Patents by Inventor Kenichi Nirei

Kenichi Nirei 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).

  • Computer implemented display, graphical user interface, design and method including scrolling features
    Patent number: 8245155
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit is configured to display a dividing region dividing a main display region into two sub regions. The control unit is configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of icons in the dividing region, to change position of the dividing region in the main display region based on user input, and to display, when an icon of the plurality of icons is selected, information corresponding to the icon in at least one of the sub regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakajima, Kenichi Nirei, Yasuhiro Habara, Makoto Imamura, Shinichi Iriya, Takuo Ikeda, Daisuke Sato, Ryutaro Sakai
  • COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED DISPLAY, GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, DESIGN AND METHOD INCLUDING SCROLLING FEATURES
    Publication number: 20090144661
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit is configured to display a dividing region dividing a main display region into two sub regions. The control unit is configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of icons in the dividing region, to change position of the dividing region in the main display region based on user input, and to display, when an icon of the plurality of icons is selected, information corresponding to the icon in at least one of the sub regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakajima, Kenichi Nirei, Yasuhiro Habara, Makoto Imamura, Shinichi Iriya, Takuo Ikeda, Daisuke Sato, Ryutaro Sakai