Patents by Inventor Takashige Konishi

Takashige Konishi 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).

  • Multi-person shared display device
    Patent number: 6965381
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a multi-person shared display device with which a display device can be shared by a plurality of persons. For this purpose, a display device of the present invention is configured by a large screen display 112 and a display mask 114, which covers and hides a portion thereof. The display mask 114 is disposed at a position only an appropriate distance away from a display surface 116. The display mask 114 has a hole 118, and only through that portion can the display surface 116 of display 112 be seen. By introducing such display mask 114, the region visible upon the display surface differs depending on the viewpoint position of the user. As a result, it becomes possible to provide different content for every user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kitamura, Fumio Kishino, Toshihiro Masaki, Takashige Konishi
  • Multiple sharing type display device
    Publication number: 20030043146
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a multi-person shared display device with which a display device can be shared by a plurality of persons. For this purpose, a display device of the present invention is configured by a large screen display 112 and a display mask 114, which covers and hides a portion thereof. The display mask 114 is disposed at a position only an appropriate distance away from a display surface 116. The display mask 114 has a hole 118, and only through that portion can the display surface 116 of display 112 be seen. By introducing such display mask 114, the region visible upon the display surface differs depending on the viewpoint position of the user. As a result, it becomes possible to provide different content for every user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kitamura, Fumio Kishino, Toshihiro Masaki, Takashige Konishi