Patents by Inventor Masato Sumita

Masato Sumita 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).

  • Apparatus, method and program for performing layout operations on space
    Patent number: 7518597
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing a layout operation on space includes a display with a touch panel for displaying space on which a layout operation is performed and controller for tracing a figure drawn by an operator on the touch panel of the display and determining, according to the figure, a field to be inputted and an input mode of the field. A method of performing a layout operation on space including the steps of displaying space on which a layout operation is performed on a monitor with a touch panel, tracing a figure drawn by an operator on the touch panel of the monitor, and determining, according to the figure, a field to be inputted and an input mode of the field. A program to perform the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Itoh, Takashi Yazaki, Kei Funabashi, Masato Sumita
  • Apparatus, method and program for performing layout operations on space
    Publication number: 20050097461
    Abstract: An apparatus for performing a layout operation on space includes a display with a touch panel for displaying space on which a layout operation is performed and controller for tracing a figure drawn by an operator on the touch panel of the display and determining, according to the figure, a field to be inputted and an input mode of the field. A method of performing a layout operation on space including the steps of displaying space on which a layout operation is performed on a monitor with a touch panel, tracing a figure drawn by an operator on the touch panel of the monitor, and determining, according to the figure, a field to be inputted and an input mode of the field. A program to perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Itoh, Takashi Yazaki, Kei Funabashi, Masato Sumita