Patents by Inventor Hiroki Munetomo

Hiroki Munetomo 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: 10719190
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes an object display unit that displays in a display region an object including a content, and a stroke drawn on the content in an overlaid fashion, and a visibility balance setting unit that sets a visibility balance of the displayed content. The visibility balance setting unit includes a content transparency setting unit that sets content transparency serving as transparency of the content, and a stroke background transmittance setting unit that sets stroke background transmittance that is transmittance of a background of the drawn stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiho Sakamoto, Satoshi Terada, Hiroki Munetomo
  • Publication number: 20200213469
    Abstract: A connection system includes a terminal device and an image processing apparatus. The terminal device includes a first controller, a first communicator, and a first display. The image processing apparatus includes a second controller, a second communicator, and a second display. The first controller of the terminal device causes the first display to display information of the terminal device when the terminal device is connected to the image processing apparatus through the first communicator. The second controller of the image processing apparatus causes the second display to display the information of the terminal device when the terminal device is connected to the image processing apparatus through the second communicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: YUUSUKE NAKATANI, HIROKI MUNETOMO
  • Publication number: 20200184062
    Abstract: A meeting system includes an identification information acquirer that acquires a card ID, based on a user's operation of touching a reader with an ID card 5 for identifying the user, an authentication process operator that determines whether or not to grant an authentication of the user, based on the card ID acquired by the identification information acquirer, and a command process operator that issues a command for commanding an operation corresponding to a desired operation of the user, where the command is associated with the card ID corresponding to the user, if the authentication of the user is granted by the authentication process operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: KOJI SATO, HIROKI MUNETOMO
  • Publication number: 20200151116
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display that displays messages includes a message retrieval unit that retrieves messages by accessing a message management server, a display method selection unit that selects a display method for the retrieved messages in response to a count of the retrieved messages, and a display controller that performs control to display on the display the messages retrieved from the message management server in the display method selected by the display method selection unit. The display method selection unit selects a first display method that displays the retrieved messages while scrolling the retrieved messages repeatedly if the count of the retrieved messages is equal to or below a display switching threshold value, and selects a second display method that displays the retrieved messages while scrolling the retrieved messages if the count of the retrieved messages is above the display switching threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Yukio MATSUDA, Hiroki MUNETOMO
  • Publication number: 20200137197
    Abstract: An image created based on content is displayed on a display screen. A selected image is selected from the image. A move operation is detected on the selected image. It is determined whether or not the selected image has been moved to a predetermined specified area on the display screen. The display form of the selected image is changed when the selected image has been moved to the specified area. Content corresponding to the selected image is transmitted to a transmission destination associated with the specified area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kiho SAKAMOTO, Hiroki MUNETOMO, Noriyuki KOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200120231
    Abstract: An output method for receiving output data that is associated with acquired identification information from a server and outputting an image based on the output data from an image forming apparatus is provided. The output method includes: accepting posting of a message from a terminal to a messaging service; sending attachment data to the server when the message includes the attachment data; and issuing identification information that is associated with output data based on the attachment data when the attachment data is in a format that can be accepted for registration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI KANOH, TAKAYA NAKATANI, YUUSUKE NAKATANI, HIROKI MUNETOMO
  • Publication number: 20200076981
    Abstract: A controller of an information processing device displays, on a display, a display screen having a first display region that displays a list of files, and a second display region that displays an operation button; selects one or more files from among the displayed list of files; and in response to selection of the operation button after a file is selected, renames the file in accordance with additional information associated with the operation button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: RYOHJI MURATA, ATSUSHI MATSUO, AKINORI OHNISHI, HIROKI MUNETOMO
  • Publication number: 20200076983
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a communication device and a controller. The controller searches for image forming apparatuses in a network via the network communication device, specifies the image forming apparatus among the searched image forming apparatuses, the former image forming apparatus providing file sharing service, and displays a list of file sharing folders in the specified image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: AKINORI OHNISHI, HIROKI MUNETOMO, RYOHJI MURATA
  • Patent number: 10572396
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display that displays messages includes a message retrieval unit that retrieves messages by accessing a message management server, a display method selection unit that selects a display method for the retrieved messages in response to a count of the retrieved messages, and a display controller that performs control to display on the display the messages retrieved from the message management server in the display method selected by the display method selection unit. The display method selection unit selects a first display method that displays the retrieved messages while scrolling the retrieved messages repeatedly if the count of the retrieved messages is equal to or below a display switching threshold value, and selects a second display method that displays the retrieved messages while scrolling the retrieved messages if the count of the retrieved messages is above the display switching threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukio Matsuda, Hiroki Munetomo
  • Patent number: 10554787
    Abstract: An image created based on content is displayed on a display screen. A selected image is selected from the image. A move operation is detected on the selected image. It is determined whether or not the selected image has been moved to a predetermined specified area on the display screen. The display form of the selected image is changed when the selected image has been moved to the specified area. Content corresponding to the selected image is transmitted to a transmission destination associated with the specified area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiho Sakamoto, Hiroki Munetomo, Noriyuki Koyama
  • Publication number: 20190371336
    Abstract: An operational support apparatus includes a speech recognizer and a controller. The speech recognizer converts speech data into text information. In a case where the text information contains a keyword that indicates a person, the controller identifies which of input terminals of the display apparatus is associated with the person. The controller generates a switching command to activate the input terminal thus identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: KOJI SATO, HIROKI MUNETOMO
  • Patent number: 10488977
    Abstract: A content display apparatus includes a plurality of communication antennas arranged on the same side as the display portion, a non-contact communication portion which performs non-contact communication with an information terminal apparatus by using each of the plurality of communication antennas, a content display control portion which displays a content on the display portion; and a communication antenna control portion which performs control to validate one communication antenna of the plurality of communication antennas based on a display position of the content displayed by the content display control portion, in which the information terminal apparatus performs non-contact communication with the validated communication antenna and obtains additional information of the displayed content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Terada, Hiroki Munetomo
  • Publication number: 20190227677
    Abstract: An input display apparatus includes a display unit which has a display screen on which multiple items of content are displayed. An input operation is possibly performed on the display screen. The input display apparatus includes a detection unit that detects selection of first content, and a display processing unit that causes an attribute of an object to be dependent on an attribute of content, in a case where an operation of moving a selected object onto the content is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: HIROKI MUNETOMO
  • Publication number: 20190205090
    Abstract: An operational support apparatus includes a speech recognizer and a command generator. The speech recognizer converts speech data into text information. In a case where the text information contains a keyword that indicates application software, the command generator identifies which of input terminals of a display apparatus is associated with the application software. The command generator generates, as a control command, a switching command to activate the input terminal thus identified and a start-up command to start the application software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: AKINORI OHNISHI, HIROKI MUNETOMO
  • Publication number: 20190196647
    Abstract: A content display apparatus includes a plurality of communication antennas arranged on the same side as the display portion, a non-contact communication portion which performs non-contact communication with an information terminal apparatus by using each of the plurality of communication antennas, a content display control portion which displays a content on the display portion; and a communication antenna control portion which performs control to validate one communication antenna of the plurality of communication antennas based on a display position of the content displayed by the content display control portion, in which the information terminal apparatus performs non-contact communication with the validated communication antenna and obtains additional information of the displayed content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: SATOSHI TERADA, HIROKI MUNETOMO
  • Patent number: 10254886
    Abstract: A content display apparatus includes a plurality of communication antennas arranged on the same side as the display portion, a non-contact communication portion which performs non-contact communication with an information terminal apparatus by using each of the plurality of communication antennas, a content display control portion which displays a content on the display portion; and a communication antenna control portion which performs control to validate one communication antenna of the plurality of communication antennas based on a display position of the content displayed by the content display control portion, in which the information terminal apparatus performs non-contact communication with the validated communication antenna and obtains additional information of the displayed content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Terada, Hiroki Munetomo
  • Publication number: 20190103117
    Abstract: Identification information is stored in association with a user. The identification information is received from an identification device, speech data is received from a speech input and output device, and speech identification information is recognized from the speech data. At this time, when the identification information and the speech identification information match each other, the user corresponding to the identification information is permitted to log in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: KATSUYOSHI KONDOH, AKINORI OHNISHI, HIROKI MUNETOMO
  • Publication number: 20190102530
    Abstract: An identification device that stores identification information authenticates a user by using biometrics authentication information, and transmits the identification information to a server device. The server device receives speech data from a speech input and output device, recognizes speech identification information from the speech data, and permits the user corresponding to the identification information to log in when the received identification information and the speech identification information match each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: YOSHIAKI TANAKA, NORIYUKI KOYAMA, HIROKI MUNETOMO
  • Publication number: 20190012274
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display that displays messages includes a message retrieval unit that retrieves messages by accessing a message management server, a display method selection unit that selects a display method for the retrieved messages in response to a count of the retrieved messages, and a display controller that performs control to display on the display the messages retrieved from the message management server in the display method selected by the display method selection unit. The display method selection unit selects a first display method that displays the retrieved messages while scrolling the retrieved messages repeatedly if the count of the retrieved messages is equal to or below a display switching threshold value, and selects a second display method that displays the retrieved messages while scrolling the retrieved messages if the count of the retrieved messages is above the display switching threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Yukio MATSUDA, Hiroki MUNETOMO
  • Publication number: 20180367643
    Abstract: An image created based on content is displayed on a display screen. A selected image is selected from the image. A move operation is detected on the selected image. It is determined whether or not the selected image has been moved to a predetermined specified area on the display screen. The display form of the selected image is changed when the selected image has been moved to the specified area. Content corresponding to the selected image is transmitted to a transmission destination associated with the specified area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Kiho SAKAMOTO, Hiroki MUNETOMO, Noriyuki KOYAMA