Patents by Inventor Katsuichi Gotou

Katsuichi Gotou 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).

  • Small-sized portable information processing apparatus
    Patent number: 6492974
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a body having a display panel pivotally attached to the body, the panel having a plural, selectable data display orientations. A detector detects a size of an angle between the display panel and the body and a selector selects a corresponding one of the data display orientations in accordance with the size of the detected angle, affording automatic change of the data display orientations in accordance with respective, different desired configurations of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Atsunobu Nobuchi, Hideaki Kamikakoi, Katsuichi Gotou