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).

  • Patent number: 8825647
    Abstract: A terminal device in which basic information and detailed information of each a plurality of application programs are stored in a different storage area for each application program, and that prohibits access to each storage area by other application programs, is caused to execute the processes of displaying a window that includes the basic information of each application program, and, if a cursor is moved to the display position of one of the pieces of basic information, reading out, from the appropriate storage areas, the detailed information of a first application program corresponding to the basic information where the cursor is positioned and the detailed information of a second application program whose basic information is displayed adjacent to the basic information of the first application program, and displaying the detailed information of the first application program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Eiju Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamada, Dai Kamiya, Yasushi Onda, Izua Kano, Keiichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 8776136
    Abstract: In a DVR recording apparatus, a program and EPG data are received, and the EPG data and a reservation list, which relates to a reservation status of program recording, are stored. In addition, reserved recording, for recording a program in accordance with the reservation list, is carried out. Further, in the DVR, EPG data or the reservation list is transmitted in accordance with a request from a portable telephone. On one hand, in the portable telephone, in accordance with an operation of a user, a request of the EPG data or reservation list is transmitted, and in accordance with the request, the EPG data or reservation list transmitted from the DVR is received. Then, the EPG data or reservation list is presented in the portable telephone to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Hatanaka, Eiju Yamada, Masayuki Ishikawa, Takashi Nomura, Takashi Miura, Tsuyoshi Oobayashi
  • Patent number: 8769554
    Abstract: A terminal device in which basic information and detailed information of each a plurality of application programs are stored in a different storage area for each application program, and that prohibits access to each storage area by other application programs, is caused to execute the processes of displaying a window that includes the basic information of each application program, and, if a cursor is moved to the display position of one of the pieces of basic information, launching, in an information providing mode, a first application program where the cursor is positioned and a second application program whose basic information is displayed adjacent to the first application program to acquire the detailed information of the application programs, and displaying the detailed information of the first application program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Onda, Izua Kano, Dai Kamiya, Yusuke Kushida, Keiichi Murakami, Eiju Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 8707202
    Abstract: To simplify an operation for displaying or hiding windows, depending on a user or usage by the user. An information-processing device, according to the present invention, stores for each window, a time during which the window has been displayed together with another window (simultaneous display time), as a relevance table. The information-processing device, when receiving an instruction to display a window (subject window), refers to a relevance table for the subject window to identify a window whose simultaneous display time is the longest (simultaneous display window), and displays the subject window and the simultaneous display window. Also, the information-processing device, when receiving an instruction to hide a subject window, hides the subject window and a simultaneous display window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yamada, Eiju Yamada, Dai Kamiya, Izua Kano, Keiichi Murakami, Yasushi Onda
  • Patent number: 8682138
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is disclosed. A reproduction section allows first video content containing a plurality of types of data and first identification information to be reproduced. A transmission section transmits the first identification information to a server apparatus. A reception section receives a first application and first access control information from the server apparatus, the first application being associated with the first video content and being retrieved by the server apparatus based on the transmitted first identification information, the first access control information being generated by the server apparatus based on the first identification information and representing a condition in which the first application accesses the individual types of the data contained in the first video content. A control section executes the received first application based on the received first access control information when the first video content is reproduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eiju Yamada, Yosuke Yukihira
  • Publication number: 20140018100
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YAMADA, Eiju YAMADA
  • Patent number: 8626842
    Abstract: A content transaction management server device includes: a memory storing decryption keys used in decryption of encrypted content data; a communication unit for information; a payment-request reception unit receiving, through the communication unit, a first storage address indicating a storage area where the decryption keys of encrypted content data in the memory are stored and user identifiers identifying users who are purchasers of the encrypted content data; a payment-procedure processing unit implementing payment-procedure processes related to purchase transactions of encrypted content data by a user identified by user identifiers in the payment request; and a decryption-key transmission unit that, after payment-procedure processing based on the payment-procedure processing unit is completed, reads out, from the memory, decryption keys stored in the storage area indicated by the first storage address included in the payment request and transmits, through the communication unit, the decryption keys to the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Onda, Izua Kano, Dai Kamiya, Yusuke Kushida, Keiichi Murakami, Eiju Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20130304652
    Abstract: A content transaction management server device includes: a memory storing decryption keys used in decryption of encrypted content data; a communication unit for information; a payment-request reception unit receiving, through the communication unit, a first storage address indicating a storage area where the decryption keys of encrypted content data in the memory are stored and user identifiers identifying users who are purchasers of the encrypted content data; a payment-procedure processing unit implementing payment-procedure processes related to purchase transactions of encrypted content data by a user identified by user identifiers in the payment request; and a decryption-key transmission unit that, after payment-procedure processing based on the payment-procedure processing unit is completed, reads out, from the memory, decryption keys stored in the storage area indicated by the first storage address included in the payment request and transmits, through the communication unit, the decryption keys to the
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Yasushi ONDA, Izua KANO, Dai KAMIYA, Yusuke KUSHIDA, Keiichi MURAKAMI, Eiju YAMADA, Kazuhiro YAMADA
  • Patent number: 8584148
    Abstract: A terminal device in which basic information and detailed information of each a plurality of application programs are stored in a different storage area for each application program, and that prohibits access to each storage area by other application programs, is caused to execute the processes of displaying a window that includes the basic information of each application program, and, if a cursor is moved to the display position of one of the pieces of basic information, reading out, from the appropriate storage areas, the detailed information of a first application program corresponding to the basic information where the cursor is positioned and the detailed information of a second application program whose basic information is displayed adjacent to the basic information of the first application program, and displaying the detailed information of the first application program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Onda, Izua Kano, Dai Kamiya, Yusuke Kushida, Keiichi Murakami, Eiju Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 8542192
    Abstract: An information-processing device includes: multiple keys; a memory that stores key arrangement data indicating an arrangement of said multiple keys; an identification part that identifies each display position of multiple windows displayed on a screen; an allocation part that compares an arrangement of the windows obtained by comparing the display position of each window identified by said identification part with the arrangement of keys displayed by said key arrangement data, and uniquely allocates to said each window a key for selecting the relevant window from among said multiple keys so that the arrangement of said windows and the arrangement of said keys are identical or similar; a notifying part that notifies of the keys allocated by said allocation part; and a selection part that selects the window to which an operated key is allocated when any of the keys notified by said notifying part is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Onda, Izua Kano, Dai Kamiya, Keiichi Murakami, Eiju Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 8473009
    Abstract: A CPU of mobile a terminal causes, if to-do data is selected on a to-do review screen, a liquid crystal display to display a to-do data confirmation screen of the to-do data. In the to-do data confirmation screen, if the to-do data contains a character string that is an index of a telephone number or an email address in a phonebook data storage area, the character string is linked to the telephone number or the email address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Onda, Izua Kano, Dai Kamiya, Keiichi Murakami, Eiju Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20130050274
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiju Yamada, Yoshinori Ohashi
  • Patent number: 8386948
    Abstract: [Problem] To make it possible to switch display of plural windows depending on a situation such as a time and a place. [Solution] A mobile communication terminal stores condition data for applications that display a window. Condition data is data describing for applications, an application (namely, a window), an attribute of a location associated with the application, and a frequency at which the application has been executed. The mobile communication terminal, if plural overlapping windows are displayed, determines a window to be displayed on top, using the condition data. For example, the mobile communication terminal, if an attribute of a location of the terminal is “office”, and an application “groupware” is running, displays a window of the application on top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Onda, Izua Kano, Dai Kamiya, Keiichi Murakami, Eiju Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 8374651
    Abstract: A communications terminal comprises a display, a first storage for storing data, a second storage unit that stores a first and a second information set, the first information set including a first communications address and a communications recipient's name, and the second information set includes a second communications address and a communications recipient's name, a first display controller displays a text string expressed by data stored in the first storage unit; and a second display controller that identifies a name from the second storage unit included in the text string being displayed. When the name is associated with the first communications address, a screen prompts communications to the first communications address, or when the name is associated with the second communications address, a screen prompts communications to the second communications address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Onda, Izua Kano, Dai Kamiya, Keiichi Murakami, Eiju Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20130002578
    Abstract: Systems and methods for modifying one or more touch sensitive regions of a touch device are provided. In one aspect, the touch device may be provided as part of a display, such as a touch screen display. In various aspects, a processor may be configured to detect an operation performed by a user on the touch device. The processor may determine whether the operation was performed on the touch device using the right hand, the left hand, or both hands by the user. The processor may then modify one or more regions of the touch device based on the determination. Where the touch device is provided as part of a display, the processor may be further configured to display one or more graphical UI components (e.g., an icon) on the display based on the touch sensitive regions of the touch device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Ito, Yoshinori Ohashi, Eiju Yamada
  • Publication number: 20120331099
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a receiver unit configured to receive, from an external device, a content identifier identifying content processed for output by the external device. The apparatus further comprises a content data acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a server device, content data corresponding to the content, based on the received content identifier. The apparatus further comprises a content generation unit configured to receive the content data from the content data acquisition unit, and generate at least a portion of the content based on the received content data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Yoshinori OHASHI, Eiju Yamada
  • Publication number: 20120262492
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ohashi, Eiju Yamada, Akihiko Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20120249466
    Abstract: Provided is a remote commander including an input section which accepts input of operation information, a communication section which communicates with a control target device via a radio signal, a display section, an operation information acquisition section which acquires the operation information through the input section, a command notification section which creates a notification command based on the operation information acquired by the operation information acquisition section, and notifies the control target device of the created notification command through the communication section, an operation result acquisition section which acquires a result obtained by execution of processing performed by the control target device in accordance with the notification command, as an operation result from the control target device through the communication section, and a display control section which causes the display section to display the operation result acquired by the operation result acquisition section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Ito, Yoshinori Ohashi, Eiju Yamada
  • Publication number: 20120201402
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eiju Yamada, Shin Ito
  • Publication number: 20120200783
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Ito, Yoshinori Ohashi, Eiju Yamada, Tsuyoshi Honma