Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Miwa

Tomoaki Miwa 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).

  • Patent number: 11469623
    Abstract: A power receiver includes a power reception interface that receives wireless power and a controller that transmits an emergency power transmission request for the wireless power during an emergency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki Miwa, Atsuhiko Kanda
  • Publication number: 20210376665
    Abstract: A power receiver includes a power reception interface that receives wireless power and a controller that transmits an emergency power transmission request for the wireless power during an emergency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki MIWA, Atsuhiko KANDA
  • Patent number: 11121584
    Abstract: A power receiver includes a power reception interface that receives wireless power and a controller that transmits an emergency power transmission request for the wireless power during an emergency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki Miwa, Atsuhiko Kanda
  • Patent number: 10770930
    Abstract: A power receiver includes: a power generator configured to generate power by external electromagnetic waves; a positive electrode terminal; and a negative electrode terminal. The positive electrode terminal is configured to function as a positive electrode when the power generated by the power generator is output to an external electronic device. The negative electrode terminal is configured to function as a negative electrode when the power generated by the power generator is output to the external electronic device. The positive electrode terminal includes a first contact portion configured to be electrically connected to the external electronic device. The negative electrode terminal includes a second contact portion configured to be electrically connected to the external electronic device. A distance between the first contact portion and the second contact portion corresponds to a height defined in IEC 60086 or JIS C 8500.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Miwa, Atsuhiko Kanda
  • Publication number: 20190348870
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a power receiving unit for receiving wireless power, a control unit for determining an amount of power received by the power receiving unit, and a notification unit for providing a notification to facilitate the movement of the electronic device according to the amount of power received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicants: KYOCERA Corporation, KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki MIWA, Tetsushi WAKASA
  • Publication number: 20190244284
    Abstract: A management system used in a bicycle rental service includes a power transmission interface that transmits power to a battery included in the bicycle, and an acquisition interface that acquires remaining battery level information related to the remaining level of the battery that receives power transmission from the power transmission interface. The management system further includes an input interface that receives input of destination information, a controller that identifies a bicycle based on the destination information and the remaining battery level information, and a presentation interface that presents information of the bicycle identified by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki MIWA, Atsuhiko KANDA
  • Publication number: 20190237992
    Abstract: A power receiver includes a power reception interface that receives wireless power and a controller that transmits an emergency power transmission request for the wireless power during an emergency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki MIWA, Atsuhiko KANDA
  • Publication number: 20190229562
    Abstract: A power receiver includes: a power generator configured to generate power by external electromagnetic waves; a positive electrode terminal; and a negative electrode terminal. The positive electrode terminal is configured to function as a positive electrode when the power generated by the power generator is output to an external electronic device. The negative electrode terminal is configured to function as a negative electrode when the power generated by the power generator is output to the external electronic device. The positive electrode terminal includes a first contact portion configured to be electrically connected to the external electronic device. The negative electrode terminal includes a second contact portion configured to be electrically connected to the external electronic device. A distance between the first contact portion and the second contact portion corresponds to a height defined in IEC 60086 or JIS C 8500.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Tomoaki MIWA, Atsuhiko KANDA
  • Publication number: 20170337833
    Abstract: An education support system includes a mobile device that is attached to an object and is configured to detect an action of the object, and an analyzer that has information on an activity schedule including a learning schedule of the object. The analyzer is configured to calculate an activity amount for each activity schedule based on an action of the object detected by the mobile device and determine a state of the object based on the activity amount for each activity schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Atsuhiko KANDA, Takayuki YAJIMA, Tomoaki MIWA, Katsuaki OONISHI
  • Patent number: 9467555
    Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes: a microphone; a switch control unit, which switches between a normal mode, in which a voice uttered toward the microphone is transmitted to an intended party, and a mute mode, in which the voice is not transmitted to the intended party; and a proximity sensor, which detects whether a detection object is in proximity to the proximity sensor, wherein, while the mute mode is being executed, if the detection object is detected by the proximity sensor, the switch control unit switches to the normal mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoaki Miwa
  • Publication number: 20160112559
    Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes: a microphone; a switch control unit, which switches between a normal mode, in which a voice uttered toward the microphone is transmitted to an intended party, and a mute mode, in which the voice is not transmitted to the intended party; and a proximity sensor, which detects whether a detection object is in proximity to the proximity sensor, wherein, while the mute mode is being executed, if the detection object is detected by the proximity sensor, the switch control unit switches to the normal mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoaki MIWA
  • Patent number: 9231645
    Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes: a microphone; a switch control unit, which switches between a normal mode, in which a voice uttered toward the microphone is transmitted to an intended party, and a mute mode, in which the voice is not transmitted to the intended party; and a proximity sensor, which detects whether a detection object is in proximity to the proximity sensor, wherein, while the mute mode is being executed, if the detection object is detected by the proximity sensor, the switch control unit switches to the normal mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoaki Miwa
  • Patent number: 8884967
    Abstract: A mobile phone including upper and lower portions, a flash memory to store images, a selecting portion to select a target image from the stored images, a closed state detection portion to detect a closed state, and a display control portion to control display of an image to display an image of an idle screen including in a background image the target image selected by the selecting portion when standing by, and the display control portion displays, in response to the change from a state in which the closed state is detected by the closed state detection portion to a state in which the closed state is not detected while the image of the idle screen is being displayed, a new idle screen that includes in the background image a new target image selected by the selecting portion subsequent to the background image included in the idle screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki Miwa, Shunsuke Nagata
  • Publication number: 20140248926
    Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes: a microphone; a switch control unit, which switches between a normal mode, in which a voice uttered toward the microphone is transmitted to an intended party, and a mute mode, in which the voice is not transmitted to the intended party; and a proximity sensor, which detects whether a detection object is in proximity to the proximity sensor, wherein, while the mute mode is being executed, if the detection object is detected by the proximity sensor, the switch control unit switches to the normal mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoaki MIWA
  • Patent number: 8744425
    Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes: a microphone; a switch control unit, which switches between a normal mode, in which a voice uttered toward the microphone is transmitted to an intended party, and a mute mode, in which the voice is not transmitted to the intended party; and a proximity sensor, which detects whether a detection object is in proximity to the proximity sensor, wherein, while the mute mode is being executed, if the detection object is detected by the proximity sensor, the switch control unit switches to the normal mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoaki Miwa
  • Patent number: 8744533
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal apparatus having a communication function, the mobile communication terminal apparatus includes: a light emitting unit configured to indicate call incoming information or mail receiving information by light emission; a notification setting unit configured to set whether to indicate at least one of the call incoming information and the mail receiving information by using at least one of a sound and a vibration; a brightness detecting unit, which detects a brightness when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by using both of the sound and the vibration; and a light-emission control unit, which controls the light emitting unit to not emit light, when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by both the sound and the vibration by the notification setting unit and when the brightness detected by the brightness detecting unit is a predetermined brightness or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoaki Miwa
  • Patent number: 8718235
    Abstract: To carry out processing to be executed upon occurrence of an emergency, a mobile phone includes a power control portion for supplying driving power, a RAM capable of storing data in the state where the driving power is not supplied from the power control portion, a crime prevention switch for detecting occurrence of an emergency, and a control portion which is driven by the driving power supplied from the power control portion. The control portion stores an emergency flag in an ON state indicating an emergency mode in the RAM in response to detection of the emergency by the crime prevention switch, and carries out emergency processing. When the control portion is activated as the supply of the driving power from the power control portion is started, it carries out the emergency processing if the emergency flag in the ON state is stored in the RAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki Miwa, Tomoaki Tsukiyama, Kazuaki Nakae
  • Publication number: 20130267281
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal apparatus having a communication function, the mobile communication terminal apparatus includes: a light emitting unit configured to indicate call incoming information or mail receiving information by light emission; a notification setting unit configured to set whether to indicate at least one of the call incoming information and the mail receiving information by using at least one of a sound and a vibration; a brightness detecting unit, which detects a brightness when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by using both of the sound and the vibration; and a light-emission control unit, which controls the light emitting unit to not emit light, when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by both the sound and the vibration by the notification setting unit and when the brightness detected by the brightness detecting unit is a predetermined brightness or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Tomoaki MIWA
  • Patent number: 8478354
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal apparatus having a communication function, the mobile communication terminal apparatus includes: a light emitting unit configured to indicate call incoming information or mail receiving information by light emission; a notification setting unit configured to set whether to indicate at least one of the call incoming information and the mail receiving information by using at least one of a sound and a vibration; a brightness detecting unit, which detects a brightness when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by using both of the sound and the vibration; and a light-emission control unit, which controls the light emitting unit to not emit light, when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by both the sound and the vibration by the notification setting unit and when the brightness detected by the brightness detecting unit is a predetermined brightness or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoaki Miwa
  • Publication number: 20120184246
    Abstract: A mobile phone including upper and lower portions, a flash memory to store images, a selecting portion to select a target image from the stored images, a closed state detection portion to detect a closed state, and a display control portion to control display of an image to display an image of an idle screen including in a background image the target image selected by the selecting portion when standing by, and the display control portion displays, in response to the change from a state in which the closed state is detected by the closed state detection portion to a state in which the closed state is not detected while the image of the idle screen is being displayed, a new idle screen that includes in the background image a new target image selected by the selecting portion subsequent to the background image included in the idle screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoaki Miwa, Shunsuke Nagata