Patents by Inventor Masae Morioka

Masae Morioka 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 telephone
    Patent number: 7096050
    Abstract: The present invention provides a portable telephone comprising an openable/closable casing having a display 13a, a magnetic sensor 18b for detecting whether the casing is opened or closed, and a control circuit 10. When a message is received with the casing closed, the control circuit 10 displays the contents of the received message on the display 13a. When the casing in an opening state is thereafter detected, the control circuit 10 displays on the display 13a a reply-message-preparation screen for preparing a reply message to be sent to a sender of the received message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Taneya, Masae Morioka, Hiroomi Kashu
  • Cellular telephone
    Patent number: 7002616
    Abstract: The present invention provides a portable telephone which comprises a microphone 22 for speech transmission, cameras 3, 30 arranged on a casing, and a control circuit 10. The control circuit 10 varies the sensitivity of the microphone 22 in accordance with a photographing direction of one camera being operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Taneya, Masae Morioka, Hiroomi Kashu
  • Cellular telephone
    Publication number: 20050181846
    Abstract: The present invention provides a portable telephone comprising an openable/closable casing having a display 13a, a magnetic sensor 18b for detecting whether the casing is opened or closed, and a control circuit 10. When a message is received with the casing closed, the control circuit 10 displays the contents of the received message on the display 13a. When the casing in an opening state is thereafter detected, the control circuit 10 displays on the display 13a a reply-message-preparation screen for preparing a reply message to be sent to a sender of the received message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Yuichi Taneya, Masae Morioka, Hiroomi Kashu
  • Cellular telephone
    Publication number: 20040259592
    Abstract: The present invention provides a portable telephone which comprises a microphone 22 for speech transmission, cameras 3, 30 arranged on a casing, and a control circuit 10. The control circuit 10 varies the sensitivity of the microphone 22 in accordance with a photographing direction of one camera being operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Yuichi Taneya, Masae Morioka, Hiroomi Kashu