Patents by Inventor Akihito Murai

Akihito Murai 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: 8189071
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus utilizes management data which includes file identification information identifying an image file recorded on a recording medium and search identification information indicating search information stored in header part of the image file identified by the file identification information. The file identification information is associated with the search identification information, and the search information is classified into predetermined categories and managed. When a category is designated, a controller referring to the management data identifies the image file related to the designated category, in the image files stored in the first or second recording medium, based on the file identification information associated with the search identification information indicating the search information that belongs to the designated category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Akihito Murai
  • Publication number: 20120062598
    Abstract: The image displaying apparatus of the present invention provides a first display mode in which a first display region for one screen image is formed in a display screen, with the short side direction of the display screen aligned with the vertical direction; and a second display mode in which a first display region and a second display region for two screen images are formed in the display screen, with the long side direction of the display screen aligned with the vertical direction, and the first display region and the second display region formed such that they are arranged up and down. According to this configuration, when images are displayed in a double screen, each image can be displayed as large as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinji FURUYA, Akira YAMADA, Akihito MURAI, Kiyoshi KITAGAWA, Yuichi SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8081252
    Abstract: The image displaying apparatus of the present invention provides a first display mode in which a first display region for one screen image is formed in a display screen, with the short side direction of the display screen aligned with the vertical direction; and a second display mode in which a first display region and a second display region for two screen images are formed in the display screen, with the long side direction of the display screen aligned with the vertical direction, and the first display region and the second display region formed such that they are arranged up and down. According to this configuration, when images are displayed in a double screen, each image can be displayed as large as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Furuya, Akira Yamada, Akihito Murai, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Yuichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090002522
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes management data which includes file identification information (ex. name of image file) identifying an image file recorded in a recording medium and search identification information indicating search information stored in header part of the image file identified by the file identification information, with the file identification information associated with the search identification information. The search information is classified into predetermined categories and managed. When a category is designated, a controller referring to the management data identifies the image file related to the designated category, in the image files stored in the first or second recording medium, based on the file identification information associated with the search identification information indicating the search information that belongs to the designated category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventor: Akihito Murai
  • Publication number: 20070285533
    Abstract: The image displaying apparatus of the present invention provides a first display mode in which a first display region for one screen image is formed in a display screen, with the short side direction of the display screen aligned with the vertical direction; and a second display mode in which a first display region and a second display region for two screen images are formed in the display screen, with the long side direction of the display screen aligned with the vertical direction, and the first display region and the second display region formed such that they are arranged up and down. According to this configuration, when images are displayed in a double screen, each image can be displayed as large as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji FURUYA, Akira YAMADA, Akihito MURAI, Kiyoshi KITAGAWA, Yuichi SUZUKI