Patents by Inventor Hiroyasu Hamamura
Hiroyasu Hamamura 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).
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Publication number: 20200273465Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to prevent leakage of personal information or the like to a third party. A smartphone (1) includes: a person state identifying section (13) configured to analyze a captured image of the vicinity of the smartphone (1) so as to carry out identification of a person(s) in the vicinity of the smartphone (1) and the number of the person(s); and a speech permission determining section (14) configured to determine, on the basis of a result of the identification, whether or not speech is to be outputted.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventor: HIROYASU HAMAMURA
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Patent number: 8279043Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a portable information terminal device capable of reducing excessive time and labor required in an authentication process. A sub-camera is started on the basis of operation to select “secret mode” by a user (FIG. 9(a)) and brought into a photographable state after completion of an initialization process, which is followed by automatically performing an authentication process (FIG. 9(b)). Therefore, it is possible to prevent troublesome photographing operation by waiting for a time course from the start of the sub-camera to reaching a photographable state, allowing reduction of excessive time and labor required in an authentication process.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2006Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaaki Sasa, Hiroyasu Hamamura, Seiji Hamaguchi
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Patent number: 7937123Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Patent number: 7937122Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Patent number: 7822444Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Patent number: 7792556Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Patent number: 7787918Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Patent number: 7787916Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Patent number: 7751859Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Patent number: 7751849Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Publication number: 20100164684Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a portable information terminal device capable of reducing excessive time and labor required in an authentication process. A sub-camera is started on the basis of operation to select “secret mode” by a user (FIG. 9(a)) and brought into a photographable state after completion of an initialization process, which is followed by automatically performing an authentication process (FIG. 9(b)). Therefore, it is possible to prevent troublesome photographing operation by waiting for a time course from the start of the sub-camera to reaching a photographable state, allowing reduction of excessive time and labor required in an authentication process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2006Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Masaaki Sasa, Hiroyasu Hamamura, Seiji Hamaguchi
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Patent number: 7747296Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Patent number: 7668577Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Patent number: 7660613Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Patent number: 7653420Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Patent number: 7650171Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Patent number: 7650172Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Patent number: 7555323Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Publication number: 20080070647Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki
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Publication number: 20080070646Abstract: A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Hiroyasu Hamamura, Yoshitaka Suzuki