Patents by Inventor Kyosuke Oda

Kyosuke Oda 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).

  • Television function selection method, television receiver and remote commander for television receiver
    Patent number: 5751373
    Abstract: A method and apparatus by which function as of a television receiver can be selected simply. A main menu displays the highest level of a hierarchical menu which includes items corresponding to functions of a television receiver is displayed on a left side portion of a screen of the television receiver. When a cursor is moved to the first item of the main menu, while the main menu remains displayed on the screen, a sub menu corresponding to the first item is displayed on a right side portion of the screen. When the cursor is subsequently moved to one of the items forming the sub menu and then a predetermined operation is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoko Ohyama, Yukiko Ohkura, Masaharu Fukumoto, Shigeyuki Sano, Yasuko Rokukawa, Shiro Endo, Kyosuke Oda, Yumiko Minakawa, Chifumi Matsuura