Patents by Inventor Hidekatsu Yamada

Hidekatsu Yamada 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: 9998836
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes: a piezoelectric element; a first sound generating unit that is vibrated by the piezoelectric element and generates a vibration sound transmitted by vibrating a part of a human body; and a second sound generating unit that generates an air conduction sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekatsu Yamada, Junichi Kondou, Junya Yano, Yoshitaka Tokuyama, Takaaki Watanabe, Shuichi Kutsuzawa
  • Patent number: 9703382
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays an object corresponding to either an application in execution or an application terminated. The controller erases the object when a flick gesture with respect to the object is detected through the touch screen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekatsu Yamada, Yoshiyuki Shinoda
  • Patent number: 9544415
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device includes: a communication unit configured to perform short-distance communication with a first device, a notification unit configured to perform a local notification for a user of the mobile electronic device, and a controller configured to cause the notification unit to perform the local notification to the user when the short-distance communication with the first device is incapable of being performed. When the short-distance communication between the mobile electronic device and the first device is incapable of being performed, the controller is configured to transmit, to a second device, an inquiry as to whether the short-distance communication between the first device and the second device is capable of being performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekatsu Yamada, Junichi Kondou, Junya Yano, Yoshitaka Tokuyama
  • Patent number: 9106094
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless charging system and a control method thereof, as well as a portable electronic device and a charging device, all of which are capable of performing charging at an appropriate charging level. The wireless charging system includes: a battery charger 100; and a cellular telephone device 1. The cellular telephone device 1 includes: a plurality of power receiving units 10; a charging state monitoring unit 21; and a cellular telephone device side communication unit 14. The battery charger 100 includes: a plurality of power transmitting units 110 that transmit power to the cellular telephone device 1; a battery charger side communication unit 140; and a power transmission control unit 121 that controls transmission of power by the power transmitting units 110, based on a result of monitoring by the charging state monitoring unit 21.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Negishi, Hidekatsu Yamada, Yu Nishino
  • Publication number: 20150181012
    Abstract: According to one of some aspects, a mobile electronic device includes: a communication unit configured to perform short-distance communication with a first device; and a controller configured to perform notification to a user when the short-distance communication with the first device is incapable of being performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Hidekatsu Yamada, Junichi Kondou, Junya Yano, Yoshitaka Tokuyama
  • Publication number: 20150043758
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes: a piezoelectric element; a first sound generating unit that is vibrated by the piezoelectric element and generates a vibration sound transmitted by vibrating a part of a human body; and a second sound generating unit that generates an air conduction sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Hidekatsu Yamada, Junichi Kondou, Junya Yano, Yoshitaka Tokuyama, Takaaki Watanabe, Shuichi Kutsuzawa
  • Publication number: 20130055160
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays an object corresponding to either an application in execution or an application terminated. The controller erases the object when a flick gesture with respect to the object is detected through the touch screen display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekatsu YAMADA, Yoshiyuki SHINODA
  • Publication number: 20120249064
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless charging system and a control method thereof, as well as a portable electronic device and a charging device, all of which are capable of performing charging at an appropriate charging level. The wireless charging system includes: a battery charger 100; and a cellular telephone device 1. The cellular telephone device 1 includes: a plurality of power receiving units 10; a charging state monitoring unit 21; and a cellular telephone device side communication unit 14. The battery charger 100 includes: a plurality of power transmitting units 110 that transmit power to the cellular telephone device 1; a battery charger side communication unit 140; and a power transmission control unit 121 that controls transmission of power by the power transmitting units 110, based on a result of monitoring by the charging state monitoring unit 21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Negishi, Hidekatsu Yamada, Yu Nishino