Patents by Inventor KIICHI KANTAKE

KIICHI KANTAKE 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).

  • Portable communication terminal, electronic apparatus, and method of controlling electronic apparatus by using portable communication terminal
    Patent number: 10476966
    Abstract: A portable communication terminal transmits a control instruction for an electronic apparatus. The portable communication terminal includes a terminal communication unit, an inclination detecting unit, a terminal storage unit, and a terminal controller. The terminal communication unit communicates with the electronic apparatus. The inclination detecting unit detects an inclination of a base of the portable communication terminal with respect to a predetermined reference direction and a direction of the inclination. The terminal storage unit stores the control instruction associated in advance with the inclination direction. The terminal controller controls the terminal communication unit, the inclination detecting unit, and the terminal storage unit. When the inclination detecting unit detects that the base is inclined with respect to the predetermined reference direction, the terminal controller causes the terminal communication unit to transmit the control instruction to the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiichi Kantake, Takahiro Minami
  • PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS BY USING PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20180139284
    Abstract: A portable communication terminal transmits a control instruction for an electronic apparatus. The portable communication terminal includes a terminal communication unit, an inclination detecting unit, a terminal storage unit, and a terminal controller. The terminal communication unit communicates with the electronic apparatus. The inclination detecting unit detects an inclination of a base of the portable communication terminal with respect to a predetermined reference direction and a direction of the inclination. The terminal storage unit stores the control instruction associated in advance with the inclination direction. The terminal controller controls the terminal communication unit, the inclination detecting unit, and the terminal storage unit. When the inclination detecting unit detects that the base is inclined with respect to the predetermined reference direction, the terminal controller causes the terminal communication unit to transmit the control instruction to the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: KIICHI KANTAKE, TAKAHIRO MINAMI