Patents by Inventor Tadami Tanabe

Tadami 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).

  • Communication system, terminal, communication method, and recording medium recording communication method program for selecting terminal of communication party
    Patent number: 6978148
    Abstract: In a system including the first terminal and the second terminal. A communication method at the first terminal includes the steps of preparing its own device name, detecting a request for connection with the second terminal, rewriting the device name in response to the request, and transmitting the changed device name to the second terminal. A communication method at the second terminal includes the steps of receiving device names from a plurality of first terminals, displaying the device names for the user of the second terminal to recognize a changed device name easier than unchanged device names, and communicating with the first terminal specified by a device name selected by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Adachi, Tadami Tanabe, Hiroyoshi Toda
  • Communication system, terminal, communication method, and recording medium recording communication method program for selecting terminal of communication party
    Publication number: 20030013473
    Abstract: In a system including the first terminal and the second terminal. A communication method at the first terminal includes the steps of preparing its own device name, detecting a request for connection with the second terminal, rewriting the device name in response to the request, and transmitting the changed device name to the second terminal. A communication method at the second terminal includes the steps of receiving device names from a plurality of first terminals, displaying the device names for the user of the second terminal to recognize a changed device name easier than unchanged device names, and communicating with the first terminal specified by a device name selected by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Makoto Adachi, Tadami Tanabe, Hiroyoshi Toda