The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2005
Yasuyuki Ikeguchi, Hyogo, JP;
Tatsuya Hosomi, Hyogo, JP;
Toru Shibusawa, Osaka, JP;
Hirotsugu Murashima, Nara, JP;
Yasuyuki Ikeguchi, Hyogo, JP;
Tatsuya Hosomi, Hyogo, JP;
Toru Shibusawa, Osaka, JP;
Hirotsugu Murashima, Nara, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi-shi, JP;
Abstract
A receiver has a tuner for receiving a TV broadcast program and a modem for receiving an e-mail. Also, the receiver outputs a message if there exists any unopened e-mail. In addition, the receiver has a camera for sending a videophone image. A viewer in front of the receiver is recognized, and it is determined whether or not the recognized viewer matches the addressee of the unopened e-mail. If a result of the determination is negative, a message output operation is prohibited.