeda, Tatsunori Kanai, Shigeyasu Natsubori, Toshio Okamoto, Yoshiaki Takabatake