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: 9736295
    Abstract: In an aspect of embodiments, a mobile electronic device includes a storage, a display, an atmospheric pressure measurement module, a determinator, and a position corrector. The storage stores a floor map for each of floors in a building. The display displays a current position of an own device in the floor on the floor map. The atmospheric pressure measurement module measures atmospheric pressure acting on the own device. The determinator determines whether the own device is moving between the floors based on a change in the atmospheric pressure. The position corrector corrects the current position of the own device to be displayed on the floor map when the determinator determines that the own device is moving between the floors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike
  • Publication number: 20170195853
    Abstract: A mobile device, comprises an acceleration sensor configured to detect accelerations in three axes, and at least one controller configured to control functions based on the accelerations in the three axes of the acceleration sensor, wherein based on accelerations in two axes out of the three axes, the at least one controller changes an offset of an acceleration in the remaining one axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO
  • Patent number: 9693309
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device includes an acceleration sensor configured to detect acceleration value, a communication processing unit configured to perform communication, and a controller configured to determine a moving state and a stopped state based on the acceleration value detected by the acceleration sensor, wherein the controller is configured to cause a communication function of the communication processing unit to turn on when the mobile electronic device changes from the moving state to the stopped state and then does not change from the stopped state from the moving state again for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike
  • Publication number: 20170160811
    Abstract: A control method according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a control method for controlling an electronic device. The control method includes the steps of performing a notification on an event that occurs, detecting a response operation to the notification, outputting, when the response operation is a single-touch gesture, information on the event in a first method, and outputting, when the response operation is a multi-touch gesture, the information on the event in a second method. The control method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes causing a smartphone, for example, when the single-touch gesture is detected, to start making a call using a receiver. The control method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes causing the smartphone, for example, when a multi-touch gesture is detected, to start making a call using a speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE
  • Publication number: 20170156107
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device (e.g., mobile phone) includes an acceleration sensor, a communication module, and a controller. The controller detects a moving state of an own device based on an acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor. When detecting that the own device in the moving state is stopped, the controller causes the communication module to search for the base station after the lapse of a first period of time. When detecting that the own device in the moving state is stood still, the controller causes the communication module to search for the base station before the lapse of the first period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE
  • Publication number: 20170150136
    Abstract: According to one of aspects, a display device includes: a display unit configured to three-dimensionally display an object by displaying images respectively corresponding to both eyes of a user by being worn; a detection unit configured to detect a real body that operates the object; and a control unit configured to change the object according to movement of the real body, and perform order processing for ordering a product corresponding to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Yasuhiro UENO, Shigeki TANABE
  • Publication number: 20170127283
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a controller that changes an authentication level that is used to perform unlocking on locking based on a locking function according to a travel state of a user. The controller acquires first biometric information that is acquired by a biometric information acquisition module in association with an unlocking operation, determines an unlocking condition on the basis of the changed authentication level, calculates a matching rate between the first biometric information and second biometric information that is set and registered in advance, and when it is determined that the matching rate satisfies the determined unlocking condition, performs unlocking on the locking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO
  • Patent number: 9642072
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a mobile electronic device according to the present invention is provided with an acceleration sensor, a communication unitmodule, and a control unitmodule. The acceleration sensor detects acceleration. The communication unitmodule performs communication. The control unitmodule controls the communication unitmodule to search for a base station, in some cases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Okamoto, Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Shusaku Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20170104864
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device (e.g., a mobile phone) includes a sensor and at least one controller. The controller performs a control base on a detection result that is detected by the sensor. For example, the controller is configured to determine a moving state by aircraft base on the detection result that is detected by the sensor. When the sensor is an atmospheric pressure sensor that is configured to detect atmospheric pressure, the controller is configured to determine the moving state by aircraft by a decrease in the atmospheric pressure, and after a determination of the moving state by aircraft, the at least one controller is further configured to keep the determination of the moving state by aircraft until the atmospheric pressure increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA
  • Patent number: 9619048
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes a display unit, a detecting unit, and a control unit. The display unit stereoscopically displays a display object. The detecting unit detects a first object and a second object in a three-dimensional space where the display object is displayed. The control unit changes the display object when a case is detected in which the display object is located between the first object and the second object in the three-dimensional space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe
  • Patent number: 9619941
    Abstract: According to one of aspects, a display device includes: a display unit; a control unit; and a detection unit. The display unit stereoscopically displays a plurality of three-dimensional blocks each including one or more elements each occupying one of divided sections in a virtual play region divided in a three-dimensional matrix manner in a display space. The detection unit detects a position of a body in the display space. The control unit controls the display unit to cause a movable three-dimensional block to appear. When change of the body with time in the display space is detected by the detection unit, the control unit controls the display unit to move the movable three-dimensional block. When all sections of one layer in the play region are filled with elements of the plurality of three-dimensional and the movable three-dimensional block, the control unit controls the display unit to erase the elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20170089791
    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: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO
  • Publication number: 20170094615
    Abstract: An electronic device (for example, a tablet) includes an antenna module configured to emit radio waves, a first sensor module configured to detect humidity, a second sensor module different from the first sensor module, and a controller configured to adjust an amount of energy of radio waves emitted from the antenna module on the basis of a detection result of the first sensor module when it is estimated that the electronic device approaches an object on the basis of a detection result of the second sensor module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO
  • Publication number: 20170082445
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device according to one aspect includes a display configured to display a map, and at least one controller configured to control display within an area indicating a facility in the map according to a distance between the mobile electronic device and the facility. The controller may control the display within the area indicating the facility according to a detected moving means and the distance. More specifically, the mobile electronic device displays, when the distance between the facility and the mobile electronic device is shorter than a predetermined distance, information for elements included in the facility within the area indicating the facility. On the other hand, when the distance between the facility and the mobile electronic device is not shorter than the predetermined distance, the mobile electronic device does not display the information for the elements included in the facility within the area indicating the facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE
  • Publication number: 20170067741
    Abstract: A mobile device comprises a first sensor configured to acquire information for determining whether the device is in a state of being in a train, a second sensor configured to detect an azimuth of the device by measuring geomagnetism, and at least one controller configured to stop correction processing for detecting the azimuth of the device by the second sensor when the device is determined to be in the state of being in a train.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO
  • Publication number: 20170059503
    Abstract: A mobile device comprises a first sensor configured to acquire information for determining whether the device is in the water, a second sensor configured to acquire information for determining whether the device is in a state of being on-board, and at least one controller configured to perform control not to execute processing to determine whether the device is in the state of being on-board when the device is determined to be in the water, and to perform control to execute the processing to determine whether the device is in the state of being on-board when the device is not determined to be in the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO
  • Publication number: 20170048379
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a mobile electronic device includes an acceleration detector, and a controller configured to determine a moving state based on an acceleration pattern measured through a result of detection by the acceleration detector. When an event notified while the mobile electronic device is determined to be in the moving state is not responded by a user, the controller gives notification again of the event. For example, in the case of having detected a change of the acceleration pattern from a moving pattern to a stopping pattern, the mobile electronic device) determines whether there is an event notified while the mobile electronic device was determined to be in the moving state (operational in a moving mode).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE
  • Publication number: 20170048676
    Abstract: A mobile phone (mobile electronic device) includes an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration, a communication module that performs communication, and a controller. When the number of steps based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor has reached a first step count during an ON-state of the communication function of the communication module, the mobile phone shifts from a stop state to a walking state. The controller maintains the ON-state of the communication function of the communication module when the mobile phone shifts from the stop state to the walking state. The controller turns OFF the communication function of the communication module when the number of steps based on the acceleration has reached a second step count larger than the first step count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE
  • Patent number: 9568336
    Abstract: A mobile telephone device includes a control unit that determines that a state is a state of walking or a movement state different from the state of walking, based on acceleration. In a case in which the control unit determines that a state is the movement state different from the state of walking, if a state immediately before determining the movement state different from the state of walking is the state of walking, the control unit makes the determination valid. As an example, the movement state different from the state of walking is a state of moving on a bicycle or a state of moving by transportation other than the bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita
  • Publication number: 20170032578
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit stereoscopically displays a display object. When a movement of an object is detected in a three-dimensional space where the display object is stereoscopically displayed, the control unit for changes the display object in the three-dimensional space according to the movement of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Yasuhiro UENO, Shigeki TANABE