Patents by Inventor Masaaki Takabe

Masaaki Takabe 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: 8689144
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic apparatus having a superiority in a selecting operation to an object. When contents of documents having a plurality of objects are displayed, a default focus is automatically given to one object located near to a display center by a focus control program. When the display is scrolled by cursor keys of a remote controller, objects to be given the focus are sequentially changed in conjunction with the scroll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Takabe, Tadao Ogaki, Masahiro Torii
  • Publication number: 20060220986
    Abstract: In order to display a large number of images on one screen efficiently and simultaneously, it is arranged that, in case of displaying a plurality of images on the screen in a reduced size, the plurality of images to each of which a related time is added are stored; a time axis is established on the screen; each image is disposed in the vicinity of a position on the time axis corresponding to the time added to each image; and each image is displayed in order and at intervals corresponding to the time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Masaaki Takabe, Kosuke Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20050097479
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic apparatus having a superiority in a selecting operation to an object. When contents of documents having a plurality of objects are displayed, a default focus is automatically given to one object located near to a display center by a focus control program. When the display is scrolled by cursor keys of a remote controller, objects to be given the focus are sequentially changed in conjunction with the scroll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Takabe, Tadao Ogaki, Masahiro Torii
  • Publication number: 20050086611
    Abstract: A display mode in which a hierarchical structure or the like in a menu screen is easily understood is provided in electronic equipment that displays the menu screen. When an input state of electronic equipment is displayed on the menu screen, a ring is displayed on a picture screen; a plurality of icons are displayed at predetermined intervals on the ring; if there is an operation of selecting an item in the menu screen, each of the icons displayed on the ring is rotated with maintaining the order of arrangement; and if there is an operation of confirming a selected item in the menu screen, an input with respect to an icon displayed at a specific position of the ring is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Masaaki Takabe, Tsunayuki Ohwa, Motoyoshi Shiine