Patents by Inventor Joko Sato

Joko Sato 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: 8830274
    Abstract: A content playback device 1 displays a content list displayed on a display unit 2 in a first display mode in which list words are identical in size to each other and list buttons are identical in size to each other if a speed of scrolling for the content list is lower than a threshold. If the speed of the scrolling for the content list is equal to or higher than the threshold, the content playback device 1 displays the content list in a second display mode in which list words and list buttons arranged at the middle of the content list are displayed to be larger in size than those displayed in the first display mode with list words and list buttons being gradually reduced in size from the middle to each of the upward and downward directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Mineki Miyasaka, Joko Sato, Maki Toida, Yuichi Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20120139935
    Abstract: A content playback device 1 displays a content list displayed on a display unit 2 in a first display mode in which list words are identical in size to each other and list buttons are identical in size to each other if a speed of scrolling for the content list is lower than a threshold. If the speed of the scrolling for the content list is equal to or higher than the threshold, the content playback device 1 displays the content list in a second display mode in which list words and list buttons arranged at the middle of the content list are displayed to be larger in size than those displayed in the first display mode with list words and list buttons being gradually reduced in size from the middle to each of the upward and downward directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mineki Miyasaka, Joko Sato, Maki Toida, Yuichi Matsumoto