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: 20170027478
    Abstract: A mobile device comprises an air pressure sensor configured to measure a value of air pressure, a walk detector configured to detect whether a user is walking, and a controller configured to estimate a movement method of the user using an own device based on results of the air pressure sensor and the walk detector, wherein in a case where a change amount of the value of the air pressure detected by the air pressure sensor is equal to or larger than a reference value and the walk detector detects that the user is walking, the controller estimates that the user is moving on stairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO
  • Patent number: 9552657
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a mobile electronic device includes: an imaging unit for capturing a map image; a processing unit for acquiring information for a specific image corresponding to the map image based on information included in the map image captured by the imaging unit; and an image projecting unit for projecting the specific image to a projection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20170019523
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, a mobile electronic device determines, when it is in a sleep state, a moving state of the mobile electronic device based on detection results of an acceleration sensor, a direction sensor, and a gyroscope. For example, the mobile electronic device determines whether a user is moving in a train, is moving on foot, or is moving in a car. The mobile electronic device displays information corresponding to the moving state (for example, in a train or a car, or on foot) on the display when returning from the sleep state to light up the display again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Yasuhiro UENO, Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE
  • Publication number: 20160366271
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a controller for distinguishing a moving state of a user, and a notificator for notifying the user of occurrence of a predetermined event by sound or vibration. The controller decides a notification time period for the notificator according to the moving state at the time of the occurrence of the event, and can thereby adjust the notification time period for the notificator according to the moving state of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE
  • Patent number: 9510153
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike
  • Patent number: 9507428
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes: a display unit for three-dimensionally displaying a first object; a detecting unit for detecting a displacement of a second object in three-dimensional space where the first object is displayed; and a control unit for performing an operation related to the first object according to the displacement of the second object detected by the detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe
  • Patent number: 9501204
    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: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20160334294
    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: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhiro UENO, Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Makoto HONJO, Manabu SAKUMA, Yudai NAGATA
  • Publication number: 20160323439
    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: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE
  • Publication number: 20160320186
    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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA
  • Patent number: 9467683
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes a display unit, a detecting, and a control unit. The display unit has a display surface and is configured to three-dimensionally display a display object in a space on a back face side of the display surface. The detecting unit detects an action of an object in the space on the back face side. When the detecting unit detects a predetermined action of the object in the space on the back face side, the control unit changes the display object in the space on the back face side according to the predetermined action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20160265936
    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: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA
  • Publication number: 20160245924
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an acceleration sensor for detecting an acceleration, a GPS receiver for receiving a GPS signal, and a controller for determining a type of a stop state or of a moving state based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor and changing a reception period of the GPS signal received by the GPS receiver based on a result of determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE
  • Publication number: 20160231922
    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: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhiro UENO, Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Atsuo CHIBA, Daisuke IBUKI, Daisuke TSUIKI, Sunao HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160216831
    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 the display to start displaying the image 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhiro UENO, Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya MIZUNO, Taro IIO
  • Patent number: 9370690
    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: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita
  • Publication number: 20160132212
    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: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuhiro UENO, Shigeki TANABE
  • Patent number: 9319502
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a mobile electronic device includes an image projecting unit, a distance detecting unit, and a processing unit. The image projecting unit projects an image to a projection plane. The distance detecting unit detects a distance from the image projecting unit to the projection plane. The processing unit causes the image projecting unit to project a projection image including at least part of a reference image in such a manner that a ratio of the projection image to a whole of the reference image is changed based on the change in the distance detected by the distance detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20160101319
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an acceleration sensor configured to detect an acceleration value, an atmospheric pressure sensor configured to detect an atmospheric pressure value, and a controller. The controller is configured to calculate the amount of activity or the number of steps based on the acceleration value detected by the acceleration sensor and the atmospheric pressure value detected by the atmospheric pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA
  • Publication number: 20160081030
    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: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE