Patents by Inventor Kaori Yoshimura

Kaori Yoshimura 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).

  • Display system, display control method, and information storage medium
    Patent number: 11461005
    Abstract: A control unit includes a posture detecting unit that detects inclination of an electronic device to a horizontal plane perpendicular to a gravitational direction by using output of a sensor mounted on the electronic device, and a position selecting unit that selects a position to display a touch operation area, which is an area for receiving a touch operation to the touch screen. The position selecting unit selects the position to display the touch operation area from a right position and a left position away from each other in a lateral direction of the touch screen based on the inclination (angle) of a lateral axis to the horizontal plane. According to this structure, when operating the electronic device having the touch screen with one hand, a user can display the touch operation area at an appropriate position by an intuitive operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Seiichi Takeda, Ryohei Takuma, Kaori Yoshimura
  • DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20210141529
    Abstract: A control unit includes a posture detecting unit that detects inclination of an electronic device to a horizontal plane perpendicular to a gravitational direction by using output of a sensor mounted on the electronic device, and a position selecting unit that selects a position to display a touch operation area, which is an area for receiving a touch operation to the touch screen. The position selecting unit selects the position to display the touch operation area from a right position and a left position away from each other in a lateral direction of the touch screen based on the inclination (angle) of a lateral axis to the horizontal plane. According to this structure, when operating the electronic device having the touch screen with one hand, a user can display the touch operation area at an appropriate position by an intuitive operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventors: Seiichi TAKEDA, Ryohei TAKUMA, Kaori YOSHIMURA
  • Pump unit and endoscope apparatus using the same
    Patent number: 9445710
    Abstract: A pump unit which can be made to be small-sized, and which enables to achieve a sufficient flow and an endoscope apparatus using such pump are provided. The pump unit which transports a fluid in a channel upon generating a progressive wave which is propagated in a longitudinal direction of the channel, in a first flexible thin film which constitutes at least a part of a channel-wall surface, includes a vibration exciter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignees: OLYMPUS CORPORATION, KEIO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Norihisa Miki, Yoshiyuki Okayama, Keijiro Nakahara, Kaori Yoshimura, Shinji Yasunaga