Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Kohmoto
Yoshinori Kohmoto 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).
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Patent number: 9158385Abstract: According to one embodiment, input receiver includes: cover; key module; detector; and button. Second opening is close to one end of the cover. First supporting surface is close to other end of the cover. Recess is between the second opening and the first supporting surface. Second supporting surface is configured to be aligned with the recess in direction intersecting first direction in which the second opening and the first supporting surface are aligned. The key module includes: area including keys separated from one another at first pitch; and area including keys separated from surrounding keys at second pitch shorter than the first pitch. The key module is in contact with the cover. The detector is aligned with the key module in the first direction. Detecting area is covered with portion of the first supporting surface and the second supporting surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Ryo Saito, Yoshinori Kohmoto
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Publication number: 20150129724Abstract: According to one embodiment, a support device configured to support an electronic device. The electronic device includes a first face and a second face including a recessed portion or a projecting portion. The support device includes a first member and a second member. The first member is configured to support the electronic device. The second member is configured to be movable between a first position and a second position, the first position being a position at which the second member is engaged with the recessed portion or the projecting portion to suppress moving of the electronic device, the second position being a position at which the second member is configured to be separated further from the second face and at which the electronic device is configured to be permitted to move.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Yoshinori Kohmoto, Jun Watanabe, Ryo Saito, Hirotaka Mitsushio
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Patent number: 8913380Abstract: According to one embodiment, a docking station includes: a first support; a second support; a second connector; a cover; and a second mark. The first support supports a second face of an electronic device so that a display screen of the electronic device is positioned in an inclined manner. The second support supports a side portion of the electronic device in the state. The second connector is exposed outward from an area positioned in the second support, and to be connectable to a first connector of the electronic device in the state. The cover covers at least a part of the first face in the state. The second mark is capable of being a guide corresponding to the first mark. The second mark guidably indicates to the operator to move the electronic device to a position at which the electronic device is connected while the display screen is inclined.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Minoru Enomoto, Yoshinori Kohmoto
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Patent number: 8748023Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a battery pack that comprising a first battery cell and a second battery cell that are arranged in a first direction and store energy for enabling operation of electronic components; and a battery holder that houses the battery pack. The battery holder comprises a projecting part in a first face that configures the battery holder and covers the battery pack while the battery pack is provided with a slit that is fitted with the projecting part in a second face that is opposed to the first face. Furthermore, the first direction intersects a boundary direction extending between the first battery cell and the second battery cell, and the slit is formed to extend along the first direction in the second face.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Yoshinori Kohmoto, Takeshi Iwata
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Publication number: 20130148031Abstract: According to one embodiment, television receiver includes: display; flat housing; first member; second member; and electric component. The first member includes an opening through which a screen is exposed and a first wall extending in a thickness direction of the housing between one end of the housing at which the opening is provided and another end of the housing opposite the one end. The first wall covers a circumference of the display. The second member includes a second wall located on the other end and covers the display from an opposite side of the screen. The electric component includes a component surface extending along an internal surface of the second wall on a side of the display away from a center of the internal surface. The component surface is adhered to the internal surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yoshinori KOHMOTO, Keiichi MITSUI
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Publication number: 20120275107Abstract: According to one embodiment, a docking station includes: a first support; a second support; a second connector; a cover; and a second mark. The first support supports a second face of an electronic device so that a display screen of the electronic device is positioned in an inclined manner. The second support supports a side portion of the electronic device in the state. The second connector is exposed outward from an area positioned in the second support, and to be connectable to a first connector of the electronic device in the state. The cover covers at least a part of the first face in the state. The second mark is capable of being a guide corresponding to the first mark. The second mark guidably indicates to the operator to move the electronic device to a position at which the electronic device is connected while the display screen is inclined.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Minoru Enomoto, Yoshinori Kohmoto
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Publication number: 20120084853Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a body casing; a first connector provided in the body casing; a setting module; and a security module. The setting module is configured to set a security level to be applied to the information processing apparatus based on a type of a device connected to the first connector. The security module is configured to restrict access to the information processing apparatus according to the set security level.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Tomohiro WADA, Yoshinori KOHMOTO
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Publication number: 20110189519Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an electronic component; a battery pack configured to supply power to the electronic component; and a battery holder configured to receive the battery pack, wherein a first face of the battery holder opposing to a second face of an outside wall of the battery pack is formed to comprise a beam, and wherein the second face of the battery pack is formed to include a slit that is fitted with the beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Yoshinori Kohmoto, Takeshi Iwata
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Publication number: 20080285214Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus is provided with a keyboard section provided on a main body unit, a display unit, and a hinge section for rotatably coupling the display unit to the main body unit. The keyboard section includes a plurality of keys to which inputting functions different from each other are allocated. The electronic apparatus is switchable a first usage state, in which the main body unit is to be placed on a desktop, a second usage state, in which the electronic apparatus is to be held with a hand. The keyboard section is constructed and arranged, when the electronic apparatus is used in the second usage state, the allocation of the inputting functions to the keys is electrically switched in such a manner that correspondence relationships between the fingertips and the inputting functions in the first usage state are maintained in the second usage state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Yoshinori Kohmoto, Hironori Motoe
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Publication number: 20080077766Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a system memory and a video memory allocated to a part of a storage area of the system memory. A storing unit stores a plurality of tables each corresponding to one of a plurality of kinds of operating systems and storing a combination of a capacity of the system memory and a capacity of the video memory. An identifying unit identifies an installed operating system. A selecting unit selects, from the tables stored in the storing unit, a table corresponding to the installed operating system identified by the identifying unit. A detecting unit detects the capacity of the system memory. A setting unit sets the capacity of the video memory in accordance with the capacity of the system memory detected by the detecting unit and the table selected by the selecting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2007Publication date: March 27, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Yoshinori Kohmoto