Patents by Inventor Munehiro TOKIKURA

Munehiro TOKIKURA 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: 20160234545
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a processor. The processor switches a first program guide on a display to a second program guide. The first program guide includes a plurality of first objects related to a plurality of programs on the first channel. The second program guide includes a plurality of second objects related to a plurality of programs on the second channel. When the second program guide is displayed and when one of the plurality of first objects is selected from the first program guide, at least one of the plurality of programs on the second channel in the second program guide including a broadcast time that overlaps a broadcast time of a program corresponding to the selected first object is displayed visually differently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Munehiro TOKIKURA, Yosuke TAKAHASHI, Naoki ESAKA, Masakazu SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20160066045
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method includes: receiving first information and second information by an electronic device, the first information relating to first scenes in a first program and comprising information of one or more goods or services introduced in at least one of the first scenes, the second information relating to second scenes in a second program and comprising information of one or more goods or services introduced in at least one of the second scenes; receiving a first operation to specify a first good or a first service; and displaying information relating to one or more third scenes searched from the first scenes and the second scenes on a display in response to the first operation, the one or more third scenes introducing the specified first good or first service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Masahiko OJIMA, Shikyo OHASHI, Tomonori SAKAGUCHI, Munehiro TOKIKURA, Yosuke TAKAHASHI, Toshifumi OHTAKE, Takuya KODA, Mitsuru SHIMBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20150026725
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes an input controller to designate a plurality of first programs that a user wants to view among a plurality of programs; a processor to execute an application for displaying information on a first program to be broadcast in a first period among the plurality of the first programs, the first period being determined according to a current time; and a display processor to display number of first programs to be broadcast in the first period on a screen for activating the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Yosuke TAKAHASHI, Munehiro Tokikura
  • Publication number: 20140373061
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a program listing display method includes: obtaining data of a first program and data of a second program through a communication network; obtaining, though the communication network, first reservation information of the first program and second reservation information of the second program in an electronic device; and outputting data of a program listing containing the data of the first program, the data of the second program, the first reservation information, and the second reservation information. In the data of the program listing, in accordance with newness of the first reservation information or the second reservation information, a display mode of the data of the first program differs from a display mode of the data of the second program, or a display mode of the first reservation information differs from a display mode of the second reservation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Munehiro Tokikura, Chikara Ushimaru, Mikiko Karasawa
  • Publication number: 20140373067
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a processing circuitry to make a request to a server so as to acquire a channel list via a communication network, to compare a first channel list acquired newly with a second channel list acquired previously, and, if the second channel list is to be updated with the first channel list, to acquire first program information corresponding to the first channel list from the server, and to generate a program guide by using the first channel list and the first program information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Munehiro Tokikura, Yosuke Takahashi, Kentaro Nagahama, Naoki Esaka
  • Patent number: 8856653
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video display apparatus includes a selection module, a Web information analysis module, a screen generation module, a transmission module, a reception module, and an alteration module. The selection module is configured to select a partial area of a Web page. The Web information analysis module is configured to analyze first Web information which specifies the partial area. The screen generation module is configured to generate a screen for displaying page information of the partial area, based on the first Web information. The transmission module is configured to transmit the first Web information to an external apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Naoki Esaka, Mieko Onodera, Sachie Yokoyama, Munehiro Tokikura, Ayako Kanai
  • Patent number: 8644553
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image display device that displays acquired image frames includes: an image processing unit that detects a location of a target in a first image frame among the image frames and generates a first predicted location of the target in a second image frame acquired at a first time when a predetermined number of frames or predetermined period of time has passed since the first image frame is acquired; a script processing unit that generates at least one tracking image that starts from the location of the target in the first image frame and heads toward the first predicted location in the second image frame; a synthesis unit that generates combined images where the at least one tracking image is put on image frames between the first and second image frame; and a display unit that displays the combined images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Munehiro Tokikura, Hiroyuki Aizu
  • Publication number: 20120278697
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a display including a first display screen, a reception module configured to receive first Web page data, a selection module configured to select a first region which is a part of a first Web page displayed on the first display screen based on the first Web page data, a display module configured to display the first region on the first display screen, and a transmission module configured to transmit first Web page display region data to a second electronic apparatus, the first Web page display region data including an address of the first Web page, position data showing a position of the first region in the first Web page, and a resolution of the first display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Sachie Yokoyama, Mieko Onodera, Naoki Esaka, Munehiro Tokikura, Ayako Kanai
  • Publication number: 20120278836
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a generator configured to generate key information items associated with the information integration screen information items, a selection module configured to select one information integration screen information item from information integration screen information items based on in-device information and key information items the in-device information includes the electronic program table data acquired from the electronic device, and the key information items associated with the respective information integration screen information items, and a display data generator configured to generate display data to display, on a display screen, an information integration screen includes one or more Web page and/or the specified area of Web page, the information integration screen corresponding to the one information integration screen information selected by the selection module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: MUNEHIRO TOKIKURA, NAOKI ESAKA, MIEKO ONODERA, SACHIE YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20120278718
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video display apparatus includes a selection module, a Web information analysis module, a screen generation module, a transmission module, a reception module, and an alteration module. The selection module is configured to select a partial area of a Web page. The Web information analysis module is configured to analyze first Web information which specifies the partial area. The screen generation module is configured to generate a screen for displaying page information of the partial area, based on the first Web information. The transmission module is configured to transmit the first Web information to an external apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Naoki Esaka, Mieko Onodera, Sachie Yokoyama, Munehiro Tokikura, Ayako Kanai
  • Publication number: 20110249862
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image display device that displays acquired image frames includes: an image processing unit that detects a location of a target in a first image frame among the image frames and generates a first predicted location of the target in a second image frame acquired at a first time when a predetermined number of frames or predetermined period of time has passed since the first image frame is acquired; a script processing unit that generates at least one tracking image that starts from the location of the target in the first image frame and heads toward the first predicted location in the second image frame; a synthesis unit that generates combined images where the at least one tracking image is put on image frames between the first and second image frame; and a display unit that displays the combined images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Munehiro TOKIKURA, Hiroyuki Aizu