Patents by Inventor Mikiko Sakurai
Mikiko Sakurai 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).
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Patent number: 9001069Abstract: A touch panel is constructed by a display/sensor unit which is slightly larger than a display screen of an LCD and a sensor unit which is projected to the outside from one side, for example, from one side on the right. A finger of the user is touched to a selection item such as desired button, icon, or the like on the display/sensor unit and vertically moved on the sensor unit. A selection display constructed by a plurality of buttons is displayed along the side of the display screen by the LCD. A button beside the finger is highlighted. When the finger is released, the highlighted button is selected. If there are no buttons adjacent to the finger, the button is not highlighted. Even if the finger is released, the state is not changed. When finger is moved to the display/sensor unit, the selection display disappears.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichi Goto, Mikiko Sakurai, Akio Yoshioka, Tatsushi Nashida
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Publication number: 20140289677Abstract: A touch panel is constructed by a display/sensor unit which is slightly larger than a display screen of an LCD and a sensor unit which is projected to the outside from one side, for example, from one side on the right. A finger of the user is touched to a selection item such as desired button, icon, or the like on the display/sensor unit and vertically moved on the sensor unit. A selection display constructed by a plurality of buttons is displayed along the side of the display screen by the LCD. A button beside the finger is highlighted. When the finger is released, the highlighted button is selected. If there are no buttons adjacent to the finger, the button is not highlighted. Even if the finger is released, the state is not changed. When finger is moved to the display/sensor unit, the selection display disappears.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichi Goto, Mikiko Sakurai, Akio Yoshioka, Tatsushi Nashida
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Patent number: 8743070Abstract: A touch panel is constructed by a display/sensor unit which is slightly larger than a display screen of an LCD and a sensor unit which is projected to the outside from one side, for example, from one side on the right. A finger of the user is touched to a selection item such as desired button, icon, or the like on the display/sensor unit and vertically moved on the sensor unit. A selection display constructed by a plurality of buttons is displayed along the side of the display screen by the LCD. A button beside the finger is highlighted. When the finger is released, the highlighted button is selected. If there are no buttons adjacent to the finger, the button is not highlighted. Even if the finger is released, the state is not changed. When finger is moved to the display/sensor unit, the selection display disappears.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichi Goto, Mikiko Sakurai, Akio Yoshioka, Tatsushi Nashida
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Patent number: 8593484Abstract: A display control apparatus configured to execute control such that a list of a plurality of programs is displayed, includes a data capturer, a two-dimensional arranger, a setter, and a superimposed-display controller.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Mikiko Sakurai
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Publication number: 20130021282Abstract: A touch panel is constructed by a display/sensor unit which is slightly larger than a display screen of an LCD and a sensor unit which is projected to the outside from one side, for example, from one side on the right. A finger of the user is touched to a selection item such as desired button, icon, or the like on the display/sensor unit and vertically moved on the sensor unit. A selection display constructed by a plurality of buttons is displayed along the side of the display screen by the LCD. A button beside the finger is highlighted. When the finger is released, the highlighted button is selected. If there are no buttons adjacent to the finger, the button is not highlighted. Even if the finger is released, the state is not changed. When finger is moved to the display/sensor unit, the selection display disappears.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichi Goto, Mikiko Sakurai, Akio Yoshioka, Tatsushi Nashida
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Publication number: 20120038578Abstract: A touch panel is constructed by a display/sensor unit which is slightly larger than a display screen of an LCD and a sensor unit which is projected to the outside from one side, for example, from one side on the right. A finger of the user is touched to a selection item such as desired button, icon, or the like on the display/sensor unit and vertically moved on the sensor unit. A selection display constructed by a plurality of buttons is displayed along the side of the display screen by the LCD. A button beside the finger is highlighted. When the finger is released, the highlighted button is selected. If there are no buttons adjacent to the finger, the button is not highlighted. Even if the finger is released, the state is not changed. When finger is moved to the display/sensor unit, the selection display disappears.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Koichi GOTO, Mikiko SAKURAI, Akio YOSHIOKA, Tatsushi NASHIDA
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Patent number: 7948476Abstract: A touch panel 47 is constructed by a display/sensor unit 51a which is slightly larger than a display screen of an LCD 46 and a sensor unit 51b which is projected to the outside from one side, for example, from one side on the right. A finger 52 of the user is touched to a selection item such as desired button, icon, or the like on the display/sensor unit 51a and vertically moved on the sensor unit 51b. A selection display 53 constructed by a plurality of buttons is displayed along the side of the right side of the display screen by the LCD 46. A button beside the finger 52 is highlighted and when the finger 52 is released, the highlighted button is selected. If there are no buttons adjacent to the finger 52, the button is not highlighted. Even if the finger 52 is released, the state is not changed. When finger 52 is moved to the display/sensor unit 51a, the selection display 53 disappears.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2004Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichi Goto, Mikiko Sakurai, Akio Yoshioka, Tatsushi Nashida
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Publication number: 20110090168Abstract: A touch panel 47 is constructed by a display/sensor unit 51a which is slightly larger than a display screen of an LCD 46 and a sensor unit 51b which is projected to the outside from one side, for example, from one side on the right. A finger 52 of the user is touched to a selection item such as desired button, icon, or the like on the display/sensor unit 51a and vertically moved on the sensor unit 51b. A selection display 53 constructed by a plurality of buttons is displayed along the side of the right side of the display screen by the LCD 46. A button beside the finger 52 is highlighted and when the finger 52 is released, the highlighted button is selected. If there are no buttons adjacent to the finger 52, the button is not highlighted. Even if the finger 52 is released, the state is not changed. When finger 52 is moved to the display/sensor unit 51a, the selection display 53 disappears.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Koichi Goto, Mikiko Sakurai, Akio Yoshioka, Tatsushi Nashida
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Patent number: 7917531Abstract: The present invention pertains to an information processing apparatus which allows users to easily know content which others are allowed to check out. A management server 352 records data relevant to content which others are allowed to check out. A web server 351 receives a request for the data relevant to the content, and transmits the data relevant to the content when the data relevant to the content is requested. The present invention is applicable to an information processing apparatus for handling data relevant to copyright protected content.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2002Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mikiko Sakurai, Toshihiro Morita, Kiyonobu Kojima
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Publication number: 20090109224Abstract: A display control apparatus configured to execute control such that a list of a plurality of programs is displayed, includes a data capturer, a two-dimensional arranger, a setter, and a superimposed-display controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Mikiko Sakurai
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Publication number: 20090025035Abstract: A control apparatus that controls the programmed recording of a program includes an EPG data obtaining section obtaining EPG data, an EPG display control section causing a display device to display an EPG, and a programming section programming a program by creating programming data including a recording ending time based on a user's operation on the EPG, wherein the programming section defines a distribution ending time when the distribution of a target program, which is a program to be programmed, is to be ended as the recording ending time if the distribution ending time is available, or defines, as the recording ending time, the time after a predetermined estimated time stored in a storage section, which stores information, from a distribution starting time when the distribution of the target program is to be started if the distribution ending time of the target program is not available.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Mikiko Sakurai, Takefumi Kitayama
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Patent number: 7478437Abstract: A play list of audio recordings made in the past is searched for, and is displayed in the event that it exists. The contents that have already been recorded in the past are displayed with the word “recorded” affixed thereto in a manner corresponding with the track Nos. of the CD, and are further displayed with a number such as “2” affixed thereto in the event that the contents have been recorded twice in the past, for example. Further, in the event that play lists exist, a dialog box prompting selection of a play list is displayed, so the user can select between audio recording by adding the new contents to an already-existing play list or audio recording by creating a new play list. Thus, the contents recorded in the past are automatically searched, and the user is presented with a display thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2001Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mitsuyuki Hatanaka, Mikiko Sakurai
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Patent number: 7426563Abstract: A client terminal searches for servers on a home network when a song-data playback application is started up. When the client terminal receives a response from a server which was in connection therewith at the preceding operation, the client terminal establishes a preferential connection with the server and stops a process of searching for the servers. The client terminal obtains a list of album names and song data from the connected server so as to display the list, and plays back song data selected by a user by streaming.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2003Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Morita, Osamu Shimoyoshi, Mikiko Sakurai
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Patent number: 6976219Abstract: A transfer processing unit reads out data relating to contents and rights information corresponding to the contents, from a memory card. A GUI unit controls display so as to display a predetermined icon corresponding to the data, in the event that the rights information indicates permission to import the contents. Thus, the user can speedily know operations permitted for the contents.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2001Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Morita, Takayuki Kori, Mikiko Sakurai
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Publication number: 20050200611Abstract: A touch panel 47 is constructed by a display/sensor unit 51a which is slightly larger than a display screen of an LCD 46 and a sensor unit 51b which is projected to the outside from one side, for example, from one side on the right. A finger 52 of the user is touched to a selection item such as desired button, icon, or the like on the display/sensor unit 51a and vertically moved on the sensor unit 51b. A selection display 53 constructed by a plurality of buttons is displayed along the side of the right side of the display screen by the LCD 46. A button beside the finger 52 is highlighted and when the finger 52 is released, the highlighted button is selected. If there are no buttons adjacent to the finger 52, the button is not highlighted. Even if the finger 52 is released, the state is not changed. When finger 52 is moved to the display/sensor unit 51a, the selection display 53 disappears.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2004Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventors: Koichi Goto, Mikiko Sakurai, Akio Yoshioka, Tatsushi Nashida
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Publication number: 20040122829Abstract: The present invention pertains to an information processing apparatus which allows users to easily know content which others are allowed to check out. A management server 352 records data relevant to content which others are allowed to check out. A web server 351 receives a request for the data relevant to the content, and transmits the data relevant to the content when the data relevant to the content is requested. The present invention is applicable to an information processing apparatus for handling data relevant to copyright protected content.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2004Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Mikiko Sakurai, Toshihiro Morita, Kiyonobu Kojima
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Patent number: 6745199Abstract: A tree display is made in a tree display area of a play list display area as of the contents files were classified in a directory structure, but in reality the contents files are not classified in a directory structure. In the tree display area, the heading “All music pieces” is not located at the lowest hierarchical level of the tree structure but partway up the structure, and in the event that “All music pieces” is selected, the contents are searched with an item corresponding to the parent thereof as the search key, and data relating to the corresponding contents is displayed in a list display area, so in a case described herein, contents matching the genre of “Blues” and artist name of “4 hero” are displayed on the list display area. Thus, desired contents files can be easily searched for.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2001Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Morita, Mikiko Sakurai
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Publication number: 20040070576Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method. In step S31, it is determined whether or not an equalizer button has been pressed, and if it is determined that the equalizer button has been pressed, it is determined whether or not an equalizer page is displayed in step S32. If it is determined that the equalizer page is not displayed, the process proceeds to step S33. In step S33, a GUI unit displays the equalizer page from the top to the bottom. In step S32, in a state where the equalizer page is displayed, when any of the equalizer button, a CD tab, an import tab, a play list, a transfer tab, an apparatus/media tab, and an Internet tab is pressed, the GUI unit takes off the equalizer page upward from the bottom so that the equalizer page is not displayed in step S34, because the equalizer page is displayed. The present invention can be applied to music playback software.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventors: Mikiko Sakurai, Takayuki Kori, Kiyonobu Kojima
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Publication number: 20040068483Abstract: The present invention is intended to allow the right of checkout to be returned to the original state before a checkout without any time-consuming operation. A content management program of a personal computer 1-2 controls recording of content which can be checked out according to conditions of use, and sets a checkout limit of the content in the conditions of use corresponding to the content. The present invention is applicable to an information processing apparatus for handling copyright protected content.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2003Publication date: April 8, 2004Inventors: Mikiko Sakurai, Toshihiro Morita, Kiyonobu Kojima
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Publication number: 20040019685Abstract: A client terminal searches for servers on a home network when a song-data playback application is started up. When the client terminal receives a response from a server which was in connection therewith at the preceding operation, the client terminal establishes a preferential connection with the server and stops a process of searching for the servers. The client terminal obtains a list of album names and song data from the connected server so as to display the list, and plays back song data selected by a user by streaming.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2003Publication date: January 29, 2004Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Morita, Osamu Shimoyoshi, Mikiko Sakurai