Patents by Inventor Shigeki Tanabe

Shigeki Tanabe 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: 20200125178
    Abstract: An electronic device 1 includes a proximity sensor 18, a camera 13, and a controller 11 configured to switch between gesture detection based on a value output from the proximity sensor 18 and gesture detection based on a value output from the camera 13, in accordance with a state in which a user uses the electronic device. The controller 11 may determine the state of the electronic device based on an environment of the electronic device being used by the user. The controller 11 may determine the state of the electronic device based on a state of the electronic device. The controller 11 may determine the state of the electronic device based on a distance between the user and the electronic device. The controller 11 may determine the state of the electronic device based on a user operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro UENO, Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA, Kenji SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20200118417
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including a communication unit, a motion sensor, and at least one processor. The communication unit receives information for determining that a user of the electronic device is located within a predetermined area. The at least one processor determines a movement state of the user based on an input value from the motion sensor. The at least one processor executes notification processing when the determined movement state of the user is a one's own movement state and the electronic device is located in the predetermined area while a function of an earphone is being executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Tetsushi WAKASA
  • Patent number: 10614706
    Abstract: An at least one processor determines whether behavior of a user of an electronic apparatus has a high probability of inducing a traffic accident based on an acceleration measured by an accelerometer. The at least one processor issues an alert notification to the user when the at least one processor determines that the behavior of the user has the high probability of inducing the traffic accident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Tetsushi Wakasa
  • Patent number: 10613638
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a controller that executes processing in response to a gesture. The controller starts the processing in response to a gesture in accordance with the physical state of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Yasushi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 10606392
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic device including at least one sensor, a sound input unit, and at least one controller, wherein when the at least one controller determines that a contact operation on the electronic device is not able to be performed based on a detection result of the sensor, the at least one controller is configured to start reception of sound input by the sound input unit to recognize the sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma
  • Patent number: 10605825
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first sensor, a second sensor, and a controller configured to determine whether the electronic device is in a predetermined state based on a detection result of the first sensor. The controller is configured to, if it is determined that the electronic device is in the predetermined state, refrain from changing a correction value used to correct a detection error in the second sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma
  • Patent number: 10606471
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication interface, a display, and a controller that controls screen display of the display. The communication interface communicates with a movement detection apparatus provided with a barometric pressure sensor. The controller enlarges or reduces a screen of the display in accordance with a change in the barometric pressure detected by the barometric pressure sensor. The controller may enlarge the screen if the change is a rise in barometric pressure and reduce the screen if the change is a drop in barometric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma
  • Patent number: 10609510
    Abstract: A mobile electronic apparatus comprises: a display; a first detector configured to obtain first information; a second detector configured to obtain second information; a broadcast unit; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor causes the display to display a first image if detecting, based on the first information, that a user is walking and determining, based on the second information, that the user is in an area other than a predetermined area, and the at least one processor causes the display to produce a screen display and causes the broadcast unit to perform a first broadcast when detecting, based on the first information, that the user is walking and determining, based on the second information, that the user is in the predetermined area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Tetsushi Wakasa
  • Patent number: 10606361
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a non-contact detection sensor and a controller that executes processing related to a timer in response to a gesture detected by the non-contact detection sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Yasushi Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20200073612
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus, a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium, and a display control method are disclosed. An electronic apparatus comprises an information display area, and at least one processor. The information display area is located on a surface of the electronic apparatus. The at least one processor is configured to change display of the information display area, according to first rotation of the electronic apparatus about a first axis. The first axis is in parallel with a first display area comprised in the information display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Yasuhiro UENO, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA, Kenji SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20200073611
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus, a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium, and a display control method are disclosed. An electronic apparatus comprises an information display area, and at least one processor. The information display area is located on a surface of the electronic apparatus. The at least one processor is configured to independently control display of each of a plurality of display areas comprised in the information display area. In response to setting of a first display area displaying a first screen to a non-display state, the at least one processor displays information related to the first screen in a second display area. The first display area is comprised in the plurality of display areas. The second display area is comprised in the plurality of display areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Yasuhiro UENO, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA, Kenji SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20200073479
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a proximity sensor, a communication interface that communicates with an indoor unit of an intercom, and a controller. When the communication interface acquires a signal indicating receipt of a call notification by the indoor unit of the intercom, the controller executes processing to control the indoor unit of the intercom based on a gesture detected by the proximity sensor. An electronic device includes a proximity sensor, a communication interface that communicates with an outdoor unit of an intercom, and a controller. When the communication interface acquires a call notification from the outdoor unit of the intercom, the controller executes processing to control the outdoor unit of the intercom based on a gesture detected by the proximity sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro UENO, Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA
  • Patent number: 10582039
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device includes a first sensor that detects a proximity to an own device, a second sensor that detects a body reaction, and a controller that determines, when the proximity to the own device is detected by the first sensor and the body reaction is detected by the second sensor, that the own device is in a storage part provided on clothes. When it is determined that the own device is in the storage part provided on the clothes, the controller determines whether the clothes correspond to upper-body clothing or lower-body clothing of a user based on rotation information of the own device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito
  • Publication number: 20200066273
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a microphone configured to receive input of speech, an output interface, and a processor configured to recognize the speech inputted to the microphone. The processor judges whether the electronic device satisfies a predetermined condition. The processor causes the output interface to output information prompting a user for speech input when the processor judges that the electronic device satisfies the predetermined condition. This electronic device improves the convenience of speech recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Yasuhiro UENO, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA, Kenji SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20200066272
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a microphone configured to receive input of speech and a processor configured to recognize the speech inputted to the microphone. The processor judges whether the state of the electronic device is a predetermined state when a voice command is recognized based on the speech inputted to the microphone. The processor executes a first process corresponding to the voice command when the processor judges that the state of the electronic device is the predetermined state and executes a second process corresponding to the voice command when the processor judges that the state of the electronic device is not the predetermined state. This electronic device improves the convenience of speech recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Yasuhiro UENO, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA, Kenji SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 10575135
    Abstract: Provided is a portable electronic device including a transceiver configured to acquire information from a roadside device, a storage, and a controller configured to acquire position information of the roadside device based on the information acquired by transceiver, and to cause the storage to store the acquired position information as position information of the portable electronic device at a time of acquiring the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Tetsushi Wakasa
  • Patent number: 10553101
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including a communication unit, a motion sensor, and at least one processor. The communication unit receives information for determining that a user of the electronic device is located within a predetermined area. The at least one processor determines a movement state of the user based on an input value from the motion sensor. The at least one processor executes notification processing when the determined movement state of the user is a one's own movement state and the electronic device is located in the predetermined area while a function of an earphone is being executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Tetsushi Wakasa
  • Publication number: 20200033959
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a display surface, a first sensor, a second sensor, and at least one processor. The first sensor comprises a detection object surface, and detects a fingerprint of a finger touching the detection object surface. The second sensor detects an inclination of the electronic apparatus. The at least one processor specifies an operation of a finger performed on the detection object surface based on a first detection result in the first sensor. The at least one processor specifies an inclination of the detection object surface based on a second detection result in the second sensor. The at least one processor controls a display of a first screen in the display surface based on the specified operation and inclination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Yasuhiro UENO, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA, Kenji SHIMADA
  • Publication number: 20200034032
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a display surface, a first sensor, a second sensor, and at least one processor. The first sensor comprises a detection object surface, and detects a fingerprint of a finger touching the detection object surface. The second sensor detects a pressure on the detection object surface. The at least one processor specifies an operation of a finger performed on the detection object surface based on a first detection result in the first sensor. The at least one processor specifies a pressure on the detection object surface based on a second detection result in the second sensor. The at least one processor controls a display of a first screen in the display surface based on the specified operation and pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Yasuhiro UENO, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA, Kenji SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 10536571
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first non-contact detection sensor, a second non-contact detection sensor, a display, and a controller. The controller determines a first gesture and a second gesture by referring to the first non-contact detection sensor and a second non-contact detection sensor. The controller, when a first window and a second window are displayed on the display, allocates operation of the first window to the first gesture detected by the first non-contact detection sensor, and allocates operation of the second window to the second gesture detected by the second non-contact detection sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Yasushi Kitamura