Patents by Inventor Satoshi Azuchi

Satoshi Azuchi 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: 8797408
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display including a display screen, a housing accommodating the display and including a surface configured to expose the display screen, a connector in an end portion of the housing, the connector being configured to be exposed to the outside of the housing, and a camera in the housing. The camera is configured to capture an image from the surface of the housing and eccentrically positioned with respect to a center portion of the housing as being shifted toward a side opposite to the end portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Satoshi Azuchi
  • Publication number: 20140029780
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing and a display unit. The housing includes a first end portion, a second end portion and a hinge portion. The display unit is connected to the housing via the hinge portion. The housing further includes a lower cover, an upper cover, a recessed surface and a plurality of projecting portions. The lower cover includes a bottom surface facing a placement surface on which the housing is placed, and an inclined surface provided from the bottom surface over to the first end portion and separating further from the placement surface towards the first end portion. The upper cover covers the lower cover. The recessed surface is recessed from the inclined surface, and includes a hole and a plurality of recessing portions arranged in a lattice manner together with the hole. The projecting portions project from the recessed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Satoshi Azuchi
  • Publication number: 20120249894
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a television apparatus comprises a display configured to include a screen, and a housing configured to store the display. The housing includes a first surface on which the screen is exposed, a second surface located on an opposite side of the first surface, a first end attachable to and detachable from a dock, a second end located on an opposite side of the first end, a third end connecting the first end and the second end, and a fourth end located on an opposite side of the third end, and include a first housing member having the first surface and a second housing member having the second surface. The apparatus further comprises a board including a first board surface facing toward the first surface and a second board surface facing toward the second surface, a sensor disposed on the first board surface, and a light-shielding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventor: Satoshi Azuchi
  • Publication number: 20120162437
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display including a display screen, a housing accommodating the display and including a surface configured to expose the display screen, a connector in an end portion of the housing, the connector being configured to be exposed to the outside of the housing, and a camera in the housing. The camera is configured to capture an image from the surface of the housing and eccentrically positioned with respect to a center portion of the housing as being shifted toward a side opposite to the end portion of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Satoshi AZUCHI
  • Publication number: 20110255727
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing and a display unit. The housing includes a first end portion, a second end portion and a hinge portion. The display unit is connected to the housing via the hinge portion. The housing further includes a lower cover, an upper cover, a recessed surface and a plurality of projecting portions. The lower cover includes a bottom surface facing a placement surface on which the housing is placed, and an inclined surface provided from the bottom surface over to the first end portion and separating further from the placement surface towards the first end portion. The upper cover covers the lower cover. The recessed surface is recessed from the inclined surface, and includes a hole and a plurality of recessing portions arranged in a lattice manner together with the hole. The projecting portions project from the recessed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Satoshi AZUCHI
  • Publication number: 20060129826
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a main unit, a cover, openably attached to the main unit, for covering an operation unit arranged in the main unit, a lock mechanism for locking the cover to the main unit with the cover closed to the main unit, an input unit for inputting bio-information to the main unit with the cover closed to the main unit, an authentication unit for performing an authentication process in response to the bio-information input by the input unit, and a control unit for releasing the lock mechanism from the lock state thereof to unlock the cover from the main unit if the authentication process has been successfully completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Satoshi Azuchi
  • Publication number: 20040057199
    Abstract: An electronic-apparatus system according to the present invention includes a main device, an expansion unit which expands the function of the main device and a cradle in which the main device is held when the main device transmits/receives data to/from a personal computer. A connector for connecting a data-synchronizing signal line and a function-expanding signal line is provided on the bottom of the main device. A connector and a connector,.which are fitted into the connector, are provided in the expansion unit and cradle, respectively. The expansion unit has a connector having the same shape as that of the connector. Thus, the cradle can be used with the expansion unit connected to the main device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventor: Satoshi Azuchi