Patents by Inventor Motoki Higashide

Motoki Higashide 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).

  • Publication number: 20160357428
    Abstract: A display device, method, computer-readable storage medium and user interface, each of which detects contact to or proximity of an object with respect to a generated image, and responsive to detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, disables any operational functions associated with a first portion of the generated image. Additionally, operation associated with a second portion of the generated image is allowed responsive to the detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, where the second portion of the generated image is different from the first portion of the generated image. An indication corresponding to the second portion of the generated image for which operation is enabled may be displayed on the generated image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo OKUMURA, Hazime MATSUDA, Shoji IMAMURA, Katsuji MIYAZAWA, Motoki HIGASHIDE, Kunihito SAWAI
  • Patent number: 9430070
    Abstract: A display device, method, computer-readable storage medium and user interface, each of which detects contact to or proximity of an object with respect to a generated image, and responsive to detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, disables any operational functions associated with a first portion of the generated image. Additionally, operation associated with a second portion of the generated image is allowed responsive to the detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, where the second portion of the generated image is different from the first portion of the generated image. An indication corresponding to the second portion of the generated image for which operation is enabled may be displayed on the generated image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Hazime Matsuda, Shoji Imamura, Katsuji Miyazawa, Motoki Higashide, Kunihito Sawai
  • Publication number: 20150002418
    Abstract: A display device, method, computer-readable storage medium and user interface, each of which detects contact to or proximity of an object with respect to a generated image, and responsive to detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, disables any operational functions associated with a first portion of the generated image. Additionally, operation associated with a second portion of the generated image is allowed responsive to the detection of contact to or proximity of the object to the generated image, where the second portion of the generated image is different from the first portion of the generated image. An indication corresponding to the second portion of the generated image for which operation is enabled may be displayed on the generated image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuo OKUMURA, Hazime Matsuda, Shoji Imamura, Katsuji Miyazawa, Motoki Higashide, Kunihito Sawai
  • Patent number: D689060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ayaka Tamura, Motoki Higashide
  • Patent number: D697928
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Motoki Higashide, Masahiro Takahashi
  • Patent number: D733715
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Junichirou Sakata, Motoki Higashide
  • Patent number: D749085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuki Furue, Ayaka Tamura, Motoki Higashide
  • Patent number: D765665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ayaka Tamura, Motoki Higashide
  • Patent number: D776139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Okumura, Motoki Higashide, Masahiro Takahashi