Patents by Inventor SOUICHI TSUKAHARA

SOUICHI TSUKAHARA 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).

  • Information processing apparatus and information processing method
    Patent number: 10955958
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display panel, a frame, a touch sensor, and a controller. The display panel includes a display surface of a predetermined display area. The frame includes a frame surface that surrounds the display panel and determines the display area. The touch sensor is configured to detect touches to the display surface and the frame surface. The controller is configured to execute predetermined processing when a touch to a first area on the display surface is detected, and to execute the predetermined processing when a touch to a second area on the frame surface is detected, the second area being adjacent to the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Yukawa, Daisuke Kurosaki, Souichi Tsukahara, Hanae Higuchi
  • INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20120154408
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display panel, a frame, a touch sensor, and a controller. The display panel includes a display surface of a predetermined display area. The frame includes a frame surface that surrounds the display panel and determines the display area. The touch sensor is configured to detect touches to the display surface and the frame surface. The controller is configured to execute predetermined processing when a touch to a first area on the display surface is detected, and to execute the predetermined processing when a touch to a second area on the frame surface is detected, the second area being adjacent to the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: SHUHEI YUKAWA, DAISUKE KUROSAKI, SOUICHI TSUKAHARA, HANAE HIGUCHI