Patents by Inventor Seiji Sugahara

Seiji Sugahara 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: 9684393
    Abstract: A display control device (500) is the display control device (500) that controls output of display data to a plurality of display units that are arranged on different surfaces of a case, comprising a posture detection unit (510), a visibility state determination unit (520), and a display data output unit (530). The posture detection unit (510) detects a posture of the case. The visibility state determination unit (520) determines a display unit that is visually recognizable to the user from among the plurality of display units according to the posture of the case detected by the posture detection unit (510). The display data output unit (530) outputs the display data to the display unit that the visibility state determination unit (520) determined as visually recognizable to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Yumi Katou, Hiroyuki Aoki, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Patent number: 9528833
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus 100 includes a current position information acquisition unit (a self-position acquisition unit 42) that acquires current position information, and a travel direction determination unit (for example, a route search unit 44) that determines a travel direction based on the acquired current position information and destination position information. The navigation apparatus 100 further includes a sound unit that outputs a sound (for example, a parametric speaker 30), and a sound control unit 41 that controls the sound unit so that the sound can be heard to the user from the travel direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kitatani, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Ayumu Yagihashi, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Patent number: 9395814
    Abstract: A control unit (120) recognizes information that is being displayed in, from among display areas (110-1-110-3) that display information, a first display area and displays relevant information that relates to the information that was recognized in a second display area other than the first display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Murayama, Hiroyuki Aoki, Seiji Sugahara
  • Patent number: 9369796
    Abstract: There are provided an oscillation device that outputs a sound wave; a recognition unit that recognizes a direction in which sound output targets (80), for which a sound is to be output, are located; a selection unit that selects at least one of the sound output targets (80); a distance calculation unit that calculates a distance to the sound output target (80); and a control unit that controls the oscillation device to adjust sound pressure of the sound wave. The oscillation device outputs an ultrasonic wave for a sensor and a sound wave for sound reproduction. The distance calculation unit calculates a distance between the oscillation device and an object to be selected (82) by detecting the ultrasonic wave for a sensor reflected from the object to be selected (82) selected by the selection unit. The control unit adjusts the magnitude of the output of the sound wave for sound reproduction on the basis of the calculated distance between the oscillation device and the object to be selected (82).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Kenichi Kitatani, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Patent number: 9348442
    Abstract: An input apparatus (for example, a mobile terminal apparatus (100)) includes a display unit (60) that displays a plurality of operation position displays (for example, operation position displays (61 to 66)); and a detection unit that contactlessly detects an operation which corresponds to an operation position set in a specific space of a front of the input apparatus in correspondence to each of the plurality of operation position displays. The detection unit includes a first piezoelectric element (an oscillation piezoelectric element (31)) that oscillates ultrasound toward the front space of the input apparatus; a second piezoelectric element (a reception piezoelectric element (21)) that detects the ultrasound which is oscillated by the first piezoelectric element; and a determination unit that determines whether or not an operation is performed on a certain operation position based on a result of detection performed by the second piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kitatani, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Ayumu Yagihashi, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Patent number: 9241123
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a plurality of oscillators (10) that output modulation waves of a parametric speaker; a display unit (40) that displays a plurality of contents at the same time; a recognition unit that recognizes the locations of a plurality of users; and a control unit that controls the oscillators (10) so as to reproduce sounds corresponding to the contents. The control unit controls the oscillators (10) so as to reproduce the sound corresponding to the content selected by each user, toward the location of each of the plurality of users which is recognized by the recognition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Kenichi Kitatani, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Patent number: 9215523
    Abstract: A portable terminal device (100) includes a plurality of operation units (for example, a plurality of operation keys (11)) that are operated by a user; a detection unit that detects which operation unit of the plurality of operation units is operated; and a directional speaker (for example, a parametric speaker (30)). The portable terminal device (100) further includes an audio control unit that controls the directional speaker so that an audio image is formed at a position corresponding to the position of the operation unit operated by the user among the plurality of operation units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kitatani, Ayumu Yagihashi, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Patent number: 9134951
    Abstract: In a terminal device, contents data from an attachment mounted on the device is received by a transmission/reception section and replayed by a first playback section. A detection section detects the mounting or removing of the attachment during the playback of the contents data. As an output destination for the contents data, a selection section selects the first playback section when the attachment has been mounted, or selects a first storage section when the attachment has been removed. In the attachment, the contents data is outputted to one of the first storage section and the first playback section based on the selection result of the terminal device. Accordingly, the usage mode of contents data can be readily changed with the mounting or removing of an attachment as a trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Yumi Katou, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20150220166
    Abstract: A display control device (500) is the display control device (500) that controls output of display data to a plurality of display units that are arranged on different surfaces of a case, comprising a posture detection unit (510), a visibility state determination unit (520), and a display data output unit (530). The posture detection unit (510) detects a posture of the case. The visibility state determination unit (520) determines a display unit that is visually recognizable to the user from among the plurality of display units according to the posture of the case detected by the posture detection unit (510). The display data output unit (530) outputs the display data to the display unit that the visibility state determination unit (520) determined as visually recognizable to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Yumi Katou, Hiroyuki Aoki, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20150192996
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a position detection unit, a sensory stimulation unit, and a control unit. The display unit includes a display surface that displays a 3D image. The position detection unit detects, as an object depth, a position of an object with respect to the display surface. The sensory stimulation unit stimulates a user's sense. The control unit controls the sensory stimulation unit on the basis of an image depth that indicates a stereoscopic position of at least one display object obtained from the 3D image and the object depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Yumi Katou, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20140337545
    Abstract: In a terminal device, contents data from an attachment mounted on the device is received by a transmission/reception section and replayed by a first playback section. A detection section detects the mounting or removing of the attachment during the playback of the contents data. As an output destination for the contents data, a selection section selects the first playback section when the attachment has been mounted, or selects a first storage section when the attachment has been removed. In the attachment, the contents data is outputted to one of the first storage section and the first playback section based on the selection result of the terminal device. Accordingly, the usage mode of contents data can be readily changed with the mounting or removing of an attachment as a trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yumi Katou, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20140245225
    Abstract: A portable terminal apparatus includes a first display screen and a second display screen serving as a rear surface of the first display screen. The portable terminal apparatus sets regions of the first and second display screens as regions in which operation inputs indicating a pair of processes are received. Thereby, the portable terminal apparatus can receive a plurality of input operations using the first and second display screens without increasing the size of the first display screen. Accordingly, the size increase of the portable terminal apparatus can be eliminated and the operability thereof can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Yumi Kato, Hiroyuki Aoki, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20140232653
    Abstract: A supporting-point position detecting unit detects a supporting-point position of a thumb when the finger moves in a state in which a portable electronic apparatus (portable information apparatus) is held, and a finger length acquiring unit acquires a length of the thumb. Then, an application processing unit sets a touch region (for example, a display region of an icon of a push button) in which a touch operation serving as a predetermined input operation is received within a movable range of the finger obtained based on the supporting-point position of the thumb and the length of the thumb in a region in which the touch sensor is able to detect a touch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Yumi Kato, Hiroyuki Aoki, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20140225828
    Abstract: A control unit (120) recognizes information that is being displayed in, from among display areas (110-1-110-3) that display information, a first display area and displays relevant information that relates to the information that was recognized in a second display area other than the first display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Murayama, Hiroyuki Aoki, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20140205134
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including a plurality of oscillators (12) each of which outputs a modulated wave of a parametric speaker, a display (40) that displays image data, a recognition unit (30) that recognizes positions of a plurality of users, and a control unit (20) that controls the oscillator (12) to reproduce audio data associated with the image data, the control unit (20) controls the oscillator (12) to reproduce the audio data, according to a volume or a quality which are set for each user, toward the position of each user which is recognized by the recognition unit (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Kenichi Kitatani, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20140198038
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of displays provided on different surfaces of a body of the display device; a stationary state determination unit that determines whether or not the body is in a stationary state; a visibility determination unit that determines which of the displays is visible to a user if it is determined by the stationary state determination unit that the body is in a stationary state; and a display control unit that displays predetermined display information on at least the display that is determined by the visibility determination unit to be visible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20130315034
    Abstract: There are provided an oscillation device that outputs a sound wave; a recognition unit that recognizes a direction in which sound output targets (80), for which a sound is to be output, are located; a selection unit that selects at least one of the sound output targets (80); a distance calculation unit that calculates a distance to the sound output target (80); and a control unit that controls the oscillation device to adjust sound pressure of the sound wave. The oscillation device outputs an ultrasonic wave for a sensor and a sound wave for sound reproduction. The distance calculation unit calculates a distance between the oscillation device and an object to be selected (82) by detecting the ultrasonic wave for a sensor reflected from the object to be selected (82) selected by the selection unit. The control unit adjusts the magnitude of the output of the sound wave for sound reproduction on the basis of the calculated distance between the oscillation device and the object to be selected (82).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Kenichi Kitatani, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20130314610
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a plurality of oscillators (10) that output modulation waves of a parametric speaker; a display unit (40) that displays a plurality of contents at the same time; a recognition unit that recognizes the locations of a plurality of users; and a control unit that controls the oscillators (10) so as to reproduce sounds corresponding to the contents. The control unit controls the oscillators (10) so as to reproduce the sound corresponding to the content selected by each user, toward the location of each of the plurality of users which is recognized by the recognition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumu Yagihashi, Kenichi Kitatani, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20130304371
    Abstract: A navigation apparatus 100 includes a current position information acquisition unit (a self-position acquisition unit 42) that acquires current position information, and a travel direction determination unit (for example, a route search unit 44) that determines a travel direction based on the acquired current position information and destination position information. The navigation apparatus 100 further includes a sound unit that outputs a sound (for example, a parametric speaker 30), and a sound control unit 41 that controls the sound unit so that the sound can be heard to the user from the travel direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kitatani, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Ayumu Yagihashi, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20130294637
    Abstract: A portable terminal device (100) includes a plurality of operation units (for example, a plurality of operation keys (11)) that are operated by a user; a detection unit that detects which operation unit of the plurality of operation units is operated; and a directional speaker (for example, a parametric speaker (30)). The portable terminal device (100) further includes an audio control unit that controls the directional speaker so that an audio image is formed at a position corresponding to the position of the operation unit operated by the user among the plurality of operation units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kitatani, Ayumu Yagihashi, Hiroyuki Aoki, Yumi Katou, Atsuhiko Murayama, Seiji Sugahara