Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Shinano

Toshiaki Shinano 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: 6700566
    Abstract: A communication terminal apparatus includes a communication section that controls communication to a destination and a browser that analyzes hypertexts, and displays an image in accordance with the analyzed hypertexts on a display, the image having at least an input field. Hardware keys are configured to input numbers and characters, and are selectively operable in a first mode to input a destination number to the communication section in order to communicate with the destination, and in a second mode to input data to the input field. A controller controls a status of the hardware keys in one of the first and second modes. The controller controls the hardware keys to input data to the browser when an input position is in the input field, and controls the hardware keys to input a destination number to the communication section when the input position is out of the input field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimoosawa, Toshiaki Shinano
  • Publication number: 20020190958
    Abstract: A communication terminal apparatus includes a communication section that controls communication to a destination and a browser that analyzes hypertexts, and displays an image in accordance with the analyzed hypertexts on a display, the image having at least an input field. Hardware keys are configured to input numbers and characters, and are selectively operable in a first mode to input a destination number to the communication section in order to communicate with the destination, and in a second mode to input data to the input field. An off hook detector detects whether the communication section is in an off hook condition and a controller controls a status of the hardware keys in one of the first and second modes. The controller, when the off hook detector detects that the communication section is in the off hook condition and when the hardware keys are in the second mode, switches the input of the hardware keys, from the second mode to the first mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimoosawa, Toshiaki Shinano
  • Publication number: 20020186207
    Abstract: A communication terminal apparatus includes a communication section that controls communication to a destination and a browser that analyzes hypertexts, and displays an image in accordance with the analyzed hypertexts on a display, the image having at least an input field. Hardware keys are configured to input numbers and characters, and are selectively operable in a first mode to input a destination number to the communication section in order to communicate with the destination, and in a second mode to input data to the input field. A controller controls a status of the hardware keys in one of the first and second modes. The controller controls the hardware keys to input data to the browser when an input position is in the input field, and controls the hardware keys to input a destination number to the communication section when the input position is out of the input field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimoosawa, Toshiaki Shinano
  • Patent number: 6459423
    Abstract: The communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention comprises a determination section for checking whether or not a dial key is pressed. If a dial key is pressed, the determination section checks whether the “dial key/browser dual-function” flag in the setting table is ON or OFF. If it is ON, the determination section checks whether the “focus HTML input field” flag is ON or OFF. If it is ON, the determination section determines that the input data of the dial key be subjected to browser input processing. On the other hand, if the “dial key/browser input dual-function” flag is OFF, this determination section determines that the dial key be used for dial input processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimoosawa, Toshiaki Shinano
  • Publication number: 20020027546
    Abstract: The communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention comprises a determination section for checking whether or not a dial key is pressed. If a dial key is pressed, the determination section checks whether the “dial key/browser dual-function” flag in the setting table is ON or OFF. If it is ON, the determination section checks whether the “focus HTML input field” flag is ON or OFF. If it is ON, the determination section determines that the input data of the dial key be subjected to browser input processing. On the other hand, if the “dial key/browser input dual-function” flag is OFF, this determination section determines that the dial key be used for dial input processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: HIROYUKI SHIMOOSAWA, TOSHIAKI SHINANO