Patents by Inventor Etsuko Kimura

Etsuko Kimura 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: 7167729
    Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes guide areas associated one-to-one with preselected keys arranged on a key input section and displays, in each of consecutive operation steps, guidance information representative of items which can be selected by the user in the above guide areas. This successfully guides the user of the apparatus to an adequate operating method without resorting to key names heretofore displayed to show correspondence between operation items and keys. The apparatus is therefore practicable with a minimum display size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Etsuko Kimura
  • Publication number: 20050164735
    Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes guide areas associated one-to-one with preselected keys arranged on a key input section and displays, in each of consecutive operation steps, a guidance information representative of items which can be selected by the user in the above guide areas. This successfully guides the user of the apparatus to an adequate operating method without resorting to key names heretofore displayed to show correspondence between operation items and keys. The apparatus is therefore practicable with a minimum display size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventor: Etsuko Kimura
  • Patent number: 6762740
    Abstract: A display lighting apparatus is disclosed, that comprises a first storing means for storing date information, a second storing means for storing color information correlated with the date information, a displaying means for displaying information, a lighting means for lighting said displaying means, and a controlling means for searching said first storing means for input date information, and when desired date information is obtained, reading color information correlated with the date information from said second storing means, and causing said lighting means to light corresponding to the color information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Etsuko Kimura
  • Patent number: 6556846
    Abstract: There is provided a device used in a telephone terminal including a dial memory storing at least one address and a plurality of dial data associated with the address, for retrieving one of the dial data, an identifier being assigned to each one of the dial data, the identifier being comprised of a number in accordance with which the dial data is arranged, the device, on receipt of both a first signal indicative of the identifier and an aural signal indicative of the address, retrieving the dial data in accordance with the received first and aural signals, reading out dial data identified by the first and aural signals, and displaying the thus read-out dial data in a display screen. The device makes it possible to retrieve a target dial number more readily and in a shorter period of time than a conventional device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Etsuko Kimura
  • Patent number: 6539243
    Abstract: A portable radio terminal includes a radio communication section, radio terminal body, display screen, input buttons, and control section. The performs radio communication of a signal through a radio channel. The radio terminal body incorporates the radio communication section. The display screen is formed on the front surface of the radio terminal body to display functions. The input buttons include a plurality of operation buttons arranged near the display screen. The operation buttons have functions displayed at corresponding positions within the display screen. The control section executes a function in accordance with operation of the operation button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Etsuko Kimura, Masayoshi Yamashita
  • Patent number: 6069617
    Abstract: In a function realization system in an information processing equipment, at least one or plural frequently used functions are previously chosen out of a plurality of predetermined functions to be brought to realization, and a desired function is brought to realization a minimum of access operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Etsuko Kimura
  • Patent number: 5623350
    Abstract: First pixel electrodes and scan signal electrodes are formed in the same plane, and the first pixel electrodes and video signal electrodes are insulated and separated from each other by gate SiN films. Additional capacitors are formed by second pixel electrodes which are connected to the first pixel electrodes through apertures formed in the gate SiN films and which may be cut by a laser beam, and the scan signal electrodes. Thus, a short circuit defect between the electrodes is prevented, a highly reliable additional capacitor is attained, break of wiring is reduced and an aperture factor can be improved by expanding a width of the first pixel electrode. Thus, a multi-tonality and highly fine liquid crystal display device can be manufactured with a high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Etsuko Kimura, Kikuo Ono, Yoko Wakui, Akira Sasano