Patents by Inventor Shigenobu Yanagiuchi
Shigenobu Yanagiuchi 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).
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Patent number: 5742563Abstract: An electronic device with a calendar function having an input device, so that a desired date can be entered in the electronic device. The day of the week that January 1st falls on in the year corresponding to the desired date is determined. The ordinal number of a week in which the entered desired date falls is determined dependent on the day January 1st falls on. For example, if January 1st is between a first day of the week and a fourth day of the week, the week corresponding to January 1st is deemed as the first week in the year, if January 1st is between a fifth day and a seventh day of the week, the week following the week to which January 1st belongs is deemed as the first week of the year. A display is provided displaying the ordinal number of the week of the year in which the entered desired date falls.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1990Date of Patent: April 21, 1998Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshiro Kataoka, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi, Yasuharu Tanaka, Yoshihiro Shintaku, Kiyoshi Matsuo, Yasuo Wada
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Patent number: 5530684Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a calendar function such that it is possible to display one or more schedules. The electronic device includes an input device which receives data representing starting and ending times. This data is displayed in graphic format to illustrate the starting and ending times of the schedule.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 1992Date of Patent: June 25, 1996Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshiro Kataoka, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi, Yasuharu Tanaka, Yoshihiro Shintaku, Kiyoshi Matsuo, Yasuo Wada
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Patent number: 5448532Abstract: An electronic world clock device indicates a time in connection with a designated region based on a time difference in a reference region to be stored, and comprises clock means for counting a present time in a specified home region and memory means for storing various regions and names of the countries and the time differences corresponding to said various regions in the world, and said designated region and the name of the country where said designated region belongs are stored at the same time, so that said designated region as well as the name of the corresponding country and/or a time difference between two different regions in the world are indicated at the same time on the basis of the time difference in said reference region.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1991Date of Patent: September 5, 1995Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshiro Kataoka, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi, Yasuharu Tanaka, Yoshihiro Shintaku
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Patent number: 5203001Abstract: A portable computer that is capable of storing one or more application programs and designating one or more program running-start lines by a key input for each application program is provided. The portable computer includes a memory for storing the addresses of the program running-start lines for the previously executed programs, a decision unit for determining whether or not the memory has stored the address of the program running-start line that corresponds to the key input, a first processor for executing the program when the decision unit determines that the address of the program running-start line corresponding to the key input exists in the memory and a second processor for storing the address of the program running-start line corresponding to the key input in the memory when the decision unit determines that the address does not exist in the memory.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 1989Date of Patent: April 13, 1993Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigenobu Yanagiuchi, Yasuhiko Takano
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Patent number: 5117379Abstract: A data processing device according to the present invention including memory device, input device, display device for repetitions processing of various kinds of statistic data in table form and having the capability of easily executing various kinds of statistic calculations.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 1990Date of Patent: May 26, 1992Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigenobu Yanagiuchi, Shoichi Kawai, Yukihiro Omura, Yasuhiro Kotani, Kazuya Inoue
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Patent number: 4873628Abstract: A computer includes a memory, a statement translating circuit, and a program executing device. The memory stores a first program with a first command. The statement translating circuit is provided for translating the first command into a second command in a second program. The memory stores the second program with the second command. the program executing device is responsive to the memory for performing the second program with the second command.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 1988Date of Patent: October 10, 1989Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takuro Omori, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi
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Patent number: 4843589Abstract: A portable electronic language interpreter device comprises an input device for entering a specific word, an abbreviation memory device, and an access device responsive to inputs entered via the input device for addressing the abbreviation memory device to cause retrieval in connection with the specific word. The abbreviation memory device memorizes a great number of words by the usage of abbreviated code information by which a certain number of letters of the words are compressed to allow the minimization of storage capacity. Preferably, the words stored in the memory are related to spelling, meaning, a part of speech, phonetic symbols, varied forms, spelling for a phrase, the meaning for the phrase and the like.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1982Date of Patent: June 27, 1989Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideo Yoshida, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi
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Patent number: 4748589Abstract: An electronic translator is characterized in that a control circuit is provided for providing a translation of a non-inflected form of a word upon entry of an inflected form of the word. In another preferred form of the invention, words are stored in a memory circuit in such a manner that a first memory contains address information referring to a second memory and corresponding to the first letter of each of a group of words. The second memory stores address information related to each of the second letter of the respective words. In a further preferred form of the invention, the memory comprises several memory circuits each of which stores a plurality of words belonging to a common level or rank. The plurality of words of a selected rank are displayed in turn and an operator may attempt to input words equivalent to the displayed words.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 1980Date of Patent: May 31, 1988Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ikuo Kanou, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi, Takuro Omori
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Patent number: 4642761Abstract: A computer connected to at least one peripheral includes a memory, a program control circuit, an internal keyboard and a signal input/output device. The memory stores a program. The program control circuit is provided for controlling the computer according to the program. The peripheral is an external memory, an external input device, or the like. The signal input/output device is provided for connecting the computer and the peripheral to communicate data. Serial bit data transfer through data lines is used to send command control signals from the computer to the peripheral and for transfer of data between the computer and the peripheral. Control signals are sent on a control line to control the transmittal and reception of the command control signals and the data. When an external keyboard is selected as a peripheral, the internal keyboard may be disabled.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1986Date of Patent: February 10, 1987Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shigenobu Yanagiuchi, Takuro Omori
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Patent number: 4633435Abstract: An electronic translator is featured in which sentences as stored are modified by replacing one or more words in one of the original sentences with one or more new words and by changing automatically one or more additional words in the original sentence, depending on the nature of the one or more new words entered in the sentence. For example, the one or more additional words may be definite articles or prepositions.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1985Date of Patent: December 30, 1986Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masafumi Morimoto, Michihiro Noda, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi, Yasuko Yanagiuchi
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Patent number: 4630235Abstract: An electronic translator is featured in which a particular sentence, phrase or idiom is accessed from a memory utilizing at least two key words. The key words are contained with the particular sentence, phrase or idiom. The translator is adapted to identify that a sentence, phrase or idiom stored in the translator contains one of the key words each time one of the key words is inputted.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 1986Date of Patent: December 16, 1986Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shintaro Hashimoto, Masafumi Morimoto, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi, Hidehiko Yamamoto
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Patent number: 4613944Abstract: An electronic translator comprising a first memory for providing signals representing a first word or words in a first language, a second memory for providing signals representing a second word or words in a second language, a first connector selectively occupied by at least one of the first and the second memories, a control device for processing the two types of signals, and carry out operations of the translator, and a second connector selectively occupied by the control device. Preferably, either of the first and the second memories is built into the body of the translator. A second control device may be built into the translator for processing the two types of signals and carrying out operations of the translator, in which case the two control devices are operable in the alternative to the exclusion of each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 1981Date of Patent: September 23, 1986Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shintaro Hashimoto, Masafumi Morimoto, Tosaku Nakanishi, Hideo Yoshida, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi
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Patent number: 4597055Abstract: An electronic translator is characterized in that a new translated sentence is prepared by using at least one word contained in a sentence key inputted those cases where no word corresponding to the word is stored in a memory for storing a plurality of translated words. The translator comprises an input circuit for inputting the sentence, an access circuit for accessing a most equivalent translated sentence, and a detection circuit for detecting whether all of the words contained in the sentence are stored in memory and for inserting such unstored words directly into the translated sentence.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1981Date of Patent: June 24, 1986Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shintaro Hashimoto, Masafumi Morimoto, Kunio Yoshida, Hisao Morinaga, Tosaku Nakanishi, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi
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Patent number: 4595998Abstract: An electronic translator has the capability of controlling an access circuit so as to retrieve words or sentences stored in a memory in a forward direction or a backward direction, in order that an access time to the words or sentences is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1984Date of Patent: June 17, 1986Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shintaro Hashimoto, Masafumi Morimoto, Kunio Yoshida, Hisao Morinaga, Tosaku Nakanishi, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi
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Patent number: 4593356Abstract: An electronic translator is featured where a particular sentence is accessed from a memory depending on at least one key word entered. The key word is contained in the particular sentence. A subject category may be selected from a plurality of subject categories and only sentences within the selected category may be searched. The translator comprises an input circuit for entering the key word, and subject category an access means for accessing the key word from the subject category within memory so as to specify and access the sentence, and a detection circuit for detecting whether the key word is accessed from the subject category within memory.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1981Date of Patent: June 3, 1986Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shintaro Hashimoto, Masafumi Morimoto, Kunio Yoshida, Hisao Morinaga, Tosaku Nakanishi, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi
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Patent number: 4584667Abstract: An electronic translator is provided wherein a first word or words represented in a first language are entered to obtain a second word or words represented in a second language equivalent to the first word or words. The translator comprises a memory for storing a plurality of words grouped by category, a selection key switch for selecting the category, and an access circuit responsive to the selection key switch for addressing the memory to retrieve and output the plurality of words in the category, each of the plurality of words being outputted by a single operation of the key switch.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1982Date of Patent: April 22, 1986Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shintaro Hashimoto, Kunio Yoshida, Masafumi Morimoto, Hisao Morinaga, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi
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Patent number: 4541069Abstract: An electronic translator includes a memory for storing a plurality of words. The memory is characterized in that it stores the plurality of words in random order with an address code representing an address of the memory added to each of the words. The address denoted by the address code added to each of the words is the address of the next word in alphabetical sequence whereby the randomly words may be addressed in the alphabetical order.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1980Date of Patent: September 10, 1985Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ikuo Kanou, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi, Takuro Omori
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Patent number: 4493050Abstract: An electronic translator is characterized in that a voice memory for storing voice data of translated words is detachably connectable to any one of at least two terminals of the translator. A detection circuit is provided for detecting which of the terminals is occupied by the voice memory. A voice generator through is provided for generation voice synthesization of the voice data of the translated words.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1981Date of Patent: January 8, 1985Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shintaro Hashimoto, Masafumi Morimoto, Tosaku Nakanishi, Hideo Yoshida, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi
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Patent number: 4482981Abstract: An input device for inputting a first word represented in a first language, the input device being adapted for an electronic translator for obtaining a second word represented in a second language, equivalent to the first word, in response to the input of the first word, comprises a first specifying key for specifying one of alphabets to define a first alphabet, a second specifying key for specifying one of the alphabets to define a second alphabet, an input device for controlling the first and the second specifying keys to input said first and second alphabets into the electronic translator, a memory for memorizing a plurality of full words, an access circuit provided for addressing the memory words starting with the first and second alphabets, and a display responsive to the access circuit for displaying the words.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1982Date of Patent: November 13, 1984Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masafumi Morimoto, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi, Noboru Akizuki
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Patent number: 4481508Abstract: An input device for use in an electronic apparatus has keys for introduction of information and a display for displaying information which may be introduced by the keys. A display control displays sequentially a predetermined number of characters such as alphabetic information numerical digits or "kana" information. A key corresponds to each displayed character and an input control receives an input information the corresponding character displayed on the display when the respective one of the keys is actuated, and supplies the information to an internal circuit of the apparatus. The device provides input of varied information with a reduced number of input keys.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 1981Date of Patent: November 6, 1984Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumio Kamei, Shigenobu Yanagiuchi