Patents by Inventor Junji Suetsugu

Junji Suetsugu 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: 10972879
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20200100073
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Junji SUETSUGU, Tatsuya SAKAI, Toshio AKABANE
  • Patent number: 10524097
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20190028859
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Junji SUETSUGU, Tatsuya SAKAI, Toshio AKABANE
  • Patent number: 10117071
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20170374536
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Junji SUETSUGU, Tatsuya SAKAI, Toshio AKABANE
  • Patent number: 9775010
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20170013425
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Junji SUETSUGU, Tatsuya SAKAI, Toshio AKABANE
  • Patent number: 9485349
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20150080036
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junji SUETSUGU, Tatsuya SAKAI, Toshio AKABANE
  • Patent number: 8909263
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Patent number: 8417768
    Abstract: In response to an input unit inputting a request for communication, a room ID generation generates a room ID in accordance with presence information detected of a mobile phone, and transmits to a server device a request including the generated room ID for establishing a room. When a presence monitoring unit detects that the status of the mobile phone has changed from that obtained when the input unit input the request for communication, a room deletion request unit transmits to the server device a request including the generated room ID for deleting a room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junji Suetsugu
  • Publication number: 20120196633
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a display, an input device for accepting a first operation instruction; a communication device for connection with a server and another terminal; and a control unit for receiving first contents from the server via the communication device according to the first operation instruction, determining whether connection with another terminal is established or not, transmitting the first contents to another terminal via the communication device when a determination is made that connection with another terminal is established, and causing the display to show the first contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Tatsuya Sakai, Toshio Akabane
  • Publication number: 20120020238
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to/from a second terminal and a third terminal; a memory storing a part of the transmitted and received data; and a control unit for detecting, using the communication unit, whether the second terminal is in a first state in which the second terminal can exchange first data with the communication terminal and the third terminal or in a second state in which the second terminal cannot exchange the first data with the communication terminal and the third terminal, thereby storing the first data exchanged during the second state in the memory as second data, and for transmitting the second data to the second terminal when a transition from the second state to the first state is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Masayuki Kumagai, Toshio Akabane, Tatsuya Sakai
  • Publication number: 20120015675
    Abstract: A communication terminal includes: a communication unit; a memory; a first obtaining unit for obtaining first data; and a first control unit for detecting, using the communication unit, whether the communication terminal is in a first state in which the communication terminal can exchange the first data with another terminal or in a second state in which the communication terminal cannot exchange the first data with another terminal, thereby storing a part of the first data obtained during the second state in the memory as second data, and for transmitting the second data to another terminal when a transition from the second state to the first state occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Masayuki Kumagai, Toshio Akabane, Tatsuya Sakai
  • Publication number: 20110072083
    Abstract: In response to an input unit inputting a request for communication, a room ID generation generates a room ID in accordance with presence information detected of a mobile phone, and transmits to a server device a request including the generated room ID for establishing a room. When a presence monitoring unit detects that the status of the mobile phone has changed from that obtained when the input unit input the request for communication, a room deletion request unit transmits to the server device a request including the generated room ID for deleting a room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventor: Junji Suetsugu
  • Patent number: 7342899
    Abstract: A method of reconfiguring a network including a plurality of sub-networks in which at least one slave terminal is wireless-linked with a master terminal is disclosed. Firstly, each terminal detects a wireless-linkable node. Secondly, detection information including the results of the detections in the terminals is generated. Thirdly, with reference to the generated detection information, a master terminal is selected in such a manner as to minimize the total number of the master terminals. Finally, a sub-network including the selected master terminal is constructed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junji Suetsugu
  • Publication number: 20060233266
    Abstract: On a transmission-side, a time information generating section generates transmission-side time information based on information about a characteristic point in a waveform of an AC voltage supplied from an AC power supply. The content processing section adds the transmission-side time information to predetermined content. The communicating section transmits, to another communicating section on a receiving end, the “content in association with the transmission-side time information”. On the receiving-side, a time information generating section generates reception-side time information based on information about the characteristic point in the waveform of the AC voltage supplied from the AC power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventor: Junji Suetsugu
  • Publication number: 20040208154
    Abstract: A method of reconfiguring a network including a plurality of sub-networks in which at least one slave terminal is wireless-linked with a master terminal is disclosed. Firstly, each terminal detects a wireless-linkable node. Secondly, detection information including the results of the detections in the terminals is generated. Thirdly, with reference to the generated detection information, a master terminal is selected in such a manner as to minimize the total number of the master terminals. Finally, a sub-network including the selected master terminal is constructed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventor: Junji Suetsugu
  • Patent number: 6807226
    Abstract: An apparatus of the present invention is an apparatus including a communication section for communicating with another apparatus. The apparatus includes: a registration detection section for detecting grouping registration information which is provided to each of a plurality of apparatuses to be grouped and registered; a storage section for storing group information which indicates that the apparatus and the other apparatus are in the same group; and a control section for controlling the communication section, the registration detection section and the storage section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junji Suetsugu, Atsushi Nakao