Patents by Inventor Yutaka Shiba
Yutaka Shiba 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).
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Patent number: 9535511Abstract: An information processing apparatus that determines a position of a touch input received at a display of the information processing apparatus, controls the display to display a string of candidate characters for input at a position on the display corresponding to the position of the touch input, detects selection of a desired character from the string of candidate characters, and controls the display to display the desired character in a character input field on the display.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Inventors: Kosuke Endo, Takamoto Tsuda, Yutaka Shiba, Hironobu Aoki, Hironori Suzuki
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Patent number: 9058098Abstract: An information processing apparatus including an interface that receives a display switching instruction to switch an object displayed on a display, and a processor that controls the display to switch objects displayed on the display based on the display switching instruction, controls the display to stop switching objects for a predetermined period of time when a predetermined object is displayed on the display, and controls the display to resume switching objects displayed on the display upon determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications ABInventors: Kosuke Endo, Takamoto Tsuda, Yutaka Shiba
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Patent number: 8780140Abstract: An information processing apparatus including an interface that displays an object and receives an instruction to change a display scale of the object, and a processor that controls the interface to change the display scale of the object based on the received instruction, controls the interface to stop changing the display scale of the displayed object for a predetermined period of time when the display scale of the displayed object becomes a predetermined display scale, and controls the interface to resume changing the display scale of the displayed object upon determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications ABInventors: Kosuke Endo, Takamoto Tsuda, Yutaka Shiba
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Display control apparatus for deciding a retrieval range for displaying stored pieces of information
Patent number: 8654148Abstract: A display apparatus including an information selecting unit, a retrieval range deciding unit, and a retrieving unit. The information selecting unit selects at least one piece of information from a plurality of pieces of information stored in a memory, each of the plurality of pieces of information being attached with additional information. The retrieval deciding unit decides a retrieval range on the basis of the additional information attached to each piece of the information selected by the information selecting unit. The retrieving unit retrieves and outputs additional pieces of information of the plurality of pieces of information corresponding to the retrieval range decided by the retrieval-direction/retrieval-range deciding unit from the memory.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications ABInventors: Takamoto Tsuda, Itsuki Asanuma, Yutaka Shiba -
Publication number: 20130002575Abstract: An information processing apparatus that determines a position of a touch input received at a display of the information processing apparatus, controls the display to display a string of candidate characters for input at a position on the display corresponding to the position of the touch input, detects selection of a desired character from the string of candidate characters, and controls the display to display the desired character in a character input field on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Sony Mobile Communications ABInventors: Kosuke ENDO, Takamoto TSUDA, Yutaka SHIBA, Hironobu AOKI, Hironori SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20120206495Abstract: An information processing apparatus including an interface that displays an object and receives an instruction to change a display scale of the object, and a processor that controls the interface to change the display scale of the object based on the received instruction, controls the interface to stop changing the display scale of the displayed object for a predetermined period of time when the display scale of the displayed object becomes a predetermined display scale, and controls the interface to resume changing the display scale of the displayed object upon determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2011Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Kosuke ENDO, Takamoto Tsuda, Yutaka Shiba
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Publication number: 20120206481Abstract: An information processing apparatus including an interface that receives a display switching instruction to switch an object displayed on a display, and a processor that controls the display to switch objects displayed on the display based on the display switching instruction, controls the display to stop switching objects for a predetermined period of time when a predetermined object is displayed on the display, and controls the display to resume switching objects displayed on the display upon determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Kosuke ENDO, Takamoto Tsuda, Yutaka Shiba
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Publication number: 20120162249Abstract: A display apparatus including an information selecting unit, a retrieval range deciding unit, and a retrieving unit. The information selecting unit selects at least one piece of information from a plurality of pieces of information stored in a memory, each of the plurality of pieces of information being attached with additional information. The retrieval deciding unit decides a retrieval range on the basis of the additional information attached to each piece of the information selected by the information selecting unit. The retrieving unit retrieves and outputs additional pieces of information of the plurality of pieces of information corresponding to the retrieval range decided by the retrieval-direction/retrieval-range deciding unit from the memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Takamoto TSUDA, Itsuki Asanuma, Yutaka Shiba
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Patent number: 7752573Abstract: Disclosed is a display controller having: time line display means that includes at least two or more units of time on, of a first display area and a second display area that are formed on display means, the first display area, and that displays a time line manipulable to specify a desired unit of time from the two or more units of time; and related information display means that reads out, from a plurality of pieces of information stored respectively including time information added, information to which are added time information related to a unit of time specified by manipulation of the time line displayed on the first display area through operating means, and that displays the read out information on the second display area of the display means.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2006Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: Yutaka Shiba, Bodil Veige
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Publication number: 20060250419Abstract: Disclosed is a display controller having: time line display means that includes at least two or more units of time on, of a first display area and a second display area that are formed on display means, the first display area, and that displays a time line manipulable to specify a desired unit of time from the two or more units of time; and related information display means that reads out, from a plurality of pieces of information stored respectively including time information added, information to which are added time information related to a unit of time specified by manipulation of the time line displayed on the first display area through operating means, and that displays the read out information on the second display area of the display means.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.Inventors: Yutaka Shiba, Bodil Veige