Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Sakatsume

Toshihiro Sakatsume 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: 11668945
    Abstract: The head mounted display includes: a headgear having an attachment that comes into close contact with the face of the user in a manner such that the user can see at least the front and a fixture that is attached to the attachment and is used for fixing the attachment to the head of the user while maintaining the close contact with the face of the user; a display unit that has a video display unit configured to display video and is detachable from the attachment; and a lock mechanism that is provided in at least one of the attachment or the display unit, and fixes the display unit to the attachment in a manner such that the fixing can be released. The attachment and the display unit are configured to engage with each other in the front-rear direction of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutoshi Yamamoto, Toshihiro Sakatsume, Hiroyasu Makino
  • Patent number: 11221491
    Abstract: A head mounted display is worn on a head of a user. The head mounted display includes a display device configured to display image; a casing that houses the display device; a right-eye lens and a left-eye lens attached to the casing; and an inter-lens structure disposed between the right-eye lens and the left-eye lens. The head mounted display causes the user to recognize a color of at least a part of the inter-lens structure as a color that is equal to or brighter than a skin color when the user wears the head mounted display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sakatsume, Hiroyasu Makino, Yasutoshi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20210318545
    Abstract: The head mounted display includes: a headgear having an attachment that comes into close contact with the face of the user in a manner such that the user can see at least the front and a fixture that is attached to the attachment and is used for fixing the attachment to the head of the user while maintaining the close contact with the face of the user; a display unit that has a video display unit configured to display video and is detachable from the attachment; and a lock mechanism that is provided in at least one of the attachment or the display unit, and fixes the display unit to the attachment in a manner such that the fixing can be released. The attachment and the display unit are configured to engage with each other in the front-rear direction of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Yasutoshi YAMAMOTO, Toshihiro SAKATSUME, Hiroyasu MAKINO
  • Patent number: 10983358
    Abstract: A head mounted display is worn on a head of a user. The head mounted display includes a display device configured to display image; a casing that houses the display device; a right-eye lens and a left-eye lens attached to the casing; and an inter-lens structure disposed between the right-eye lens and the left-eye lens. The head mounted display causes the user to recognize a color of at least a part of the inter-lens structure as a color that is equal to or brighter than a skin color when the user wears the head mounted display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Sakatsume, Hiroyasu Makino, Yasutoshi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200192105
    Abstract: A head mounted display is worn on a head of a user. The head mounted display includes a display device configured to display image; a casing that houses the display device; a right-eye lens and a left-eye lens attached to the casing; and an inter-lens structure disposed between the right-eye lens and the left-eye lens. The head mounted display causes the user to recognize a color of at least a part of the inter-lens structure as a color that is equal to or brighter than a skin color when the user wears the head mounted display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro SAKATSUME, Hiroyasu MAKINO, Yasutoshi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20110310024
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a portable terminal device that can be held in one hand and that enables enhancement of operability when a touch panel or a touch pad is operated by the hand. The portable terminal device according to the present invention includes a display section 11 for displaying various information thereon, a touch pad 12 that detects a pressed area, and a control unit 16 that controls a display position of information to be displayed on the display section 11, according to the pressed area where the touch pad 12 has detected the press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshihiro Sakatsume
  • Publication number: 20110057889
    Abstract: The present invention provides a portable terminal device that can enhance reproducibility of an operation output from a touch pad or an input device typified by the touch pad for detecting a press, thereby improving ease of intuitive operation or elaborate operation of the input device. The portable terminal device of the present invention has a display section 11 for displaying various types of information, a touch pad 12 for detecting a press, and a control unit 16 for controlling a shape of a pointer to be displayed on the display section 11 in accordance with a pressed area detected by the touch pad 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshihiro Sakatsume
  • Publication number: 20100238996
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile terminal that can accomplish power saving of power consumption involved in decode processing, and that can shorten the time required until the video signal corresponding to the point is output to the display even if playback is executed at any desired point in moving image data. When a stream control section 19 detects a decode start trigger, a video decoding section 15 starts decode with a key frame of a video frames as a start point, the key frame being synchronized with an audio frame decoded by a sound decoding section 12. When the stream control section 19 detects display operation, a video output section 16 starts output with a first video signal as a start point, the first video signal being synchronized with a sound signal output by a sound output section 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi Murata, Tetsu Hada, Toshihiro Sakatsume