Patents by Inventor Ryoko Amano

Ryoko Amano 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).

  • Publication number: 20120154442
    Abstract: A display control device includes a display controller executing display control to display, on a display screen of a display device displaying an image, a whole of a display target image that is to be displayed and that has an aspect ratio differing from an aspect ratio of the display screen, and to display a partial enlarged image, which is obtained by enlarging a partial image corresponding to a part of the display target image and which has a smaller size than the display screen, at a displayed position of the partial image in superimposed relation to the display target image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Lyo TAKAOKA, Takashi Nunomaki, Ryoko Amano, Kenzo Nishikawa, Ritsuko Kano, Tomoya Narita, Shunichi Kasahara
  • Publication number: 20120105382
    Abstract: A display device includes an operating body detection unit detecting an operating body disposed over a display screen, a position determination unit determining a three-dimensional position of the operating body from the detection result and outputting the three-dimensional position as position information for the operating body, a position designation unit designating a three-dimensional position over the display screen, a guide information generation unit generating guide information which requests a user to perform a predetermined action for an operating body around the designated three-dimensional position and then dispose the operating body at the designated three-dimensional position, a correction information generation unit generating correction information from an error between the designated three-dimensional position and a determination result of the three-dimensional position of the operating body disposed according to the guide information, and a position correction unit correcting a three-dimensi
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Tokuda, Masayuki Kuwata, Ryoko Amano, Akira Wakatsuki
  • Publication number: 20120026201
    Abstract: An information processing device including a user interface that displays content and receives an input. The information processing apparatus controls the user interface to reduce a size of the displayed content based on a received input, and controls the user interface to display an operation corresponding to the content based on the size reduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Ryoko AMANO
  • Publication number: 20110032407
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display section that displays an image; and a control section that allows the display section to display a plurality of images, which are included in a predetermined group, in series on the basis of a predetermined operation performed on an input section, and allows the display section to display predetermined information while allowing the display section to display an endmost image in the corresponding predetermined group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Ryoko Amano
  • Patent number: 7884873
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes a display that displays one of image data including an operation menu or operation key image data representing operation keys; an external output section that outputs the image data including the operation menu to the outside; an output state detector that detects that the external output section is in a state capable of outputting the image data to the outside; a display data instruction section that instructs to display the operation key image data on the display and to display the image data including the operation menu on an external display device, which is an output destination of the image data in the external output section, when the external output section is detected to be in the capable state, and instructs to display the image data including the operation menu on the display when the external output section is not detected to be in the capable state; a display data supply that supplies one of the display or the external output section with one of the image data incl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shiota, Kazuhiko Nishiwaki, Tetsuya Oda, Makoto Omata, Kazunori Takagi, Kanako Tamamatsu, Motoki Kobayashi, Ryoko Amano, Kumiko Tsukuda, Tsutomu Kume, Hidefumi Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 7844913
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided including a first display control unit for controlling display of an area to which to paste an image representing a content and selected to start reproduction of the content. A second display control unit displays a list of images when a display instruction to display the list of the images is given. Under control of the first display control unit, one screen including a different number of layers according to a category of data created in the area to which to paste the image is displayed in the area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoko Amano, Koichi Sato, Makoto Tabuchi, Susumu Ijichi, Hajime Yoshimasu, Kaori Kashimoto, Koji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Masuda, Kayoko Yamasaki, Ryuji Takenouchi
  • Patent number: 7653292
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus that performs photographing with a camera main body accommodated in a waterproof housing includes a touch panel disposed in overlapping relationship with a display unit of the camera main body. The camera main body is operated by the touch panel, and, when photographing is performed with the camera main body accommodated in the waterproof housing, the operation of operation buttons of the waterproof housing operate corresponding operation buttons of the camera main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Yamaguchi, Tetsuro Fukumoto, Kazunori Kusayanagi, Kazunori Takagi, Ryoko Amano
  • Publication number: 20070132853
    Abstract: An image pickup device includes a display that displays one of image data including an operation menu or operation key image data representing operation keys; an external output section that outputs the image data including the operation menu to the outside; an output state detector that detects that the external output section is in a state capable of outputting the image data to the outside; a display data instruction section that instructs to display the operation key image data on the display and to display the image data including the operation menu on an external display device, which is an output destination of the image data in the external output section, when the external output section is detected to be in the capable state, and instructs to display the image data including the operation menu on the display when the external output section is not detected to be in the capable state; a display data supply that supplies one of the display or the external output section with one of the image data incl
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shiota, Kazuhiko Nishiwaki, Tetsuya Oda, Makoto Omata, Kazunori Takagi, Kanako Tamamatsu, Motoki Kobayashi, Ryoko Amano, Kumiko Tsukuda, Tsutomu Kume, Hidefumi Fukasawa
  • Publication number: 20070110416
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus that performs photographing with a camera main body accommodated in a waterproof housing includes a touch panel disposed in overlapping relationship with a display unit of the camera main body. The camera main body is operated by the touch panel, and, when photographing is performed with the camera main body accommodated in the waterproof housing, the operation of operation buttons of the waterproof housing operate corresponding operation buttons of the camera main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Yamaguchi, Tetsuro Fukumoto, Kazunori Kusayanagi, Kazunori Takagi, Ryoko Amano
  • Publication number: 20050183026
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: first display control unit for controlling display of an area to which to paste an image representing a content and selected to start reproduction of the content; and second display control unit for displaying a list of images when a display instruction to display the list of the images is given. Under control of the first display control unit, one screen including a different number of layers according to a category of data created in the area to which to paste the image is displayed in the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Ryoko Amano, Koichi Sato, Makoto Tabuchi, Susumu Ijichi, Hajime Yoshimasu, Kaori Kashimoto, Koji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Masuda, Kayoko Yamasaki, Ryuji Takenouchi
  • Publication number: 20040171405
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus and method is disclosed by which processes relating to recording and displaying of use history information of an IC card can be performed suitably and safely. A CPU activates an application and changes over its mode from an off mode to a polling mode, in which it controls a reader device to detect a contactless IC card positioned near to the reader device. In response to detection of the contactless IC card, the CPU enters into a balance display mode, in which it displays balance information of the contactless IC card for a predetermined period of time. Then, in response to an instruction of a user, the CPU enters a history display-storage mode, in which it displays or stores history information of the contactless IC card into a database. Further, in response to another instruction of the user in the polling mode, the CPU enters into a history deletion mode, in which deletion of history information is performed. The invention can be applied to a PDA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoko Amano, Shoko Hiroyasu