Patents by Inventor Shinpei Ozako

Shinpei Ozako 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).

  • Portable terminal and lock state canceling method
    Patent number: 9398463
    Abstract: A mobile phone (10) includes a touch panel (38) and a touch control circuit (36) detecting a touch operation, and can set a lock state that a telephone function or the like is restricted. If the lock state is set and a key operation is performed, a message urging to long-depress a touch is displayed on a display (30), and when the touch is detected, a changing object representing an elapse of time is displayed on the display (30). If five (5) seconds elapse in a touched state, a completion image is displayed on the display (30). Then, if a finger is released from the touch panel (38) within three (3) seconds after the completion image is displayed, the lock state is canceled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Tamai, Hiroki Kobayashi, Shinpei Ozako
  • PORTABLE TERMINAL AND LOCK STATE CANCELING METHOD
    Publication number: 20150373549
    Abstract: A mobile phone (10) includes a touch panel (38) and a touch control circuit (36) detecting a touch operation, and can set a lock state that a telephone function or the like is restricted. If the lock state is set and a key operation is performed, a message urging to long-depress a touch is displayed on a display (30), and when the touch is detected, a changing object representing an elapse of time is displayed on the display (30). If five (5) seconds elapse in a touched state, a completion image is displayed on the display (30). Then, if a finger is released from the touch panel (38) within three (3) seconds after the completion image is displayed, the lock state is canceled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Naoyuki TAMAI, Hiroki KOBAYASHI, Shinpei OZAKO
  • Portable terminal and lock state canceling method
    Patent number: 9154954
    Abstract: [Structure] A mobile phone (10) includes a touch panel (38) and a touch control circuit (36) detecting a touch operation, and can set a lock state that a telephone function or the like is restricted. If the lock state is set and a key operation is performed, a message urging to long-depress a touch is displayed on a display (30), and when the touch is detected, a changing object representing an elapse of time is displayed on the display (30). If five (5) seconds elapse in a touched state, a completion image is displayed on the display (30). Then, if a finger is released from the touch panel (38) within three (3) seconds after the completion image is displayed, the lock state is canceled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Tamai, Hiroki Kobayashi, Shinpei Ozako
  • PORTABLE TERMINAL AND LOCK STATE CANCELING METHOD
    Publication number: 20130157561
    Abstract: [Structure] A mobile phone (10) includes a touch panel (38) and a touch control circuit (36) detecting a touch operation, and can set a lock state that a telephone function or the like is restricted. If the lock state is set and a key operation is performed, a message urging to long-depress a touch is displayed on a display (30), and when the touch is detected, a changing object representing an elapse of time is displayed on the display (30). If five (5) seconds elapse in a touched state, a completion image is displayed on the display (30). Then, if a finger is released from the touch panel (38) within three (3) seconds after the completion image is displayed, the lock state is canceled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoyuki Tamai, Hiroki Kobayashi, Shinpei Ozako
  • MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120098773
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device and method is disclosed. A first touch input on a first display screen is detected, and a second touch input on a second display screen is detected, if a first time threshold is not reached. The first display screen and the second display screen are combined to operate as a single display screen, if a second time threshold is reached after the first touch input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki KOBAYASHI, Shinpei Ozako