Patents by Inventor Yoshihiko Higaki

Yoshihiko Higaki 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: 9599382
    Abstract: An air-conditioning remote controller includes a display section, an operable section, a memory, a transmitter unit, and a processor. The operable section includes a set-temperature increase button and a set-temperature decrease button. In the memory, information designating an upper limit, a lower limit, or both the upper limit and the lower limit as a setting target in setback control is set. The processor makes the display section display a set temperature or temperatures designated by the setting target set in the memory, changes the set temperature or temperatures designated by the setting target on the basis of an operation result of one of or both of the set-temperature increase button and the set-temperature decrease button, and transmits the changed result to the transmitter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Higaki
  • Publication number: 20130219935
    Abstract: An air-conditioning remote controller includes a display section, an operable section, a memory, a transmitter unit, and a processor. The operable section includes a set-temperature increase button and a set-temperature decrease button. In the memory, information designating an upper limit, a lower limit, or both the upper limit and the lower limit as a setting target in setback control is set. The processor makes the display section display a set temperature or temperatures designated by the setting target set in the memory, changes the set temperature or temperatures designated by the setting target on the basis of an operation result of one of or both of the set-temperature increase button and the set-temperature decrease button, and transmits the changed result to the transmitter unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihiko HIGAKI
  • Patent number: 7221625
    Abstract: In a multi-channel acoustic apparatus with a DVD reproduction function, comprising a DVD reproduction control unit for controlling the reproduction of a DVD, and a system control unit for controlling the overall acoustic apparatus and controlling the reproduction of another input source other than the DVD, the DVD reproduction control unit comprising the function of controlling a first Dolby Pro Logic decoder which can be used at the time of reproducing the DVD, and the system control unit comprising the function of controlling a second Dolby Pro Logic decoder which can be used at the time of reproducing the input source other than the DVD, there are provided means for adjusting a surround delay time period on the basis of a user operation, and means for transmitting to the system control unit the adjusted surround delay time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Technosound Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Higaki, Yutaka Kanazawa
  • Publication number: 20030182002
    Abstract: In a multi-channel acoustic apparatus with a DVD reproduction function, comprising a DVD reproduction control unit for controlling the reproduction of a DVD, and a system control unit for controlling the overall acoustic apparatus and controlling the reproduction of another input source other than the DVD, the DVD reproduction control unit comprising the function of controlling a first Dolby Pro Logic decoder which can be used at the time of reproducing the DVD, and the system control unit comprising the function of controlling a second Dolby Pro Logic decoder which can be used at the time of reproducing the input source other than the DVD, there are provided means for adjusting a surround delay time period on the basis of a user operation, and means for transmitting to the system control unit the adjusted surround delay time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Higaki, Yutaka Kanazawa