Patents by Inventor Motoyuki Suzuki

Motoyuki Suzuki 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: 20190095068
    Abstract: Provided is a portable terminal device capable of realizing more preferable usability. The portable terminal device includes a display displaying information such as content on a display screen; a detector detecting a pressing onto the display screen; a tilt angle detector detecting a tilt angle of the portable terminal device; and a display controller performing control for changing a display range of display information displayed on the display screen. The display controller sets, as a reference angle ?0, a tilt angle detected when a pressing having a strength equal to or more than a predetermined value is detected, and controls scrolls so as to change the display range of the display information in the display screen in accordance with a value of a difference between the reference angle ?0 and a tilt angle ?n detected in a pressing-held state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Motoyuki SUZUKI, Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20180349750
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for managing baggage and a method for managing baggage with which improved usability can be obtained. In order to solve the problem, an apparatus for managing baggage is provided with: a reader unit which reads tag information of a wireless tag attached to a baggage; a storage unit in which the tag information read by the reader unit is stored; and a control unit which makes a determination of a forgotten baggage by comparing the tag information stored in the storage unit with tag information newly read by the reader unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Motoyuki SUZUKI, Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Shigetaka KIMURA, Shinji SHIBUYA
  • Publication number: 20180352197
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an information processing device that realizes more suitable ease of use. To accomplish the purpose, there is provided an information processing device provided with a video input unit for acquiring image data from an optical image, a signal receiver unit for acquiring a position computation signal, a communication unit for transmitting the image data, a first memory unit for storing position information pertaining to a place to which the image data is not transmitted, and a control unit for controlling the execution of image data transmission on the basis of the position information acquired from the position calculation signal and the position information stored in the first storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Motoyuki SUZUKI, Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Shigetaka KIMURA, Shinji SHIBUYA
  • Patent number: 10129580
    Abstract: The present invention provides a digital broadcast receiver capable of executing functions having higher added values. The broadcast receiver receives a broadcast wave of a digital broadcast service, controls an operation including activation and end of an application that is in cooperation with a broadcast program based on application-related information, and selects control relating to reactivation of the application based on a user's operation. If activation of the application is requested after the end of the application, the broadcast receiver controls the reactivation or non-reactivation of the application in accordance with the selection of control by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunobu Hashimoto, Motoyuki Suzuki, Kazuhiko Yoshizawa, Nobuo Masuoka
  • Publication number: 20180292970
    Abstract: This input terminal device 1 for receiving a user operation via a position input object PS is provided with: a position detection unit 106 which detects the position of the position input object; a display unit 109a which displays a cursor; and an operation processing control unit 1024 which causes operation processing to be performed. The operation processing control unit has a plurality of operation modes and one of these modes includes a state M0 in which the operation processing control unit does not cause any operation processing to be performed, except for movement of the cursor in accordance with the position of the position input object. The operation processing control unit is configured to switch between the plurality of operation modes when the user has performed a specific operation by means of the position input object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Motoyuki SUZUKI, Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Nobuo MASUOKA, Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Mitsunobu WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20180243195
    Abstract: [Object] The present invention has an object to provide an external dermal agent for reducing skin yellowness already generated in the skin. [Means to Attain the Object] The above object is solved by providing an external dermal agent for reducing skin yellowness already generated in the skin, which contains hesperetin and/or glycosyl hesperetin as an effective ingredient(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Masaki MIYAKE, Motoyuki SUZUKI, Tatsuya ISHIHARA, Toshio ARIYASU
  • Publication number: 20180203602
    Abstract: An information terminal device includes a touch panel which is capable of displaying an image and receiving an operation of a user and includes a display area for displaying the image and an input area dedicated for an operation input, an image processing unit that processes the image to be displayed in the display area, and an operation input unit that detects the operation input to the input area. An area control unit has a function of allocating the input area to a part of the touch panel and performing conversion into an operation on the image displayed in the display area when the operation is performed on the input area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Nobuo MASUOKA, Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Motoyuki SUZUKI, Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Hiroshi SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20180181663
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a suitable user-friendliness to a user regarding a recommendation of application software on a portable information terminal. In order to accomplish the purpose, this portable information terminal is configured to set an application as a recommendation candidate when the status of the portable information terminal matches a condition corresponding to the application, and recommend the application when the application further matches a pre-set recommendation permitting condition. Hence, the portable information terminal and the application recommending method thereof capable of providing a preferable user-friendliness to the user can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Nobuo MASUOKA, Motoyuki SUZUKI, Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Hideyuki KUWAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20180184151
    Abstract: A broadcast receiving device is provided with: a broadcast receiving unit which receives a digital broadcast signal including broadcast program video and application-related information; a storage unit which stores the received broadcast program video and application-related information; a video decoding unit which decodes the video; an application acquisition unit which acquires an application on the basis of location information included in the application-related information; an application execution unit which executes the acquired application; an output unit which is able to output the video; and a control unit for reproducing and decoding the broadcast program video from the storage unit, reproducing the application-related information from the storage unit, acquiring the application on the basis of the location information included in the reproduced application-related information, and executing the acquired application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Masayuki HIRABAYASHI, Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Motoyuki SUZUKI, Tomonori NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20180176651
    Abstract: A mobile terminal has a communication processing unit that transmits, to a video display apparatus for displaying a broadcasted video content, a request for setting a viewing schedule of the video content. A storage unit stores a starting time of the video content for which the setting of the viewing schedule has been requested; and an information provision unit provides information to a user of the mobile terminal. A control unit determines whether the video display apparatus is existent around the mobile terminal. At a first predetermined time before the starting time, the information provision unit notifies the user of the first predetermined time. If the video display apparatus is not existent around the mobile terminal at a second predetermined time before the starting time, the information provision unit then notifies the user that it is the second predetermined time before the starting time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Masayuki HIRABAYASHI, Motoyuki SUZUKI, Hideo NISHIJIMA
  • Patent number: 9990109
    Abstract: An information display terminal achieves a suitable display of types of electronic content such as electronic books with a display unit, an operation unit for receiving an operation instruction directed to the information display terminal, and a scroll control unit for controlling the operation for automatic scroll processing of the electronic content displayed on the display unit. An operation instruction instructing initiation of the automatic scroll processing is input to the operation unit, the scroll control unit performs control to initiate automatic scroll processing by which the electronic content displayed on the display unit is displayed in such a manner that the electronic content is moved a predetermined distance per predetermined time period; and when an operation instruction instructing interruption of the automatic scroll processing is input to the operation unit, the scroll control unit performs control to interrupt the automatic scroll processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Yoshizawa, Nobuo Masuoka, Masayuki Hirabayashi, Motoyuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20180152749
    Abstract: The present invention provides a digital broadcast receiver capable of executing functions having higher added values. The broadcast receiver receives a broadcast wave of a digital broadcast service, controls an operation including activation and end of an application that is in cooperation with a broadcast program based on application-related information, and selects control relating to reactivation of the application based on a user's operation. If activation of the application is requested after the end of the application, the broadcast receiver controls the reactivation or non-reactivation of the application in accordance with the selection of control by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicants: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD., HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Motoyuki SUZUKI, Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Nobuo MASUOKA
  • Publication number: 20180097980
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus 1 includes: a GPS receiver unit 115 for acquiring GPS signals; a position information acquisition unit 1022 for acquiring position information corresponding to a position where the image data acquired from the GPS signals received by the GPS receiver unit 115 is acquired; a recording medium 106 for storing the image data and metadata; and an image recording unit 1024 for recording, in the recording medium 106, the image data stored in the RAM 103 and the metadata. If the GPS signals cannot be acquired, the position information acquisition unit 1022 performs a position information acquisition processing for acquiring position information within a preset time. When the position information acquisition unit 1022 acquires the position information, the image recording unit 1024 records, in the recording medium 106, the image data stored in the RAM 103 and the metadata to which the acquired position information is added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Ryuji NISHIMURA, Motoyuki SUZUKI, Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Nobuo MASUOKA, Hiroshi SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 9930397
    Abstract: A broadcast receiving device is provided with: a broadcast receiving unit which receives a digital broadcast signal including broadcast program video and application-related information; a storage unit which stores the received broadcast program video and application-related information; a video decoding unit which decodes the video; an application acquisition unit which acquires an application on the basis of location information included in the application-related information; an application execution unit which executes the acquired application; an output unit which is able to output the video; and a control unit for reproducing and decoding the broadcast program video from the storage unit, reproducing the application-related information from the storage unit, acquiring the application on the basis of the location information included in the reproduced application-related information, and executing the acquired application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Hirabayashi, Kazuhiko Yoshizawa, Yasunobu Hashimoto, Motoyuki Suzuki, Tomonori Nomura
  • Publication number: 20170339451
    Abstract: When a user inputs an operation of recording a broadcast program into a broadcast reception device, the broadcast reception device outputs, by a display video output unit of the broadcast reception device, a recording setting screen selecting a first recording method of recording program related information and not recording a video content of a broadcast program or a second recording method of recording the program related information and a video content of the broadcast program about a first program. When the first recording method is selected, the program related information is recorded and the video content of the broadcast program is not recorded. When the user inputs an operation of playing back the first program into the broadcast reception device, the broadcast reception device communicates with the server, receives the video content of the first program from the server, and outputs the video content by the display video output unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Nobuo MASUOKA, Motoyuki SUZUKI, Hiroshi SHIMIZU, Yasunobu HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170280327
    Abstract: Provided is a technology which pertains to wireless LAN communication systems and with which it is possible to achieve convenience in that a terminal of a user who is external to an organization can temporarily use the system and to ensure security in such a case. The present communication system comprises: a first terminal which is used by a user internal to an organization; a second terminal which is used by a user external to the organization; and a communication device which has a display function and a wireless LAN access point function inside the organization. The first terminal connects to the communication device via a wireless LAN. The second terminal connects, under permission from the first terminal, to the communication device via the wireless LAN. The second terminal uses the display function of the communication device through the connection via the wireless LAN. The first terminal and the communication device confirm whether the permission is to be continued or terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Nobuo MASUOKA, Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Motoyuki SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20170223407
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile information terminal that performs data transmission and reception, the data transmission and reception including video data reception. The mobile information terminal includes a communication management execution module that obtains a communication amount of data transmitted and received by the mobile information terminal in a predetermined period, and a remote viewing execution module that compares the obtained communication amount to a preset predetermined value and makes an image quality of the video data selectable according to a relationship between the obtained communication amount and the predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuhiko YOSHIZAWA, Nobuo MASUOKA, Motoyuki SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20170190858
    Abstract: A gas barrier film including a polymer base, an undercoat layer that contains, as the main component, an acrylic resin having at least one side chain selected from the group consisting of the side chains (I) to (III) mentioned below, and an inorganic layer, wherein the undercoat layer and the inorganic layer are arranged in this order on at least one surface of the polymer base in such a manner that the undercoat layer and the inorganic layer are in contact with each other: (I) a side chain having an acrylic polymer skeleton; (II) a side chain having a dimethylsiloxane skeleton; and (III) a side chain having a skeleton containing a fluorine atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yusuke Tsukamura, Hiroyuki Uebayashi, Minoru Yoshida, Motoyuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170184777
    Abstract: A white reflective film for an edge light backlight improves the luminance and unevenness therein, voids uneven close contact with, and scraping of, the light guide plate, and minimizes the crushing of convexes formed on at least one side, even in cases where the reflective film is laid directly over a corrugated chassis designed to house circuitry or the reflective film is used in combination with LEDs. The film satisfies (i) to (iii): (i) a stiffness of 2 to 10 mN·m; (ii) convexes have been formed on at least one face (A), and their maximum height is 5 to 60 ?m; (iii) the convexes contain an aromatic polyester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Sakaguchi, Yuji Kawata, Motoyuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9640144
    Abstract: Blocking a view of a whiteboard by a position of an attendee writing thereon is prevented, and writing records made by all attendees are stored to use the writing records including a course of the written records later. Each terminal of the attendees has a touch-panel-equipped terminal can divide any input line drawing on the terminal into line segment data, successively transmit the line segment data to the controller, and display line drawing information on the display of the touch-panel-equipped terminal. A liquid crystal projector having a controller that can be embedded therein or connected thereto is provided, the controller can sequentially record line drawing information transmitted from each touch-panel-equipped terminal in a data base, add the line drawing information to a video image memory of the whiteboard, and project the video image memory contents onto a wall surface while transmitting information of the data base to each touch-panel-equipped terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shimizu, Kazuhiko Yoshizawa, Motoyuki Suzuki, Hideo Nishijima, Nobuo Masuoka