Patents by Inventor Tohru Kashiwagi
Tohru Kashiwagi 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: 10845376Abstract: An aspect of the present invention more reliably prevents a false detection of lifting of the electronic device, in an information processing device mounted on an electronic device. A first lifting determination section (64A) determines that a mobile terminal (1) has been lifted, in a case where the following conditions (i) and (ii) are satisfied after a manner of change in acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor (11) over time has satisfied a predetermined acceleration condition: (i) a standstill determination section (63) determines that the mobile terminal (1) is in a standstill state; and (ii) a result of detection by a proximity sensor (14) indicates a transition from proximity to non-proximity within a predetermined time range, the predetermined time range being set with reference to a standstill determination completion time point at which the standstill determination section (63) has completed determination.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tohru Kashiwagi, Masatoshi Noma
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Patent number: 10704922Abstract: In order to avoid erroneous count of the number of steps in a case where a user is using a traveling means other than walking, a step counting section (13) switches between acceleration value change period ranges for counting the number of steps, depending on whether a traveling means determining section (11) determines that the user is walking or that the user is using a traveling means other than walking.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tohru Kashiwagi
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Patent number: 10667217Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an information processing device which reduces the possibility of a false detection of lifting of an electronic device. A standstill determination section (63) determines that a standstill condition is satisfied in a case where a dispersion of acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor (11) is (i) within a predetermined standstill reference range and (ii) outside a predetermined complete standstill reference range. Then, in a case where the standstill determination section (63) determines that the standstill condition is satisfied, a lifting determination section determines that an electronic device (1) has been lifted.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tohru Kashiwagi, Shinya Okuda, Akihiro Isoo, Tomoki Kato
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Patent number: 10624560Abstract: An electronic device (1) includes: a positional information obtaining section (21) for obtaining positional information; a boarding determining section (12) for determining whether or not a user has boarded or exited a vehicle; and a frequency switching section (14) for switching a frequency, at which the positional information is obtained, from a first frequency to a second frequency in a case where it is determined that the user has boarded or exited the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tohru Kashiwagi, Michiaki Satou
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Publication number: 20190107550Abstract: An aspect of the present invention more reliably prevents a false detection of lifting of the electronic device, in an information processing device mounted on an electronic device. A first lifting determination section (64A) determines that a mobile terminal (1) has been lifted, in a case where the following conditions (i) and (ii) are satisfied after a manner of change in acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor (11) over time has satisfied a predetermined acceleration condition: (i) a standstill determination section (63) determines that the mobile terminal (1) is in a standstill state; and (ii) a result of detection by a proximity sensor (14) indicates a transition from proximity to non-proximity within a predetermined time range, the predetermined time range being set with reference to a standstill determination completion time point at which the standstill determination section (63) has completed determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2017Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: TOHRU KASHIWAGI, MASATOSHI NOMA
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Publication number: 20190053163Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an information processing device which reduces the possibility of a false detection of lifting of an electronic device. A standstill determination section (63) determines that a standstill condition is satisfied in a case where a dispersion of acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor (11) is (i) within a predetermined standstill reference range and (ii) outside a predetermined complete standstill reference range. Then, in a case where the standstill determination section (63) determines that the standstill condition is satisfied, a lifting determination section determines that an electronic device (1) has been lifted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: TOHRU KASHIWAGI, SHINYA OKUDA, AKIHIRO ISOO, TOMOKI KATO
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Publication number: 20180132762Abstract: An electronic device (1) includes: a positional information obtaining section (21) for obtaining positional information; a boarding determining section (12) for determining whether or not a user has boarded or exited a vehicle; and a frequency switching section (14) for switching a frequency, at which the positional information is obtained, from a first frequency to a second frequency in a case where it is determined that the user has boarded or exited the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: TOHRU KASHIWAGI, MICHIAKI SATOU
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Publication number: 20180136742Abstract: A device of the present invention makes it possible to detect lifting of the device itself with a reduced possibility of false detection. The device of the present invention includes a lifting control section (52) which determines, under the following conditions, that the lifting has been carried out. The conditions are as follows: the lifting control section (52) obtains acceleration information indicative of acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor (11); a waveform representing values of acceleration indicated by the acceleration information with respect to elapsed time has a maximum value and a minimum value; the acceleration is greater than a first predetermined value during a first predetermined period including a time point of the maximum value; and the acceleration is lower than a second predetermined value during a second predetermined period including a time point of the minimum value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: TOHRU KASHIWAGI, TOMOKI KATO, AKIHIRO ISOO, SHINYA OKUDA
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Publication number: 20180128641Abstract: In order to avoid erroneous count of the number of steps in a case where a user is using a traveling means other than walking, a step counting section (13) switches between acceleration value change period ranges for counting the number of steps, depending on whether a traveling means determining section (11) determines that the user is walking or that the user is using a traveling means other than walking.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: TOHRU KASHIWAGI
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Patent number: 9692877Abstract: To reduce the number of erroneous detections and power consumption and increase the speed of a response to an operation, a portable terminal (10) includes (i) a determining unit (22) configured to determine whether a sensing signal output from at least one of a first electrode (1A) and a second electrode (1B) has an absolute value of not less than a first threshold or not greater than a second threshold and (ii) a determination period control unit (23) configured to perform a process of shortening a determination cycle in a case where the determining unit has initially determined that the absolute value of the output is not less than the first threshold or in a case where the determining unit has initially determined that the absolute value of the output is not greater than the second threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tohru Kashiwagi, Michiaki Satou
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Patent number: 9553975Abstract: Avoided is falsely detecting a hand of a usual user being in contact with a contact sensor, instead of detecting an object, such as water, having a high dielectric constant being in contact with the contact sensor. A smartphone (1) includes a contact determination section (101) which determines that (i) a hand is in contact with a contact sensor (11) in a case where an output value outputted by the contact sensor (11) is not lower than TH1 and lower than TH3 and (ii) an object, such as water, having a high dielectric constant is in contact with the contact sensor (11) in a case where the output value is not lower than TH3.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tohru Kashiwagi, Michiaki Satou
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Publication number: 20160248902Abstract: Avoided is falsely detecting a hand of a usual user being in contact with a contact sensor, instead of detecting an object, such as water, having a high dielectric constant being in contact with the contact sensor. A smartphone (1) includes a contact determination section (101) which determines that (i) a hand is in contact with a contact sensor (11) in a case where an output value outputted by the contact sensor (11) is not lower than TH1 and lower than TH3 and (ii) an object, such as water, having a high dielectric constant is in contact with the contact sensor (11) in a case where the output value is not lower than TH3.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Tohru KASHIWAGI, Michiaki SATOU
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Publication number: 20160234374Abstract: To reduce the number of erroneous detections and power consumption and increase the speed of a response to an operation, a portable terminal (10) includes (i) a determining unit (22) configured to determine whether a sensing signal output from at least one of a first electrode (1A) and a second electrode (1B) has an absolute value of not less than a first threshold or not greater than a second threshold and (ii) a determination period control unit (23) configured to perform a process of shortening a determination cycle in a case where the determining unit has initially determined that the absolute value of the output is not less than the first threshold or in a case where the determining unit has initially determined that the absolute value of the output is not greater than the second threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Tohru Kashiwagi, Michiaki Satou
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Publication number: 20110127077Abstract: The object is to provide a polyimide ink composition having good printing properties and good continuous priming properties, which composition can be dried at a low temperature of not higher than 220° C., and which composition gives a coating film, after being dried, having excellent dimensional stability, heat resistance, low modulus of elasticity, flexibility, resistance to warping, chemical resistance, adhesiveness with substrates, and plating resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2011Publication date: June 2, 2011Inventors: Maw Soe WIN, Toshiyuki Goshima, Eika Kyo, Shintaro Nakajima, Noriki Hayashi, Tohru Kashiwagi, Kenji Miyazaki, Katsuya Yamada, Naoyuki Yamabayashi, Shoji Nakagama, Hiroshi Okuyama, Fumio Kasabo, Ippei Tanaka
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Publication number: 20090229870Abstract: The object is to provide a polyimide ink composition having good printing properties and good continuous printing properties, which composition can be dried at a low temperature of not higher than 220° C., and which composition gives a coating film, after being dried, having excellent dimensional stability, heat resistance, low modulus of elasticity, flexibility, resistance to warping, chemical resistance, adhesiveness with substrates, and plating resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Inventors: Maw Soe Win, Toshiyuki Goshima, Eika Kyo, Shintaro Nakajima, Noriki Hayashi, Tohru Kashiwagi, Kenji Miyazaki, Katsuya Yamada, Naoyuki Yamabayashi, Shoji Nakagama, Hiroshi Okuyama, Fumio Kasabo, Ippei Tanaka
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Publication number: 20080275181Abstract: The object is to provide a polyimide ink composition having good printing properties and good continuous printing properties, which composition can be dried at a low temperature of not higher than 220° C., and which composition gives a coating film, after being dried, having excellent dimensional stability, heat resistance, low modulus of elasticity, flexibility, resistance to warping, chemical resistance, adhesiveness with substrates, and plating resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2005Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, LtdInventors: Maw Soe Win, Toshiyuki Goshima, Eika Kyo, Shintaro Nakajima, Noriki Hayashi, Tohru Kashiwagi, Kenji Miyazaki, Katsuya Yamada, Naoyuki Yamabayashi, Shoji Nakagama, Hiroshi Okuyama, Fumio Kasabo, Ippei Tanaka
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Patent number: 6329042Abstract: A fluororesin coating composition comprising a dispersing medium and fluororesin particles dispersed therein, the dispersing medium mainly comprising a surfactant, and a coated article obtained using the coating composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 1999Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Katsuya Yamada, Nobutaka Matsushita, Hideki Kashihara, Shigeyoshi Ohwaki, Tohru Kashiwagi, Makoto Nakabayashi, Masahiro Miyamoto
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Patent number: 5985983Abstract: A fluororesin coating composition comprising a dispersing medium and fluororesin particles dispersed therein, the dispersing medium mainly comprising a surfactant, and a coated article obtained using the coating composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1994Date of Patent: November 16, 1999Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Katsuya Yamada, Nobutaka Matsushita, Hideki Kashihara, Shigeyoshi Ohwaki, Tohru Kashiwagi, Makoto Nakabayashi, Masahiro Miyamoto
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Patent number: 5764316Abstract: A lighting system has a light source (2), a liquid crystal dimmer plate (4) for scattering a desired quantity of light from the light source (2), and a control power supply (5) for controlling a light scattering rate or effect of the liquid crystal dimmer plate (4). A light component transmitted through the liquid crystal dimmer plate (4) can be controlled by controlling the scattering effect of the dimmer plate (4). The so controlled light can be used as an illuminating light for a camera for example.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1993Date of Patent: June 9, 1998Assignees: Nippon Hoso Kyokai, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kuniharu Takizawa, Hideo Fujikake, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Osamu Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Masanori Nakamura, Takamichi Kasahara, Kensaku Takata, Morihiko Katsuda, Tohru Kashiwagi
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Patent number: 5631665Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a liquid crystal device (L) disposed in the optical path of light projected from a light source (P) and a driving circuit (D) connected to the liquid crystal device for applying a special driving voltage to a composite film (1) of the device (L). The applied driving voltage alternately causes the composite film (1) to attain an opaque state and a transparent state. The time periods of the alternating voltage pulses are varied, thereby changing the ratio of the duration of the opaque state to the duration of the transparent state per unit time period, and thus controlling the power of light transmitted through the composite film (1) without undesirably altering the color spectrum of the transmitted light.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1994Date of Patent: May 20, 1997Assignees: Nippon Hoso Kyokai, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kuniharu Takizawa, Hideo Fujikake, Tsunehiro Hirabayashi, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Kensaku Takata, Satoshi Takano, Tohru Kashiwagi