Patents by Inventor Rika Ichiu

Rika Ichiu 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 HAVING LIQUID CRYSTAL TOUCH PANEL AND OPERATION KEYS
    Publication number: 20080218481
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention provides an apparatus having a liquid crystal touch panel and operation keys, the liquid crystal touch panel displaying display buttons, and the operation keys being outside of the liquid crystal touch panel, and the display buttons of the liquid crystal touch panel and the operation keys being operated together, in which the liquid crystal touch panel, on a screen, displays display contents that differ from each other such that the display contents can be viewed from two directions that differ from each other, and such that display buttons on the screen of the liquid crystal touch panel when viewed from one direction and operation keys used with the display buttons are near each other, the display buttons are disposed on the screen, or the operation keys are disposed relative to the liquid crystal touch panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Tatsuya WATABE, Tomoki Tanaka, Tadashi Nagaso, Rika Ichiu, Masaki Higashiura, Katsuya Kitayama, Yusuke Nagai, Naofumi Ueda