Patents by Inventor Hiroko Asabu

Hiroko Asabu 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: 10540933
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile electronic device, comprising a first display configured to have a first display area, a second display that is overlapped with a display surface side of the first display and configured to switch a transmissive state for transmitting incident light and a reflective state for reflecting incident light, and a controller configured to control presentation on the first display and presentation on the second display, wherein the second display is configured to have a second display area including a first area that is overlapped with at least part of the first display area and a second area that is not overlapped with the first display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Nade, Hiroko Asabu
  • Publication number: 20180286322
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile electronic device, comprising a first display configured to have a first display area, a second display that is overlapped with a display surface side of the first display and configured to switch a transmissive state for transmitting incident light and a reflective state for reflecting incident light, and a controller configured to control presentation on the first display and presentation on the second display, wherein the second display is configured to have a second display area including a first area that is overlapped with at least part of the first display area and a second area that is not overlapped with the first display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Toshiaki NADE, Hiroko ASABU
  • Patent number: 8565832
    Abstract: A mobile phone includes a first power receiving portion that receives power from a charging base, a first touch panel, a function execution portion, a first LCD to display information, a first display control portion to display on the first LCD an output image outputted when the function execution portion executes a function or an input image for accepting an operation to execute the function, and a first communication portions cannot communicate with the charging base, and the first display control portion displays a first screen on the first LCD when the first communication portion is incapable of communicating with the charging base, and when the first communication portion can communicate with the charging base, it displays a second screen on the first LCD and transmits a third screen to the charging base via the first communication portion and causes the charging base to display the third screen on the second LCD provided therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroko Asabu, Minako Tani
  • Patent number: 8558812
    Abstract: A communication terminal device with which a desired function can be found easily and the function can be activated quickly is provided. A communication terminal device of this invention comprises a housing 8 provided with a display 5, and a touch panel input unit 6 arranged covering a screen of the display 5, and is capable of executing one operation mode selected by a user from a plurality of operation modes. A scroll line 9 is displayed on the screen of the display 5, the scroll line 9 is moved to select one operation mode correlated to the position of the scroll lines 9 in accordance with user's scroll operation, then the selected one operation mode is fixed in accordance with user's mode fixing operation, and a predetermined process of the operation mode is executed in accordance with an operation of an operation key displayed in the operation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroko Asabu, Minako Tani
  • Publication number: 20110207507
    Abstract: A mobile phone includes a first power receiving portion that receives power from a charging base, a first touch panel, a function execution portion, a first LCD to display information, a first display control portion to display on the first LCD an output image outputted when the function execution portion executes a function or an input image for accepting an operation to execute the function, and a first communication portions cannot communicate with the charging base, and the first display control portion displays a first screen on the first LCD when the first communication portion is incapable of communicating with the charging base, and when the first communication portion can communicate with the charging base, it displays a second screen on the first LCD and transmits a third screen to the charging base via the first communication portion and causes the charging base to display the third screen on the second LCD provided therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroko Asabu, Minako Tani
  • Publication number: 20110143817
    Abstract: In order to facilitate an operation of a mobile phone in its closed state, the mobile phone changeable in state between an open state and a closed state includes a light emitting portion which emits light in a plurality of colors to the outside in the closed state, an association portion which associates a respective one of a plurality of types of processes with one of a plurality of colors, an acceleration detecting portion which accepts a shaking operation, a process selecting portion which selects one of the plurality of types of processes when the shaking operation is accepted, a light emission control portion which causes the light emitting portion to emit light in the color associated with the selected process in the closed state, and a process executing portion which executes the selected process upon detection of a change from the closed state to the open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroko Asabu, Minako Tani
  • Publication number: 20100214241
    Abstract: A communication terminal device with which a desired function can be found easily and the function can be activated quickly is provided. A communication terminal device of this invention comprises a housing 8 provided with a display 5, and a touch panel input unit 6 arranged covering a screen of the display 5, and is capable of executing one operation mode selected by a user from a plurality of operation modes. A scroll line 9 is displayed on the screen of the display 5, the scroll line 9 is moved to select one operation mode correlated to the position of the scroll lines 9 in accordance with user's scroll operation, then the selected one operation mode is fixed in accordance with user's mode fixing operation, and a predetermined process of the operation mode is executed in accordance with an operation of an operation key displayed in the operation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroko Asabu, Minako Tani
  • Patent number: D565530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroko Asabu
  • Patent number: D579894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiya Yabe, Hiroko Asabu
  • Patent number: D635114
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroko Asabu, Koji Horimoto