Patents by Inventor Eiju Yamada
Eiju Yamada 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: 10936011Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for enabling a user to easily and accurately determine an operation state of the apparatus. [ Solution] An information processing apparatus includes a display panel 101a, a touch panel 101b for detecting a finger moving on the display panel, and a control unit 103 for designating a predetermined moving direction Dd and determining an operation state of the apparatus based on a difference between the designated moving direction Dd and a moving direction Da of the finger moving on the display panel according to the designation. When the apparatus is operated with either hand, a difference due to a finger used for the operation easily occurs between the designated moving direction and the moving direction of the finger due to a structure of the hand.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Eiju Yamada, Yoshinori Ohashi, Akihiko Kinoshita
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Patent number: 10142576Abstract: A control device may include a control unit to switch an output information to a predetermined output information, when a transition of contents of a controlled device is detected.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Eiju Yamada, Shin Ito
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Publication number: 20180314294Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for enabling a user to easily and accurately determine an operation state of the apparatus. [ Solution] An information processing apparatus includes a display panel 101a, a touch panel 101b for detecting a finger moving on the display panel, and a control unit 103 for designating a predetermined moving direction Dd and determining an operation state of the apparatus based on a difference between the designated moving direction Dd and a moving direction Da of the finger moving on the display panel according to the designation. When the apparatus is operated with either hand, a difference due to a finger used for the operation easily occurs between the designated moving direction and the moving direction of the finger due to a structure of the hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Eiju Yamada, Yoshinori Ohashi, Akihiko Kinoshita
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Patent number: 10042386Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for enabling a user to easily and accurately determine an operation state of the apparatus. [Solution] An information processing apparatus includes a display panel 101a, a touch panel 101b for detecting a finger moving on the display panel, and a control unit 103 for designating a predetermined moving direction Dd and determining an operation state of the apparatus based on a difference between the designated moving direction Dd and a moving direction Da of the finger moving on the display panel according to the designation. When the apparatus is operated with either hand, a difference due to a finger used for the operation easily occurs between the designated moving direction and the moving direction of the finger due to a structure of the hand.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2010Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Eiju Yamada, Yoshinori Ohashi, Akihiko Kinoshita
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Patent number: 9965239Abstract: Provided is a linked display system capable of improving availability of information having different scales and amounts of information, a linked display method, and a program. A mobile terminal 100 includes a display unit 101 that displays operation display information I1, a range setting unit 105 that sets a predetermined range A containing a specified position in accordance with an operation to specify any position P over operation display information and a communication unit 109 that transmits the predetermined range to a TV set 200.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Yoshinori Ohashi, Eiju Yamada, Akihiko Kinoshita
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Patent number: 9609261Abstract: There is provided a control apparatus including a command acquiring unit that acquires selection commands of pieces of content transmitted from a plurality of controllers, and a display processing unit that, when at least a part of users who use the plurality of controllers view same content, enlarges a display area of the content.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2012Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Eiju Yamada, Yoshinori Ohashi
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Patent number: 9510151Abstract: To improve convenience of a function of rearranging and conveying information registered in an address book. A mobile phone, if any one of users registered in an address book is selected, obtains location information of a mobile phone owned by the selected user from a location search server. The mobile phone, by comparing location information of a home or an office of the selected user registered in the address book and the location information of the mobile phone obtained from the location search server, decides an indication sequence of plural communication addresses registered in the address book for the selected user.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Kazuhiro Yamada, Eiju Yamada
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Publication number: 20160070524Abstract: Provided is a linked display system capable of improving availability of information having different scales and amounts of information, a linked display method, and a program. A mobile terminal 100 includes a display unit 101 that displays operation display information I1, a range setting unit 105 that sets a predetermined range A containing a specified position in accordance with an operation to specify any position P over operation display information and a communication unit 109 that transmits the predetermined range to a TV set 200.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Ohashi, Eiju Yamada, Akihiko Kinoshita
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Patent number: 9213520Abstract: Provided is a linked display system capable of improving availability of information having different scales and amounts of information, a linked display method, and a program. A mobile terminal 100 includes a display unit 101 that displays operation display information I1, a range setting unit 105 that sets a predetermined range A containing a specified position in accordance with an operation to specify any position P over operation display information and a communication unit 109 that transmits the predetermined range to a TV set 200.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2010Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Ohashi, Eiju Yamada, Akihiko Kinoshita
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Patent number: 9210459Abstract: An operation terminal includes: a posture detection section detecting a posture of the operation terminal, a change of the posture, or both thereof; a mode selection section selecting, based on a detection result of the posture detection section, an operation mode from a plurality of operation modes including a gesture mode and a non-gesture mode; and a transmission section sending a control command corresponding to the detection result of the posture detection section to an electronic unit when the gesture mode is currently selected.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shin Ito, Eiju Yamada, Yoshinori Ohashi
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Patent number: 9112994Abstract: The environment around mobile phone handset 10 is judged according to the number of other mobile phone handsets present near mobile phone handset 10 and the registration status of the nearby telephones. Then, the display sequence of function names on a function selection screen is changed according to the environment. As a result, functions deemed likely to be selected by the user based on the environment surrounding mobile phone handset 10 may be displayed at positions where they may be selected with fewer operations. In this way, the number of operations required of the user for selecting any of multiple functions may be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2008Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Eiju Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamada, Dai Kamiya, Yasushi Onda, Izua Kano, Keiichi Murakami
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Patent number: 8994516Abstract: A control device may include a control unit to control transmission of a predetermined control command to a controlled device, when an operation surface is put face down is detected from a detection result of at least one sensor indicating the operation surface is put face down.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shin Ito, Yoshinori Ohashi, Eiju Yamada, Tsuyoshi Honma
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Patent number: 8954110Abstract: To improve convenience of a function of rearranging and conveying information registered in an address book. A mobile phone, if any one of users registered in an address book is selected, obtains location information of a mobile phone owned by the selected user from a location search server. The mobile phone, by comparing location information of a home or an office of the selected user registered in the address book and the location information of the mobile phone obtained from the location search server, decides an indication sequence of plural communication addresses registered in the address book for the selected user.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2008Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Kazuhiro Yamada, Eiju Yamada
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Patent number: 8942534Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a search information notification section which notifies a search device of search information via a communication section, a search result acquisition section which acquires a plurality of search result pages retrieved from a plurality of search pages, respectively, in accordance with the search information, from the search device via the communication section, and a display control section which causes a display section to display one of the plurality of search result pages acquired by the search result acquisition section from the search device, and which causes the display section to display another one of the plurality of search result pages based on the operation information an input of which is accepted by an input section.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2010Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shin Ito, Yoshinori Ohashi, Eiju Yamada, Tatsuya Narahara, Akihiko Kinoshita
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Patent number: 8943217Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an appliance control device for controlling the operation of a variety of appliances are provided. The appliance control device may acquire a list identifying one or more functions executable by an appliance. The list may further identify a corresponding protocol corresponding to each function included in the list. The appliance control device may transmit a request to the appliance for execution of a desired function selected from the list using a specified protocol selected based on the corresponding protocol corresponding to the desired function. In turn, the appliance may transmit the list to the appliance control device upon request. Further, the appliance may also receive the request to execute the desired function in accordance with the selected specified protocol, and execute the desired function in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshinori Ohashi, Tsuyoshi Honma, Eiju Yamada, Shin Ito
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Patent number: 8909356Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an appliance control device for selectively controlling a plurality of appliances having a same or common identifier are provided. A control unit may receive a request to register the appliance control device with any of the plurality of appliances having the same identifier. In response to the request, the control unit may select a first appliance based on a registration priority of the first appliance relative to the remaining appliances. Upon selecting the first appliance, the control unit may transmit a request to the selected first appliance for registering the appliance control device with the selected first appliance. In some aspects, the relative registration priorities may be assigned to one or more of the appliances based on a prior registration history and/or distance to the appliance control device.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Honma, Yoshinori Ohashi, Eiju Yamada
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Patent number: 8910077Abstract: An information processing device according to the present invention stores user attribute data and pieces of application attribute data. The information processing device retrieves the user attribute data (Sa1), retrieves application attribute data of running application programs (Sa3), and determine whether there is application attribute data matching the user attribute data (Sa5). If the determination is affirmative, the information processing device identifies an application program corresponding to the application attribute data, and subsequently identifies a window (subject window) corresponding to the identified application program (Sa6). The information processing device sets priority levels for the subject window and windows overlapping the subject window so that the priority level for the subject window is higher than those of the windows (Sa8), and changes a display order of the subject window and the windows in accordance with the priority levels for the subject window and the windows (Sa9).Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Yasushi Onda, Izua Kano, Dai Kamiya, Keiichi Murakami, Eiju Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamada
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Patent number: 8904297Abstract: In an information providing system, a virtual three-dimensional space is established by an information management server. A user of a mobile communication terminal moves in the virtual space, and browses, posts, and searches message information items by manipulating an avatar. The information management server manages the message information items and responds to searches requested from mobile communication terminals. The information management server specifies an area where the number of message information items relevant to a search word specified by a user of a mobile communication terminal is equal to or greater than a predetermined number. The information management server outputs a guide information item for indicating a direction or route toward the specified area from the position of an avatar. Based on the guide information item, the mobile communication terminal displays an image of an arrow pointing a direction or route toward the specified area as a target area.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2008Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Yasushi Onda, Izua Kano, Dai Kamiya, Keiichi Murakami, Eiju Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamada
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Patent number: 8896538Abstract: A mobile phone manages display area 12 as twelve partial areas obtained by dividing the display area into a matrix of four rows and three columns, which is identical to an arrangement of keys of a numeric keypad; if plural windows are displayed in a partial area arranged in the same position as a pressed key, assigns a key to each of the windows displayed in the partial area, the key being for selecting the window, and notifies the keys; and if one of the notified keys is pressed, selects a window to which the pressed key has been assigned.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Yasushi Onda, Izua Kano, Dai Kamiya, Keiichi Murakami, Eiju Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamada
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Patent number: 8863026Abstract: To control display or hiding of windows simultaneously available based on a configuration used by a user. An information-processing device according to the present invention identifies applications that the device is able to execute; and when an instruction to display a window (a subject window) is performed, the device obtains a relevance information list of applications to display the subject window (subject applications). In the relevance information list, information for determining an application relating to the subject application is described. The information-processing device determines whether an application described in the relevance information list is included in the executable applications, and if it is included in the executable applications, the device displays a window of the application (a simultaneous display window) together with the subject window.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Kazuhiro Yamada, Eiju Yamada, Dai Kamiya, Izua Kano, Keiichi Murakami, Yasushi Onda