Patents by Inventor Masakuni Hyodo

Masakuni Hyodo 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: 6516201
    Abstract: There is provided a mobile radio communication apparatus being able to transmit data and voice, connected with one of base stations over a radio communication channel, the apparatus comprising a plurality of mobile identification numbers (MINs), an interface being able to connected with an external device inputting data from the external device and outputting data to the external device, data communication request detecting means for detecting a data communication request from the external device through the interface, and connection control means for controlling the connection with the base station by using a first MIN of the plurality of MINs responsive to output of the detecting means. In the mobile radio communication apparatus having the above constitutions, the data communication request detecting means detects a data communication request from the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masatomo Kanbara, Akira Ishikura, Osamu Kurokawa, Yoshihiro Nomura, Masakuni Hyodo, Ken Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6449499
    Abstract: This invention provides a dual-mode radio communication apparatus which can make normal communications even when an external apparatus is connected to a radio communication apparatus, the communication scheme of which is set in a digital mode. When the radio communication apparatus is not connected to a vehicle-mount kit via a connector in an analog mode, a switch control means of a controller switches a switching circuit to communicate a signal with a base station using a built-in antenna. When the apparatus is connected to the vehicle-mount kit, the switch control means switches the switching circuit to communicate a signal with the base station using an external antenna via the vehicle-mount kit and a booster unit. In the digital mode, the switch control means switches the switching circuit to communicate a signal with the base station using the built-in antenna independently of the connection with the vehicle-mount kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akira Ishikura, Osamu Kurokawa, Yoshihiro Nomura, Masakuni Hyodo, Ken Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6408020
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an analog-mode discharge characteristic storage area (21a) and a digital-mode discharge characteristic storage area (21b) store threshold data of remaining battery display in an incoming-call standby status in an analog mode and that in a digital mode, respectively. A remaining battery determination means (20a) determines a remaining battery level corresponding to a selected communication mode based on both a voltage of detected by a voltage detection circuit (32) and data stored in the analog-mode discharge characteristic storage area (21a) or the digital-mode discharge characteristic storage area (21b). A remaining battery display control means (20b) causes the remaining battery to be displayed on an LCD display of a control unit (22) in accordance with a determination result of the remaining battery determination means (20a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Naoki Kaji, Osamu Kurokawa, Akira Ishikura, Yoshihiro Nomura, Masakuni Hyodo, Ken Nakamura, Yoshimasa Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20010053702
    Abstract: There is provided a mobile radio communication apparatus being able to transmit data and voice, connected with one of base stations over a radio communication channel, the apparatus comprising a plurality of mobile identification numbers (MINs), an interface being able to connected with an external device inputting data from the external device and outputting data to the external device, data communication request detecting means for detecting a data communication request from the external device through the interface, and connection control means for controlling the connection with the base station by using a first MIN of the plurality of MINs responsive to output of the detecting means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 1999
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: MASATOMO KANBARA, AKIRA ISHIKURA, OSAMU KUROKAWA, YOSHIHIRO NOMURA, MASAKUNI HYODO, KEN NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 6154639
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cheap handsfree unit which can prevent the howling phenomenon and reduce the input sound from the loud-speaker into the microphone in both the analog and digital modes. A reception side comprises a signal level adjusting circuit constituted by a switch circuit and attenuators, and a transmission side comprises a signal level adjusting circuit constituted by a switch circuit and attenuators, to introduce the attenuation of 15 dB or 30 dB in response to the analog or digital mode. A voice switch is constituted so that the analog reception signal and the analog transmission signal are rectified respectively by rectifiers, the levels of both signals are compared by a comparator, and either switch or switch having a higher input signal level becomes conductive as a result of the comparison. The attenuation is introduced on the basis of the communication mode, only to either the analog reception signal or analog transmission signal having a smaller signal intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takuya Kanazumi, Osamu Kurokawa, Akira Ishikura, Yoshihiro Nomura, Masakuni Hyodo, Ken Nakamura