Patents by Inventor Shigenobu Ohmae

Shigenobu Ohmae 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).

  • Electronic apparatus
    Patent number: 9946329
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a connector, power circuit, and controller. The connector is connectable to a first or second external device. The connector includes a first contact configured to receive a first signal from the first external device or a second signal from the second external device. The second signal is different from the first signal and configured to control power inside the electronic apparatus. The power circuit is configured to generate power inside the electronic apparatus using voltage from the first external device or the second external device. The controller is configured to supply a control signal based on the second signal to the power circuit when the first contact receives the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shoichi Shimizu, Shigenobu Ohmae, Nozomu Okazaki
  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160181801
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a connector, power circuit, and controller. The connector is connectable to a first or second external device. The connector includes a first contact configured to receive a first signal from the first external device or a second signal from the second external device. The second signal is different from the first signal and configured to control power inside the electronic apparatus. The power circuit is configured to generate power inside the electronic apparatus using voltage from the first external device or the second external device. The controller is configured to supply a control signal based on the second signal to the power circuit when the first contact receives the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Shoichi Shimizu, Shigenobu Ohmae, Nozomu Okazaki