Patents by Inventor Tsuneo Miyashita

Tsuneo Miyashita 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: 11307669
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device comprising a sensor configured to detect a gesture without touching an own device and a controller configured to determine a hand of a user used for operation according to a driver's seat position and determine, according to the hand of the user used for operation, a direction of the gesture based on an output from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Taro Iio, Yuya Yamaguchi, Ryohei Nakamura, Tsuneo Miyashita, Yasuhiro Ueno, Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Koutaro Yamauchi, Manabu Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20200371601
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device comprising a sensor configured to detect a gesture without touching an own device and a controller configured to determine a hand of a user used for operation according to a driver's seat position and determine, according to the hand of the user used for operation, a direction of the gesture based on an output from the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Taro IIO, Yuya YAMAGUCHI, Ryohei NAKAMURA, Tsuneo MIYASHITA, Yasuhiro UENO, Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Koutaro YAMAUCHI, Manabu SAKUMA
  • Patent number: 10712828
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a proximity sensor and a controller configured to determine a direction of a gesture by a user on the basis of an output from the proximity sensor and in accordance with the hand the user uses to operate the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yuuya Yamaguchi, Taro Iio, Ryohei Nakamura, Tsuneo Miyashita
  • Patent number: 10475297
    Abstract: A mobile phone includes a speaker, a detector that detects data related to a detection target, and a controller that causes information based on the data detected by the detector to be output from the speaker as audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneo Miyashita, Shunichi Kishimoto, Katsuaki Oonishi, Yoshihiro Fukuyama
  • Publication number: 20180299989
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a proximity sensor, a touch sensor near the proximity sensor, and a controller configured to turn the proximity sensor off when it is determined, on the basis of an output of the touch sensor, that liquid is present on the electronic device at a location where the proximity sensor is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yuuya YAMAGUCHI, Taro IIO, Tsuneo MIYASHITA, Ryohei NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180284902
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a proximity sensor and a controller configured to determine a direction of a gesture by a user on the basis of an output from the proximity sensor and in accordance with the hand the user uses to operate the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yuuya YAMAGUCHI, Taro IIO, Ryohei NAKAMURA, Tsuneo MIYASHITA
  • Publication number: 20180197382
    Abstract: A mobile phone includes a speaker, a detector that detects data related to a detection target, and a controller that causes information based on the data detected by the detector to be output from the speaker as audio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Tsuneo MIYASHITA, Shunichi KISHIMOTO, Katsuaki OONISHI, Yoshihiro FUKUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180188817
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a proximity sensor; and a controller configured to determine a direction of a gesture in accordance with an output from the proximity sensor and a state of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Taro IIO, Yuuya YAMAGUCHI, Ryohei NAKAMURA, Tsuneo MIYASHITA
  • Publication number: 20170220219
    Abstract: A presentation control device includes a controller, which is including a processor coupled to a memory and configured, upon detection of an operation of moving a pointer presented on a display, to move the pointer in accordance with the operation as long as an end of a movable region of the pointer is not reached and scroll screens presented on the display in accordance with the operation at the end of the movable region of the pointer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Yuuya YAMAGUCHI, Takayuki FUJIKI, Atsushi MIURA, Shunichi KISHIMOTO, Tsuneo MIYASHITA, Yoshiki MUROTANI, Yuta SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9383959
    Abstract: An object is to provide a mobile electronic device and an input method that can display soft keys corresponding to each of the characters of different character kinds appropriately even in a state where the display screen of the display unit is used horizontally. In a state where the display screen is used vertically, the control unit splits the display screen into upper and lower sides and displays the plurality of soft keys in the display screen uniformly. In a state where the display screen is used horizontally, the control unit splits the display screen into right and left sides, and displays the first character kind character on one side, and displays the second character kind character on the other side, and displays a plurality of soft keys on either one of the one side or the other side in a right-left direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuuki Wada, Tsuneo Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20150363100
    Abstract: In one aspect, when detecting an event such as receiving emails, missed calls, a schedule notification, or the like, a mobile electronic device executes a process for expanding a first operation part associated with the event on a display module and displaying a second operation part indicating a detail of the event within the expanded first operation part. For example, upon detecting an operation applied onto the first operation part via the touch screen, the mobile electronic device executes a process associated with the first operation part, and upon detecting an operation applied onto the second operation part, the mobile electronic device executes a process associated with the second operation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Tsuneo MIYASHITA, Hiromi AJIMA, Motoaki ABE, Yuka ISHIZUKA, Atsushi TAMEGAI, Hiroyuki BAMBA
  • Patent number: 9052763
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes: a first housing having a first display unit; a second housing having a second display unit; a detecting unit; and a control unit. The detecting unit detects a first form in which the first display unit is exposed to the outside and the second display unit is covered by the first housing and a second form in which the first and second display units are exposed to the outside. Then the detecting unit detects a change in the form of the electronic device from the first form to the second form, the control unit activates a function corresponding to a selected object among objects displayed on the first display unit, and displays a screen corresponding to the function on the second display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Saya Miura, Tsuneo Miyashita, Yuka Ishizuka, Tomohiro Sudoh, Junichi Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8952904
    Abstract: A mobile phone terminal (electronic device) includes a first touch panel and a second touch panel for displaying an object corresponding to an executable function and detect a touch on the object. The mobile phone terminal also includes a control unit that, in a state where the object is displayed on the first touch panel or the second touch panel, when the touch on the object is detected and then a movement of the touch is detected and if the first touch panel or the second touch panel is in a movement direction of the touch, displays a screen provided by a function corresponding to the object on the first touch panel or the second touch panel in the movement direction of the touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Saya Miura, Tsuneo Miyashita, Yuka Ishizuka, Tomohiro Sudou, Junichi Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8786562
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a mobile electronic device includes a first housing having a first display unit, a second housing having a second display unit, a form detector, and a control unit. The form detector detects a first form in which the second display unit is covered with the first housing while the first display unit is exposed to the outside and a second form in which the first display unit and the second display unit are exposed to the outside. A control unit cause objects for activating a function to be displayed on the first display unit and on the second display unit in an associated manner in conjunction with a change in form detected by the form detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Yuka Ishizuka, Tsuneo Miyashita
  • Patent number: 8584023
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile terminal device that can improve operability for editing a mail with a simple configuration. A cellular telephone device 1 is provided with a control unit 38, which controls so that, when a received mail message is displayed on a display part 21, an unsent mail message associated with the received mail message is read out in response to a predetermined operation by way of an operation unit 11, and the unsent mail message is displayed on the display part 21; and when an unsent mail message is displayed on the display part 21, a received mail message associated with the unsent mail message is read out in response to a predetermined operation by the operation unit 11, and the received mail message is displayed on the display part 21.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuneo Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20130201144
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes: a first housing having a first display unit; a second housing having a second display unit; a detecting unit; and a control unit. The detecting unit detects a first form in which the first display unit is exposed to the outside and the second display unit is covered by the first housing and a second form in which the first and second display units are exposed to the outside. Then the detecting unit detects a change in the form of the electronic device from the first form to the second form, the control unit activates a function corresponding to a selected object among objects displayed on the first display unit, and displays a screen corresponding to the function on the second display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Saya Miura, Tsuneo Miyashita, Yuka Ishizuka, Tomohiro Sudoh, Junichi Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20120299954
    Abstract: An object is to provide a mobile electronic device and an input method that can display soft keys corresponding to each of the characters of different character kinds appropriately even in a state where the display screen of the display unit is used horizontally. In a state where the display screen is used vertically, the control unit splits the display screen into upper and lower sides and displays the plurality of soft keys in the display screen uniformly. In a state where the display screen is used horizontally, the control unit splits the display screen into right and left sides, and displays the first character kind character on one side, and displays the second character kind character on the other side, and displays a plurality of soft keys on either one of the one side or the other side in a right-left direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuuki Wada, Tsuneo Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20120293523
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a mobile electronic device includes an operating, a display unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The display unit displays an idle screen. The storage unit stores a first object corresponding to first information and a second object corresponding to second information. The control unit executes a first display process for displaying the first object on the idle screen when the idle screen is displayed. The control unit executes a second display process for displaying the second object on the idle screen when a preset condition is satisfied after the first display process is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuneo Miyashita, Ryosuke Kokaji
  • Publication number: 20120278734
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a display unit, a detecting unit, and a control unit, and composes a mail that includes an image and a text. The display unit displays a first screen and a second screen in such a manner that the first screen and the second screen do not overlap each other. The first screen displays an overview of the mail, and the second screen edits an image or a text as an element to be added to the mail. The detecting unit detects an operation. When an operation made on the second screen is detected by the detecting unit, the control unit updates the overview of the mail that is displayed on the first screen in accordance with the operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuka ISHIZUKA, Tsuneo Miyashita
  • Publication number: 20120274551
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an electronic device includes a first display unit, a second display unit, a detecting unit, and a control unit. The first display unit displays a first object corresponding to a first function. The second display unit displays a second object corresponding to a second function. The detecting unit detects an operation. When the operation is detected by the detecting unit while the first object is displayed on the first display unit, the control unit dismisses the first object from the first display unit and displays information with respect to the first object on the second display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuka ISHIZUKA, Tsuneo MIYASHITA