Patents by Inventor Yasuo TOMINE

Yasuo TOMINE 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).

  • Wireless communication terminal, wireless communication method, and wireless communication system
    Patent number: 9301277
    Abstract: A wireless communication terminal according to an embodiment includes a wireless LAN communication unit, a prediction unit which predicts a moving area of a user, an estimation unit, and a communication control unit. The estimation unit estimates a switching state of a wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of a wireless LAN communication environment in the moving area predicted by the prediction unit. The communication unit restricts the wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of the switching state estimated by the estimation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: YAHOO JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Fujimoto, Yasuo Tomine
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140247806
    Abstract: A wireless communication terminal according to an embodiment includes a wireless LAN communication unit, a prediction unit which predicts a moving area of a user, an estimation unit, and a communication control unit. The estimation unit estimates a switching state of a wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of a wireless LAN communication environment in the moving area predicted by the prediction unit. The communication unit restricts the wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of the switching state estimated by the estimation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Yahoo Japan Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji FUJIMOTO, Yasuo TOMINE