Patents by Inventor Tatsuya Hosomi

Tatsuya Hosomi 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).

  • Receiver
    Patent number: 8156521
    Abstract: A receiver has a tuner for receiving a TV broadcast program and a modem for receiving an e-mail. Also, the receiver outputs a message if there exists any unopened e-mail. In addition, the receiver has a camera for sending a videophone image. A viewer in front of the receiver is recognized, and it is determined whether or not the recognized viewer matches the addressee of the unopened e-mail. If a result of the determination is negative, a message output operation is prohibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Ikeguchi, Tatsuya Hosomi, Toru Shibusawa, Hirotsugu Murashima
  • DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VENDING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20110210942
    Abstract: A display apparatus has: a touch panel of a capacitance type; a detector which detects, as an environmental condition, at least one of temperature, humidity, and pressure; and an adjuster which adjusts the environmental condition based on the result of the detection. The adjuster varies the intensity of adjustment stepwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka KITAMORI, Tatsuya HOSOMI, Yoshihide TAKAHASHI
  • Television receiver
    Patent number: 7349031
    Abstract: A television receiver having the function of displaying a plurality of types of television program videos which differ in the aspect ratio comprises means for judging, when channels are switched, whether or not a letter box is displayed on the previous channel and is also displayed on the new channel, and means for moving, when it is judged that the letter box is displayed on the previous channel and is also displayed on the new channel, the position of the letter box displayed on the new channel from the position of the letter box displayed on the previous channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Hosomi
  • Receiver
    Publication number: 20060050177
    Abstract: A receiver has a tuner for receiving a TV broadcast program and a modem for receiving an e-mail. Also, the receiver outputs a message if there exists any unopened e-mail. In addition, the receiver has a camera for sending a videophone image. A viewer in front of the receiver is recognized, and it is determined whether or not the recognized viewer matches the addressee of the unopened e-mail. If a result of the determination is negative, a message output operation is prohibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Ikeguchi, Tatsuya Hosomi, Toru Shibusawa, Hirotsugu Murashima
  • Television receiver
    Publication number: 20040212736
    Abstract: A television receiver having the function of displaying a plurality of types of television program videos which differ in the aspect ratio comprises means for judging, when channels are switched, whether or not a letter box is displayed on the previous channel and is also displayed on the new channel, and means for moving, when it is judged that the letter box is displayed on the previous channel and is also displayed on the new channel, the position of the letter box displayed on the new channel from the position of the letter box displayed on the previous channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Hosomi