Patents by Inventor Yasushi Kitamura

Yasushi Kitamura 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: 10613638
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a controller that executes processing in response to a gesture. The controller starts the processing in response to a gesture in accordance with the physical state of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Yasushi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 10606361
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a non-contact detection sensor and a controller that executes processing related to a timer in response to a gesture detected by the non-contact detection sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Yasushi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 10536571
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first non-contact detection sensor, a second non-contact detection sensor, a display, and a controller. The controller determines a first gesture and a second gesture by referring to the first non-contact detection sensor and a second non-contact detection sensor. The controller, when a first window and a second window are displayed on the display, allocates operation of the first window to the first gesture detected by the first non-contact detection sensor, and allocates operation of the second window to the second gesture detected by the second non-contact detection sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Yasushi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 10394335
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication interface, a display, and a controller. The communication interface communicates with a movement detection apparatus including a motion sensor that detects a predetermined movement of a user. The controller activates the motion sensor when a screen displayed on the display is related to the predetermined movement. The predetermined movement includes a plurality of motions, the motion sensor includes a plurality of sensors that detect the plurality of motions, and when the screen displayed on the display is related to one motion among the plurality of motions, the controller activates the sensor that detects the one motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Yasushi Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20190215392
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first non-contact detection sensor, a second non-contact detection sensor, a display, and a controller. The controller determines a first gesture and a second gesture by referring to the first non-contact detection sensor and a second non-contact detection sensor. The controller, when a first window and a second window are displayed on the display, allocates operation of the first window to the first gesture detected by the first non-contact detection sensor, and allocates operation of the second window to the second gesture detected by the second non-contact detection sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Yasushi KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 10298732
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a non-contact detection sensor, a display, and a controller. The display displays a first window and a second window. The controller determines a first gesture and a second gesture by referring to the non-contact detection sensor, allocates operation of the first window to the first gesture, and allocates operation of the second window to the second gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito, Yasushi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 10261746
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display and a controller that controls screen display of the display. When the mode immediately before suspension of screen display of the display is a first mode, the controller displays a security lock screen before resuming screen display of the display, and when the mode immediately before suspension of screen display of the display is a second mode, the controller resumes screen display of the display while selectively causing the security lock screen not to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Masuike, Hideki Morita, Yasushi Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20180081613
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display and a controller that controls screen display of the display. When the mode immediately before suspension of screen display of the display is a first mode, the controller displays a security lock screen before resuming screen display of the display, and when the mode immediately before suspension of screen display of the display is a second mode, the controller resumes screen display of the display while selectively causing the security lock screen not to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Isao MASUIKE, Hideki MORITA, Yasushi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180081449
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication interface, a display, and a controller. The communication interface communicates with a movement detection apparatus including a motion sensor that detects a predetermined movement of a user. The controller activates the motion sensor when a screen displayed on the display is related to the predetermined movement. The predetermined movement includes a plurality of motions, the motion sensor includes a plurality of sensors that detect the plurality of motions, and when the screen displayed on the display is related to one motion among the plurality of motions, the controller activates the sensor that detects the one motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Yasushi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180032141
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a non-contact detection sensor and a controller that executes processing related to a timer in response to a gesture detected by the non-contact detection sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Yasushi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180032140
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a controller that executes processing in response to a gesture. The controller starts the processing in response to a gesture in accordance with the physical state of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Yasushi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180034950
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a non-contact detection sensor, a display, and a controller. The display displays a first window and a second window. The controller determines a first gesture and a second gesture by referring to the non-contact detection sensor, allocates operation of the first window to the first gesture, and allocates operation of the second window to the second gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki TANABE, Hideki MORITA, Isao MASUIKE, Shinya SAITO, Yasushi KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 9170472
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a portable photographing device includes: an image capturing unit; a projecting unit for projecting an image; and a storing unit for storing an image captured by the image capturing unit. The projecting unit projects any of a first image captured by the image capturing unit, a second image related to the first image, and a third image obtained by synthesizing the first image with the second image as a projection image into a region which is different from an image capturing region of the photographing unit. The storing unit stores the first image in the projection of the projection image or the first image after the projection of the projection image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Yasushi Kitamura, Masatsugu Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9013124
    Abstract: A method is provided. A command to correspond to a target speed of a motor is received. A rotational speed of the motor is measured, and a brake-to-off ratio for a braking interval is calculated based at least in part on the rotation speed, the target speed, a braking parameter. An off state for an inverter that is coupled to motor is induced during an off portion of the braking interval, and a brake signal is applied to the inverter during a braking portion of the braking interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Kazunori Itoh, Yasushi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 8931907
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a projector device includes an image projecting unit and a control unit. The image projecting unit projects an image. The control unit acquires brightness information of regions included in a projection surface on which the image projecting unit can project the image, and causes the image projecting unit to project, based on the brightness information of the regions, the image on a low-brightness region, among the regions, whose brightness is lower than that of another region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Yasushi Kitamura, Jouji Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 8890992
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device 10 includes a projector 34, a camera 36, and a processing unit 22. The projector 34 projects an image, and the camera 36 captures the image projected by the projector 34. Based on first image information for causing the projector 34 to project a predetermined image and second image information obtained by capturing the image projected by the projector 34 based on the first image information by the camera 36, the processing unit 22 determines whether the projector 34 projects the predetermined image. When determining that the projector 34 fails to project the predetermined image, the processing unit 22 suppresses output of the projector 34 for projecting the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Osaka, Yasuhiro Ueno, Yasushi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 8876300
    Abstract: An image projecting apparatus for projecting an image includes a light source, a light emitting port, an emitting unit, and a control unit. The emitting unit causes the light emitted from the light source to be emitted from the light emitting port in such a manner that an emission direction of the light emitted from the light emitting port is variable. The control unit controls the light source and the emitting unit to switch between a first projection mode and a second projection mode. When the image projecting apparatus is placed on a horizontal plane, the emission direction is a front direction of the light emitting port or obliquely upward with respect to the horizontal plane in the first projection mode, and the emission direction is obliquely downward with respect to the horizontal plane in the second projection mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ueno, Yasushi Kitamura, Jouji Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 8833948
    Abstract: It is a task to provide a mobile electronic device with high operability and high safety. The mobile electronic device includes an image projector that projects an image, a detector that detects a specific change in an irradiation area of light irradiated from the image projector or in a predetermined area including the irradiation area, and a control unit that controls the operation of the image projector. The task is solved in such a manner that when the detector detects the specific change, the control unit causes the image projector to stop emission of light therefrom, or to reduce an amount of light emitted therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Osaka, Yasuhiro Ueno, Yasushi Kitamura, Seiji Horii, Jouji Yoshikawa, Tomoko Asano, Hiroki Itou, Youji Yamada
  • Patent number: 8696142
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a mobile electronic device with high operability and high safety. The mobile electronic device includes an image projector that projects an image, a control unit that controls the operation of the image projector, a cabinet that holds the image projector and the control unit, and an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration acting on the cabinet. The object is achieved in such a manner that when an acceleration of a given value or more is detected by the acceleration sensor, the control unit stops emission of light from the image projector or reduces an amount of light emitted from the image projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Osaka, Yasuhiro Ueno, Yasushi Kitamura, Seiji Horii, Jouji Yoshikawa, Tomoko Asano, Hiroki Itou
  • Patent number: 8690354
    Abstract: It is a task to provide a mobile electronic device with high operability and high safety. The mobile electronic device includes an image projector that projects an image, a cabinet, an input unit that is disposed on the cabinet and detects an operation input by an operator, and a control unit that controls the operation of the image projector and the state of the input unit. The task is solved in such a manner that when a predetermined operation is detected by the input unit, the control unit stops emission of light from the image projector or reduces an amount of light emitted from the image projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Osaka, Yasuhiro Ueno, Yasushi Kitamura, Seiji Horii, Jouji Yoshikawa, Tomoko Asano, Hiroki Itou