Patents Assigned to Access Co., Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20100005421
    Abstract: A terminal device includes a display unit having a function for displaying a menu screen on a display screen, a selection unit for causing a user to select one of the items in the menus screen displayed on the display screen, and a holding unit holding status information concerning at least one application among a plurality of applications. The display unit displays an item indicating the application on the display screen while presenting status information on the application held in the holding unit on the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akio Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20090320070
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a content acquiring means capable of acquiring content acquired via a network or from inside of the electronic device, or generated inside of the electronic device; a first displaying means capable of displaying the acquired first content; a second displaying means arranged as a touch panel which is capable of accepting an input operation of a user, and capable of displaying the acquired second content; a display controlling means which, based on a predetermined condition, when the content acquiring means acquired third content in a state where the first and second content are displayed in the first and second displaying means, respectively, performs one of: (1) displaying in the second displaying means the third content clearing the second content, (2) presenting a split view by splitting the screen of the first display means into parts for the first and second content, and displaying in the second displaying means the third content, and (3) presenting a split view by splitti
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: ACCESS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yohei Inoguchi
  • Publication number: 20090312064
    Abstract: Provided is a terminal device including: operation means for receiving an input operation by a user; non-operation detection means for detecting whether a non-operation state in the operation means has continued for a predetermined period of time; and icon display means used when it is detected that the non-operation state has continued for the predetermined time, for shifting to another mode different from the current mode and displaying an icon corresponding to the new mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: ACCESS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Aida, Noboru Takahashi, Koji Matsuzawa, Ohki Chiba
  • Publication number: 20090292769
    Abstract: Provided is a presence display terminal device comprising a registration unit for registering presence targets, an update information receiving unit for receiving update information indicating an update of the presence targets registered, a control unit for displaying a predetermined one of the presence targets registered, in a screen, and an update presence information acquisition unit for deciding it on the basis of the update information whether or not the presence target displayed on the screen is to be updated, thereby to acquire the updated presence information of the presence target decided to have been updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Matsuzawa
  • Publication number: 20090241149
    Abstract: A user uses a DMC (remote control device) 10 to deliver content from a DMS (content server) to a first DMR (content reproducing device) 30a and reproduces the content on the DMR 30a for viewing. When the reproduction is paused by an operation on the DMC 10 while viewing the content, reproduction restart information (at least the content ID and pause position information) is stored in the DMC 10. After that, a second DMR 30b is specified by an operation on the DMC 10, and the reproduction of the content is restarted on the DMR 30b using the stored reproduction restart information beginning at the pause position. This configuration allows the user, with the remote control device, to easily and quickly pause the reproduction of the content on a reproducing device and to restart the reproduction of the content on another reproducing device beginning at the pause position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Yoshioka, Noboru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20090210556
    Abstract: There is provided an address management device, which includes an address storage unit configured to store an address used for communication for a local network and a global address used for communication for a global network, an address switch judgment unit configured to judge timing for switching between the address for the local network and the global address, and an address switch unit configured to switch between the address for the local network and the global address in accordance with a judgment result of the address switch judgment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: ACCESS CO., LTD
    Inventor: Toshihiko Yamakami
  • Publication number: 20090204611
    Abstract: The interest of a user of an information terminal is extracted by a file operation and information suited to the interest is provided. When a system call for file access is issued from an application program, an access processor 104 selects from a file storage unit 102 a file designated by the system call, and then performs the file access. A phrase extractor 106 extracts a plurality of phrases from the file in accordance with a predetermined extraction rule. Those of the keywords stored in a keyword storage unit 110 that match the extracted phrases are selected. A score processor 120 assigns to the selected keyword a weight suited to the situation of access to the file by the access processor 104.<br></br> An information selector 150 receives the weighted keyword and determines a prioritized keyword. Useful information corresponding to the priority keyword is selected from a useful information storage unit 130 and displayed on a display of an information terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomihisa Kamada, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Fumio Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20090183065
    Abstract: There is provided a method of laying out contents targeted for a first device having a first screen size on a screen of a second device having a second screen size smaller than the first screen size. The method includes analyzing a table width of the table in accordance with a predetermined criterion; and performing in response to a result of the analyzing step one of layout operations of: (p1) laying out the table using a typical technique in accordance with the second screen size, and (p2) laying out a row of cells in the table so that at least two cells arranged adjacently in a horizontal direction in the row of the table are aligned horizontally on the screen of the second device based on a predetermined algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Endo, Michimasa Uematsu
  • Publication number: 20090182807
    Abstract: A terminal device is provided with a context information storing means for storing context information on a prescribed memory medium, a Cookie receiving means for receiving a Cookie to request specific context information in the case of communication with an outside server, a context information extracting means for extracting the specific context information from the prescribed memory medium in accordance with the received Cookie, and a transmitting means for transmitting the extracted context information to the outside server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jumpei Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20090157558
    Abstract: By performing initial user registration via an SSL-compliant browser in an information home electric appliance 100, user's private key, digital certificate, and member information are downloaded (b2) into the storage device in the information home electric appliance. At card use time, when the user selects products on a merchant's SSL-compliant server and issues a purchase instruction (c1), the user is identified locally in the information home electric appliance based on a personal identification number. Subsequently, the information home electric appliance accesses an SSL-compliant settlement server 220 (C4) and sends a digital certificate and member information stored in the appliance. Then, mutual authentication is performed between the user and the settlement server and, based on the member information, an authorization gateway 241 authorizes the account settlement (c5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicants: ACCESS CO., LTD., MITSUBISHI UFJ NICOS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomihisa Kamada, Shun Tanaka, Ryusuke Narukawa
  • Publication number: 20090077592
    Abstract: A registration server (40) is connected to a mobile terminal (20) via a communication network (10) and registers desired scene information specifying a desired scene of a user in a broadcast program together with the communication address information (telephone number or mail address or the like) of the mobile terminal (20). A scene management server (42) classifies and manages the scene information on the real scene appearing in the broadcast program. A message transmission server (46) checks whether the real scene corresponds to the desired scene. If it does, the scene management server (42) transmits scene information indicating that broadcast of the desired scene is or has been started via the communication network (10) or the data broadcast to the user, i.e., the mobile terminal (20). In response to the notification of the scene information, the user of the mobile terminal (20) can view the scene substantially in real time by the TV On instruction without performing channel setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomihisa KAMADA, Yasuyuki SEKIGUCHI, Toshimizu ABIKO
  • Publication number: 20090042607
    Abstract: A mobile terminal 20 receives a scene notification message via a communication network 10. The scene notification message at least includes scene identification information for identifying a scene corresponding to a part of a broadcast program, broadcast identification information on the time-difference broadcast of the scene, and URL information for accessing a server in which scene data is stored. Based on the scene notification message, the mobile terminal 20 receives a time-difference broadcast if it is a time at which the scene can be viewed by the time-difference broadcast and, if not, accesses a server 48, in which the data of the scene is stored, to acquire the data of the scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: ACCESS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Adachi, Kaoru Komatsuda, Yohei Inoguchi
  • Publication number: 20090022476
    Abstract: Provided is a summary management method including: a step for receiving a program signal providing a program, a step for acquiring a summary of a web content associated with the program together with the summary management information, and a step for managing the acquired summary according to the management information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Nonoyama
  • Patent number: 7467099
    Abstract: By performing initial user registration via an SSL-compliant browser in an information home electric appliance 100, user's private key, digital certificate, and member information are downloaded (b2) into the storage device in the information home electric appliance. At card use time, when the user selects products on a merchant's SSL-compliant server and issues a purchase instruction (c1), the user is identified locally in the information home electric appliance based on a personal identification number. Subsequently, the information home electric appliance accesses an SSL-compliant settlement server 220 (C4) and sends a digital certificate and member information stored in the appliance. Then, mutual authentication is performed between the user and the settlement server and, based on the member information, an authorization gateway 241 authorizes the account settlement (c5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignees: Access Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomihisa Kamada, Shun Tanaka, Ryusuke Narukawa
  • Patent number: 7457582
    Abstract: A registration server (40) is connected to a mobile terminal (20) via a communication network (10) and registers desired scene information specifying a desired scene of a user in a broadcast program together with the communication address information (telephone number or mail address or the like) of the mobile terminal (20). A scene management server (42) classifies and manages the scene information on the real scene appearing in the broadcast program. A message transmission server (46) checks whether the real scene corresponds to the desired scene. If it does, the scene management server (42) transmits scene information indicating that broadcast of the desired scene is or has been started via the communication network (10) or the data broadcast to the user, i.e., the mobile terminal (20). In response to the notification of the scene information, the user of the mobile terminal (20) can view the scene substantially in real time by the TV On instruction without performing channel setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomihisa Kamada, Yasuyuki Sekiguchi, Toshimizu Abiko
  • Publication number: 20080134017
    Abstract: The present invention enables a focus to be moved easily among focus items in different frames when frames are displayed. To do so, the last focused item in an in-frame document once activated is stored (S11) and, when a frame movement event is caused by a focus movement operation (S12, Yes), the focus is moved to a focus item stored for a new frame (S13). If the stored focus item is not in the display area of the frame, the focus is moved preferably to a predetermined (for example, the first)focus item in the display area. Operation means for the focus movement operation may be used with frame switching means for switching the active frame among frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei Inoguchi, Takeshi Sasaki, Tat Jhetson
  • Publication number: 20080125179
    Abstract: There is provided a mobile communication device comprising an environment as a mobile communication device platform and an application execution environment configured on the mobile communication device platform. The application execution environment has a function of a first software interface, for receiving an operation regarding a wallpaper setting which is used by a wallpaper setting program as a default application operating on the mobile communication device platform, for a user setting application operating on the application execution environment. The mobile communication device platform has a function of a second software interface, for receiving an operation regarding the wallpaper setting which is used by the wallpaper setting program, for the application execution environment. An instruction for an operation regarding the wallpaper setting issued from the user setting application is reflected in the wallpaper setting via the first software interface and the second software interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicants: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Hamada, Kaoru Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20080094421
    Abstract: Even when the display contents on the display screen are changed, the entire or a part of the display item is displayed, given a higher priority. When a part of image (20) is displayed in a displayable area (14 or 15) that displays a display item on a display screen, a user designates a portion, which he or she desires to keep it displayed, as a prioritized display section (21). When a change of size or the like of the displayable area (14 or 15) is recognized, in response to the change, a part of image (20, 22 or 23) is extracted so that the designated prioritized display section (21) is displayed in the displayable area (14 or 15), and then, it is placed in the displayable area (14 or 15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahiro Maeda
  • Publication number: 20080059906
    Abstract: There is provided a device having a function of browsing contents obtained through a network. The device includes a display unit, an operation unit, a storing unit configured to store a thumbnail corresponding to a part of a captured image of contents as a bookmark, and a thumbnail rearrangement control unit configured to form a screen displaying stored thumbnails on the display unit while arranging the thumbnails in a ring shape, to accept user designation of a target thumbnail to be moved through the operation unit, to rotate the thumbnails arranged in the ring shape on the screen in response to a user operation through the operation unit while keeping a potion of the target thumbnail at a predetermined position in the screen, and to accept user designation of a target position to which the target thumbnail is to be moved through the operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Access Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Toki
  • Publication number: 20070298773
    Abstract: Parameters necessary for browsing of content are stored in storage means while associating the parameters with location information of the content. When location information identical with location information of requested content has been stored in the storage means, parameters that have been stored in the storage means while being associated with the location information identical with the location information of the requested content are acquired from the storage means. When no location information identical with the location information of the requested content has been stored in the storage means, parameters that have been stored in the storage means while being associated with location information satisfying a prescribed rule are acquired from the storage means if such location information satisfying the prescribed rule has been stored in the storage means. The acquired parameters are applied to a process for the browsing of the requested content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicants: Access Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Michimasa Uematsu, Kaoru Iizuka, Shinji Yamabuchi