Patents by Inventor Michio Sakano

Michio Sakano 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).

  • Information terminal and information terminal control method
    Patent number: 7196676
    Abstract: An information terminal such as a PDA (personal digital assistant) having a plurality of display screens in particular. The information terminal is provided with a plurality of display devices stored so that they can be developed in a main unit of the information terminal. The information terminal includes a controller which controls start and display of any application displayed on each of the display devices. The controller displays a plurality of applications in a predetermined order each time the display devices are developed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Nakamura, Michio Sakano, Shinichi Sugie, Kenji Mito, Naoaki Horiuchi, Masataka Izawa
  • Hologram recording medium and recording and reproducing system
    Patent number: 7170661
    Abstract: A hologram recording medium is a hologram recording medium which is irradiated with light for recording information therein or reproducing information therefrom. The hologram recording medium has a recording layer made of a photo-sensitive material capable of preserving an optical interference pattern, a reflective layer disposed on one side of the recording layer opposite to the side on which an light beam impinges, and a quarter wavelength plate interposed between the recording layer and the reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Ogasawara, Michio Sakano, Satoru Tanaka, Akihiro Tachibana, Yoshihisa Kubota, Yoshihisa Itoh, Michikazu Hashimoto, Kazuo Kuroda, Satoshi Sugiura
  • Hologram recording medium and recording and reproducing system
    Publication number: 20050141067
    Abstract: A hologram recording medium is a hologram recording medium which is irradiated with light for recording information therein or reproducing information therefrom. The hologram recording medium has a recording layer made of a photo-sensitive material capable of preserving an optical interference pattern, a reflective layer disposed on one side of the recording layer opposite to the side on which an light beam impinges, and a quarter wavelength plate interposed between the recording layer and the reflective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Masakazu Ogasawa, Michio Sakano, Satoru Tanaka, Akihiro Tachibana, Yoshihisa Kubota, Yoshihisa Itoh, Michikazu Hashimoto, Kazuo Kuroda, Satoshi Sugiura
  • Information terminal and information terminal control method
    Publication number: 20030231143
    Abstract: An information terminal such as a PDA (personal digital assistant) having a plurality of display screens in particular. The information terminal is provided with a plurality of display devices stored so that they can be developed in a main unit of the information terminal. The information terminal includes a controller which controls start and display of any application displayed on each of the display devices. The controller displays a plurality of applications in a predetermined order each time the display devices are developed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Nakamura, Michio Sakano, Shinichi Sugie, Kenji Mito, Naoaki Horiuchi, Masataka Izawa
  • Digital image display stand, digital image display system, and use method of digital image display stand
    Publication number: 20030210238
    Abstract: A digital image display stand for enabling even persons who feel inferior to digital machines to easily view a transmitted digital image without performing intricate operation. The digital image display includes a reception section which receives digital image data transmitted via a communication line; a storage section which stores at least digital image data corresponding to one frame, of the digital image data received by the reception section; and an image display section which displays the digital image data stored in the storage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoaki Horiuchi, Michio Sakano, Shinichi Sugie, Masataka Izawa, Kenji Nakamura, Kenji Mito