Patents by Inventor Naoya Okamoto
Naoya Okamoto 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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Publication number: 20110115025Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a compound semiconductor layer provided over a substrate, a plurality of source electrodes and a plurality of drain electrodes provided over the compound semiconductor layer, a plurality of first vias each of which is configured to pass through the compound semiconductor layer and be coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of source electrodes, a plurality of second vias each of which is configured to pass through the compound semiconductor layer and be coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of drain electrodes, a common source wiring line configured to be coupled to the plurality of first vias and be buried in the substrate, and a common drain wiring line configured to be coupled to the plurality of second vias and be buried in the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Naoya OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20110043697Abstract: Provided is a remote control including a detection section for detecting position information, velocity information, and acceleration information. a trigger switch section for receiving an operation by a user, and a transmission section for transmitting a reference decision signal which determines that an image focused on a screen is a reference point of a user operation when the trigger switch section receives the user operation, and for transmitting the position information, the velocity information, and the acceleration information, to a display device including a display mode controller for controlling a screen transition to a whole screen display mode for displaying an image in an entire screen of a display section, a multiple content display mode for displaying, on the screen, a plurality of thumbnail images related to contents, or a panel display mode for displaying, on the screen, a panel on which information related to the contents is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ken Onogi, Koichi Tashiro, Naoya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20110043696Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display mode controller for controlling a screen transition to a whole screen display mode for displaying an image in an entire screen of a display section, a multiple content display mode for displaying, on the screen, a plurality of thumbnail images related to contents, or a panel display mode for displaying, on the screen, a panel on which information related to the contents is displayed, and a panel shape determination section for determining a shape of the panel based on the contents to be displayed on the panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ken Onogi, Koichi Tashiro, Naoya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20110047512Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display mode controller for controlling a screen transition to a whole screen display mode for displaying an image in an entire screen of a display section, a multiple content display mode for displaying, on the screen, a plurality of thumbnail images related to contents, or a panel display mode for displaying, on the screen, a panel on which information related to the contents is displayed, and a thumbnail image shape determination section for determining a shape of the thumbnail image so that the shape of the thumbnail image indicates an arrangement configuration of the screen after the thumbnail image is selected in the multiple content display mode and a screen transition occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ken Onogi, Koichi Tashiro, Naoya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20110047513Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display mode controller for controlling a transition to a whole screen display mode for displaying an image in an entire screen of a display section, a multiple content display mode for displaying, on the screen, multiple thumbnail images related to contents, or a panel display mode for displaying, on the screen, a panel on which information related to the contents is displayed, an arrangement determination section for arranging multiple thumbnail images displayed in the multiple content display mode by category to which the contents belong, an arrangement change section for changing an arrangement of multiple thumbnail images by a user, and a boundary line display section for displaying, between two thumbnail images, a boundary line indicating a difference of the category before the arrangement of the thumbnail images is changed by the user, and for not displaying the boundary line after changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ken Onogi, Koichi Tashiro, Naoya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20110047573Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display mode controller for controlling a screen transition to a whole screen display mode for displaying an image in an entire screen of a display section, a multiple content display mode for displaying, on the screen, a plurality of thumbnail images related to contents, or a panel display mode for displaying, on the screen, a first panel on which information related to the contents is displayed, an information obtaining section for obtaining externally various information, and a panel display section for displaying the various information obtained in the whole screen display mode on a second panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ken Onogi, Koichi Tashiro, Naoya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20100320505Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a nitride semiconductor layer having a (0001) face and a (000-1) face, formed above a common substrate; a (0001) face forming layer provided partially between the substrate and the nitride semiconductor layer; a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode, provided on the nitride semiconductor layer having the (0001) face; and a hole extracting electrode provided on the nitride semiconductor layer having the (000-1) face.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Naoya OKAMOTO, Atsushi Yamada
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Publication number: 20100313231Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable easy information acquisition. A television receiver accesses an application server to acquire an application list. The television receiver accesses the application server again to acquire an application selected from the application list. While a processing based on the acquired application is being executed, the television receiver accesses a contents server to acquire contents data as needed. The acquired application or contents data is deleted from a storage section when an instruction to end the processing based on the application is made. The invention can be applied to a television receiver that acquires data through a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ken Onogi, Seiichi Aoyagi
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Patent number: 7823075Abstract: An application development supporting apparatus and method that make it possible to easily set and execute various animation representations according to a state of a GUI component are provided. A GUI component is generated based on a logical part and a graphics representation part, and the graphics representation part is made to have an animation execution function based on image files according to the state of the component. By reading and displaying pre-set image data from an image file in accordance with methods that is carried out by a class of a graphics representation component, it becomes possible to carry out various animations with an image that is set according to the state of the component.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hironori Suzuki, Kenichi Moriwaki, Naoya Okamoto
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Patent number: 7785559Abstract: A method which especially can safely produce a hypobromous acid or a water-soluble salt thereof, that does not require expensive equipment or the like, does not involve extra work such as pre-mixing or have restrictions such as producing immediately prior to use, and is simple. Further, a method which can efficiently and rapidly form a hypobromous acid or a water-soluble salt thereof which is stable and has high sterilization/anti-microbial effect, and which does not form harmful bromic acid. At least either a hypobromous acid or a water-soluble salt thereof is formed by reacting at least either a hypochlorous acid or a water-soluble salt thereof with a bromide in a liquid to be treated, wherein the at least either hypobromous acid a water-soluble salt thereof is formed by adding a modified chlorite to the liquid to be treated.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2004Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Tohzai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zenichi Nishi, Koichi Kudoh, Naoya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20100154020Abstract: Disclosed is a photo album that has a slide show function to allow viewing of photos on a television receiver through a network. In a screen where both of a reception screen of a television and multiple application programs are displayed, if a predetermined application is selected, photos with a tag matched with a tag input by a user are searched from among photos with tags for search, and a plurality of photos are displayed in list or in a slide show manner. The applications are loaded from an external network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ken Onogi, Fujio Nobori, Seiichi Aoyagi
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Publication number: 20100107208Abstract: Disclosed is a photo album that allows viewing of photos on a television receiver through a network. In a screen where both of a reception screen of a television and multiple application programs are displayed, if a predetermined application is selected, an access is made to a photo album, and photos can be viewed in a slide show manner. If there is a favorite photo from among the photos being viewed, a point can be given to the favorite photo. The applications are loaded from an external network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ken Onogi, Fujio Nobori, Seiichi Aoyagi
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Publication number: 20100052176Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first wiring extending in a first direction and a second wiring extending in a second direction which crosses the first direction and being disposed with a space interposed between the first wiring and the second wiring, and including a tantalum layer, a tantalum nitride layer formed over the tantalum layer, and a metal layer formed over the tantalum nitride layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yoichi Kamada, Naoya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20100053441Abstract: There is provided a video display device including a content control unit for displaying a video content on a display screen; a user specifying unit for specifying a user viewing a video content displayed on the display screen; and an image quality adjustment unit for adjusting the image quality of the display screen according to the user specified by the user specifying unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Mamoru Tokashiki, Jun Hirai, Hideo Nagasaka, Naoya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20100058326Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives index information about an expansion function realized by being linked to a predetermined service provided by an external apparatus from a server apparatus connected via a network, displays a menu of information representing the expansion functions on a display screen, based on the index information, downloads software for executing the expansion function based on location information of the software when the expansion function being executed in accordance with a user selection on the menu on the display screen; the location information contained in the index information, and uses the downloaded software to executes the expansion function selected by an user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Dei, Seiichi Aoyagi, Naoya Okamoto, Yusuke Sakai
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Publication number: 20100058192Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable easy information acquisition. A television receiver accesses an application server to acquire an application list. The television receiver accesses the application server again to acquire an application selected from the application list. While a processing based on the acquired application is being executed, the television receiver accesses a contents server to acquire contents data as needed. The acquired application or contents data is deleted from a storage section when an instruction to end the processing based on the application is made. The invention can be applied to a television receiver that acquires data through a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ken Onogi, Fujio Nobori, Seiichi Aoyagi
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Publication number: 20100030868Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program for easily acquiring information. A television receiver accesses an application server and acquires an application list therefrom. When an application is selected from the application list, the television receiver again accesses the application server and acquires the selected application therefrom. While executing a process based on the acquired application, the television receiver accesses a content server as needed and acquires content data therefrom. The acquired application and content data are deleted from a storage unit when an end of the process based on the application is designated. The present invention applies to television receivers which acquire data via a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2008Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ken Onogi, Fujio Nobori, Seiichi Aoyagi
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Publication number: 20090168450Abstract: A light source device includes an optical element 22 having a first face 1 opposed to a solid light emitting element 21. The optical element 22 includes second and third faces 2, 3 opposing in parallel to each other and both substantially perpendicular to the first face 1, a fourth face 4 substantially perpendicular to the second and third faces 2, 3 and also obliquely-opposed to the first face 1 and a fifth face 5 as an exit face. The fifth face 5 has an area smaller than an area of a light emitting face of the solid light emitting element 21. The light source device further includes a polarization converting element 42 having an incident surface opposing in substantially-parallel to the fifth face 5 through a space, polarization separating elements 43 for separating incident light from the optical element 22 in polarization, a first reflecting surface 45 for reflecting one of polarization-separated fluxes and wave plates 44 for converting either of phases of the polarization-separated fluxes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITEDInventors: Naoya Okamoto, Ryosuke Nakagoshi, Ryusaku Takahashi, Takatsugu Aizaki, Tadashi Furukawa
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Publication number: 20090140262Abstract: A field-effect transistor includes a carrier transport layer made of nitride semiconductor, a gate electrode having first and second sidewall surfaces on first and second sides, respectively, an insulating film formed directly on the gate electrode to cover at least one of the first and second sidewall surfaces, first and second ohmic electrodes formed on the first and second sides, respectively, a passivation film including a first portion extending from the first ohmic electrode toward the gate electrode to cover a surface area between the first ohmic electrode and the gate electrode and a second portion extending from the second ohmic electrode toward the gate electrode to cover a surface area between the second ohmic electrode and the gate electrode, wherein the insulating film is in direct contact with at least the first and second passivation film portions, and has a composition different from that of the passivation film.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2009Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Toshihiro OHKI, Naoya Okamoto
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Publication number: 20090061576Abstract: After an n-type AlGaN barrier layer (3) is formed over a substrate (1), an n-type GaN contact layer (4) is formed over the n-type AlGaN barrier layer (3). Next, the n-type GaN contact layer (4) is wet-etched with using an etching solution containing an organic alkali agent and an oxidizer while the n-type GaN contact layer (4) is irradiated with an ultraviolet illumination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Naoya OKAMOTO