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).

  • Patent number: 10298732
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a non-contact detection sensor, a display, and a controller. The display displays a first window and a second window. The controller determines a first gesture and a second gesture by referring to the non-contact detection sensor, allocates operation of the first window to the first gesture, and allocates operation of the second window to the second gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Yasushi Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20190129609
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a display configured to display at least one icon, a fingerprint sensor configured to scan fingerprint information, a touch sensor configured to detect contact of a finger, and a controller configured to execute a function of a certain icon of the at least one icon. The controller executes the function of the certain icon based on the scanned fingerprint information and registered fingerprint information that is registered in advance if movement of a finger toward the certain icon is detected by at least one of the touch sensor and the fingerprint sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Isao MASUIKE, Yasuhiro UENO, Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA, Kenji SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 10274321
    Abstract: There is provided a mobile device comprising a geomagnetic sensor configured to detect a geomagnetic value, and at least one controller configured to perform a notification for a user using a predetermined device when it determines that a pattern of a change of the geomagnetic value matches with a predetermined geomagnetic pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito
  • Patent number: 10268365
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus that may be enabled by a user's simple operation to a touch panel, a control method of the electronic apparatus, and a control program of the electronic apparatus are provided. An electronic apparatus includes a contact detector for detecting a contact, an acceleration detector for detecting acceleration, a display for displaying an image, and controllers for controlling, when the acceleration detector detects predetermined acceleration caused by a first tap and, within a predetermined period therefrom, the contact detector detects a contact caused by a second touch, to carry out an operation based on the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Atsuo Chiba, Daisuke Ibuki, Daisuke Tsuiki, Sunao Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20190103018
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including a storage configured to store map data, and at least one processor configured to generate information indicating a trajectory of a user's movement based on a transition of a position of the user of the electronic device. The at least one processor is further configured to acquire the map data corresponding to a current position of the user, and execute at least one of notification to the user and notification to outside when it is detected that the user is to cross a road based on a positional relationship between a position of the road on a map specified from the acquired map data and the trajectory of the user's movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Tetsushi WAKASA
  • Publication number: 20190098455
    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: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Tetsushi WAKASA
  • Publication number: 20190096230
    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: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Tetsushi WAKASA
  • Patent number: 10241601
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device includes a housing, an atmospheric pressure sensor configured to detect atmospheric pressure inside the housing, and at least one controller configured to shift a current first mode to a second mode when it is determined that the housing is gripped by a user of the mobile electronic device based on the detected atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita
  • Publication number: 20190088113
    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: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Tetsushi WAKASA
  • Publication number: 20190088115
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device comprises a communication unit and at least one processor. The communication unit receives first information for detecting proximity of a vehicle to a predetermined area. The at least one processor acquires second information indicating a schedule of changing a travel direction of the vehicle. When the at least one processor detects the proximity of the vehicle to the predetermined area based on the first information received by the communication unit, the at least one processor estimates a route of the vehicle in the predetermined area based on the second information. The at least one processor transmits, using the communication unit, third information to an electronic apparatus located outside the vehicle, the third information for notifying a person getting close to the estimated route of the proximity of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Tetsushi WAKASA
  • Publication number: 20190080582
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device comprises at least one processor. The at least one processor specifies a position of a user based on the first information. Upon determining that the user is located in a region through which the user is prohibited from passing based on the position of the user and signal information which a roadside unit transmits using short-range wireless communication, the at least one processor executes setting processing for transmitting a notification of a state of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Tetsushi WAKASA
  • Patent number: 10228244
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device (e.g., a smartphone) includes an atmospheric pressure sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a controller. The atmospheric pressure sensor detects atmospheric pressure acting on the mobile electronic device. The acceleration sensor detects acceleration acting on the mobile electronic device. The controller detects traveling of the device on the basis of the acceleration. The controller calculates a change in an altitude of the device by correcting a change in the atmospheric pressure observed while the device is traveling, on the basis of a change in the atmospheric pressure observed while the device is not traveling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita
  • Publication number: 20190053009
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises an accelerometer, an air-pressure sensor, a communication unit, and an at least one processor. The at least one processor performs determination processing of determining whether probability that the user will move on a road at the intersection after the user approaches the intersection is high based on change in the air-pressure value if the at least one processor detects approach of the user to the intersection when the user is moving in a predetermined movement manner. The at least one processor sends a notification that the user will move on the intersection to a roadside unit if the probability that the user will move on a road at the intersection is high. The at least one processor does not send a notification that the user will move on the intersection to a roadside unit if the probability is not high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Tetsushi WAKASA
  • Publication number: 20190053001
    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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Tetsushi WAKASA
  • Publication number: 20190034001
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a proximity sensor, a touch sensor, and a controller that turns the proximity sensor on when it is judged that the electronic device is wet on the basis of an output of the touch sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Yasuhiro UENO, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA, Kenji SHIMADA
  • Patent number: 10184856
    Abstract: A mobile device according to one of a plurality of aspects comprises an atmospheric pressure sensor configured to measure a value of atmospheric pressure, a touch screen, and at least one controller configured to conjecture that the mobile device is immersed in water when the value of the atmospheric pressure satisfies a condition. The at least one controller is configured to conjecture whether the mobile device that has been immersed in water is out of the water on the basis of a detection result obtained by the touch screen. The mobile device is able to determine whether the mobile device is immersed in water and whether the mobile device is out of the water, while keeping the electric power consumption low, due to using the touch screen only when determining whether the mobile device is out of the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Makoto Honjo, Manabu Sakuma, Yudai Nagata
  • Patent number: 10184854
    Abstract: A mobile device comprises an atmospheric pressure sensor configured to acquire a value of atmospheric pressure acting on the mobile device, an acceleration sensor configured to acquire a value of acceleration acting on the mobile device, and at least one controller configured to determine a moving state of the mobile device based on the value of atmospheric pressure and the value of acceleration, wherein the at least one controller is configured to determine the moving state of the mobile device based on the value of atmospheric pressure when the value of atmospheric pressure changed per an unit interval is equal to or greater than a threshold value, under the determination result which has been acquired based on the value of acceleration and indicates that the mobile device is not in movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito
  • Patent number: 10187775
    Abstract: A mobile communication device comprises: a first communicator configured to perform short range wireless communication with a first communication device not via another device; a second communicator configured to perform wireless communication with the first communication device via another device; an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration; and at least one controller configured to, when it is determined that a travelling means of a user of the mobile communication device is changed from walking to a vehicle based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor, cause the second communicator to notify the first communication device of an alarm when a notification condition is established, and cause the second communicator not to notify the first communication device of the alarm when the notification condition is not established, wherein the notification condition includes a condition that communication between the first communicator and the first communication device is disconnected
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito
  • Patent number: 10175789
    Abstract: A mobile device according to one aspect includes an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration value, and a controller configured to determine between a moving state and a non-moving state, based on the acceleration value. The controller changes sensitivity of the acceleration sensor between the moving state and the non-moving state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito
  • Publication number: 20180349094
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a voice input unit, a location sensor that acquires location information indicating a current location of the device itself, and a controller that can recognize voice input to the voice input unit. If the controller determines that a user is not carrying out a schedule as planned in schedule information of the user stored in advance based on the schedule information, and at least one of the location information and recognized predetermined voice other than voice of the user, the controller notifies the user of predetermined information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Shigeki TANABE, Manabu SAKUMA, Isao MASUIKE, Hideki MORITA, Yasuhiro UENO, Kenji SHIMADA