Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Endoh

Yoshiaki Endoh 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).

  • Vehicle-installed telephone apparatus
    Patent number: 6453180
    Abstract: A vehicle-installed telephone apparatus comprises a portable phone with announcing means controlled by a microcomputer, running detecting means which detects that a vehicle is running, incoming call detecting means which detects that an incoming call is received and control means which sends control signals to the portable phone. The control means sends control signals which invalidate the operation of the announcing means to the microcomputer within the portable phone, when the running detecting means detects that the vehicle is running and the incoming call detecting means detects that the incoming call is received at the same time, whereby a driver can concentrate on driving without being diverted his attention, even if an incoming call is received while driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Endoh, Masao Yoshida, Katsuaki Kawamura, Kazuhiro Kamiya, Mika Kawabata
  • VEHICLE-INSTALLED TELEPHONE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20020065112
    Abstract: A vehicle-installed telephone apparatus comprises a portable phone with announcing means controlled by a microcomputer, running detecting means which detects that a vehicle is running, incoming call detecting means which detects that an incoming call is received and control means which sends control signals to the portable phone. The control means sends control signals which invalidate the operation of the announcing means to the microcomputer within the portable phone, when the running detecting means detects that the vehicle is running and the incoming call detecting means detects that the incoming call is received at the same time, whereby a driver can concentrate on driving without being diverted his attention, even if an incoming call is received while driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 1998
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: YOSHIAKI ENDOH, MASAO YOSHIDA, KATSUAKI KAWAMURA, KAZUHIRO KAMIYA, MIKA KAWABATA