Patents by Inventor Keiko Hirukawa

Keiko Hirukawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20200195699
    Abstract: A device setting system is provided with a server apparatus, and a device setting apparatus connected communicatably with the server apparatus. The server apparatus includes a setting storage to store second conference information defining a conference and setting information of a device in association with each other. The device setting apparatus is provided with a receiver, an extractor, and a setting executor. The receiver receives first conference information that is different than the second conference information. The extractor extracts the setting information corresponding to the first conference information from among the setting information stored in the setting storage of the server apparatus. The setting executor executes setting processing of the device based on the setting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: YUUKI IWAMOTO, KEIKO HIRUKAWA
  • Patent number: 10547351
    Abstract: Communication which a user does not desire is prevented. As information processing device (1) includes: a region specifying section (23) which determines a given region of a display region of a display section (18) of a display device (11), the given region corresponding to an element image included in a screen displayed on the display section (18); and an antenna control section (24) which (i) controls, to be in a communication state, an antenna (150) which is included in the given region and (ii) controls another antenna (150) to be in a non-communication state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Motohiro Kadowaki, Keiko Hirukawa, Yoshinari Sawata
  • Publication number: 20190265881
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display processing unit that causes a display unit to display information based on a touch operation by a user to a touch panel, and in a case where predetermined first input information and predetermined second input information that are set in advance are input by the touch operation of the user, the display processing unit causes text information converted from voice data to be displayed on the display unit in a region between a position of the first input information and a position of the second input information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: KEIKO HIRUKAWA, AMI HADA
  • Publication number: 20190258455
    Abstract: A display control device controls a display device. The display device includes two or more input units to which information processing devices are connected. The display control device includes a storage unit, a determination unit, and a command generation unit. The storage unit stores device information and reception status information. The device information indicates a state of each of the information processing devices. The reception status information indicates one of the information processing devices, which outputs a display image displayed by the display device. The determination unit determines a content of an instruction from an user. The command generation unit generates a command to be issued to at least one of the display device and the information processing devices based on a determination result of the determination unit and the information stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: GO NAKAZAWA, SATOSHI TERADA, KEIKO HIRUKAWA
  • Patent number: 10256868
    Abstract: A predetermined process is executed in accordance with a state of a detection target which has been detected through short range communication with the detection target. In a case where a control device (100) has determined that a location of an NFC tag (30) detected by a display device (10) had changed, the control device (100) causes the display device (10) to transmit predetermined information to the communication terminal (20) via an NFC antenna (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinari Sawata, Motohiro Kadowaki, Keiko Hirukawa, Sunao Yamaguchi, Michihiro Ohno
  • Publication number: 20190087154
    Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a message storage section configured to store input messages, an attribute information applying section configured to apply attribute information to the messages, and a display control section configured to control displaying of a first display screen having a first display region for displaying the messages in chronological order and a second display region for displaying a message extracted from the messages based on the attribute information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: KEIKO HIRUKAWA, SATOSHI TERADA, TOMONOBU TOMARU, KAZUKI SATO
  • Patent number: 9844103
    Abstract: Provided is a cooking assistance device for providing information that assists cooking using a cooking appliance based on a measurement result of power consumption of the cooking appliance. The cooking assistance device includes a storage unit that stores information that relates to power consumption in cooking, an acquisition unit that acquires a measurement value that relates to power consumption of the cooking appliance, and an output unit that outputs the measurement value and the information that relates to power consumption in cooking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiko Hirukawa, Ataru Okura, Misuzu Doi
  • Publication number: 20170302335
    Abstract: A predetermined process is executed in accordance with a state of a detection target which has been detected through short range communication with the detection target. In a case where a control device (100) has determined that a location of an NFC tag (30) detected by a display device (10) had changed, the control device (100) causes the display device (10) to transmit predetermined information to the communication terminal (20) via an NFC antenna (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: YOSHINARI SAWATA, MOTOHIRO KADOWAKI, KEIKO HIRUKAWA, SUNAO YAMAGUCHI, MICHIHIRO OHNO
  • Publication number: 20170295241
    Abstract: The present invention achieves an image display that is easily visible to a user, and prevents communication that is not desired by the user. An information processing device (1) includes: a display control section for causing each of one or more images to be displayed in a display section (18) of a display device (11) at a position at which each of display regions in which the respective one or more images are displayed is associated with a corresponding different one of antennas (150).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: KEIKO HIRUKAWA
  • Publication number: 20170279499
    Abstract: Communication which a user does not desire is prevented. As information processing device (1) includes: a region specifying section (23) which determines a given region of a display region of a display section (18) of a display device (11), the given region corresponding to an element image included in a screen displayed on the display section (18); and an antenna control section (24) which (i) controls, to be in a communication state, an antenna (150) which is included in the given region and (ii) controls another antenna (150) to be in a non-communication state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: MOTOHIRO KADOWAKI, KEIKO HIRUKAWA, YOSHINARI SAWATA
  • Publication number: 20160219655
    Abstract: Provided is a cooking assistance device for providing information that assists cooking using a cooking appliance based on a measurement result of power consumption of the cooking appliance. The cooking assistance device includes a storage unit that stores information that relates to power consumption in cooking, an acquisition unit that acquires a measurement value that relates to power consumption of the cooking appliance, and an output unit that outputs the measurement value and the information that relates to power consumption in cooking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Keiko HIRUKAWA, Ataru OKURA, Misuzu DOI
  • Patent number: 8549429
    Abstract: A multi-window management apparatus includes: an activating icon display unit for displaying activating icons 60, 62, 64 and 66 on a display screen 56; a window display unit opening, when activating icon 64 is designated, a window 72 corresponding to activating icon 64 next to activating icon 64; and a window arranging unit for rearranging and displaying, when activating icon 64 is designated, a window 68 that has been open, and activating icons 60, 62 and 66 other than the designated activating icon 64, such that these are arranged along the longer side direction of display screen 56 not to be overlapping on an area where the new window 72 is to be opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Tsuruta, Shinichiro Ota, Kohki Fukuda, Kazuhiro Miki, Keiko Hirukawa
  • Publication number: 20110037720
    Abstract: A mobile phone is disclosed wherein an operation window is displayed on a display unit. Buttons for input of information for controlling processing related to an application executed in the mobile phone are displayed in the operation window. A touch panel is provided on the display unit. When a user drags his/her finger on the touch panel as indicated by an arrow, a display position of the operation window is shifted so as to be dragged by the user's finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Keiko Hirukawa, Toshio Akabane, Tomokazu Morio, Keiichiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20100283736
    Abstract: The character input device (5) (i) determines an input candidate that is a character string to be inputted at an input position on a basis of a character string before the input position, (ii) causes a display screen to display a candidate selection key to which the determined input candidate is assigned in such a manner as to allow a user to select the candidate selection key, and (iii) when the displayed candidate selection key is selected, inputs at the input position the character string of the input candidate assigned to the selected candidate selection key, the character input device including a first candidate determination section (38) for assigning a Caps key to the candidate selection key, a second candidate determination section (39) for assigning a Done key to the candidate selection key, and an editing candidate determination section (40) for assigning a Clear key to the candidate selection key. This allows determining an input candidate with high probability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Toshio Akabane, Keiko Hirukawa, Tomokazu Morio, Daisuke Tsujinishi, Yasushi Ishizuka
  • Publication number: 20100088634
    Abstract: A multi-window management apparatus includes: an activating icon display unit for displaying activating icons 60, 62, 64 and 66 on a display screen 56; a window display unit opening, when activating icon 64 is designated, a window 72 corresponding to activating icon 64 next to activating icon 64; and a window arranging unit for rearranging and displaying, when activating icon 64 is designated, a window 68 that has been open, and activating icons 60, 62 and 66 other than the designated activating icon 64, such that these are arranged along the longer side direction of display screen 56 not to be overlapping on an area where the new window 72 is to be opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Akira Tsuruta, Shinichiro Ota, Kohki Fukuda, Kazuhiro Miki, Keiko Hirukawa