Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Unida

Hiroyuki Unida 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).

  • Remote control system having full-function and abbreviated-function remote control units
    Patent number: 5627540
    Abstract: A remote control system includes a first remote control unit having complete functional capabilities and a second remote control unit having simplified and abbreviated functional capabilities. An apparatus is controlled in a detailed manner by the first remote control unit. For example, the operational mode and timer settings are set by the first remote control unit. On the other hand, the second remote control unit is limited to activating and deactivating the apparatus and/or the timer of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Deguchi, Makoto Hori, Morihiro Nakayama, Hiroyuki Unida
  • Remote control system having full-function and abbreviated-function remote control units
    Patent number: 5461382
    Abstract: A remote control system includes a first remote control unit having complete functional capabilities and a second remote control unit having simplified and abbreviated functional capabilities. An apparatus is controlled in a detailed manner by the first remote control unit. For example, the operational mode and timer settings are set by the first remote control unit. On the other hand, the second remote control unit is limited to activating and deactivating the apparatus and/or the timer of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Deguchi, Makoto Hori, Morihiro Nakayama, Hiroyuki Unida
  • Data drive type air conditioner control apparatus
    Patent number: 5043926
    Abstract: A data drive type air conditioner control apparatus includes a main controller for controlling an air conditioner having a plurality of control modes and including an operation procedure memory for storing control operation procedures corresponding to the respective control modes of the air conditioner, and a control data memory for storing numerical data to be used for the control of the air conditioner and including a numerical data memory for initially storing numerical data to be used for controlling the drive of the air conditioner, such that the main controller drives the air conditioner in accordance with the numerical data stored in the control data memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Naka, Morihiro Nakayama, Hiroyuki Unida, Toshiakai Yagi