Patents by Inventor Toshihide Iwasa

Toshihide Iwasa 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).

  • Pendent audio player
    Patent number: 7120266
    Abstract: The present invention provides an audio player wearable around the neck which comprises vertical direction recognition sensor 2 for recognizing hanging state wherein a casing 10 is hung from the neck using a neck strap 11 and holding state wherein the casing 10 is turned upside down from said hanging state and is held in the hand, and a control circuit 3 for change-over-controlling the presentation state of the display 8 in accordance with the recognition result obtained by the vertical direction recognition sensor 2. This can avoid the problem when the display is turned upside down between the hanging state and the holding state of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihide Iwasa, Toru Kamimura
  • Pendent audio player
    Publication number: 20040066949
    Abstract: The present invention provides an audio player wearable around the neck which comprises vertical direction recognition sensor 2 for recognizing hanging state wherein a casing 10 is hung from the neck using a neck strap 11 and holding state wherein the casing 10 is turned upside down from said hanging state and is held in the hand, and a control circuit 3 for change-over-controlling the presentation state of the display 8 in accordance with the recognition result obtained by the vertical direction recognition sensor 2. This can avoid the problem when the display is turned upside down between the hanging state and the holding state of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Toshihide Iwasa, Toru Kamimura